Where there is a Will, There is a way
A COLD DAY
A cold day at once reminds us of cold and chilly airs of
December and January. When the body shivers, the teeth clatter and the fingers
get benumbed. There is a pall of frost, the water is frozen. The temperature is
below zero degree. The gusty winds blow day and night.
Teacher's Day
In India, 5th September is celebrated as Teaches' Day as a mark of tribute to the
contribution made by teachers to the society. 5th September is the
birthday of a great teacher Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, who was a
staunch believer of education, and was the well-known diplomat, scholar,
President of India and above all a Teacher.When Dr. Radhakrishnan became the President of India in 1962, he was approached by some of his students and friends and requested him to allow them to celebrate 5th September, his "Birthday". In reply, Dr.Radhakrishnan said, "Instead of celebrating my birthday separately, it would be my proud privilege if September 5 is observed as Teachers' Day". The request showed Dr.Radhakrishnan's love for the teaching profession. From then onwards, the day has been observed as Teachers' Day in India.
THE FOX AND THE CROW
Once there was a hungry fox. She went out in search of food. She wandered here and there. But she failed miserably to get food anywhere. At last she saw a crow sitting on the top of a tree. He had a piece of cheese in his beak. The fox wanted to get his piece of cheese in his beak. The fox wanted to get this piece of cheese at all.
Well Begun Is Have Done
If we begin a work with earnestness (sincerity), its
completion is sure shot. There is no hitch or hesitation in its fulfillment.
There arise hundreds of difficulties and troubles at the beginning stage. If
your start is ok the end will be ok too. There is no doubt in the rewarding
end. It is both bright and brilliant.
Diwali - Festival Of Lights
The Hindus in India celebrate many
festivals. The Diwali or Dipabali is one such festival. This festival is
celebrated on the new moon day after the Dasahara. The Goddess Kali is
also worshipped on this day. This is a festival of lights. The Hindus
decorate their houses with lights. The rich and the poor, both celebrate
it. They use oil-lamps and candles at night. In the evening a holy
offering of Shradha is made by the people for their fore-fathers.
Goddess Kali is worshipped late at this night.
PLEASURE OF READING
Food is necessary
for our body. Similarly, we also need
food for
our mind. The best food for the
mind is the reading
of books. It
has a joy of its own, which perhaps nothing else
can give the
pleasure one derives from reading is procreative
as well as
ennobling. Reading gives us peculiar joy and we
forget the cares
and worries of life.
Old Man Outwitted
An old man, especially a rich old man, thinks hundreds of
ways to revive his youth. He dyes his hair black. And if he is bald headed, he
tries many hair-growing agencies. He is deceived. Still he does not learn any
lesson. He purchases a number of wigs to suit the occasion. Nut his fondness
for growing young and buoyant never diminishes. He has enough and to spare. He
wants to spend his money either in building a bungalow of his dream or marrying
a young paragon of beauty of twenty one. He has no control or restraint on him.
If he is asked to refrain from such acts of hastiness, he frowns, he gets
annoyed.
Two Faces Of A Big City (New Delhi, India)
We live in Delhi. It is a big city. Millions of people inhabitat it. All are not rich. All are not poor. The middle class has a sufficient population of its own. The life is very hectic. There is cut throat competition. A mad race is on. Rich people take pleasure in their richness. They spend money like water. They can get anything for asking. They have little difficulty in acquiring pelf and power. They boast of their power of money. They are rolling in excessive richness. Their luxorious lives may even put to shame the kings and queens of bygone days. They have enough and to spare. All the blessings of life are showered on them. Nature has been bountiful to them. God of Wealth has been extra merciful to them. They enjoy all the conceivable facilities. They are still greedy to acquire more riches, thus depriving of their poor brethern. They are busy day and night in amassing wealth.
ONAM
For the people of Kerala, Onam brings in
a period of festivities. These festivities that begin in the month of
MAHATMA GANDHI
People like Mahatma Gandhi are born once in thousand years.
They do not come to the world everyday. They are apostles of peace and
non-violence. They are incarnations who descend for the welfare of the
downtrodden and the poor. They walk shoulder to shoulder with the common folk.
They do not like to be a class apart. This world is their true Karambhoomi (work-place)
where they live and die for the upliftment of the masses. They toil, they
struggle for a selfless cause. Their personal motive is at the lowest ebb. What
is dearest to them is the service of mankind. They are the true servants of
humanity. They do not amass pleasure and pelf (money). They come empty-handed
and when they exit (leave) the world, they leave behind them a brilliance equal
to thousands of suns. What an immortal achievement indeed it is.!
THE FESTIVAL OF DUSSEHRA
The festival of Dussehra falls twenty days before the Diwali. It shows victory of virtue over vice, of right over wrong. Rama stands for virtuewhereas Ravana, the demon king, depicts vice and wrong.
The story goes that the crowning Prince Rama of Auyodhya undertook fourteen years of exile. In the last year of his wandering, Ravana the king of Lanka carried away his consort, Sita. The result was a bloody fight between the two. Lakhs of people died from both sides. In the end Ravana, his son Meghnat and his powerful brothers were killed and Mother Sita was freed.
This day is celebrated as the Dussehra Day through the length and breadth of India. The schools and colleges are off. There is autumn break or Dussehra Holidays. The Ramlila is enacted in every street and corner. There are well-established Ram Lila Committees who attract millions of people. For ten days continously the Ramlila is played day and night. Then comes the last day.
This day is celebrated as the Dussehra Day through the length and breadth of India. The schools and colleges are off. There is autumn break or Dussehra Holidays. The Ramlila is enacted in every street and corner. There are well-established Ram Lila Committees who attract millions of people. For ten days continously the Ramlila is played day and night. Then comes the last day.
