LMOIS VBSE Newsletter 2

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LMOISVBSE Newsletter. Anything you do, good or bad, reflects on the entire universe. In this consciousness if you continue
to work, and strive in your spiritual life, the world will automatically become a better place - P Rajagopalachari
Self Awareness & Self Management 2013
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News from Lalaji Memorial Omega International School (LMOIS), Chennai, about Value Based Spiritual Education (VBSE).
We have all been seeing the growth of VBSE in the school over the years and I have personally been Babuji distinguishes gratified many times to witness the diversified activities undertaken by the VBSE Department. The idea very clearly between is that the lessons we derive from the curriculum is more and more experiential than merely offering emotions and feelings. theoretical knowledge. All of us derive immense benefits from such experiential knowledge which is Feelings are essential. imprinted in our hearts and minds perhaps forever. It is, thereby, that we imbibe and make these values Emotions are likely to part of ourselves and live them throughout our lives. I remember that the major lesson in life is to damage our spiritual listen, meditate over and bring into practice (sravana, manana, nidhidhyasana) these principles in accordance with the statement enunciated in the Brihadaranya Upanishad. I remember the famous story of Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, in this connection, who, while studying in the junior class in school was asked by the class teacher to tell the truth always and never utter a falsehood. All the students in his class confirmed to the teacher next morning that they had indeed learnt the lesson given by the teacher except the boy, Ramakrishna. Every day, the teacher asked for Ramakrishnas confirmation and every day the boy replied that he had not yet learnt the lesson. After P Rajagopalachari 15 days, at last, Ramakrishna confirmed to his teacher that he had now learnt the lesson. The class teacher was surprised that it had taken 15 days for the boy to learn such a simple lesson and asked the boy why it took him so much of time to learn such a simple lesson. The boy calmly replied that only Out of clutter, find that day he had learnt to adhere completely to the truth and bring it into practice in his own life! This is simplicity. From discord, find harmony. the spirit with which our VBSE Department is inculcating the schools values to the dear students on the basis of experiences. I am also reminded of our own Beloved Masters oft- repeated words, Say what you mean and mean what you say. All of us, specially our children, repeat these words every day while reciting the daily prayer. However, I find that these words are still mere words for many of us and we have not implemented them in practice in our daily lives. We, more particularly, the teachers should become living Fill your bowl to the examples of such values and become beacon lights for our children to follow. There are other areas brim and it will spill. where we need to improve further; I am referring to indiscipline in the school buses where bullying by the strong of the weak is still prevalent. I request all our students to respect everyone regardless of age, Keep sharpening your the relative position such as juniors or seniors and so on.
Wherever you go, go with all your heart. Confucius
Dearest Children and Respected Elders,
growth. Often it becomes a habit, emotion becomes a habit, and that should be avoided.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein
knife and it will blunt.
Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench.
Care about other I am sure that such attempts will bring the much- needed service-orientation among all our students people's approval and and make them more and more aware of the need to improve themselves in all areas of the individual you will be their and community life. May the Great Master bless us in all our endeavours! prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity. Lao-tzu Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.
Shri S Ramakrishnan Correspondent LMOIS
Of course, I am happy that there is a visible improvement in the plans organized by the VBSE Department, of late, in taking the students for volunteering work to the Ashram. The visits to every place has become more purposeful and acquired more practical orientation in all areas. Recently, I had the wonderful opportunity to flag off the Peace March from the school. I am gratified to find that all the residents in the areas visited were inspired and were seen marveling at our students for exhibiting such discipline, hard work and passion for reaching out to the fellow humans.
To discern the truth in everything, by whomsoever spoken, is wisdom said Thiruvalluvar saint poet who lived in Tamil Nadu more than 2000 years ago. Wisdom could be defined in many ways, another way to define wisdom is to Learn from our past mistakes and from the mistakes of others. We need to learn about ourselves and our environment which shapes our lives. The challenge of the modern life with newer and newer gadgets which come to be part of our lives need to be handled wisely. If not we may become slaves to them and thereby we may spend more time with these and lose family relations and virtuous values. The education we receive should help us in understanding ourselves. The first sign of a student to get any education is to possess an excellent discipline. This may be the reason as why students are also called disciples in spiritual world. Those who possess discipline are fit to be called disciples. Revered master, P Rajagopalachariji says Education is supposed to
