Child life is better than anyone’s life as they have no tensions, no stress, no fear and nothing negative in their mind. In this world, nothing can be pure like a child heart. Here I am talking about my niece who is just one and half year old. Her real name is divyaanka and we used to call her by Gudda or Chakshu. She is so sweet adorable, naughty and of course, a very angry girl. But I really love her.
She recently lost her father in an accident which is an extremely painful moment of our life and of course, for her life even. She must not be aware of what is accident and where is her father. But I know, she is missing her father and she felt upset many times when she is not able to see her father’s face. Here I am not trying to describe her pain ….I just wanna highlight how can she be happy with such a small gift ever…
I brought a small Ice-king toy for her and that day, I reached home late and unluckily, my mobile got switch off due to battery loss. My entire family was waiting for my arrival at main gate. And when I reached near the gate, she jumped out of my mummy’s hand and ran towards me to carry the small toy which I was having only for her. She came faster to me, took the gift and ran towards home to show the gift to his grandfather. She was so happily running and so smiling that everyone at home forgot their pain.
Then we realize, happiness lies in small things …we just need to learn from the kids…
We all know, Diwali is the best festival for which everyone awaits every year and plan to celebrate the same in a different & traditional way. We see the markets crowded, Offices decorated, Residential places cleaned, People’s well-dressed, it means, everything Looks so charming and happening that feel like heaven in the earth. Diwali, no doubt, brings different religion people together. Though it is a Hindu festival but every religion and almost every country celebrate the festival with great fun and enthusiasm.
Being a Diwali week, everyone must be preparing for the Diwali and will be planning on how to celebrate the Diwali in a different way. Here are some points mentioned for celebrating the safe, Eco-friendly and prosperous Diwali:
Clean Entire Home and Work Place:
Diwali is the beginning of new phase of the New Year. People started cleaning their home and work places, whitewashing and getting furnished with the exclusive furniture and accessories. Giving a new look to your home and work place makes you pleasant.
Avoid Too Much Crackers:
Yup, Diwali is the only festival which is celebrated with the crackers which spread air and noise pollution. We are not against the crackers; instead we should avoid heavy and dangerous crackers. Try to keep children away from the crackers. Play safe and play healthy.
Gift Home-made Items:
Due to huge markets, shopping malls and e-commerce web portals, we do have various gifting options. But this time, try something new and unique. Design by your own and present something which is adorable and useful. This is the time to show your creativity and make others happy with your love.
Use Oil Diyas Only:
Diya is the symbol of Indian tradition. Apart from this, it is treated as pure as it is made of mud. We may use candles but candles release toxins which are harmful for health and the other big thing I.e., it cannot be reused as Diyas. To lighten up the house, we almost use electric lights but it also leads to high electricity consumption and so enhances the expenses also.
Celebrate in Groups:
No festival can be enjoyed alone, and when it comes to Diwali, join your family, friends, neighbor or relatives etc. Being in community brings more fun ideas, togetherness brings team spirit, and we can burst into laughers & share gossips in group.
Prepare Sweets and Delicious Dishes at Home:
People usually avoid preparing food or eatable items at home to save time for having more fun. We should not think like this. Because markets food and sweets may be made of cheap materials to fulfill the market demand which can adversely affects the health. So it is highly recommendable to made eatables at homes with the family members.
Go for Shopping:
Shopping is always pleasant, especially for females as they are fond of shopping and crazy for trendy outfits & jewels. Diwali is the occasion when everyone wants to wear new dresses. Apart from this, one may buy Eco-friendly decorative items for home, kitchen accessories or electronic items which are mostly required.
Design Rangoli:
Decorating floor with the colorful rangoli is another attraction which makes the home delighted. One may use colors, flowers, rice flour, and other creative items to design rangoli. Rangoli designs may be downloaded from Internet.
Last but not the least, try to give charity to the needy people, care for your family members, exchange gifts, play games, greet visitors with smile and sweet hug, offers sweet & dishes, forget jealousy, perform puja and celebrate the Diwali festival with great love and fun for the sake of everlasting memory to welcome to Goddess Lakshmi at your door.
“Go” refers to “Cow” and “Mukha” refers to “face” so it is called Gomukhasana or Cow Face Pose. While performing this asana, this yoga posture resembles a Cow head. This asana is also one of the powerful asanas.
Stages
Spread a cloth on the floor and sit on the floor with the legs extended in front of you.
Fold your left leg and place it under the buttocks
Fold your right leg and bend it such a way that the right knee rests on the left knee and sole of the right foot touches the lower part of the left thigh.
