Kids’ World *
View(s):Respecting Elders
Our parents, teachers, grandparents, uncles and aunts and anyone we meet who is elder to us, is considered as our elders.
Our parents are the ones who look after us from birth. They sacrifice all their wants to provide our needs and give us a better future. So we must always be obedient to them and treat them with respect and dignity.
Our dear teachers hold a very special place in our lives. They play a very important role to shape our future.
They also guide us to become good citizens. So we owe our respect and gratitude towards our teachers.
We must always respect our elders by being kind and polite to them. We mustn’t raise our voice against them or argue.
Simple and small things like talking to them in a friendly manner, greeting them, listening attentively, helping them, giving them a seat in a bus etc., not only will make them happy but will show them how much we respect them.
If we respect our elders we will get their blessings which is important for us to have a good future. It is very sad today to see some children ignore their elders by not giving proper respect and care to them.
So as children who will be the future of this world, it is our responsibility to make this world a better place by respecting our elders and taking proper care of them.
Rahma Rushdie (Grade 6)
St. Paul’s Girls’ School Milagiriya
Mother’s Day
The second Sunday in May is celebrated as Mother’s Day. Although this day wasn’t popularly celebrated in Sri Lanka for a long time, it is certainly catching up, with more and more people choosing to honour and celebrate their mothers on this day.
Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, USA is known as the founder of Mother’s Day. In 1915, the US Congress asked the president of the USA to proclaim Mother’s Day as a day to be remembered throughout the nation. Such a proclamation has been issued by successive presidents since then.
On Mother’s Day, most people wear a red rose or a pink carnation if their mother is still alive, or a white flower is she is dead. This custom of wearing
a flower was also invented by Anna Jarvis.
Many countries have different ceremonies to honour their mothers. The ten day long festival called the Durga Pooja in India is one example. Durga is known as the divine mother of arts, wealth and war. During this festival, people take offerings of flowers, fruits and vegetables or animals to the kovils.
On Mother’s Day many people visit their mothers and take gifts for them while children present their mothers with gifts or cards that they have made themselves.
D. R. Sharukesh (10 years)
Readway Int. College
Be Happy
Be happy every time
Be happy with what you have
Be the happiest person
Some days make you happy
Some days make you sad
Have a smile on your face every time
Don’t be lonely
Have fun with your friends and family
If you practice this then you will be healthy
That’s why you should be happy
When it’s your birthday you are very happy
That’s a good example of happiness
When kids get good marks
Then their parents are happy too
Some people like to be famous
When they achieve that, they are happy too
Press every button then you would succeed
That’s the key to success
Shaheema Makkam (9 years)
Lyceum Int. School, Nugegoda
Importance of trees
We stayed at Trincomalee which has a thick forest cover. I love climbing the many-branched Araliya tree on which there were white-coloured, sweet-smelling flowers. Some trees like Neem, with boughs at the top, are hard to climb. Huge trees and untamed grass – miniature jungles are in both my ancestral homesteads.
One day during the last summer vacation, I went with my grandfather to the mini-jungle; we watered trees with motor and pump and played with water. My father took a picture and said I looked like Mowgli.
I have an umbilical relationship with trees. They are crucial for the survival of our planet. Here’s how;
Trees consume carbon-dioxide for photosynthesis. They prevent soil erosion; roots improve groundwater retention by guiding water to penetrate deep down; else rainwater, the purest water source can easily run off to the salty sea. Birds and animals live on trees getting food and nice shelter.
The furniture in our houses is made from trees. Tree pulp makes paper. Fossilised trees generate oil which powers transport and industry.
Like Sakura, the blooming of Japanese Cherry Blossom, refreshes minds, trees comfort us. Imagine a world without trees!
Sophie Ann Benoj (12 years)
Colombo 5