Anil Sir's sessions are based on deep introspection and self learning.
We all were recouping from shock and were getting into grip of things when
he asked us to share our emotions going
within us. Two of our dearest friends Gaurav and Rahul were no more among us ,
really sad and hard to believe that life can be so cruel and uncertain.
We all are emotionally, physically, and mentally upset and in deep
state of shock even now. For once in my
life, I could not decide which is the stronger feeling in me right now: sorrow
or rage . Sorrow for the demise of my dearest friends or murderous rage for the person responsible
for it. Grieving and healing processes take time to settle. We hope time heals
all wounds and thus we all seek comfort in their good memories.
After this Anil Sir made us all
stand in a circle and requested all of us to share something for which we are thankful
in this life. Post this he shared a video with us sent by his daughter which
gave us an idea to write something that we really want to do before we die.
Then he told us about the importance of emotional quotient (EQ) .What
I understood about EQ is that it's a way one listens, understands, and
empathizes with others. He explained us how there was a thin line between
sympathy and empathy. In sympathy, he said, you get into someone's shoes while
you still have your own shoes on whereas in empathy you get into the other persons' shoes after removing your
own. He also quoted "The heart needs to get inspired to get the best work
done", which sort of moved me.
In the latter half of the session he took us through the power of
Appreciative Inquiry .We all were paired in group of 2 and started doing
appreciative inquiry with each other .We
interviewed each other with the enthusiasm of a child and in the process
discovered each other’s positives individually. My positive attributes that
came out during the discussion were that I am a smart guy who knows how to do
his job and is completely trustworthy. I am a person who studies how things go
right rather things going wrong. Self- confidence along with self-belief pushes
me to perform better. This exercise left us with complete positivity around and
I started seeing each and every one based on their positive traits thereafter.
Finally, the session ended with our reflections on what we learnt the entire day and hope our
beloved departed friends rest in peace forever.
