Name: Pio Rebello
Class: 9
School: The King’s School
Discipline, the essence of a student’s life: discipline isthe key to success - this saying holds true for all times and for all people ofall age groups. But for students it holds a great value. In modern times thereare so many temptations that can lure a student away from his basic objectivein life.
The glittering world of advertisement, the glamorous worldof modeling and cinema unfold a new era in front of young people and they arewooed by the glamour. Those of us who are not wise enough to think rationallywill be swept off our feet and carried away by the fast paced winds of change.
It is good to change, I am certainly not against changing.But the million-dollar question is, how much to change, when to change and,above all, why do we need to change?
These are the questions young minds should put to themselvesbefore they blindly follow the latest trends. Everything that glitters iscertainly not gold and many a times what does not glitter and does not catchone's fancy might be more precious than gold. Before being swept off bychanging winds, a student should think and consciously choose which path tofollow. Apart from these, web chatting also takes up much of a youngster'stime.
At a student's level, where there is cut-throat competitionand time is extremely precious, these can prove to be real obstacles toovercome. Self-discipline is something students should aim to achieve. It isnot a commodity one can buy from the market. It is a rare quality which one hasto inculcate, nurture and cherish from early childhood. Through self-disciplinewill come concentration which will in turn help a student to scale newerheights of academic excellence. Success will be theirs for the taking who valueand practice self-discipline and abide by it at all times.
Temptations are always there. Only the forms of temptationschange. But those of us who learn the subtle art of self-discipline andself-constraint, nothing can prevent us from attaining our goals in life. Let'sus all aim to be a little more self disciplined from henceforth.
