Life Skills

Power of positive words Once upon a time, there lived a boy named Ethan who loved adventures. He was only eight years old. One day he was playing in the park. He was climbing on the trees. He was a good climber and soon climbed thirty feet high in a tree. Excited, he started hanging on one of its branches and swinging back and forth. He was having so much fun that he did not realize that at that very moment, one of the branches could break. His cousin Liam, who was just a year older started playing on the same tree. Ethan’s father and Liam’s mother noticed that the kids were up too high that they could fall. Before they could get to them, suddenly, a gust of wind came over the tree and it started to sway. Ethan could hear the voice of his father saying, “Ethan, hold on tightly!” Liam’s mother was shouting, “Liam, DON’T FALL!” Seconds later, Liam fell out of the tree. His mother ran to his rescue but luckily, he was not injured. Ethan scampered carefully down the tre...

Yes, Schools teach us to be poor. Schools teach us failing is bad. Reality is, to be rich you need to risk, to take risk means also to be ready to fail. To be rich you need to create- Jobs, emerging industry, tax, money, and more. To be rich you need to be big heart. Once you receive pay check you are programmed to be dependent on your employer. Imagination also needs knowledge to pull in thoughts. Schools never give you that kind of knowledge. Schools were built to create people who can work and make money for the rich. Watch a 7 minutes inspiring video. Click to watch and get inspired:

Melinda and Bill gates have shared few experiences in their blog. They say, "we’re highlighting nine more things that have surprised us along this journey. Some worry us. Others inspire us". Among 9, #5 highlights the importance of life skills education and training. We didn’t see this coming. #5. You can learn a lot about processing your anger from teenage boys. Melinda: Two autumns ago, Bill and I spent an afternoon at a Georgia state prison. We were there to learn more about the link between poverty and mass incarceration. (As we wrote about in last year’s letter, our foundation is beginning to expand our work in the U.S. beyond our investments in public education, so we’ve been studying U.S. poverty from lots of angles.) The most memorable part of the day was a conversation we had with a small group of inmates. If we had any preconceived idea of what a violent offender would be like, the men we met didn’t fit it. During our time together, they were funny, friendly, and...

The donkey said to the tiger, 'The grass is blue.' Tiger said, 'No grass is green.' Then the discussion between the two became intense. Both of them are firm in their own words. To end this controversy, both went to Lion – King of Jungle. In the middle of the animal kingdom, sitting on the throne was a lion. The donkey started yelling before the tiger could say anything. “Your Highness, the grass is blue, isn’t it?” Lion said, 'Yes! The grass is blue. ' Donkey, 'This tiger does not believe. Annoys me He should be punished properly. ' The king declared, 'Tiger will be jailed for a year. King's verdict was heard by donkey and he was jumping in joy in entire jungle. The tiger was sentenced to one-year jail. ' The Tiger went to the Lion and asked, 'Why Your Highness! Grass is green, isn’t it? ' Lion said, 'Yes! Grass is green.’ Tiger said, '... then why am I sentenced to jail? ' Lion said, “you did not get punished for th...