A Sea Shell

A sea shell is a beautiful thing. I always feel amazed when I see a sea shell. I have compared myself with a sea shell, a sea shell that has a white pearl in it  and the shell is colorful and beautiful ( I know oyster gives pearls but this is my imagination).

When I wake up late in the morning my days starts of bumpy like the edges of the shell. I am unable to do what I have planned and I feel dissapointed in myself.
I was close minded like a closed sea shell when i had to accept my peers behavior. I let " others behavior disturb my inner peace".
After doing my morning chores and cleaning everything. i feel satisfied. My work looks like the shiny surface of the sea shell.
I enjoyed playing the piano. while playing the piano and teaching my peers i felt like the pearl in the shell. I felt precious and unique.
After playing a energetic sports I feel myself radiating happiness like a shining pearl in the shell.

Sometimes when I work,  I achieve only one thing or I just get one things like every shell has only one pearl. They don't achieve many pearls like i dint achieve many pearls in maths
A sea shell has a clear goal, The Pearl, but I don't have a centric goal like the sea shell. My goals are like how the shell lets the water around it carry it with the flow.
"Which Gender is more complicated", I debated with my peers on this topic. The debate was very interesting. A sea shell has two shells but both are equal. Only when both are together they can close the pearl and protect it . Like that male and female are two shells. They both are same. Neither is more complicated. Both are equal but each are different.

Team work

Working in teams is quite fun.

When I played team games, the synergy that game brought out when we played was really nice. I could feel happiness in the air when we were playing all together. I could see how I could play with all ages of children and I was able to co-operate with all.

Trust

What is trusting your team members? I think it means trusting that your team member is capable of doing the task. Your team member will ask when they need help. When I told myself this, I wasn't checking on my team members and I felt more confident on the task. I knew I had to just play my role and together everything will happen.

Commitment

I felt that commitment came quite naturally to me and my team members when all were willing to do the task.

Contribution

When I planned and strategize, I saw to that all team members were able contribute to the task.

Utilization of strengths 

Utilization of strengths came naturally but i did not consciously work on using my team members strengths. 

Debate

I explored debate, I really enjoyed debating. I categorized my thoughts on the topic in Fact, Opinion and Judgement. I saw that debating has a lot to do with listening to your team members and the opponent team members. To understand their thoughts and to work together to conclude the topic. The topics that I debated with my peers was quite interesting for me. We debated " whether the punishment of death is fair ". I am also excited to debate on " which gender is more complicated " next week.

Kitchen Gardening - Growing Chilies

13th Oct 2014
I felt the earth on my feet, my hands felt the stones,mud and grass. I felt connected to the earth below my feet. I felt connected to the soil that keeps me alive. I was growing chilly.
I felt as thought the chilly seeds i was going to plant were babies, and i was preparing and nurturing the soil. I was making the soil ready to embrace the chilly seeds.
I really enjoyed preparing the chilly bed and then planting the seeds. I felt fresh to wake up in the morning. after working i felt a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. I liked using my hands as a tool to work in the land.
When I planted the chilly seeds, I felt very happy. I talked with each chilly seed. While planting I couldn't help but feel optimistic about the future.
I could imagine the bed full of chilly plants. I could see myself harvesting lots of chilies. I saw the kitchen using the chilies from the garden and not having to buy any chilies from the market. a huge grin was spread across my face. I am excited to grow with the chilies, to grow different variety of chilies. Even thought I am not a fan of chilies.

30th Oct 2014
The chilly have sprouted. I am soooooooooooooo happy :). The small green leaves on the ground look so beautiful. To another it not be beautiful but to a me sprouting plant is the most beautiful i have seen.

                

Full grown chilly patch. Cultivating chilies and chiles and chilies

Music Week

From 6th Oct to 10th Oct I explored music with musicians and my peers.This is about my experience and learning in the week.

I've listened to Kabir music before but I wasn't able to relate to the music. I dint understand the meaning and i used to get bored when I went for concerts with my parents. When Deepa Aunty came ot campus , I connected with Kabir music and bhagans for the first time. When I understood the meaning of the bhagan, the philosophy struck me. I really enjoyed signing the kabir bhagans. The music caught me.

I always have enjoyed playing percussion instruments. I played various instruments and I enjoyed feeling the rhythm. I think my sense of catching rhythm improved.I played basic rhytms but as I played along with others, it was joyful.

The chanting that I did daily was peaceful. I felt nice to feel peace within me.

I listened to the violin play. I felt mesmerized with the music of the violin.I tried playing the violin it was difficult. They.They were other interesting instruments. I loved the Ocean drum. The motion and sound of the drum was very beautiful.

I listened to a lecture on classical music. I felt bored and couldn't relate to the music.

I saw a movie on tribal music around the world. The movie was new and nice.The name of the movie was “Latrom drom”

Overall this week i listen to new music . I enjoyed music and appreciated it. I dint learn anything Quantitative but the experience of listening to new music was a learning.The song of the week was “Matkar Maya ko enkhar”, A kabir's bhagan. The rhythm and tune is beautiful. I would like to take the experience of new music ahead in my life.