Essays

It was one day tour. We did not fix any destination. We started in the morning. "Be ready" was our motto. We believed to meet some adventure on our way. We caught our train. At Jogeswari the train stopped. We had got down to catch another train. We did not wait for another train. We decided to see the caves. (Wished to pass sometime there). It was 4 o'clock. Now we decided to see the Fort of Bassein. But on the second thought we decided to visit Conary Caves,  We walked, we strode, and we ran. We crossed a stream. After some time we reached the foot of caves. Some of us separated at the fork of two roads. Now the romance began. We lost our way. It was a big forest. I had no knowledge of the paths. I climbed up and up. There was no end to our more...

It is true that miracles do occur in man's life. If I become a millionaire by the blessings of Almighty, my dreams will become true. I have certain plans in my mind regarding the investment of money. As man is selfish by nature and I am also a man made of flesh and blood first of all I will invest half of my money for the upliftment of my own family. I will set up a beautifully decorated departmental store in some posh colony of the city. I will make some investment in the share market and other investment plans of the government. As they will provide me investment profits for my future plans. A man is said to be a social animal. He has certain duties for the society. In this matter my first priority will be of setting a leprosy home, which will be fully equipped with all more...

My mother is a kind lady. She is very good in her behaviour. Everybody in the family likes her. She has many qualities of head and heart. She is highly educated and intelligent. She is very hard-working, kind, caring and loving. Her love for us has no limits. She is a housewife and ever busy She gets up earlier than others and goes to bed last of all. She cooks food, washes our clothes, looks after our every need and comfort. She enjoys serving us. Sometimes, I feel sorry for her and help  her in her work in my own humble way. Her love and care are a great source of inspiration to me. They help me in keeping good health and being cheerful. It is because of her that I am so good at studies. If I am ill, she would leave no stone unturned to look after me more...

In the olden times Jewish priests were very wicked. Their holy book said that people should hate their enemies. At that time a brilliant child was born in the family of a carpenter in the village Nazreth. His mother's name was Mary. When he was twelve year old his knowledge about God was more than the priests. At the age of twenty, he went in a jungle and kept fast for forty days and discovered the true path of life. He returned home and began to teach people that one should shed hatred and love their enemies. The most important lesson he taught to the people of the village was "Do to others only those things you would like them to do to you." He told the people that the world had grown wicked; But God is kind enough to forgive everyone who felt sorry for his mistake and confess more...

The birthday of well known thinker and an eminent philosopher of the world Dr S. Radhakrishnan, 5th September, is celebrated as Teacher's Day. He was a teacher of great reputation before he became the President of India. So his birthday is celebrated as Teacher's Day throughout the country. As the teachers are the builders of nation they are given the rich tribute on this day.  Generally Teacher's Day is celebrated in a simple way. In certain institutions, teachers are relieved of their work of teaching and students of the senior classes attend the classes and teach the junior students. The Principal is also relieved of his burden today. The head boy of the school is officiating Principal on this day. Teachers pass their time in other activities. Some institutions celebrate this day with great pomp and show. Parent teachers association arranges the function to honour the teachers of their institution. more...

The postman is a Government servant. There are post offices nil over the country, in every town and every important village. Every post office has number of postmen. The number depends upon the quantity of work. The area under a post office is divided into several parts and one postman is put in charge of that part. Bags of letters coming from different places are sorted at the post office and given to the postman concerned. They put them in their leather bags to deliver to the addressees. Each postman receives the money orders also from the post master for delivery. There are registered letters and insured letters and ordinary parcels and insured parcels. He puts them all in the bag. If the parcel is a large one he takes another bag with him. In large cities, the postal bus takes the postmen round and leaves them in their respective more...

We believe that we live in a wonderful era, an era of all round progress. We think that we have excelled and surpassed our forefathers in almost every respect. The twentieth century seems to us a glorious age and we pride ourselves on its achievements. No doubt, there is justification for this satisfaction and No doubt, there is justification for this satisfaction and complacency. The science has made tremendous progress. The use of machine in industry has eliminated human labour. Electricity is serving us in thousand ways. Railways, ships and aero planes have reduced distances and made travel fast and comfortable. Telephones and telegraphs have made communications swift and easy. Cinema, radio and television have added a new charm to life. Medicines and surgery have made immense strides. Atomic energy has brought in numerous benefits upon mankind. The wonders and miracles of science would justify us in paying a tribute more...

Everybody admits that drinking liquor is bad and harmful for health and mind. But we must not forget that total prohibition will lead to opposite results. The human Tendency right from the beginning of the world to this day had been to enter the forbidden land. There was no other tendency working in Eve when she wanted to taste the forbidden fruit- the fruit of the tree of knowledge in the garden of Eden. Those who are addicted to drinking have often been heard saying that it is happier to drink in a prohibited area than in non-prohibited area. So if total prohibition is enforced by law, many others will be tempted to drink and taste the forbidden drink. Now let us see the economic aspect. Ours is a country trying to be economically self-sufficient. She has not yet achieved this goal. The revenue obtained from the excise duty and more...

This quotation from German poet and philosopher Goethe carries a valuable idea. Life is not just a reverie, a dream. It is much more than that; it is action. Without energetic action, life would stagnate. Without great deeds, life would become static and would lose much of its charm. A life of thought and reflection would be quite futile, if thought is never transformed into practical action.  It is not that contemplation has no place in life. Contemplation induces peace of mind, tranquility and contentment. Great ideals are usually a product of contemplation. Practically all the germinal ideas of the world have come from thinkers and philosophers with whom contemplation was a habit. Without mature reflection and cool deliberation nothing should be done. Meditation and silent prayer are purifying agents for soul and a sedative for nerves. But contemplation should never be regarded as the aim of human life. Great more...

Street quarrels are very common features of city life. They occur sometimes due to bad temper and sometimes due to greedy nature of some wicked man. Whatever may be the cause behind street quarrels, one thing is clear that most of the time people join the fight for mere joy showing off their fighting spirit and thus create an unwanted scene polluting the whole atmosphere of their surroundings.  A few days back a quarrel took an ugly turn when the persons involved in it forgot all civic sense. There is generally a great rush of traffic in the school street at 1:30 pm because it is the time when the school is over for the day. The street is not so wide. One man with a heavy load had obstructed the narrow passage. Soon a man on a scooters and an auto rickshaw driver tried to surpass but none of more...