The two
hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right
moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter” – Paolo
Coelho
The current scenario is the best example for us as humans to understand courage and
patience is one of the most important values to survive the worse that life
throws onto us. Here, our members of the group are sharing their experiences of
courage and patience during Covid-19.
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Vijaya
Jugran- เคจเค เคช्เคฐेเคฐเคฃा เคจे
เคนเคฎें เคोเคถीเคฒा
เคฌเคจाเคฏा, เคธเคญी
เคจे เคจเคฏा
เคเคฆเคฎ เคถिเค्เคทा
เค्เคทेเคค्เคฐ เคฎें
เคฌเคข़ाเคฏा। เคนिเคฎ्เคฎเคค เคธाเคนเคธ
เคเคฐ เคค्เคฏाเค
เคे เคญाเคตों
เคจे, เคจเคฏे
เคเคคिเคนाเคธ เคे
เคจเค เคชเคจ्เคจों
เคो เคฐเคाเคฏा।
เคตिเคชเคฐीเคค เคชเคฐिเคธ्เคฅिเคคिเคฏां
เคฌเคจเคคी เคนैं
เคฐुเคाเคตเค, เคช्เคฐเคृเคคि
เคธเคฎเคฏ-เคธเคฎเคฏ
เคชเคฐ เคฒेเคी
เคนै เคเคฐเคตเค, เคंเคธाเคจ เคा
เคเค्เคฌा เคเคนां
เคฐเคนเคคा เคนै
เคธिเคฎเค, 2020 เคे เคเคคिเคนाเคธ เคฎें
เคฌเคคा เคฆिเคฏा
เคฏเคน เคเคเคชเค।
เคถिเค्เคทा เคเคจ्เคฎाเคฆ
เคนै เคเคถा
เคนै เคคเคฎเคจ्เคจा
เคนै, เคจा
เคฐुเคเคจे เคตाเคฒा
เคฏเคน เคธเคซเคฐ
เคนเคฎेเคถा เคเคाเคฆ
เคนै, เคถिเค्เคทा เคถिเค्เคทเค
เคถाเคिเคฐ्เคฆ เคธเคฌเคा
เคเค เคนी
เคญाเคต เคนै, เคธเคซเคฒ เคช्เคฐเคฏाเคธ
เคช्เคฐเคธเคจ्เคจเคคा เคी
เคฐाเคน เคนै। เค
เคคः เคคเคเคจीเค
เคा เคฒिเคฏा
เคนเคฎเคจे เคธเคนाเคฐा
, เคถिเค्เคทा เคा
เคจเคฏा เคธ्เคตเคฐूเคช
เคจिเคฐ्เคฎिเคค เคนुเค
เคนเคฎाเคฐा।
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Vandana
Goel - To teach an
empty classroom has been a whirlwind and everyone is being asked to do more
than they can do in a day, so all teachers are just trying to be patient and
courageous enough to deal with the kind of impossible solution in uncharted
territory. A teacher of the first standard in PKR School Ambala said,
“Teaching first graders virtually this spring was tough. It’s easier for bigger
kids because they know how to navigate through the various programs, and most
high school kids are already doing a lot of learning with technology. For our
students, it was a challenge because they could not do the program by
themselves. They required help. I had a few parents who were working, and they
couldn’t just stop and help their child. A lot of parents were overwhelmed, so
I went through each assignment and videotaped myself doing it, showing them how
to circle a noun in a sentence or count money.” Ability to cope up with all the
challenges in this era with hope and courage is what I call Patience.
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Urvashi
Uniyal - The year 2020
- 21 is the year of Courage and Patience. As an English teacher, I tend to
“borrow” from my favourite authors. I would like to quote Charles
Dickens, who said, “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” It
was nice we could spend time with family, but it was worst as we had to do all
our work on our own.
I
personally exhibited a lot of courage when I had to teach students with parents
sitting next to them. It was a demo class almost every time. I showed courage
when I accepted that many things are beyond my control in an
online class. So, patience followed suit with this.
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Nandini
Arora- All over
the world, the teachers played the role of a COVID Warrior which no one
acknowledged. I also like many other teachers faced many difficult situations
such as lack of technical know-how, digital skills, virtual learning resources
and observation of numbers of parents while teaching through an unfamiliar medium. I struggled to engage my little ones to get
the learning outcomes. But the immense support of my colleagues, coaches and
some parents helped me to be courageous and perform my classes more effectively
with patience. My kids’ sincerity, hard work and respectful behaviour is the
reward of my courage and patience.
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Ritika
Tyagi- 2020 has
been a life-changing year in all aspects. Amid the lockdown, we teachers learnt
that nothing is impossible for us to do! Working on the frontline and then
bringing all the students together, making them feel comfortable in this
virtual world was surely an uphill task. However, it made us more patient and
gave us a chance to reflect on our teaching methodology. We felt insecure and
scared about the whole situation too, but smilingly we kept motivating our
kids; thus, it strengthened our courage.
We started thinking more about encouraging our kids patiently than just
putting the deadlines and pressure on marks.
It has been a courageous leap forward for all the teachers, and we will
continue to give our best patiently.
Courage to
forgo and forget what’s non-essential and incognito along with patience to
tread unabated towards ones enlightened unique path is the sole purpose of all
existence. COVID-19 has forced us to adapt to a new norm and helped us dive
deep within our own selves to recognize our potential. Everything has a purpose
in this world. Let’s be aligned with who we are today and as they say- ‘Only the present moment is ours’.
- FLYERS DGS @ The Doon Girls' School Dehradun: Vijaya Jugran, Vandana Goel, Urvashi Uniyal, Nandini Arora, Bhumika Vyas and Ritika Tyagi
