A R RajahAIR 7 · CSE 2025 · 171 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
'Crisis of conscience' has been defined by Gandhi in his "Experiments with truth" as the thoughts and actions that go against the moral compass of man. I Incident from my life:
Body · points and prose
of 'Crisis of conscience'
- Dissonance with the inner voice
- Leads to dissatisfaction
- Affects mental health and peace
- Leads to dissatisfactory, unethical actions
I Incident from my life:
Time Period of Occurrence → Schooldays
Location of Occurrence → My School
Stakeholders → My Brother, School Administration and myself.
Incident → I was the school pupil leader. I was in charge of marking the late comers, who had to pay a fine of 100 Rs. My younger brother came late to school that day. He had fatigue due to long travel the previous day and woke up late. He pleaded with me to allow him to enter without paying fine.
II How I dealt
(1) My conscience pricked me, as I was a rule based personality.
(2) I advised my brother that excuses can be requested to the school administration.
(3) I further 'marked him' for late coming → to uphold my job sincerity and duty principle.
Close · a summary
Thus, Gandhi's 'moral compass' has to be pointing towards path of values.