There was loud music-"Aisa jaadu..." "Chak de..." The air filled with celebration.. It was Ganesha Chathurthi and it was evident.
My heart filled with enthusiasm and wanted to join the dancing crowd!
My eyes couldn't help but to sheepishly gape at the 'MOdakam', a variety of sweets and all the lip-smacking food kept right under my nose, and hopelessly helpless!('coz I couldn't eat them!!)
I wanted to yell out "weren't they prepared for eating???? Why did they keep it like that!!!"I silently saw the crowd celebrate, in a total festive mood- all dressed up, heavily made up ladies' faces, sparkling eyes of kids sparkling more on their butterfly-colored new dresses!
Even I wasn't any less dressed, alright! I looked gorgeous too!!I didn't quite realise when I slumbered into dreamland. Was it sleep 'coz I was hungry & yet I couldn't eat the food kept in front of me, or was I tired of seeing lots of people's buzzing and dancing their way to glory!!
I wondered, "I'm blessed!!", 'coz I could sleep even in the noise enough to deafen me! Who says large ears can bear it all?!!It was like a dreamland (or was it the dreamland?!)!! Fathomless ocean with waves at the shore, the shore was dotted with green trees! The waves seemed to be racing with each other!(the winner would be kissed by wind as a reward!) The fun-filled games were filling my eyes!
The green trees homed a lot of cheerful lives- birds, reptiles, butterflies- air filled with life- a blissful life! Fish, turtles and all those dwelling the sea also played in water like they competed with the land animals! The wind watched all this and swayed in the music of nature! The fish and corals in the sea sparkled with brilliant colors nature had given them! (Gosh!! Man can't mimic them!) The trees embraced the droplets of rain that held the sun rays (or did they hold the Sun itself?!!! the droplets mirrored the Sun)
I suddenly felt a strange feeling that almost blinded me! Where was all the beauty I was seeing so far???? Ohhh! God!!
I could see DIRT all around! Huge buildings, bulldozers run by creatures that looked like monsters! The place that was once beaming with life was now only a place of dirt. Unimaginably filthy area!! Hoardings that said 'Close up, smile...' I didn't find anything worth smiling at in such a sight that was only a discomposure!
The wind that was blissfully pure had now turned black and what a FILTHY smell was it!! Vehicles' noise had surrounded me, while their polluting gases had my world injured!!All this had enough pain in my heart, while something pushed me from behind, with a jerk, I felt my spine twist and turn!!
What were they doing to me?! Who were they????
I wanted to scream for help.... "Daddy, where are you.. please save me from these miscreants!!!!"
The bulldozer didn't stop! It carried me to the seas, dragged me with all the dirty world's filth.
Couldn't the man who ruthlessly pulled me along under his detestable wheels realize I was in pain?????
He dumped me into the shore!!
My heartbeat became more and more feeble.......
I tried to get up... Even with all efforts, man's misdemeanour had the upper hand!
I wanted to take a breath and say to the world................... I AM GANESHA...
LORD GANESHA.......
Friends...... WHAT A SHAME!!
Our actions show that we aren't cultured! Our chants/words wouldn't reach God if our actions prove us dirty!
If we cannot respect God's creation - NATURE, how'd we respect Him???! God is in the vastness of ocean, in the purity of air, in the green of trees....
He doesn't ask for lucrative paints, expensive decorations.
Let's Respect and love His Creation - NATURE.
It's our responsibility to keep our environment clean, and show dignity to the Lord! Let's make our prayers more meaningful.
LOVE YOU GANPAPPAAA....
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Sridhar said...
September 19, 2007 8:49 AM
very good... innu heege hosa hosa concepts barli...
Parisarapremi said...
September 19, 2007 6:00 PM
fantastic articulation,u have started with lord ganesh article,hope ur blog becomes famous
MADDY said...
September 20, 2007 1:38 AM
its a nice article written by BK but why should ppl think that lord ganesha wouldn`t protect ppl coz of the damage they do to his idol. but he is the supreme & will take care of all keeping this in mind ppl don`t do such thing. Good work BK carry on the good work of writting such nice articles.
Anokh said...
September 23, 2007 9:28 PM
[Sridhar] Ganpappaa.. :) Naan haage karyOdhu!!
[Parisarapremi] Nim asheerwaada nim krupe!!
[Maddy] Madan.. This is not my first article.. :) Thanku Maduu..
[Anokh] Thanku Anokh.. Hey dont call me BK!! Jokes apart, I believe we shouldn't take God for granted! We cannot (mis)behave- the way we're (ill)treating the idols!
Just because he's supreme and would bless us anyways, we cannot do what we like to do!
And moreover itz a matter of respecting and caring for NATURE thatz more supreme!! Thatz the best prayer we can do!
Dynamic Divya Writes.... said...
October 4, 2007 9:56 PM