In life class sessions, I learnt about the importance of love, forms it can be expressed in and different principles that need to be followed for a successful marriage, which includes but are not limited to commitment to love, Equality in marriage, Forgiveness in love, etc.
Marriage have different mental stages and one needs to fulfill all of them to demonstrate Unconditioned love, which only happens when enough time has been spent with your love partner.
The sessions were well planned with relevant activities. Got to know a lot of different perspectives, which helped widen the knowledge base.
Things that we learned in the life + love class was really eye opening for me from 7 habits to talking about death. From bonding with other colleagues to playing games with them. I learned different forms of love and things that I am not doing correctly. With all the learnings I got I think there could’ve been more activities showing those real life situations where we can applied this and some mindful meditation sessions could have been done before starting the day.
I really thoroughly enjoyed and had an amazing time as these life classes gave a boost of energy to implement the crucial points not only in professional life but in personal life as well. All the videos and learnings in the life classes are actually very practical rather than just going through the bookish materials. I would sincerely like to thank my both facilitators Ms. Chaahat and Ms. Yasmin for such a wonderful first life class experience at fountainhead school. Looking forward for next year’s life class too.
I really liked the life classes, as I enjoyed learning about the 7 habits, which we can inculcate in our lives to make ourself the best of us, also about the love class I enjoyed how different movies were related to explain about love and relationships, I liked how we all bonded together in this life classes which we are taking with us for a life time, I am really glad that such Sessions are done so that we can enjoy and make ourselves better! Thank You so much! – Hatim.
The first ever reaction that comes to anyone on listening to chocolate is pleasure and comfort. It makes the world go round. It is the ultimate happiness that anyone can savour. We would all agree that everything is good if it is made of chocolate. Most of us would relate chocolate as a way to deal with feelings instead of to satisfy hunger.
We were all super-excited when we learnt that we were going to learn about chocolate. And this is the first thing that we got to read.
Imagine our disbelief when we learnt that our delicious chocolate has been termed as something that is suited for the consumption of pigs! And then we learnt that what we read was one of the first detailed accounts of the original chocolate that comes from the History of the New World (1564) by the Milanese Girolamo Benzoni, who travelled in Central America.
So the story goes like this. In the early days, before the 16th century, chocolate wasn’t this creamy, rich, sweet, sensuous, soft, decadent and super addictive food that we know of. It was extremely bitter, gruelly, coarse, crumbly and too heavy to eat. More than a treat, it was a treatment, used as a medicine or fed to soldiers as an instant energizer to prepare them for war.
It is only through the human desire to improvise, innovate and derive pleasure that we got the chocolate that we know. It is a great example of human ingenuity in action.
So if you were born before the 16th century, your experience with chocolate would have been very different. So different that if you time travelled and reached this day in Switzerland and tasted chocolate, chances are you wouldn’t be able to make any association of one with the other.
And this is the short video about the history and evolution of chocolate that we watched,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibjUpk9Iagk
Chocolate has been known and loved for many centuries, not only as food but also as medicine. The process of how chocolate is created right from the cocoa beans that grow inside the pods of the cacao trees that are native to central South America to the bars that we relish was worth learning.
So the next time you find yourself craving some chocolate, don’t dismiss it as simply craving for a sweet treat. It could be an important signal that your heart is in need of love. Give in to the desire and buy yourself a big bar.
Mehman Nawazi
Today we decided to explore the long-lost gem- Rander. I have been in Surat for the past 20 years, but this part of Surat was unknown and untouched by me despite its proximity to our school. We explored and visited the various beautiful heritage sites and charming architecture of Rander. The history of Surat and the stories associated with it brought history alive. It felt like we went back in time. The Jain and the Muslim community living together with many temples and mosques next to each other showed us how the people here lived peacefully and happily together despite what is otherwise believed to be the case.
The people here were so generous and welcoming, including ‘Abbas bhai’ who from his busy schedule gave us almost 4 hours to help us explore the place. He was polite, soft spoken, smiling and sharing with us all the knowledge about the place. Taking extra efforts to get permissions for places which were otherwise out of reach for us.
After all the walking, we were not just ready but really hungry for the aloo puri and khawsa that we were here for. So the next stop for us was ‘Nakhuda Nasta center’. The place was brimming with aroma and enticed our tastes buds and we were welcomed here with a warm smile. We were first shown the process of how they make these iconic dishes. He took us to the kitchen, showed the making and answered all the questions. Someone revealing their business secret is something I saw for the first time.
And finally we ordered everything they had on the menu- Aane do!- alu puri, cheese aloo puri, egg aloo puri, chicken aloo puri, rainbow aloo puri, veg khawsa, chicken khawsa, egg khawsa! After eating to our hearts content we wanted to drink something. He was really kind to get us drinks from another shop. This seemed like a local fav- RimZim which was really refreshing and reminded us of our childhood days. Next on our list was hand churned ice cream! And not just one flavor, Abbasbhai got us 12 different flavors! When the plates arrived on our tables we were all love struck- the colors and creaminess..After eating so much we were pretty sure we won’t be able to finish it but when we looked around after 10 mins all the plates were licked clean!
“Atithi Devo Bhava “
Something I have only heard since I was a child, I experienced today.
This Mehman Nawazi of Rander blew our minds and made the humble experience of eating aloo puri and khawsa into an unforgettable memory. In Rander you get not just good food but also truly authentic human beings!
This is the end of the story
Regards,
Payal Jain
The sessions was an eye -opener. In the last two days did a reflection of how I saw things and how I took many things for granted.
These classes taught of how to overcome the fears and identify the things that are holding me back. Also taught us of how to have a perfect life.