Question

Derive character sketch of bishop brooks in helen Keller

Answer 1

During her lifetime, Helen won sympathy and guidance of people of various tastes and disposition. While people such as Miss Sullivan, Mr. Anagnos, Mr. Gilman and Dr. Graham Bell imparted to her the knowledge of worldly things, Bishop Brooks enlightened her mind with spiritual light. He taught her about God, religion and her duty towards God and her fellow human beings. He loved Helen and she would sit on his knees and Miss Sullivan spelled into her hand his beautiful words about God and the spiritual world. He taught Helen:

“There is one universal religion- the religion of love. Love your heavenly father with your whole heart and soul, love every child of God as much as you can…………”

He, thus, taught her two great ideas- the essence of all divine religions: First, oneness of God; second, universal brotherhood. These two objects can be achieved through love. He emphatically told her that if she believed in these two ideals, all the dark clouds of doubts and gloom would wither way. He impressed Helen with his noble ideas for which she remained grateful to him throughout her life.

Answer 2

Bishop brooks was one of the" many men of genius " keller new. He knew keller from her childhood . He spoke beautifully to her about religion , god, and spritual matters . He was just like a spiritual teacher . In other words he was keller's spiritual guru. As a child she love to sit on his knee and clasp his great hand with one of hers . Once when she was puzzled to know why there were so many religions he explained that there was one universal religion , the religion of love " Love your Heavenly father with your whole heart and soul , love every child of god as much as ever you can and remember that the possibilities of good are greater than the posibilities of evil, and you have the key to Heaven ". Bishop Brooks taught her no special creed on dogma . He was a person who respected all the creeds . He impressed upon her two great ideas-the fatherhood of god and the brotherhood of man . He belived that these are the universal truths.