LMOIS VBSE Newsletter 1

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1 LMOISVBSE Newsletter Anything you do, good or bad, reflects on the entire universe. In this consciousness if you continueto work, and strive in your spiritual life, the world will automatically become a better place - P Rajagopalachari

Love and Compassion 2013 79, Pallavaram Road, Kolapakkam, Chennai600 122. [email protected]

News from Lalaji Memo-

rial Omega Iternational

School, Chennai, ValueBased Spiritual Education

(VBSE).

So brothers and sisters,everything depends onyou not only your to-

morrow, not only yournext year; the state ofthe world depends onyou.P Rajagopala-

When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.

When an individual

feels for another's

pain, as a superior to-

wards an inferior, or

feels sorry for a con-

dition one cannot

even imagine one-

self in - that is the

feeling of pity. We

pity a blind person,

for we don't knowwhat blindness is.

When we rise

higher, look at the

other as an equal,

can probably imag-

ine ourselves in his

condition, and feel a

strong bond with

him, then that pity

converts itself into

sympathy.

When, however, we

identify so totally

with another that he

suffers, and we feel

the pain; he laughs,

and joy suffuses our

being; he is excited,

and our heart leaps

in exhilaration; then

we are close to the

condition that is

called empathy.

Chandrika

Animals are, likeus, endangeredspecies on an en-dangered planet,and we are theones who are en-dangering them, it,

and ourselves.

P Rajagopalachari

Message from our Chairman, Sri P R Krishna

The biggest single problem in modern life is the lack of values. This lack of values pervades modern liveslike a huge virus, affecting everything in its path. Everything from politics to business to religion to health-care has been affected by it, and the results are there plain for all to see.

As families become more and more insular, with no extended family support available, and as both parentsoften struggle to climb the ladder of economic prosperity, children are often the first victims of this strug-gle. This is ironic, since parents invariably point to the childrens welfare as being the sole driver of this

struggle. Yet, all too often, the children are sacrificed at this altar, and suffer.More and more, there is evidence that many modern malaises affecting children, such as learning disabili-ties, allergies, behavioural disturbances, all have their deep-rooted causes in childhood problems andtrauma.

This lack of balance and values is threatening the very core of society today, and there is an urgent need toaddress this problem and solve it, if we are to live in a planet that is peaceful and harmonious and where allcitizens can live as brothers and sisters, with love being the common uniting force.

In this environment, the most important education is an education in the values that we need to live ourlives. While schools have long tried to educate children by giving them the skills to survive and succeed intheir material lives, to feed, clothe and shelter themselves and their families, it is very rare to find a schoolthat teaches these values.

Omega International School was established for this very purpose by its founder, Shri. P. Rajagopalachari,President of Shri Ram Chandra Mission.

The school strives to bring to life the view of the founder that, Omega strives to produce youngsters who are bal-anced, with soul, mind and body working in unison, with the soul guiding the mind in its activities and the body acting underthe guidance of the mind.

To this end, the school is working hard to establish a program of teaching values where the children learnthese vales not as taught by their teachers, but rather through a journey where they discover these values bythemselves in such a manner that the values become a part of their psyche. The VBSE program has classmodules and programs for every age and class year, and supporting these are the other activities and pro-grams that support the learning process.

Starting with values like Health & Nutrition at a very young age, we progress on to Self-awareness and Self-management, Sensitivity and Creativity, and, as the children grow older, to values like Environmental Mo-rality, Love & Compassion, Citizenship, Truth & Wisdom and Peace & Justice. These are capped off finallyby Spirituality. The last few values are all taught in the higher classes, when the children are in High School.

The children also have classes in Life skills Activities, which teach them basic skills that they will need inlife: Sewing, House-keeping, Laundry, Cooking, Basic office skills etc.

Omega International School is perhaps unique in this respect also, that it tries to work as much with theteachers and staff as with the children, in the knowledge that, since the children observe the elders all thetime, if they dont set a good example, the children will never imbibe the values and the whole thing willcollapse.