UNINVITED GUESTS
It is against all norms of hospitality and courtesy to go uninvented. Uninvented guests are not welcome. They are a constant nuisance. They are not loved and respect. They are hated and spurned (rejected with scorn). They are not offered a respectable seat. They are given a raw treat. They are served cold and insipid (tasteless) food. People think of hundred and one ways to put them off on one excuse or the other. But such uninvited people are obstinate and shame-proof. They do not mind anything because they have no mind to mind.
INDIAN SUPERSTITIONS
All superstitions are baseless and foolish. They are the inventions of idle and silly people. They have come to stay permanently in our homes. Whatever be the occasion, the role of disbelief is there. Our belief in luck and magic is too strong. None can waver it. None can make us shed our wrong religious opinions. We Indians are highly superstitious.
When we go out of our house in the morning, a sweeper or ra broom must meet our eyes. Since this meeting is considered to be extremely auspicious. If a cat crosses our path or a woman with an empty pitcher or pail in her hands meets us, we feel greatly upset. Our mood and day both are spoiled. We feel puzzled. Its is excessively inauspicious as per Indian superstitious.
If we wear an iron bangle in our right hand, we will not feel afraid or scared (frightened). Even in our sleep we will enjoy peaceful dreams. There will be no disturbance.If a student eats curd or pudding while going to the examination centre, his paper will be easy and his success in the examination will be a sure shot. It is all an idea of a silly mind.No one can reason out. If we try to bring round to our scientific view, the people will give a hearty laugh making us an ass. We will have to cut a sorry figure. In our heart of hearts we know that we are cent-per-cent correct, but we lack the courage to stick to our guns.
People say that we are superstitious because we are illiterate and backward. But what will you say when a double Science Postgraduate falls an easy prey to the trap of disbelief. When he affirms his faith in witchcraft, when he is devoted of black magic. There and then people invent stories justifying their stand. The tale of our superstitious is quite sickening. It is very dismal. All of us, both educated and uneducated, feel helpless before the power of superstitious.
When we go out of our house in the morning, a sweeper or ra broom must meet our eyes. Since this meeting is considered to be extremely auspicious. If a cat crosses our path or a woman with an empty pitcher or pail in her hands meets us, we feel greatly upset. Our mood and day both are spoiled. We feel puzzled. Its is excessively inauspicious as per Indian superstitious.
If we wear an iron bangle in our right hand, we will not feel afraid or scared (frightened). Even in our sleep we will enjoy peaceful dreams. There will be no disturbance.If a student eats curd or pudding while going to the examination centre, his paper will be easy and his success in the examination will be a sure shot. It is all an idea of a silly mind.No one can reason out. If we try to bring round to our scientific view, the people will give a hearty laugh making us an ass. We will have to cut a sorry figure. In our heart of hearts we know that we are cent-per-cent correct, but we lack the courage to stick to our guns.
People say that we are superstitious because we are illiterate and backward. But what will you say when a double Science Postgraduate falls an easy prey to the trap of disbelief. When he affirms his faith in witchcraft, when he is devoted of black magic. There and then people invent stories justifying their stand. The tale of our superstitious is quite sickening. It is very dismal. All of us, both educated and uneducated, feel helpless before the power of superstitious.
DISCIPLINE
Discipline means to live in self-control, to behave properly and decently. A man of discipline is a winner in the race of life. He can complete his every job with ease and grace. He does not falter and fumble rather he goes straight. He is always on the right track.
A disciplined life is a life of self-imposed rules and regulations. The training of "Discipline" itself is very hard and rigorous. One has to make a great deal of sacrifices. He has to deny many pleasures. He cannot be free with anyone. He has to maintain a stdied aloofness. He has to keep the riff-raff at a distance. If he himself indulges in vulgarity and nonsense, he loses the very charm of a disciplined life. He will become indisciplined and unprincipled. He will be loosing honour and respect which he has earned so far by leading a life of self-denial.
Students can play a pivotal role for the betterment of the community or the society where they live. They can tell the people in the neighbourhood about social evils such as drinking, gambling, drug-abuse,dowry etc. They are educated. They can educate the unlettered and the ignorant. No doubt, the job is of astounding magnitude. But their patience and determination can work wonders. By doing small things they will be able to do big works. A step a day will take you to the other end of the globe. The condition is to have the will to do it. Teachers can inspire their students for community service. Docial service is a rewarding work. Its results are far-reaching.
A HOT DAY IN SUMMER
It was the month of June. It was the hottest day of the season. From early morning the wind was silent and motionless. The trees and plantswere unmoving and stationary. The leaves were not moving at all. The birds and beasts were all gasping for breath. The blistering heat was continuing. The sun was getting hotter and hotter every moment. The summer day was becoming intolerable. Even the walls and floors were burning. Nothing could be touched. Everything was excessively hot.
It was noon. The sun was right over the head. It was showering fire. One felt thirsty. One drank water again and again, but still one was awfully dissatisfied. Ice and cold water were in much demand. But they could not provide any comfort to this irritating bodies. The bazars were not huming with any activity at all. They were wearing a cloak of sickness and suffocation. Fans and coolers were of little help, they were giving hot air. This air proved stiffling. A few minutes walk on the road was highly uncomfortable.
By the evening there was a little respite from the heat. The temperature of the day came doen a little. People began to move in the bazars and on the roads. They wanted to finish their daily chores. But to their bad luck, the light is tripped. Suffocation increased again. Everyone was helpless. Thus passed the hottest day.
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