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Little Things That Matter Much

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault True. Absolutely true. Diwali, a festival of lights, which is celebrated with great enthusiasm and zeal all over the country brings huge and vibrant smiles on all our beautiful faces. I am called pretentious by a few people when I ask them not to use crackers this time. But that is just normal for me. I am called pretentious every second day when I try and ask someone to avoid doing something against the rules. But I am not the only one who experiences this. Actually, most of us are against the use of crackers, however, it is the spirit with which this festival is celebrated that leaves us all elated. Since it is a tradition to exchange gifts with our loved ones, I was standing at a sweet shop with my parents buying sweets that were to be exchanged the next day. A small and not so clean hand surreptitiously moved beside me and I could see a small and innocent looking child c...