The other day I was in my home town. My whole family gathered to organize a “Jaagaran” (it’s a whole night celebration, where we worship and chant songs for “Maa Durga”). The stage was set, the artists and singers were about to reach there. There was a team that reached 2 hours in advance to make all the set-up; the lights, the music and the sitting arrangements. They set up the stage and were testing sound arrangements. The carpet was on the floor and now they had put mattresses over it so that people could sit comfortably for whole night. The kids in my family and from neighborhood were very exciting to see all this arrangement. As soon as they played music to do sound testing, all the kids came running in. They loved the music, they were jumping and dancing on the mattresses, and they were pulling each other and were so much involved in their own unique games there. Some of them were just 3 years old and others ranging from 5-7 years. They all were having great time together. Each kid was behaving care free and laughing hard in that very moment. Life was looking so innocent and alive in that moment. And I was smiling to see all this from a far-off distance.
And then suddenly I realized that when do we grown-up behave like this. When are we able to dance so care-free, laugh uncontrollably and invent our own games?
For us it takes lots of courage to do all this, although for those kids this all was so natural. Most of us would do this when we are drunk or when we are high; some are so weak that they depend on drugs to feel this care-free, burden-less happiness. But that effect would be very temporary. And that will not have the same innocence as of those kids. Those kids were perfect mentors for us in that moment to teach that for this kind of happiness drink won’t help. You need to get high permanently for attaining such happiness. They taught us that:
-Although you did not plan it, but never miss a chance to dance whenever you hear music of life.
-And when you hear that music from life don’t be afraid to jump high and through yourself.
-No celebration has its meaning if we are alone. Get along with people, play, dance and laugh with them.
-We all were born innocent; we still have it in us. And if we desire to feel the purity of life we should consciously stay connected with that innocence inside us. Love and care for others will teach us the meaning of family, friendship and life.
-A 3 year old child could not understand what “Jaagran” means, but still he was smart enough to understand that it’s time to celebrate. So it is just ok if sometimes we do not understand life, important part is that we should be smart enough to celebrate it.
-Ajay Bamel
And then suddenly I realized that when do we grown-up behave like this. When are we able to dance so care-free, laugh uncontrollably and invent our own games?
For us it takes lots of courage to do all this, although for those kids this all was so natural. Most of us would do this when we are drunk or when we are high; some are so weak that they depend on drugs to feel this care-free, burden-less happiness. But that effect would be very temporary. And that will not have the same innocence as of those kids. Those kids were perfect mentors for us in that moment to teach that for this kind of happiness drink won’t help. You need to get high permanently for attaining such happiness. They taught us that:
-Although you did not plan it, but never miss a chance to dance whenever you hear music of life.
-And when you hear that music from life don’t be afraid to jump high and through yourself.
-No celebration has its meaning if we are alone. Get along with people, play, dance and laugh with them.
-We all were born innocent; we still have it in us. And if we desire to feel the purity of life we should consciously stay connected with that innocence inside us. Love and care for others will teach us the meaning of family, friendship and life.
-A 3 year old child could not understand what “Jaagran” means, but still he was smart enough to understand that it’s time to celebrate. So it is just ok if sometimes we do not understand life, important part is that we should be smart enough to celebrate it.
-Ajay Bamel
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