No work is big or small, clean or dirty. All work is equal and worthy of respect. This is called dignity of labor.
What would happen if there were no one clean the streets and empty the garbage? There would be dirt and flies all around.
Community helpers such as sweepers, toilets –cleaners and ragpikers help us in keeping our environment clean. They give essential service needed by the society to functio0n smoothly. We should appreciate the work they do. We should respect them and be thankful to them.
Unpleasant task
Bhagat loves to laze around in bed on Sunday mornings. Suddenly he hears his mother call out, ``Get up Bhagat. Brush your teeth quickly and drink your milk. Remember, you have promised to help me clean the bathroom today’’.
By now Bhagat is wide awake. He says, ``But mummy, that is dirty work. Why can’t Snehakumari do it for us?’’
His mother explains calmly, ``If Snehakumari can do it, so can we. We mustn’t label work as clean or dirty. It is all in the mind. And someone has to clean up the mess, is not it?’’
Bhagat agrees and happily goes about to help is mother.
There are many unpleasant tasks that we do not like to do, such as cleaning toilets and disposing off garbage. We usually employ poor people as helpers for these `lowly’ tasks. But, remember these tasks are not `dirty’ or `lowly’. They are only difficult to perform.
Than you God for the people who help us, for sweepers, ragpikers and conductors on the bus. We always are to them nice and kind. Work-clean and dirty – is only, in the mind!
Gandhi strongly believed in the dignity of labor. In 1938, speaking to people who had volunteered to do sanitization work in the congress camp, Gandhi said, `` don’t think your work is inferior to that of Rashtrapati Bose (president) or Jawaharlal Nehru. No, not at all. They serve and you also serve, and in fact, I value your work more… do you work sincerely and earnestly.
Emotional people who stay upset or sad with small things sometimes may burst out with anger. Getting angry is also some what a part of life. There would be very few people in the world who would say that they do not get angry. Anger may be very harmful some times. Anger can hurt feelings of other people, break relationships , cause health problems and other such things in life. There may be anything that can make an individual angry might be a certain person , certain event or memory of some one. A person may get angry any time due to any reason. Its may not be easy to control anger. For controlling anger one must have the awareness about it .One must be aware of the situation in which he gets angry.
Following are some of the ways to control anger
1. Counting numbers - Counting numbers from 1to 10 or reversely from 10 to 1 may be one of the way to control anger. This way is very commonly used by many people and often you hear people speaking about it as a way to control anger. One should try this way when he is feeling upset or he is feeling very angry on some thing.
2. Try to talk with someone - I have often tried this way when i feel sad or angry i talk a lot with my friends.This helps me to remove sadness and angerness and i feel better. Try to find some one who is your friend or with some one you feel better. Some times chatting with a good friend online on internet may also remove the angerness .
3.Do some type of exercise- If you are feeling upset and may burst out with anger any time then try to do some exercise like breathing exercise, walking or going to gym. Doing exercise gives relaxation to both mind and body. One feels better after doing any kind of exercise. If you are going to gym then punching the punch bag may help you to remove the anger inside you. Try to take a deep breath when you feel upset then hold it for some seconds and breath out. This is some what a easy exercise to calm you
4. Writing down the things that make you angry - When one feels angry he can write down all his feelings on a piece of paper . This helps to bring out the angerness in the form of written words on the piece of paper. One can write down the things that make him feel angry and how can he avoid such things or remove them from life to feel less angry.
5. Meditation - Meditation is a good way to control anger. It has been seen that people who meditate on a regular basis are much more fit and have control over their mind.
6. Change the place you are in - Sometimes one may feel angry being alone at home or the environment may be such which may be not suitable at certain time. At such time visiting a friend or relatives house may be a way to solve the problem of angerness.
7. Use of humour to remove angerness - Humour means the things which make u laugh. One can remove the anger by watching some comedy shows on television or just by reading a comic book. This may be a good way to control anger .
Controlling anger may be a very hard thing to do for some one But if some ways like this are tried out one can easily control it.
Legislature / Judiciary - Which has the upper hand in India...
Our Constitution has provided fundamental rights for the citizen and judicial review is a necessary concomitant of these Rights, as it is meaningless to enshrine individual rights in a written Constitution if they are not enforceable in courts of law ,against any organ of the state,legislative or executive. The framers of our constitution have effected a harmony between parliamentary sovereignty and a written Constitution with a provision for judicial review. The Supreme Court of the USA has the power to invalidate a low duly passed by the legislature on the grounds that is posted to some general principles vaguely laid down in the Constitution. Under the English Constitution, on the other hand, Parliament is supreme and can do everything that is not naturally impossible. The courts there cannot nullify any acts of the parliament on any ground whatsoever.
