Question

1. Many of us believe that "small" means "insignificant". We believe that small

actions and choices do not have much impact on our lives. We think that it is

only the big things, the big actions and the big decisions that really count. But

when you look at the lives of all great people, you will see that they built their

character through small decisions, small choices and small actions that they

performed every day. They transformed their lives through a step by-step or

day-by-day approach. They nurtured and nourished their good habits and

chipped away at their bad habits, one step at a time. It was their small day-today decisions that added up to make tremendous difference in the long run.

Indeed, in matters of personal growth and character building, there is no such

thing as an overnight success.

2. Growth always occurs through a sequential series of stages. There is an organic

process to growth. When we look at children growing up, we can see this

process at work: the child first learns to crawl, then to stand and walk, and

finally to run. The same is true in the natural world. The soil must first be tilled,

and then the seed must be sowed. Next, it must be nurtured with enough water

and sunlight, and only then will it grow, bear fruit and finally ripen and be ready

to eat.

3. Gandhi understood this organic process and used this universal law of nature to

his benefit. Gandhi grew in small ways, in his day-to-day affairs. He did not' wake

up one day and find himself to be the "Mahatma". In fact, there was nothing much

in his early life that showed signs of greatness. But from his mid-twenties

onwards, he deliberately and consistently attempted to change himself, reform

himself and grow in some small way every day. Day by day, hour by hour, he

risked failure, experimented and learnt from mistakes. In small and large

situations alike, he took up rather than avoid responsibility.

4. People have always marveled at the effortless way in which Gandhi could

accomplish the most difficult tasks. He displayed great deal of self-mastery and

discipline that was amazing. These things did not come easily to him. Years of

practice and disciplined training went into making his successes possible. Very

few saw his struggles, fears, doubts and anxieties, or his inner efforts to overcome

them. They saw the victory, but not the struggle.

5. This is a common factor in the lives of all great people: they exercised their

freedoms and choices in small ways that made great impact on their lives and their

environment. Each of their small decisions and actions, added up to have a

profound impact in the long run. By understanding this principle, we can move

forward, with confidence, in the direction of our dreams. Often when our "ideal

goal" looks too far from us, we become easily discouraged, disheartened and pessimistic. However, when we choose to grow in small ways, taking small steps

one at a time, performing it becomes easy.
1.1 Answer the following questions briefly.

(i)How do small actions and choices impact our lives?

(ii) What was amazing about Gandhiji?

(iii)What, according to the author, is the 'universal law of nature'?

(iv) How did great people transform their life?

(v) What is the common factor in the life of great people?

(vi)How can we achieve our 'ideal goals'?
Please answer these... ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

1] actions and choice do not have much impact on our lives .we think that small actions and choices do not have much impact on our lives.

2] Gandhi understood this organic process and used this universal law of nature to his . Gandhi grew in small ways, in his day-to-day affairs. He did not' wake up one day and find himself to be the "Mahatma". In fact, there was nothing much  in his early life that showed signs of greatness. But from his mid-twenties  onwards, he deliberately and consistently attempted to change himself, reform  himself and grow in some small way every day. Day by day, hour by hour, he  risked failure, experimented and learnt from mistakes. In small and large  situations alike, he took up rather than avoid responsibility.

Answer 2

Answer:

when Gandhi was 25 year old what they do