Descriptive Questions from Novel Lecture || Questions of 6 Marks.
“…he died on the cross to show that greater love” – Elucidate.
Ans. Mother Teresa has referred to Jesus Christ who sacrificed his life for the welfare of mankind. She is quite emotional while she states how Christ had graced death. He had allowed himself to be crucified as he wanted to show man how much he loved them. It was his greater love for man, for the good, the improvement, the upliftment of man’s state of wellbeing. He died for one and all, the sick, the leper, the hungry, the poverty stricken people in the streets, of not only Calcutta but all over the world. Jesus died for us because he loved each and every one of us, millions of people who were tortured all over the world, the oppressed in the society. He accepted the pain till he died. Similarly we too should love each other till it pains us. We should love others for the greater love.
“I feel the greatest destroyer of peace is abortion” – Justify the statement with reference to the text.
Ans: In her speech “Nobel Lecture”, Mother Teresa has expressed her views by stating that poverty exists in the human heart. In this context she has mentioned the children in the West, who take to drugs and slowly go into depression because they are uncared for. Parents do not care for them and they are involved in their own way and do not have time for them. In this context, mother has discussed ‘abortion as the greatest destroyer of peace. It is killing of a ‘foetus’ in the womb. This undoubtedly is performed with the consent of the mother. What Mother Teresa does not understand is how can one who brings the child into the world kill her own child. A mother can never be a murderer, she cannot commit such a heinous crime as killing an unborn child; it is unethical. Life is a precious gift of God. It is meant to be procured not destroyed. It is the greatest crime that will spoil the human family hence all hands need to join and all voices to be raised to proclaim that this cannot be allowed to continue as this will bring about degeneration of mankind.
“… smile at each other, make time for each other in your family.” – What is mother’s observation about smile?
Ans: Mother Teresa asks everyone to always keep a smile on their faces. She used to believe that smile is the beginning of love. So, one should always greet others with a smile especially when it is difficult to smile. Smile will establish a beautiful bond among people. Then love will naturally grow and people would feel the urge to do something for others. Christ believed that love is the ultimate message for peace. By smiling, one can spread peace. As God is in the heart, He is in the poor, He is in the smile that we give and in the smile that we receive. Hence, smiling is actually a way of serving God.