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Tell us about a time when you felt out of place.
There are many moments in life when we feel uncomfortable even when everything is normal. I have faced this situation many times. But I can never forget what happened to me once.
My 15 year old daughter was insisting on going to watch a movie with her friends in the evening. My husband had clearly refused because it would be night by the time the movie ends. And my husband does not like children to stay out at night. But my daughter took me into confidence. And asked me to lie to my father. In those days my mother’s house was in my city itself. So I lied to my husband that she has gone to her grandmother’s house. My husband had gone to office after refusing me. In the evening I told my husband on the phone that I am sending my daughter to my mother’s house. Then he did not say anything to me, said okay I will bring her tomorrow morning. In the evening when my husband was returning from office, suddenly he decided to go to my mother’s house. Maybe he wanted to see his daughter. When he went there, the daughter was not there. He asked my mother if Vini had come here? Then mother refused saying that she did not come today. Then after sitting for some time my husband came home. And after coming he asked me where Vini had gone. I replied casually that I had told you that she would go to her mother’s house. She asked me to repeat it. Because I had lied, I became uncomfortable. She caught my lie and said that look, the movie is over and it has been 1 hour. The theater was just 10 minutes away from our house. And now I also started worrying about my daughter. I called her and she said mummy, we are coming after eating something. After a while she came home. But after 1 hour, a call came from the father of one of her friends that his daughter has not returned home yet. At that time it was 10:00 at night. And neither was his daughter’s phone reachable. We all were getting worried. My daughter was very scared. And she was repeatedly telling me that mummy, now I will never go with friends. 2 hours later at 12:00 at night, her father called that his daughter had met with an accident. She was not hurt much but she was very scared. Only then did we heave a sigh of relief. But the incident of that day shook me. And I swore that now I will never lie about my daughter. Also, I request every parent not to lie about their children. It often happens in Indian homes that the mother lies and supports the children. This increases the risk of the children going astray.
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Your life without a computer: what does it look like?
Mankind has become accustomed to the process of evolution. So, when we all evolve, we want the things around us to evolve as well. And computers have come the closest to satisfying our curiosity for constant improvement in everything we do. They have taken such a place in our lives that life without them is almost unimaginable. Computers have simplified our lives in many ways. Without it, technological development, educational progress, economic growth, and progress in many other fields cannot take place. Life today would be incomplete without computers.
I can’t live a single day without my PC. I use it to play games, blog, watch movies, listen to music, surf the internet, etc. So without it, my life would be a nightmare for me.Today, we can see and stay in touch with our colleagues, family and friends from all over the world with a PC and a webcam.Whether you are researching a new medicine or playing the latest PlayStation game, you cannot escape the magic of computers. They play a major role in globalization by bringing far-flung countries closer. Without computers, we would be back to the era when you had to wait for weeks for a letter to arrive from another state.Computers are not a basic essential of life, but today’s world seems incomplete without it.
But yes, sometimes it seems that the computer has made our world busier. Now we don’t even have time for ourselves. We are so busy with the computer that we don’t have any news of our wife, children or relatives. If this is not there in my life for a few days, then I will probably feel like the biggest useless person in the world. I have to think a lot to spend time with my family, maybe I will be able to return this happiness to them again.
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What skill would you like to learn?
Humans have always had a tendency to learn something or the other. In this, some people learn good things and some learn bad things. Life is always about doing something new. If we keep doing the same thing in life, we might get bored. I always have a hobby of learning something new. And I have learned whatever I could in life. But now I want to learn something in life that is based on moral values.
Morality is what guides us to speak the truth, do good to others, keep our promises or help someone in need. A framework of morality is embedded in our daily lives, helping us make decisions that create a positive impact and keep us away from unjust outcomes. Though morality is taught to us from childhood, it can be further developed as adults with our understanding. Morality is essentially a social system, aimed at the welfare of society. Morality demands that a person give more importance to the welfare of society than to his own personal interest. But it is a voluntary action.
