More than 400 years ago, the poet Rahim wrote two lines that still hold true today:
रहिमन चुप ह्वै बैठिए, देखि दिनन के फेर।
जब नीके दिन आइहैं, बनत न लगिहैं बेर॥
When the days turn against you, stay quiet and wait.
When good days come back, things work out in no time.
Rahim is not asking us to give up. He is asking us to trust that time will turn.
When days turn against us, most of us push harder and try to fix everything at once. That struggle often makes things worse.
Diwali tells the same story. It falls on the darkest night of the month, and on that night, homes across India light lamps.
As you light yours, may the year ahead bring you patience for the hard days and joy in the good ones.
Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy Diwali!
—Divesh
