IDEAL CITIZEN
EACH AND EVERY
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IS IN NEED OF IDEAL CITIZENS. A
GOOD CITIZEN BREAKS THE
NARROW BOUNDARIES OF SELFISHESS AND COMES OUT OF HIS SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS,
RELATIVES AND FAMILY TO ASSOCIATE HIMSELF WITH A LARGE COMMUNITY. HE HAS TO POSSESS
A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE COUNTRY. HE THINKS MORE OF HIS DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES, THAN OF HIS RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES. GOOD CITIZEN MAKES USE OF
HIS RIGHT TO VOTE AND CHOOSE THE IDEAL REPRESENTATIVES WHO WILL WORK FOR THE
WELFARE OF HIS COUNTRY. WHEN ELECTED, THE GOOD CITIZENS CEASE TO BE MEMBERS OF
POLITICAL PARTY, BUT A PUBLIC ADMINSTRATOR, A GOOD CITIZEN LOVES HIS COUNTRY AS
HE LOVES HIS FAMILY. HE IS READY TO HELP THE LOCAL BODIES IN KEEPING A GOOD
SANITATION. HE IS HELPING THE PROGRAMMES OF THE GOVERNMENT BY VOLUNTEERING
SERVICE IN ABOLISHING ILLITERACY. HE
HELPS THE ADMINISTRATION TO KEEP THE ROADS, STREETS AND PARKS CLEAN. HE
BELIEVES IN CO-OPERATION. HENCE HE DOES NOT INDULGE IN CONFLICTS ARISING OUT OF
DIFFERENCES IN RELIGION, CASTES AND COMMUNITIES.
A GOOD CITIZEN ENCOURAGES
CO-OPERATION AROUND HIM TO CARRY OUT PUBLIC WORKS. HIS ACTIVITIES ARE NOT
DIRECTED TOWARDS HIS SELFISH GAINS AND HE DOES NOT AIM AT EARNING HIS INCOME AT
THE COST OF PUBLIC WELFARE. HE IS LOCAL AND DEVOTED TO THE COUNTRY. AS HE OWES
HIS LIFE TO PARENTS, HE OWES HIS CIVIC LIFE TO HIS COUNTRY. HE CALLS HIS
COUNTRY MOTHER-LAND TO SHOW HIS BOND. A
GOOD CITIZEN RESPECTS THE LAWS OF THE COUNTRY. HE EXPECTS HIS NEIGHBOURS AND
ALL THE OTHERS INSIDE THE COUNTRY TO BE OBEDIENT TO THE LAWS. WHEN, HE COMES
ACROSS THE DISHONEST HE TREATS IT AS HIS DUTY TO HAND OVER IT TO THE STRINGENT MEASURES
OF LAW.
A GOOD CITIZEN
HAS TO WAKE UP FROM HIS INACTIVE AND NON-COMMITAL ATTITUDE TO THE POLITICAL AND
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS AROUND HIM. HE USES
HIS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION TO ANALYSE AND EXPOSE CURRENT
AFFAIRS IN AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY. THE MIGHT OF THE PEN AND POWER OF THE PRESS
SHOULD BE MADE GOOD USE BY HIM. AN IDEAL CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS HIMSELF IN PROMOTING
A SERVICE ORIENTED AND SOCIAL- CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE SOCIETY. FEARLESSNESS IS
NEEDED IN HIM TO ORGANISE THE LIKE MINDED PEOPLE TO STRUGGLE AGAINST THE
VIOLENCE. AN UNITED AND ORGANISED SOCIETY WILL BE A THREAT TO ALLL THE ELEMENTS
INVOLVING IN ANTI-NATIONAL PROGRAMMES.
