Unit-5, Lesson-1
1. Read the passage and answer question B.
The famous Greek philosopher Aristotle said, ‘Man is by nature a social animal.’ What he meant was that man, by instinct, seeks company of others and establishes relationships, much like most animals of the wild, for companionship and for physical and emotional support. Unlike the animals however, man’s relationships give meaning to his existence and inspires him to do well in education, in workplace or in a profession that he pursues. Relationships are of different kinds. Some are familial and intimate, formed by blood and by marriage; some are social like the ones we have with friends, and some are made in school where we form close bonds with classmates and teachers. Relationships can also be fostered in workplace, which may quickly change from professional to social. There are relationships also between human beings and animals, between children and their toys that they cannot part with. All these relationships keep us close with each other and provide us with all kinds of support, love and affection. A person who has no family feels the pain of loneliness and isolation. There is no one to laugh or cry with him/her. When we share our joy with someone, it simply redoubles, and when we suffer a loss, and someone shares our sorrow, it lessens. Relationships are thus needed for our emotional health.
B. Answer the following questions.
(a) Why are relationships needed?
Ans: Relationships are needed because when we
share our joy with someone, it simply redoubles, and when we suffer a loss, and someone shares our sorrow, it lessens.
(b) What is the difference between human relationships and animal relationships?
Ans: The difference between human relationships and animal relationships is that unlike the animals however, man’s relationships give meaning to his existence and inspires him to do well in education, in workplace or in a profession that he pursues.
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(c) Give some examples of different kinds of relationships.
Ans: Relationships are of different kinds. Some are familial and intimate, formed by blood and by marriage; some are social like the ones we have with friends, and some are made in schools where we form close bonds with classmates and teachers. Relationships can also be fostered in workplace.
(d) What happens in relationships in workplace?
Ans: In relationships in workplace, there may appear some change. Relationships may quickly change from professional ones to social ones.
(e) Why does man seek company of others?
Ans: Man seeks company of others to establish relationships, much like most animals of the wild, so that he can have companionship and physical and emotional support from others.
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