“The world we have created is a product of our thinking. If we want to change the world, we have to change our thinking” – Albert Einstein.

Childhood and adolescence……… A time in life span when children realize who they are, what they would like to be. A very crucial time to forge your identity, to make career choices, to form meaningful relationships and to chisel every aspect of life. 

We are passing through an era which has plenty of problems – social responsibility is being eroded, and leading to unethical practices. Adolescents are uncertain about vital things – developing an identity and managing their emotions. The result is – an increase in substance abuse, violence, an unsafe behaviour. These young minds need to realize that ‘learning to know’ and ‘learning to do’ wouldn’t serve the purpose but how to ‘learn to be’ and ‘learn to live together’ would groom them into young men and women, competent enough to take responsibility in all walks of life.

It is truly said that learning never ends. From the childhood days to the age when people get old, human beings do learn something or the other. It is also rightly said, ”Follow no one, but learn from everyone”. We would like to suggest to our students to go on practicing whatever they learn and be optimistic. Dispel pessimistic thoughts from your mind and think only about achieving your goal. The power of optimism can improve your life. So always be optimistic. All doors have handles and hinges. But, to a pessimist, all doors have locks and latches. Nothing is unattainable in this world if there is will power, positive thinking and firm determination. A sustained endeavour can lead a person to his aim. Remember a quote by the famous poet H.W. Longfellow.

“Let us, then, be up and doing,

With a heart for any fate

Still achieving, still pursuing,

Learn to labour and to wait.”