The Importance of Learn - unlearn - relearn The importance of learning: “The illiterate of 21 st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot – LEARN, UNLEARN, AND RELEARN.”– Alvin Toffler Learning means: • Learning is a continuous process. Learning -Widens your mental horizons, Changes the perceptions and expands your overall intellectual base. To learn is to acquire knowledge or skills through study or experience. The different learning processes of animals and humans- Intuitiveness of animals helps them while we need to learn many things the minute we are born except breathing. How many of us actually consider themselves, lifelong learners? Unlearning means: Shed off old habits. To unlearn is to lose or discard knowledge that is false, outdated, or no longer serves a person or situation according to the Oxford Dictionary. It doesn’t help that our brains infer an endless nu...
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Diwali celebrations - Looking at mental health perspective
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Diwali is a festival of lights as we all know from its meaning. Diwali is celebrated to mark the victory of good over evil as per our mythology. In India Diwali has a special place among all other festivals. After Holi, this is the one which people enjoy celebrating irrespective of religion not only in India but also abroad. Looking at the perspective of Mental health- the whole Diwali festival, starting from the preparation to celebrating it on that special day, we can say that helps us to keep grounded. All the activities we do during this time are so therapeutic and enhance mindfulness to be in the present and hence highly essential during these difficult COVID times. Cleaning house Vs Cleansing our minds : Usually Diwali preparation starts immediately after Dussehra celebrations. When People start cleaning their houses, they remove all the old furniture, clothes and other unused things from their house which they consider as an important ritual during D...