There was never a single time when I missed fasting on either of Ashadhi or Kartiki Ekadashi when I was home. The reason was that I did not have an option to.
Still remember how I used to cherish eating different type of food on those days.
I never believed in just one religion, always tried not to contain my beliefs – of course backed by my cosmopolitan upbringing.
For me, it’s always been difficult to believe in something I have never seen, I have always been one of those people who needed physical/material proof to trust something.
For the same reason, when I see People believing in God, the only feeling that engulfs me that of Respect! Sheer Respect!
I read, see, hear about Warkaris traveling don’t-know-how-many miles to see Vitthal-Rakhumai on the holy day; they walk, they dance, they sing, they chant without caring for heat/rains/meals. What in the world gives them the strength & will to do all that?
Looking at them makes me proud & humble at the same time.
As said by the great Saint Tukaram: “The god resides in Bhakti (beliefs), not Murti (stone/statues)”.
For me too, I see my Vitthal in all these people!
Observing fast on this day has just got a whole new meaning for me ЁЯЩВ
рджреЗрд╡ рджрд┐рд╕реЗ рдард╛рдпреА рдард╛рдпреА
рднрдХреНрдд рд▓реАрди рднрдХреНрддрд╛рдкрд╛рдпреА …
рд╕реБрдЦрд╛рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рдЖрд▓рд╛ рдпрд╛ рд╣реЛ
рдЖрдирдВрджрд╛рдЪрд╛ рдкреВрд░ …
рднрдХреНрдд рд▓реАрди рднрдХреНрддрд╛рдкрд╛рдпреА …
рд╕реБрдЦрд╛рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рдЖрд▓рд╛ рдпрд╛ рд╣реЛ
рдЖрдирдВрджрд╛рдЪрд╛ рдкреВрд░ …
рдЕрд╡рдШреЗ рдЧрд░рдЬреЗ рдкрдВрдврд░рдкреВрд░
рдЪрд╛рд▓рд▓рд╛ рдирд╛рдорд╛рдЪрд╛ рдЧрдЬрд░ …
рдЪрд╛рд▓рд▓рд╛ рдирд╛рдорд╛рдЪрд╛ рдЧрдЬрд░ …
P.S. Dedicated to my Mom & every Believer I know