The Indian constitution,however,adopts the middle course between the American system of judicial supremacy and the English principle of parliamentary supremacy. It has endowed the judiciary with the power of declaring a law as unconstitutional if it is beyond the competence of the legislature or it contravenes the fundamental rights or any mandatory provisions of the Constitution. Our constitution has thus placed supremacy in the hands of the legislature only as much as is possible within the bounds of a written constitution. However, after the Emergency,the judiciary has gained ground by itself declaring that 'judicial review' is the 'basic feature' of our constitution. Considering these facts a balanced view has to be taken between the supremacy of legislation and judiciary. In a country like India, with written constitution,both these organs are supreme for the proper functioning of the largest democracy of the world.
The Constitution of India is the most the lengthy and detailed constitutional document the world has so far produced. It includes fundamental rights, fundamental duties, directive principles and detailed administrative provisions. It has special provisions for Jammu and Kashmir. It attends to define powers of the Central and the States,legislature, executive and judiciary. According to the framework of the Constitution, the executive and the legislature practically appeared to be one entity. Thus, out of the three organisations,we have to choose between two-The legislature and the judiciary-on the basis of their supremacy. One may claim that the constitution is supreme and its provisions cannot be questioned. However, the fact remains that it can be amended. However, there is no provision for the referendum for the amendment of the Constitution. It is not easy to amend the Constitution. Special procedures have been prescribed for an amendment in the Constitution itself. So when a constitutional amendment is made,The judiciary should honour it. After all, the legislature represents the will of the electorate and includes their elected members. They are supposed to take into consideration the feeling of the voters while proposing amendments to the constitution.
At some point we may think that neither legislature nor judiciary can claim supremacy in isolation. Both should work in co-operation with each other,avoiding conflict or collision. Both should consider the problems and appreciate the roles played by each other. Each of them has its assigned role to perform under the Constitution, which is important for democracy. Both have revised and amended their stands, rulings,laws and pronouncements several times. Moreover, all this is unavoidable. Legislature is repealing and amending earlier laws, introducing new ones frequently. Judiciary is also playing its own role by declaring some laws or parts thereof as unconstitutional. Thus, there is confusion and instability all the time. A sort of rivalry and competition has started between the two most important organs of the government. For the success of democracy both should act in co-operation and understanding, keeping in view the general welfare of the people.
We have also seen that how our judiciary was made in effective during Emergency. Liberties of the individuals where curtailed and made unjustifiable. The Supreme Court has declared that the basic structure of constitution cannot be altered. However the basic structure has not been defined either in the Constitution or by the apex court. The court has extended its jurisdiction to examine and hear any matter of public interest and give its judgment. Some of these regiments have had far-reaching consequences and were highly appreciated by the legal experts. The legislators who are sometimes uneducated,and have a criminal background can always be tempted to play with the sentiments of the masses and pass irrelevant legislation to create vote banks. The judges, on the other hand, are learned the persons, with their independence ensured under the Constitution. They do not care for such thing. They are rightly called the defenders of the Constitution. Thus, either role is more objective than that of the legislators. So, some may think that the supremacy of the judiciary will help in sustaining and healthy growing of the democracy in India.
In India, the question of independent judiciary has been a subject of heated national debate over the last few years. It has exercised the minds of legislatures, jurists, politicians, and as well as non-professionals. The supporters of absolute independence of the judiciary argue that in the absence of an independent judiciary democracy cannot succeed. The first political philosopher who propounded the idea of an independent judiciary was Hontesquiu,A famous French philosopher. In India, the Supreme Court strikes down a law only if it violates the basic structure of the Constitution. The Supreme Court is held in high esteem by the parliament,the government and the people of India for its role in protecting and guarding the rights of the citizens,advising the government on complex Constitutional issues,dispensing justice to people,awarding, confirming, reducing or enhancing the punishment awarded. It makes us think that if the judiciary is allowed to function freely it can prove to be a benefit.
The question today is whether the judiciary should have more power than Parliament. If the parliament passes any law for economic and social uplift and of the people and the establishment of a socialist pattern of the society,the judiciary should not strike down such laws and stand in the way of progress. The Parliament represents the verdict of the electorates and the people in the parliament actually represent the masses. re, any activity to throttle parliament can lead to suffocating democracy. In the UK, the parliament is supreme and the judiciary there has not been separated from the legislature. However, the judges there have liberty to give decisions without fear or favour on matters coming to them.
