Diwali- Expectations vs Reality

            Diwali has come to an end yesterday. Every person celebrated Diwali in different ways. Below are some common expectations and realities of Diwali.

Expectation 1: Waking up early at 5a.m. morning ubtan bath.

Reality 1: Ubtan bath? What is this? Waking up at 8a.m. or 9a.m. and bathing normally with soap or body wash.                    

Expectation 2: Early morning firing crackers.

Reality 2: Suddenly waking up at 6a.m. due to noise of bursting crackers and getting irritated before saying that you need 2 more hours of sleep.

Expectation 3: Wearing new clothes preferably Indian wear all day.

Reality 3: Who wears heavy Indian wear all day? Stick to normal daily wears.

Expectation 4: Wishing family, relatives, friends, colleagues personally by calling.

Reality 4: Wishing all the above ones by forwarding the same message on WhatsApp.

Expectation 5: Making sweets and namkeens at home.

Reality 5: Buying sweets and namkeens from shop.

Expectation 6: Making very big and complicated rangoli design by hand.

Reality 6: Making very simple rangoli design that also with the help of rangoli stencil.

Expectation 7: Celebrating crackers free Diwali.

Reality 7: There will be no pollution by bursting only few crackers.

Expectation 8: Eating lots of sweets.

Reality 8: Being health conscious and eating only 1-2 sweets.

Expectation 9: Buying lots of expensive clothes from shop.

Reality 9: Buying branded clothes with high discount online.

Expectation 10: Lighting earthen diyas after filling it with oil or ghee.

Reality 10: Lighting readymade wax or gel diyas.

So these were few expectations and realities of Diwali. It will be not a surprise if majority  of people agree with at least 4 points from the above 10 points of expectations and realities.