THE CYCLE OF LIFE

Conceived as an embryo,
Pulsating and growing,
A symbol of HOPE.

New life.....a new beginning,
Softness and Tenderness,
A bundle of LOVE.

First steps.....the first word,
Excitement and exclamations,
Moments filled with WONDER.

Walking the path to pre-school,
Unwilling to loosen the grip,
Days of ANXIETY.

School days.... intense activity,
Preparations for competitions,
Celebrations of VICTORY.

The first crush...........,
Covert glances and fluttering heartbeats,
Endless emotional UPHEAVAL.

Assignments away from home,
Commitments and deadlines,
Time to develop PERSONALITY

Holy matrimony...........,
Sacrifice and understanding,
Enriched with ADJUSTMENTS.

Birth of a newborn,
Embryo now a mother,
THE CYCLE BEGINS ANEW.

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GANDHI

A bent old man with a stick,
Wearing khadi and shunning silk,
Symbol of pride and humility,
Preaching a life of simplicity.


A leader who didn't care for his life,
Others helped him in his strife,
For Motherland India's freedom,
Breaking the chains of serfdom.


His life was spent in tireless toil,
Uplifting the life of the sons of the soil,
Giving up a life of ease,
To achieve the goal of peace.


Son of Putlibai and Karamchand,
Born in a small town of Porbandar,
The gentle Kasturba, his wife,
Ready, Comforts to sacrifice.


In South India when he was travelling,
Unjustly treated, he found his calling,
Returning to India, he perceived,
Mass literacy was the need.


Self Help and NonViolence,
Being his guiding principles,
Truth and Satyagraha,
Practised by his disciples.


Only through dialogue and Non-Cooperation,
Innumerable talks and persuasion,
The British, he sent away
Without any fight or fray.


He won the hearts of millions,
The one and only in billions,
Gandhi, the father of the nation,
The jewel in God's creation.


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English Primary Section

Winners Vs losers

Winners Vs. Losers

When a winner makes a mistake, he says, "I was wrong";
When a loser makes a mistake, he says, "It wasn't my fault."
A winner works harder than a loser and has more time;
A loser is always "too busy" to do what is necessary.
A winner goes through a problem;
A loser goes around it, and never gets past it.
A winner makes commitments;
A loser makes promises
A winners says, "I'm good, but not as good as I ought to be";
A loser says, "I'm not as bad as a lot of other people."
A winner listens;
A loser just waits until it's his turn to talk.
A winner respects those who are superior to him and tries to learn something from them.
A loser resents those who are superior to him and tries to find chinks in their armor.
A winner feels responsible for more than his job;
A loser says, "I only work here."
A winner says, "There ought to be a better way to do it."
A loser says, "That's the way it's always been done here."