The fathers of American constitution had a very strong faith in the judiciary and hence an independent judiciary was established in their country. They are convinced that if any fetters are placed on the independence of the judiciary,The rights and liberties of the people might be endangered. If experience is any guide, the Supreme Court has invariably shown a high degree of independence in awarding judgements,Some of the even against the Government.
An independent judiciary can safeguard the rights of the people as enshrined in the constitution and thereby ensure rule of the law in the country. In reality, an independent, impartial and fearless judiciary should function as an independent body.
The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice of India. A judge of the Supreme Court can be removed from office by an order of the president passed after an address by each house of parliament supported by a majority of the total members of that house and be the majority of not less than two third of the members of that house present and voting and has been presented to the same session for such removal on the ground of proved misbehavior or incapacity. This means that in India, though the judiciary is an independent body, it indirectly remains under the control of parliament and more often than not, the judgements against the government are biased. Moreover, in a democratic country like ours,if the judiciary is given complete freedom,it may go against the government and thereby cause social revolution. Both judiciary and legislature should have some power to control each other. But it's good to give some more importance for judiciary. There is no doubt that even the framers of constitution might have thought over this issue, before making the judiciary an independent body, but refrained form making it the supreme authority. The best way for the functioning of a democracy is that the legislature, judiciary and executive should work independently while helping each other to maintain the high standards of democracy.
The judiciary should not be completely independent, because the people sitting on the highest chair of law are also human beings and can commit mistakes and pass judgements that can have an adverse effect on society. Moreover, if we look at society today, people have began losing faith in judiciary and taking the law into their own hands. This must be stopped. We should retain the faith in judiciary. It is important for the proper functioning of democracy.
Justice delayed is justice denied : this is apt for the Indian judiciary sometimes. Hence the judiciary should not be made into an independent body; rather it should be accountable to the people regarding the delay in handling justice.
How many people in India get justice? How many judgements are awarded unbiased? Does law and order existed powerfully in India? If it does, then it is only for the rich who sometimes buy the law for their welfare. This cannot be tolerated. We should prevent judiciary from affecting the dirt of corruption. Otherwise, awarding judiciary the supreme most power will be inadvisable. Corruption has entered into judiciary also,we should prevent it. If we look at the judgment of the Supreme Court,some of them can give shock to the people. The delay in receiving justice sometimes turns a person criminal and against the law.
If the judiciary is given a free hand, can we say that justice will be given without any barriers. In fact, judges are also under pressure from powerful lobbies and deliver judgements in their. Not saying that the judiciary is completely corrupted, but there are problems. Agreeing that nothing is completely clean. The judiciary is also under the pressure to please the political parties in order to obtain a ticket for the parliamentary elections,Which makes judgements partial sometimes, judgements of the Supreme Court are ignored by the people in power on some flimsy pretext or the other.
Considering all sides, it will be better if the judiciary and legislature have some control on each other. But, judiciary should be given an upper hand. Because always the law should be given more importance for the proper functioning of the democracy...!!
Did you made new year resolutions on this new year?. You must have thought to reduce weight, to control anger, to save money , to leave a bad habit or any other resolution. But the main question is did you follow it or are you trying to achieve your goal? Studies have shown that very few people keep up with the new year resolutions that they make and hardly achieve it . They give up their resolutions within one or two months. They loose their confidence and think that they made a wrong resolution which cannot be achieved easily. This type of behaviour is a common human nature and there are many people who question upon their capabilities.
Some of the reasons why we cannot achieve new year resolutions are that we make resolutions to do the things which we dont like or we make resolutions which are very challenging for us and hard to achieve. We mostly make resolutions regarding our behavioural things like eating less , watching less tv which are not easy to follow as one may be habituated to eat a lot daily or watch lot of tv daily thus one cant easily change his natural behaviour. Thus this make achieving new year resolutions a hard task and their is failure in achieving them. An individual should plan and make his resolutions so that it can be achieved. Resolutions should be something which one is capable to achieve.
The reason for failure of resolutions is not lack of knowledge but it is just that we cant do everything we think. We think to do the best things which are not easy for everyone. One may be a very good thinker but while making resolutions he fails. while making resolutions we just think to achieve something big or change ourselves which is wrong. To achieve a resolution one must be focused on his want. If he has made a goal to lessen down weight then he must always think in mind things like we wants to be thin, we wants to look better than others, he will not get attracted to food, he will change his diet and such other things. The main focus should be on the want of the resolution . One who has made a resolution to reduce weight shouldnt get attracted to choclates or cakes as it may result in the failure of the resolution.
