UNIT 2 Dignity Of Work - Words/Meaning and Summary

 

Unit-2 - Labours And People's Right - Reading Comprehension - Dignity Of Work - Words/Meaning and Summary

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Unit-2 - Labours And People's Right
Reading Comprehension
Dignity Of Work

Words Meaning and Summary

Words / Meaning

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Ashamed	Embarrassed or guilty because of one's actions, abashed, Feeling shame
2.	Advanced	Progressive
3.	Charity	Generosity
4.	Companion	Friend
5.	Corn	Cereal
6.	Cross	In a bad mood, Angry
7.	Cupboard	Shelved cabinet
8.	Customer	Client
9.	Deliver	Distribute
10.	Dignity	Respect, Prestige
11.	Ditch	Trench
12.	Dustbin	Metal containing for rubbish
13.	Empty	Vacant
14.	Example	For instance, sample
15.	Favourite	Specially liked, Preferences, Dearest, Popular
16.	Fetched	Went for and brought back, to go and bring
17.	Forget	Not remember
18.	Ground	Make powder
19.	Human beings	Mankind
20.	Labour	Hard work
21.	Mended	Repair
22.	Mud	Clay
23.	Needy	Poor
24.	Neighbour	One who lives close
25.	Noble	Pious
26.	Odd	Strange
27.	Official	Government officers
28.	Progress	Advancement
29.	Quietly	Silently
30.	Repaired	Past tense of repair, mended
31.	Sack	Bag
32.	Social	Friendly
33.	Service	Work
34.	Swept	Past tense pf sweep, To clean, Broom
35.	Transcribe	Write
36.	Treat	Behave towards somebody
37.	Trench	Ditch
38.	Untidy	Dirty
39.	Wages	Salary
40.	Widow	A woman whose husband is dead

Short note Or Summary on DIGNITY OF WORK

One day Akhtar came late from the school and he was in angry mood. When mother inquired of him, he did not answer. At the lunch time his uncle Mr. Inayat came to visit them. At the inquiry of his uncle he explained that, social work week was being observed in his school and his teacher asked him to do inferior work. Mr. Inayat asked him whether their teacher did any work. He told him that his class teacher swept the class room and Head Master cleaned the bath room. Mr. Inayat told him that when his teacher had not felt insulted by doing inferior work, he should not have any cause for grumbling. Then he gave the example of the Holy Prophet (peace by upon him) who felt pride in doing work with his own blessed hands. He further told him that his companion were also liked him and followed him. Hazrat Abu Bakar worked for widows and old neighbour. Hazrat Omar and Hazrat Ali did labour work. Hazrat Fatima did house hold work with her own hands. Caliph Omar bin Abdul Aziz refused to hire a servant to help his wife. Sultan Nasir-uddin earned his living by making caps and Emperor Aurangzeb by transcribing Holy Quran. Their uncle also told them that in China and America people do not feel shame in doing inferior work. Even high officials do so. After hearing such things Akhtar also realized his mistake and promised that he would not feel shame in doing work with his own hands in the future.

OR

There is a physical attitude regarding manual works i.e. doing minor work is contrary to one's status or dignity. This feeling or attitude has deeply got rooted in our society. This attitude needs to be changed. Akhtar got angry because the teacher made him dust the cupboard and the desk, during the social service work at school. He thought that it was servant's work to clean the cupboard and the desk. This made him cross. However, when his uncle, Mr. Inayat came to visit his family, he was not cross any more. Mr. Inayat told him about the dignity of work. He told that the advanced countries have learnt the dignity of work. Everybody works there. They are not ashamed of doing work while we avoid doing work.
He said that our Prophet (Peace Be Upon him) and his companions did their work with their own hands. Akhtar understood the dignity of work and promised not to mind working with his hands in the future.