Diwali and environment
Hindu and Diwali
I always enjoyed the sound of the crackers on Diwali and I have fired them every year. I know if you are a Hindu then most probably you also do the same thing every year on the occasion of the Diwali, which is celebrated exactly after 20 days from the celebration of the Dussehra.
If you want to know what is Diwali then I will tell you that this is a Hindu festival which is celebrated on the occasion of the warm welcome of return of lord Ram to his own kingdom after he killed the Ravan who has stolen his wife Seeta. All this happened in the Ramayana an ancient Sanskrit epic. The people of Ayodhya lighted the city with the lamps that night.
Now people celebrate it every year with a little modification. They do all the cleanings of the home, put new paint to their home, and they give away the old useless things and buy new ones. On the day of diwali they cook a number of dishes and light the candles at the night. The home looks most beautiful this time of the year.
The firing of the cracker is most attractive part for the children and also for most of the gents. I think it was not written in Ramayana to fire the cracks but people has started it all by themselves.
Reasons for no Crackers on Diwali
It was hard for me to stop myself from firing the crackers on the occasion of the Diwali because I have done it every year since my childhood but when I knew the harmful affects of this act I had to leave it. I decided not to fire crackers due to the following reasons:
- It costs me money which I can use for some other useful purposes like I can buy atleast a shirt from that money.
- It produces the harmful gases which will pollute our already polluted environment.
- There are chances of accidents like fire hazards and if you want the confirmation then tune to the news channel next day after the Diwali.
- The noise of the crackers may lead to personal injuries with your hand, eyes, and ears.
One may become blind, deaf or handicapped if they are careless with the crackers.
Reasons to fire crackers on Diwali
There are no reason to fire the crackers on the Diwali. The only people who will disagree with me on this line are those who either are manufacturer of it or who are retailers of crackers. If you judge this being a good human being then you will take my side.
So my point is that you should celebrate the Diwali without the fire crackers and you will get the good results. Instead buy the sweets or anything useful you want.
Happy Safe Diwali.
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