Desires are nourished by delays

by Vinisha

Naturally, each person judges us differently and we perceive ourselves differently. With every little effort we put in to achieve the set grades, it always comes down to ‘you could have done better’.

My mother always taught me never to expect anything in return, just help and forget. And I jumped right at it doing the same. But every time things can’t be better and we give up. Lot of time I feel being nice and helpful has not been great at all.

We’ve always been told - childhood or the teenage happens to be the most beautiful days of life. The days when you desire to be the most successful. “I’ll do this. I’ll do that”. And sometimes these desires are shattered. We forget that desires are nourished by delays. 

Forcing yourself to attain academic excellence cannot be everyone’s award. The mind set becomes weak if expectations are not fulfilled. It could cause so much pain that you may feel there is only a single way left to end it – SUICIDE !

Wanna kill yourself? Just imagine this. This happens when you start to love. But sometimes things you love turn into things you hate. This should be a cry to be heard but remains unheard.

However, nobody should be pushed to such an extent, the elementary school is just the beginning. The real world could be even more harsh and cruel. These choices do not affect you at times.

Whenever you feel you are entering the world of wrong. Just question your motives, Academics is not something which decides that you should live or not. Be calm and don’t let your feelings go beyond. Else, it will end up with people who love you blaming and accusing themselves.

Well, I am a kind of person who loves to please people and at times go out of my way to help them. Though this would affect people’s mentality about me. But it is sometimes wise to let people take you for granted. Yet alas! A moment comes when you have to act. Just talk directly about things that matter. You are a living being and you have emotions. If at all it hurts learn to say no, learn to ignore and never compromise.

I personally feel that the more we stand out from the crowd, more the chance to be yourself- BE UNIQUE!

Everything in life makes you ask yourself - were you able to fulfill what you want or what people want from you? Well, never give this question a second thought. Think positive, whatever the result is. “Yes I achieved it.” Or maybe “ it was not a bad try.” This would surely be better than scribbling a suicide note on a paper out of frustration.

Just develop a thought. C’mon! There are so many things to live for. This is just a start to the real world.

I hope reading this would change how people think.

I know, this dilemma would never end but a clear mind could help. We have to have this positive perception and the broken expectations will definitely work the way you want. 

Happy Independence Day

Our class came second today in Inter-Class Board Decoration Competition!

King Tut’s Curse and Superstition

By Manas

Superstition is a pejorative term for belief in supernatural causalities – that an event leads to the cause of another without any natural process linking the two events, such as astrology, religion, omens, witchcraft, that contradict natural science.

When reading about the discovery of King Tutankhamen’s tomb we came to hear about the Curse of the Pharaoh. The belief in a curse was brought to many people’s attention due to the sometimes mysterious deaths of a few members of Howard Carter’s team.

The Curse of the Pharaoh refers to the belief that any person who disturbs the mummy of an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh is placed under a curse. This curse which does not differentiate between thieves and well-intentioned archaeologists allegedly brings bad luck, illness and even death.

The first of the ‘mysterious’ deaths was that of Lord Carnarvon who sponsored the excavation. He was bitten by a mosquito and later he slashed bite accidentally while shaving. It became infected and blood poisoning resulted.

Carnarvon’s death had a medical explanation. But why did it have to happen to him just days after King Tut’s mummy was discovered. Was it just chance? And if the curse really exists, why didn’t it hit the others including Howard Carter?

Superstitious beliefs may have a scientific explanation or a logical genesis. Whether it is true or not, most importantly it is a belief. If we step on a book we touch it to our forehead out of respect or out of superstition? That’s debatable.

Some common superstitions of the world:

- Friday the thirteenth is an unlucky day

- If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck

- If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck

- To break a mirror will bring you seven years bad luck

- Garlic protects from evil spirits and vampires

- Wearing your birthstone will bring you good luck

- If you blow out all of the candles on your birthday cake with the first breath you will get whatever you wish for

- An itchy palm means money will come your way

- Crossing your fingers helps to avoid bad luck and helps a wish come true

- After receiving a container of food, the container should never be returned empty

- When a dog howls, death is near

- Washing a car will bring rain

- You must get out of bed on the same side you got in on or you will have bad luck

- To kill an albatross is to cause bad luck to the ship and all upon it

Superstitions in India

-          Donating a sum of INR 101 instead of INR 100. The extra rupee is supposed to bring good luck.

-          Cutting nails or sweeping the floor after sunset is considered unlucky.

-          Footwear kept upside down will bring bad luck to both the owner and the doer.

Terror Has No Religion

- Vinisha

(Most of this article was written in class during a Writing Skills assignment)

Sometimes things go our way and sometimes they don't. Terrorism is widely recognized as the most threatening enemy of mankind. News about any terrorist attack in any corner of the world gives a spine-chilling effect. Terrorists do not see themselves as evil. They believe they are legitimate aggressors, fighting for what they believe in. hence, by whatever means possible, they try to attain their goals.

‘We can’t accommodate terrorism, its like demanding the IMPOSSIBLE.’

I have heard this almost every time a terrorist attack is carried out. And immediately after the attack, there will be some ‘secular’ rather ‘sickular’ leaders giving statements. They would talk about how cowardly the leaders are and how brave are those who die innocent.

It might not be the right time to ask but still I do. We can always keep alert and prevent such attacks but for how long? We do need to ask what makes people plan such attacks. These cannot be natural disasters. These mass murders are executed with a carefully thought-out plan. After the questions, the so-called leaders would choose their words judiciously and paint a saintly picture of unity that nature has and ‘they’ don’t. They would end saying – “terror has no religion.” LIARS!

They claim it is money, the biggest reason for the destruction. No wonder it refuses to stop. No wonder it keeps growing. As the real problem has never been acknowledged, never been controlled. Religion is and has always been the greatest fuel for terror and threat to life and property.

26/11, 9/11 – the dates hold a profound meaning to all. These were the days when horrific terror struck Mumbai and the United States. These are just a few examples which exhibit the acts of terror. 

Heard stories and made the movies, the facts have not turned. All religious people are not bigots but all terrorists are certainly religious. 

Someone has to control these religious think-tanks before they bomb the last surviving common man. If you really love your religion, your life, try to see where you are going wrong. Can any god be so cruel as to condone such indiscriminate murder? 

We all refuse to accept these facts generally. Bur we need to understand the need of the hour whether this red color is of passionate DANGER or LOVE!

Ask yourself and decide how you will end the lie. 

Pratibimb 2013 (2)

All that's hidden needs a platform for its exposure. Very true! We all have certain talents hidden in us and during our daily routine we hardly give any notice to it.
But our school gave all the Shishyans a platform to showcase their calibre and potential in different fields like Science, Art, Music, Dance, Commerce and all the other academic / non-academic areas.
There were skits, street plays, dance performances, inter-house competitions, the band, delicious food and what not. The show was a grand success and enjoyed immensely by the crowd.
The food court that was set up by the students earned a handsome revenue. This profit has been decided to be used for charity.

This is how we advertised our blog during Pratibimb 2013.

Art by Priyamvada.

Inter-School Dance Competition

Muskan and Mansi were part of the twelve-member team that participated in an Inter-School Kathak and Bharatnatyam Fusion Group Dance Competition held at Choithram School, Manikbagh on July 31. Of the twelve schools that participated in the competition, our school team was adjudged among the top three. Congratulations!