Week 9 Back up and Review

This week has been great. I have enjoyed reading and commenting on other's posts. Everyone's post. are great in their own ways. Looks like everyone is doing a good job in class. I have really enjoyed this class so far. My post from announcements I should say is this picture of cat associated with Learning challenges. It is very true that Learning new things requires experimentation. Without trying something you will never know how it goes.

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Week 9 Learning by HEART: Health

We all know that health is very important. If you are not healthy, you will not be as effective to carry out your daily activities as you could. I have mentioned it before and I have still been trying hard to adapt a healthy lifestyle. As is easy as it sounds, eating healthy and trying to exercise is one of the hardest things to do. I have been trying my best to eat healthy as the days I do, I feel the best. Eating clean, and working out in the morning is the best way to start your day. Even though it is a great feeling, it is hard to be consistent. However, this is something I have been working on and have learned that focusing on yourself and your health is the best way to stay happy.

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Week 9 Growth mindset: Appreciation

I am very fascinate the growth mindset concept. The more I dig in the more interesting it gets. I have truly started to believe that our abilities can be better with hard work and dedication. Intelligence and knowledge can be grown by dedication. Students should focus on improvements instead of worrying about how smart they are. I have personally been working a lot on this. I used to think that grades matter the most and strive to get good grades and in that process I would forget to appreciate how much and recognize what all I am learning. I focus more on what I have been learning in different classes and stop getting disappointed if I get a little bad grade. The things we can learn and the ways we can grow is incredible.

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Week 9 Storytelling: Spilling Secret to the Bartender

It was a beautiful Saturday evening, Chitra entered “The Elephant Bar” few blocks away from her mansion in Manipur. She was dresses as usual, like a warrior. There was something missing in her today. It was her smile and her weapons.

She walked straight to the bar counter, sat on the stool and asked for a Manipurian whiskey on the rock.

Mani, the bartender of the elephant bar was shocked at what he just heard because Chitra is known all over the kingdom for her preaching against drinking. However, he could not question Chitra, she is the princess of the kingdom. He presented her the drink.

There was a pin drop silence in the bar beside the music that was playing in the speakers.

Chitra ordered for another glass of the whiskey.

Yet again, there was no conversation between any of them.

One after other it was the tenth glass of whiskey for Chitra. The only words that stroke the wall of the bar till this time was Chitra’s voice saying another one.

**After the tenth glass of whiskey, Chitra to Mani**

You know that one day when I was on my daily tour to the forest of Manipur, I saw him and fell in love with him. Arjuna, the love of my life, my one and only one. As fast as I fell in love with the man of my dreams he rejected me for the way I am. Do you see this warrior’s suit that I am wearing? This was the same suit I had on that day and because of this he rejected my love. I prayed to the god to grant me a day of beauty and feminism that I did not have on me. The god granted me with a year of beauty. I then again approached Arjuna. This time it was the way I wanted it to be. He fell in love with me. He wanted me despite of his 12 years of chastity. He did not care about what would happen to him because of his actions because of me. He was so deep in love with me. We made love with each other and shared an ultimate connection with each other for a year after I was granted the boon. I lived my life as I had never thought it would be with Arjuna. I got pregnant. I did not know about it till the last day when my boon would end. I could not resist and pour the truth about me to Arjuna. He accepted me regardless of the fact that I was the same person that he rejected a day ago when I first approached him. But it was time for him to leave to complete his chastity. It has been a two years since he has been gone. I wish I could see him. I miss him. I miss my Arjuna. I miss the love of my life. I miss you Arjuna!!! I miss you!

** Chitra then walks outside the bar **

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Author’s Note:

In the book Chitra by Rabindranath Tagore it talks about Chitra, daughter of king of Manipur. This story covers the life of Chitra and her love and affection shared with Arjuna during the 12 years of chastity. Chitra was born a girl but lived life of a man. She was a warrior and a prince protecting the kingdom of Manipur. She dressed as a warrior and didn’t have any feminism or idea of feminism in her mind. She falls in love with Arjuna and then has the secret relationship with him because of his chastity. She even gets pregnant by Arjuna at the end of the story. This week I retold the story in a bar setting. I hope you enjoy this story.

Bibliography: Story title> Chitra

book title> CHITRA

author> Rabindranath Tagore

year of publication> 1913

Week 9 Reading Diary: Chitra

Chitra was born as a girl to a family who had a boon from lord Shiva to have a son in every generation. Chitra then decided to live her life as a man. She didn’t know any of what women’s did. This is a drama that has Madana, Vasanta and Arjuna as its characters. Chitra had always heard about Arjuna and his strength. She was dressed in a warrior dress when she mets Arjuna and fells in live with her. Arjuna goes on denying her and vanishes in front of her eyes. She then tells this story to Madana and Vasanta. She asks for a day of a feminism in her. Instead they grant her a year of beauty. The next time Arjuna meets Chitra, he falls in love with her. He would give up his 12 years of vow of chastity. They share private time together. Chitra after realizing who she is runs away from Arjuna the next morning after she realizes what she did to Arjuna. I really like this part of the story. This makes me think about many things that I desire in this life and sometimes I change myself, my true self and adjust with certain situation just to be able to acquire it. It is good in a sense that I can be proud of it but I think it is wrong now. You should always be you and get things done. Chitra in this story should have stayed in her own true self and then approached Arjuna.

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Story author: Rabindranath Tagore

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