Deepavali

I hope every one had a great Deepavali.. Right from new clothes, movies, sweets and the least crackers. Nowadays, I am not really interested in crackers.. I dont know if it's a conscious decision, but for the past few years I am really not interested in firing them.. I somehow feel that it is creating more pollution[noise and air] rather than creating happiness. May be that it creates happiness for children. There are approximately 600 accidents during this Deepavali as per Dinakaran Newspaper report across TamilNadu. Normally any festival is touted to be bringing happiness which lasts forever. And Deepavali is no exception. But sometimes, it turns out to be rather bad moment when accidents occur. Moreover, Earth is already warming up and by firing crackers we are creating much more polluted air and thereby increasing global warming. I accept that Deepavali is coming only once a year. But if you consider the amount of toxic gases that are emitted during deepavali, it would be more to calculate. I think as a responsible human being it's our duty to give a well deserved living space for our future generations. It doesn't mean that I am totally against festival. 'Festival of light' should do or for that matter must do some good thing to Earth.