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Are you the One? The importance of Karma in our lives
We all need someone special in our life to whom we can pour our heart out, the Karma means action. According to Physics, for every action, there is an equal and
one who will not judge you, no matter what. The one who will love opposite reaction. Karma is energy, which in itself is neither good nor bad; these
you unconditionally and will accept you the way you are. We all want are just labels that people choose to attach to it. The energy created by an action
that one person to be there with us when no one is around. Someone to has to be returned: ‘As you sow so shall you reap’. It cannot be avoided.
wipe your tears and hold you tight when needed. Someone we can When you perform an action, it creates a memory, which in turn generates a
hold onto anytime we want, someone who will never leave your side. Whenever desire, which leads you to perform another action. For example: you take your
you go the wrong way, they hold you back and push you towards the right path. first yoga class (action), you remember how you enjoyed the class (memory),
Your fights would not last more than a couple of hours which will at the end, you decide to go back the following week (desire), and that following week you
make you inseparable. turn up again with your mat(action). Karma creates memories and desires, which
‘If you want to be someone’s someone, be caring, loving, honest and courageous then determine how you live. Action, memories and desires are the wheels of the
towards yourself, your partner and the world’ Karmic software that runs your life.
The energy created by your actions is stored within your memories and activates
Kanishka the desires -sometimes immediately but more often at some future time. To use
XI-B the earlier example, you took the yoga class and then forgot about it until months
later when you’re walking through town and notice a yoga studio. You remember
The Monster Mobile Phone your past experience, which triggers the desire to take another class.
Mobile phones are undeniable today. Almost everybody has a mobile phone.
Formerly, it only functioned as a portable means of communication. Now cell Arush Gupta
phone has become a major threat in children’s life. These gadgets diminish the XI-B
academic interest in students. In addition, the potential loss of moral values in
youngsters due to exposure to inappropriate content on the internet is a matter
of concern. There are certain harmful effects caused by the use of cell phones.
Scientists believe that there are certain threats of using cell phones frequently. It
is reported that people who talk on cell phones for hours are more likely to
develop brain cancer. The reason for this are the radio waves emitted by cell
phones. It is calculated that every minute the human brain receives about two
hundred and twenty electromagnetic impulses, that are not harmful but they
definitely affect the brain in case of prolonged impact. Apart from the risk of
cancer, mobile phones influence our nervous system with these electro-magnetic
impulses. The use of mobile phones in a positive way is surely a boon to human
beings. However, its misuse or overuse converts it into a full-fledged monster!
Anurag Pundir

VII-A