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KINDNESS IS THE SUNSHINE IN WHICH VIRTUE                                                   WE ARE NOT ABOVE NATURE
            GROWS                                                                                       WE ARE A PIECE OF NATURE
            One never knows                                                                  What is the need to chop them down?
            How far a word of kindness goes                                                  Destroying mother Earth’s crown.
            One never knows                                                                  Is it necessary to have decorated furniture?
            A simple act of kindness                                                         Doing a sin of killing a creature.
            Can stop a million tears to flow                                                 Nature provides us shelter,
            One never knows                                                                  Makes our land look better,
            How far a smile of friendship flees.                                             Purifies the air we pollute,
            Down, through the years.                                                         Smiles on every face it distributes.
            The deed forgotten reappears.                                                    No, I am not lying,
            One kind word                                                                    Mother Earth is crying,
            The souls of many here has stirred.                                              Not only trees are being cut,
            Man goes his way                                                                 But also the animals living in their hut.
            And tells with every passing day.                                                Let’s pledge to save mother Earth,
            Until life’s end: Once unto me he played the friend.”                            And realise its true worth.
            We cannot say                                                                    This is nature’s last call,
            What lips are praising us today                                                  Remember Nature is above all.
            We cannot tell
            Whose prayers ask God to guard us well.                                          KHUSHI MANGLA
            But kindness lives                                                               X A
            Beyond the memory of him who gives.
                                                                                                “MISTAKES ARE THE GREATEST TEACHERS”

            VIDHI BANSAL                                                “If you are not making mistakes then, you are not doing anything.
            X D                                                                                        It is positive that a doer makes mistakes”
                                                                                                                                       - John Wooden
           Every mortal being digs into the process of self-development and learning. It is an undeniable fact that the journey
          is hurdled by obstructions in the form of mistakes. Mistakes are capable of lifting us and at the same time, breaking
                 us. Yet, one should see mistakes as opportunities for improvement. It is crucial to admit, learn and grow while
          surpassing this unexpected challenge. It is ethical to say that we all make mistakes and have struggles and regrets.
         But one should utilize his power of reshaping future in the present. Mistakes pave the path from downfall to success
         by appealing to one’s inner conscious, the lesson of being a forever learner. The biggest mistake one can do is to be
                                                                                                                                   afraid of mistakes.
            Lord Buddha always emphasised on the fact that, “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for
           the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present wisely and earnestly. All these viewpoints convey the
                                                liberating idea of personifying our mistakes with the greatest teachers and to always
                                                                                                                        STRIVE, THRIVE AND TRY!


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