give us humility..if you listen to the old Shastras, our literature Vidya dadaati vinayam (Knowledge bestows humility). The more wise we become, the more humility we must have. Our children need
to practice this discipline everywhere. In school we make sure they develop it very young with our VBSE activities. Parents and society who along with schools have great role in nurturing the future citizens of the world and must realize this great responsibility. Self Awareness and Self Management is about knowing about our strengths and weaknesses. Once we know our strengths and weaknesses then we need to manage these two and be a balanced person. It helps in knowing who we really are. Everyday we should spend some time in this self analysis and ultimately know our real divine nature which is the real self awareness. Once we are aware of the divine nature of ours, then we shall live in peace in all situations. This is the goal of human life. We hope this newsletter helps our readers to understand what our children have learnt and as readers to reflect upon their responsibilities and help their growth. VBSE Team.
My Inspiration
My Mother told me about an incident from Mahatma Gandhijis life which inspired me to be honest during my exams. Once Gandhiji had inspection in his school. The inspector dictated 5 words in English to test their spelling skills. Gandhiji wrote a wrong spelling for the word Kettle. Teacher noticed this and signaled to Gandhiji to copy from his friend sitting next to him. But Gandhiji refused and also felt bad for being asked to copy by his teacher. Krithika VII D
Until you make peace with who you are, youll never be content with what you have
The All India Essay Writing Event 2013 Organized by Sri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM) & United Nations Information Centre for India & Bhutan (UNIC). Best essays selected from our school, in the order of merit are listed below. We sincerely appreciate all the below listed students and others who participated enthusiastically in this essay writing competition. We wish all the winners and participants success in the years to come and continue the spirit of participation. The top 5 essays have been selected to represent our school in the next round of competition.
Flower is until it dries, Candle is until it melts, Fire is until it burns, River is until it flows, Dawn is until sun sets, Honey is until we drink, But Love is like Sun which glows everyday. R Hemant Krishna VIII D
Happiness is something Which gives you a smile.
Whatever you think that you will be. If you think yourself weak, weak you will be; if you think yourself strong, strong you will be . The most useful of all knowledge is the knowledge of oneself
1. Laeticia Hervy XII IGCSE 2. Haridha XI E 3. Anamika XI B 4. R Rajkumar XII A 5.Angelina Bharati XI E
6 S. Poonguzhali IX E (Over 1000 words) 7. Roshini Raman XI F (Over 1000 words) 8.Harnitha IX E 9. Shubham X B 10. Y Sai Varsha X E 11. R Aparna IX A 12. Shruthi Mahendar XI E 13. Aditya Shankar IX B 14. Rajat XI A 15. Ananya XI A
Spray of Happiness
Happiness can not be bought using money, Its a feeling which you realize While doing something good for others. Happiness is a spray To make others happy. Spray your spray of happiness on others So that they could spread on others. This spray is nothing rather than the sweet words. That brings the pretty smile on the faces of others. Snehlata VIII E
Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.
In our life Self awareness and Self management is needed for all people god sent. I am dependent on my friend Who comes with me till the end. We depend on our parents Who always gives us guidance. Our siblings helps us a lot We love them with our heart. We are all interdependent like a bid pendant With stones together Which is strong forever. Sometimes we are individuals like a star Which is shining bright very far. S Roshni Ananya V-D
Students of class 10, having a group discussion on Opinions of others how it helps in Self Awareness.
He who knows himself, knows his Lord
First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.
Value Based Spiritual Education is one which leads us to spirituality and makes us explore the feeling of VALUE. The world is full of people and things which we all know, but the value of them no one knows. Unless and until they bring CHANGE in their behavior and become good. Being rich, powerful doesnt mean that one is great or doesnt show ones greatness. But having a big heart and being helpful to others shows that one is great and ones greatness. Everyday some way or other a person changes and learns to value things, feelings and people. Have we ever thought of the kids or elders who have nothing? How do they survive? Well, what I think is that they survive by LOVE which we all must learn. When someone unknown is helping us, we generally use the word Thank you, which shows respect. A bad feeling can always be changed to a good feelings by using the words Please, Sorry, Thank you. And learning these words are not hard but valuing them makes a difference. This is what VBSE teaches. The value of Feelings and Respect. Life is a long journey and the best part is when you are learning something new with an interest to know more of it. This interest is developed only when you listen to the speaker with silence and patience This is done by Value education. Jayanthi Shailendra VIII E Close your eyes Look inside There is light inside your heart Feel it right Deep inside There is whole new world Inside Take the plunge reach the pearl Take the plunge reach the pearl Shine it all to the world Share it all with the world Simran SharmaVIII E
Self Awareness Classes

