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Holi is Fun!

It was a holiday on regard to Holi festival. Ram and his friends, Vasu, Kuku, Bassi have planned to meet and celebrate Holi that evening. Ram asked his mother “Mom, please give me some money to buy balloons”

Mom looked “Money for balloons? But what are you going to do with balloons, Ram?”

Ram replied “Mom, I am going to fill it with colored water and throw them on my friends and play”

“When you threw it with force, won’t it hurt others?” Mom asks. Ram coolly said “Everyone will throw water balloons at other. I throw it too”

Mom started explaining “Ram, No, you should not do it. Holi is not celebrated by hurting others. It is a festival that should be celebrated with love. You are right! Holi is smearing colors at each other and play. It is a fair game! You can throw colors or splash water colors on the people in open streets. But if that game turns out to hurt others! It becomes unfair.”

Ram understood the point what his mother is trying to convey.

Ram waved hands to his mom and left the home to play with his friends.

In the park, Vasu, Kuku and Bassi filled colored water for 10 balloons and they were getting ready to throw it on people who come to the park. Just then a boy was riding his cycle and crossed the way. Vasu took a balloon and aimed the boy. Vasu threw the balloon at a speed. Thank God! It did not hit the boy.

Water balloon


Ram came running towards Vasu, Kuku and Bassi and said, “Guys! What are you doing? Why did you throw balloon at him?” Kuku turned towards Ram “playing as planned”.

“Friends, when a balloon explodes after hitting the body, it can cause injury” said Ram.

Kuku said “It is Fun. Isn’t it?”

“When someone is injured and is in pain, can we be happy? No, I can’t! My mother told me that festival is not celebrated by hurting others, it should be celebrated with love” Ram said to his friends.

Everyone understood Ram’s point. They threw the water balloons in the sky and it fell on the ground and broke. The kids got drenched in water.

They shouted Holi! Holi! Happy Holi!

 

 

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