Concentration

Get it Right (

Concentraung on a Work means

boil one litre ot milk paying full attention to that particular wo you
for about half an
fourth. Why does
hour, the quantity of milk is reduced t one-
appen? t happens because the water present in the mul
evaporates and the cream
accumulates. This milk is called concentrated mK. Y
you concentrate on a topic, you focus
your mind on a certain point or topic
w
allowing your mind to wander over other things.
Think Wisely (
Why do the students of a class
obtain different marks though they
are taught by the same teachers?
It is because the level of
concentration paid by them on the

topic taught by the teacher is

different. For instance, you

understand a story and learn it in

to
Just go while you fail
one

understand a simple topic of

some

time. It
other subject in one

because you do not

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 concentrate on the topic nonestly.
Iheretore, every
the specific work he or she does. It
will person
should pay
certainly bring about perfe
tection inhultheiratertion
Do it Yourself wot
Sit silently
for a few minutes and
recall the
topic you have been taught in the class
today. Try to recall the important points of
the topic. Now open your eyes and read the
topic silently and try to understand it. While
reading, do not think of anything else. You
will find that the topic becomes easy to
understand. It you concentrate on your
study, you will certainly do better in your a
examination.
Meditation is also very important for increasing your concentration. If you can
nat
concentrate on a
topic you should practice meditation everyday. You
should also acid
watching television for long periods. Watching television and playing computer games
for long periods trouble you in paying total concentration on
your studies.
Read and Follow

Swami Vivekanand was a great scholar and a spiritual master of India. Once he went
to Chicago, America to participate in a spiritual debate. One day, while he was visting
the town, he saw some young children trying to shoot eggshells floating in the river

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 But. the children
could not shoot saw
vvokdindndd
watching them intently.
even a single eggshell. The childre
eggshells They mockingly asked him
Well Let me
try, replied
the Vivekanand.
eggshell. He fired many times and He took the air
toOK the air from a boy and took aim
gun Tro
at

boys were taken aback. every time he

a n d every time he shot
shot an
an
eggshell. Seeing t i s
9ga
Vivekanand said to
them, "Children! You
cOuld not shoot the
eggshell because you
could not concentrate
target. If completely on the
concentrate
you
your target your aim willcompletely on
not fail. You
should also concentrate
topic you read so
completely on the
as to
keep
printed a
copy of the topic in your
no need of
memory. There is
reading for many hours without
Concentration"

Conelusion
You studied about concentration in this
should be done to enhance the level of
chapter. What, according to you,
concentration?

IH-ASSIGNMENT
AAnswer the following questions :

1. What do you mean by concentration?

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 2. Why do many
children tail to
understand a topic in
just one go?

3. How can we
improve our level of
Concentration?

4. Why should we not watch

television or
play video games for
long hours?
5. Why could the boys not shoot even a
single eggshel?

Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements:

1. Concentration is
required to understand any kind of work perfectly.
2. Children fail to understand a certain topic because they fail to
concentrate on the topic.
3. We should not allow our mind to be diverted.
4. Reading a topic for long hours without concentration is not fruitful.
5. Meditation has no use in concentration.

ACTIVITY

Try to get up early in the morning everyday. After getting

tresh, sit on the fioor as shown in the picture. Close your
eyes. NoW try to focus your mind on the topics you
studied previous night. Recall important points. Also
recall what you have to do today in the class. Now open
your eyes and prepare for the school.

you every morning. It will certainly help you do

do this studies.
better in your

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y to write 1 to 100 or
in
your note book in just one
n
your
g other number. It is an easy task, but youminule
anyfriends will find that vyou cominit
COmImit smista
ration
e work also needs concentratlion. If you do it with tul c
you wil
notcommit any mistake.
Colour the following
slogan

CONCENTRATION BRINGS
PERFECTION IN YOUR WORK
ADVICE FOR PARENTS
her how it is done and how t w o r S
should tell your children to meditate. Demonstrate him
or
YOu
that they have read.
ASK your children to read a topic and after reading. ask aboOut inpottian po
nol, te tmem
will helip you know whether they paid topic wholeheartedily
attention 1o the or not.
the importance of concentration and encourage them to do it

ADVICE FOR TEACHERS

the story of
every n
of
work. Tell
ind them
Teach the children the importance
the of
concentrano0of his
impOrtat e test concentration
pupils' and Agun
Mahabharata and
in paricUiar
rona ya o o n c e n u r a l e 0n his targot and nothing else in its
in his aim becaUse ne
Successtul
He was

Surrounding in the ckass on the tollowing topic

discUssion
Organise a group "Concentration works wonder.

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