Shishukunj

The Person I Love The Most – Mother

Kavya Julka, Class X A

Whenever I am tired, your warm hug refreshes me,

Whenever I am upset, your wonderful talks impress me,

I relish every dish you cook,

I love your every new look,

You taught me how to handle situations,

And yeah, even taught me simple calculations.

When I did something wrong, you scolded me,

When I did something great, you appreciated me.

You helped me build my confidence,

And everyone knows it, perhaps it needs no evidence.

You prepared me for the race,

A race into the future,

To a place where I don’t know.

But, you made me versatile

That now I am prepared for any foe.

You have always taught me to respect others

And now I write this poem

To give respect to everything you did.

You are the person whom I have loved the most,

And your love and affection towards me has no cost.

I am sure you would love this and always love me,

Because you are the kind I want to be.

I Saw You

Dakshita Deshmukh, Class IX B

I saw you in that toothless smile

Of the down-on-his-luck stranger

When I offered him

My juicy pinkish ripe peach

Left over from my afternoon lunch…

Oh! How his smile shone so…

I saw you in that twinkle in my sister’s eye

As I chased her around the park

Climbing up and down the slide

Across the bridges through tubes and tunnels

Playing a simple game of tag…

Oh! How those eyes twinkled with love…

I saw you in that couple walking on the sandy beach

Hand in hand under the setting sky

The rich hues of yellow, orange and red

Floating in the clouds up high…

Oh! How their passion radiated…

I saw you in that beautiful rose

Opening up so fresh and new

Brightening up my garden…

Oh! How beautiful was that sight…

I see you all around

In love, in kindness, in care

In nature’s beauty, in life…

I see you…

Once upon a time, there were two friends who lived near Church Street. Their names were Josh and Dave. One day, they had a fight over a petty reason and both of them parted ways. Poor Josh went to the grove near the Bridge of Alan and sat down sorrowfully. He kept on trying until he realized that two tiny creatures were crawling on his shirt.

One was going towards the left and the other was going towards the right. Josh was afraid of insects and hence, he shouted, “Cockroaches! Help me! There are cockroaches on my shirt.”

The tiny insects fell because of Josh’s rapid and unsteady movements. Josh was just going to run away when he heard the two insects mumbling something to each other. Perhaps they were having a small fight! The first insect, a female, started shouting at the male. She said, “It’s all because of you! You look like a cockroach and not me. It is because of you that I fell down.” But the male spoke in defiance, “No, you are the one who forced me to crawl up the boy’s shirt. And we are bugs, not cockroaches. It is not my mistake that the boy cannot distinguish between a bug and a cockroach.”

The two got into a prolonged fight. That’s when Josh decided to speak up. He said, “Excuse me! Can I help you out of the fight?” The bugs glared at him. Nevertheless, he told them that it was his mistake because of which the bugs were fighting. “I am really sorry. I had a fight with my friend too. It was also because of a petty reason that we fought. My eyes were full of tears and I couldn’t see properly. That is why I was afraid and thought that you were cockroaches”, Josh said.

The bugs looked at each other and looked back at Josh. Josh continued, “Please forgive each other. Do not fight because of me. Please reconcile.” The bugs started to cry and hugged each other.

Josh was now in a better mood and he bid the bugs goodbye. He returned to reconcile with his friend, Dave. He felt that fighting with a dear friend for no reason was very stupid and that such small fights should not part friends.

Later on, Josh and Dave became friends once again and lived happily as best friends.

The Barn-Saver

Shrey Modi, Class VII F

Porter Pig was a very famous pig on farms all across the world. Not only could he lift a barn above his head, but he also had the best snout that anyone had ever seen. Porter Pig was the best at sniffing out trouble. He could smell trouble from fifty miles away. Whenever Porter Pig found trouble, he was always able to fix the problem and make everything okay. Farmers all over the world asked to see Porter Pig, hoping that they would be able to use his strength and snout to make their farm peaceful. One day, on a farm in the south, Porter Pig was sniffing for trouble when he smelled the worst smell he could ever imagine. Porter Pig rushed over to the barn where the smell was very strong. He lifted up the huge barn above his head, and there it was staring right into his eyes. Porter Pig had never seen anything like this before.

The story continued…

He saw a large insect like thing which was eating grains. Porter Pig tried to scare it off but the insect bit Porter Pig. So, Porter Pig got poisoned and was hospitalized for a week. After a week, Porter Pig started searching for ways to decrease the size of the insect and the insect kept intruding barns and eating grains. One day Porter Pig met an old sage. The sage asked him, “What problem do you have?” Porter Pig told him the problem.

The sage told Porter Pig about a precious stone that could be found on the Mount Everest peak. If Porter Pig could bring that stone, the sage could make a potion out of it to decrease the insect’s size.