We often tell others about the resolution we make.For example some one who has made resolution to get thin by the next winter may tell his friends and relatives about it. When we tell about our goals and resolutions to our friends and relatives we take a risk . The risk is that if we fail to achieve it or give up the resolution we may feel humiliated in front of them. Thus telling of the resolutions to the others should be avoided. When we tell our resolution to others our motivation may go down thinking about the humiliation that may have to be faced in future due to non achievement of resolution.
For achieving the resolutions one should keep up in mind the following things
- The resolution can be broken down into steps. Just by achieving small steps one can reach the goal.
- One must regularly remind themself about their resolutions and benefits that they will get after achieving them.
- Becoming happy when some of the steps of the resolutions are achieved
- Being confident of one's capability
Thus new year goal may be very hard to achieve and many fail in achieving them but those who follow the right way achieve them.
Print media Vs Electronic media- Which is more Informative ?
Electronic media is more informative these days. Earlier People depended on newspapers, when there was no other source of news and information. But then only the Urban people and those who well educated where reading newspapers. The Electronics media Has replaced them with better and fast flowing news and information. Today it has spread everywhere, both in urban and rural areas. Electronics media has become so effective that we watch live telecasts. The best part of Electronics media is that it gives life picture and the scenes of the places of incidents.
We can see all National and International programs straightaway and watch the movements of the crowd. That also generates curiosity in the viewers. We all see the news and happenings in TV so many times during the day that it neutralizes the interest to read the same news in the newspapers again. Numerous channels are available in television. Different channels broadcasting different information and programs. Many people are interested in watching the burning topics of the day and are keen to hear comments of prominent people. That makes the matter more interesting and more informative. The electronics media thus updates the knowledge of the people.
The important role of the electronic media is to educate the illiterate and socially victimized people, farmers, unskilled workers,youth and common people of the country through information and expertise available with them in respective fields. There is an appreciable role of the electronic media in contributing significantly in the progress and achievements in various fields, mainly agriculture, family planning, social structure, enrichment of national language, unity, education and political system of the country. In the recent past, television has shown live coverage of earthquake, terrorism,hijacking,war and train accidents Very soon after the event took place. Some of our TV channels like Star news, Zee news and Aaj Tak are very fast in covering news and information. TV gives all the facts and figures with pictures.
Some TV channels have covered adventurous activities, which took place in the recent past, for example J & K assembly under the terrorist threat,Gujarat riot, terrorist action like Gujarat, Mumbai attack and so on. Electronic media facilitates to attach your mind with the place of happening our exhibition. It makes us conversant with many topics and issues which we see and hear through comments and arguments of various experienced journalists and prominent persons. Thus, the topics becomes attractive and informative.
Discovery and National Geography channels telecast interesting and educative programs. These programs are adequately informative too. With things like Internet, we can keep ourselves abreast of the latest news all the time. This makes us think that electronics media is more informative than the print media.
But we cannot close our eyes against print media. They have also their own importance and prominence. In todays world there is a tight competition between the newspapers. This has made the print media cheaper, qualitative, informative and fast. The print media always is accurate information in detail. The journalists and editors of newspapers are more efficient and experienced than those of TV. They are successful in presenting information in an analytic manner, which helps the reader to be clear about the facts and the subjects. What we see in TV is only the highlights. Nevertheless, for detailed information, we go through newspapers, which give it in a broader manner about any matter or happenings.
Print media covers all the major and minor information. They highlight the evens, both national and international. Print media is famous to make sectioning of topics with the aim to give specific and broader information..Newspapers transmit detailed information about a business, sports,education,art, movies, share market positions, commercial advertisements, matrimonial and employment, which we do not find in electronics media in such detail.
We cannot disagree that the utility of print media will ever remain informative to help a man in his progress in life. In all newspapers,the editorial page contains the broader views of the prominent editors on the burning issues,which give the detail and structural information about the matters. The intellectuals generally are keen to study such matters from the editorial section of the newspaper.
India is a poor country. TV is not available everywhere. Scenario is changing but there are still, places where electricity is not available. But majority of people can afford newspaper. Also it is widely available. There are some leading newspapers, which are available in all the parts of country. Such papers are popular because of the quality of news and information they give. In TV, we see headlines,but for details, we refer to newspapers for major happenings.
So we cannot say that print media is above electronic media, or electronic media is superior to print media. Both have its own importance. We cannot ignore one...
Print media and electronic media has became the two sides of the coin....!!
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