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BOOKS AND READING

  Happy is the man who acquires the habit of reading when he is young. He has secured a life-long source of pleasure. So as long as he has his beloved book, he never feels lonely.He always has a pleasant  occupation of leisure moments, so that he need never feel bored. He is the possessor of wealth more precious than gold. Ruskin calls books, "Kings' Treasures"- treasuries  filled, not with gold,silver and precious stones, but with riches more valuable than these- knowledge , noble thoughts and high ideals.Poor indeed is the man who does not read , and empty is his life.        The blessings which the reading habit confers on its possessor are many provided we choose the right kind of books. Reading gives the highest kind of pleasure. Some books we read simply for pleasure and amusement-for example , good novels. And novels and books of imagination must have their place in everybody's  reading. When we are tired, or the brain is weary with serious...

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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A HORSE

  Hello friends ! My name is Tori , and i am a horse .As i am getting old, i m thinking to write my autobiography to live life again   Now that i am getting old and stiff in the joints, i like to mediate while grazing in this pasture,on my foal days. I think that was the happiest part of my life. I had no work to do, and could not run about after my mother, who was a fine white Arab mare, without any restraint  . Most of my time was spent in the fields, where i nibbled the tender grass and capered about,while my mother was steadily grazing But that could not last forever.when i was old enough,the trainer came and , to my great indignation ,fastened a long rope to my head and then began me drive round and round in circles with his long whip. I was frightened and angry,but he went on till i was so tired so that i can scarcely stand .However, my mother told me that it was no use my resisting , and to make a long story short, I was at last thoroughly trained as a Riding-horse...

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN "EURO"

Last time i shared  THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A HORSE   and i got  an exceptional response . So i'm back again with a new autobiography and this time an Euro wants to unfold its tale . so lets begin, As soon as i entered this fascinating world i was looked upon with great expectations. The world was full of racism yet i was held in high esteem . People from the United States of America to Antarctica looked at me as i  soon  rolled out from the parentage of Europeans. Since economists, raging bulls and bears did not know much about me, i caught the apprehension of my parents , the share market holders, the financial experts ,scholars, students and so on. On my birth i was placed on the lap of my mother , The Federal Bank . Frankly , my brother, Lira , my sister and my extended family members like the Deutsche Mark and the Yen were quite jealous of me . I know my worth. I reveal this secret of mine . I am a form of money held or traded outside the country , in whose c...

JAINISM

     Jainism and Buddhism were in the nature of Sramana tradition of recluse ascetics who emphasize on hard penances and celibacy (Tapas and Bharamacharya). They opposed the sacrificed religion of the Vedas and taught Ahimsa. They were called Nastika religions for  they denied the existence of a Universal soul or God, the creator and believed in the naturalistic origin of the world.  Both the religions were founded at almost the same time in the 6th century B.C.                                                               Jainism was founded by twenty four Tirthankars,the last of whom was Vardhamana Mahavira. The 23rd Tirthankara Parsvanatha taught four fold disciplines - AHIMSA,SATYA,ASTEYA &APARIGRAHA . The 24th Vardhamana Mahavira added Brahamacharya to them and called Panch Mahavratas-five great ...