Happy Pongal

Hi,
First of all, Happy Pongal to everyone who are all not celebrating it. And very very Happy Pongal to who are all celebrating the Tamilian's one of the cultural and the longest festival, 'Pongal' even in these busy,money-seeking,machine-life. In that case it is just a 'Happy Pongal' for me. In childhood, Pongal means a much joy for us as we will get 4 days leave plus, 2 or 3 new dresses, gifts,money from relatives, watching new cinemas in theatre or little old ones playing in TV, participating in games and competitions which are conducted in our villages. But where that joy went now? Is it because of the decrease in leave days or no leaves. Now we are getting only one day leave and if we're outside southindia, no leave. Next is buying new dresses, eventhough if we buy dresses for more money than those in our childhood, will it bring that joy. Only a computer monitor will monitor your branded new dresses. Then gifts. Frankly speaking i shouldn't be talking about gifts. I don't remember an incident where i gave a gift to someone. I donno about others, so i'll jump to next one. New movies. Yeah, new movies are releasing even now. How it'll be to watch in our village enjoying every scene of the film shouting, whistling no matter how the film is, rather than giving 250 bucks and sitting in a multiplex like a monk, thinking that we are behaving very decently and became a matured person. I remember that in childhood i gave pongals,sweets to my muslim neighbours, sharing our joy n happiness with them also. Now even to my Mom n Dad, i'm wishing in cell phone. And see, instead of celebrating a festival, i'm writing why we're not celebrating it. what does it shows?