Answer any one of the following questions in 80-100 words : Materialistic things don't really last. What matters most are the people we care about and the values we live with Explain this with reference to the poem 'Not Marble, Nor the Gilded Monuments'. OR
In the story The letter' it was only after his daughter left him that Ali realized the meaning of love and seperation. As Ali, write a letter to your daughter mentioning your repentance on separating many young animals from their parents.
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It is a well-known truth that materialistic things don't really last. All signs of worldly power, glory and grandeur fade away with the passage of time. Kings and Princes get their monuments erected so as to be remembered by the future generations. But all gold-plated monuments, memorials and statues eventually fall into utter neglect, decay and deterioration. They all meet the dust as they fail to outlive the ravages of time. In stark contrast to this are our relationships. They are immortal. They don't get destroyed by time. Rather they are strengthened with the passage of time. The poet is also of the opinion that riches don't matter much in this world. What is more valuable is his love for his friend. Their love will live longer than any man-made monuments. Neither death nor war will be able to destroy his memory. Hence, it is our love and relationships which matter the most in this world. All other things come to an end one day.
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Value Points : · I was the cause of separating young animals from their parents. · enjoyed hunting but never realized the pain of separation. · I'm being repaid in the same coin. · My daughter has left me, no news of her. · I'm dying to hear from her. · Now I realize what love and separation are. · This is the punishment for all my sins.Detailed Answer :XYZ City20 April 20x xDear Miriam,I am surprised at the change in myself after you left. I had never known the meaning of love and separation. All my life, I had enjoyed hunting but never realized the pain of separation. It was only after you left me that I realized what pain, love and separation are. I now repent when I realize that I was the cause of separating young animals from their parents. I killed many animals and was punished by being paid in the same coin. Now I've been separated from you. I'm dying to hear from you but there is no response from your end. I have realized that ! should never have killed all those animals. It was bad on my part. I committed a sin and am paying for it heavily. The punishment for my sin is that I've been separated from you. I want to meet you, be with you but I can't. I think this is a just punishment for me. I should never have killed animals. I hope that God will accept my repentance and will forgive me.Yours loving father, AliIt is a well-known truth that materialistic things don’t really last. All signs of worldly power, glory and grandeur fade away with the passage of time. Kings and Princes get their monuments erected so as to be remembered by the future generations.
But all gold-plated monuments, memorials and statues eventually fall into utter neglect, decay and deterioration. They all meet the dust as they fail to outlive the ravages of time. In stark contrast to this are our relationships. They are immortal.
They don’t get destroyed by time. Rather they are strengthened with the passage of time. The poet is also of the opinion that riches don’t matter much in this world. What is more valuable is his love for his friend. Their love will live longer than any man-made monuments.
Neither death nor war will be able to destroy his memory. Hence, it is our love and relationships which matter the most in this world. All other things come to an end one day.