Question
When does man generally turn to God?
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Give one example to support your response. Ans. Man generally turns to God when he is troubled or is facing some difficulty. I remember aneighbour of mine who professed to be an atheist, but when there was a stock market crash, we were all surprised to see him at our temple with hands joined and eyes closed, praying to God.
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My mother twisted through and through, groaning on a mat
My father, sceptic rationalist,
trying every curse and blessing. powder, mixture, herb and hybrid,
He even poured a little paraffin upon the bitten toe and put a match to it.
I watched the flame feeding on my mother.
I watched the holy man perform his rites to tame
the poison with an incantation.
After twenty hours
it lost its sting.
My mother only said Thank God the scorpion picked on me
And spared my children.
My father, sceptic rationalist,
trying every curse and blessing. powder, mixture, herb and hybrid,
He even poured a little paraffin upon the bitten toe and put a match to it.
I watched the flame feeding on my mother.
I watched the holy man perform his rites to tame
the poison with an incantation.
After twenty hours
it lost its sting.
My mother only said Thank God the scorpion picked on me
And spared my children.
Complete the following table:
| Background/setting of the poem | |
| Type | Evidence (Quote lines from the extract) |
| Rural | |
Complete the web with suitable responses. Tell the class what all things the poet wants us to do to win.
What did God's glass of blessings contain?
Find the appropriate meanings of the following lines:
(a) to go out and fight for it.
(b) makes you quite mad enough (This line is not part of the poem given in the textbook.)
(c) lose all the terror of God or man for it
(This line in the poem in the textbook has the word 'opposition' and not 'God or man'.)
(a) to go out and fight for it.
(b) makes you quite mad enough (This line is not part of the poem given in the textbook.)
(c) lose all the terror of God or man for it
(This line in the poem in the textbook has the word 'opposition' and not 'God or man'.)
What qualities does the poet wish to inculcate in his countrymen ?
How can poverty keep you away from achieving your goals?
Besides those given in the extract, what other gifts has God blessed mankind with above His other creations? Enlist them.
From the extract provide evidence for the following:
| Stages | Evidence (lines from the extract) |
| (a) the reaction of the rational father | |
| (b) the various superstitions versus the scientific | |
| (c) evil versus good |
May he sit still, they said
May the sins of your previous birth
be burned away tonight, they said.
May your suffering decrease
the misfortunes of your next birth, they said.
May the sum of all evil
balanced in this unreal world
against the sum of good
become diminished by your pain.
May the poison purify your flesh
of desire, and your spirit of ambition,
they said, and they sat around
on the floor with my mother in the centre,
the peace of understanding on each face.
More candles, more lanterns, more neighbours
more insects, and the endless rain.
Complete the following table :
May the sins of your previous birth
be burned away tonight, they said.
May your suffering decrease
the misfortunes of your next birth, they said.
May the sum of all evil
balanced in this unreal world
against the sum of good
become diminished by your pain.
May the poison purify your flesh
of desire, and your spirit of ambition,
they said, and they sat around
on the floor with my mother in the centre,
the peace of understanding on each face.
More candles, more lanterns, more neighbours
more insects, and the endless rain.
Complete the following table :
| Background/setting of the poem | |
| Type | Evidence (Quote lines from the extract) |
| Rural | |
Complete the following:
(1) 'Exits' and 'entrances' refer to ______________.
(2) Reputation is like a bubble because ____________________.
(1) 'Exits' and 'entrances' refer to ______________.
(2) Reputation is like a bubble because ____________________.