WHY CAN'T WE HUMANS LIVE AND LET LIVE!!!

THE EARTH DOESN'T BELONG TO US ; WE BELONG TO THE EARTH.
WHEN WILL HUMANS LEARN TO LIVE HARMONIOUSLY ON EARTH?
LEARN FROM THE ANIMALS.THEY PRODUCE ZERO GARBAGE WHEREAS HUMANS ARE SUFFOCATING THE PLANET WITH GARBAGE.
REDUCE .REUSE.RECYCLE
CONSUMERISM  AND URBANISATION LEADS TO UNFAIR ECONOMIC ARRANGEMENTS
PEOPLE ARE DYING RIVERS ARE DYING SO MANY SPECIES ARE GOING EXTINCT.
IS THERE AN END TO OUR WANTS OUR GREED?
GROWING DEMAND FOR THINGS LEADS TO THOUGHTLESS EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
WOULD YOU DEFECATE ON THE VERY BED YOU SLEEP ON?
WHAT ABOUT OUR CHILDREN?
THIS PLANET NEEDS TO BE SAVED.
AND WE HAVE TO DO IT.

Empowerment : who and How?

"Women are like tea bags. When you put them in hot water you find out how strong they are."

Christene Lagarde :

Christine Lagarde is the first woman to take the helm of the IMF. 

She "radiates charm", she "oozes respect"; she's described variously as intelligent, beautiful, upstanding and elegant. In short, they usually conclude, elle a de la classe.

What she said:
Grit your teeth and smile and in the face of  adversity, just go; they dont deserve you.

She told a French paper  that "success is never complete. It's an endless combat. Each morning one must put one's capacities to the test once again."

Never take anything for granted.

If we dare the difference and the difference will deliver.
When women do better, economies do better.

Unless we take action future generations will be toasted roasted fried and grilled.

This woman makes me proud of Being Woman.She is as older than your granny and look how much she is still contributing to the world.Such an active energetic old lady.Salute!!

Sudha Murthy

Sudha Murthy is a simple woman. She is down-to-earth and yet ambitious, both qualities that make her connect well to both, the struggling middle class, and the chaotic aristocratic class. She writes a lucid tone, yet marks an impact that is tough to forget. With relatable characters and simple narrative, she is able to strike the right chords and communicate a deep message with an unprecedented simplicity.

“Life is an exam where the syllabus is unknown and question papers are not set. Nor are there model answer papers.”

“We can give our children only two things in life which are essential. Strong roots and powerful wings. Then they may fly anywhere and live independently. Of all the luxuries in life, the greatest luxury is getting freedom of the right kind.” 

“With my experience in life, I want to tell you that having good relationships, compassion and peace of mind is much more important than achievements, awards, degrees or money.” 

“When a doctor makes a mistake, a person goes six feet below the ground. When a judge makes a mistake, a person is hung six feet above the ground. But when a teacher makes a mistake, the entire batch of students is destroyed. Don’t ever look down on teachers.” 

Dangers of drug abuse

Must say NO.

Next year is college. Life is going to be a roller coaster ride.School over and you are your own master.Plus you are 18 , officially an adult. That's big deal.With it comes big responsibilities as well.You would want to experience life in all its myriad colours and shades.You don't want to miss a thing.But drugs is something you must give a miss. It will damage your brain and all the vital organs and will make you a boring recluse..As I told you in class " trust him and he will take everything you have ...And you will be left with nothing. Your body belongs to you.Take good care of it.Keep it healthy , strong and beautiful.Then you can enjoy the good things of life forever. The natural pleasures of sports, love, exercise , adventure , service and food ( esp.chocolate) can be enjoyed infinity. But the pleasure or high you get with stimulants /drugs cannot be repeated in the same level.Its diminishing pleasure.And in the long run ,an addict gets no pleasure at all from drugs, but only relief from the withdrawal symptoms.Withdrawal is terrible..muscle cramps, head aches, paranoia,nausea,violent behaviour...you really dont want to go down that road.Your loved ones would never be able to bear to see you suffering like that.
Drugs kills you from inside.It kills your capacity to feel naturally.Imagine a beautiful bright morning, with chattering birds and fluttering butterflies and flowers dancing around with your merry friends, and you cant enjoy it ,as your senses are dead...how sad it will be.So mind your drugs.Even if a doctor is prescribing tranquilisers, amphetamines, mood altering drugs and stimulants; think if you really need it, and avoid taking drugs if it's not absolutely necessary. Sunshine and exercise can cure most lows.So go get some.
Read

