GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow. -- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Answered by 8 toppers · CSE 2021

Human ValuesEnvironmental EthicsDimensions of EthicsIndian ThinkersEthics in Private and Public Life

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.

How toppers approached it

From all 8 answers · about 140 words · 25% drew a diagram.

Opening

  • No separate opening88%
  • A definition13%

Body

  • Continuous prose50%
  • Points and prose38%
  • Points13%

Close

  • No separate close50%
  • A summary25%
  • A way forward25%

The toppers’ answers

Gamini SinglaAIR 3 · CSE 2021 · 135 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

In this quotation, APJ Kalam highlights the importance of working today, making efforts today to secure a bright future for the generations to come.

eg Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev sacrificed their lives, so that their next generations could enjoy the fruits of freedom.

Body · points and prose

Difficulty in sacrificing today

  • Self centred nature of man
  • Our selfishness prevents us from making sacrifices
  • Short - sightedness
  • Greed of immediate gratification

eg: Irresponsible resource extraction by corporates without considering the

effect of climate change on their children

Significance of making sacrifices today

  1. Our responsibility towards coming generations

Diagram
- Our Actions - Positive - e.g. Civil Rights Movement USA - Rights to blacks - progressive society - Negative - e.g. untouchability in past - regressive society (even today, they continue to bear it's effects)
  1. Tendency to delay gratification and taking small steps in right direction

Close · a way forward

The present society must abide by Kalam's statement and work hard, fearlessly to ensure a better tomorrow. It is mankind's duty towards the future generations

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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