Question

During our growing years, we as children were taught – both at home and school- 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 or the Quran; we were told that

there are lots 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, love and care, and my teachers who guided me to

become a good student and a responsible citizen.

2. Much later in 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, 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

message 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 a great teacher. For instance, a river never stops flowing. If it finds an obstacle

in its way in the form of a heavy rock, the river-water fights to remove it from its path or

finds an 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 grains for us. In fact, whatever we worship is our helper and makes our

lives easy. There are many such examples in nature, but we are not ready to learn the

lessons. Overcome with greed, we are destroying nature. As a result, we face natural

disasters like drought, flood and landslides because nature is angry with us.

6. However, it is never too late to learn. If we learn to respect nature, the quality of our life

will improve.



2.1. Based on your understanding the passage, answer the following questions:

a) What were we taught in our childhood and growing up years?

b) How does the author appreciate the contribution of parents and teachers in shaping

our lives?

c) Do you agree that nature needs to be worshipped besides the photos and idols of

God? Give reasons to justify your answer.

d) How does a river teach us to face obstacle in life?​

Answer 1

Answer:

what are we taught in our childhood and growing up near her parents are good excellent and very very smart