Keeping in mind this is not our earth we have merely borrowed it from our children. So while you move on about your life and celebrate Diwali this year remember that a cleaner Diwali is indeed a happier Diwali for everyone. Many feel that the festival of lights and prosperity has turned into a festival of noise, accidents and pollution. Rahul Reddy, founder of the Octopus Foundation and a theatre artiste, feels that bursting crackers is not part of the festival and can be done away with for the sake of the environment and animals. “Diwali is a festival of lights and not noise and pollution. However, many feel that bursting crackers is a part of our tradition. We need to be environment and animal friendly. Even if it is a part of our tradition, we need to get rid of it,” he says. Another firm believer of this ideology is Ishan Rai, a student of Bits Pilani Hyderabad. She says, “We can stick to the tradition by performing puja and lighting diyas. I don’t think there would have been any crackers when Lord Ram came back to Ayodhya. We need to give the environment importance and not burst crackers. Is too much of anything good? The answer is in the question. To have too much, you must have more than you should have to begin with by definition. If you exceed what is a normal, healthy, correct, proper, etc., whatever level of anything, then it immediately becomes worse for you. Living life without moderation is typically a bad thing. In short, yes, too much of anything is bad, from a human perspective, so are the crackers…..
