The document is a student's assignment discussing how he overcame personal problems during the COVID-19 pandemic using concepts from the SOL module. It describes how the pandemic negatively impacted his mental health and daily life. It then explains how focusing on the fundamental aspects of physical, vital, mental and spiritual health from SOL helped him cope. Finally, it discusses alternative approaches he took like diversions and hobbies to deal with his issues in a different manner.

1. SOL
ASSIGNMENT
By: Mohammed Hasanain Merchant
Submitted To: Dr. Vikrant Makhija
BBA 2ND SEMESTER (SECTION-A)

2. Abstract
In this presentation, I will try to cover a major problem that has been hindering the smooth flow
of my life and will state some measures that I’ve taken to overcome the challenging situation.
For the sake of this assignment, I’ve laid down a very significant problem of my life, if weren’t, my
life would’ve been much better and prosperous.
Secondly, I’ll try to include some teachings from the SOL module into this issue by using the four
fundamental aspects of life namely; physical, vital, mental and spiritual. This will enhance and
widen our scope of understanding the situation better.
Thirdly, I’ll try and approach this problem in a different manner. I’ll dwell into various other
options keeping in mind that we weren’t familiarised with the SOL module.
Lastly, I’d like to conclude the assignment and give a shout out to whoever aided me in the
completion of this project.
So, with that, lets begin our presentation and I hope i may be able to provide better insights and
educate the readers with what they came looking for.

3. Discussion of my
problems
01
The
Fundamental
Four
02
Conclusion
04
Salutations
05
Trail of topics…
A newer
approach
03
Bibliography
06

4. Face your problems!!!
01
Here, we’ll discuss about my innermost problem and
difficulty

5. -Rick Warren
“Life is a series of problem-solving
opportunities. The problems you face will
either defeat you or develop you depending
on how you respond to them.”

6. The Pandemic
We all know how difficult the pandemic was for all of us. Coping
and accepting it was the only way of dealing with the global crisis.
Many individuals lost their livelihood and were forced to live a life
of misery and pain, my family was no different. The outbreak of the
virus hit our family hard. One of my aunts, who was close to my dad,
died. This caused a lot of instability and chaos in the family. there
was always this depressing environment on the house. no one
laughed, joked or played. the situation started to worsen and it
ultimately took a toll on my life.

7. Continuation
My day-to-day activities were hampered. I couldn’t concentrate on studies properly and so did
my physical wellness deteriorate. The lockdown added to the problems going in my life. Slowly,
as time progressed, I found myself detached from small pleasures in life. I started going into
depression. I felt like I no longer have control over anything and I’m left in the mercy of my fate.
This clearly impacted the way i lead my life and the longer the lockdown prolonged, my physical
and mental health deteriorated. It felt like I’m carrying a mountain worth of problems on my head
and I couldn’t quite figure out how to get rid of it.
Now, let’s see how the different aspects of life namely; physical, vital, mental and spiritual, help
solve the issue and help me cope with it. We will also dwell into a scenario where I deal with this
situation if I wasn’t familiarized with the SOL module.

8. 280 000 000
million people suffer from depression as of 2022

9. The FundamentalFour
Physical
Here, light is shown on the physical aspect of the
human body. Focus on one’s body is the first step in
eradicating problems in life. Healthy exercises and
diet should be followed which should be
accompanied by a proper schedule and stress relief
programs.
The human body is the main tool in attaining other
forms of peace like spiritual and mental. Hence, the
wellness of the body results in the wellness of the
brain. Thus, I could cope with my problems with
focusing more on my physical aspect and try and
make it better.
Vital
The most concerning aspect of life is vital for our
growth and survival. Vital includes everything that’s
necessary for sustaining life. In my case, the most
vital thing was keeping calm and facing the
situation. Patience and hope played a key role in
carving the person I am today.
In tough times, strength performs an important
function in dealing with the situation. Hence, vital
aspect is very crucial in overcoming all the problems
that are being thrown at us.

10. The Fundamental Four (Continued)
Mental
I believe that this aspect is the most crucial
aspect of human life. Without mental strength,
even if a person is a body builder, they can’t deal
with problems. In my case, dealing with lockdown
pressure required a lot of mental strength. I used
to keep my mind occupied in different activities
and thus prepared myself for the upcoming
pandemic.
Spiritual
People usually don’t believe in what they cant see with
their own eyes. But sometimes, you have to do what your
heart feels right. The existence of a spiritual entity was
never proven by humanity but within ourselves we
always know that something is holding everything intact.
It gives hope and a chance at a beautiful and
prosperous life. Attaining spirituality also helps in coping
our insecurities and difficulties. During lockdown, my
focus was on attaining internal satisfaction and keeping
a safe distance from most worldly affairs. Sometimes,
staying away from material things in life also helps in
dealing with your current problems.

11. Now, let’s try to look into the problem in a
different angle and come up with unique
solutions to it.
Let’s dig a little
deeper

12. Facing your problems is
the only way of dealing
with it

13. A different approach
The way I would go around this issue would be most probably diverting my mind. The way I
achieved that was by increasing my share in household chores and played football which was
my favorite game to enjoy during leisure. I also watched Netflix and binged watched some of
their seasons.
Although I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone but that really helped me in coping with the
pandemic.
I also developed an interest in reading and writing novels and short stories. I used to sit for
hours under the open sky and compose an amazing piece of literatur which my parents were
very supportive of. I also earned respect amongst my relatives when I wrote a fan-fiction on a
book, “Pride and Prejudice”.
Hence with these diversions in life, I could cope up with my difficulties and could get rid of it.

14. Bibliography
All the work done in preparing this presentation is purely authentic with
my personal life stories presented. It wasn’t sourced from anywhere.
Hence, there aren’t any references I could state here.
Lastly, I thank you for patiently going through my project and I present this
presentation for evaluation.

15. Thanks!
For any further queries, please feel free to contact me at the following
address:
Email: mohammedhasanain.merchant.bba2021@aurouniversity.edu.in