And then there was light

The winter is finally here and many if us are already feeling SAD- Seasonal Affective disorder, a term coined by doctors for symptoms of depression associated with winter. They recommend sitting before a light lamp for fifteen minutes every morning so you feel cheered up. It is said it gives us the required dose of vitamin D.

We used to sit in the sun in winters. Well, we can not do that here because its too cold. So that lamp therapy makes sense to an extent. But what about the old fashioned way of munching peanuts and story telling, making candy on stove top and testing it every 30 seconds or the whole family sitting by the fire in cosy blankets?

I think that is the best way to ward off depression in winters. For that matter any depression. At least, most of the time. We are so isolated from one another and ‘my space ‘ has become so important that we tense up by the thought of meeting our family at Christmas. We complain that we feel lonely but postpone the visit to our parents. We say we miss our childhood but cannot find time to meet our siblings. We darken our hearts with real or imagined unfairness of our family and make no efforts to bring the light of forgiveness and love in our hearts. We light up our houses with hundreds of light bulbs and don’t even light a small candle of affection.

So what are you going to do this holiday season? Come on , go ahead and light your heart with love and compassion.

So be it!!!