10. Eduthoughts - 6


The following are thoughts presented by trainees of the college during the College  Assembly in February 2013. The thoughts were originally presented  in Malayalam. But they were compiled and translated into English by                 Ms. Aneesha  & Ms. Sandhya.

On Time
Time is a valuable thing in our life. But we do not care about the  previous moments to live, to enjoy, to attain success. Time management is important for success. Time bound learning and hard work is needed to attain our career. Another year starts with a message that ‘I am giving you 365 days , do great things don’t waste time’...

Influence of teacher on students
A learner can learn even without the help of a teacher. A person  can become a terrorist, a rapist or  a  thief  because of  circumstances. Through  the learning process a teacher can share the positive and negative sides of cruel activities in a society. To an extent  a teacher’s role is important in moulding a student of  quality.
 On false  beliefs  in the modern age
Science and technology is developing day after day. But still our society  falls a prey to false beliefs. The ‘blackman’ and  ‘apocalypse’  references in  the Press in 2012, shows  we are all addicted to it.  If we are educated, we shouldn’t fall  a prey  to quack prediction  techniques like concentrating on  a shining stone or thread to  determine our future... such things are  fake.

On criticism
Nobody is interested in  criticism of  work done by us. We never realize the fact that if there is a criticism for a work, it  means it had some influence on others. The influence is reflected through criticism. It opens a new world showing us where  an improvement is needed and  how others analysed it. A friendly criticism can encourage others.

On Optimism
Are you a pessimist or optimist? We  usually have good hope about life. But when there is failure and when we fail to attain our  goal we  tend  to see life in a darker light. A  web of  thought ‘it the end of everything’ encapsulates us. But why  should we worry about the  past? Good things are yet to happen. Always hope for the best because ‘all is well’!

On Smile
Time and smile are two crucial things in life. Sometimes time makes us forget how to smile and sometimes someone’s smile makes us forget time. The busy life, stress, tension...make us forget to smile. But if we smile at them, we will be free from tension, stress and  depression. A cute smile can increase friends, it can make others happy too.

On Advice
All of  us may give advice, but it is not practical always. When a teacher or an elder person gives you advice, be a good listener to accept. Accept others...may be, on some occasion such advice will turn to be useful for us. Remember that a person who gave advice  must have gained it from  life experience and  we are but the budding flowers in the garden of life.

On self confidence
‘I can do it, nobody else can do my  role better than myself’. This is called self confidence. Develop the abilities we have without being  a pessimist. Don’t care about what others think of us. Work hard to develop our ability. For that our positive attitude should  be raised and thus self confidence.

On self control
One who can control his emotion is powerful than a king. It is our self control that prevents us from committing a  crime. We suppress the animal instincts in us and develop an attitude according to our culture. It is our self control, that controls  our words and action. So first we should control our mind and allow it to work according to our instruction.
  
On sincerity
We depend on others only to satisfy our needs then we turn our backs on them.  Relations  today are becoming ‘use and throw’. The term ‘Sincerity’ itself seems to have lost its meaning. If someone trusts us, we  should be sincere to him/her. A  ‘hai-bye’ culture for selfish needs  has no place today.

On parental care
It is the duty of a daughter/son to take care of their parents. From childhood onwards they are the ones who satisfied all our needs, gave education, food and clothing. Unfortunately many perceive ‘Old Age Homes’  as  a  place to send their parents! This results in a  separation  which the parents can’t bear. Care for your parents especially when they are old.



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