Duped during Morning Walk

We must keep caution always with us. We may encounter swindlers anytime any moment during the
day. I am saying so because I was swindled last week quite early in the morning.As usual, I went to a
public garden for morning walk at 5:30 a.m. There were not many people around. After four rounds
of the park, I sat for a few moments on the bench to catch my breath. Presently, a pleasant looking
man in his fifties came to the same bench and sat with a smile on his face. He greeted me and struck
a conversation with me. He said, “I am a traveler, passing through the town. I would be grateful if
you could tell me the way to the bust stand.” I began explaining him the way, and suddenly the man
sprayed something near my nose and became blank!When I opened my eyes I found myself lying on
a hospital bed surrounded by my family members; they were looking worried. I was told I was found
lying unconscious on the garden bench. I had been rushed to the hospital by my elder son who had
come to see me in the garden as I had got quite late in reaching home.Later on it was confirmed the
man who had asked me way to the bus stand had been swindler. The CCTV in the garden had
recorded everything. After making me unconscious, the swindler had taken my mobile and purse
and sneaked away. The police had caught him. The swindler had confessed to the crime.

I have written this account so that people can be conscious while dealing with strangers at odd hours
of the day. ******************

Who is there who may not have heard the

sayings ‘A healthy mind lives in a healthy body’, and ‘All study and no play

makes Jack a dull boy’. Sports and games are undoubtedly the building blocks of

the health and character of children. Their importance in the over-all and

holistic development of children cannot be denied.

Games instill in students many values

and virtues. The first is a sense of discipline. All games are time bound

activities. They start at fixed time, continue for a specified amount of time

and then there is always ending time. The player has to do his best within the

given time to win game. This time-limit makes him aware of the value of time. He

prepares himself keeping the time in mind.

Secondly, games teach us focus and

concentration. The player focuses on strategies to win a game. For example in

order to score the target in a cricket match, he keeps the target in mind and

plays accordingly. This enhances his focus.

Thirdly, games teach us teamwork, camaraderie,

and cooperation. A player has to play in coordination with other team members. He

learns how to adjust and adapt in relation with others. This ability to work in

a group and team is very essential in the current times. Later on I life one

has to work always in a team, at work, research projects, or any type of work,

it is all team work. So team work one learns the best at play ground.

Fourthly, games teach us sportsmanship. We learn good etiquettes and polite behavior with our
opponents. Games also teach us how to accept defeat and further self-improvement. So games are
essential in building a strong character. We must encourage young children to play at least one game
regularly.

Undoubtedly there has always been scope for adventure in

man's life, and more so in the modern times. Someone has rightly said: “It is

in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative

action, that man finds his supreme joys”

Adventure instinct is innate in man. The mischievous child,

the risk-taking youth, the instinct to go beyond, all reflect it. No wonder man

has inclination towards adventure sport! The adventure sports though appearing

to be risky are full of thrill and excitement that have many benefits. As they

are becoming more and more available, more and more people are experiencing the

swashbuckling side of adventure sports. The contemporary generation of the

youngsters, especially, the teenagers appear to be crazy about adventure

sports. The adrenaline packed maneuvers provide such an extreme thrill that

those who taste it once become addicted to it.

Man by natures is adventure seeking being; however, his

fears don't him undertake the risky ventures. But once, he experiences the

thrill and mind-blowing tingling of adrenaline rush in his veins while doing an

adventure sports, no one can stop him from experiencing it more. This is the

reason why the excitement seeking teenagers are crazy about doing adventure

sports. If done after proper training and with caution, adventure sports have
many benefits. High self esteem, adaptability, increased problem solving,

unmatched physical fitness and agility are just a few of them.

A wide range of

adventure sports is available now: bungee jumping, mountain climbing, sky-diving,

para-gliding, sky-surfing' extreme-skiing, mountain-biking, kayaking, etc.

The thrill one gets after climbing a steep mountain, or diving fast from a

plane, the opening of parachute just a few hundred feet from earth's surface,

can never be felt in any other activity. Adventure sports are becoming

increasingly popular among the daredevil teenagers for the sheer excitement and

thrill involved in them. So, adventure in the modern time has more scope than

ever before!***********

The most awaited match between Golden Gate warriors and Seattle Sea Hawks turned out to be one
of the most interesting matches ever, but in a way that no match could ever be expected to take
place. The reason for the complications that rose could be because the match was a ‘free for all’ one.
The crowd was huge in number and the beginning of the match itself was a puzzled confusion.
People seemed disturbed and the coordinators of the day showed their distress right from the very
start.The bad story started when there occurred a slip of Robert Hawkins and Richard Steves while
Richard was trying a defence. This small slip started a tiny word to word fight between them. There
occurred a small discussion among the players and then the discussion included too, the other
important members of the club. At first, the audience couldn’t grab the situation but soon fans
started raging too. The fans could not stay back in peace when Hawkins anger raged against Richard.
Some of them dropped into the court from the audience section. The fight started growing up to be
aggressive. The members of the club were terrified with the nature of the situation and they flew
back into their glass boxes. The players were immediately pulled into safe places too. There were
people and the managers who tried to settle down the issue but soon, nothing seemed to have
worked. People started hurting each other physically. The fight went out of control and there was
any need for the involvement of the cops. The cops were informed and they rushed into the court to
control the situation. People were pulled and separated from each other and they had to be warned
in a harsh way. Cops had to threaten the people with gunshots shot into the air. Police reported the
incident as one of the rare incidents in any such honourable football matches. The situation was
soon taken into control and the match was cancelled. The members of the board too stated that
such an incident never took place and that they will take every action and care to prevent such bad
quality matches. ********