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While we celebrate diwali

Published
by
Rinchen
on October 29, 2008
in Making it better
. 8 Comments

One of my friends wondered - as to why the festival of light is confused with the festival of sound. I agree wholeheartedly with him. Now, dont get me wrong - I love diwali, who doesnt? The lights, the sweets, the merriment and most importantly - some days off from work. I might as well add festival bonuses too while I’m at the subject. The only thing that I dont like about it is - yes, the noise.

Some of my married friends say that their kids love bursting crackers so therefore cannot completely opt for a noise-less diwali. Good point there. We as kids too loved all the magical fireworks so naturally I can understand their, i.e., the kid’s point of view.

What I’m not down with is the totally inconsiderate cracker-bursting spree thats rampant on the streets, localities and almost everywhere one walks past by. Like last night when we went out to buy some sweets, people were bursting crackers right in the middle of the highway as well in the market. 

One fool of a kid burst a particularly loud cracker (that one’s called a chocolate bomb here - I dont what its called in your city) right in front of our moving car - we had to hit the brake all of a sudden and ended up swerving the car a bit. Thankfully, the street was empty or else there’d have been an accident. Stupid, idiotic kids who dont have anything better to do.

Then, when we finally reached the market, I opened the door to get out and BANG! goes a cracker right at my feet. I get a near-heart attack and end up cursing the kid with the small brain who was responsible.

Why I’m talking about this now is because when a friend of mine wrote about this same topic in her blog a few days back, I didnt really think much about it. I was more like - well, if people want to burst crackers, what’s stopping them… I’ll have wool in my ear anyways - But after yesterday, I feel strongly about people at least being responsible for supervising kids bursting crackers. 

Besides the rant, happy diwali to everyone. Hope you dont get assailed by treacherous crackers out of the blue and may you not have to visit an ENT doctor the day after too.

Making it a better place

Published
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Rinchen
on October 15, 2007
in Making it better
. 3 Comments

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What would happen if every blog published posts discussing the same issue, on the same day? One issue. One day. Thousands of voices.

…in the spirit of the Blog Action Day where October 15th was ear-marked for bloggers all over to unite and post about the environment.

It is quite an eye-opener when you wonder if this year was hotter than the last. And what it is thats really happening to the environment. Or the latest earthquake, tornado or tsunami that strikes yet another fatal blow to mankind. Are we embracing global warming as eagerly as we race towards being a self-destructive earth who just wont quit?

I personally wonder what happens to all the drastic plastic that people perpetually discard in the small towns which dont have a proper garbage-take away facility. About the piling of other non-recyclable materials that harm animals which mistake it for food. About the increasing air pollution from endless vehicles, the numbers of which seem to be escalating like there’s no tomorrow.

From my side, I have made it a habit not to accept plastic carry bags from shops. I know its a small gesture but if we all think alike, it is indeed a big deal provided we get the big picture. I also make it a point to throw all garbage, no matter how small or big, into a proper disposal bin. That way, you keep the environment clean which is another step towards reducing the abuse heaped on it.

Its high time we stopped taking it for granted and start being responsible citizens of the world. It doesnt matter which state or country or religion or creed you’re from when the language of the earth is loud and clear - Save the environment. Make it a better world for you and me and the rest of humanity.