Unwavering Unity
Human values are necessities in today's society. They are the features that guide people to take
into account the human element when one interacts with the other person.
Unity creates the
experience of cooperation, increases enthusiasm for the task and makes the
atmosphere empowering. When children unite together to achieve a single goal a
sense of socialism arises, and thus the beginning of the journey towards 'Caring'.
"How
was your day at school Riya?" asked Riya's mom, when they both were heading
home back from school, on a Monday afternoon.
"It was great
Mom" responded six-year-old Riya. "Mother I want to tell you what
happened in school today," said Riya in a muffled voice while entering her
home. She kept her bag aside and started narrating "Mom today we played a
game in school, wherein our teacher divided our class into two teams. She had
spread various coloured balls on the floor and asked us to pick up the ball one
at a time and put it into the corresponding coloured boxes. We all
started with great enthusiasm. Both the teams were doing well. The teacher kept
cheering for both the teams. We were all enjoying the activity to the fullest
when suddenly....." Riya gave a pause to her words.
Her worried mother asked
"Yes, darling …..Then what? "
Riya sighed and
continued “And I suddenly fell down mom. The teacher came running towards
me and picked me up in her arms. She made me sit on a chair. The ancillary
brought the First Aid Kit and teacher applied it on my knee, but luckily I
didn't hurt myself much. But Mom you know what the moment I fell down, all my teammates stopped the game and came running to me."
"That's nice of
them Riya," said her mom to make her feel good.
"Yes Mom, definitely!!!" replied
Riya. "But the best I felt was when I saw the other team that was just one
step away from victory left the game and came running to check on me."
"That's amazing darling. This is how
caring your friends are for you. This shows you all unitedly care for each
other. You should always be thankful for such wonderful friends around
you." exclaimed Riya's mom. "To care for others is to show empathy,
to show concern. Your friends were concerned about you and that is why they
didn't even bother about their victory and ran to check on you. Kind-hearted
people always care for others and this gesture makes the other person feel
good. So always remember to be kind to others. A kind heart is all about giving
happiness to others. Treat others the way you want to be treated and try to
spread the joy of care and love all around" added Riya's mom.
Riya felt a gush of delight
in her heart and was thankful for such wonderful friends in her life.
The moment we adopt a sense of caring for others it brings us inner strength and
greater self-confidence. Caring for others helps us sustain our peace of mind.
"We
shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the
universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity." -
Maria Montessori
Harmony @ Billabong High International School, Thane
- Abira Chakraborty, Pooja Khona, Bhumika Ailsinghani, Rajshri Rane, Soniya Kuril, Poonam Choudhary, Kavita Shetty