The entire school is therefore a grand experiment to create the citizen of the future. I am very happy to saythat the results are beginning to show. The children who have left the school after graduating are all livingevidence of this. They have a heightened awareness of their environment and where they fit in it. They arebalanced, more so than their peers, in that they are able to assign the right values to the various aspects of

their lives. They have a larger bandwidth and are therefore better qualified to handle lifes challenges. Theyhave a keen sense of the balance between the material and spiritual sides to their lives and want to optimizetheir lives without compromising on one in favour of the other.


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Truth and

Wisdom

Love and

Compassion

Sensitivity and

Creativity

Spirituality

Peace and

Justice

Self Awareness

and Self

Management

Environmental

Morality

Citizenship

Health and

Nutrition

Dear All,

A plant needs water, air, soil, light and plenty of space to grow and become a tree, similarly a child needs many

positive values to become a useful citizen of the world. Value based education has become the buzzword in educa-

tional institutions to inculcate moral and ethical values. At Omega our Value Based Spiritual Education curriculum

stands unique in terms of facilitating students to explore values from class 1 to 12. Nine values have been identified

and activities are taken up for each value, taking one value per month. We aim to incorporate an awareness of

spiritual values into each activity that takes place in the VBSE classroom.

Parents understand the importance of these values, which children are exposed to at Omega. Naturally, they havethe greatest influence on their children, being their first and primary role models. We, therefore, welcome feed-

back from parents/staff members, stories, articles and ideas which may help in setting an example for children to

follow.

Together and united we can all make a positive change for making this world a better place for all beings.

Thank you for Your Support,

The VBSE Team

Lets nurture with values.

Parents

Teachers Society

Student

Empathy happens when your heart vibrates or resonates with the heart of another. We candevelop this ability by feeling what is happening in another persons heart.

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever

we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.


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while to make her happy and peaceful. We the students have got a lotof energy and capacity to set the things in a right way.

In this connection, I am verymuch fortunate to have aschool which gives greatercare and affection to theenvironment. My school notonly gives education to stu-dents and makes their lifehealthy, but also gives life tolots and lots of trees.

We are the future citizens ofthis great country and wehave got greater responsibil-ity to preserve the environ-mental morality of our country and the place we live in. We shouldtake an oath to keep the places clean and also educate the peoplewhom we meet to use the natural resources in a healthy and prosper-ous way.

K B Vijayaraghavan VIB

ines, conversion of fertilelands into desert are all due tothe imbalance in the environ-ment. This imbalance wascreated because of mansabuse and exploitation ofnatural resources.

Now its time to repay our

debts to the Mother Nature

by doing something worth-

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind

Environmental Morality involves making rightchoices in our lives - and practicing them - toprotect the interests of the natural world, withparticular emphasis on preserving the capacityof the environment to support human life.

Environmental Morality

The word Environment isderived from a Greek wordwhich means Surroundings.In the simple way, we can saythat environment is the atmos-phere where all the organismslive. Thus everything that wesee around usland, air, wa-ter, flora and the fauna consistof our environment. Anychange in the environment isthus bound to disturb the har-mony of the environment withits organisms.

Problems like air pollution,water pollution, noise pollu-tion, green-house effect, global

warming , ozone depletion,landslides, earthquakes, fam-

Forest has everything

It is the best pharmacy,

Because there are medicinal plantsthat we can see,

Like neem, eucalyptus and thulsi,

There are many plants here spreadlike a sea.

Forest is the best restaurant,

It has healthy food even for an ant.

Like fruits, vegetables, greens andIt is the restaurant which is alwaysvacant

Forest is the best resource givingland.

It gives us rubber from which wemake rubber band.

It gives us gum, wood, minerals andsand.

To save these, together we stand

Forest is the home for animals

And even for birds and animals.

They were our ancestors best palsBut their skin is now sold in themalls.

