I was teaching in school.I was taking students for picnic in hill area few Km away from our school.
While on a picnic trip, I once called all students of my group and told my students.“come here, students while pointing at a big rock.See these tiny drops of water, hitting over this stone?” I said students.
“What is special about these drops madam
“Look how tiny and delicate these drops are,” I said while placing my hand under the dripping water.
I stretched my hand to feel each drop of water hitting my hand.
“There’s a big lesson in each of these drops!” I told student.
Students stared at me with surprise and asked, “What do you mean madam-its not clear to us.
These drops of water remind one about ones life accomplishments. Everything that one ever achieved in life has been only through intentional perseverance and focus.
I told students“See this huge rock below, receiving each drop?”
“Yes?” answered students.
“Isn’t it remarkable that such a delicate drop of water can wear down and shape this stone?
Is it so,with surprise answered students.How Small they are, sometimes insignificant drops of “progress” have sculpted this rock.”
To answer your question students,which you some time ask me in school, what is the secret to success?I am giving you this live example.
In life, success is achieved not by force, but through focused, constant, relentless persistence as these little drops are doing.
Moral of story is friends to get success in life please be focused persistent in your work like little drops.
Sukarma Thareja
Alumnus IITK
India
I have been a school teacher. It so happened I was incharge of class in which students were coming from different nation and culture.
Every 2nd saturday we have to organize co curricula activity so that student could learn something more what is being taught in syllabus
Hello” is a common yet meaningful word in our lives. It is one of the first words we learn in school. It is one of the first words we use each morning. And it helps us build courage and confidence in new environments.“Hello” can also be translated into nearly all modern languages!
I asked each student to make play card and write on that word in their language equivalent to word Hello in English. Students prepared following play cards and I am listing the same below
1. Spanish – Hola (oh-LA). Translation: Hello.
Hola is a friendly formal way of saying hi.
2. French – Salut (sah-LUU). Translation: Hi.
Greet friends or family any time of the day by saying Salut.
3. German – Guten Tag (gooten-taag). Translation: Hello or Good Day.
Say Guten Tag if you want to be formal. Or you can be more relaxed by saying Hallo to acquaintances.
4. Chinese – Nei Ho (nee-how). Translation: Hello.
5. Japanese – Konnichi Ha (kon-neen-chee-wah).
6. Russian – Zdravstvuyte (ZDRA-stvooy-tyeh).Translation: “Hello.”
7. Portuguese – Olá pronounced (oh-LAH). Meaning hello
8. Arabic – As-salam (ala-kyum). Translation: Peace Upon You.
9. Italian – Ciao (chow). Translation: Hello.(Sometimes Goodbye).
10. Indian – Namaste or Namaskar.
The word is a combination of two Sanskrit terms: namah (I bow respectfully to you) and aste (let there be). However the spirit of the meaning is more important than the literal translation.
After the activity I pasted all play cards on notice board so that student could see them for a week and get more knowledge by sharing with other students. Sukarma Thareja
Alumnus IITK
India
