Lesson 6 SPIRIT OF SERVICE

Objectives 1. To establish the spirit of service as a base of happy life.

2. To cultivate the qualities of service, respect and sympathy in the minds of the students.

3. To give a healthy look to the society by instilling a spirit of service in the students.

While living in the society, we are busy in some or the other work daily. We get into some profession to earn money for our daily needs. Service is the task that is performed without expecting any income or any selfish motive, but is performed just for the well-being of others.

The work done with the desire of getting anything in return cannot be called service. When we help an elderly person, a dumb or a needy person, this sort of help takes the form of service. Service is a unique feeling that gives immense happiness and a sense of satisfaction. Having a spirit of service for others leads to happiness and prosperity. Just like the rose plants that always spread fragrance despite being filled with thorns, the sense of service makes a society fragrant.

 

Activity-1: Brief story-telling

Sumit, a ten-year-old boy, returned home after playing with his friends. When he entered the room, he saw some blood spots. He got frightened and called his mother. They both got scared and looked around and found a sparrow in one of the corners of the room. Actually, the sparrow had been accidentally hit by a spinning ceiling fan and injured its legs. It was crying with pain. Sumit's heart melted. He quickly fetched the first aid box and treated the sparrow according to his understanding. He cleaned the wound and gave it water to drink. He gave it some small crumbs of bread also to eat. Now Sumit took good care of it. The sparrow started moving a little bit in a day or two. It started flying within four days. There was a unique brightness in the eyes of Sumit and his heart was fully satisfied.

I. Do you agree that……? (Write down ('Yes' or ‘No’)

1. We can serve others only with money.

2. Spirit of service gives self-satisfaction.

3. To do a service, special people and special place are required.

4. One should have spirit of service for the birds and animals also.

5. Human beings deprived of spirit of service are hard-hearted.

6. Sumit did a great service by helping the bird.

II. If you were at his place, what you would do? Justify your action.

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Activity-2: Maintenance of the Park

The teacher will take the students to the school park or to the flower pots. The students will be instructed to clean the park and water the plants according to their understanding. Students will divide themselves into groups. Some of them will collect the scattered leaves and put them into the dustbin; some of them will clean the weeds in the beds with the help of a rake. They will clean the park well and water the plants, thus giving the plants a new lease of life. It will be a sense of service for nature in the real sense of the term.

Worksheet

Q.1. How did they feel about this spirit of service for the plants?

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Q.2. What does it feel like to be in a natural environment?

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Q.3. What will happen if the plants are not watered in time?

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Q.4. What do trees provide us?

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Q.5. Can we live without trees?

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Q.6. What kind of tender feelings are generated by serving mother? Fill in the blanks given below in following picture:

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The purpose of the above activities is to enable the students to understand their responsibilities towards their elders, parents, teachers, society, birds, animals, environment etc. by making them aware of the meaning of spirit of service and not to miss the opportunity of serving others wherever possible. It must be embedded in their mind that obeying their parents and teachers is the same as serving them.

 

UNDERSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS

Objectives 1. Recognizing love and respect as the inter-relationship in different relations.

2. Connecting family members and other relationships through emotional perspective.

3. To get a glimpse of pride for the family and relationship in the students personality.

All relationships are priceless. We all are connected to each other with different roles and responsibilities. It is the need of the hour to understand all relationships along with their roles. Parents, teachers, other family members and the warmth of all such relationships make us happy.

Understanding of relationships actually means the deep understanding of family relations and to be in the bond of love and respect with those relationships. It is also important to know how to understand this affection. Understanding of relations is a source that not only provides us a happy and healthy life but also makes the achievements and warmth of relationships a base for the happiness of the family. Home is the first place in a society where a child learns to love and this love for their parents lays the foundation of love, care and respect for the forthcoming relationships.

An affectionate exchange of feelings

Mother's

Father's

Sister's

Brother's

Friend's

Family Member's

Activity-1: Recharging through the process of reflection to renew relationships.

For a happy relationship, we need not only understand but also trust the relationship and respect have for each other. Good relationships create a happy environment and this makes their precious life meaningful and also full of happiness and joy.

You charge your phone battery everyday which is a common thing. In this way, we should close our eyes and meditate every morning to renew the mutual harmony, love and respect in our relationships and recharge some of them through our intuitions. During these activities, remember the following statements during your introspection about your relationships:

·        Always be happy.

·        Keep laughing.

·        Keep on plundering the treasure of happiness.

Activity-2

When we talk about relationship, the family comes first. Whether we are studying or working, we miss our family. If we are away from them, we miss our family too much. It's because for a person, nothing is more important than his family.

State which specific relationship is indicated in each of the following sentences:

1. There is also a world of God in the footsteps of………..

2……….are like those trees that fulfill their duties but never mention.

3. My blessing should be so powerful that the life of my……….should be filled with eternal happiness.

4. The rearing of our……….should be such that he should live with his head high.

5. There is an important role of relationships in our..............

6. Our………….are the main source of our happy life.

7. In order to understand the status in your relationships, state whether the statements are true or false.

1. Love builds family. (True/False)

2 The biggest strength of a person is his family. (True/False)

3. Those who are loved by their family are really lucky. (True/False)

4. The only people who love us unconditionally are our parents. (True/False)

5. The blood relations are priceless. (True/False)

6. You love your parents so much because they are the ones who have taken care of you from the very first day. (True/False)

7. Relationships play an important role in our lives. (True/False)

8. We get some relationships from birth and some are to be built by us. (True/False)

9. Relationships are very tender; we should always try to strengthen them. (True/False)

10. If you really wish to be connected with others, then you should be forgiving by nature. (True/False)

Activity-3)

(A) Make a colourful chart or tree of your family.

(B) Answer these questions:-

Q.1. Write the name of the most influential one relationship in your family and also explain why do you consider it the most influential?

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Q.2. Who cares for you the most in the family and how?

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Q.3. What instructions are given to you by your parents so that you can live a civilized life?

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Q.4. Write down the names of all the small children of your family and also mention your relationship with each of them.

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Relationships are the foundation of a happy life. They help us through tough times and have the capability to multiply our happiness. Good relationships shape our personality positively. The bond of love and respect with family, neighbours and relative makes our life happy and beautiful.