LESSON: 5🔗

Introduction: Introduce the topic of comparing and making them understand other's sufferings are worse than our own.

Goals: To make the kids aware of the fact that other's sufferings are worse than our own.

Click: Everybody is so happy, why am I the only one to suffer.

About the topic: Talk about how we always say “Everybody is so happy why am the only one to suffer”. Narrate the story of a country mouse and a city mouse; how the country mouse felt that the city mouse was enjoying a happy life, and how city mouse felt that the country mouse was happier than him. When they exchanged places and tried to live in other's places they realized the place where they were living before was much better than the new place. It is similar to the other theory-the grass always looks greener on the other side. Life offers plenty of opportunities, but there is always something that fits you the best. The intelligence lies in locating it. When you apply your own intelligence and figure it out, you will enjoy the benefits of it. Whereas, if you examine others closely and begin to use their solutions on yourself; you will lose track of where you stand.If we are clear about where we stand and what we need we will grow steadily.

Assessment: • In what aspects do we compare with others? • What do you understand from the city mouse and the country mouse story? • What happens when we are happy with ourselves? • What is the way to enjoy Bliss?

Materials Needed: White sheet, Pencil (or) Sketch

Procedure: Ask each child what they understand about emotion. Ask them what they understand about the emotion jealousy. Give each child the materials needed. Children are then encouraged to depict this jealousy emotion in a picture form. Each child should get their turn to talk about what they have drawn about jealously. Jealousy is the byproduct of comparison.

Evaluation: Evaluate their language skills by asking them about their experiences.

Conclusion: Whether it is beauty or intelligence everyone is unique. Only when we really put ourselves in other's position, will we realize other's sufferings are far worse than our own.

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Preparation: Have enough pieces of glass paper and torch lights for everyone, or all can share the activity.

Presentation: The flashlight is like our mind. The glass paper is our thoughts. Our vision is distorted by the thoughts we project. If we remove the glass paper/thoughts, our vision and outlook is clear. But everyone has preconceived ideas and different thoughts and ways of looking at things; this is what brings in confusion. Remove the thoughts, and be clear.

Activity: Take the torch light and demonstrate how to turn it on. Show how thoughts change colors as per the moods in our mind. If it is removed, the light is clear. Every one should take a turn removing the thoughts.

After Activity What does the glass paper represent? Why do we see in different colors? What happens when we feel that we are very clear about an idea? “we use our Intuition”