BE RICH BY HEART- HAPPY DHANTERAS

In a Jewelers showroom full of Gold, Diamonds, Silver and other precious stones and ornaments, there was a lot crowd to buy Gold Coins, Silver Idols of Goddess Laxmi and ornaments. Various Schemes were fascinating the people over there. A Mercedes came over there; a rich classy family came there to buy some gold coins as the gift and a big fancy Idol of Goddess Laxmi. 

A sweet baby girl of age 2 years asked her mother, “WHO IS GODDESS LAXMI? WHERE DOES SHE LIVE?” contradicting her brother of 5 years asked, “WHY WE BOW OUR HEAD IN FRONT OF HER, DESPITE IT IS JUST AN IDOL?”

The couple smiled seeing each other, and father replied, “WE OWE A BIG HOUSE, CAR AND ALL COMFORTS ONLY BECAUSE OF GODDESS LAXMI ONLY. SHE IS THE GODDESS OF WEALTH AND PROSPERITY, WHICH GIVES US HAPPINESS. WHAT WE ARE TODAY IS ONLY BECAUSE OF GODDESS LAXMI. SHE LIVES IN EVERY SOUL OF THE WOMEN. SHE IS INTO EVERY BEING. DON’T EVER HURT ANY FEMALE. RESPECT HER.”

“PAPA, IS GODDESS LAXMI IN ME TOO?” joyfully the daughter asked. “YES SWEETHEART, SHE IS IN YOU TOO.” The father replied with a smile.

Mother answered her son’s question, “IF WE DON’T BOW OUR HEAR IN FRONT OF HER, SHE WILL BE ANGRY AND MAY STEAL OUR HAPPINESS. WE MUST ABIDE THE RELIGIOUS NORMS SET BY THE SOCIETY.”

“PAPA THAT MEANS SHE RESIDES IN OUR GRANDMOTHER TOO. THEN WHY DON’T WE GO TO OLD AGE HOME, TO BRING HER BACK? THIS IS AN IDOL AND SHE IS A HUMAN BEING, SHE WILL HEAR SOON THAN JUST A STONE. ARE YOU REPLACING THE IDOL LAXMI WITH GRANDMA LAXMI.”, Innocently the son inquired.

The couple was silent, and suddenly the daughter asked, “SHALL WE GO TO GRANDMA TOO TOMORROW ON DIWALI, SHE WILL LOVE TO SEE US, AND WE WILL ALSO BOW OUR HEAD IN FRONT OF HER. AFTER ALL, SHE IS THE BIGGER LAXMI OF OUR HOUSE, SO SHE WILL GIVE US MORE WEALTH AND PROSPERITY. PLEASE, PAPA. PLEASE MUMMA. LET US GO TO MEET ELDER LAXMI.”

The couple was silent and everyone was staring at them. They realized that they cannot buy the blessings of their mother by all their money, and in coming times their children will also not respect them for THIS ACT OF SHAME.

IT’S NOT ABOUT THE IDOLS WE ARE BUYING, BUT THE BLESSINGS OF OUR ELDERS WILL MAKE US RICH. IF YOU KNOW ANY SUCH FAMILIES, DO TELL THEM TO RECTIFY THEIR MISTAKE, BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE. THERE CAN BE SOME REASONS THAT YOU SEND ELDERS TO OLD AGE HOMES, BUT DON’T FORGET IT’S THE PEAK TIME THEY NEED YOU. BUT IF YOU HAVE THE ATTRIBUTES OF LOVE, AFFECTION AND PATIENCE, YOU CAN ALSO MODIFY THEM. 

THIS DHANTERAS SPREAD HAPPINESS, GIFT LOVE; RESPECT YOU PARENTS OVER TRADITIONAL NORMS. BECAUSE IT IS BECAUSE OF THEM ONLY YOU HAVE LIFE, WEALTH AND PROSPERITY. BRING BACK YOUR KUBER AND LAXMI TO YOUR HOUSE.

Shailja