What can we do with this situation?

We can stop hunting and deforesta-tion

Open the locks by using our mindkeys.

Everyone put up your hand and plantmore trees. B. Kavya Shruthi VII E

My interview with my grandparents

In olden days

Kerosene lamps were used for light to work and study.Broken twigs were used for cooking food.

Radios were used for entertainment.

Only homemade foods were eaten by them.

They washed clothes with their hands

Daily they used idly flour by grinding every day.

They drank fresh cows milk not packet milk

They stored water in clay pots not in refrigerators.

ShruthiV D

Students learning the eco-friendly energy sources. Solar

energy.

Water Prayer

Without you, how can Ilive? Its impossible.

Now you have becomemy friend.

I am thankful to you bynot wasting the water

given to me.

M Sriraman IID

Water is the best of all things.


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Sapling for school

Environmental morality innature.

I am an ant. I am one of the smallestcreatures. I live with my friends in a col-ony. Did you know ants never sleep?Yes, I never sleep and I work day andnight to collect food. H Sundaresan II

Be praised, My Lord, through Sister Water; she is very useful, and humble, and precious, and pure.

If the bee disappeared off the surface of the world then man wouldonly have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, nomore plants, no more animals, no more man.

Ways to save Bees


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Babuji used to say that Nature speaks. Heused to stoop downand lift a small flower

and say, "This speaks."He used to say, "If youlook up at the sky orthe stars, they speak toyou." But do we knowwhat they are speak-ing? Do we listen tothem? Or are we justtreating them as flow-ers and mud and waterand air? We have lost

the art of listening.

P Rajagopalachari

A tree is beautiful, but whats more, it has a right to life; like water, the sun and the stars,it is essential. Life on earth isinconceivable without trees

Welfare of the world means, in todays language, the environ-

ment protect it from pollution, secure it. The world is going to

be a dustbin. And who makes the world a dustbin? Not the ele-

phants, not the lions, not the zebras; we human beings, who are

supposed to be the highest as far as the ladder of evolution isconcerned, so far. P Rajagopalachari

Creativity using

Trees

Different Types of leaves


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We need to take care ofelephants. In last 10years, 318 elephants have

been killed.How much elephants helpus? Shouldnt we try to be

the change? Dont our

descendants have theright to see the elephants?

Yr 1900>100,000

Yr 2000>50,000

Yr 2100>??

Vedant Mishra

VII EWith no rewards in mind, help those

who need it.

Here are our friends from the sea

There is an old yogic statement that any one of us can exist on one fifth of

what we consume today. It doesnt matter whom.


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The simpler we

are, the closer

we are to the

nature. Being

simple refers to

our lives. We

might have seen

people with 10

houses or 5 ho-

tels etc. which

is more than we

need. Being

simple meanshaving those

things which is

needed by us

and keeping

other things for fellow

human beings. When we

live as a simple farmer or

a fisherman, we can enjoy

the gifts from the nature,

but in the busy lives, we

have no time to look at

the beautiful sun or moon.

We cut trees everyday but

we never think what they

give us and how we can

be thankful. Now in the

present day world, thereis an accumulation of un-

natural resources and

therefore mans closeness

with nature has de-

creased. When we

grow a garden in our

house, we may try to

be in tune with the

nature. Keeping some

grains for the birds

will help us to get in

tune with the nature.

We can avoid using

plastics to save na-

ture. When we try to

save nature, we are

actually getting intune with it. So live

life simple and in

tune with the nature.RAGHAVI, XI D

BE SIMPLE AND IN TUNE WITH NATURE

people who go to sleep with anempty stomach. Always remem-

ber the following quote We eatto live not live to eat.

Save energy energy

should be saved for the futuregenerations. Conservation andalternative usage of the re-sources should be followed tosave the present population.Each human should strive tosatisfy their needs, rather thantheir wants.

