On Shraaddha
Death ends a life. But it does not end a relationship;which struggles on the survivor's mind, towards some resolution which it may never find. - Robert Woodruff Anderson Whenever, someone asks me the question “Do you believe in Shraaddha?”, the first thought that comes to my mind is the meaninglessness of that question. When bereavement happens, our heart and mind become so unsettled. “Why this?” Memories come rushing back - pleasant ones, unpleasant ones, regrets, unfulfilled desires, promises made, kept and broken. Depending on the depth of the relation with the dead, we are shattered to that extent. Is it not but natural to desire intensely to communicate in some way with the departed? How nice it would be, if only we could… As the time passes, the intensity of emotions tapers down, but memories, keep surfacing. At times, there are reminders of emptiness created by the loss of that dear one. If we go logically, death is the end....