Durga puja- it is an emotion to all the Bengalis. We have a local saying in our culture that Bengalis have 13 festivals in 12 months. And the biggest among them is Durga puja. The uniqueness of this festival is that we don't worship the goddess Durga! I mean yes we do, but this festival is much more than worshipping. To us, Durga is our own daughter, she is coming to her paternal house with her 4 children. We welcome them with all our hearts open. Preparation for the puja, shopping, planning etc. start almost two months prior from her arrival. The festival continues for almost 5 days and ends in ‘Dashami’ with bidding our beloved daughter with teary eyed good bye as she again starts her journey to her in-laws house. Durga puja symbolizes family union- spending time with the near and dear ones all together. We use to get a month long vacation in schools and colleges. So naturally like every 'traveloholic' Bengalis we use to plan tours keeping in mind that we must be presen...
Probably, every one of us, at some point of time or other has thought this question wistfully- What would have happened if I was a Superhero? What kind of ‘Superpower’ would I have? I know I did ponder this for long. And probably not so surprisingly, the answer changed for me with time.
We desire the most that we can not achieve in reality. Hence, it is pretty natural that we all have a hidden desire to someday posses a special power that no one has. Or rather posses a power that makes us something special, elevate us from the rest of the people. When I was a child, I was more interested in having the power to facilitate everyday works rather than having super strength or super speed. Really. If you think this through, what exactly can you do with super strength in your daily life rather than save people from overly dramatised situation?👀
Rather, probably having exposed to Harry Potter, I more often than not, wished to possess a spell like-"Accio" (Probably because I kept losing things or have to spend the whole eternity finding one). I always thought, that would be the most important/ useful skill to have. To find anything and everything from the deepest pit of Tartarus. Anyway, I went to Boys’ hostel and learnt to keep things at their place (or else you might see that boy in the corner using your towel or picking at your toothbrush!). The idea to have the power to find things became as normal to me as tying my shoelaces (can do but do not want to).
At college, I became fascinated by brains (or rather my brain became fascinated about thinking about itself!). At that point of time, I thought having photographic memory might be the coolest thing in the world. Think about remembering each and every detail while reading on the night before the exam! Joking aside, I was at a place far away from home and wistfully thought to remember each and every moment spent in my childhood home with all my family so that I can cherish them again. It was a sobering thought. It may or may not be a superpower but it was something I longed for yet unattainable.
Some say, people get mature with age (highly doubt that!). I also hopefully matured over the years and understood the importance of each phase of my life till date and their impact on me. Yesterday, when I started pondering the same question again- about the best superpower that I could wish for- it came to me. I wished, I can manipulate time- slow down whenever I want, freezing the moment of happiness with my loved ones, or making it fast, when I am all alone. It is Time that is our toughest enemy and the strongest ally as well. To beat time, to be its’ master would probably be the best of all. I wish…
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