Success in all our endeavours is what we all want but, most of us forget that for achieving success, the road is not strewn with roses. The walk is not a cakewalk, nor is it a gift on a platter. Success is an achievement by constant diligence and most of us fail to achieve because […]

The code of dress that each individual sets for himself is obviously based on the taste of the individual. In turn, we can say that, the tastes of a person are wholly or at least partly dependent on basic tenets of his character through the medium of the dress he wears, as he wears only

The multi-problem scenario in every sphere is looming large on the Indian horizon and to add we can all see the fast deterioration and crumbling down of age-old traditions of India, which are blatantly giving way to a lop-sided westernization of the Indians. This westernization takes its birth in the homes, where we teach our

In our life there can be several occasions when we may have differences with others. Two human beings cannot exactly be the same in physical structure or in mental makeup. Variety is there in nature and it adds up to the beauty of nature. So, variegated opinions are always more beautiful and charming. They add

This is the last line of Shelley’s famous poem: ‘Ode to the West Wind.’ The poet depicts the terrible effect of the west wind in different spheres. The line is an epitome of optimism. Though for the present the cold winter be the ruler all around, yet the very approach of winter means the impending

A long life is not a sure sign of greatness. A short life full of activity and constructive work is better than a long unproductive life.Ben Johnson has rightly said, “In short measures, life may be perfect.” He compares and contrasts a short-lived lily and an oak which lives for hundreds of years. A lily

Concentration has tremendous power and it can do wonders for your success. Because of this power of concentration, you can remember your lessons even with one or two readings. Once, when Swami Vivekananda was at Chicago in America, he saw some young boys trying to shoot egg-shells floating in the river. At the shells rolled

History is a witness to the fact that hard times or trials, troubles, turmoils and tribulations never come to a standstill. They do come in a battalion but for a short period of time. But tough people are like pillars of strength, determination, strong will, and confidence. They remain unfazed, however tough the circumstances might

There are men who just surrender to whatever comes—they say ‘it was so destined, it was so fated’. This is the coward’s attitude. True that there are turns of fortune and they determine our life. But efforts can change the direction of the wind. Will can move mountains. Man should keep on with his efforts;

“Heaven lies about us in our infancy”, says Wordsworth. According to him, a child is a seer and a philosopher. A child may not be a philosopher, but certainly, he has in him saintly qualities of innocence, love and joy. He is free from malice, hatred and vice. He loves everybody who loves him. It

Books are the biggest treasure-house of knowledge. They are the living example of man’s march on the path to higher and higher civilization. The great men who died long ago, are still alive in their books. We feel their very personality and existence when we read their books. We feel as if they were conversing

The renowned English poet, John Keats, begins his famous poem: Endymion with the line—’A thing of beauty is a joy forever.’ A thing of beauty touches the human heart as nothing else does. It elevates the human soul. Man feels some inexpressible inner joy. The experience is unforgettable.The beauty of nature is the greatest gift

Let us go back in time, centuries or millenniums ago, when man had evolved from apes or when God created man—whichever notion you may adhere to, with ape-like features, attitude, habits he learnt from nature. He learnt that weather and seasons changed, that some berries were sweet to taste, some were bitter and some made

Slavery does not only mean the slavery of body. When slavery existed in the society, a slave had no existence of his own—neither physical nor mental. He could neither move nor speak without the permission of the master. Now, with the changed time, the concept of human slavery has largely been eradicated from the society.

Man has been gifted the gift of speech by God except one who may be born dumb. The tongue is a supple organ and is ever ready to move; sometimes it move too fast. People talk and sometimes begin talking a lot and one who talks a lot does sometimes talk irrelevant and even irresponsible.