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Sunday 6 November 2022
Swami and Friends - Anvesha Rana
Swami, Rajam and Mani are thrilled to have new bats, balls and wickets. The entire team is filled with exhilaration at the prospect of being able to practice with new equipment. The M.C.C. has no stop now; their victory has begun; everything is perfect from the Tate of the team to the Captain and till the picker of the ball until Swami once again dooms it all.
No longer being a part of Albert Mission School, Swaminathan is burdened with homework, assignments, scout classes and drill classes; in the midst of all this, poor Tate hardly manages time out for cricket. Rajam, being a captain and a friend to Swami, is divided between his responsibilities. He can't scold Swami since it is not his fault, nor can he remove him from the MCC.
The friends decide to persuade the Headmaster to permit Swami to leave school early because he has to practice cricket. Still, the Headmaster does not get through, and poor Swami is left without an allowance, with tons of assignments and no time for playing.
Sometimes, we might feel lost amid the constant chaos around us, just like Swami, the way he did not see the vital thing, among other petty issues. Swami felt like quitting when surrounded by multiple tasks but when we feel like quitting, think about why you started?
Continue with your purpose in life till your pot of wit is overflowing, not with material value but with lifetime value. Do not deem to fill the pot with I.Q., but realize to put some emotions, values, adversities and solutions because that is all that gives you wit.
Anvesha Rana,
Grade 10-B,
Gyanshree School
Positive thinking - Rishona Chopra
Experiencing a life full of different events, which can be harmful at times, can be demanding and make life a difficult journey of ups and downs. We also realize that we can withstand and tolerate situations, and not only a few people but all of us try to some extent or the other. Of course, some of us fail entirely, also.
There is no substitute for correct thinking when a difficult situation is in front of you. You think negatively but act according to the spiritual knowledge you have read. That will not make you successful in overcoming the situation. Inner habits of creating thoughts of fear, pessimism, hopelessness and impatience will not reduce, although we may temporarily feel positive based on what we have read or learnt.
Inner habits are intense and have been inside the inner spiritual being or soul since many births. Each time we have performed an adverse action or created a negative thought, a sanskara was made based on that thought, word or action. This is the cycle of repetition. And this cycle keeps having a more powerful negative influence on us the more it is repeated.
We must get out of this vicious cycle and convert these constant negative thoughts into positive ones. We have several goals, but the first goal should be to eliminate negative beliefs and replace them with positive ones. This takes a calm mind with determination. We should never think we can't be positive as we still have those qualities in us.
Rishona Chopra
Grade VI
Gyanshree School
How I Pity A Blank Page - Reveda Bhat
So, I love art.
There’s this thing I hate in my sketchbook, and that’s a page left blank after I’ve moved ahead to the others by drawing something on them.
I feel like a blank page symbolizes an emotion not spilt, a colour not splashed, a treasure not discovered and a mystery not unfolded!
Actually, I’m someone who doesn’t keep anything I want to express to myself, so either I spill it out, or I draw.
Plus, a blank page in my sketchbook is a part of my life that seems insignificant when no moment, no minute and no day is!
So, whenever it’s like that, I go back to the pages to fill them in with the colours of my life, to the days to fill them with memories and bring them back. Getting a happy memory back brings a smile to my face, while when it’s a sad one, you can find the deep sorrow reflected in my sketches.
Either way, add just the colourful ones below.
Sayonara!
Reveda Bhat
Reveda Bhat
Grade IX
The Aryan School
The Aryan School
To smile every day - Rishona Chopra
I feel happy today,
An aim to smile every day.
It's a unique ray of hope,
That gives me a new scope.
To do something good,
I misunderstood,
The word happiness.
I thought there was a reason for this smile.
But all this while.
I was wrong to think,
That happiness could shrink.
It was something even more special,
That came from within and was sentimental.
I couldn't possibly want something more,
But to be happier than before.
Rishona Chopra
Grade VI
Gyanshree School
Teachnology: The necessary evil - Rishona Chopra
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Technology is nowadays very advanced and provides us with all sorts of facilities. It is up to date and does all the work we can do, if not better. Many robots have also been developed that can do everything we can. They can talk and work the same way we do. On the other hand, this is a big problem and gives rise to unemployment. People are being replaced by machines. In factories, the same work people used to do is now done by machines. We can see this in one great work of literature - Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Charlie's father used to work in a factory, but soon his work was replaced by a machine. His work was the only source of income for the family, and we see how it affected his family a lot.
Why? Because robots took over their jobs. Also, robots are costly and cannot be afforded by everyone. This creates a more substantial divide between the poor and the rich. The small jobs we used to do ourselves are now being done by robots. This results in laziness and takes away our creativity to think and work. The jobs that look small and effortless mean a lot to the person who does them. That small job that Charlie's father used to do was. Even in our homes, the helpers who used to clean the house are replaced by robots. So many people are suffering because of the invention of robots. Think about those who have no income source to feed their family. Robots cannot feel as we humans do. Teachers have their unique way of teaching with feelings and understanding the student. Doctors have a unique touch with the patient; robots cannot replace these people because they are not as capable as we are. The most significant difference is that we are blessed with feelings so that we can understand each other, feel each other and instil values like empathy and kindness. If robots are replaced by humans, how will the world work? We, humans, were sent on Earth to work and do something good, but when all work is done by robots, then what is the point of us humans living? Why should we make such gadgets that do nothing but harm us?
"The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots." - Erich Formm
Rishona Chopra
Grade VI
Gyanshree School
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