Students and Discipline.

Life without discipline is just like a ship without a rudder.

Discipline means

complete obedience to certain rules and regulations. It is important for the

progress of society and the development of ones personality as well. It is all the
more important for the students.
Since student life is a period of learning and grooming, a student needs to
be sincere, dedicated, firm and focused to his goals. Discipline plays significant
role in shaping his personality and moulding his character.
A student needs to be very punctual to his routine. He should be very
regular and sincere to his studies. He should be hard working. He should always
be ready and active in various other extracurricular activities. He should remain
active and smart. He should learn how to face difficult situations and how to
win over them.
A student is the future of the country. It is he who has to take the
responsibility of the country. He should be healthy and fit. Physical education is
as important for students as to be studious and sincere at studies. A student
should always be in good health and fitness. For this he should get up early in
the morning. He should take exercise daily. He should play game of his choice
daily. It is well known that a healthy body has a healthy mind. His mind will be
strong and sharp only when he is physically strong, fit and healthy.
The biggest task of a student is to study. A student should be very devoted
and sincere to his studies. He should be very punctual. He should know the
importance of time. He should regularly do his home work. He should have an
urge to learn new things. He should have respect for his teachers and elders. He
should be very cooperative with his friends. He should help the needy.
Discipline demands self-control and dedication. One who cannot control
himself cannot control others. He has to dedicate his individuality in the larger
interest of society. Discipline is a virtue. It needs to be cultivated from early
childhood. It cannot be developed overnight. It takes time and requires patience.
When discipline is enforced, it fails to bring the desired result. True essence of

discipline is lost when it is enforced. The man becomes more a machine and less
a human being.
Student life is the formation period of life. The foundation of adulthood is
laid down during the time. The man grows with the habits and manners acquired
at that time. These things hardly change. So a student should be much
disciplined in his student life. One who is disciplined raises high in life. Life of
great men is examples of discipline. The great men have made mark in their
lives, because they strictly follow their goals with all the earnestness and
sincerity.
So, we should try to be disciplined from the early stage of life. Both at
school and at home they should be made to follow the rules of discipline.
Parents, teachers and elders have significant role to play. A student should
always learn good habits. This will lead to the formation of a good society and
nation as well.

Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi is remembered in the world for four major virtues. They
are non-violence, truth, love and fraternity. By applying these four virtues he
brought freedom to India.
His full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born in
Porebandar of Gujarat on 2 October 1869. His father was an officer in charge of
a Province. Mohandas married while he was reading in High School.
After passing the Entrance Examination he went to England to study law.
M. K.Gandhi was not born great. He was an ordinary child like many of us. In
the beginning he acted like a common child. He told lies only once in his life.
However, he corrected his bad habits very soon. He smoked cigarette
only once. He took meat with his friend only once. All these things were done
due to the influence of bad company in his childhood. One day he confessed all
these bad deeds before his father and vowed not to repeat them.
M.K.Gandhi was much influenced by the character of the King
Harischandra in the play entitled Raja Harischandra.
M.K.Gandhi completed his law in England and came back to India in
1893. He started his career as a lawyer. He supported the poor and truthful
clients. He went to South Africa to deal with the cases of a famous merchant
named Abdula Seth.
In South Africa he faced many hurdles. He discovered that the white men
were ill treating the dark Indians there. He himself was tortured and insulted by

the white often. One day, he was travelling in a first class compartment a train.
He had booked a ticket for him. Still he was evented and punished out of the
compartment by the white men.
On another occasion he wore a turban and attended the Court. But the
judge who was a white man ordered him: to remove the turban because he was a
coolie-lawyer. Gandhiji fought against this unjust and cruel treatment. He
observed Satyagraha there and became successful.
In South Africa he built up his career as a Satyagrahi. He returned to
India in 1915. In India he found similar unkind treatment by the white rulers. He
started the Non-co-operation in 1930 and the Quit India Movement in 1942.
During his struggle he applied no jealousy and violence against the rulers.
Finally, he succeeded. The British Government granted independence to India.
Gandhi's style of living was very simple. He removed the caste barrier.
He called the untouchables as the Harijan, the children of God. He was a
reformer. He told the Indians to do manual labour. He advised the students of
his time to read vocational subjects in order to be self-dependent. He also
advised to introduce hand-spinning as a subject in educational institutions. He
was a strong supporter of agriculture.
Gandhiji was a spiritual man. He spiritualised the politics. He was pained
to find that many politicians had become greedy for power soon after
independence. He earnestly appealed them to work for the development of the
country. He also told the people to love and tolerate each other. He read the
Gita, the Koran, the Holy Bible and all other scriptures.
The saddest thing for us is that Gandhiji died an unnatural death. He was
shot dead by an Indian on his way to attend a prayer on 30 January, 1948. It was
a cruel murder. His death was mourned all over the world. His body was

cremated at Raj Ghat in New Delhi. We observe this day as the martyr day
every year. Gandhiji was really a noble soul.