Manisha's Alphabet -B

The thing that comes in color, shapes and sizes. That thing children love.  That begins with the letter B.

Balloons!

We all love balloons right? I’m 18 and I still lighten up at the sight of one on the street.

Balloons were a happy part of childhood. We all have good memories about them; having a race as to who could blow more balloons, the water balloon fights, the helium filled ones that stay up in the air .

 It is only fair letter B talks about balloons.

 

Not going into full details on the history of balloons -

The first rubber balloons were made by Professor Michael Faraday way back in 1824.

Toy balloons were first introduced by pioneer rubber manufacturer Thomas Hancock. (We know now whom to thank for all the balloons)

 

Did you know that for years, a balloon was used for the majority of sounds you hear in cartoons?

This is something I picked up while watching one of the Phineas and Ferb episode. Do not quote me on this. However, I found it very interesting-

  

When you suck in the helium gas from a helium balloon your voice changes its pitch.

Note:If you are going to try this do not suck in more than few times. I read you get dizzy if you continue doing it.

There was this trick my dad thought me when I was young.

He used to take a blown up balloon and stick two stripes of cello-tape one over the other on the balloon. He then used to take a pin and pierce the balloon through the tape. The balloon doesn’t burst for few seconds. It looked like magic to me then though now I know the science behind it.

  DRUMS.

I used to make these for my brother.

You cut wide a balloon and stretch it over tin or can. Hold it in place by tying a band around it. It is a fun tool to make sounds with!

There are many more creative things you can do with balloons. Visit 32 Unexpected things to do with Balloons.

In the words of one of my friends- “Balloons are happy.”

On that note, until next time!

Kudrat Ki Khamoshi

Dawn holds her broom and starts to sweep the darkness off giving way to a well-rested day light looking fresh in his mild attire.  Children of nature rise to greet the advent of day as the sun rises in this part of the world leaving the other half in sleep.
      Hours will roll by, some rushing into the other, few crawling slowly seemingly not wanting to meet the next one.  After the gentle touch of morning light, the sunshine turns to brilliance. Seated above our heads, like a king ruling over his people, he, the sun, unleashes his full light for the day on the world.
         Even the mighty sun has to follow the flow of nature and in time, he starts to descend gradually into evening.
             A deep red orange blush spread in the evening sky, giving the onlooker a feeling of an aurora stuck in time. Like a day’s memories, stripes of pale blue remain. Mixing in the dusk light but soon to be erased with the brush of night. The hue of twilight coats human buildings and trees like how the soft flush of a candle flame does on the objects within its circle. Soon the colors will roll into a grey shadow, taken over by the onset of night.
 Lightning flashes across the sky as if to challenge the darkness that has taken over. Soon a thunderclap resounds in the sky. The voice of nature. And in the next phase the skies break cascading the rains on us, drenching all that it can touch.
   Nothing about Nature is constant, everything about her is always shifting and changing but yet in all the movements there is in her a stillness. A hush that surrounds her amidst the uproars.  It is a silence only a soul that has come to love her can hear. The quiescence resonating in the heart and mind.
Kudrath Ki Khamoshi- The stillness of nature.

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                                                  I rather be a caterpillar than be a butterfly.

Manisha's Alphabet - A

There used to be something of this sort on the website I am on for young writers. We start with the first alphabet, choose a word starting with the alphabet and jot down thoughts on that word. I decided to give it a try here.

Week one. Alphabet ‘A’.

What word to pick?

Apple?

Hmm..Greek goddess, Aphrodite?

On my friend’s suggestion it’s going to be ‘Ambition’.

Ambition.

Oxford Dictionary describes ambition as-

n. a strong desire to do or achieve something.

    The very first thing to establish here is to not confuse the difference between goal and ambition.

Where goal is an aim, ambition is a desire.

An ambition can be a goal, but a goal doesn’t have to be an ambition.

We have many goals in life, likewise for ambitions but somehow ambitions have a stronger effect on us.

Mahatma Gandhi had the ambition to drive the British away from the country, and he set goals around it, such as launching Quit India Movement. Ambition gives a person a purpose and that alone drives them forward. Every legendary figure has had a vision, and they start out by working towards it. Repeating the common phrase/advice ‘Nothing is achieved without hard work’. It goes without saying that the rule applies to the matter in discussion too. How do you plan to achieve something  without some sweat?  The road to ambition is not easy. It takes a lot of work, effort and some struggle.  Struggle is good, for it means that you are finally breaking the shackles that bind you to get to that dream.

     That said, an ambition has to be with a mission and a vision. They need to have a meaning, some substance to them that will help you and someone else too. Give purpose to your ambition that will become who you are.

In the words of my friend-

“It’s(ambition) something which doesn’t define who you are but makes what you are.”

In conclusion, have strong ambitions and let that drive you to great accomplishments.

Have a different take on ambition? Let me know.

Have an ambition to share? Please do. :)