Learning Challenge: Empathy Meme

Whatever point of view you have, there's another. Image Source: Blogspot.

This meme shows something that is so so important, and one of the hardest things to remember. Sometimes, we feel that we are so right, or we 100% know what we are talking about, but we have to remember that there are countless ways to view a situation. And countless ways to handle it. We have to remember that there is not just 1 right way to feel, act towards, or treat things. Everyone is different and every situation is different, we have to be able to see where others are coming from in order to empathize with them and show compassion. This takes maturity.

Growth Mindset: Growth Mindset Meme

I need feedback to help me grow. Image source: Blogspot.

I really like this meme/quote because it is so simple, yet so powerful. The words it's saying are true!!! We truly cannot grow as people without feedback. If we could reach our fullest potential all by ourselves, we wouldn't need school, or parenting, or mentors, or advice. 

In order to become better in whatever it is - a sport, a school subject, controlling emotions, learning, anything - we have to be able to receive feedback. This is such a simple concept, but not so easy to accept all the time. Sometimes we feel that we don't need other's input or we don't want people telling us what to do. The hardest part is learning how to accept it and take it with a grain of salt in order to improve ourselves every day!

Story Planning: Jatakas Tales (undecided)

Okay so I wrote a story planning post two weeks ago, but didn't have time to write the story. But I started reading cute children's tales and decided I wanted to write about one of them.

the girl monkey and the string of pearls
queen getting in lake w king, giving servant her pearls sees a girl money in trees, wanting to snatch the pearls
someone lesser or below you wanting what you have, envy, jealousy, theft
guard falls asleep perfect time for monkey to swoop in
guard suspects girl monkeys - cover being blown
all the monkeys got the bead traps, made jealous girl monkey come out with her pearls, green and pride and jealousy for the L
caught

the three fishes
thoughtful, very thoughtful, and thoughtless were their names
leave home to go somewhere else, VT says should go back
cautious sibling.
of course they don’t listen and get caught in a net
VT wants to save them, so mad at someone for being an idiot, but having to save them bc you love them
yay
after that they listened and all went home

the penny-wise monkeyaw king was gonna take over a little kingdom, saw a monkey drop peas and lose all of them over one
learned a lesson from the monkey

decided to be grateful for what he had and went back home i could definitely make something of this

I picked my three favorite from the several that I read yesterday, but have not chosen which one I want to make a story out of. However, I have decided that I want to expand on these stories. All of my other stories I have taken the themes/situations of the stories I read and changed them into modern examples that were related to them. But with these, I just want to add more detail, maybe switch up the plots a bit. I am excited to pick which one I will write on!

Bibliography:

More Jataka Tales. Link to reading.

Author: Ellen C. Babbitt

The Girl Monkey and the String of Pearls. Image source: WhisperingBooks.

Reading Notes: More Jataka Tales Part A

Bibliography

More Jataka Tales. Link to reading.

Author: Ellen C. Babbitt

the girl monkey and the string of pearls
queen getting in lake w king, giving servant her pearls sees a girl money in trees, wanting to snatch the pearls
someone lesser or below you wanting what you have, envy, jealousy, theft
guard falls asleep perfect time for monkey to swoop in
guard suspects girl monkeys - cover being blown
all the monkeys got the bead traps, made jealous girl monkey come out with her pearls, green and pride and jealousy for the L
caught

the three fishes
thoughtful, very thoughtful, and thoughtless were their names
leave home to go somewhere else, VT says should go back
cautious sibling.
of course they don’t listen and get caught in a net
VT wants to save them, so mad at someone for being an idiot, but having to save them bc you love them
yay
after that they listened and all went home

the tricky wolf and the rats
big rat is chief
tricky wolf is gonna catch them, waits then plays tricks on rats so they will have sympathy to eat him
deceit, trickery, mean
ate last one out every time
selfish, deceitful
whah chief rat tricked and bit his neck and killed wolf
sneak attack, least expecting it, student outsmarts the master

the woodpecker, turtle, and deer
friends
deer trapped by hunter, ugh
woodpecker suggests turtle gnawing at trap
friends helping friends no matter what the risk
woodpecker flew to hunters house and hit him in the face when he came out
team work
woodpecker outsmarting hunter
turtle bleeding but deer breaks free just in time
turtle got caught :(
deer wants to save him
saved him, get away from hunter live happily together
happily ever after story **

the golden goose
poor fam, goose gives her golden feathers
charity, kindness
greedy mourned the golden feathers
greed never wins - theme and lesson

the stupid monkeys
no

the penny-wise monkey
aw king was gonna take over a little kingdom, saw a monkey drop peas and lose all of them over one
learned a lesson from the monkey
decided to be grateful for what he had and went back home i could definitely make something of this

the woodpecker and the lion
lion bone stuck in throat while eating
offers to save life but is too scared to get eaten, lion says he won’t eat him
woodpecker got it out, but lion didn’t even say thanks
uh oh
woodpecker asked something of lion, he said no i already did the best thing for you didn’t eat you
hmm, don’t want to write about that

Penny-wise monkey. Image Source: TonyKinsey.

Reading Notes: Sacred Tales of India Part D

SACRIFICED TO VARUNA

brahman digging for water, never finds any
working so hard, failing again and again, tells son, he’s sad
sacrifices son for water

i was liking this story until the sacrificing of the son


JOYABATI— THE GIFT OF JOYA
girl out on a mission - girl power - well wishers
rich mans mansion, guy won’t accept food from daughterless rich guy, asks him for a daughter
has daughter searches for joydev
get married
he’s being protective
take care of child - aw


THE WIFE WHO USED TO EAT THE LAST MORSEL
daughter in law all her babies died in the cradle because she ate the first morsel before the gods and thats sacrilegious
her mother in law took care of it
after she stopped sinning, she had lively babies <3

The Wife Who Used to Eat the Last Morsel. Image source: Archive.

Bibliography

Sacred Tales of India

D. N. Neogi