So, Porter Pig set out on the journey to the peak of Mount Everest. On the way, he faced many difficulties. At last he reached the peak. There was a temple made of gold which contained a god’s statue and the stone in the temple was guarded by a yeti.

Porter Pig couldn’t defeat the yeti but then he remembered that he had the poison of the insect that the doctor had given him. Porter Pig defeated the yeti using the poison. He got the stone and returned to the sage.

The sage immediately made the potion using that stone. Now, Porter Pig had to make the insect consume that potion. He had an idea. He sprinkled the potion on the world’s largest barn and hid there.

After a week or two, the insect came and started eating the grains from that barn. Very soon the potion started acting and the insect became small. So small that Porter Pig could crush it to death. After that, everybody praised Porter Pig and the sage and Porter Pig got the title of ‘Barn Saver’!

शिक्षक की पाती पालकों के नाम…

डॉ. प्राची खान, Educator

हम करते हैं परवाह अपने बच्चों की

अच्छा है, बहुत अच्छा है

क्योंकि, यह हमारा कर्तव्य है

पर क्यों न करें आज एक और प्रण

इस नववर्ष के आरम्भ में

कि….

हम अपने अन्य कर्तव्यों का निर्वाह भी

करेंगे उसी समर्पण और निष्ठा से

क्यों न देखें नियमित की वो भी

सीखें सबकी परवाह करना

क्यों न जांचें कि कहीं, हमारी अतिरिक्त परवाह

उन्हें बेपरवाह तो नहीं बना रही?

हम परवाह करें की आधुनिकता के साथ

कहीं हमारे संस्कार और संस्कृति का पाठ

विस्मृत तो नहीं कर रहे वे?

कहीं इस पाश्चात्यकरण के कोहरे में

गुम तो नहीं हो रहे वे?

