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Thanking the Soldiers
A famous speech by Abraham Lincoln where he thanks his soldiers and sets a vision to look forward to democracy
First opportunity
This week marks the beginning of almost all the Sankalp volunteer’s first real-life activities. There are 2 activities going on simultaneously. The Project Tiranga volunteers are to start working on “Mission Siachen”, spread the word about Siachen and make and collect as many hand-made postcards as possible, with 26th January as deadline basis. Blood Donation Organization (BDO) volunteers (freshers) would start taking blood requests by accompanying a senior volunteer.
Grow with Problems...
Don’t worry if you have problems! Which is easy to say until you are in the midst of a really big one, I know. But the only people I am aware of who don’t have troubles are gathered in little neighborhoods. Most communities have at least one. We call them cemeteries.
If you’re breathing, you have difficulties. It’s the way of life. And believe it or not, most of your problems may actually be good for you! Let me explain.
Are you God's wife?
Here are a Few Touching Stories
Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott.
Change
The main dangers in this life are,
the people who
want to change
I wish we had a reset button
How I wish we had a reset buttons for humans too. A chance to do away with all the non-sense that we are into and start clean. After working/studying in electronics for 5 years I have realsied the value of the small humble option - "Reset".
I will soon share more on this. The idea was so engulfing that I though I will shoot a post rightaway.
Others who wish the same, please do comment!
Action speaks larger then words
All those things that we speak about ourself. Are we true to oneself .It is seen that most people talk a lot about doing this and that but if he himself is unable to implement the thing then those listening to him? Will they be able to do that?
Once it was told to Mahatma's Gandhi's wife that do not take salt . She said that its not possible to do that. Just to prove that she is wrong our Bapu did not take salt for one year before saying to her that she can do it. Talking great things does not makes one great.
The Responsibility Of Young People
The following speech (abridged) was given by Lal Bahadur Shastri at the convocation of the Aligarh Muslim University. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF YOUNG MEN
19 December 1964
India's theme this year for disaster reduction
The following article appears in the UNDP website. It has been posted here just as an information
The Guardian Angel
The Guardian Angel
She died to give eye to her sons
March 20, 2005 18:15 IST
A 37-year-old mother, dejected at being unable to locate eye donors for her two blind sons, ended her life so that her eyes could be given to them.