Dont tell lies anddont have negative thoughts

because thoughts lead to action.Positive thoughts will lead topositive action. Negativethoughts and negative actionsare not conductive to yourgrowthyour spiritual develop-ment.

Are we not wastingour valuable resources? Is this

the meaning of being civilized?

By cutting down millions ofacres every year, water re-

sources drying up, food re-sources going down thedrainin the name of con-sumption to be called ascivilized person by the soci-ety. Every human being hasto learn how to use natures

resources efficiently. Thismeans minimum wastageand maximum utilization.There is still hope for hu-manity. As total conserva-tion at an individual levelwill definitely lead to conser-vation at the global level,every individual should takeup the responsibility of con-serving ones resourceswhich will not only helpthem but also contribute tosave our own BLUE

PLANET from turning it

to brown.

KRIPA.K, XIID

It is important not to waste time, water, thoughts, food and energy

Our earth, the Blue Planet, has a myriad of secrets.Each crack and crevice of its surface has something new to

offer. But at the rate at which it is going, may turn theBLUE PLANET brown. Human beings, its naive off-

spring is the cause of this phenomenon that will change theface of the earth. If we want to save our earth, we shouldstart conserving the resources at personal level, which willlead to global level conservation.

Time is precious. If we waste our time, that time is

never back again. Any days work should not be postponed.

Wealth can be lost but easily rebuilt; health lost, a little more

difficult; time lost, it is irrevocably lost. It is eternally lost. It

is the only commodity which you cannot remake.

Every drop of water is important. Due to mansirresponsiveness the water sources are drying up. The waterresources are being polluted with an increase in the use ofchemical fertilizers, the concentration of nitrogen and phos-phates in the rivers, increase in the agricultural waste flowsinto the river. This should not lead to water water every-

where not a drop to drink. There are places which lack

drinking water. The best suggested way is using a bucket in-stead of a hose pipe to clean ones car as it saves about 300liters of water every time!

Dont eat too much because you are wasting food

energy which you dont need. On the other hand, there are

When we damage life forms, . we are destroying ourselves. Please remember we cannot damage these cosmic spectra except

by damaging ourselves.


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Water Conservation

Remember to use only the amount you actually need.

From a group of water-consciousness people and

encourage your friends and neighbours to be part of thisgroup. Promote water conservation in communitynewsletters and on bulletin boards. Encourage yourfriends , neighbours and co-workers to also contribute.

Encourage your family to keep looking for new ways toconserve water in and around your home.

Make sure your home is leak-free. Many homes haveleaking pipes that go unnoticed.

Do not leave the tap running while you are brushing yourteeth or soaping your face.

When washing the car, use water from a bucket.

Haritha VI G

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we

may begin to use it with love and respect.


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Bringing the World of Nature into my Classsroom

Std 12 Project

When we burden the earth with our grossness, and it goes on accumu-

lating, Nature wants to throw away all this grossness; and you havemanifestations like earthquakes, the tsunami that we had a few days ago, wars, pestilence, large-scale illness. P Rajagopalachari

The superior man seeks what is right; the inferior one, what is profitable.

THE ECO CAF PROJECT STD 11

Promoting Environmental Sustainability by preparing and servinglocally produced, organic foods


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10 LMOISVBSE Newsletter Anything you do, good or bad, reflects on the entire universe. In this consciousness if you con-to work, and strive in your spiritual life, the world will automatically become a better place - P Rajagopalachari

Go Green launch for the year 2013-14 in the school

Go Green Project encourage .

With the growing hazards of pollution, bio degra-dation and warnings of global warnings, turningeco friendly is not just the suggestion but the needof the moment. It has become very important tonot waste any resource and especially if it is ex-haustible in nature. So, with so many organiza-

tions and people urging us to become friendlier toenvironment, we students at omega launched the

Go Green project with the help of science teach-

ers and VBSE department .

