Welcome To Matiya World's Children's Corner!
We have created this web page just for You! It is a place where you can ask questions like, "Why do we do Arti every day?" or "What is Matiya?" or "Why do we celebrate Diwali?" or "Why is a Cow so Special?"
At the start of the year, the children's committee pledged to come together to make a
meaningful impact to the children with the introduction to The Children's Corner...Now The Children's Committee is proud to present Giving Back, an Art and Writing Exhibition! The theme of the exhibition is inspired by the theme for the 2011 Convention "Giving Back," in which we are asking the children as well as the youth, to search for the meaning and the importance of Giving Back to those that are in need and describe it in Written or Artistic form. Participants must be between the ages of 3 - 16 for a qualified submission. The participants have until July 1, 2011 to email a picture/copy of the piece of work to matiyakids@gmail.com with their Artistic Exhibition Registration form filled out! The participants then will bring their Work and a copy of their Artistic Exhibition Registration form to the convention and submit it to the Registration Desk
to be prepared for Display at the 2011 Matiya World Convention in Orlando, Florida!
Download Artistic Exhibition Registration form...
Why do we celebrate Father’s Day? |
Though the idea of celebrating Father's Day is new in India, the awareness it creates in major cities is worth appreciated. The wave is catching up even in major cities of India.
Similar to India, not many countries of the world celebrate fathers with their own official day. However, that is what is done in the United States every third Sunday in June. Father’s Day is a special day for dads when they are pampered by their children, given gifts, and even surprised with breakfast in bed!
There are many different stories as to the origins of Father’s Day. Some of the possible scenarios telling the story of the first Father’s Day are:
- It started in 1908 during a church service in West Virginia.
- Vancouver, Washington was where the first Father’s Day celebration occurred.
- Harry Meek, president of the Lions’ Club branch in Chicago, created the first Father’s Day with his organization. It was celebrated in 1915 on the third Sunday of June, since that was a date very close to his birthday.
Even though we don’t know exactly when the first Father’s Day was celebrated, we do know who promoted this holiday with a great passion. Mrs. John B. Dodd, who resided in Spokane Washington, felt that her father was outstanding and deserved to be honored. He had fought in the Civil War and had raised six children on his own after his wife had died.
Mrs. Dodd spoke to her minister and other ministers around Spokane to see if they would have a church service that was solely dedicated to fathers. She wished this service to be held on June 5th, her father’s birthday. It was actually scheduled on June 19th however, since a June 5th date was not long enough for her minister to prepare such a service.
After that, the whole state of Washington began celebrating “Father’s Day” on the third Sunday of June. Children prepared special meals and desserts as a treat for dad. If they happened to live apart, children would make an effort to visit.
Other states and organizations now wanted an annual Father’s Day for the whole country. They began lobbying Congress to declare such a holiday. President Woodrow Wilson approved the idea of a “Father’s Day” in 1916, but it was not official until President Calvin Coolidge made it a national event in 1924.
Now, we celebrate Father’s Day every third Sunday in June!
This year father’s day on June 19th, 2011 |
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Story of the month: The important things in Life |
A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter.
He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.”
“Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your family, your partner, your health, your children – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car.
The sand is everything else. The small stuff.”
“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.
Take care of the rocks first – the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”
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