देने का जज़्बा: मानवता की सच्ची पहचान -- Lalita Pal

 

"The real richness is not in having much but in giving more."

"सच्चा धन अधिक पाने में नहीं, अधिक देने में है।"

देने का जज़्बा हर इंसान के भीतर होना चाहिए। यह न केवल मनुष्य को बड़ा बनाता है, बल्कि उसे महान भी बनाता है। बिना किसी स्वार्थ के किसी की मदद करना — चाहे समय देना हो, प्रेम हो या दान — यह एक सकारात्मक और प्रेरणादायक भावना है। देना केवल धन या वस्तुएं देना नहीं है; मुस्कान, सहानुभूति और सहयोग भी देना होता है। एक शिक्षक का ज्ञान देना, एक मां का स्नेह देना, एक दोस्त का दुख में साथ देना — सब देने के रूप हैं।

देने की भावना से समाज में प्रेम, भाईचारा और सहयोग बढ़ता है। यह हमें निस्वार्थ बनाती है और दूसरों के लिए कुछ करने की प्रेरणा देती है। यही भावना हमें देशभक्तों, डॉक्टरों, सैनिकों और समाजसेवकों में देखने को मिलती है, जो बिना किसी स्वार्थ के समाज की सेवा करते हैं। प्रकृति से भी हम यह भावना सीख सकते हैं — सूरज हमें रोशनी देता है, पेड़ फल और हवा देते हैं, नदियाँ जल देती हैं — वह भी बिना कुछ माँगे।

हर इंसान कुछ पाने की चाह रखता है, लेकिन असली सुख पाने में नहीं, देने में है। देने का जज़्बा किसी की ज़िंदगी बदल सकता है और यही सच्चा सुख देता है। कुछ लोग बहुत कुछ होने के बावजूद भी अभिमान में रहते हैं और मदद नहीं करते। ऐसे में वह बड़ा होना व्यर्थ हो जाता है। अगर हमारे पास साधन हैं और फिर भी हम किसी की मदद नहीं करते, तो वह अवसर खो देना हमारे मानव होने के उद्देश्य से दूर जाना है।

- Lalita Pal

Guided to Grow: A Journey Through Mentorship and Meaningful Learning - Aayush Kumar Singh

Here’s what Manisha Khanna shared—check it out!

https://www.joyoflearningdiaries.com/2025/07/drive-force-behind-success-manisha.html

This is a truly inspiring reflection, and I’m Aayush Kumar Singh, Class 10 A, Sunbeam School Ballia, writing this after attending the session by Mrs. Manisha Khanna Ma’am!

It all starts with a simple yet profound thought: What truly makes a school good?

Manisha Ma’am’s journey beautifully illustrates that understanding isn’t just about getting answers handed to you—it's about the incredible process of figuring things out for yourself, especially when you have wonderful guides.

Finding Direction with Gentle Nudges

It’s clear how important Neetu Koranga Ma’am was in helping Manisha Ma’am find her initial direction. Instead of just giving answers, she offered “scaffolding”—a beautiful way to describe how a mentor enables you too to build your own understanding step by step. This really hits home: true guidance is about empowering someone to discover their own path, rather than simply telling them where to go. It’s like being given a compass and the confidence to use it, not just a pre-drawn map.

The Spark of a Dream

Then came Sandeep Dutt Sir, who helped Manisha Ma’am tap into her dream. It’s so inspiring to see how a mentor can spark something within you, not just by showing the way, but by truly walking alongside you. Giving Manisha Ma’am the freedom to correct, create, and eventually lead shows immense trust. And that trust is crucial for a dream to truly take root and flourish. It’s about being trusted to grow, to try, and even to stumble, knowing there’s support every step of the way.

Thank you and Jai Hind!

Aayush Kumar Singh

Sunbeam School, Ballia

"Break a Leg!” — And Then…Everyone Ran! - Manisha Khanna

It was a bright Monday morning, and the air in the classroom was buzzing with energy. A group of my students was gearing up for an inter-house competition. As a supportive mentor, I decided to cheer them on. I flashed my warmest smile, gave them a thumbs-up, and with great flair, said:

"Break a leg!"

And just like that…silence.

No smiles.

No "thank you ma'am."

No excitement.

Just…stunned faces.

Before I could say anything more, the group shuffled awkwardly, gave me a look of utter betrayal, and disappeared—like I had just cursed them with an ancient wizard’s hex.

I stood there, confused.

Did I say it wrong? Did my breath smell?

What just happened?

The next few days were even stranger. In the corridors, those very students would sprint in the opposite direction as if I were carrying a hammer in one hand and a broken bone in the other. I even heard a faint whisper from behind a classroom door:

"Yahi toh boli thi...pair tod do!"

My teacher brain went into overdrive. Did they think I meant it literally?

And then... came the reality check.

A concerned colleague casually dropped the bomb:

"Hey, I think you need to clear something up. The students are kind of…scared. They think you want them to actually break their legs."

Agast! 😳

My eyes widened.

My soul left my body for two seconds.

I imagined my name on the school noticeboard: “Mentor or Menace?”

Suddenly, my well-intentioned idiom of encouragement had become a horror story for innocent teenagers.

That evening, I gathered the class, took a deep breath, and with a slightly awkward laugh, clarified:

"Break a leg” doesn’t mean I want you to visit the hospital. It’s just a fancy English way of saying all the best!

The room burst into laughter. The tension lifted. One student even said, "Ma'am, we almost thought you joined the mafia!"

And just like that, I learned two important lessons:

1. Idioms can be tricky, especially when taken literally.

2. Never underestimate the power of clear communication, especially when dealing with Gen Z students who are fluent in emojis but not in Shakespearean sarcasm.

So next time, I’ll probably just say:

"Do your best!"

(And keep all bones intact.)

Manisha Khanna