Imagine
being dropped off in a car park in a strange city with £20 and a list of tasks
to be completed within three hours. Sounds like the apprentice? Similar, but
with a heart. The tasks for example, speaking to a homeless person, making a
positive impact in the local market… but it wasn’t about completing all the
tasks in the time, but more performing them to the fullest and learning from
them. Sangh Internship to me is a whole new platform to think, analyse and
reflect upon my thoughts in Sangh, education and society. As well as personal
development, I chose to continue with the theme of Sangh archive. Within the
Sangh Parivar, there are so many inspirational people that have so much to
share with us. Based on this I have chosen to log these experiences for it to
then be shared amongst us all. For example, I had the opportunity to interview
Susheelaben Gohil our Sarva Adhikari of Samiti Shiksha Varg about her meeting
Vandaneeya Mausiji founder of Samiti. The interview was so inspirational that
we both left in tears.
Part
of the 7 week programme was to attend SSV, for me this meant re-energising
myself within Samiti. This year I was pushed outside my comfort zone. For
example, I was asked to sing the Pratahsmaran everyday for the first time. At
the beginning I was hesitant however, by the 3rd day through
practice, determination and guidance I nailed it.
Shareeram
Aadyam Khalu Dharmasaadhanam. We talk about developing the mind, body,
intellect and soul and in this years SSV I was able to practice the development
of all three.
Through
this week of endless activities the most inspiring part I felt was the
reflections of the day at the shikshika baithaks and anubhav kathan with
pravesh varsh. I felt that all the shikshikas together came away from their
busy schedule and could share what they found challenging and what specifically
worked in their individual sessions. Anubhav kathan with Pravesh Varsh really
let me understand how the shiksharthinis’ thoughts can develop so much within
one week giving a really positive insight on SSV. A particular activity keeps
coming back to my mind when I look back at this week… Charchaa which are
discussion based sessions. Praveen charchaa- Is it possible to have traditional
values and still be modern? There was a deep discussion on respect towards our
teachers. It was so interesting to hear the different opinions from the sevikas
of what respecting their teachers means to them. By the end of the session the
sevikas had a goal that they would achieve to develop these values further in
their lives, whether it be individually or community based. It just goes to
show that everyone has a different interpretation of things and the actions
they carry out have different meanings to everyone. It made me think how so
many different minds managed to live together for a whole week…
It
has been a very rewarding week for me, and I look forward to continue my SIP
work for the remaining weeks.
‘Feel
for all, Work for a great cause. Give the maximum, Reach the highest, Be the
one.’- Bhagavad Gita.
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