No other country or religion boast of so many festivals lined up according to Hindu calendar as in our country . These festivals many a times is social gatherings where family and friends meet to be one and celebrate with no animosity and hatred .

Apart from the religiosity attached with it these festivals happens to be congregations of society and people mix to feel happy and a feeling of togetherness arises in them .

Once i met a psychiatrist while going through a difficult mental state .

His only suggestion was that in such states one should be only with family and friends .

Home becomes the best recluse where u are in the company of loved ones . The feeling of belonging and the social security which comes from it is a great mental healer .

Indeed it did work a lot and boosted my mental status in just weeks . Not much medication was required .

Our country boasting of the ancient religion called SANATAN DHARMA and religious text like BHAGAVAT GITA -the first treatise on mental awakening and its cure goes a long way in speaking of physical well-being in coherence with mental stability . Our forefathers realized way back that social togetherness was mandatory to cure the society of mental illness .

The social well-being and emotional security which family and friends offered goes a long way in producing a emotionally strong and secured individual who acts as an asset for the society .

Venting out your fears in public gatherings and gaining solace from people around is an everlasting treatment for the ills of modern society .

These days our youth are becoming lonely, withdrawn and insecure.

They lack good old childhood friends who can stand as a  support system in their hours of pain , grief, sorrow, distress and agony.

Their inner fears are never addressed leading to depression, anxiety and suicides .

Thus we should revert to our own value systems of get togetherness , mixing , socializing and festivities .

Catering to society and the needy at the time of festivals and other happy happenings is a great way of recovering from trauma and the hostility of human existence .

Lets start enjoying every moment of life and celebrate it the way god wanted us to do .

Lets awaken to the tune of nature celebrating every moment of human existence. Lets start enjoying our festivals the way they were meant to be – an escape route to all mental problems and ills .

Mamta Mehrotra