Keeping Quiet Think it out
Question 1
What will counting upto twel il ?
ies ive and keeping still help us achieve
‘The poet suggests that the people should discontinue their nasty activities and
nonsensial chating for some time, This silence will give us time to introspect, to
understand ourselves and to shape our destiny properly
Question 2
Do you think the poet advocates total inactivity and death ?
Answer:
No, the poet clarifies that he does not favour inactivity or total idleness. Inaction means
death. Life means action for the good of our race. What the poet advocates is a full stop
to war and the race for self-gain
Question 3.
What is the ‘sadness’ that the poet refers to in the poem ?
Answer:
The people and the nations are unfortunately engaged in producing weapons of mass
destruction. This is a sad feature of our modem civilisation. We all are a part of a blind
race, working for collective suicide. Let us take a breath and look within
Question 4.
What symbol from Nature does the poet invoke to say that there can be life under
apparent stillness ?
Answer:
If the poet's suggestion is accepted, there will be temporary stillness. But it doesn't
mean death. It is a short interval for renewed life and activity. We can see it in nature.
The earth under the snow looks dead, with no activity and no growth. But let the spring
blows its bugle, the snow will melt away and the seeds will sprout, the grass will grow.
All activities of life will start again.
Keeping Quiet Try this out
Question 1
Choose a quite corner and keep still physically and mentally for about five minutes. Do
you feel any change in your state of mind ?
Answer:
If life is a long struggle, tension and sufferings are unavoidable parts of life. Most people
are running a mad-race for pleasure and paise, but they get only pain and restlessness.
No amount of comforts and entertainments can keep you cool and at ease. It is through
Yoga and a quite meditation that you can keep away your tension. A five minutes daily
exercise is enough to regain your cool.Keeping Quiet Extra Questions and Answers
Keeping Quiet Extra Questions Short Answer Type
Question 1
‘Life is what it is all about; ‘ How is keeping quiet related to life?
Answer:
Keeping quiet does not mean total inactivity,
what we are
Going. This means stopping our normal day-to-day activities to reflect on our actions.
Thus itis related to lfe, although this may not be visible outwardly.
but stillness and quietness to introspect on
Question 2:
Why does one feel ‘a sudden strangeness’ on counting to twelve and keeping quiet?
Answer:
Normally people are active and sound:
is of machines are heard. When we keep quiet
and introspect, it will be a ‘strange and
unfamiliar moment; thus, we will feel ‘a sudden
strangeness’ at this moment.
Question 3
How will ‘keeping quiet’ protect our environment?
Answer:
Keeping quiet and introspecting will initiate
all destructive activities like wai
environment. Thus, the enviroi
peace and brotherhood
iging wars which harm people beside:
nment will be protected.
among men, halting
s damaging the
Question 4:
What will countin
Answer:
Counting up to twelve and ke
normal activities and self-intr
and promote brotherhood a
'g up to twelve and keeping stil help us achieve?
eping stil will help us to get some time to stop all our
spect our actions, helping us change our destructive ways
mong men