This document summarizes a lecture given by Jayadeva de Silva on creating the life you desire. It discusses various topics covered in the lecture, including statistics about diseases, examples of fundraising by Ryan Hreljac to build wells in Africa, the impact of Ryan's work including building wells in multiple countries, and a study on common mistakes in answering logic questions. It also shares ratings on different factors related to happiness and well-being.

1. How to create
the life you
desire…
Jayadeva de Silva

2. Mentoring Programme at
University of Moratuwa,
SriLanka
Based on a lecture to be delivered
by Jayadeva de Silva on
26th April,2016

4. • Urn A contains 10 marbles, of which 1 is
red.
• Urn B contains 100 marbles, of which 8 are
red.

5. Which is more dangerous?
• .“A disease that kills 1,286 people out of
every 10,000”
• A disease that “kills 24.4 out of 100.”

28. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXWFJsvBiRE

29. I am Ryan
and I am six
years old

30. Ryan was a normal boy

32. This is Africa
and...

33. What can I do?

34. That’s nice, Ryan
but $70 is a lot of money.

35. I will do extra
work at home
Extra work = 2
$

36. It is not
enough!

37. We want to help too!

38. Great! I have got $70 for the well
Ryan, a hand pump costs $70 but to
drill a well costs $2,000.
No problem, I will get more money.

39. Well done, Ryan!
How an11-year-old Canadian boy became the hero of an African village.
Tijn Touber | April 2003 issue
When six-year-old Ryan Hreljac learned at school that there are many children
in Africa without clean drinking water, he decided to help. Ryan, who lives in a
small town near Ottawa, in Canada, was told by his teacher that CDN$70 is all
it costs to dig a well. So he asked his parents for $70. Ryan's mother, Susan,
put him to work vacuuming and washing the windows, and after four months he
had earned the money. Ryan: 'When I brought the money to Watercan - the
organisation that digs the wells - its director told me that $70 was enough to buy
a hand pump, but not enough to dig a well. That took $2,000. So I had to make
more money.' Luckily, the Canadian International Development Agency was
prepared to provide half of the sum. Ryan went to work with heightened zeal,
and this time his buddies joined in. Ryan: 'My friend Spencer donated all his
report card money, and Jeff turned up with all the loose money he could spare.'

40. A boy who makes a difference
•
By Diana Federman / January 2, 2007
One person can make a difference. Just ask Ryan Hreljac (pronounced hurl-jack),
who is 15 and lives in Canada. Without his help, hundreds of wells that now
provide fresh water for people in Africa, Central America, and India might never
have been built.
Ryan is what you might call a water ambassador. He travels the world to tell
people how they can help solve a big problem: the lack of safe drinking water in
many developing countries.
"Everybody can do something," Ryan says.

41. ... and the well was built

45. ... a penpal relationship with
Angolo Primary School

46. Dear Ryan,
My name is Akana Jimmy.
I am 8 years old. I like soccer.
Our house is made of grass. How is
America?
Your friend, Akana Jimmy.

47. Dear Jimmy,
It must be cool to have a house made out of grass. I
am 8 now.
Do you drink from my well every day?
What is your favourite subject in school?
I am going to Uganda whem I am 12.
My house is made of bricks.
Write back soon.
Your friend,
Ryan.

