Oorja of Flowers - Class IV Circle Time with Minoti Didi

“Happiness held is the seed; Happiness shared is the flower.” – John Harrigan

Class IV children have been joyfully immersed in the theme ‘Oorja in Full Bloom’, feeling a deep connection with the magic of flowers and their silent energy.

Their much-awaited Circle Time with Minoti didi began with a mindful nature walk, where each child chose a flower that resonated with their Oorja. Back in the circle, a gentle flower visualisation led by two students set a reflective tone. Minoti didi asked the children to observe their flower and share what made them connect to the Oorja of that particular flower. The children came up with heartwarming responses.

As the children observed their chosen blooms, they shared heartfelt thoughts:

“It makes me feel calm and peaceful.”
“Its oorja makes me feel free.”
“My flower keeps my sad oorja away.”
“It likes silence, just like me.”

Minoti didi then helped them to imagine a conversation with their flower. What might it say? What would they tell it? The reflections were profound:
“My hibiscus told me my stigma is broken but still a part of me.”
“Oorja can pass through everyone—we may not see it, but we feel it.”
“My flower wants to make new friends by travelling to new places.”

Minoti didi concluded the session with a deliberation about what would be the journey now of the flower that they had picked. A child shared, ‘’ The flower would like to go back to its family so I’ll put it back in the butterfly garden.” Another said, “I would put it in the urli so that it makes the urli brighter with its oorja.”

The children were encouraged to carry forward this invisible thread of Oorja through drawings or writing, an idea that lit them up with excitement.

In their tender words and quiet wonder, the children reminded us that a flower’s Oorja is not just beauty, it’s a shared joy, an unseen bond, a feeling beyond words.

May we all pause, notice, and bloom with the Oorja that surrounds us.