Read the following passage and answer the questions that are given below:
Swami Vivekananda, once speaking in America,
told of a young man who came to the religious teacher and said that he wanted
to find God. The sage smiled and said nothing. The young man returned time
after time, ever repeating his desire, his longing to find God. After many
days, the sage told him to accompany him as he went to the river to take his
morning bath and when both were in the river, the sage pushed the young man under
the surface of water and held him there. The young man struggled hard but could
not stake off his hold. Finally he raised him out of water and asked him, “My
son, what did you long for most when under water?” “A breath of air,” gasped
the youth. “Thus should a disciple long for God if he
ist o find Him. If you have this longing for God, verily. He shall be found by
you,” said the sage.
Questions:
A. Answer the following questions:
(a) Why did the young man go to the
religious teacher?
(b) What did the religious teacher do when
the young man approached him for the first time?
(c) Why did the young man repeat his visits?
(d) What did the sage ask him after many days?
(e) What was the advice of the religious
teacher at last?
B. Of the statements given below two are
true. Write down the true statements:
(i) The boy did not try to come out of water.
(ii) The sage advised the boy to accompany
him when he would go to river for a bath.
(iii) The desire of the boy was to worship
God.
(iv) The boy tried utmost to have a breath of
air when he was kept under water.
C. Find out the word or words from the
passage which mean the following words.
(a) One who takes another as his teacher.
(b) Outward aspect of a material.
