Students' views on the topics of declamation

MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES

The work of a farmer depends almost entirely on the weather.But, as you all know that this is a very uncertain factor and he has, accordingly, to make the most of his opportunities. Hay making requires bright sunshine, and as hay is ruined by exposure to rain or mist, the farmer has to be quick in getting his hay while the weather is favourable.In an extended sense, the difficulties of the farmer are the difficulties of all human beings, no matter what their sphere of action may be. Life, like weather, is very uncertain. No man can tell how soon, or in what form, death may overtake him. Nor are our faculties always equally vigorous. Much depends, moreover, on the state of our health. As youth comes, but once, so does opportunities. They never repeat themselves, or even if they do, the circumstances are not so favorable to our seizing them. It is therefore necessary to make the best of those that come our way. Like the careful farmer, we should always be on the alert to make the sunshine of opportunity serve our needs. The man who takes things easily, who is always putting off till tomorrow what he should do today, who does not strike while the iron is hot, will soon find himself in the predicament of the farmer whose hay, not having been made while the sun shone, is ruined by a change in the weather. The story of the Athenians who made war on the Syracuse’s is to the point. On account of an eclipse of the sun, the former postpone setting sail, though in desperate circumstances. The delay was fatal, for at the end of that time, Nicias, the Athenian general, was forced to give battle, lost his fleet, and suffered a most crushing defeat. It is necessary then to seize opportunities while they are within our grasp and use them to the best advantage. So, at the end, I would like to advice you all that we should make our hays while the sun shines. (AAshi 10th B)




 ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN A DAY...

Succes will not come to you if you just sit idle. The amount you pay is equivalent to the amount you receive. You should put your efforts to complete your work with perfection. Everything in this world needs time. But, nowadays no one bothers about the precious time, the great destroyer, Each and every second of your life is like sand.It just falls down your hand. There are very few of us who takes time seriously and wistfully. Every work needs persistence in continuation even when it is difficult. We should keep patience which is a must. Only a handfull of people understands the value of time.Try to be one of them. Today, only because of our needs advancement which has made us lazy. Everyone runs to catch the needles of time when they see difficulties in their path. Whatever the work is, small or big, we should concentrate on that and should give time to it. Like the story of that great actor Patol Babu  who was offered a role in a film. His dialogue was just to utter a word 'Oh'. But he remembered his Guru's words and worked on it day and night and suddenly realized that he can write a whole thesis on it. He was successful too. Slow and steady wins the race. We remember the story of that tortoise and rabbit. They decided to participate in a race. But the rabbit despite being a fast runner lost the race only because of his laziness and his arrogance. The tortoise was very very slow but he won because he did'nt loose hope and was determined to reach his goal. (Dyuti 10th B)