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DISCOVERING THE BEAUTY OF LIFE to call his friends and thank them for this present. It was better than any
extravagant party or expensive gift. He decided to meet them in a market and have
Raghu was having the time of his life. This was surprising. Why did this happen some street – food. It had been awfully long since he was happy while eating
with Raghu? This is because his perspective of seeing life had changed much something so common. He thought “Life’s beauty isn’t only money; it’s also
during the last few hours. Raghu was a handsome boy of about sixteen. He studied affectionate family, caring friends and wonderful memories.” A small smile tugged at
very well and always aced his exams. But there was something always missing in his the end of his mouth. Indeed, life was lovely and beautiful in its own way.
life. He never joked or lightened the mood. He was always solemn and grim and
was focused upon the challenges given by life. He thought money was the only Nagappan N., 7C
thing that cheered up life and ignored the journey or reason for earning money.
Many had advised him that money was not everything and he had to learn to enjoy
life – with or without money, but in vain. His friends finally decided that Raghu’s
thinking had to change one way or another.
It was the night before Raghu’s birthday. He was in his typical serious mood. He
was quite baffled as every year on his birthday, his friends were cajoling him to be �ज़ � दगी क� खूबसूरती �दखती नह� पर महसूस ज़�र होती ह।
ै
cheerful, but this year he did not even receive a call. He consoled himself thinking �ज़ � दगी – जब इस बात क� चचार् हो तो हमार मन म� कई तरह क
े
े
that they might be planning a surprise party and went to bed. The next day Raghu खयाल आते ह�। जब �कसी आम आदमी से इस बात क �वषय
े
had the customary blessings for a happy and healthy life from his blood relations पर चचार् हो तो वह कहेगा �क �ज़ � दगी एक ऐसा ज�रया है
but did not even receive a single text from his friends. How strange! Around three, �जसक कारण हम� यह एहसास होता है �क हम भी इस दु�नया Joshitha Nettam - 7 C
े
he went to their own clubhouse, a room in their apartment complex which the का �ह�ा है । �ज़ � दगी हम� हमेशा एक उ�म भावना का आभास
group called their own, to investigate. There was no sign of life there, but he found दती है। परतु जब यही सवाल मुझसे या �कसी �जज्ञासु ��� से
ं
े
the room beautifully decorated with the photos of the poor, the sick and all the पूछा जाए तो मन म� कई तरह क सवाल उभर कर आ जाते ह�
े
people who had experienced injustice and unfairness in their lives. But he noticed �जनका उ�र �� �प से सामने नह� आता। जैसे �ज़ � दगी इतना
a major difference. They all had a smile on their face. He was stunned. How could दद �� दती है? �ज़ � दगी �� खु�शय� से भरी नह� होती है?
े
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people in such conditions be happy. Then he realized what had he been missing. �� �नद�ष ��� को इतने दुख झेलने पड़ते ह�। �फर अपने मन
Though these people were poor and fighting against inequality, they enjoyed life as को यह कहकर समझाती �ँ �क जब हम ब�त खुश होते ह� तो
it is. They were seeing the beauty of life, that Mother Nature had provided them ई�र क� आराधना नह� करते। पर जब हम संकट म� पड़ते ह� तो
with more than enough. Everything in life was beautiful. He just needed to open ई�र को ब�त याद करते ह�। जो भी हो हम� ई�र क� आराधना
his mind. It is true, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. He realized that this was करते रहना चा�हए। ई�र ने जो यह �ज़ � दगी दी है उसे खूशी से
the best birthday present he could ever get, enjoying life’s simple beauty. He �ीकारना है। हर पल हम� �ज़ � दगी को अ�ी तरह से जीना
suddenly felt it to be a life – changing moment. सीखना पड़ेगा। कभी कभी लगता है �क �ज़ � दगी मु��ल� से
�� न भरी हो �फर भी जीने म� जो मज़ा आता है उसका अंदाज़ा
But he still had a question – how could a few photos change his perspective? Then
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he realized that he had been seeing these photos all along but using them to show लगाना भी क�ठन होता है। �सफ �ाद चखना बाक� है। नज़�रया
how nightmarish the world was. It dawned on him that there was hope and beauty बदलना है। तभी �ज़ � दगी गुले गुलज़ार होगी। �ज़ � दगी एक
everywhere in the world and the least he could do was to contribute to it by मखमल क� कालीन तभी लगेगी जब हम उसे जीना सीख ल�गे।
smiling and cheering everyone up and making their day a cheerful one. He decided Devanshee Biswal - 8 A Arundhati Patil - 8 C
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