This is a famous saying of saints and priests. All the religions of world preach only one thing that a person should live simply but should have high thinking. Many of our forefathers have reached a height of greatness And fame by following this principle. The father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhi was a follower of this principle. The social reformers of Indian History Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Kabir, Dayanand led a simple life and were always kind and helpful towards others. But now in today's competitive world people are nolonger ready to follow this principle. Our traditional moral values have become obsolete. Now the attitude of people has changed. The only thing that people are Interested in is to earn money and at any cost. The people want to live in lap of luxuries and comforts. The status symbol and prestige is more important to people than the simple more...

There are many students and adults who smoke today.It has become fashionable to have a cigarette in one'shand. While in school or college young boys and girls begin to taste tobacco and soon some of them geladdicted to it. Although there are enough warnings against smokingone does not pay any heed to those and one continue'. To smokesome smoke to become more accepted in a particular section of society. They forget that such "smoking is highly injurious to health. A person feels that he might be considered Inadequate if he does not smoke but that is a very wrong notion. In the beginning, .a person takes a few puffs for funLater these puffs in-crease and one still believes that on. Is not addicted to them, and one has good control over oneself. However, soon the frequency and degree of smoking increases and one finds that one is relly become a more...

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, popularly known as Dr. A.P.J, Abdul Kalam, was the son of a little educated boat-owner in I Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, who went on to become the Eleventh President of the Republic of India. 'Indian Missile man' was the first scientist to occupy the Rashtrapati Bhavan. A man with a vision. Dr. Kalam has taken unto himself, the task of changing the destiny of India. He is a vegetarian and teetotaler, who recite the Quran and the Bhagwad Gita with equal devotion. Recipient of several awards including the Padma Bhusan (1981) and the Padma Vihhushan (1990), he has been honoured with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna (1997). Before becoming President, Dr. Kalam had an unparalleled career as a defence scientist. He wove a first world dream for the Third World nation and acted on India's behalf to place her in the exclusive Space Club. more...

At present there is so much reading material in theworld that it is hard to make a selection. Man reads books, magazines and newspapers fromdifferent angles. Students read books as they are prescribed in their courses. Research scholars go through hundreds of books,magazines, etc. to complete their research. Several other people read so many things to increase their knowledge. Generally, we read newspapers to get general information regarding news, sports, health, business etc. The most important aspect of reading, however, is thepleasure it provides to us. When we open a book, suchas the Gitanjali, we are simply enthralled by readingthe very first line. As we read further, our curiosity Goes on increasing and similarly our pleasure. Those who read technicalbooks actually do not get real pleasure. What they get is information regarding theirsubject. Real pleasure is provided by literary and creativeworks. Such works are a storehouse of wisdom which has more...

A person who plays a game seldom is not said to be a sportsman. A sportsman does regular practice and that punctually. A sportsman is always possessed with the spirit of doing something wonderful and unbelievable in his Feild. He does not like to be corrupted or to corrupt.anybody. It is because of this performance that he is acclaimed which he has to prove in the ground wheremany hundreds of people watch him. So, transparency Is one such quality which always lives with him. The qualities imbibed in the field of sports in youth stand a person in good stead all his life. The first and foremost quality is the sportsman spirit. This quality persuades a man to remain cheerful evenwhen he loses a match. It means that one should play a game for the sake of game and not just for victory. Life is also a field where one more...

Last Sunday I experienced one of the worst incidentsin my life. My dog Rover and I had gone for a walk to the Lodhi Garden in the morning. It was a bright sunnyday and the garden was full of joggers and old people who are regular sights at the Lodhi gardens. There were children who were busy playing various outdoor games and some loners were sitting under trees or close to the tombs and meditating. Rover and I decided to race each other in the garden. We set a point and started running. I was so busy tryingTo reach the "finish" point that I lost sight of Rover whodid not quite comprehend where he had to go. He suddenly disappeared behind a bush. I rushed tothe spot where I last saw him but to my despair I could not find him anywhere behind the bush. I ran all aroundthe place more...

An ideal citizen is one, who gives utmost importance of his country and countrymen. He thinks about them First, and then about himself. He thinks more about his duties than his rights. An ideal citizen always thinks about the progress ofhis country. He has full political awareness. He knows what is good for his country and what is bad. Heobserves all his duties devotedly. He never forgets to caste his vote. He considers the qualities of her candidate before casting his vote. No Greet can compel him to take a wrong decision. An ideal citizen is above caste, creed, religion and region. He never favours anyone. He works to help the Poor and the downtrodden. He is social and shares others problem. He never considers his personal Interests superior to others. He always tries to protect national properties. He takes care that public places like bus-stands, railways Stations, roads, parks, more...

In the foreign exchange market and international finance, a world  Currency, supranational currency, or global currency refers to a currency in which the vast majority of international transactions take place and which serves as the world's primary reserve currency. The US dollar, and euro to a lesser extent, is by far the most used currencies in terms of global Reserves. Around 40 to 60 per cent of international financial transactions are denominated in US dollars. Since the mid-20th century, the de facto world currency has been the United States dollar. For decades the dollar has also been the world's   principal reserve currency and even today the dollar continues to dominate global currency reserves, with 63.9 per cent held in dollars, as compared to 26.5 per cent held in euro. While many of the world's currencies are pegged against the dollar, some countries such as educator, El Salvador, and Panama, has more...

Islam—the second largest religion in the world—has five basic tenets. First, there is only "one God", Allah, creator of the whole universe, who is just, compassionate, and merciful. The absolute unit and power resides in God. He is the creator of life and death, the guide to righteous, mid the friend and protector of the sick and the poor. He chastises eternally the infidels to Hell, and he rewards the faithful with eternal Heaven Second, "Muhammad", was the last of the great prophets. Jewish prophets and Jesus were his predecessors. Third, the "Koran", was the last of the sacred books, which include also the Torah, Psalms, and Gospels of Jesus. The Koran forbids representation of human and animal figures. It denounces usury, games of chance, alcohol, pork, etc. and "pride" is a cardinal sin. Fourth, "life on earth", is a test and only a preparation for the eternal life to more...

Life is full of failures and success when we play a game too, we may either win or lose. "Sportsman spirit" is The spirit of accepting one's success with humility. One of the main advantages of playing any sport is that it teaches us to cope with these failures and Disappointments that come our way. After being defeated in a game repeatedly one begins to learn to Fight better yet accepts one's defeat better. The same can be said to apply to one's life too. There are times when we fail at our jobs or we fail to do our Duty or we may even lose some great things in life. If we lose hope and curse our fate we can never progress in our life. There was once a man who lost all his money and property in his business. The man was practically reduced to nothing. He had more...