Sunday 5 February 2023

The Road Less Travelled - Rishona Chopra

There are two paths in life: the first is where you have many friends and where you are liked by everybody. You adjust and fit in the crowd. The second path is lonely. You only have a few friends and simply focus on your goal. Instead of fitting in, you stand out. 

We can see thousands of bad examples around us, the ones we should not be influenced by. You can take the example of people who drink, who smoke, and teenagers who party all day and don't study. Often, we find ourselves trying to fit in with others. On this path, we see many people who don't like us simply because they are jealous. As it said, "If none hates you, you're probably doing something wrong"!

On the first path, we find ourselves indulged with many people; we are happy, but as I said, around us are bad examples and hardly anyone good. Often, we get in touch with bad company and lose our way. 

Although it is said to focus on the journey and not the destination, the goal keeps you moving in life.

Rishona Chopra
Grade VI
Gyanshree School

Prévenance - Rishona Chopra


La prévenance, c'est juste quand une pensée vous vient à l'esprit pour prendre soin de quelqu'un. Simplement cette pensée crée la Compréhension. Un peu de considération, et un peu de révision pour les autres, font toute la différence.

Prévenance pour les animaux, vos parents, vos amis et toute personne dans le monde. Même en donnant de l'eau à un chien, en ouvrant la porte à un enfant et en montrant que les lacets de quelqu'un sont dénoués. Tout compte et montre votre attention. Prévenance pour mère nature. Si la prévenance existait pour tout le monde et pour tout, tout irait beaucoup mieux.

Un exemple où je me souviens avoir éte pensif es lorsque, lor d'une course dans une école, l'un des élèves est tombé. J'ai remarqué que personne ne l'aidait et que j'étais trop occupé à gagner la course. Pour être honnête, au début, je n'ai pas remarqué non plus. Je pensais que les étudiants autour d'elle l'aideraient mais comme personne ne le faisait, je suis monté et je l'ai aidée à se lever. Mais même si je l'ai aidée à se relever, je n'ai pas attendu une minute de plus et j'ai juste couru pour continuer la course, ce qui, je pense, est un peu égoïste de ma part. Au fond de moi, moi aussi, j'étais préoccupé par la victoire de la course.

J'ai besoin d'améliorer cela en moi et de surmonter le désir d'égoïsme et d'apprendre à être altruiste. La réflexion ne doit pas venir simplement pour montrer à quelqu'un que vous avez fait quelque chose, mais doit venir du cœur. Rishona Chopra Grade VI Gyanshree School

Oh, teacher, I salute Thee - Shambhavi Nautiyal

I salute all the teachers, whether or not they have taught me, as every teacher deserves recognition and honour. I salute you because you struggle, hustle and take action just for the betterment of me, a student. I come to you to earn and attain the knowledge you have, and in this cultivated relationship of a teacher and a student, we start to play a significant role in each other’s lives. You find ways to make me understand the lessons better and be more engaged in class, so I don’t feel estranged and stuck out like a sore thumb. You are the one who decides my favourite subject, and all these efforts of yours make me admire you and look up to you after seeing your concern for me. Oh, teacher, I express my utter gratitude to you and hope that I come out as gratifying student. Your words of wisdom and encouragement make me push ahead against all odds and work harder than I did before to become worthy of a teacher like you. Please remember that we, your students, will be there for you in times of need. Oh, teacher, you make our childhood, and I promise to continue to trust what you have told me.

A teacher sheds blood, sweat and tears to ensure that her students are confident in their knowledge and are confident enough to present it. The teacher works hard only to improve the student and not to profit herself in any way. She dedicates her entire life to spreading her knowledge amongst a different set of students every year. She looks out for her students and corrects them when they are wrong. Education is what distinguishes humans from animals, and teachers are the ones who educate us, so we should respect teachers above all. Outside of the classroom, no one knows a teacher or her worth. It is the students only who genuinely know her, in light of the fact we as students should carry our teacher’s legacy because we are who we are today because of the teachers who taught us in whatever category or time.

Shambhavi Nautiyal
Ahlcon Public School


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