During VBSE classes, students made three col-oured badges: Green for litter free classrooms,

yellow needs to improve and Red for warn-

ing to STOP LITTERING. Every month a classtakes responsibility to monitor cleanliness in theclassrooms and on campus. Buses also get Litter

Free Bus certificates. YOU MUST BE THE

CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THEWORLD said Mahatma Gandhiji. Let each oneof us be the change we want to see around theworld . LETS GO GREEN.

Spread the wordGo Green! Motivate our fami-lies and friends.

Eliminate the concept of waste not reduce, minimize, or avoid waste.

but eliminate the very concept: by design.

A tree is beautiful, but whats more, it has a right to life; like wa-ter, the sun and the stars, it is essential. Life on earth is incon-

ceivable without trees

Schools green lawn The naturalway to trim at the same time feed-ing the cow to its content.

Shubhangi VIIIA

Flowers from Pista Shells and Pen stand fromPaper roll from Gauri VIIID


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JUNE New/Used Washed and Ironed Cloth ing (all ages)/Bed Sheets

JULY Health Drink e.g. Horlicks, Complan

AUGUST Toothbrush, toothpaste or soap, Health

Drinks

SEPTEMBER Gel/Ball Point Ink Pen, Pocket Diction

ary

OCTOBER New and Used Story Books

NOVEMBER Water Bottle /Lunch Boxes

DECEMBER Toys/Sports Equipment e.g.. Skipping

Rope, Ball...

JANUARY Pencils/Erasers

FEBRUARY Notebooks

MARCH Story Books/Used Text Books

APRIL New and Used School Bags

OMEGA GIVEAWAY CAMPAIGN

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.Kindness in giving creates love.

Lao Tzu

Dearest Parents and Staff,The Omega Giveaway Campaignis a wonderful opportunity for all to help the poorer section of our commu-nity. Every month we donate useful items to local orphanages, government schools and charity organizations.

At Omega, we wish to instill the spirit of givingin all our students and teach them that it is our human duty to showcompassion for our fellow brothers and sisters. You are also welcome to show your love and generosity by sendingthe items listed each month to the VBSE Classrooms and IGCSE Staff Rooms.

Thank you for your support.

Yours Faithfully,

Omega Students

Our visit to Christ Faith HomeSome of the students of VI and VII std. went to Christ Faith Home, an orphanage in Manapakkam, for the

Omega Giveaway Campaign. 30 boxes of clothes were donated, which were collected by staff and students.

We gave a variety entertainment programme for those children. Some of the children were physically challenged.Our hearts are still with them but they are confident about their studies, life, their aims and dreams.

To our surprise they entertained us with a dance performance which was amazing. We saw those babies who wereabandoned by their parents. I really think that it was a golden opportunity our school gave us to know about therealities of life.

Lets think for a minute how privileged we are to have lovely parents, family and good teachers. Let's be generousand fulfill our duty to the underprivileged people through our Omega Giveaway Campaign. Service to Humanity is

Service to God Himself.Sakthivel VIBAs we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to

live by them.


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Omega Giveaway campaign at Christ Faith Home, Manapakkam.

Students with babies of the Christ FaithHome.

"Most people do not listen with the intent to

understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

They're either speaking or preparing to speak.." Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his/hershoes

We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.

Omega Giveaway Campaign contributions till now

2012-13 Academic year

Prema VasamClothes/Stationary items

Salvation ArmyClothes

Panchayat Union Middle SchoolDictionaries/Stationaryitems/Bags

Thanjavur Blind SchoolRice/Lunch Box/ Stationary/Books/Clothes.

