The Festival of Lights: A Night of Blessings, MONEY CAN CREATE MOMENTS OF JOY AND PEACE. On the night of Diwali, five elderly widows sat quietly in the lawn of their old age home. Dressed in simple white, they admired the bright, colorful fireworks lighting up the sky. The cold breeze from the nearby forest offered them comfort in the power outage that left the night otherwise dark and still…Continue inside the comments section
On the night of Diwali, five elderly widows sat quietly in the lawn of their old age home. Dressed in simple white, they admired the bright, colorful fireworks lighting up the sky. The cold breeze from the nearby forest offered them comfort in the power outage that left the night otherwise dark and still.
Their lives were simple now—daily meals, prayers, and moments of quiet reflection. Though they had been left behind by their families, they cherished each other’s company, finding solace in their shared solitude. That night, amidst their conversation and bhajans, a young couple arrived, offering them a brief but cherished interaction. The couple sat with the women, shared kind words, and handed each of them a five-hundred-rupee note, pleading with them to accept the gift.
The women were moved to tears, overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers. For each of them, that small sum of money held the promise of fulfilling long-forgotten desires—a hair clip, a saree, a lost sweater, a plate of chaat. As they spoke late into the night about how they would spend the money, their eyes sparkled with excitement, their hearts warmed by the gesture.
