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प्रश्न
“These two children had given me a profound lesson …” Elucidate.
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उत्तर
The author had self-pity and was cursing the accident that had caused him and his wife great pain and inconveniences in the daily routine. But the two little boys, one almost scarred to death with both eyes gone and the other with an amputated arm and no hope of recovery were together celebrating the joy of being alive. They minded the business of living ignoring pain, surgery, and the sickly environment. Dr. Barnard learned the lesson from the children that the business of living is joy in the real sense of the word. It was not just something for pleasure, amusement, or recreation. The business of living in the celebration of being alive.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona?
How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?
Mention the countries in which tea is a part of civilization.
Which tea does the author prefer– China tea or Indian tea?
According to the author, what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to?
Why does the author prefer the cylindrical cup to a flat cup?
What should be poured into the cup first–tea or milk?
What thoughts troubled Dr. Christiaan Barnard as he neared the end of his career as a heart surgeon?
How was Dr. Barnard’s attitude to suffering different from that of his father’s?
What happened in the grand finale?
How does Dr. Barnard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver?
What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?
Dr. Barnard couldn’t find any nobility in suffering. Why?
Describe the ‘Grand Prix’ at Cape Town’s Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
Tick the qualities that are required to achieve such a feat.
| passion | reward | determination | physical |
| fame | faith | courage | money |
| drive | vengeance | inspiration | self-satisfaction |
| vision | undying spirit | inner-urge | perseverance |
Why did Hillary become clumsyfingered and slow-moving?
What did Hillary mean by saying “We had had enough to do the job, but by no means too much”?
What did Tenzing and Edmund Hillary gift to the Gods of lofty Summit? How did they do it?
What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood? Why?
From the pictures given below, identity the actions that may cause inconvenience and discomfort to others. Discuss.
What would be the consequence of the old lady’s action?
How would a reasonable person react when his actions affect other person’s liberty?
What is ‘liberty’ according to the old lady?
Explain in your own words, "What freedom means?"
Can you iron your clothes and arrange them? Can you replace a tube light?