have improved my receptive skills and analyze myself that what I am. This has made me a pious person. I am relieved of my bad perspectives in life and can start a new life to make my life an inspiration to others. VBSE must continue to be an important part of the academic sphere and innovate new methods to make us understand the basic values of life. Let this joy and enthusiasm go on forever. Thank you VBSE Dept. C Mukundhan IX E
Whatever you think that you will be. If you think yourself weak, weak you will be; If you think yourself strong, strong you will be.
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
Improved my attitude
VBSE is a very good platform given by our school to explore many ideas and thoughts. It has improved my attitude towards myself, others and life in general. I was very short tempered till last year but I have a changed a lot now. I help my mother in her work during the holidays. I think that I have changed a lot now and I am also very sure that it is because of VBSE classes. --G V Aishwarya - X-B What I learnt in Self Awareness and Self Management. VBSE has helped me to manage myself and be conscious and cautious about society around me. I have learnt how to manage myself, my emotions and my expressions. Self Awareness and Self Management taught me to indentify my strengths and weaknesses, how to be careful while talking or expressing something to my friends, and also what others tell about me and my character. Self awareness and self management is the main value that is needed by everyone which makes one perfect in behaviour. --S Poonguzhali IX-E
Mr K Nagesh giving a guest lecture on Goal Setting. What is a goal? Why is it important? Your own experience of working towards goal in life.
Dr Vikas Saxena giving a guest lecture on Diary writing and Self Awareness with students of class 8.
The most useful of all knowledge is the knowledge and honestly I didnt want to write one either, but after of oneself. hearing his speech and the use of diary it really made me to
Service Done
Once our neighbor was taking water from hand pump, as there was no water. He filled the bucket and was about to lift it, suddenly a dog came and started drinking water from the bucket. Now it was not possible to use that water, so he was about to throw that water. I went and told him not to do so, instead of throwing, that water could be used for plants. Our neighbor felt very happy that a child is giving him such an advice which he could not think of.
It was a very interesting lecture, I never wrote diary before
write a diary and I have really started writing. It made me know who I am. S Sanjeevi IX A
When I was leaving from Ashram, there was an old woman who was injured, trying to cross the road and no one was helping her. I helped her cross the road. I helped her cross the road after which she thanked me and she was very happy. Nilesh Jain VIII C
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it outside.
My Dream
My future I say, belongs to me. I believe in the beauty of my dream, see things and say why? But I dream things that never were and say why not. I remember all things are possible when I believe. I live my life to the fullest potential, and I fight for my dreams. My dreams are like stars I may never touch them but I may follow them they will lead me to my destination. I will never be pushed by my problems but I am lead by my dreams. Dreams are pure though, It is an opportunity to discover myself. Sahaja Patil VIII C
Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct or for being years ahead of your time. If you' re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind even if you are a minority of one. The truth is still the truth.
If you want to be listened to, you should put in time listening.
Awareness on Paper & Cleanliness

We should write our names on the newspaper as we receive it. Please be aware school is paying for it. We should not throw papers on the ground. We should read newspapers only during free periods, breaks and lunch periods. When we throw papers we waste trees. It is not just newspapers but also books, booklets, chart papers, etc. I am sharing this because when I go to check classes they have more of papers on the ground. Please, let us all make sure this is followed. This is a good way to keep our class clean. Aviraj VIII D
Awareness on Body, Mind and Soul

