ii) With great power comes great responsibility. Substantiate with suitable examples from the text - Footprints Without Feet.
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“With great power comes great responsibility” has a simple meaning; if you have the ability to do something, make sure that you do it for the good of others. Highly admired people like Gandhi and Ninoy Aquino have done things that follow the spirit of this message. If you can stop something bad from happening, do it..
The story 'Footprints without Feet' exemplifies the idea that with great power, comes great responsibility. Griffin had the unique power of turning invisible. Had he used this power responsibly, things would have been quite different.I would not like to become a criminal like Griffin and misuse my power of invisibility.
Rather, I would find it satisfying to help the poor by taking away a little from the people who are corrupt. I would help the sick by providing medicines to them. Of course, I would have to steal from a medical store, but if the sick could be helped by me, it would absolve me of my crime. I would feel like the new-age Robin Hood. It would be exciting to stop people who cheat, steal, or commit more serious crimes. I would help the police solve their cases too! I would also keep a check on people who waste natural resources like water, oil, etc. I would devise new ways to stop influential people from doing wrong things which go against the welfare of our country. I would also help orphan children by providing them the basic amenities of life.
All in all, it would be a great feeling to be able to help to make a better society and use the power responsibly.