How I saved a Drowning Child  Every Sunday I go swimming in the pool which is close to my house. Before going inside the pool I walk in the garden which runs all around the pool. Last Sunday, early in the morning I was having a walk in the garden. I heard a loud cry from help and the cry seemed to...

The Postman The postman is a very useful member of society. He brings us letter from our friends and relatives who live at long distances from us. He brings us messages of joy and sorrow. He does his duty in the sun and rain. The postman is perhaps at the lowest level in the post and telegraph set up. He is not very educated and also does not get paid much....

Value of Books Books are a store house of knowledge. All that men have observed, learnt and experienced over the centuries has been enshrined in books. In other words, it is in books that the great minds of the past ages are kept safe for generations to come. Books are our best friends. Even our closet friends and relatives may part company with us in time of adversity, but books always...

Duties of an Ideal Student Many people regard bookish knowledge to be the be-all and end-all of education. This is not correct. Real education means overall development of the personality of the student. Therefore, an ideal student is the persons who takes interest in all the activities of his educational institution. He is good, not only at studies, but also at games and other activities outside the classroom. He does nothing...

Necessity is the Mother of Invention There is ample truth in this saying. It was the necessity of procuring food for his belly by kill up wild animals at a distance that forced the primitive man invent weapons like the spear, the boomerang and the blow and the arrows. Once again, it must have been the necessity protecting his naked body from the scorching heat and terrible cold and other in...

Five Virtues I Admire Most The modern man is so materialistic that he is unable to appreciate the shelving virtual of life. The five virtues which I admire most are truth, honesty, straight forwardness, bravery and patriotism. Now I’ll explain the reason for admiring there virtues. First of all lest take the truth. The truth is a virtue which nobody can challenge. A man of truth is a man of power....

No Pains, No Gains This saying signifies that nothing great and noble can be achieved without a good deal of effort, struggle and sacrifice. As William Penn puts it, “no pain, no palm, no throne; no fall, no glory, no cross, no crown”. There are not short-cuts to success or golden rules to grow rich or to acquire scholarship in a few hours. In the witty words of G.B. Shaw, the...