WHAT THE OLD CAN TEACH Old and young are on the same high seas of life. We sail in leaky boats. Youth is no guarantee of long life. Old men may live longer than the young. Therefore, the young should respect the old and the old should guide the youth to sail over dangerous waters … Read more
THE LIFE OF A SOLDIER The life of a soldier is based on discipline and sacrifice. The man remains far away from his home and family far most of the year. His salary is not high. In any war he has to make the greatest sacrifices. Seldom has he time to pay personal attention to … Read more
PLEASURES OF READING Pleasures of reading are pleasures of ever. One who enjoys pleasures of reading needs no other pleasures. One who is the friend of books needs no other friend. Books are our nearest and dearest friend. They are our kith and kin. We can depend upon books for the right advice at all … Read more
MY PET DOG A pet is a source of pleasure. But my pet dog called Moti is also source of security and protection. No other animal is as sincere and faithful as the dog. The dogs have been in the service of man the dawn of civilization. Originally the dog was as wild as the … Read more
MY NEIGHBOUR “Love thy neighbour as thyself”, said Jesus Christ. Yet how many people do really love their neighbours? Usually there prevails a great tension among the neighbours on some point of dispute or the other. Many people just tolerate neighbours because there is no war to get rid of them. Here and there people … Read more
MY MOST INTERESTING DREAM We all have dreams. Most of the nights we are dreaming. But these dreams are not clear to us. We soon forget them and remember nothing when the day breaks. Now and then we have a dream which is so clear that it becomes like a cinematographic picture on the screen … Read more
MY AIM IN LIFE: TO BE A PILOT We have several family friends who are working in the Indian Air Force. Most of them are pilots. So, ever since my childhood I have developed a keen interest in the Indian Air Force. I wish to be a pilot. I have heard that the life of … Read more
HOSTEL LIFE Hostel life is a religious life and scared life. A hostel is school-cum-home. It is very conductive to living. The atmosphere is quite congenial for studies and suitable for the qualities of domestic life like co-operation, fellow-feeling and self managing affairs. If a student takes it seriously, he can develop all qualities of … Read more
CHOICE OF A PROFESSION The choice of profession is an important part of the education. If you do not choose your profession while still at the school and college, you have only wasted many precious year of your life. After leaving your educational institution, you just become a rolling stone, drifting from pillar to post … Read more
BEAUTIES OF NATURE Mother Nature provides us the biggest and brightest, the largest and the loveliest beauties. Everything in nature is marvelous. Look at lilies, roses, butterflies and birds! How beautifully they are dressed. Nothing can compare with the glory of the sunrise and the sunset. It is scene that holds a man spell bound … Read more
A VILLAGE FAIR Every year, in the first week of May, soon after Holi, a big fair is held near our village. It is held in memory of a Hindu saint, who worked hard for the upliftment of the nearby villages. His Samadhi is just outside our village at a distance of about half a … Read more
A STREET BEGGAR We often come across poor beggars. They are a common sight. If we go to the bazaar to make purchase, we inevitably find some beggars there. They appear saluting us. A beggar requests for a few coins from us. We have to help him. The poor fellow’s plight is deplorable. He sits … Read more
MORNING WALK Sleep, rest and exercise are essential for health. Walking is in fact the best form of exercise so a regular morning walk is very useful. It provides exercise to the body and freshness to the mind. A morning walk exercises many parts of the body- legs, arms, waist, and chest. Fresh air goes … Read more
A HOUSE ON FIRE It was midnight, when hands of clock joined palms. There was deep silence everywhere. I was enjoying a sound sleep in my room with my younger brother. All of a sudden, I was awakened by noise of foot steps outside. It appeared as if the people were running in the street. … Read more
A DAY WITHOUT ELECTRICITY Of all the inventions during the last two centuries, the invention of electricity has been the most wonderful and useful. Everywhere we find ourselves amid the various kinds of appliances based on electricity. But seldom do we realize how much we depend on it for the comfort of our daily life. … Read more