Today, I’ll talk about my first two week experience at Amal Academy. The first two week experience was totally new to me. Before starting I was feeling that It will be same like any other online learning platform but off course I was excited too. The first session started with the Ice breaking activity in which we had to tell the story behind our name and in the split of some seconds we all get comfortable in the environment. The environment was very positive, very comfortable, very friendly . It made us feel safe.
For me, Amal journey was a ray of sunshine. For what sunlight does to plants and flowers, It does to me . It gave me a new life, hope and freshened my mind and thoughts.
Amal journey gave me a chance to know a lot of people , I worked with them in different teams . I did not know people outside Islamabad before and now when I look there are a lot of people from different cities that I know. The batch fellows were so accommodating and so accepting and everyone was available to help you anytime you need. That made me feel so good because I had never seen this type of Interaction before.
During the first week we discussed about the Amal values and principles . The four principles of Amal that were
- Amal
- Khudi
- Eik or Eik gyara
- Kam Kam Kam
We learned that khudi is the process of self realization of your strength and your weaknesses and then working on your weaknesses for the self improvement. But the Improvement will not happen over a night , it takes time and the key is to just start doing AMAL. Then Eik or Ek gyara told the importance of team work and Kam kam kam was all about doing hard work. These are the principles that I will practice throughout in my life .
Furthermore, we Also did connecting dots activity in which we connected the different events of past which leads to where we are standing today. The life map made me realize that I have surpassed major challenges in life. Also, that where there are low points in life there are some positive points too . That's a quality about time that it passes .
Apart from that during the first week we also learned about the importance of asking “Why". We were asked to identify the reasons behind our personal and professional goals and it helped me in finding the real purpose behind them. It brought a clarity in my goals and also it impacted me in a way that now whenever I have to do something I first ask myself why I want to do this? just to have the right reasons for doing anything.
In the first and second week of fellowship we were asked to write a blog and also there were some of the reflection questions in the online courses. It impacted me so much .It made me think about some of the serious things like my strengths, weaknesses and writing about them made me happy. It developed my Interest in writing and I have started writing a journal on a daily basis. It keeps my mind clear about the things.
Amal has made me a completely different person. I have achieved a lot in the last three months .I will keep practicing these learnings in my future life. Thankyou for giving me the opportunity to be a part of this incredible 3 months long journey.
