Today was a laid back day. Bhajans went well in the OT (Occupational Therapy) room as usual. I had a few minutes to chat with the occupational therapist. When I was appreciating how a person was knitting a basket, she then took me to a room and showed me how many baskets and ear mufflers they had made. They also make doormats, door hangings, tablecloths with decorations and so forth. The psychiatric patients made all of these products. They’re even taught how to fetch for themselves. The occupational therapist then told me about how they structure the day for these patients. Everyone here has a set fixed structured schedule everyday. This helps to maintain sanity, and order. This also helps the patients by showing that there will be a routine followed. They have set time for cleaning the whole facility, helping cook, helping with dishwashing and much more. They only get to watch T.V. on weekends. They listen to cinema music everyday for a while. After chatting with her, I took leave.
I then went to the temple. There was a beautiful Karumari amman temple nearby. It was a nice experience. Since I went to the temple, my afternoon activities were cut short a bit. I then had some free time. The girls invited me again for eating lunch with them. I saw their unity as they shared their food. If someone liked something, their neighbor handed it to them from their plate. They were joking around, singing and just relaxing afterwards. Two of these girls sing so beautifully. Their talent amazed me! They sang many cinema songs with full lyrics and proper tune and with such a sweet voice.
It was time for Balvikas again. I had noticed that the girls were writing the gist of the stories in any random notebooks. So, I decided to get them notebooks for them to write the Balvikas stories separately. I also shared with them what gratitude was. Today was a very relaxing, yet beautiful day.
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