Here is a Ball for Baby
Here is a
ball for baby. (form a ball shape
with hands) Big and soft and round.
Here is
baby's hammer (hit one fist into the palm of the other hand) See how
it can pound.
Here is
baby's music (clap
hands) Clapping,
Clapping so.
And here are
baby's building blocks (put fingers up
one by one) Standing in a row.
This is
baby's trumpet,(form trumpet with a clenched fist held to mouth)Toot, toot,
toot, toot, tooot.
And this is
the way that baby plays Peek a boo!
(hide face in hands.....boo)
Here is
baby's umbrella, (hold a pretend
umbrella over head) To keep her
nice and dry
And this is
baby's dolly, (cradle pretend dolly
in arms) Rock a rock a
bye.
1)She was the
youngest ___ ever to win an election. a. candidate b. applicant
c. trainee
2)Someone who
betrays their country is called a ___.
a. caretaker b.
carpenter c. traitor
3)The opening
___ was held on Sunday. a. festival b.
ceremony
4)The
downhill event was ___ by the American. a. win b. won
5)The skier
went ___ the starting gate. a. through b. though
6)The
downhill event was ___ for the day because of heavy snow. a. given up b. abandoned
7)The person
in ___ place gets the bronze medal. a. three
b. third
8)The Winter
Olympics are ___ every four years. a. held b. hold
9)The world
record for speed skating was ___ many time at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.
a. dropped b. broken
10)The ___
gave the figure skaters a perfect score. a. judges b. referees
11)Osaka,
Japan wants to ___ the 2008 Summer Olympics. a. host b. entertain
Gods and Demons
A
little boy asked his father : "Daddy, what is the difference between gods
and demons?"
The father said to the little boy: "Son, I will
organise a big banquet at our residence where I will invite both the gods and
the demons. At the end of the banquet you will get your answer."And the
father sent out invitations to both the gods and the demons. On the appointed
day, a most lavish banquet was organised and hundreds of gods and hundreds of
demons arrived at the house.
The
demons were an impatient lot, disorganised and noisy. They asked the host that
they wanted VIP treatment, and therefore wanted to have their food served first
to the demons and the gods must eat last.
The
host agreed to their request on one condition that the demons tie wooden planks
to both hands when eating. The demons said that if the same condition was also
applied to the gods as well then they had no objection to tying the wooden
planks on both their hands when eating.
All
the demons had wooden planks tied to both their hands and they immediately sat
on the floor, seating one next to the other in one straight line. They were all
very eager to be served with delicious food.
The
first course of food arrived. It was the best smelling soup in a bowel with
spoon. Now when the demons got spoons filled with the soup, they realised that
they could not bend their hands to bring the spoons to their mouths. They tried
to lift their hands over their heads and tilt the spoons with their mouths wide
open. They got the soup falling in their eyes and all over the face and also on
their expensive garments.
The
demons got noisier, became angry and started swearing at the host. Some of the
demons wanted to beat up the host. Some demons tried to restrain the other
demons and they started fighting among themselves. The demons agreed that it
was totally useless for them to remain at this banquet as it was not possible
to eat the food without bending their hands. It was impossible to eat the food
without messing up their beautiful and expensive garments. With angry words the
demons left the banquet.
Now
it was the turn of the gods to eat. The gods were of a peaceful nature. They
also sat in a line on the floor. Both their hands were also tied with wooden
planks. When the first course of food was served, which was the delicious soup,
the gods first recited the food prayer. The gods realised that they could not
bend their hands, and therefore it was impossible to eat the soup.
Each
of the gods thought: "Never mind if I cannot eat the soup, but let me be
of help to my fellow brother who is seated next to me."
The gods turned towards each other and started feeding
each other. They thus enjoyed the most delicious soup. Then the next course of
meal was served and they enjoyed that delicious meal. They went through five
course meals and ate to their hearts content. They thanked the host, presented
the host with gifts they had brought, and peacefully went back to their homes.
The
son was observing all that happened. The father told him that a major
difference between the gods and the demons was the difference in their attitude
of ‘Giving’ and the attitude of ‘Taking.’ The demons thought only about their
individual self-interest whereas the gods thought about selflessly serving
others. When you open your heart and give selflessly, you receive also much
more than you give.
There
are two broad principles governing human action. The first of the two
principles is based on the attitude of GIVING. The second is based on the
attitude of TAKING.
If
the attitude of TAKING prevails in a society you will find its members
possessed with multifold selfish demands and desires. Consequently, there is
struggle, stress and strain in that society with crimes, robbery, rapes,
corruption, inconsiderate selfish behaviour, becoming prevalent at national,
community, family and individual levels.
Let
their attitude change to GIVING. Their demands and desires drop their
selfishness. Harmony, peace and happiness will reign in that very same society.
The dignity of human race is founded upon the principle of GIVING. Life is to
give, not to take. One ought not to demand from society. Perhaps one's only
right in the world is to give, to serve. To serve one and all. Serve the
nation, serve the society, the family and yourself. This is the first of the
elements of right living. We need to do service to maintain our proper
spiritual well being. While the physical body resorts to service, the mind must
embrace the world with love.
This
is the second element of right living. All our emotions must be amalgamated
into a mass of universal love. Our pleasures and pains are identical with those
of our fellow creatures. This is true love.
Direct Questions
1)Whom do you
admire most? In what way does that person inspire you?
2)Would you
be willing to be extremely ugly physically if it meant you would live for 1000
years at any physical age you chose?
3)If you
could wake up tomorrow having gained any one ability or quality, what would it
be?
4)If you knew
of a way to use your estate, following your death, greatly benefit humanity,
would you do it and leave only a minimal amount to your family?
5)What is
your most treasured memory?
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