Faith Home, PorurClothes/Text Books

2013-2014(till Oct.2013)

Panchayat Union Middle SchoolClothes, Sports items

Christ Faith Home, Manapakkam - Clothes, Sports items

Lucky Thai IllamClothes / Tooth brushes/pastes, soaps

Prema VasamHealth drinks/Tooth brushes/pastes, soaps


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UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE

As part of Omega Giveaway Campaign, we visited a local govt schoolin Kolapakkam. I was not actually excited to visit an unknown govtschool and not interested in this type of visit. But, when I reachedthere my heart melted on those kids. They didnt have proper foot-

wear, nor they were dressed smartly! I really felt pity on those kids and

decided to do something for them, to make them happy.We took photos and gave them greeting cards and some clothes,sports items from our school. We had lot of fun playing Dodge ball,ring-a-ring-a-roses and Kho-Kho. Boys played cricket. We entertainedthem well and made them happy. We were indeed successful in ourwork and made them also feel a part of us.

I actually wanted the time to stop there, and never start. I didn't want to leave

their company. I just felt proud that I am in Omega school and am doing this job.

Even they felt the same and pleaded us not to go back. We madethem feel good and told them that we will soon visit them. They were happy after hearing that. We then bid goodbye to them. I felt reallyhappy and was bursting to tell my experience to my friends. We reached our school and never could forget that wonderful experience

with those kids.YashaVIIIE

It was the most happiest mo-ment and the saddest was whenwe left. I thank my school thatthey took me there or else Iwouldnt have understood many

things.

VijitaVIIIE

Though they didnt have most of

the facilities we have, they werevery content with what they had. Thefaces of the children were lit with bril-

liant smiles when we enteredtheir class of 8th std.

S MeenalochaniVIIIE

Playing with Kolapakkam GovtSchool students

Omega Giveaway campaign at KolapakkamGovt. High School

Buddy Time with UKG students

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can

do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.


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I helped a postman by giving him water when he

was thirsty.Once I went to the shop to buy something, thattime a foreigner came and asked for a blue andblack gel pen but the shopkeeper couldnt under-stand. I helped the shopkeeper by translating it inTamil.

I helped a flower seller to lift her basket.YashashiviniVIIC

When I went to a temple, I looked after a poorladys belongings when she went to collect Prasa-dam.

I helped my mother clean the house.

I stopped my neighbor from hitting a dog andadvised him not to hurt any creature.

B. Kavya Shruthi VII E

Once I saw some boys crowded at one place withsticks and I just wanted to know what was goingon. I came to know that they were beating a smallrat, as I was the oldest over there I had the cour-age to scold them and so I scolded them and car-ried the rat in my hand and left him near his hole.

Rishima Joshi VI A

Recently, we all had gone to a section in the

fourth std to help children as part of love andcompassion. Initially I took care of a row inwhich everyone were working perfectly and gaveme less work. After sometime, the teacher toldme to take care of a boy. When I tried to helphim he ignored me. Hence I waited for my chanceand when he shouted at people who were block-ing his view I got it. I told him that this is why Iwill stay near him and help. Then he slowly ut-tered, 'OK'. Man! what a relieving moment it was!After that I realized the importance of patienceand loved serving.

Vignesh VIIIA

My acts of kindness

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but tolive by them.

The story of Love

A fragrance of love never stops to spread

It just spreads from one to another.

A tree of love never stops to grow

It just grows on and on and on

A river of love never stops to flow

It just flows and keeps flowing without pollu-tion

A thread of love never stops to untie

It simply gets tangled into relationships

A fruit of love never stops to sweetenIt simply cheers up your mood.

Subhangi Anmol (VIII C)

Performing a skit Love and Compassion

Helping hands in the school kitchen as an act of

kindness for a day.

We are four members in ourfamily including me and my

brother. My father and motheralways taught me how importantis family members co-operation.

I learnt it from my mom and dadas they help each other so much.

We as a family and a team onholidays, we all cook together.My father helps my mother ingetting vegetables from the near-est grocery store. Me and mybrother take the responsibility tocut vegetables.

P Sukumari IVH

Kindness in giving creates love.

Helping children in INDIGO class.


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MY ONLY RELIGIONMy only religion is compassion, my only god is love...

