Deepam - the lamp oil

I saw the advertisement on TV for Deepam – the lamp oil. I thought it was a novel idea.

I like the God’s room smell of flowers, incense and camphor. In the 60s, my mother used to light an agarbathi called Sugandha Sringar. It was thick and long lasting. To me that smell represented my mother. Wherever I may be that smell used to transport me to the God’s room in my mother’s house. The brand has been discontinued and not available anymore.

Lately I have been disappointed with the quality of the incense sticks available in the market. I have tried quite a few. They give out lot of smoke and drop lot of ashes, but not emit enough perfume to linger in the house.

I may find some agarbathies smell nice in other’s house but they never satisfied me ones brought home. Finally I gave up lighting agarbathi all together.

This commercial for Deepam lamp oil really impressed me. The idea of a lighted oil lamp giving out the divine smell (two-in-one) appealed to me greatly. (www.divinityproducts.net)

Yesterday when I went to buy my groceries in the neighbourhood shop, quite by accident I saw a bottle of the oil on the counter. I was thrilled. I couldn’t wait to go home to try out the oil.

I opened the bottle; it smelled so good. I read the ingredients list and was amazed to see how much thought has gone into preparing the oil mixture. I added the oil and lighted the lamp. It didn’t give out a whole lot of perfume, but somehow the thought that I have used this oil made me feel good. I expect using it for a few more days would permeate the room with the smell of the perfumery compound used in the oil.

When you are happy with something you just don’t give up; you have faith in it and expect it to work.

The smell of the oil that I had rubbed in the back of my hand lingered for long time and made me feel so happy.