Many saints and sages have given a lot to this world for this Unity and finally their aim is to make the human race attain salvation. One among those is Patanjali, a Yoga Maharishi, who is the founder of Yoga and has given the same to the human race and said that it can be pratised by all irrespective of any religion. When Yoga is practiced, the body, emotion and mind gets united. Equanimity of mind is attained. If each and every individual practice Yoga then, the impurities of the mind are destroyed and then the light of knowledge begins to grow until the attainment of intuitive knowledge. When we have internal peace in ourselves then surely there will be external peace. Then harmony is the fruit of it. Yoga teacher Ms Kavitha
Awareness about our environment

Nature is hitting back, not with the conventional weapons but by floods, plagues, holocausts, etc. We can neutralize them S he is fighting back with strange instrument called neuroses. She is deliberately inflicting mankind with the jitters She is takin g the world away from the intellectuals, and giving it back to apes. (Robert E. Sherwood, The Petrified forest) I think it is a justified conclusion. Nature has endured all this pain & suffering inflicted by humans. Why have we done this, have we lost all that is good in us? We humans have laid down nature on the pyre, just for our own selfish motives. Why have we betrayed nature? Nature has never been selfish & cruel with us, then why have we betrayed nature? Today what we need is morality, when talking about nature, to be specific environmental morality. When we reduce our needs to minimum levels possible, we are said to be in tune with nature & when we are in tune with nature, we automatically possess environmental morality. We humans exploit nature just to satisfy our own wants. What needs to be learnt here is that it is very normal & justified to satisfy needs, but wants are different from needs. Needs are necessary , wants are desiring for more & more, should we say for something extra. Humans consider nature as weak & unresponsive , but dont they know that there is always a reaction when we fiddle wit h nature for our greedy interests? Nature will be good towards good & bad towards bad. William Wordsworth has said Nature neve r did betray the heart that loved her What I think is that nature has not betrayed even those who did not love her. It is the law of nature, for every action there is reaction, so if humans inflict pain & suffering on nature, so will the nature. So now , how to bring about environmental morality in us? We can learn this from a quote from (Pope, Essay on Man , I) All are but parts of one stupendous whole, whose body nature is, and god the soul. So if we think that we are part of nat ure or rather nature itself, then I think their, will be no one who will harm themselves or the nature. We today should illuminate ourselves, we should realize that their isnt much time left, we should start working for the nature, otherwise then we have to fight fo r our own survival. Have we forgotten the pleasure we had while staying with nature, have we forgotten the words of (Childe Harold IV by Byron) There is pleasure in the pathless woods, There is rapture on the lonely shore, There is society where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar, I love not man the less, but nature more. Similar are my feelings. Now its high time we realize that there is not much time. We should start practicing environmental morality. We should do whatever it takes to save nature Our home , our planet our earth , our only hope Its time we take our understanding & plans to a higher level & bring it into action as soon as possible because every right decision taken at wrong time or late , is a wrong decision. So let us bring our hearts together & work collectively so that our efforts breed success. Let us do what our planet needs us to do. Let us heal our mother Earth. Let us revive & revert and head back to our roots. Vivek XII E
Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.
To my dear mom and dad

You gave me birth. You made me walk holding my finger.You made me laugh. you made me speak. You gave me lot of love, kisses and hugs. I know I can not repay what you have done for me. I want to say thank you whatever you have done for me. I love you a lot, I need your blessings and always be with me.... With Love, Your Daughter, Vanshika Goel VI B
Me and My Grandma. My Grandma is kind to me always. When I make some mistake she will support and never scold me. She is always kind to me. Thank you Grandma and Love you. D. Abhinay Subramanian
Interview with my Mother.

