Values for the Yatra JULY 2013

Fr. Glenford Lowe sdb

Becoming a more loving person each day

Archdiocesan Value Education Centre (AVEC ) E-Letter July 2013

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Embrace Values: Enrich Lives

The Value of ‘COMPASSION’

jawans assisting tired legs of stranded pilgrims is still fresh in our minds. While ‘Mission Rescue and Recovery’ were at its peak, power hungry politicians were once again playing their ‘vote bank’ politics…. The need of the hour is to put aside our political agenda and to gather our resources and reach out in compassion to those who need our assistance. What happened in Uttarakhand could have happened here in Mumbai too… WE CAN HELP. REACH OUT in compassion!

Challenge your students to take up the call to REACH OUT IN COMPASSION.

Get connected with NGOs and various volunteer groups that are reaching out to

MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Create an ‘Uttarakhand Fund’ in your school by inviting your students to make small

sacrifices and contribute to the fund. Make every Rupee count!

Raise awareness about the plight of people who have lost everything, from loved ones to property. Today, it is them; tomorrow it could be us. Over 65,000 children are affected in the floods… begin with www.savethechildren.in/uttarakhandflood

Compassion is not limited to just celebrating a World Compassion Day.. Compassion is a value that has to become a

365 day lifestyle…. Start now, and the rest will follow. God bless your generous heart!

Uttarakhand

“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.” ― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

This month’s ‘Value for the Yatra’ focuses on the Value of Compassion. Why? … Isn’t PITY good enough? Nobody needs your pity; its compassion that soothes the troubled heart. Pity dehumanizes, Compassion doesn’t.

Northern India has faced the brunt of this year’s advanced monsoons. Pictures of a devastated Uttarakhand State, with its teeming thousands of stranded pilgrims, crumbling buildings washing away along river beds, floating bodies, broken bridges and landslide mountain sides, and braving


What is your COMPASSION QUOTIENT (CQ)?


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26/11—Mumbai was under siege, terror struck once again. In an ordinary situation, where survival is the only

instinct, why did the nearly 600 staff of the Oberoi Hotel stay on? Why did they make every effort, even at the cost

of their own personal lives, to reach out to their guests?

26/6—Uttarakhand was facing its greatest natural calamity. Thousand dead, sixty thousand pilgrims still stranded

and with inclement weather still pounding the hills and valleys, brave jawans still risked their lives to lend a helping

hand. In the midst of all this, an IAH chopper MI‐17 V‐5 crashed in Dehradun taking 19 gallant lives. And yet, the

Rescue Operations went on! In such situations, it’s the COMPASSION QUOTIENT that transcends one to a different

plane of living and meaning contribution. Compassion is not a matter of head; it is a mater of heart!

So what is

COMPASSION

QUOTIENT (CQ)?

COMPASSIONATE QUOTIENT NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES OFTEN ALWAYS

1. When someone is suffering, my first

response is to reach out and help.

2. I volunteer willingly in assisting senior

citizens in whatever way is needed.

3. I make it a point each day, to reach out to a

lonely friend, by a kind word or gesture.

4. When I watch the news channels, my heart

reaches out in compassion to those in need.

5. When it comes to treating myself compas‐

sionately, I really don’t care.

6. It takes courage to be compassionate, and

7. My world is better because I chose to be

8. Compassion is a spiritual fruit I need to




at Don Bosco Primary High School (Auditorium), Matunga

On September 26, 2013 from 8.30 am –4.00 pm

Two Values Coordinators from each school are expected to participate!

Further details will be communicated soon.

Archdiocesan Value Education Centre (AVEC ) E-Letter December 2009


After a gruesome summer, the MONSOONS are here.....

TAKE CARE.. Don’t forget the health concerns it brings

along. Malaria is on the increase, and so is Dengue!

Getting WET in the rain is so much fun...BUT it isn’t going

to help you… with it comes the red flagged scare of

falling prey to many monsoon related diseases. ….

Keep your body warm! Care for your health...