A GOOD CITIZEN IS PATRIOTIC AND RISES UP
DURING THREAT TO NATIONAL PEACE OR SAFETY. AS A GOOD PATRIOT HE WILL SACRIFICE
HIS LIFE TO SAVE THE COUNTRY FROM THE DANGERS. HE NEVER PARTICIPATES IN ANTI-NATIONAL
ACTIVITIES. HE WILL FIGHT AGAINST SOCIAL EVILS LIKE ILLITERACY, CORRUPTION AND
CHILD LABOUR. THE VIRTUES OF AN IDEAL
CITIZEN CAN NOT BE EASILY ACQUIRED. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BECOME AN IDEAL
CITIZEN UNLESS ONE CONQUERS HIS SELFISHNESS AND GREED. THE CENTRE OF HIS
ATTENTION HAS TO BE NOT ONLY HIS INDIVIDUAL BENEFIT BUT ALSO NATIONAL WELFARE.
AN IDEAL CITIZEN EARNS THROUGH RIGHT MEANS AND KEEPS THEM WITH ACCOUNTABILITY.
AT THIS STAGE IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE CONCEPT OF AN IDEAL CITIZEN SHOULD BE
TAUGHT TO ALL THE CHILDREN IN A COUNTRY. ALONG WITH THE MOTHER TONGUE, LOVE FOR
THE MOTHER LAND SHOULD BE INFUSED. ALONG WITH THE LEARNING AT THE ELEMENTARY
LEVEL, THE CIVIL DUTIES AND RIGHTS SHOULD BE INCULCATED.
UNITY IS STRENGTH
EVERYONE OF US MUST HAVE HEARD THE WELL KNOWN PROVERB “UNITY IS STRENGTH”. NO COUNTRY WHICH IS TORN BY INTERNAL DISSENSIONS AND DIVIDED CAN STAND AGAINST HER ENEMIES.
DIVISION AND LACK OF UNITY ALWAYS ENDS IN DISASTER. IN THE SAME WAY, DIFFERENCES AMONG BROTHERS IS GOING TO RUIN THE FAMILY. TAKE THE CASE OF RAVANA, THE KING OF LANKA. HE WAS FATED TO DIE WHEN HIS BROTHER LEFT HIM AND JOINED HIS ENEMY.THE QUARRELS AMONG THE RAJPUTS BROUGHT THEIR DOWNFALL AND HUMILIATION. RAJPUTANA WAS CONQUORED BY MUSLIM RULERS IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT RAJPUTANA WERE MATCHLESS IN BRAVERY. IF THEY WERE UNITED THE HISTORY OF INDIA WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT.
EVERYBODY KNOWS WELL THAT ONE THREAD CAN BE EASILY BROKEN AND WHEN THREADS ARE UNITED INTO A ROPE , THEY CANNOT BE BROKEN EASILY. IT IS TRUE TO SAY THAT WE CANNOT FACE OUR ENEMY SINGLE HANDED BUT WHEN UNITED IT IS POSSIBLE.
EVERYBODY KNOWS WELL ABOUT A FAMOUS STORY OF AN OLD MAN WHOSE SONS COULD NOT BREAK A BUNDLE OF STICK BUT WERE SUCCESSFUL IN BREAKING THE STICKS WHEN SEPERATED. THIS CLEARLY PROVES THAT UNITY IS STRENGTH OR WHEN WE ARE UNITED WE RISE BUT WHEN WE ARE DIVIDED WE FALL. NO IMPERIAL COUNTRY CAN CONTINUE TO KEEP THE SUBJECTS OF A COUNTRY UNDER CONTROL, IF THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY ARE UNITED.
IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO REMAIN UNITED IF WE WANT TO BE FREE AND SELF RESPECTING CITIZENS OF THE WORLD. DIVISION WILL LEAD US TO OUR DOWNFALL. WE BECOME WEAKER WHEN WE ARE DIVIDED AND STRONG WHEN UNITED.
IMPORTANCE OF GAMES
HEALTH IS WEALTH. IF A MAN IS UNHEALTHY HE CANNOT WORK HARD. GAMES ARE A PART AND PARCEL OF EDUCATION. GAMES AND EDUCATION MUST GO HAND IN HAND. A SOUND MIND RESIDES IN A SOUND BODY.
