LIFE AS IT IS

Many of us donate money, time, and belongings to good causes every year, and it is the least we can do for those who are less fortunate. However, acts of giving should not only be performed by adults, our children, too, should be taught about the importance of giving. It was only after my daughter started going to school that I realised how important it is to ingrain in a child the significance of helping those in need. The Daily Star link My three-year-old daughter goes to a pre-school in the United States, where they teach children about giving from the tender age of two. In her very first semester, my daughter's class teachers asked her and other students to bring loose change from home to donate. Every day, for two weeks, the children dropped coins, brought from home, into a jar that was placed outside their classroom. My daughter's school is relatively small but together they collected $386 last year, which they used to purchase treadle pumps, tree saplings, a g...

Gelato Love By Wara Karim  It is a cold, sweet yumminess that melts in your mouth. It tingles your palate as well as your soul. That’s why you find it difficult, if not plain impossible, to say no when someone offers you this frozen delight. However, the exact history of the origin of the world’s most popular dessert is unknown. But we do know that it's been around in different forms for more than two millennia! Records suggest that Alexander the Great loved eating snow and ice flavoured with honey and nectar, an ice cream recipe that surely can't be more natural!  From children to adults, ice cream is on everyone’s list of favorite foods. I love it in the spring, summer, fall and winter. When it comes to ice cream, I do not care what the outside temperature is. Like many people, I too keep pints of ice cream at home year-round. This summer, I have also bought boxes of ice cream cones from the grocery store. As it's not possible to take a toddler to an ice c...