48. Ryan arrives at his well (July, 2000)

50. Drilling a new
well

51. Ryan and Jimmy

55. Uganda 2006 (seven years later)

57. •2003 Recipient, Order of Ontario March, 2004. Please see our separate page of news coverage pertaining to this prestigious award!
•Honorary Member, Engineering Institute of Canada March, 2004. Ryan was made an honorary member of the Institute along with
Dr. David Strangway, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation and former President of the University of British
Columbia.
•World of Children Founder's Award November, 2003. What the Nobel Prize is to those working for world peace, the World of Children
Awards, founded in 1998, is for those who dedicate their lives to helping children.
•Meritorius Service Medal announced March 8, 2002. The Meritorious Service Decorations, Civil Division, recognize individuals who have
performed an exceptional deed or an activity that brought honour to their community or to Canada.
•Student of the Year, Elementary Division, Ontario Catholic School Trustee Association Ryan received the 2002 OCSTA Student
Award of the Year at the Association's Annual General Meeting on April 12, 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The award recognizes
students who strive to meet the goals expressed in the Ontario Catholic School Expectations developed by the Institute for Catholic
Education.
•Wolf Project Award The Wolf Project was established to recognize, honour and promote activities which serve to promote racial
harmony. Ryan was nominated for this award by his classmates at Holy Cross School. The Wolf Award has also been presented to Nelson
Mandela by a delegation of Manitoba Chiefs on a visit to South Africa. Ryan received this award in June 2001.
•Award Of Excellence, Child and Youth Friendly Ottawa (CAYFO) CAYFO presents "Awards of Excellence" to individuals, groups and
institutions advancing the cause of children and youth. Ryan received his Award of Excellence at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, on April
18, 2001.
•Canadian Peace Award Recipient, Age 9, Youth Category, Canadian Centres for Teaching Peace, Okotoks, Alberta, November 11, 2000
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•Youngest ever guest speaker at Rotary International Conference, Cornwall, Ontario, October 14, 2000
•Guest speaker at a National Conference on Child Poverty hosted by The Student's Commission, Kemptville, Ontario, August 19,
2000
•Ryan has appeared as a guest speaker at over 60 schools, service clubs, churches and community organizations.
•Millennium Dreamers Award Recipient, global forum sponsored by Walt Disney World, McDonald's and the UNESCO (United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida, May 7-11, 2000
•Finalist,Public Service/UNICEF category, 1999 YTV Achievement Awards, Toronto, Ontario
•Identified as the inspiration for a "Singing Well" from the Central Children's Choir, an internationally known children's choir based
on Ottawa, November 24, 1999
•Guest of Honour, at French Embassy, WaterCan's "Wine into Water" Wine Auction hosted by French Ambassador, September 23,
1999
•Celebration of Life Guest of Her Excellency Diana Fowler Leblanc, Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, July 27, 1999
•Special Achievement Award, Township of North Grenville, Ceremony with Town Council, Kemptville, Ontario, April 26, 1999
•Guest of Lieutenant Governor Hilary Weston, Reception held at the Lieutenant Governor's Suite, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario,
April 9, 1999
RYAN'S AWARDS

59. Jimmy is living in Canada, with Ryan’s family

60. • Etiopia
• Guatemala
• India
• Nigeria
• Uganda
• Ghana
• Guyana
• Malawi
• Tanzania
• Zambia
RWF Projects

61. I am Ryan
and I am six
years old
This is Africa
and...
• Etiopia
• Guatemala
• India
• Nigeria
• Uganda
• Ghana
• Guyana
• Malawi
• Tanzania
• Zambia
Rwf proyects
I will do extra
work at home
Extra work = 2 $
Ryan and his
family
His teacher at school
Extra chores
The first Ryan’s well
in Uganda
RYAN’S WELL
FOUNDATION

67. •6+2=8
•8=6+2

68. Here is an exercise
• Here is a list of anagrams , crack them
quickly
• FAHTER
• FOOTBLAL
• DCOTOR
• OUTCOEM
• TEACHRE

69. Another One
• Now Here is another list of anagrams,
crack them quickly
• HERFAT
• LBOFTOAL
• RTOCOD
• ECMUTOO
• EERTACH

70. (1) A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The
bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How
much does the ball cost? _____ cents
(2) If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5
widgets, how long would it take 100 machines
to make 100 widgets? _____ minutes
(3) In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads.
Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it
takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire
lake, how long would it take for the patch to
cover half of the lake? _____ days

71. • In a survey of 3,428 people, an
astonishing 33 percent missed all three
questions. Most people–83 percent–
missed at least one of the questions.
• Even very educated people made
mistakes. Only 48 percent of MIT students
sampled were able to answer all the
questions correctly.

92. Knowledge of bicycles
1 2
3 4

94. Answer anyway you like

95. Happiness Ratings
Giving:do things for others — 7.41
Relating: connect with people — 7.36
Exercising:take care of your body — 5.88
Appreciating: notice the world around — 6.57
Trying out: keep learning newthings — 6.26
Direction: have goals to look forward to —6.08
Resilience: find ways to bounce back — 6.33
Emotion: take a positive approach — 6.74
Acceptance: becomfortablewithwhoyouare—5.56
Meaning:be part of something bigger — 6.38
(You’ll notice that the first letters spell out the words GREAT DREAM.)
Jayadeva de Silva