Sathwik: Mother, how do you think we can practice brotherhood in our surroundings? Sudha(Mother): We can practice brotherhood in our surroundings by treating our neighbors with love and care. Sathwik: So do you think this applies for only the neighbours? Sudha: No, not exactly. We need to be friendly with every human being. And also the other living organisms around us. Sathwik: There are people in this world whom you might not be liking, what about them? Sudha: Even if we do not like them, we should love them and care for them. Sathwik; So you believe in universal harmony? Sudha: Yes, completely. Sathwik: Thank you mother. Its been a pleasure. K Sathwik IX E I often hurt my mother, whenever she asks me to go to bed early. As she always wants to teach me, early to bed and early to rise helps us to keep healthy and fit. On one particular Sunday night, it was already 9.00PM and my mother repeatedly asked me to go to bed. As I was too busy in reading a comic book, I replied in a rude way that I didnt want to sleep. But next day as I was late reaching bus and my mother had to manage to stop the bus for me, that moment I felt guilty and repented for what I had done last night. After reaching home I hugged my mother, I said sorry and requested her to forgive me and ensured that I will never repeat. P Sukumari IV H
Love of mother
The heart that loves first O my mother I dont have any words to tell, You have shown the light that I have to follow If I look at the stars it shows me the love of mother Mother of mine the sweet mother of mine You gave to me all my lives I am thanking you for everything that you gave And I am blessed to call you my mother Samyuktha A.K V-D
Mom
Mom you are shining moon of my day And you show me the right way You showed me your love I will do it now You gave me confidance You gave me braveness You are the blossoming flower You made me clever You are my heart and one part I love you Mom, You are my sweet TomS S Sridevi VD
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
Omega students with children from Christ Faith and Govt. Primary School in Manapakkam.
Students with children from Prema Vasam and with a Grandma from Lucky Thai Illam.
In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
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LMOISVBSE Newsletter. Anything you do, good or bad, reflects on the entire universe. In this consciousness if you conto work, and strive in your spiritual life, the world will automatically become a better place - P Rajagopalachari
When hearts begin to speak, language and age are no barriers.
My visit to old age home

When I saw the old age people, I was scared to go close to them. Actually I didnt want to. They were too old and scary but as the time passed, I thought of my grandma and I was depressed so I changed my mind thinking of them as my grandparents. Slowly time passed and they were my friends and I was blessed by them. They were full of love, blessing me. I could see the smile from their face and my face too. I realized that we can also communicate even though I dont speak their language. On the way back to school I was thinking about my grandma and grandpa missing them so much for the first time in my life and their smile as they saw me. Now, I know they love me and how much they love me. Hoping they are healthy forever I miss them again. Wonho VIII-A IGCSE BEAUTY IS NOT IN THE FACE ,BEAUTY IS A LIGHT,WHICH IS IN YOUR HEART I loved the place ever since I went. Many were in their 70s and 80s.One grand ma wished and blessed me since it was my birthday that day. I felt happy. Pranav kant.k VIII B IGCSE I became overwhelmed and my heart filled with love and pity. I let go all my other feelings and concentrated on love. I thought of them as my family and enjoyed speaking with them. Sahiti VIII A IGCSE
Children experiencing the joy of giving
Sri N Sundar of Saranalaya, Thandalam Children Home receiving items collected from Omega Giveaway Campaign. Omega Giveaway Campaign helps our students to practice Share and Care with for those in need. Parents and Teachers of Omega have been supporting this a lot. Let us truly believe that all Indians are our brothers and sisters and show how we care for the needy.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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Our school celebrated a week of communal harmony with love, gaiety and enthusiasm from 19th to 25th Nov 2013. CBSE board as part of value education had directed the schools in the country to celebrate this week to instill in the minds of students r especting and accepting differences. Our children celebrated it with many activities, such as 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Drawing and PaintingClasses 2 & 3 Poem recitationClass 6 Singing patriotic songsClass 6 Speech on life and message of leaders Class 5 Skit on national integrationClass 6 Essay WritingClass 7 DebateClass 10
These helped in promoting brotherhood and friendly relations among the students, while promoting peace, communal harmony and national integration. All the religions in the world teach peace and peace alone. They say, there is only one God. Practicing love and trust are the ways of reaching him. Christianity say, Love, thy neighbor as thyself. Prophet Mohammad taught Universal brotherhood. Hinduism teaches, Sarvejanah Sukino Bhavantu. Buddhism teaches the gospel of love and compassion. Let all people live in happiness and peace.
Inner Peace Outer Peace World Peace
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Farhan: Good morning, teachers and everyone present here. I, Farhan and Ashok here happily welcome you to communal harmony day celebrations. Ashok: Hey Farhan, have you ever wondered living in India, we are scattered in so many ways yet we belong to one glorious country? Farhan: What do you mean? Ashok: Farhan, we have so many different languages, costumes, food that we eat, yet we come together as one nation in so many ways. Farhan: Ashok, you are right. I have seen this so many times that when India plays a cricket match or when we face terror attacks we all come as one united nation. Ashok: Farhan, Do you remember how Gandhiji freed India? He spread harmony between all the people of our country. Farhan: Yes, you are right, but ever since India got freedom, it has been plagued with problems based on religion, caste, creed, region and language. These problems adversely affects socio-economic growth and weakens the country. Ashok: Communal Harmony, therefore is needed to maintain internal peace which in turn brings prosperity. Farhan: The task of promoting communal harmony is the collective responsibility of all the citizens including educators, teachers, parents and students. It has also been felt at various platform that efforts should be made at school level to modify the attitude of the future generation. Ashok: Yes, I agree with you. Thats why we all are gathered here to celebrate and cherish communal harmony
Unity in Diversity
We live in different places, we meet different faces. We are united as Indians but different in our states. We have different houses, like huts and estates. My friend is a Christian, I am a Hindu, but she is not that different from me or you. There are many religions within us, but everyone is living in harmony without making a fuss. India is our mother nation and is the country that we have to show passion We speak different languages and have different traditions. Its all in our hands, how we see the vision. United we stand, divided we fall. Jai Hindi. V Madhumitha VI G
Give me the gift of a listening heart.
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The best award to teacher.

