Question

• You are in a tricky situation. Your best friend had a fight with another friend and you have seen that your best friend is at fault. You are asked to intervene to bring back peace. Will you announce that the cause of the fight was your best friend? This may become a source of annoyance to your best friend but if you did, that is Justice.
• If you help, the two boys become friends again, that is fraternity.
• Your friend Arun noticed that food was being distributed free of charge on the footpath. A boy wearing tattered dirty clothes was repeatedly being sent to the end of the queue. Arun held the boy's hand and insisted that the boy be given the food packet then and there and not at the end. Arun believed in Equality of opportunity for all.
• If you listen carefully to others opinions on a subject even if they do not match yours and try to understand others' viewpoints, you believe in liberty.

Answer 1

• Justice: Yes. I would explain the situation honestly and fairly, while speaking tactfully so as not to worsen the conflict.
• Fraternity: Helping the two boys reconcile and become friends again promotes a feeling of friendship and brotherhood.
• Equality: Arun’s action supports equal treatment and equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of their appearance or circumstances.
• Liberty: Listening respectfully to opinions different from your own and considering others’ viewpoints reflects liberty.