Question

11. Answer ANY ONE question in 100-120 words.

(A). Bholi’s teacher helped her overcome social barriers by encouraging and motivating

her. How do you think you can contribute towards changing the social attitudes illustrated

in this story?

OR


(B) How do you usually understand the idea of ‘selfishness’? Do you agree with Kisa

Gotami that she was being ‘selfish in her grief’?​

Answer 1

Answer:

There is no doubt that Bholi’s teacher helped her overcome social barriers by encouraging and motivating her. It was her teacher’s motivation that she had the courage to cancel her marriage when the groom insulted her father.

Such social evils exist at all levels in the society. They can only be eradicated by creating awareness among people and making them realize that it is the inner self of a person that should be valued and not just the appearance. Bholi’s family should have encouraged her to move on in life and overcome her lingual problem rather than treating her differently. The root cause of these social evils is illiteracy and ignorance.

We should work towards changing people’s perspective towards such things. A person’s disability should not be mocked at. Such a person should be treated equally. Parents should not take a disabled child for granted. If a child gets motivated at home, he/she has the confidence to face the world.

Answer 2

Explanation:

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The idea of 'selfishness' refers to the means of circumstances under the influence of which a person becomes selfish. Hence, the person does understand reality. Kisa Gotami was grieving the death of her son and went around from house to house asking for medicine to cure him. Later, Buddha tells her that he would provide the medicine once she brings a handful of mustard seeds from a house where no one has died. Kisa Gotami once again goes from door to door but is unable to find even a single house where a family member has not died. This is when she realizes that she was being ‘selfish in her grief’. I agree with this because by asking for medicine for her dead son and then asking people if anyone they know has died, Kisa Gotami was indeed being selfish. She was reminding those people about the loved ones that they had lost.