THE LOGIC OF THE LAMP
“You cannot defeat darkness by running from it.” Seth Adam Smith E ver since our Prime Minister came on TV, yesterday, and urged us to switch off the lights at our homes and light a lamp – a diya , candle or a torch – most of us have been flooded with very interesting messages: Why we all must follow our PM’s advice, and what is the ‘logic’ behind this advice, particularly, why he has chosen 5 th April, Sunday, at 9 pm and for 9 minutes! The last time, when it was on a Sunday at 5 pm for 5minutes – with taali, thaali or ghanti – we saw how it all ended up… how deeply grateful we all had been to our medical staff… and, above all, what a transformation of hearts that has come about! Yes, this time, too, most of us seem to be needing the Prime Minister of our country to remind us to light a lamp to dispel the darkness from our lives! Yes, most of us seem to be, once again, waiting for 5th April, Sunday, 9 pm to self-create a...