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I read this somewhere and I really liked it so I'm sharing it here. When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country. But it too seemed immovable. As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me, but alas, they would have none of it. And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changed myself first, then by example I would have changed my family. From their inspiration and encouragement, I would have then been able to better my country and, who knows, I may have even changed the world.   I think this is true and happens with all of us that we seem to busy thinking about everyone and don't concentrate on ourselves. If we start with ourselves, we can change the world by inspiring them to do what we d...

Hello Everyone! I recently joined this website, Coursera , and I think it's a great online resourse, so I'm writing about it.  On this website, there are hundreds of online courses from different universities all of the world. There are lots of categories to choose and other than the usual subjects, there are some pretty interesting subjects too. Although this website is meant for university students, and mostly university students are using it, interested individuals and younger students can join too.  After signing up for free, you can browse courses and enroll yourself in whichever you like. In a course, there are weekly video lectures, quizzes, student forums, peer assessments, and lots more. In the end, you get a final grade according to your performance. The courses are all free, only if you want a Verified Certificate, you have to pay for it. Getting a Certificate is not at all necessary, it's just  like a kind of degree, and I don't t...

You can reuse junk materials and make wonderful craft items out of them. Here are some things I made by using junk materials. Some of these are made of old things and I made some of them at a Summer Creativity Camp and some are my own ideas. These things may seem a bit childish, but they are fun to make, specially if you like creating things This is a 3D bird made from a paper plate. I took a paper plate and folded it in half. Then I painted it yellow and attached pieces of foam for feathers on one side. I made a head on paper and pasted it on the bird.  I made this at the Summer Camp.  T his purple chair is made from a carton of  Milkpak. Does it seem like it? In a Summer Camp class, we all were given a carton of Milkpak and we had to make something out of it. For making this, I had to flatten the box and shape it like a chair. Then I painted it purple and decorated it a little. I attached straws for legs, (one is missing in the picture). This is a slab pot...