Freedom and Peace - Rishona Chopra

Freedom as we know, of course, is the joy of feeling free & and doing what we want, to simply have freedom. We can do what we want, but freedom has its own limits. It's not that we cut the wings on the bird, but it's like a summer-adapted bird goes to Antarctica. Can it? It might die... Similarly, freedom is to have the initial and foremost rights and the right to do good deeds, not bad ones.

When someone says, "you are not good at drawing at all. I am much better." These things hurt us, and then when people say things that hurt us, they capture our thoughts. We usually start criticizing ourselves. Their thoughts about us capture our thoughts. What people say about us is not necessarily who we are. 

We are who we think we are, so if we start thinking about ourselves as someone else thinks, our thoughts are not free. We are not free at all. So people can say what they want to, of course, if they say something we must see if what they are saying is true but if not then don't think about what they say because if your mind doesn't have free thoughts, then you are not free and if you are not free then how will you be happy and if you are not satisfied then how will you feel peace and if you have no peace then you don't have a wonderful, happy and peaceful life. And I'm sure all of us want a happy life. Don't we?

Freedom in the classroom is quite essential; the Montessori teaching style aims to make the child more thoughtful and independent. Freedom for thought and doing. In the book "Lord Of The Flies" a group of boys are left alone on an island for the first few days the enjoy, but after a few days, they need someone to guide them. So freedom doesn't just depend on you but the proper process with which we need some guidance.

Freedom and peace are pretty related; peace starts when space starts. Peace, in my opinion, is something you can't describe. It's a feeling of pleasure, satisfaction, fulfilment and joy. Peace is freedom from the noise in our minds. Today let us pledge, "Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me". "The more in harmony with yourself, the more joyful you are, and the more faithful you are. Faith does not disconnect you from reality; it connects you to reality." — Paulo Coelho Rishona Chopra Grade VI Gyanshree School

Great Himalayan Bird Count

Dear Friends and Family of the Doon Valley!

Something wonderful is happening in your town since 2008, we are back once again with the long awaited news regarding GHBC.

Opportunity to contribute by way of your participation in this unique Himalayan Bird Conservation initiative since 2008.

9th GREAT HIMALAYAN BIRD COUNT 2019
Dates: 18th to 21st October 2019.
Organized by: Action & Research for Conservation in Himalayas, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

A non-commercial Himalayan bird conservation initiative since 2008 involving birders and nature photographers/ trekkers undertaking base-line data generation activity of bird populations in 97 treks of roughly 10 Kms each over 4 Days in different representative bird habitats from Wetlands to Alpine Meadows in all river valleys of Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand.

We can only accommodate upto 200 participants so act NOW if you do not want to miss this classic Himalayan Birding Opportunity.

This year we have collaborated with HIGHLAND ADVENTURES and are also inviting Mountain Bikers who are interested in specially created mountain cycling and birding trail dedicated to birders who can cycle.

It is also an opportunity to meet and interact with some of your favorite names in Birding n Photography world.

Please also share with your birding friends. Intimate your participation intention and please share with your birding friends.

Regards

Prateek Panwar
Founder Trustee ARCH
Member, State Wildlife Board, Uttarakhand.

Call 8859289651 and 9412054216
Email: arch.birdcount@gmail.com

Note: We will also be sending two teams in the presumed habitat of this presumed extinct species for rediscovering the elusive Himalayan Quail (last sighted in 1876)

Image courtesy: Johannes Plenio