I am privileged to share this incident in my life. It is not just an incident but an unforgettable moment in my life that filled my eyes with tears. On a sunny day, I was standing in a long queue to get my licence in the RTO. WHile I was eagerly waiting for my turn, I saw a wellgroomed young man walking towards me. I guessed he must be a staff in the RTO. COiming near to me, he asked "Rohini!?", I replied, "Yes..."My brain induced me to answer about my documents. Meanwhile, I did not fail to notice a flash of happiness in his syes when I said "yes". He asked me, "Akka, how are you?",Puzzled by the question, I replied "Ya..fine. But I don't know who you are". He smiled and asked me again, "Akka, don't you recognize me?" I nodded my head strongly. But I was really stunned when he said, "Akka, am your student." I could not believe my ears. Looking at my confused face, he laughed and said, "Akka, let me tell you,...I was your student in Ambedkar Tuition Centre. I am Anbazhagan, you taught me English. Don't you remember me?" YES!! I remembered now. The stream of pleasant memories started pouring in my mind. When I was doing my degree, I joined a group of social workers, we started a tuition centre in a near by slum. We began to support these children to get education. Now I could visualize the pictures of this boy-man? who was studying 7th std. I could hear that thin boy's feeble voice and his legible handwriting. Our tuition centre that runs under a thatched roof came in front of me for a moment. When I was dwelling into these thoughts, his voice brought me back to the RTO."Akka, I am working in TCS, now". I was very happy that a first generation child who went to school, working in a reputed company. I felt proud of being a teacher. But what he said after this, melted my heart "Akka, I am now taking classes in our tuition centre". This responsibility made me more em otional. My heart began to melt when I came to know that my student shares the love and compassion which I showed to him. It is the real award a teacher should get. - Primary teacher Ms Rohini Karthikeyan
Teachers as The Water Treatment Plant

The water treatment plant That runs below the street Without which we can't Live or breathe. Water flows into her With all its dirt and dust And she just welcomes it Willingly, not because she must. The water currently impure Is treated with great care She has a lot to endure But she has the power to bear. She now cuddles this new innocent water, That is rid of all its dust And provides with things that later It might need, things it didnt have in the past. Water is now fit and pure And it runs here and there But she guides it out into the world The water is ready to go there
She is secretly proud, secretly content, But she keeps a stone on her heart She has to let it go And like an unsung hero She expects no more in return Than to watch the water flow Ishan Bansal XI A
To my dear teacher
You told me how to behave, you told me how to read and write. You told me about this world, You are strict. But I know that you are strict for my goodness. Now I know to live in this world, just because of you. You are my second mom. I love you my dear teacher. With Love, Vanshika Goel VI B
To, Dr K Shamala from
3 Std Teacher
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed.
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Omega children combined values of Environmental Morality, Citizenship, Team work, Love and Compassion with a heart to work for Community Service by cleaning premises of Theerteshwarar temple, Paraniputhur, near Porur.
My experience in the community service

