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 Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you; not because they are not nice, but you are nicer.

Whatever you give to life, it gives you back. Love others and love will come back to you.

 Don’t go the way life takes you. Take life the way you go!

What you are today is the result of your past actions. Decide how you have to act now.

 An arrow goes forward only after pulling it backward. A bullet goes forward only after pulling it backward. Every human being will be happy only after facing the difficulties on their life path.

 The most difficult phase of life is not when no one understands you; it is when you don’t understand yourself. 

Never search for happiness in others, which will make you feel alone; rather search for it in yourself. You will feel happy even if you are left alone.

 

Do you know

 Why chefs wear tall hats?

The chef’s tall hat also called toque, has its origin in mediaeval Europe (period in history between about 1100 and 1500AD), when in some countries, invading barbarians targeted intellectuals and skilled workers like chefs, causing them to seek shelter in churches.

Chefs and others moved around in the guise of priests, wearing tall hats, similar to those worn by clergy.

According to another legend, the hat was modeled after kings’ crowns, to give chefs a sense of importance, lest they spoil the food or even poison it.

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Music

Music speaks what cannot be expressed by words.

People are enamoured with music.

Music touches our souls in a profound way that words alone cannot.

It stirs our imagination, energises our bodies and transforms our mood.

Music can cheer us and or overwhelm us with emotions.

It can make us feel blue or make us feel over the moon.

It can pump us up or calm us down.

Music is something we all get touched by.

It works like a healing therapy.

It moves people and connects them, which no other medium can do.

It pulls heart strings.

It acts as medicine.

Music gives people a new chance to express themselves.

As rightly said, “Music can heal the wounds that medicine cannot touch.”

It heals the heart and is a stress buster in our everyday life.

After a tiring day, music is a form of relaxation and has a calming effect on the body. 

It washes away the dust of everyday life from the soul.

It’s a world of melody.

Listening to music can bring back old memories.

It can sometimes even make a huge difference in the lives of people with brain injuries and can activate cells of the brain, resulting in improvement.

When something seems unbalanced and out of rhythm, a song is enough to tune things up in a moment.

That’s the power of music as therapy.

Many studies have shown that music therapy can regularise the heartbeat.

It is the best remedy for ill people and for everyone at times when we feel low.

Being skilled in any aspect of music is a real gift from God.

I feel heartfelt gratitude towards all the great musicians who create wonderful, melodious music for all of us.

Musicians are the loud voice for so many quiet hearts. 

Music helps us to deal with low times as well as celebrate good times.

Music is a core component of our lives and is highly effective in relieving any kind of mental or physical problem.

Without music, life would be dull and blank.

Music has added colour to our lives.

THE ASS AND THE GRASSHOPPERS

 The Ass And The Grasshoppers

 An ass heard some grasshoppers chirping merrily.

“Ah! Grasshoppers have a very sweet voice!” thought the ass.

 “I wish I had a voice like theirs!”

The ass watched the grasshoppers in admiration and wondered how they had such a sweet voice.

“Perhaps it’s the food they eat!” thought the ass and so he asked the insects what food they ate.

The grasshoppers told the ass that they only ate dew. “Dew? That’s strange!” said the ass.

“Anyway, I shall eat only dew from now on.

”A bird sitting on a tree heard the ass and warned him that he would not be able to survive only on dew.

The ass wouldn’t listen and it was only after a couple of days when he didn’t have the energy to even stand up that he realized his folly.

Moral of the story: What is food for one may be unsuitable for another.

The Father of Modern Science

🔭 GALILEO GALILEI 

Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, and mathematician whose discoveries transformed our understanding of the universe. Often called the “Father of Modern Science”, he played a key role in the Scientific Revolution and laid the foundation for modern physics and astronomy.

👶 Early Life and Education

Born: February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy

Died: January 8, 1642, in Arcetri, Italy

Galileo was the eldest of six children. His father, a musician and mathematician, encouraged curiosity and learning, which shaped Galileo’s interests from an early age.

He began studying medicine at the University of Pisa, but soon realised his true passion lay in mathematics and natural philosophy. Leaving without a degree, Galileo later became a professor of mathematics at the Universities of Pisa and Padua.

🔍 Groundbreaking Discoveries

1. The Telescope and Astronomy

In 1609, Galileo improved the design of the telescope and used it for detailed observations of the night sky. His findings challenged centuries-old beliefs:

The Moon has mountains, valleys, and craters — it is not a perfect sphere.

Jupiter has four moons — Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto — proving not everything revolves around Earth.

Venus goes through phases like the Moon, showing it orbits the Sun.

The Milky Way is made up of countless stars.

These discoveries provided strong evidence for the heliocentric theory, which states that the Sun is at the centre of the solar system.

2. Physics and Motion

Galileo made important contributions to the study of motion:

Law of Falling Bodies – In a vacuum, all objects fall at the same rate regardless of mass.

Inertia – Objects in motion remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.

Projectile Motion – Projectiles travel in a curved, parabolic path.

Through experiments like rolling balls down inclined planes, Galileo used observation and measurement to explain natural laws, paving the way for Newton’s laws of motion.

⚖️ Conflict with the Church

Galileo’s support for the heliocentric model went against the Catholic Church’s geocentric view. In 1633, he was tried by the Inquisition, forced to recant, and placed under house arrest for the rest of his life. Despite this, he continued to write and research in secret.

📘 Legacy

Galileo’s impact on science is immense:

Known as the father of modern observational astronomy.

Advanced the scientific method through experimentation and observation.

Inspired later scientists such as Kepler, Newton, and Einstein.

In 1992, the Catholic Church formally acknowledged its error in condemning him.

🌟 Interesting Facts

The four largest moons of Jupiter are called the Galilean moons in his honour.

A famous (possibly legendary) story claims he dropped spheres from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to prove his theories.

NASA’s Galileo spacecraft was named after him and studied Jupiter from 1989 to 2003.

✨ Final Thought

Galileo Galilei was more than a scientist — he was a seeker of truth who stood by his discoveries even in the face of persecution. His courage, curiosity, and refusal to accept ignorance changed the course of science forever. Today, his name remains a symbol of knowledge, reason, and the spirit of discovery.

LOSING FEAR

 Losing fear

 A fox was hunting for food one day when he heard a lion’s roar.

Frightened, he hid behind a bush and watched the king of the forest walk away.

Only when he was completely out of sight did the fox heave a sigh of relief.

The fox saw the lion the next day when he set out to hunt.

Once again he stopped and watched the lion as he disappeared behind a dune.

 

He saw him again the following day.

This time the lion was snoozing in the shade of a tree.

Gathering courage, the fox walked past the sleeping lion, treading softly so as not to wake him up.

The fox was surprised that it had been quite easy to walk past the lion.

“I really can’t understand why I was so terrified of him!” thought the fox as he went about his way.

Moral of the story: Familiarity breeds contempt.

Aesop's fable

 Who’ll bell the cat?

 The rats were fed up of a cat, which bullied them.

They decided to tie a chain of bells round her neck to warn them of her approach.

“But who will tie it round her neck?” they asked each other in despair.

None wanted to and finally one tiny rat volunteered.

For the next few days, the little rat kept a close watch on the cat and one day, when he saw her purring to herself in front of a mirror, he went up to her and said, “How beautiful you look! The only thing you lack is a necklace. I can’t imagine how stunning you’d look if you wear one!”

“Oh, but I don’t have one!” said the cat looking disappointed. Immediately the rat took out the chain of bells he had with him and tied it round her neck.

All the rats rejoiced.

They did not have to worry about the cat bullying them anymore.

Moral of the story: Nothing is impossible.