My spiritual path is the path of service...and because of these three principles,

I celebrate the diverseexpressions of that love

in the many traditions of the world.--Nilofer VIII E

My visit to an old age homeI really had an awesome experience visiting an old agehouse and orphanage both were at same place. I usuallydont visit this kind of places but for some special occa-

sion like my Birthday, since I dont feel like celebrating

my Birthday I visited.

When I went there I saw many children playing and somewere just coming from school and the old people hadtheir own fun by playing in door games. I directly wentinside the office, wrote my name and donated a full packof rice of 10 kg along with my father.

I was very excited to go inside and play with children

there. As we went inside the head of the orphanage mademe to introduce to all the children. I played a lot withthem, I even bought toys and we played with them, weplayed games like musical chair, etc. After that I went toold age home where I played with old grandpas andgrandmas, we played games like carom, chess, etc. Whileit was time to leave orphanage, they gave me a card which

was made by all the people of there.

Suraj VIII F

Playing with our EuroOne day me and my friend were cycling and en-joying the Sunday evening. On the way I saw a

small puppy. It was a cute one, it was I thinksome 2-3 months old. It looked as if it had beenstarving for weeks as its ribs were seen. When

we went near it, it got afraid and ran away. Wefollowed it and it was standing there looking atme closely. My friend took out the Bourbon bis-cuit and tore the packet and took out the biscuitand gave it to the puppy. It came near it sniffedit and ate it happily. It came near us and showedits innocent face by putting its ear down and

looked in our face with the teary big eyes. Myfriend took all the biscuits and gave to thepuppy. It wagged its tail happily and ate all thebiscuits. We named it as Euro. We had a goodtime with it. We played with it, bottle chase.

We taught him to do Hi-five. If we show ourhand, it will raise its front legs and touch ourpalm which looked like a high-five. I saw thatEuro was very happy playing with us as it

wagged its tail, this made me happy too.

Atul Gopinathan VIII F

If you want others

to be happy, prac-

tise compassion. If

you want to be

happy, practise

compassion.

In the practice of

tolerance, one's en-

emy is the best

teacher.

'Love and Compassion'The match made in heavenis about sharing and being caring.Its about showing gratitudeAnd not any negative attitude.

Love to growand compassion to shareto let people knowthat you will always be there.

So lets join our hands togetherand make a pledge we will follow foreverthat we will let love and compassion showerand make it blossom like our host flower.

Mithila - IX A, IGCSE

When you judge others, you have no time to love them.


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Friends, I have, so far, met 15 million youth in a dec-

ade's time. I learnt, "every youth wants to be unique,

that is, YOU! But the world all around you, is doing

its best, day and night, to make you just "everybody

else".

In the home, dear young fellows you are asked by

your parents to be like neighbours' children for scor-

ing good marks. When you go to school, your teachersays "why not you become like the first five rankers

in the class". Wherever you go, they are saying "you

have to be somebody else or everybody else". Now,

dear young friends, how many of you would like to

be unique yourself.

The challenge, my young friends, is that you have to

fight the hardest battle, which any human being can

ever imagine to fight; and never stop fighting until you

arrive at your destined place, that is, a UNIQUEYOU!Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Kabir at once the child of Allah and of Ram

O SERVANT, where dost thou seek Me?Lo! I am beside thee.I am neither in temple nor in mosque: I am neither in Kaaba nor inKailash:Neither am I in rites and ceremonies, nor in Yoga and renunciation.If thou art a true seeker, thou shalt at once see Me: thou shalt meet Mein a moment of time.

Kabir says, "O Sadhu! God is the breath of all breath."

Love and Kindness

The love and the kind

Are easy to find

Early in age

Come to the sage

They have lived life

Without using a knife

I hope I live long

With these two along.Madhumitha VI G

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see .

When you love, it isnot anymore a sacri-fice; it is something

that you do verynaturally, very spon-

taneously, like amother does for her

children.

P Rajagopalachari

Place where I can practice love and compassionThe Ashram

Maria VIII A IGCSE

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