Life is Unprofitable
Read the following passages and answer the questions given at the end of each:
Trees give shade for the benefit of others, while they themselves stand in the sun and endure the scorching heat. They produce fruit by which others profit. The character of a good man is like that of trees. What is the use of this perishable body if it is not used for the benefit of mankind? The more sandalwood is rubbed, the more scent it gives. The more sugar cane is peeled and cut into pieces, the more juice it produces. The more gold is burnt, the more brightly it shines. Noble people do not lose their qualities even by losing their lives. What does it matter whether man praises them or not? What difference does it make whether riches abide with them or not? What does it matter whether they die at this moment or their lives are prolonged? Come what may, those who tread on the right path will not set foot on any other. Life itself is unprofitable to a man who does not live for others. To live for the sake of living one’s life is to live a worthless lfe.
Questions :
(a) What do trees give us?
(b) To whom is the character of a good man compared? ‘
(c) Who doesn’t lose their qualities even by losing their lives?
(d) When is life unprofitable to man?
(e) What kind of life it is if you live life for the sake of living your own life?
(f) Give a suitable title to the passage.
Answers :
(a) Trees give us shade and fruit.
(b) A good man’s character is compared to gold because they do not lose their qualities even when they suffer a lot.
(c) Noble people don’t lose their qualities even losing by their lives.
(d) Life is unprofitable to a man who does not live for others.
(e) To live for the sake of living one’s life is to live a worthless life.
(f) Living a Worthy Life.
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