Bend your left arm, bring it back and place behind the back by raising hand upward.
Now bend your right arm from upward direction above the shoulders and place it on the back as far as it possible.
Now try to touch the finger of each hands and eventually try to catch the hands as well.
Note:
Try to put your weight on the left side and balance your body
Be comfortable and constant
If fingers of both hands slip away, then try to touch once again and practice it regularly
Keep trunk and head straight. Breathe slowly
Perform the asana for two minutes in the beginning but gradually, you can extend the time till 15 minutes.
Benefits:-
Make the back flexible
Stimulates kidneys and treat diabetes, sciatica
Develop chest, lungs and heart.
Improve sexual ailments
Dissolve tumor in the axilla
Cures constipation, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, backache, arm- sprain.
“Padma” denotes “Lotus” so it acquires its name from lotus. This asana is also called “Kamalasana”. It is cross-legged posture which is well suited for meditation and for reciting mantras. Padmasana is well suited for boys and girls.
Padmasana or Lotus Pose Stages:-
Spread cloth on the floor and sit over it with the legs forward
Now place your left foot on the right thighs and right foot on the left thigh. Some may start the process while keeping the right foot first. Either process is correct.
Keep your left hand on the left knee and right hand on the right knee.
Touch the tips of the indexed finger with the tips of thumbs.
Keep your head, nose, spinal erect or straight. Breathe normally.
Note:
Eyes can be open or closed. But if you are seeking for meditation, it is better to keep your eyes close.
Some people may face problems while keeping both feet on the thighs. So one must have to practice with care.
Do not pressurize your legs too much to get the final position.
Beginner may keep in the final position for one or two minutes and eventually increase their time after practice.
Padmasana is well suited to perform in the morning
Padmasana or Lotus Pose Benefits:-
Keeps you physically fit, strong and fine
Reduces body weight and increase vitality
Normalize the blood pressure and controls the stress
Improves cholesterol level
Well useful for meditation, concentration, self realization
It stimulates the endocrine glands
Cure the disease like asthma, hysteria and insomnia
Women are still living life of dependency. India got freedom in 1947 but still not all the citizens of India. There is still discrimination present with the great percentage. If we talk about the male generation, they got freedom of every kind like they can wear whatever they want, they can go wherever they want to visit, and they can eat whatever makes them happy. They still order to women to cook for them, wash their dirty clothes, and so many other things as if women are just slave of male people. I am not against the male generation; I am against their so called cheap thinking which allow them to take away the freedom of women.
We celebrate 15th August as our freedom day and Women’s day on 8 March. But why? If women still have to depend on the male generation, then what’s the need of celebrating Independence Day and women’s day? Government declared that male and females are equal and both have equal rights. If whole world knows it as universally truth then why females are not allowed to live the life as they want. They are always given an option either to live alone with their own conditions or will have to drop their dreams if they need partner.
Before marriage, girls are given huge protection through parents. They are bound to go outside in the evening. They are bound to do late night jobs. They are bound to have fun with friends. They are bound to study more as well. Because they are supposed to have all the fun with the future life partner decided by the parents. But what’s the surety of getting true of dreams after marriage. If parents are not able to fulfill the dreams then how can they rely on the strange person who is going to come in girl’s life for a reason? Yes!! A reason…
Marriage is a beautiful relation which joints two hearts together and so the two families together. But marriage is based on terms and conditions. Girls have to face too many difficulties just to save her marriage relation. But why only girls strive for relation!!!
Girls have to sacrifice their dreams just to fulfill the dreams of her life partner.
Girls can’t perform her job just to support her husband.
Girls can’t study further because she has no right to go ahead of her husband.
Girls have to wake up in the morning just to perform the domestic chaos.
Girls are not allowed to have social networks after marriage because our society has cheap thinking.
Girls can’t have male friends but a male can have female friends.
Girls are not allowed to wear modern dresses after marriage but boy can wear Western dresses.
Girls are required to carry palla on head as a part of tradition but boy do not need to follow any tradition.
If girls wear traditional ones, they are treated as backward, if girls wear western; they are made fun of being modern.
If a girl wants to live her life, she is being threatened to leave after marriage.
Why all the rules for the girls only? Why a girl is treated as robot? Why boy are allowed to take decisions? Why only girls have to save marriage? Girls do take care of her families from morning to evening but still girls are not being treated as human..
I just want to ask. Why?
Girls are human, they have hearts, they too dreamt, they too have mind, they love, they care and they want to spend their life with her partner but with no conditions. Please treat her well, not more than, but at least as human….
