A HOPE - DIWALI- PART 2



PART 1 LINK: https://shailja1991.blogspot.in/2017/10/a-hope-Diwali-part-1.html

“BYE MAA BABA. WISH ME LUCK FOR TODAY’S ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS, I TOOK PARTICIPATION IN ESSAY WRITING.” Deepak leaves for his school. There were 3 topics allotted for the essay writing completion. One of them was NO CRACKERS, BUT DIYAS: THE OIL LAMPS. This topic was well understood and lived by the Deepak so he chose this one and wrote in his essay.


NO CRACKERS, BUT THE DIYAS: OIL LAMPS


IT IS NOT ONLY FOR ECO-FRIENDLY BUT ALSO POOR FRIENDLY FESTIVAL. BUYING OF DIYA’S MEANS YOU IS FEEDING A FAMILY FOR FEW WEEKS. YOU ARE GIVING A HOPE TO MANY LIVES. DON’T BARGAIN AS IT DEMOTIVATE DIYA MAKING FAMILIES AND ALSO MAKE FAMILIES HAVE TO SLEEP HUNGRY. YOU CAN LIGHT A LIFE BY GIVING RS 10 FOR 10 SMALL DIYAS INSTEAD OF 12 DIYAS AND ALSO RS 10 FOR 2 BIG DIYAS INSTEAD OF 3 BIG DIYAS. GIVE HOPE TO FAMILIES. I ALSO LOVE TO BUY CRACKERS BUT ONLY WHEN IT GIVES JOY TO ALL, MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND STRAY ANIMALS. WE CAN EAT, SLEEP WELL UNDER THE SAFE ROOF OF OUR HOUSES, BUT STRAY ANIMALS CAN’T. SO WE MUST TAKE CARE OF THEM ON THIS FESTIVAL OF HAPPINESS. BURNING A LOT OF CRACKERS, NOT ONLY FRIGHTEN THEM, ALSO MAKE THEM WILD AND FURIOUS. IF WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM, THEY WILL NOT HARM US AS WELL. WE ARE HUMAN, WE HAVE BRAINS, WE HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS, WE MUST USE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OTHERS, THIS IS WHAT THIS DIWALI FESTIVAL TEACH US. OIL LAMPS ARE MUCH BETTER THAN CRACKERS BECAUSE THEY NOT ONLY SPREAD LIGHTS BUT MAKE ENVIRONMENT CLEAN. IT PURIFIES THE ATMOSPHERE AND KILLS THE EVILS OF WITHIN. LIGHTING AN OIL LAMP IS SYMBOLIC; IT SYMBOLIZES TO LIGHT UP THE LIGHT OF WITHIN. BUT WE ARE FOND OF BURNING THE CRACKERS THAT CAUSES POLLUTION CAUSING LIFE TAKING DISEASES ASTHMA, CANCER, T.B. AND Much MORE. LET’S CELEBRATE THIS DIWALI WITH LOVE IN OUR HEARTS FOR ALL. WE TOGETHER CAN MAKE IT CLEAN AND GREEN DIWALI, BY USING MINIMUM CRACKERS AND MORE GIFTS THOSE NEEDS THE MOST BY CHARITY, GIFTS AND LOT MORE.”


Deepak won 1st prize in the competition and while awarded with prize was asked by The Chief Guest, “HOW DO YOU KNOW THESE MINUTE DETAILS WHAT A DIYA MAKER FACES?” He told “SIR, MY FATHER DO THE SAME.” The chief guest handed him prize money of Rs. 500 to him as a blessing and left. After the competition was over, his teachers praised him and ordered to stay after the competition to meet her.


To be continued…..

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