UNIT 4 LESSON 3 DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE

(ESSAY) By HARDIN B JONES

INTRODUCTION
This essay is a timely warning to the modern society about DANGERS OF DRUG ABUSE
DRUGS
1. to prevent & cure physical disease
2. to reverse mental disturbance
CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE
. The popular belief that any illness can be relieved by taking a pill – This led to Drug Abuse
. People depend upon drugs not to solve their problems but to forget them.
PROBLEMS OF DRUG ABUSE
Over dependence on drugs to solve problems lead to lose of the capacity to deal with life’s situations through perseverance, self-discipline and mental effort.
HIPPOCRATES: Father of medicine says
a) A remedy must take into Account
i. Symptoms of Disease,
ii. General health of the Patient
b) Person in good health losses strength by taking purgative medicine
WHAT ARE SENSUAL DRUGS?
i. It gives strong sense of pleasure.
ii. Stimulates the brain’s pleasure centres.
Brain governs sensations, moods, thoughts & actions. Sensual drugs upset this mechanisms that control pleasure &  satisfaction.

This weakens brain’s pleasure reflexes & in severe addiction pleasure mechanisms fail to respond. Later the brain is unable to interpret it as pleasure

Only Naturally attained pleasure can give total satisfaction.
DANGERS OF THE ABUSE OF SENSUAL DRUGS
I,  causes physical discomfort & personality changes,
II, Addict feels depressed & fails to respond,
II, psychotic disorder & distrust of others,
IV, feels people are looking at him strangely
V, feels dead inside
VI, harmful side effects
VII, death from overdose,
VIII, decline of health & brain function,
IX, mental mechanism responds abnormally,
A great deal of harm will be done before warning symptoms occur
X, Damage to Brain (Most subtle but least understood) – upset chemical balance
of brain’s communication
X1, Damage to cell tissue
Reasons for drug related disorders
i, Dirty needles and solution used for injecting
Effects:- liver disease, venereal disease, infection of kidney and brain
ii, sniffing of cocaine & other drugs
Effects:- damage of the tissue of the nose, hair  fall 
iii, Smoking marijuana & tobacco
Effects:- lung disease, damage cells.
iv, women addicted to drugs
Effects:- babies born with withdrawal symptoms.
v, an overdose of any of sensual drugs
Effects:- respiratory or cardiac failure and death.
PURPOSE OF THIS ESSAY
It is a study on the effects of drugs in brain – damage of brain is the most
subtle, most often unrecognised & least understood consequence of drug abuse

Social Business is NEXT

How to make the poor , rich.?
When thinking how to bring the marginalised groups to the mainstream and include them in the socio economic development of India , I stumbled upon Social Business.This really suits us.A much better and uplifting way of giving than regular charity and CSR programmes. I read this article on the work  being done by Nobel Laureate Prof Muhamed Yunus to eradicate unemployment and poverty.Follow the Annual Global Social Business Summit and the amazing social business initiatives that promises to send poverty to the museums.

Marginality

Slum Children 

The Disabled and the Differently abled

 Marginality is “. . . being outside the mainstream of productive activity and/or social reproductive activity”.






The term ‘marginalization’ describes the overt actions or tendencies of human societies, where people who they perceive to be undesirable or without useful function, are excluded, i.e., marginalized.  This limits their opportunities and means for survival.

The Cotton Farmers

Muslim Women

The Dalits 

Street Children

Village Women

Slum Dwellers

Sexual Minorities

Tribals

Tribals

   People who are marginalized have relatively little control over their lives, and the resources available to them. This results in making them handicapped in delving contribution to society. 

       As the objective of development is to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy a productive, healthy, and creative life, it is important to address the issue of marginalization.

     

       Development is always broadly conceived in terms of mass participation. Marginalization deprives a large majority of people across the globe from participating in the development.

Ahoy Book Addicts

A book lovers dream
Let's put together a Book Lovers Dream at our school.Dear kids ,this morning is dedicated to collecting books for our library.We have three empty cupboards .Todays task is to fill one up.All those who are joining me , meet me at the Central Library premises , Mananchira.Lets hope to find all that we want at the

Secondhand book shop there.You get to choose what you read and Ofcourse your contributions are welcome, actually , much needed.See u there.



The books are here.Thanks to batch 2015.Just pick up your book and enjoy reading!!