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Mahatma Gandhi’s life itself was full FROM 'THE OPEN PAGE' Mdream and dedication are the pow- of experiments and open message to the Dear readers, erful combination for bringing the change. world at large . India is a land of love, lights and He believed that he can't change the direc- He says to adopt the change, take your self lustre. It is full of colorful festivals tion of the wind, but he can adjust his sails on the positive thought which will become and has consistently connected all to always reach the destination., He was your words and words will become your be- individuals. Diwali is a festival of the leader of the Indian independence havior and behavior will become your habit lights and is celebrated across the movement against British rule, born on and your habit will become your value and country with equal enthusiasm and 2nd October 1869 – Died on 30th January value will become your destiny. glee. I wish all our readers a very prosperous and successful year ahead. 1. Change yourself Love all, If you change yourself you will change your world. If ARCHIT BHATT you change how you think CHIEF EDITor – THE OPEN PAGE then you will change how you feel and what actions you take. The change within can allow you to take action in ways you wouldn’t have 2. You are in your control 3. Forgive and let it go “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.” “The weak can never forgive. What you feel and how you react to something Forgiveness is the attribute of the is always up to you. There may be a “normal” or strong.” a common way to react to different things. But If you don’t forgive then you let INSIDE that’s mostly just all it is. the past and another person to You can choose your own thoughts, reactions control how you feel. By forgiving and emotions to pretty much everything. You you release yourself from those don’t have to freak out, overreact of even react bonds. And then you can focus in a negative way. Perhaps not every time or totally on, for instance, the next instantly. point. 4. Without action you aren’t have always been will grow weaker. 10.Education in right way going anywhere Find what you really like to do. Then you’ll find Education in the understanding of citizenship is the inner motivation to keep going, going and a short-term affair if we are honest and earnest. “An ounce of practice is worth more than tons going. Success or victory will seldom come as Basic education links the children, whether of preaching.” quickly as you would have liked it to. I think one of cities or the villages, to all that is best and IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF To really get where you want to go and to of the reasons people don’t get what they want lasting in India. p3 really understand yourself and your world you is simply because they give up too soon. Literacy in itself is no education.It is not the end APJ ABDUL KALAM need to practice. Books can mostly just bring of education nor even the beginning. you knowledge. You have to take action and 8. See the good in people and translate that knowledge into results and help them Real education has to draw out the best from understanding. the boys and girls to be educated It must “I look only to the good qualities of men. Not correspond to the surrounding circumstances . 5. Take care of this moment being faultless myself, I won’t presume to probe into the faults of others.” Experience gained in two schools under my “I do not want to foresee the future. I am control has taught me that punishment does concerned with taking care of the present. There is pretty much always something good in not purify, if anything, it hardens children. people. God has given me no control over the moment I do regard spinning and weaving as the following.” Things that may not be so good. But you can necessary part of any national system of The best way that I have found to overcome choose what things to focus on. education. the inner resistance that often stops us from The aim of university education should be to taking action is to stay in the present as much turn out true servants of the people who will as possible and to be accepting. live and die for the country's freedom. “A LIFE THat INSTILLED p8 HUMILITy” 6. Everyone is human A balanced intellect presupposes a harmonious growth of body, mind and soul. I think it’s important to remember that we are all human and prone to make mistakes. Holding If we want to impart education best suited to RACK YOUR BRAIN people to unreasonable standards will only the needs of the villagers, we should take the When you walk around your create more unnecessary conflicts in your world vidyapith to the villages. school, do you feel that all the and negativity within you. The emphasis laid on the principle of spending adults working there have student It’s also important to remember this to avoid 9. Continue to grow and evolve every minute of one's life usefully is the best safety at the top of their minds? falling into the pretty useless habit of beating education for citizenship. yourself up over mistakes that you have made. “Constant development is the law of life, Readers ,If you want to reflect in “Rack and a man who always tries to maintain your Brain”, Mail us your answers, in 25 his dogmas in order to appear consistent or 30 words with your photographs 7. Persist drives himself into a false position.” KRUTARTH JOSHI upto 10th October 2017 , Mail Id: Be persistent. In time the opposition around You can pretty much always improve your skills, PRINCIPAL [email protected] or you can you will fade and fall away. And your inner habits or re-evaluate your evaluations. You can DAHOD whatsapp on 9586022210. resistance and self-sabotaging tendencies that gain deeper understanding of yourself and the want to hold you back and keep you like you world. www.theopenpage.co.in back to THE roots AHMEDABAD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017 2 Greatest Icon ,who always reminds me that “Freedome all have to work in our respec- is AN EXPENSIVEShastri dealtGI withF manyt” basic prob- Wtive spheres with the same dedi- lems during his tenure in various minis- cation, zeal and determination which JAY jaWAN... JAY KISAN... tries - food shortage, unemployment inspired and motivated the warrior on and poverty. To overcome the acute the battle front. And this has to be food shortage, he devised a long-term shown not by mere words, but by actual strategy - he also helped in promoting deeds or works... the White Revolution. Lalbahadur Shashtri... played a key An incident, which took place when role in India's freedom struggle. dedi- he was six years old, seems to have left cated his life for country. a deep mark on his mind. Once he went How many of you know that 2nd Oc- to an orchard with his friends. He was tober is not only the birth-date of Ma- standing below while his friends hatma Gandhi, but also of Lal Bahadur climbed the trees. He plucked a flower Shastri, one of the most honest, noble, from a bush. and able Prime Ministers of India? The gardener came in the meantime Lal Bahadur Shastri was known for and saw Lal Bahadur. The boys on the his simplicity, leadership qualities and trees climbed down and ran away. The the famous slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’. gardener caught Lal Bahadur. He beat He was a true administrator and an in- him severely. spiration for the nation builders. He Lal Bahadur wept and said, "I am or- was also an indispensable part of the phan. Do not beat me." Indian freedom struggle. The gardener smiled with pity and Shastri was born on 2nd October the state government of Uttar Pradesh. 1957 to 1961, as minister of industry; said, "Because you are an orphan, you 1904 at Mughal Sarai, Uttar Pradesh in a From 1952 to 1956, he served the fed- and from 1961 to 1963 as home affairs must learn better behavior, my boy." very simple family. His original name eral as the minister of transport; from minister. He set an exceptional example The words of the gardener had a great was Lal Bahadur Srivastava. He was in politics by resigning from cabinet, effect on him.