I did many works like pumping water, cleaning the way where all the drained things go, sweeping and putting kolam in the entrance. Most I liked was pumping water and putting kolam. I got an inner peace and mind was calm. I have decided to do service in many places as a citizen of India. Thank you. S AparajithaVIII F
Trip to Paraniputhur
I was excited to go there but after going there I saw the temple garden was dirty and lots of mosquitoes were there. I hesitated to work there. But it was my duty to clean, so I started and after sometime I felt that why should I hesitate to clean. If I hesitate who will do the work? I cleaned now with lot of interest. First I cleaned the plastic wastes and dry leaves. Then I and my friend cleaned the area where the water flows which were all blocked by fallen dry leaves. I was cleaning till our sir, called out Its time , we should move now. Come children. I was totally involved in the work to that extent. It was the BEST VBSE CLASS. It gives us, fun, responsibility and happiness. S Sreeja VIII F
Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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The practical way of internalizing VBSE is to DO tasks. The Knowledge of values is just in the Head or intellect, it sh ould percolate to the HEART where in it is felt and then to HANDS which implement the values. The maxim of VBSE is Values can not be taught but should be caught. The department thought of stimulating the thought processes of class XI students by asking them to list activities that assist them in inculcating values. As a consequence, they have produced a WISH -LIST of activities and identified the values that emerge. Thes e are a few samples from the list.
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Activities
Visit to Local Panchayat School Visit Old age homes Eco-friendly caf Visit Chunampet Village (On the way to Pondicherry) Fish Pond in the school
Values
Empathy, Love & Compassion, Friendship, Caring and Sharing Love & Compassion, Building rapport with older generations Environmental Morality Environmental Morality, Health & Nutrition, Self Awareness & Self Management, Citizenship Environmental Morality, Care for animals, Improve knowledge of Biology, Team work and Cooperation Sensitivity towards female children, Love & Compassion Cleanliness, Respect for monument, Admire natural beauty Unity, Spirituality, Love, Peace Simplicity, Peace, Concern for Nature Concern for surrounding, Citizenship Environmental Morality, Citizenship Love and Compassion, Environmental Morality Environmental Morality Unity, Creativity
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Public Awareness about Female foeticide in a mall Mahabalipuram Aurobindo Pondicherry) Nature Walk Promoting cleanliness in locality Marina Beach Cleaning Guindy National Park Theosophical Society of Chennai Paint School Walls
My Wish I Wish I could learn to ... Sing, Dance, Karate,
Quiling...but I live in Hostel. I hope and pray my wish become a reality soon. Keya V D
Know all people as thy brethren and treat them as such.
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Learn wisdom from the lives of people whom you consider as wise
Bharathiyar Born: December 11, 1882 Parents: Chinnaswami, Subramanya Iyer and Elakkumi Ammal. Place: Ettayapuram, Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu Residence: Triplicane in Chennai Occupation: Teacher, Journalist Known for: Indian independence movement and his poems which inspire national/human spirit. Wife & Children: Chellammal, and daughters Thangammal Bharathi, Shakuntala Bharathi. Died: September 11, 1921. R Shree KritiVIII F Bharathyar was equally up against society for its mistreatment of the downtrodden people and the British for occupying India...He visualized the new woman as an emanation of Shakthi, a willing helpmate of man to build a new earth through co-operative endevours. P B Harita VIII E Kumaragiri Vema Reddy There is no consensus among scholars about the period in which Vemana lived. Based on some of his poems, his period is believed to be middle of 16th century. He was the third and youngest son of Gaddan Vema, the then King of Kondaveedu in present day Andhra Pradesh. His poems are four lines in length. He travelled widely across south India, acquiring popularity as a poet and yogi. People really took to Vemanas poems owing to their simple language and message. He is celebrated for his style of Chaatu Padyam, a poem with a hidden meaning. Most of Vemanas poems were translated into English, during British rule of India. A large selection of poems are a part of the present High School curriculum of Telugu in Andhra Pradesh. In his honour, Andhra Pradesh Govt. named a University in Kadapa The Yogi Vemana University in 2006.M Praveena X A Kiran Bedi is truly an icon of heroism. She was the first Indian woman to join the Indian Police Servces. She was born on June 9th, 1949 at Amritsar in Punjab. She is one of the renowned police officers who have put in their whole hearted effort in serving the society. Her career started in the year 1970, when she took the job of a lecturer at Khalsa College for women in Amritsar. Two years later, she joined the Indian Police Services. All the way through her career, she has taken up a number of challenging assignments. An interesting thing about Kiran Bedi is that, sometimes, she is referred to as Crane Bedi. The reason behind calling her by this name, is that she dragged the car of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi due to violation of parking rules. Kiran Bedi made the Indian Police Service change its decision in matters related to traffic management, control over narcotics & VIP security. She is really a great inspiration for all girls.
