“Gist or THE POEM ENG-XIL Seal $e. Tho poot talks obo. mmm oe xinierospacion’né the importance ‘of quietude and calmness; He also talks about creating a feeling of mutual understanding among human beings. ‘The poet asks is to Keep still and count up to twelve. He also asks us to sit still: For a moment we should not speak any language. We should not move our arms so much. aS eT Op Silence | > Unvasat | exoticmoment. Then EASTERN ENESsewaly hich ‘we will all enjoy. It will be bliss. The fisherman would not harm the whales on the cold sea. Even the man gathering sall would stop working and look at his hurt hands and reflect at the pain and harm his strenuous task has caused him. All kinds of wars must be 'stopped/atyoncey The green wars against the environment, wars with poisonous gases, firearms, must be stopped at once. People who are all the time preparing for wars leaving no survivors behind ought to find time to wear clothes and walk around with their brothers strengthening the At the same time the poet cautions not to confuse stillness with totalinactivity: Life is an ongoing process and should not be associated with death. Itis to be lived with Positive attitude. Tile But he feels that if for once we do not focus ourselves single-mindedly to keep our lives moving but do:some introspection’ or spend some time in silence doing nothing, we can understand ourselves better and escape from the threatening calls of death. The earth can teach ts a lesson how everything comes to a dead end and comes to life again. In the same manner a quiet introspection can bring all evil thoughts to an end and Now the poet will count up to twelve and they should keep quiet and he will go. n@ k ceping Qui Paolo Nemdar Read the stanza and answer the questions that follows: ~ “Fishermen In the cold sea a) ‘) 4) e) Woild not harm whales And the man gathering salt Would look at his hurt hands.” What is ‘fisherman’ symbolic of? The fisherman symbolizes man's indiscriminate exploitation of nature for his vested interests. ‘What will happen when fishermen do not harm whales? The whales will be no longer on the verge of extinction. A sense of co-existence can go-into the minds of people. What has happened to the man gathering salt? What must he do? The man gathering salt has injured his hands. He must take care of his hurt hands. and should realize that his actions are self-destructive. What would happen in this moment of silence? He will become conscious of the harm causing to others and to themselves and will work towards a better tomorrow peace ; co-existence, mutual understanding and harmony. What image does the poet create in the last line? He creates the image of incessant suffering. In his effort to add comforts to his life he has paid no heed to the pain that caused him. Read the stanza and answer the questions that follows: erhaps the earth can teach us a) c) ENG-XiL As when everything seems dead And later prove to be alive Now I'll count up to twelve And you keep quiet and | will go.” Who can teach us and what? The earth can teach [Link] Earth can teach us how new life emerges from the ashes of the dead remains. Likewise quiet introspection will enable us to live a lite of peace and harmony. Why does the speaker count up to twelve? 73It is a part of initiation in meditation. All distractions and digressions are washe away and man is in a moment of bliss. d) Explain-'you keep quiet and | will go’? . The poet wants us all to keep quiet and experience the moment of realization and# peace: He will go and pass on the message to another group of people. 1. Why does Pablo Neruda urge us to keep still? : a Stillness is necessary for reflection and quiet introspection. We can nhigar the voice : of our conscience and thus withdraw ourselves from undesirable actions and Sontieure: to create a society of peace and mutual understanding. Bi r the apparent stillness there i stify: i The poet does not want to equate stillness with total inactivity, Un der the apparent# stillness. there is life. We can learn it from the earth when everything seems dead, # the earth still remains alive. The life on earth goes on under the apparent stillness. . 3. become sad? How can this sadn ercome? .. Men fail to understand themselves. hey are always threatening emselves with} i death. When they do not understand themselves they. become sad. Along silence & might internupt this sadness and make them good.