CONSTANT PURING OVER BOOKS IS HARD AND WEARY. IT MAKES A MAN DULL. GAMES ARE OF TWO KINDS INDOOR AND OUTDOOR. INDOOR GAMES, SUCH AS CHESS, CARROM, SNAKE AND LADDER, LUDO, BUILDING BLOCKS AND CARDS ARE PLAYED IN THE CLOSED AREA . OUTDOOR GAMES LIKE FOOTBALL, VOLLEY BALL, BASKET BALL, TENNIS , BADMINTON AND CRICKET ARE PLAYED IN THE OPEN AIR FIELD.
OUTDOOR GAMES ARE VERY USEFUL. THEY ARE A PART OF OUR EDUCATION. WITHOUT THEM NO EDUCATION IS COMPLETE. THEY MAKE US STRONG, ACTIVE AND HEALTHY. THEY HELP US TO FORM GOOD HABITS. WE LEARN TO OBEY THE CAPTAIN. WE OBSERVE DISCIPLINE IN THE FIELD. WE ARE PROMPT AND ACTIVE IN THE FIELD. WHEN WE GET INTEREST IN THEM, WE BECOME REGULAR AND PUNCTUAL. WE DO NOT PUFF UP AT THE VICTORY AND ARE NOT NERVOUS AT THE DEFEAT. ALL THESE THINGS HELP IS TO FORM A GOOD CHARACTER.
AT THE SAME TIME, OVER-INDULGENCE IN GAMES IS POSITIVELY HARMFUL. GAMES AT THE COST OF STUDIES ARE RUINOUS. GAMES ARE GOOD WHEN THEY ARE WELL REGULATED AND PLAYED WITHIN A REASONABLE LIMIT. OVER-EXERCISE DAMAGES OUR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SYSTEM AND CONSEQUENTLY IMPAIRS OUR HEALTH AND SHORTENS OUR LIFE.
THEY PROVIDE RECREATION TO THE MIND. WHEN WE ARE TIRED OF OUR WORK, THEY REFRESH US. THEY REMOVE THE DULLNESS, WE ALSO LEARN THE SPIRIT OF TEAM WORK, WE LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A COMMON CAUSE. A TRUE PLAYER IS NEVER SELFISH. HE PLAYS FOR THE TEAM. HE LOOKS TO THE INTEREST OF THE TEAM. HENCE, PLAY WELL, STAY HEALTHY AND LIVE LIKE A GOOD HUMAN.
ADVANTAGES OF FORESTS
FORESTS ARE WEALTH AND BEAUTY OF THE COUNTRY.
THEY ARE
THE PRECIOUS TREASURES. MAJORITY OF OUR INDUSTRIES DEPEND DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY ON FORESTS. FORESTS HELP IN MAINTAINING ECOLOGICAL BALANCE BY
ABSORBING CARBON DIOXIDE AND GIVING OFF OXYGEN. FORESTS BRING RAIN, PREVENT
SOIL EROSION AND GIVE SHELTER TO THE ANIMAL LIFE.
THEY
PROVIDE TIMBER FOR MANUFACTURING DOORS, TABLES, CHAIRS, WINDOWS, SHELVES, CUP-BOARDS
ETC… MATCH FACTORIES, PAPER MILLS, SAW MILLS RESIN AND TURPENTINE FACTORIES
DEPEND ON FORESTS FOR THEIR RAW MATERIAL. FORESTS PROVIDE US WITH MANY
MEDICINAL HERBS THAT ARE PROCESSED UPON IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL WORKS AND A
MULTITUDE OF MEDICINES ARE MANUFACTURED. ALMOST ALL THE SPORT MATERIALS ARE
MADE OF FOREST WOOD. THE WILLOW TREES PROVIDE US WITH SOFT, FINE ELASTIC
BRANCHES WHICH ARE WOVEN INTO BASKETS, BOXES AND CHAIRS.
