GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

"Not everybody can be famous, but everybody can be great because greatness is determined by service"- Martin Luther King.

Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2019–2022

Human ValuesDedication to Public ServiceDimensions of EthicsEmpathy and Compassion

Syllabus: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

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The toppers’ answers

Uma Haritha NAIR 3 · CSE 2022 · 134 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

The given statement tells that being or becoming great is in the reach of every person, because greatness is achieved by performing service towards others.

Body · continuous prose

In today's world there is tendency to equate being famous to being great. But that's not true. eg; a million followers on twitter may make a person famous but not necessarily great.

On the other hand, persons who are not famous become examples of greatness. eg: A retired teacher in a district of Telangana has been spending past 12 years of his retired life, sitting outside banks and helping illiterate fill the forms.

Close · a way forward

Thus one should aspire to be great rather than famous. Such an aspiration will take us in the direction of service. And if in the process one becomes famous, it will help positively influence more people.

More on Human Values

Values as such and where they come from: lessons from the lives of leaders, reformers and administrators, and the values named in the syllabus.

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