आइये –

परवाह करें कि अच्छे रहन-सहन और खान-पान

से ज़रूरी है अच्छे विचार, सदभावना पालना

पर उसे सिखाएं –

फेसबुक, ट्विटर के ज़रिये जुड़ने से अच्छा है

सामाजिक बन, भावनात्मकता से जुड़ जाना

जन्मदिवस, नववर्ष आयोजनों पर खर्च से अच्छा है

किसी ज़रूरतमंद के काम आना

भौतिक संसाधनों का दिखावा कर इठलाने से अच्छा है

सरलता और सादगी को अपनाना

हमारे कर्तव्यों में ही शामिल है

उन्हें नित मानवता का पाठ पढ़ाना |

आइये –

परवाह करें कि युग प्रतियोगिता का ज़रूर है

आगे बढ़ना, पढना लिखना सामाजिक प्रतिष्ठा का दस्तूर है |

पर उसे सिखाइए –

मात्र डिग्रियां हासिल कर शिक्षित होने से अच्छा है

उस शिक्षा का जीवन और व्यवहार में समाना

अनैतिक रास्ते से अर्जित धन से अच्छा है

अथक परिश्रम कर सम्मान की रोटी खाना

पराजय से निराश हो जीवन अंत करने से अच्छा है

चुनौती को स्वीकार कर संघर्ष करते जाना

हमारे कर्तव्यों में ही शामिल है

उन्हें प्रोत्साहित कर जुझारू बनाना |

आइये –

परवाह करें कि वैज्ञानिक युग में अच्छा है आगे बढ़ना

क्योंकि आवश्यकता ही आविष्कार की जननी है

पर उसे सिखाएं –

मोबाईल, इन्टरनेट आदि पर निर्भर होने से अच्छा है

व्यक्तिगत रूप से जुड़ सामाजिक सम्बन्ध बनाना

सतत गाड़िओं पर निर्भर बने रहने से अच्छा है

शारीरिक श्रम और व्यायाम का महत्त्व समझाना

बेफिक्री से कचरा, पाउच, रेपर फेंकने से अच्छा है

प्रकृति को स्वच्छ, प्रदूषण रहित बनाना |

हमारे कर्तव्यों में ही शामिल है

उन्हें एक ज़िम्मेदार नागरिक बनाना |

आइये –

परवाह करें कि अच्छा है निज हित की बातें सोचना

क्योंकि विकास, जीवन की महती आवश्यकता है

पर उसे सिखाएं –

भेड़-चाल में शामिल हो बढ़ने से अच्छा है

अपने लिए एक अलग मुक़ाम बनाना

झूठ, फ़रेब, बेईमानी के सहारे बढ़ने से अच्छा है

धैर्य, निष्ठा और सत्य का मार्ग अपनाना

चाटुकारों की प्रशंसा से प्रसन्न होने से अच्छा है

निस्वार्थ आलोचना को स्वीकार, व्यक्तित्व निखारना

हमारे कर्तव्यों में ही शामिल है

उन्हें निष्ठावान और चरित्रवान बनाना |

आइये –

परवाह करें कि अच्छा है विदेशों में मोटा पैकेज पाना

क्योंकि यह वर्तमान में सफलता का प्रतीक है

पर उसे सिखाएं –

विदेशों में अपनी शिक्षा के प्रयोग से अच्छा है

अपनी जन्मभूमि के काम आना

असत्य का साथ दे भीरू बन जीने से अच्छा है

निडर बन सत्य का साथ निभाना

सफलता के मद में अहंकारी बनने से अच्छा है

विजय को, विनम्रता और संयम से स्वीकारना |

हमारे कर्तव्यों में शामिल है

उनका मनोबल बढ़ा उन्हें पुरुषार्थी बनाना |

A New Beginning

Board Decoration Theme: 2016 – A New Beginning

Happy Diwali

Board decoration for Diwali

Humanity

Nandini Pillai, Class X B

I was born with a faith,

To cure all maladies.

I was ensconced with a hope,

To destroy your tragedies.

I rest in your hands,

I hope you are aware,

For I shall be difficult,

To restore.

If you do not handle, me with care,

I was supposed, to put an end to war.

Gods named me Humanity.

Now all my wounds are sore.

Since you were mistaken to believe,

I was insanity.

I tried really hard to gift mankind with peace,

But oh! War was too sluttish

And spilled cold water on me.

And now I stand before you,

Filled with sorrow.

For I know your intent,

May destroy tomorrow.

आत्म-चिंतन

ख्याति व्यास, Class X A

बाग़ में बैठ निहार रही थी प्रकृति,

गर्व हो रहा था की मैं मनुष्य हूँ – सबसे अदभुत कृति |

परन्तु चींटियों को रौंदते हुए,

एक माली को फूल तोड़ते देख

उठा एक विचार –

क्या मनुष्यता को शोभा देता है ऐसा आचार ?

अभिमान है की हम हैं सबसे ताकतवार प्राणी,

जिनके पास है अनेक वरदान जैसे बुद्धि और वाणी |

पर क्या शक्ति का अर्थ है केवल क्रूर शासन ?

क्या मनुष्य ह्रदय में खो गया है करुणा, संवेदना का आसन ?

ईश्वर ने रचा है मानव रुपी एक अदभुत खेल,

जिसमे मौजूद हैं इंसानियत और हैवानियत का मेल |

कर्म करो ऐसे की समृद्ध हो पुण्य की पूँजी,

अमरता और सम्मान की यही सर्वोच्च कुंजी |

मत करो ऐसे कार्य जो करें मनुष्यता को लज्जित,

आपसी सहयोग व् सहानुभूति से हो हर जीवन सुसज्जित |

नहीं प्रसन्न होंगे मंदिर-मस्जिद में बसने वाले परमात्मा,

यदि उनकी पूजा-अर्चना करोगे जबकि दुखी करो कोई आत्मा |

इस भांति कलंकित करते हो उनका अस्तित्व,

जबकि सृष्टि के कण-कण में है ईश्वरत्व |

यही प्रण लिया मैंने कि सर्वप्रथम मनुष्य बनूँगी,

इस चींटी से प्रेरित हो विश्व-कल्याण में भागीदारी करुँगी,

शायद चेह्चहाते पक्षी और मुस्कुराते फूलों ने सराही यह युक्ति,

आज बाग़ में मिली मेरी ‘मानव आत्मा’ को आत्म-चिंतन, मुक्ति |

Mothers – Our Lifeline

Rishika Suri, Class X B

Mother’s Day is just one day when we cherish and celebrate the presence and importance of our mothers. When in fact, we should be celebrating mothers, god’s best gift, throughout our lives. Because if it weren’t for our mother, we may not even exist since she is the one who gave us birth and for which she had to go through excruciating pain while carrying us inside her, just so that we would be healthy and comfortable.

But it isn’t always necessary for the person who gives someone birth to be their mother. Mother is someone who not only gives us life literally but in all ways possible, she is the one who loves us despite our flaws and supports and encourages us all the way and most importantly she is the one who knows when to say ‘No’ for our benefit even though we may not like it or resent it.

She is our nurse, cook, laundry person, alarm clock, therapist, friend, teacher and what not. But has anyone ever heard her complain about her tiredness or the things she couldn’t do for herself, or her unfulfilled wishes and aspirations for her own life? It’s because she knows that we can’t really function without her.

People may never admit it but it is the truth that mothers or mother figures are the true backbones of a good family, household, life and everything. She is our savior in bad times and every once in a while, we show her our ingratitude by not treating her the way she deserves to be treated. But she wouldn’t still tell you how much your words hurt her at times or broke her heart.

There are no apologies in this world that can undo our misbehavior towards our mother or a ‘thank you’ that will cover everything she has done for us through thick and thin or the sacrifices she has made all along. But our small gestures can put a priceless smile on her beautiful face. So friends, make your mother feel special, not only on Mothers’ Day but every day. Pledge to do this for every remaining day of your life.