There are 12 months in a year and almost each  month is special for something.After August we have many fesitvals – Rakhee,  Eid ,  Janamashtami ……..They are all celebrated with gaiety and fun, each festival having its own story and speciality .

Our pearl of  wisdom:-

We must learn to respect each other’s religion .Never laugh at any rituals that are done at a festival. We all pray and believe in one Almighty.All religions say the same thing in different ways. love and respect.

Another important thing to remember is to take care of ‘ Mother Earth’ especially during festivals when we are so busy celebrating and  often forget about our environment.

A few things should come naturally to us :-

.  Use a dustbin to throw trash.Here is something I do -when people stand on the road offering water or juice during a festival,they are doing something nice but-they forget a dustbin- so paper glasses are thrown on the road.I just suggest to them to keep a box for the waste.

.  Don’t waste food. Leftovers can be given to the street children. There are NGO’s who can help you. Make other kids happy and enjoy just like you.

.  Say no to sound pollution. Enjoy music and dance but respect your neighbours.Think of the animals- they hate loud sound.

I am not telling you to be “goodie goodie” You have the right to enjoy…….Your Pearls of wisdom-

.Care and share.

.Respect all religions.

.Think of the less fortunate.

.No to pollution- sound and air.-

Enjoy your life and together celebrate all the festivals.

HAPPY CELEBRATIONS…….

On the 5th of June is ‘World Environment Day’ .This is one of the special days that is celebrated every year, like many other days.Like I mentioned earlier why should  we think of environment on the 5th of June only.To save our beautiful Planet Earth , environment should be thought of everyday. We should think of saving our world so much that it becomes part of our daily routine-no to plastic , save water , switch off the lights, no pollutiuon etc should come naturally in our day to day routine.

We all do our bit to Go Green.Here are some easy cool things to do:-

Schools have opened for the next academic year.What you can do-

1 Use the school bus-its fun to be with friends,you will discipline yourself and reach  in time, help to avoid traffic jams near school.

2 If you live near by avoid the car and walk-again you discipline yourself to reach in time, its a good exercise.Ofcourse you have to be careful- walk on the pavement and follow road rules- cross on the zebra crossing……

3 If your parents want you to go to school by car, you can form a car pool with other friends like you.-again you have company,you discipline yourself to reach in time, you learn to care and share.

Remember the three Rs  Reduce,Reuse Recycle:-

1 For making charts or any kind of craft work use any junk,charts papers ribbons etc.You can go to the art/craft section and get ideas.

2 Instead of buying a new water bottle ,you can decorate your old bottle and reuse it(ask mum to make a cover which is washable.) Fill the bottle only half so that you dont waste water.If you can use your old tiffin box,pencil box and bag, use it for another year.It wont do any harm.May be you can buy something else more useful and what you need.

3 You need a lot of paper for rough work or to scribble.Tare out unused paper from your old exercise books and bind them together.If you have used up computer paper the blank side can be used for rough work.

Say no to plastic  bags.

You can carry your tiffin ,Your sports gear and anything else you need in school in a cloth or jute bag which can be washed.

For Teachers Day you can gift your teacher a plant which you and your class mates can take care of  and use it to decorate your class.Instead of buying a card make one and write something that you really mean- it could be just a ‘Thank You’.Dont buy flowers make flowers of paper.

So kids keep trying and together we will make our Planet Earth look beautiful for ourselves and the future generation.

We have all heard of the saying: ‘ When you laugh the world laughs with you- but when you cry ,you cry alone.’

We always tell children to be happy.Happiness is a feel good factor.One can be happy for anything ,for anyone and in any place.Happiness means different things to different people.

Be happy:-

Here are some factors that can make you happy:-

. Try and do things that you love.If you can turn your hobby or your passion into your profession,you don’t have to worry- you will always do well as you will always love what you do.This will  make you happy.

.Think of others .We should learn to be compassionate towards others.  There is no greater joy than giving and sharing.When you give and share  you will make someone happy .Remember Caring is Sharing.

.Live in the moment.In our fast pace of life we often take things for granted.We forget to look around at this beautiful world,hear  different sounds.We should learn to live in the present ,enjoy each moment of our life and not spend it thinking of what happened or what will happen.To be happy you have to remind yourself to live for the moment and enjoy what you do.

.Be curious.We must try to explore unfamiliar and mysterious things around us.This way we will not get stuck  in our comfort zone.Life will then always be full of excitement and we will always have something new to learn and share and in turn life will be more satisfying for you.

.Take care of your body. Again dont take all you have for granted.God has given you your  five senses and a mind to think.If you look after your physical and mental health it is only then that you can do things that are right and make you happy.If you are happy you can spread happiness around you.This you can do only if you take care of yourself.

.Nurture relationships. If you don’t water a plant it will wither away.Similarly you  have to learn to spend time with your loved ones-parents, friends,family.You can always make them feel special and remembered -making them happy and you too will feel the love and happiness.Go an extra mile-  don’t let any relationship perish. Take care of the ones you know are suffering from ailments like liver cancer or any mental health conditions.

Kids if you want to help your mummy and show her that you really love her ,look at the pearls of wisdom above and try to follow.Its not tough just be focused and organise yourself.You can make a time table for yourself.Remember if sometimes you don’t follow its Ok.

Do one thing at a time ,and you will accomplish your task daily.

The Joy of Giving week was launched in the year 2009.It is now celebrated every year from Gandhi Jayanti i.e 2nd october to 8th october .Indians from all over doing different kind of work get together to celebrate ‘giving.’ It is now called Daan Utsav.This week engages people through”acts of giving”.-it could be money,time,resourses and skills-spanning the big companies ,NGO and government sectors,schools ,colleges,and the general public.A simple aim of Daan Utsav could be to rally public support to bring about change.The contribution could be acts of kindness,contribution of time,  money, clothes, toys, books.Just anything one wants to give to reach out to the less privileged.

I will put up some pictures for the joy of giving week:-

symbol of Daan Utasv………..Your Pearls of Wisdom……………

…. Make giving and caring for the less privileged a part of your life.

…. remember-care and Share