Unseen Passage
Gandhiji's elder brother always wore a golden bangle on his arm. One he got into a debt and didn't know what to do about it. At last, he thought to clip a bit out of his bangle and sell it. Gandhiji was in the know of this secret. He helped his brother in this plan. The debt was paid but soon Gandhiji's heart almost broke with remorse. He felt sure that what he had done was wrong. He made up his mind to confess it to his father. He felt terribly afraid. But he wanted to get the weight off his conscience. So he wrote what he had to say on a sheet of paper. He told his father everything. He promised that he would never steal again and asked for his father's forgiveness.
Word-meanings :-
- debt - ऋण
- clip - कतरना
- in the know of - पता होना
- remorse - पश्चाताप
- confess - अपराध स्वीकार करना
- terribly - भयानक रूप से
- get the weight off - बोझ उतारना
- conscience - आत्मा
- ask for - मांगना
- forgiveness - क्षमा
Questions :-
- In which act did Gandhiji help his elder brother ?
- Why did he feel repentant ?
- Which word in the passage means 'deep regret' ?
- Why did Gandhiji decide to write to his father ?
- Find from the passage a word which means the same as 'admit' or 'own' ?
Answers :-
- He helped his elder brother in his secret act of paying debt. They clipped a bit out of a golden bangle to pay off the debt.
- He was repentant because he felt sure that what he had done was wrong.
- remorse = deep regret
- He did it to get the weight off his conscience.
- confess = admit, own