Recently I attended the Zone Trainers Work Shop(ZTWS) organized by Junior Chamber International(JCI). Buddha had to meditate for 49 straight days under the Bodhi tree to attain enlightenment, thankfully I only needed 4 at ZTWS. I’m not here to prove that I’m enlightened, but according to my values, if one could see himself without any bias, assess his good and bad qualities without partiality, he is fit enough to be categorized as enlightened.
The four days was a challenge, continuous evaluation, feedbacks, critics, sleepless nights, passionate works, anxiety, nervousness, fright, happiness, cooperation, friendship and lots more. Every training program has an expected terminal behavior, aiming to improve the participants in a particular area. After the four days of getting intensely trained, I stepped back for a moment and started to observe the changes in me. The moment of amazement. I just realized I had developed several amazing qualities without putting in deliberate efforts.
The game changing moment was when I realized, I lacked Self-belief. It was hard to accept, a bitter medicine. But Refusing to accept the fact doesn’t make the fact wrong. Previously, I believed that I was an Introvert, which isn’t really true. I chose to believe that way, to avoid interactions and awkward situations. I was more concerned about ‘What will others think of me?’ rather than ‘How do I think of myself?’. Solution to a problem is easily arrived when the problem is properly understood. Now that I have understood the problem, I can take steps to solve them. But then… another ‘Eureka moment’. I’m not sure how many ‘Eureka moments’ did Archimedes have, but I surely had a lot. In the 4 days, I was already started to come out of the closed-box and glimpse at the beautiful paradise outside-the-box. I’m still not out completely in the open fields, but the good part is I’m progressing.
A single sheet can be torn into pieces easily, but a bunch of sheets are really hard. Friends make us stronger, harder to tear. When the whole world believes that we are moving towards an era of ‘selfishness’ and ‘evil’, I was able-to find 37 Selfless and loving humans proving the whole world is wrong(29 Participants+3 Faculties +5 Host team). This is how the world would have been like, in the Satya Yuga.
During my conversations with friends and colleagues, I noticed some changes, felt something different, something that’s not regular. After experiencing the same feeling multiple times, I found that the way I speak is now changed. The way I speak now is a bit more expressive than before. I‘m also looking out for words that are simple, so that the person on the other end understands it perfectly with ease. I’m not doing it consciously, but its happening in my head. The first time ever, where I’m happy with the side-effects of a modern medicine(The training program).
Somethings have really changed. Somethings have started to change. The metamorphosis has started. The caterpillar inside the cocoon has started to evolve. The day when it spreads the wings and fly high isn’t very far. To reach there, it needs go through changes, challenges, struggles and break out of the shell. And the caterpillar is ready for it.
Note: Will be continued, a lots to share! Part 2: ‘Some OtherThings have changed too’.
