On Vijay-Dashmi - Dashehra

On Vijay-Dashmi .....

Every year -  in every city - an effigy of Ravan is burnt with great enthusiasm and passion. 

The higher the Ravan, the more spectacular it will be.

And the greater the noise of burning firecrackers -

The more enjoyment the audience will get.

But surrounded by the crowd, the burning Ravan asks:

O’ you all -- who are burning me today …….

Which one is Ram amongst you?

The irony is that before we burn the Ravan - 

We create and build it ourselves.

And then make it stand in front of everyone and pretend to burn him with great enthusiasm and passion.

Next year again, we make a new Ravan and then burn it.

Year after year - and this cycle continues.

If we stop creating a new Ravan in our mind again and again….
Then there will not be a need to burn it again and again.

Let's make a resolution on this Vijay Dashami - Dashehra:
That this time we will kill Ravana inside ourselves and burn it forever
And we will not let any new Ravan get created in our minds ever again.

Note: Ravana is a symbolic figure representing - heightened ego of wealth, power, beauty, knowledge, Gyan, etc.
and the many other negative traits of mankind.