Thoughts such as, what does attentiveness mean, what it is all about and what its different facets are, may enable the facilitator understand it better. Some such thoughts about attentiveness are given below.)
1. Attentiveness is a state of mind wherein the intellect is alert, active and focussed on the present.
2. It is manifested through concentration on the situation / activity, careful observation and keen listening.
3. It is also giving watchful attention to details.
INTENT (The objective of the facilitation process is to help each participant explore the topic for himself, individually and independently. Following are some of the objectives of the session.)
1. To understand what is attentiveness
2. To analyse whether attentiveness is important in one’s life
3. To analyse whether attentiveness plays a role in achieving our goal
4. To analyse whether attentiveness impacts people, situation
5. To analyse whether attentiveness impacts outcome
2. One day, our teacher made an announcement in
class that there will be an inter-school drawing
competition.
The winner of the competition would get a scholarship to
learn painting from a renowned painter.
Ganesh was very good at drawing and
always won the first prize in all the school
competitions..
3. The teacher announced the date and time of the competition
twice.
Most of us were packing our pencil boxes and school bags at
that time, to go home.
I was certain that Ganesh would win the competition.
4. The school hall was filled
with excited students
armed with their pencils
and paints and oodles of
enthusiasm…
The day of the
competition arrived…
5. I asked Mahesh who was sitting next to me if he had seen
Ganesh..
But he said that he has not seen Ganesh since morning..
7. On the way back home thinking why Ganesh did not
come, I saw him playing marbles with the other boys…
On checking up, he was shocked and exclaimed. “The
competition was supposed to be in the afternoon !”
