Question

During our growing up years, we as children were taught- both at home and school- to worship the photos and idols of the Gods of our respective religions. When we grew a little older, we were to read holy books like the Bhagwad Gita, Bible and Quran; we were told that there are a lot of life lessons to be learnt from these holy books. We were then introduced to stories from our mythologies which taught us about ethics and morality- what is good and what is bad. I also learnt to be respectful towards my parents who made my life comfortable with their hard work and love and care, and my teachers who guided me to become a good students and a responsible citizen.
2. Much later in my life, I realised that though we learn much from our respective holy books, there is a lot to learn from our surroundings. This realisation dawned upon me when I learnt to enquire and explore. Everything around us- the sun, the moon, the stars, rain, rivers, stones, rocks, birds, plants and animals- teach us many valuable life lessons.
3. No wonder that besides the scriptures, in many cultures, nature is also worshipped. The messages that we get is to save our environment and maintain ecological balance. People are taught to live in harmony with nature and recognise that there is God in all aspects of nature.
4. Nature is great teacher. A river never stops flowing. If it finds an obstacle in its way in the e form of a heavy rock, the river water fights to remove it from its path or finds its alternative path to move ahead. This teaches us to be progressive in life, and keep the fighting spirit alive.
5. Snakes are worshipped as they eat insects in the field that can hurt our crops, thus protecting the grain for us. In fact, whatever we worship in our helpers and makes our lives easy for us. There are many such examples in nature, but we are not ready to learn a lesson. Overcome with greed, we are destroying nature. As a result, we face natural disasters like droughts, floods and landslides. We don’t know that nature is angry with us.
1-4 Answer the following questions: (8)
1. What are we taught in our childhood and growing up years?
2. Why should we respect our parents and teachers?
3. What message do we get when we worship nature?
4. How does a river face an obstacle that comes in its way?

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

The answers have been listed as follows :-
(i) MCQs
1. Idols : (a) image
2. ethics : (c) standard
3. comfortable : (b) convenient
4.responsible : (b) accountable
5. recognize : (c) identify
(ii) Short Questions
1. In our childhood and growing years, we were taught to worship the photos and idols of the deities belonging to our own religion, at school as well as at home.
2. We respect our parents and teachers because they are our elders, and ideas and actions are only meant for the betterment of their children.
3. The message conveyed from the worship of nature is the protection of the environment and maintaining the ecological equilibrium, for the sake of all kinds of life which dwell on this planet.