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Unit 03: Managing Stress, Anger And People
Conquest Of Happiness
English II (C)
For Class XII (All Groups)
Short Question Answers
From Text Book Exercise
Q.l: According to the author, why do scientists often experience deep satisfaction in their work?Ans: Russell mentions that some eminent scientists are satisfied and glad because they are emotionally strong and gain deep satisfaction from their work. The scientists are engaged in their crearive cradle to advance the progress in science for the society at large and grasp the mastery over the domain like champions in their specific subjects.
Q.2: How does the element of constructiveness bring happiness in the work?
Ans: The element of constructiveness brings happiness in the work because it helps to gain contentment in life. A person has an ever lasting experience in the process of creation. The author highlights this point in the discussion of true happiness in the form of fulfilling goals through creation seem to be the staring point of series of achievements in a person's life. He proclaims that reaching a final destiny is the starting point of the new excursion of life.
Q.3: What role do hobbies play in the author's broader view of a happy life? What is your own hobby?
Ans: The author admits that the recreational activites and hobbies are the ways of escaping or forgetting some unbearable pain. He says that the true happiness lies in a friendly interest in people and other objects around the world. The friendly interest should be free of expected admiration or dominancy over others. Bertrand calls that person is content and satisfied who feels the submissive attitude towards people and objects. A person's happiness links with the happiness of others. My hobby is gardening. I love taking care of plants and water them to grow better trees. I like to spend my time to pluck yellow leaves and take care of green leaves.
Q.4: If you were to apply the author's ideas to your own life, what changes would you consider making in your daily routine or mind-set?
Ans: I would develop the interest in people and things because according to our norms of the society the worries of the life can be eradicated through the power of money management. I learnt that the interest in impersonal things helps to handle my worries not the wealith. Constructive work is far better than the destructive work
Q.5: What kind of interest in persons causes happiness and what causes unhappiness?
Ans: The friendly interest should be free of expected admiration or dominancy over others. Bertrand calls that person is content and satisfied who feels the submissive attitude towards people and objects. A person's happiness links with the happiness of others.
The friendly interest in people should not be possessive, controlling and dominating because they lead to unhappiness.
Q.6: Why interest in impersonal things is necessary for the happiness of human beings?
Ans: The author also appreciates a friendly interest in things for the happiness of human beings. He presents examples such as a geologist has in rocks, or an archacologist in ancient ruins etc. He emphasizes the love of impersonal things as pivotal norm in a person's life to gain happiness. A person can forget his worries by developing a sincere interest in history or astronomy. Persons can discover new inventions and experiences after their journey into the world of impersonal things, they retrun with a sense of calm, serenit and balance to handle their worries more effectively.
Q.7: In your opinion, is happiness more dependent on internal attitude or external circumstances? Explain.
Ans: In my opinion, happiness is more dependent on internal attitude because a person is content with the practice of their specliazed skill without widespread recognition and fame. Building things brings more happiness because it is internal and friendly interest in people is the result of internal pleasure in their unique qualities without demand admiration. Internal source is the greatest source of personal happiness.
More Short Question Answers
Q.8: What are the basic qualities do scientists have to gain deep satisfaction?Ans: The scientists are considered to be the happiest people in the world because they are emotionally straightforward to gain such deep contentment in the life. To be precise, they find joy nearly everything. They are glad in their work because they continue to progress with the advancement of science and hold influence through their talents to society at large.
Q.9: How can a person find pleasure in his work?
Ans: Bertrand Russell proclaims that not only a scientist but also a person can find pleasure in their works. He further says that the pleasure of work is available to anyone who successfully develops a specilized skill. To be precise, the practice of the skill makes a person content and satisfied without needing widespread recognition and fame.
Q.10: What is the secret of the pure enjoyment of work?
Ans: The pure joy does not come from the sincere admiration of those whose praise is hard to earn. Bertrand Russell says that the pure enjoyment comes from the practicing of the artistic fonts of the craftsman. The skilled dancers are those dancers who enjoy the pure enjoyment through the practice of dancing only.
Q.11: What is the solution of the worries of a person?
Ans: Bertrand Russell relates a solution of all the worrie and troubles of a person to the warm attitude toward impersonal things and other people. A person can forget his worries by developing a sincere interest in history and astronomy which leads him to the journey into the world of impersonal things. At last, a person can return with a sense of calm and serenity and balance to handle their worries more effectively. He can enjoy both permanent and temporary kind of happiness in this love of impersonal things and people.
Q.12: Bertrand Russell is in favor of possessive or submissive attitude. Elabborate
Ans: Bertrand Russell is not in favor of possessive, controlling and craving for intense response. He wants the people to support the interests and joys of others without needing the control or demand admiration from them. A person feels true happiness by appreciating others and receives kindness in return.
Q.13: What is the everlasintg outcome of a hobby?
Ans
: Bertrand Russell thinks of the enormous joy that hobbies can bring to the people. He uses the terms 'mature' and 'sophisticated' for all the grown-ups when he describes the opportunities of simple joys which children enjoy in their childhood. He admits that the people ignore all of these simple joys beneath the adulthood. He says, "any harmless pleasure is worth valuing."
Q.14: What is the unusual thing in the friendly interest in things?
Ans: Bertrand Russell appreciates a friendly interest in things because some critics argue that it is impossible to feel friendly towards inanmated objects. The author presents the examples of a geologist who loves rocks and the affection of archaeologist towards ancient ruins. This love of inanmated objects decides the worth of a person related to the individuals and societies.
Q.15: What is the secret of happiness according to the text?
Ans: Bertrand Russell declares that the secret of happiness lies in the liberty of a person's interest in the broader perspectives. A true happy man tries to respond to the people and things in a friendly manner rather than a hostile manner.
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