Toronto Real Estate and Morningside Heights, Markham Boxgrove Housing Updates Jas Jagpal: My Diwali (Deepavali)

While the South Asian community around the world celebrates the "Festival of Lights" for many differing reasons. The Hindus celebrate it primarily because on this day the much beloved prince, Lord Rama, the pending King to the throne of Ayodhya, returned after 14 years of exile, he willingly accepted. In exile there was an epic battle fought to free his wife from abduction at the hands of a powerful King Ravan... and as is the case Good defeated Evil.

Sikhs celebrate Diwali for a different religious reason. Their sixth Guru was imprisoned by the Moghul emperor Jahangir. On imprisoning the Guru, the emperor started having horrible nightmares... finally after much consultation he decided to free the Guru. The Guru rejected- as there were 52 other local Hindu kings that were imprisoned who had sought the Guru's refuge. Only if they would be freed would the Guru leave. Jahangir, cleverly said if they can "hold on to your "dress" and leave with you, they can be free. Not to be undone the Guru had 52 "ribbons" sewn to his dress and all the Hindu kings were freed and the Sikhs celebrated the return of their Guru on Diwali.

For me Diwali, is a day to remember that within us their is always a battle raging of good and evil. Darkness and Light. Happiness and Sadness. We live a life of duality. It's taken me nearly 30 years to battle my demons and realize the best life is to wake up each morning and be THANKFUL. Thankful for the food I have, thankful for the home I own, thankful for my wife and kids, my parents, my brothers and sisters and friends. Thankful for my work and not being jealous, greedy, envious or spiteful towards others. Now when I see a listing of a house in my neighborhood... I say Good for Them... "not damn-it missed another one :-) "

Life is so much happier when you are thankful... so today on Diwali... let the Lord inside you know... how FULL of THANKs you really are.

Happy Diwali and a Prosperous New Year.

Jas Jagpal, Sales Representative, 647-272-6629

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