Diwali, The festival of lights, when India celebrates the arrival of the Goddess of prosperity, Lakshmi. It is the time when we Indians don our best, brush the squalor away and welcome all that is good and bright and happy into our homes and hearths. It is also the time when we renew our pledges, when we rededicate ourselves to our respective searches for excellence. It is the time when we take stock and invest.
For most of us, investing during Diwali too, is a ritual. We buy precious metals, offer them to the mother goddess and move on. However, I personally feel that we should take the ritual in the right spirit and invest, not merely tokens, but on our innate well-being. Let me explain.
The last many months have been the most traumatic for most of us, and I need not elaborate on this. What I will say however, is that we all need a break. We need to get out from the confines of the four walls, behind which we have been hiding, take the first faltering steps to freedom as it were and breather free. Yes, I am talking about our need, a desperate need, for a holiday.
Contrary to popular belief, neither is there a blanket restriction on travelling, nor is it absolutely dangerous to venture out. Yes, one will have to maintain Covid protocols, but that we are maintaining, even at home and work? So, what are you waiting for? Trust us – at Globe, with our four decades of experience in bringing the world into your dreams – we are there to take care of every little detail so that your trip becomes the memorable one that it deserves to be.
Sit down with your near and dear ones and take your pick. We will be extra vigilant to ensure that you come back with your batteries fully charged. For your ease, we have created the following options, surely one of them is what will get you excited?
Digital Detox: Tired of staring blankly into the screen for months at an end? Even Netflix sounds tepid? Zoom meetings have zapped the last drop of energy from your life? May we suggest that you chill in the bosom of nature, at a place that is so far away from everything that, even wi-fi is a dirty word? You and Mother Earth and a taste of sustainable, wholesome life – in a little corner bypassed by the travails of development?
Frozen Frames: What is life like in the frozen wilderness, when you step out from the comfort-zone we will cocoon you in? How does it feel to see miles of pure white, with the sun reflecting its pristine glory? If the Corona infested life that you are running away from is “profane”, surely this must be the “sacred”? Why don’t you soak in the cold, take the selfies and post them in the social media to feel the temperatures rise?
Tan-lines: Sun, fun, sand, and endless cocktails that induce the right kind of lethargy? What is life if you cannot while away the day lazing in the beach? And don’t you worry, we will add the bar-b-ques at night, so that the moisture laden ocean winds can help roast whatever it is that you prefer, to perfection. And all this in a property, where the people have only one object in life – to make your stay the most enjoyable one.
Shop till you drop: Perhaps it wasn’t the isolation that has worn you down, perhaps it was the inability to splurge. We understand, so hang on and allow us to cobble together the best getaway for you. Shopping Malls in the desert? A Duty-Free destination, perhaps? Let us help you chose the discount seasons, whisper the names of the lines that are setting the catwalks on fire and then, design a package that will ensure your footfalls to the arcades that consider attracting your eyeballs their reason for existence?
Retreat to rewind: None of the above? Ah, you are more into built histories? Into museums? Into art and culture of a city? No, our careers may not be in ruins, but we do know where the best sites are and how best to ensure that all your creature comforts are taken care of, as you take your stroll down the pages of history. And how to go there? Trust us, we have been there, done it all.
These are difficult times. We have been through worse torment, and now that the first signs of a new dawn breaking are there for all of us to see, why not make an exception and invest on yourself this Diwali? After all, what better way is there than to caress one’s own soul?
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