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Moral of the story: We shouldn’t be too quick to judge others based on their physical appearance. Just because someone doesn’t fit societal definitions of beauty doesn’t mean they’re ugly. Each of us is beautiful in our own unique way and it’s time we accept and celebrate that individuality.

The Ugly Duckling Most of us have probably heard of this story as this is one of the most popular fairy tales in the world. The story revolves around a duckling who from the moment of his birth has always felt different from his siblings. He was always picked on because he didn’t look like the rest of them. One day, he had enough and ran away from the pond he grew up in. He wandered near and far looking for a family who would accept him. Months passed and seasons changed but everywhere he went, nobody wanted him because he was such an ugly duck. Then one day, he came upon a family of swans. Upon looking at them, he realized that during the months he spent looking for a family to call his own, he had grown into a beautiful swan. Now he finally understood why he never looked like the rest of his siblings because he isn’t a duck but a swan.

Since 2020, I have been scoring 20 to 45 above the Prelims cut offs ( See My Marksheet of 2022 in pinned message) Those who have appeared in Prelims Know that The Monthly Current Affairs magazines and yearly compilations don’t really help: I stopped doing them in 2019 and replaced them with only daily Newspaper. Magazine coverage consumes time and energy that could be better spent on basic books and mock tests. The daily newspaper has been, and will remain, the best source for preparing current affairs for Prelims. You should devote 1.5 to 2 hours daily to reading the newspaper to improve your performance in both Prelims and Mains. To help you with covering the daily newspaper effectively for Prelims and Mains, I am posting important articles along with guidelines of what to extract from them. These Articles are posted in this channel 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 https://t.me/Indian_Express_CSETopper https://t.me/Indian_Express_CSETopper

The Foolish Donkey A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey to the market every day. On the way they had to cross a stream. One day the donkey suddenly tumbled down the stream and the salt bag also fell into the water. The salt dissolved in the water and hence the bag became very light to carry. The donkey was happy. Then the donkey started to play the same trick every day. The salt seller came to understand the trick and decided to teach a lesson to it. The next day he loaded a cotton bag on the donkey. Again it played the same trick hoping that the cotton bag would be still become lighter. But the dampened cotton became very heavy to carry and the donkey suffered. It learnt a lesson. It didn’t play the trick anymore after that day, and the seller was happy.   Moral of the story: Luck won’t favor always.

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#Quotes in Democracy 1.Democracy is the rule of the people, by the people and for the people – Abraham Lincoln   2. Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time – Winston Churchill 3..In a democracy, VOX POPULI (Voice of people) should be VOX DEI (Voice of God)   4.Pillars of democracy : 3D i.e. Debate, Discuss and Dialogue   5.Democracy can’t be restricted to elections and government. Democracy is strengthened by “Jan Bhagidari” i.e. People Participation 6. Democracy is nothing more than an angry mob, where 51% of the people may take away the rights of the other 49% – Thomas Jefferson   7.Good governance with good intentions is the hallmark of our government. Implementation with integrity is our core passion— Narendra Modi   8.Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.—Margaret Mead   9.In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. – Aristotle   10.Democracy works when people claim it as their own. – BILL MOYERS   11.The ballot is stronger than the bullet. – ABRAHAM LINCOLN   12.Democracy is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequal alike. – Plato   13.Democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not “given”, it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice. – AUNG SAN SUU KYI   14.Democracy is the road to socialism. – KARL MARX   15.“A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.”  ― Theodore Roosevelt 16.“A democracy without values easily turns into open or thinly disguised totalitarianism.” ― John Paul II 17.“Success of democracy lies within the analytical thought of a common man.” ― M.H. Rakib 18.People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.” ― Alan Moore 19.“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?” ― Mahatma Gandhi

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The Camel And The Baby A baby camel once asked her mother why they had humps, round hooves, and long eyelashes. The mother explained that the humps could store water, the rounded hooves were to help them walk through the desert, and the long eyelashes protected their eyes from sand. The baby thought over this and then asked her mother if they have all these qualities for the desert, why are they in a zoo? The mother was dumbfounded. Moral: Your strengths and skills are of no use in the wrong place.

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Controlling Anger There was a young boy who could not control his anger. He would say whatever came to his mind, even if it hurts people. His father asked him to hammer in a nail in the backyard fence whenever he got angry. In the beginning, he used up a lot of nails. But as time went by, he started using less. The father then asked him to start removing a nail each day; he didn’t get angry. When he removed all the nails, the father asked him to see the holes in the fence. He reminded him that the fence would never be the same. Likewise, the things he had said to people could never be erased. Moral: Anger leaves scars on people.

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When Adversity Knocks There once was a girl who was frustrated with life and asked her father for advice. He asked her to bring an egg, two tea leaves, and a potato. He then started boiling water in three separate vessels. He put the egg, potato, and tea leaves in one vessel each. After a few minutes, he asked her to peel the egg and potato and strain the leaves. He explained to his daughter that: The soft egg was now hard. The hard potato was now soft The tea had changed the water itself. When adversity is at our door, we can respond to it in different ways. Moral: We decide how to respond to difficult situations.