BE AWARE..THIS MONSOON SEASON.. If you are a

regular outdoor junk food eater then beware of infec‐

tions through food and water that lead to typhoid and

cholera. The common cold too can out to be a real

headache due to the damp and humid weather.

Never eat raw vegetables until it is well cooked..

Drink clean water. Don’t eat stale food!

Play well during the Monsoons… but keep your body from getting

wet…

Avoid slipper grounds and floors to avoid breaking your bones !

Keep your head always dry..wipe yourself quickly.

Avoid swimming in unknown waters! It could be dangerous.



The Value of

Good Health

The Value of Balanced Diets

The Value of Sports & Exercise

DAILY EXERCISE


Sleeping is never an act of laziness! Sleep SMART..

Your body is not a machine...it needs to slow down and

relax. You need a minimum of 8 hours of good sleep.

Cultivate the value of Power Naps ...Power Naps boosts

your memory, cognitive skills, creativity, and energy levels.

Sleep well and rise refreshed... avoid late night SMSs, chats

You have one life to live.. live it healthily!

Make friends with a clean environment. Start in your own

kitchen, bathroom and living room.

Check for stagnant water in flowerpots, bowls,

tanks...Don’t provide breeding grounds for the

dangerous mosquitoes.

Dispose your garbage periodically!

In a rat race, if you win; you are still a rat!

Treat life lovingly… stop to admire the summer skies,

the golden sunrise or sunset. Breath deeply and

rhythmically.

Life is a journey you need to enjoy, not a destination

you need to reach ahead of time. SLOW DOWN..even

in your eating habits.

We live in a world of SPEED… Speed KILLS…

When you are sick, TAKE REST. Your body needs it.

The Value of Slowing Down



The Value of

Hygienic Environs

The Value of

Rhythmic Breathing

Purify your cells..Breath in deeply. Oxygen is there

for the asking...don’t limit your breathing process to

a few inconsistent inhaling moments…

Breathing deeply also calms you down…. Why stress

yourself out? Breath in deeply to a

count of five.. and

then exhale.. develop

the skill of rhythmic

breathing.

It gives you more life!

Don Bosco—Boroda: for Teachers & Students 10‐11/06 Carmel Convent High School Kalomboli: Teachers 12/06

Convent of J & M—Khargar: Teachers Orientation 13/06 Auxilium Convent—Bandra: Teachers Orientation 14/06



St. Andrew’s School—Bandra: Teachers’ Orientation 15/06 Holy Cross—Lower Parel: Teachers’ Orientation 17/06

Our Lady of Good Health—Sahar: Students Orient 18‐19/06 St. Joseph’s Convent—Bandra: Teachers Orientation 20/06

Carmel Convent ‐Kalomboli: Students Retreat 21‐22/06


St. Mary’s—Ajmeer: Teachers, Students, Leaders 26‐28/06


AVEC E-Letter ‘Values for the Yatra’ is an initiative to provide Animation Resources for Teachers involved in Value Education in the ABE schools/ Jr. Colleges .Values for the Yatra will be published every month and is for Private Circulation only. Your valuable suggestions are most welcome to assist us in making Values for the Yatra a useful tool of anima-tion and bonding among the teachers and students of the ABE schools in Mumbai. CONTACT: AVEC Team Fr. Glenford Lowe, SDB / Rochwyn Fernandes / Sr. Vera / Ms. Carissa / Ms. Angel Abraham AVEC—Don Bosco Youth Services, Matunga 400019 , MUMBAI Ph: 24154477 e-mail: [email protected] Blog: avecmumabidbys.blogspot.com / facebook: avecmumbai

AVEC Competitions: Physical Values Value Focus:

Good Health, Balanced Diets,

Sports and Exercise, Appropriate Sleep,

Hygienic Environments, Slowing Down,

Rhythmic Breathing

Presentations through:

SKITS, POEMS, SONGS,

POSTERS or PROJECTS



St. Mary’s Convent—Jaipur: Teachers Orientation 29/06 St. Louis Convent—Andheri: Students’ Orientation 08/07

St. Louis Convent—Andheri: Teachers’ Orientation 09/07 St. Anthony’s—Malvani: Teachers’ Orientation 10/07

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