The Spirit of Equality and Devotion - Sunbeam Suncity

 

Life lessons from Allegory: A Tapestry of Guru Nanak’s Travels - Amardeep Singh

The journey of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Bhai Mardana highlights the various religious practices people followed to express their devotion. It also reflects the many challenges they faced in spreading the message of peace, unity, and equality in society. These stories continue to inspire us, showing how dedication, effort, and perseverance—no matter how small—can bring about great change, just like tiny drops of water together form an ocean.
Mayank Malani

This session taught us that we are all equal in the eyes of God. He does not judge anyone based on their religion; what truly matters to Him are our actions, our faith, and our deeds. The water inside the Gurudwara symbolises the peace and purity of the holy place. Even the tradition of serving Langar in the Gurudwara reminds us that no matter one’s caste or status—whether high or low—everyone is treated equally. Everything we receive, including food, is a divine gift from God.

Atulya Jaiswal

Jai Hind, everyone,
In today’s reading session, we learned many inspiring things about Guru Nanak Dev Ji—his teachings, values, and his simple, humble way of life. He was born in Talwandi, which is now in Pakistan. We were deeply moved by the way people worshipped him and how he shared his message with society. As the first Guru of Sikhism, he played a significant role in shaping its foundation and is also regarded as one of the greatest philosophers in history.

Vaidehi

Through this session, I learned that Guru Nanak Dev Ji was the first Guru of Sikhism. He was known for his kindness and humility. His teachings—especially about equality, compassion, and humility—left a deep impact on me. What touched my heart the most was his message of brotherhood among people of all religions—Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, and Christians. He strongly believed that no one should be discriminated against based on their faith. Guru Nanak Dev Ji also taught that truth is understood through pure and thoughtful thinking.

Yuvraj Keshri

Does believing help escape the person out of negativism? - Tenzin Nyesel

Picture Courtesy: https://devpost.com/software/escaping-the-negativity

Does believing in one help escape the person out of their negative thoughts?

I believe that. 

Sometimes trusting or having faith in one helps to come out of that difficult situation in our mind. It might even free your mind when you have someone beside you to give you that positive vibe. 

I have been through this situation many times - where you feel that you don't have self-love, self-confidence and self-respect towards yourself. 

But having someone with whom you can share all your innermost fears and ideas can heal those negative thoughts. It frees you from thoughts which have been bugging you in daily life. 

Tenzin Nyesel

Pestalozzi Children's Village, India.

How sports has helped me to build hope - Arav Agarwal

Playing sports has helped me to build hope. Whenever we are standing on the ground, we have that ray of hope which inspires us to believe and never give up. In life and sports, anything can change at any moment, so hope helps us to keep on going.

I was bowling the last over in one of the practice cricket matches, and the other team needed only 1 run to win in 4 balls. But still, we kept hope and stretched the match to 1 run to win in 1 ball. Though we lost, it was a great learning for my team members about the power of hope and me.

As rightly said that hope means hoping even when things seem hopeless. Sports have taught me to keep hope alive in any situation and have faith and trust. 

Name: Arav Agarwal
Grade: 6A
Billabong High International School, Thane

Honesty - Anvesha Rana

"Integrity is telling ourselves the truth, and Honesty is telling the truth to others."

Honesty is probably one of those values we have talked about since childhood. Our parents and teachers often remind us to be honest. There may also be many situations through which we all have demonstrated honesty, but in the long term, challenging situations might suppress us to dishonesty. These are the circumstances that test our character, even if hope keeps us going, one has to be realistic and absolutely honest. Just because it is challenging does not mean taking an easier route. 

Some of the ordinary men and women who have displayed extraordinary honesty are Lal Bahadur Shastri, Abraham Lincoln, Bobby Jones and Ivan Fernandez Anaya. They did not let the society determine their choices but took their decisions as per their own judgements. Their choices exemplified them and inspired others to take on similar steps. 

Another instance of honesty are the Nghah Lou Dawr shops, this word literally means Shops Without Shopkeepers. At the Nghah Lou Dawr shops there are no shopkeepers, the only things present are the goods along with a rate list and deposit box. The customers take whatever items they have to buy, calculate the amount and leave the money in a deposit box. For many years these shops have worked upon the virtue of honesty, trust and faith and continue to do so. It is tough to discover a place blossoming with belief in a world filled with duplicity and dishonesty. 

We all need to be honest before we have integrity for there can be honesty without virtue, but no integrity without honesty. Honesty is one of the core values required in any person, it shapes us into a better human being. Honesty makes others believe in us so that we can also put our faith in them because of honesty we have friends, we have brothers and we have sisters. Without honesty there is no one for us and we are no one for them. 

If you want to be trusted, be honest. 

Anvesha Rana

Grade 10-B

Gyanshree School 

Goals - Arnav Chawla

Complete your goal with full faith and never give up!

Arnav Chawla
Grade V
Gyanshree School

A new world to bring - Rishona Chopra

If you look at the world now compared to the past, you might find the present life easier, but you will also notice that the world's culture and spirituality are lost. 

There was a lot of respect for culture and religion in the past. Everyone looked forward to religious festivals and ceremonies, but most of us hardly care about culture and faith in the present world. Most of us have forgotten that we have a family to spend time with. We look up to social media to communicate and share things. Most of us have forgotten that social media is just an app. We have our family and friends, some real people that actually understand our feelings. 

Apart from that, there is also a lot of unemployment in the world. People are greedy for money, even businessmen! Despite having more than enough, they still want more! People with greed pay less to their employees and don't control their spending. 

Now, it's your choice. What would you like - a spiritual and happy world or a lost and greedy world?

Every small step can make a big one.

Rishona Chopra

Grade V

Gyanshree School