Aspirations

Lessons from the world around me! 25/02/2012-Today,while i was helping my younger cousin with her preparations for Boards exam , i was taken aback to see "how extensive television viewing can be useful" !!!She is one cousin of mine who we use to incessantly  shout at for her madness to see TV's day in and day out ....and today when we were discussing the probable essay topics ..i was bewildered to note that she has become so imaginative...she can frame stories at the blink of an eye..(and in her own words..Di..dekhiye TV dekhne se kya faida hota hain) ! 25/02/2012-An Old postman has been coming to our place ever since i remember....though he retired years back.Today when i asked him why does he accompany's the new postman or still continue to work ..His reply was "Jindagi bhar yeh kaam kiye....abb kaise iss kaam ko chore"....This is  the true meaning of passion for "Karma" .

A poem we received from a 15 year-old in Manchester: 'In 1918 a woman spoke out, She gathered others to protest and shout. They got the vote and made a stand, On behalf of women on English land. Yet in Zambia a woman despairs, Her daughter can’t learn but nobody cares. Girls must carry water from miles away, Only her brothers will attend school today. And in Manchester a woman quietly cries; She thinks of lost promises, pain and lies. This woman was beaten and emotionally hurt, With all her confidence dragged through dirt. In Mozambique a woman gives birth, But people don’t’ view girls with value or worth. What if someone gave this baby a chance; Not seen as a burden at first glance? In Dorset a woman is diagnosed with cancer, So many questions but not one answer. Scared and troubled with limited days, This woman hug s her sister and softly prays. And, in India a woman is married away, But she’s a young girl with a baby on the way. As she is a girl, she has ...