October 12, 2022
Notes by Aryan Ramesh
Review
We learned about the 3 b’s.
- Be yourself- Don’t try to be anyone else
- Be courageous- Don’t shy away from challenges because those challenges will help you realize who you are.
- Be decisive- If we let others choose for us because we can’t decide, it leads to regret.
Story
A child was playing outside in a sandbox, and he was making a city from the sand. In the middle of making it, he was about to dig some sand and his shovel broke because it hit a rock. He then moved sand and found out that there was a big rock he needed to take out so he could keep making the city. He then tried pushing it and he got the rock near the wall of the sandbox. He kept trying to push the rock out of the sand box and also tried carrying it but the rock was not budging. After trying all of this, the child started crying. This whole time the child’s father was watching him. He asked the child if he used all his strength to move the rock. The child said that he did. Then the father asked why he didn’t ask him for help. Finally, the father and the child both picked up the stone, moved it out, and then the child made the sand city.
Lesson (2 E’s)
We should put in all our effort and do our best before asking for help. This will help us be more courageous which will help us to be ourselves. People also appreciate when you ask them for help when they know you put in all your effort to do it. We should also be empowered because when we struggle, we understand ourselves more. This is also why the dad in the story waited until the boy did everything he could and then went to help him.
R.A.W
Whatever you are doing, before asking for help, try one more time!
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Notes by Saamya Deo
Review
Last week we learned about a lion who thought she was a sheep. One day a lion came to eat the sheep. He saw the other lion running away with the sheep. He went and explained to her that she is not a sheep but a lion instead.
The 3 B’s
- Be Yourself – You are a gift
- Be Courageous – To meet a challenge head on
- Be Decisive – To make your own decisions
Story
A boy was playing in a sandbox, building The Sand City when he breaks his shovel and realizes that there is a rock in the sand. He tries to move it but he can’t. He tries and tries and tries. Then he starts to cry because the rock is hurting the citizens of The Sand City! His dad is looking out of the window watching this all happen. He comes to help and asks “Why didn’t you use the strength that you have”? The boy says “I did, I tried my hardest”! “No you didn’t, you didn’t ask me” replies the dad. They moved the rock together and The Sand City prospered from then on.
Lesson – The 2 E’s
- Effort
- We need effort to understand who we are
- We need to be ourselves and be courageous
- Always try first
- Then ask for help
- Empower
- In the story the dad helped his son learn that his dad is his strength
- If you help a butterfly out of its cocoon you will actually hurt the butterfly because it won’t be able to fly. Similarly the dad did the right thing by letting the son try on his own before he helped
Main Lesson: Always try before you ask for help so that you can learn
RAW:
Before asking for help, try one more time