FORESTS
ARE RICH IN GRASS AND THEY FEED CATTLE. THEY SUPPLY FUEL FOR DOMESTIC USE. . IT
IS VERY SAD THAT FORESTS ARE BEING RECKLESSLY DESTROYED. IF A STRICT ACTION IS
NOT EXERCIESED, IT LEADS TO LESS RAINFALL, DRY WEATHER, SOIL EROSION, AND FLOOD.
FORESTS SHALL MAKE ONSLAUGHT ON THE PLAINS AND TURN THEM INTO THE DESOLATE
DESERTS. HENCE, MUCH CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED FOR THEIR UPKEEP AND
PRESERVATION.
"SAVE FORESTS; SAVE EARTH"
DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD
DR.
RAJENDRA PRASAD WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF INDIA. HE WAS BORN ON 3RD DECEMBER , 1884 IN A SMALL VILLAGE NAMED
ZIRADAI IN THE SARAN DISTRICT OF
BIHAR . HE WAS THE
YOUNGEST CHILD OF
HIS PARENTS. HE WAS
A STUDENT OF
CHAPRA ZILLA SCHOOL.
IN 1902, HE APPEARED AT THE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION OF KOLKATA
UNIVERSITY AND GOT
THE FIRST POSITION. THEN HE
JOINED THE PRESIDENCY
COLLEGE , KOLKATA.
THERE HE WORKED
HARD AND STOOD
FIRST IN THE
INTERMEDIATE AND B.A
EXAMINATIONS. HE PASSED M.A IN 1907
AND B.L IN 1910 .IT WAS HIS DESIRE TO GO TO ENGLAND FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION. BUT HE HAD TO GIVE UP HIS IDEA AS HIS FATHER DIED.AFTER
COMPLETING HIS EDUCATION, HE STARTED HIS PRACTICE AS A LAWYER IN KOLKATA HIGH
COURT.
IN 1916, HE CAME TO PATNA HIGH COURT WHEN IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION. DUE TO
HIS HARD WORK AND KNOWLEDGE HE WAS THE MOST FAMOUS ADVOCATE OF HIS TIME IN HIS
PROVINCE. HE WAS MUCH INFLUENCED BY THE NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT OF MAHATMA
GANDHI. SO HE JOINED HIM AS THE ENGLISH LAND LORDS WERE VERY CRUEL TOWARDS THE
INDIAN FARMERS OF CHAMPARN. WHEN GHANDHIJI WENT TO BIHAR AND STARTED HIS
SATYAGRAHA TO MAKE THEIR CONDITIONS BETTER, RAJENDRA PRASAD JOINED HIM AND LEFT
HIS PRACTICE. HE TOOK A TOUR AND ORGANISED MEETINGS IN THE INTEREST OF THE
COMMON PEOPLE.
IN
1934 THE EARTHQUAKE CREATED A HAVOC IN BIHAR. RAJENDRA PRASAD DID HIS BEST TO
HELP THE VICTIMS AND THE SUFFERERS. HE DID HIS BEST TO RAISE THE FUNDS TO HELP
MILLIONS OF THE SUFFERING PEOPLE. BY HIS SELFLESS WORK HE BECAME VERY POPULAR
IN INDIA. SO HE WAS CALLED AS DESH RATNA .HE
JOINED THE QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT OF MAHATMA GANDHI. HE SUFFERED MUCH FOR
THE FREEDOM OF HIS COUNTRY. HE DIED ON 28TH FEBRUARY , 1963 AT THE
AGE OF 78. HE WAS A HONEST AND SIMPLE
MAN. HE HAD MUCH SYMPATHY FOR THE POOR AND THE DOWNTRODDEN. HE WAS A MAN OF LIFE
UPRIGHT. IN INDIAN POLITICS, HE WAS KNOWN AS AJAT SHATRU. EVEN HIS OPPONENTS
ADMIRED HIM FOR HIS SENSE OF JUSTICE, FAIR PLAY, INTEGRITY AND SINCERITY.
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