(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:
(a) What was the gentleman doing with the starfish at the shore?
(b) How did he make a difference by doing that action ?
(c) What did Gandhiji do when he realized that one of his 'chappals' fell down from his
foot ?
(d) What explanation did he offer for his act ?
(e) What does it show about Gandhiji's attitude?
(f) How can a person's action change the world?
Answers
Explanation:
a)
ans : A gentle man was repeatedly picking up starfish along a beach in Mexico. He was
throwing them into the sea.
b)
ans : starfish back into the ocean because they came in with the high tide and now the tide has
receded,they will due here, stranded.
c)
ans : he realized it was gone, he dropped the other one too.
d)
ans 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."
e)
ans : this shows that he was kind , caring and helpfull
f)
ans : 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.
Answer:
(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
Explanation: