"Prayer is when you talk to God,
meditation is when you listen to God"
The
Salwan Education Trust celebrated Ibadat –e Ramadan on 4th July at
Salwan Public School Rajinder Nagar. The Programme was attended by the students
from Salwan Schools, parents, alumni and many respectable guests.
The
special Programme started with welcome of the guests by the students of salwan
schools. The eminent chief guest along with other dignitaries planted 75 fruit
bearing trees in the campuses of Salwan School. This was followed by the
recital of Dua or prayer by the school choir. It was a wonderful song which reaffirmed our
faith in God. .
The
highlight of the day was the narration of story of Ramadan through Dastangoithe lost art of Urdu storytelling by the students.Dastangoi is a combination of two Persian words, 'dastan' and 'goi',
which means to tell a dastan (story),the lost art of Urdu storytelling .
This
was followed by an interactive session of the chief guest with the students .
He said that such celebrations go a
long way in helping the students inculcate good values so that they grow up to
become compassionate, caring, well- informed and responsible individuals.
Dalai Lama once said, ” We can never obtain peace in the
outer world until we make peace with ourselves”, Peace is a journey of a
thousand miles and must be taken one step at a time. So let us all commence our
journey of peace. The students have put together this morning assembly of song,
dance, drama and poetry to convey the message that Ramadan heralds new vistas
to make fresh beginnings and shape the course of our destiny. The programme
encapsulates ideas of great people who realized their dreams, the need to start
that change with ourselves.
The programme concluded distibution of saplings
and Eid goodies to the guests. In our school also children planted fruit bearing trees on the same day.