Respecting others is an ethical principle. It makes us kind and concerned towards others. It helps us build strong relationships.
Morality can be practiced at home by helping each other and listening to each other’s difficulties. Moral education is the process through which people instill moral values in others. This can be done at home, school, temple, stage or any social place. Morality is that element of society in whose presence a civilized society can be built. In simple words, virtue ethics teaches that an action is right only if that action would be done by a virtuous person under the same circumstances, and a virtuous person is one whose character is particularly good.All of us humans have some moral qualities. But I believe that it should be increased with age.
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What details of your life could you pay more attention to?
I can focus on some details of my life which can make my life better. Like, first of all, it is very important for me to take care of physical and mental health. For this, I like to do regular exercise, balanced diet, and meditation. Then after this, I would like to stop negative thoughts from coming in my mind. Because sometimes I get very troubled by these thoughts. Then I don’t like anything, I only remember those things. Therefore, I will try that now such thoughts do not come in my mind which trouble me. For this, I would always like to live in the present. Because living in the present moment gives you peace. When you live in the present moment, you avoid negative emotions like anxiety and stress. For happiness, I would like to maintain good relations with my family, friends and relatives. Because it is important to maintain good relations with family, friends, and society. Good relations bring happiness and satisfaction in life. These people are a great support in our life somewhere. I would always like to be honest towards my work. Because taking work lightly not only leads to failure but also mental troubles. Therefore, it is important to have clear goals and objectives in life. It keeps us motivated and focused. I would like to give some time to meditation in my life. By meditating, you can find meaning in your life. By meditating, you are able to connect your inner and outer experience. By meditating, blood pressure decreases and pressure on the heart decreases. Knowledge helps us to get inner satisfaction.
Apart from all this, I will always keep the place of God high in my life. Because it is very important for us humans to be humble towards God and to be grateful for the things given by him. When a man becomes successful, he thinks what has God done, this is the result of my hard work. But we all should accept that nothing can happen without God. And in my opinion, the most important thing we should pay attention to in life is that no one should face any kind of trouble due to us, we should not become the reason for anyone’s trouble, neither should we think wrongly about anyone, nor do anything wrong, nor say anything wrong, we should have love and respect for everyone because everyone is God’s child.Being compassionate towards everyone is the quality of being human.
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What’s your #1 priority tomorrow?
My first priority tomorrow is to get my mother checked by a doctor because I have been noticing for the past few days that my mother is looking a little lethargic. She is not even eating properly these days. I get very worried seeing my mother like this. No matter how much work I have tomorrow, I have to take her to the doctor.
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In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled?
Behind every success that a person gets, there is hard work hidden. There is hardly any person who does not want to get the full fruits of the hard work done in his life. Everyone wishes that he gets the full fruits of the work done by him and he gets the desired success due to it. It has always been a tradition that a person takes the help of hard work to fulfill his desires, but the question arises whether a person gets the desired success only by hard work or is the right direction also necessary for that? But this hard work also gives happiness only when there is satisfaction in our mind. How to fulfill the lack of satisfaction in life and how to find it, usually our life goes on in this struggle. Often we take decisions in life on the basis of two main things. How things look from inside and on the contrary, how things look to us and others from outside. Sometimes these two things can also be opposed to each other. To find satisfaction we need to refer internally to how we feel, not externally. Why do we define people based on what they do?
When I work hard and succeed, I feel humble and satisfied. This feeling is called pride. But when success goes to one’s head, it turns into arrogance. Pride is important in life because it makes the heart big, but not arrogance because it makes the head big. The bigger your heart, the more humble you will become. I have a positive attitude towards hard work. I believe that working hard and getting the rewards is a blessing.
I always thank God for the success I get after hard work because it makes me feel happier. I never have any ego in my mind about the success I get. That is why hard work always gives me satisfaction.
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