The single most important factor that distinguishes those of us who succeed in any venture from those of us who don’t is this “instant coffee’ attitude. Most of us want results quickly. We want to reach the top immediately and get worked up when things go wrong. Perseverance and patience are forgotten words. We get upset, frustrated and angry when a skill or activity requires us to put in a lot of effort and time. We get dejected and want to give up. Things should be easy. Why should things take long? It is unfair.Life is too short and there is not enough time to do all the things we want to. We tend to compare with others and get upset as they seem to be doing well-----dismissing their achievement as pure luck-or think that they have support, help, approach….that God is being too kind to them and not to us. And so we give up.But such thinking serves no purpose. For it does not solve the problem. Life is tough for those with the ‘instant coffee’ attitude.Success, real success and happiness come to those who have a ‘bread- making’ attitude. Those who are willing to knead the dough, wait for hours for it to rise only to punch it down and knead some more, wait for another couple of hours for it to rise again, then bake it before it is ready to be eaten. Nothing is instantaneous. For every endeavour- whether in the area of career, academics, music, sports, relationship, physical fitness or even in spirituality-it is long arduous journey.Only if we are willing to spend time, put in painstaking efforts and have faith, can we get results. If we don’t accept this difficult but true act of life, our lives will be far from being happy and fulfilling.I often come across clients who have changed their doctors and do that even after they have spoken to me- because they are on the lookout for a doctor who will instantly give them relief from their problems. One who will ensure that by they reach home from the clinic they will have wonderfully relationships with their families. No wonder most of us get bitter disillusioned with life and ourselves and look for escape routes which seem to promise quick results.The major problem with these ‘instant coffee’ solution is that they are invariably short-lived. If we stubbornly refuse to give up this search for quick solution, all we do is to end up on the wrong track. We never gain anything lasting from them. However, if we just pause to analyse what we are doing, we will realize how much time we are wasting searching for such magical solutions which simply do not exist. We actually save time when we stop this futile search and accept the proven method of treading the straight and narrow path however difficult it may seem initially.
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II a. What is the 'Instant Coffee" attitude? *
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asking for coffee
seeking tea all the time
mixing with people
seeking quick result
b. How is the life with them who follow Instant Coffee attitude? *
1 point
Life is easy for them
Life is tough with them
Life is a play for them
Life is a restaurant for them
c. When we are told to put in a lot of effort and time we------ *
1 point
get upset, frustrated and angry
are happy and relaxed
become smarter and active
lose confidence
d. Nothing is instantaneous and every endeavor is---------- *
1 point
a game
a long arduous journey
a social movie
trophy
e. The "Istant Coffee Solutions "are always----------if we continue -------for quick solutions. *
2 points
short lived, looking
long lived, searching
optional, finding
dramatic, looking
f. We end up on the---------path of life. *
1 point
dangerous
Tortuous
wrong
uneven
g. We hardly get anything ---------- from them. *
1 point
lasting
beautiful
temporary
fruitful
h. Which word in the paragraph mean " that happens at once" *
1 point
instant
Oncely
happened
purely
i. Which word in the paragraph mean " disappointed " *
1 point
happy
free
disturbed
frustrated
III A. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow. I learned that courage was not the absence of fear , but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers the fear.
a. Who is" I "here? *
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Nelson Mandela
Zilani
Mahatma Gandhi
b. What occasion is this? *
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Independence Day
Republic Day
The swearing in ceremony of the African President
c. Who accompanied the speaker in this occasion? *
1 point
his wife
his daughter
his son
d. According to the speaker who is brave? *
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one who does not have fear.
One who has the courage to conquer fear.
One who can creaet fear in others.
e.. Which word in the passage means " victory" *
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courage
triumph
brave
III B.Read the following extract from a poem But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice.
a. Name the poem. *
1 point
The Fire
The Ice
Fire and Ice
b. Name the poet. *
1 point
Robert Frost
William Wordsworth
William Shakespeare
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a. Nelson Mandela.
b. The swearing-in ceremony of the African President.
c. His daughter.
d. One who has the courage to conquer fear.
e. Triumph.
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a. Fire and Ice
b. Robert Frost
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