1) A gentle man was repeatedly picking up starfish along a beach in Mexico. He was throwing them into the sea. When asked why he was doing so he said," I am throwing these starfish back into the ocean because they came in with the high tide and now the tide has receded,they will due here, stranded. (2) " But there must be thousands on every beach. You can't possibly make a difference" asked the another man. The man smiled, lifted another starfish and as he threw it back into the sea," made a difference into that one." (3) The story shows that it is not the big things only that really count in life. In fact all great people built their character by doing small day- to-day good actions. Mahatma Gandhi, once was standing in the open compartment door of a speeding train. He was lost in his thoughts when one of his ' chappals' slipped from one of his feet and fell down. The moment he realized it was gone, he dropped the other one too. (4) On being asked why he did so, he replied," One chappal is of no use to me, nor to him who finds the dropped one. So he might as well have the full pair." This incident shows that nothing was too insignificant for Gandhiji. (5) Believe firmly that even one person can change the entire world. He may not be able to do a whole lot physically to change the world, but that person has the power to inspire and set an example for others which may affect the outcome of any situation. 1.1 Answer the following questions briefly: (1x6= 6 marks) (a) What was the gentleman doing with the starfish at the shore? (b) How did he make a difference by doing that action ?
Answers
Answered by
0
a) the gentleman repeatedly picking up starfish at the shore
Answered by
0
Answer:
Answer to the questions is below:
Explanation:
a. The gentleman was repeatedly picking up starfish along a beach in Mexico and throwing them into the sea.
b. The man was picking up the starfish and throwing it back into the sea, making a difference into that one starfish. Hey may not be able to do a whole lot physically to change the world, but that person has the power to inspire and set an example for others which may affect the outcome of any situation and in turn inspire others.
It shows that it is not the big things only that really count in life. In Fact all great people built their character by doing small day-to-day good actions.
Similar questions