For BLP
(Business Leadership program), every semester usually starts with the
leadership session from our beloved Anil sir. Our first leadership session was
amazing and we expected the same kind of session in the second semester too.
And, as hoped, we did get involved in an emotionally enriching session which was
very much required for all of us in BLP as we had recently lost two of our beloved
friends & bright students to an unexpected heart wrenching accident.
After
the sad incident, this was the first time that all of us were in the class and
it seemed quite weird & painful to see the unoccupied seats of Gaurav &
Rahul. All the memories associated to them rushed to my mind every time I looked
at their seats. The entire class seemed to share the same emotion as there was
a mocking silence when Anil sir brought up the topic of their death and asked
us to discuss our views. No one spoke for initial ten minutes; we just stared
blankly everywhere to avoid eye contact and tried hard not to get emotional
again.
But
sir was very persistent that we get into that emotional state and release all
our depression by openly discussing our feelings with our classmates. Well, that
did work remarkably. We were able to come out of our misery and sadness. After
we took control of our emotions, sir showed us a real life short video of a
girl on “Things to do before I die”. This video had created a rage and inspired
many lives. Anil sir wanted to implement the same in our SOIL too and now we
too have a “Things to do before I die” bulletin at our cafeteria J
Later
in the session, sir shared his personal experiences which encouraged us to face
the challenges, learn from our mistakes and move forward in life. We were shown
how different empathy & sympathy were through a live demonstration in the
class. One of our class mates was asked to keep his shoes on & get into the
shoes of another student and then later, remove his shoes & then get into
the shoes of another student. It was practically evident that we cannot
perceive and empathise others wearing our own bias or perceptions.
Anil sir
made us recognise our own strengths through appreciative inquiry. Each of us were
appreciated by our fellow partner for our unique strengths and sir very
beautifully interpreted them to the entire class. As a memento of our lovely experience
and to recognise the unique strengths of our classmates, sir suggested that we
have a knowledge tree depicting every student with his or her unique traits in the
cafeteria J
Sir
also explained to us the importance of emotional quotient in our personal &
professional lives. He also mentioned that emotional quotient is mainly developed
through mutual trust, respect and the complete acceptance of an individual
along with one’s differences. We were asked to recognise & pen down all the
emotional barriers which stopped us from being happy. At the end of the session
we formed a circle and shared all our emotional experiences so far in our lives.
Sir suggested that we honour Gaurav & Rahul by designating places for them
& commemorate their goodness by remembering them every day in our lives.
On the
whole, it was an amazing experience as we felt very light hearted, calm and at
peace after the session.
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