Q.1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
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Recently I came across a profound and very meaningful post in the news paper which read like this: "I
asked a wise man, 'tell me Sir, in which field could I make a great career” He said with a smile, 'be a
good human being. There is a lot of opportunin in this area and very little competition ***. Indeed, to be a
good human being is a noble career but a daunting and challenging one; a life-long task. Most people
either just exist and do not live as good human beings, or else they are in the hot pursuit of professions and
careers in order to make money and be wealthy and rich. In the bargain they fail to be good human beings.
There is hardly any or very little competition among people to be good human beings. On the other hand,
there is cut-throat competition to be doctors, nurses, engineers, managers, secretaries, auditors, teachers,
politicians, bureaucrats, police or army officers etc. etc. The rat race is so highly competitive, that many
forget ordinary forms of decency, courtesy and humanity, leave alone justice and equalin or other moral
principles. Corruption is so rampant that it has become normal part of life and many do not even realize
that they are being unfair, unjust and corrupt, or are brazenly so. The wise man's advice to choose to be a
good human being as one's career is so profound and meaningful and urgently necessary for peaceful co-
existence of human beings and for the survival of human society. If you are a good human being you will
be a good doctor, good engineer, good teacher, good bureaucrat etc. But if you are a bad human being you
cannot really be a good doctor, engineer, teacher etc. If your character itself is bad that will reflect in your
dealings and life in general. That is why we see so much of corruption, injustice, oppression, violence etc.
in the society because of bad human beings. If human society is to be just and humanie, we need more
good human beings in it. We need to train our children to be good human beings. That is the foundation on
which any or all careers are to be built. Let them be good human beings, then there is no worry which
career they choose. They will be good teachers, doctors, politicians, bureaucrats etc.
One is reminded here of the famous words of Mahatma Gandhi: "The earth has enough for everybody's
need, not for everybody's greed." In the Book of Proverbs we read: “There are six things that the Lord
hales, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent
blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes
out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers."
Let us therefore choose and guide and help our children to choose the great career of becoming a good
human being. Let us use every opportunity in this field without fear of any competition, for as the wise
man said: "there is a lot of opportunity in this area and very little competition"
1 God's purpose in creating us is to draw forth from us a response of love and service on the
earth, so that we may attain our goal of everlasting happiness with him heaven. Illustrate
2 Which qualities one needs in order to pursue one's career?
3 A good character is more valuable than money- elaborate in your own words,
4 State your opinion what is more important - "Wealth or being a Good Human."
5 State any four words of inspiration from the above passage.
6 Derive the lesson which is learnt by you from the above passage and how it will be implied by
you in your future life.
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