Ramana Maharshi is widely acknowledged as one of the outstanding Indian Gurus of modern times. He was born as Venkatarama Iyer in Tiruchuli in 1870 in Tamil Nadu. At the age of sixteen, Venkataraman lost his sense of individual selfhood, an awakening which he later recognized as enlightenment. A few weeks thereafter he travelled to the holy mountain Arunachala at Thiruvannamalai, where he remained for the rest of his life. His first years were spent in solitude, but his stillness and his appearance as a sanyasin soon attracted devotees. In later years, a Yasha Chittora VIII E community grew up around him, where he was available 24 hrs a day to visitors. Though worshipped by thousands he never allowed any one to treat him special.He treated all with equal respect. Since the 1930s, his teachings have also been popularized in the west. Venkataraman was renamed as Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi. S Aparajitha VIII F
Narsinh Mehta was a contemporary of Mira Bai. He was born into a poor family in Gujarat. From his very boyhood he had great devotion to Lord Krishna. It is said that he had direct Darshan of Krishna on several occasion. He had the firm conviction that Lord Krishna would provide him with all his wants. He had a son by name ShyaHis Holiness Dalai Lama is the maldas and a daughter Kunwar Bai. He composed spiritual leader of the Tibetan peo- many songs. His inspiring song Vaishnav Jan To is sung even today by all ple. His life is guided by two major devotees. Mahatma Gandhi Liked this song very much. Narsinh Mehta commitments. Firstly, promotion broke down all caste rules. He held Kirtan everywhere even in the house of of human values such as compas- sweepers. Enraged Brahmins out casted him. But they openly admitted and sion, forgiveness, tolerance, condeclared that he was a great devotee after they found a man of low caste by tentment and self Discipline. Sec- the side of each Brahmin. A Jeyachandran VIII C ondly, harmony and understanding among major religious traditions. He said, Love and Compassion are necessities, not luxu- By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is ries. Without them humanity can not survive. If you easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Alvis V G
An open ear is the only believable sign of an open heart.
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Kabir said of himself he was. at once the child of Allah and Ram
So long as man clamours for the I and the Mine, his works are as naught: When all love of the I and the Mine is dead, then the work of the Lord is done. For work has no other aim than the getting of knowledge: When that comes, then work is put away.
'Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength...self respect comes with self reliance'.
We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why? We are the second largest producer of wheat in the world. We are the second largest producer of rice. We are the first in milk production. We are number one in remote sensing satellites. Look at Dr Sudarshan. He has transformed the tribal village into a self sustaining, self driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed with bad news and failures and disasters. I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading this Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had this picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert land into an orchard and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside the newspaper, buried among other news. Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported? Do we not realise that self respect comes with self reliance? From his interview with Pritish Nandy http://www.rediff.com/news/1998/oct/13kalam.htm
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Still waters run deep; still minds run deeper.

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Awareness on Paper & Cleanliness

Awareness on Body, Mind and Soul

Awareness about our environment

To my dear mom and dad

Interview with my Mother.

When hearts begin to speak, language and age are no barriers.

My visit to old age home

Children experiencing the joy of giving

Inner Peace Outer Peace World Peace

Give me the gift of a listening heart.

The best award to teacher.

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Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed.

My experience in the community service

Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

My Wish I Wish I could learn to ... Sing, Dance, Karate,

An open ear is the only believable sign of an open heart.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Still waters run deep; still minds run deeper.

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