The Row of Lamps
“In each legend, myth and story of Deepawali lies the significance of the victory of good over evil; and it is with each Deepawali and the lights that illuminate our homes and hearts, that this simple truth finds new reason and hope. From darkness unto light — the light that empowers us to commit ourselves to good deeds, that which brings us closer to divinity.”
… from the Wikipedia article Diwali
“In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit.”
In recognition of the true meaning of Diwali, I offer to my friends the quotes above and below from author Ayn Rand…
“The truly and deliberately evil men are a very small minority; it is the appeaser who unleashes them on mankind; it is the appeaser’s intellectual abdication that invites them to take over. When a culture’s dominant trend is geared to irrationality, the thugs win over the appeasers…”
Barbados Free Press 
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so why no eid greetings to your Muslim friends
You’re right, eid, and it’s coming. Apologies for being tardy.
Eid has passed
Yes, you are correct, Eid. But we’re still going to write a little article anyway now that you have reminded us. Is that ok with you?
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