The more Interesting “Interested Challenge”
Challenges are what that makes our life interesting. “Interested Challenge” was one of them and the idea was to “Let others speak and I should show my interest in listening to them rather than speaking about myself”

Talking about my experience in facing this challenge let me tell you that it was expected to show our interest toward our Friends and Family, but according to me I din’t find it much worthy because these are the people in our lives of whom we listen about now and then. We are aware of their planning and future even if we don’t show interest in them. My idea here is to be interested in people of my surroundings with whom I never interacted before and even if I interacted, than of a level of just greeting each other.
The book of “Dale Carnegie” was quite helpful in understanding the fact that others show interest in you only when you show your interest in them. Following the examples he mentioned in his book, I was obliged to show my interest toward the people around me. Keeping in mind the idea, to speak less and listen more. I went across the conversation with several people of different professions and positions and ended up with the life long lesson to show interest and earn interest !

There were lot of people I interacted with, there were some who really earned my great interest in them. Interacting with my neighbor earned me a friend. within a short conversation I came to know about his education, goal and hobbies. I had a conversation with the confectioner(Halwaai) of my Uncle’s sweet shop and even in working condition he was answering me with great energy. He told me about his early life that how he entered this profession and his family back in his town. After spending nearly a half an hour with him,still he was speaking continuously like he has stored his words for a long time just to tell me. I was listening with full attention but as he saw me sweaty he just stopped and said “bhai ye batain to hoti rhengi apko or bhi kaam hoga yaha bohat garmi ha” and I felt great esteemed…
Moreover I had interacted with my cousin living abroad. we had a long conversation in which I forgot about the main task of this challenge but though I started with the intent to following the instructions of hearing more I found it a part of this challenge too .
Cutting short it was wonderful experience with lot of learning.

