Nobel Lecture, XI 2nd.Sem
Q.1) What prayer did Mother Teresa refer to?
Ans: Mother Teresa referred to the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi.
Q.2) Whom did Mother Teresa thank for being awarded the Nobel Prize?
Ans: Mother Teresa thanked God for being awarded the Nobel Prize.
Q.3) What, according to Mother Teresa, is the greatest destroyer of peace today?
Ans: According to Mother Teresa, the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion.
Q.4) Why did Mother Teresa feel that young boys and girls in the West get addicted to drugs?
Ans: Mother Teresa felt that young boys and girls in the West get addicted to drugs because there is no one in their family to take care of them or advise them. Their parents are busy with their own lives, and the children, being lonely, get involved in drugs.
Q.5) How did Mother Teresa want to fight abortion?
Ans: Mother Teresa fought abortion by promoting adoption. She sent messages to hospitals, clinics, and police stations, urging them to prevent the destruction of any child, as the Missionaries of Charity would take responsibility for unwanted children.
Q.6) What is the worst form of poverty?
Ans: The worst form of poverty is feeling unwanted.
Q.7) What is the 'blessing' referred to in "...that is the blessing of God for us"?
Ans: The 'blessing' refers to the ability to conceive, produce, and nurture a child. Additionally, Mother Teresa considered the opportunity to place an unwanted child in a childless home a 'blessing' for the childless parents.
Q.8) According to Mother Teresa, how can we spread peace?
Ans: Mother Teresa believed that peace can be spread by loving and serving others, starting with those in our own families.
Q.9) What did Mother Teresa say about the importance of family?
Ans: She emphasized that love begins at home and that the family is the first place where peace is nurtured.
Q.10). What did Mother Teresa mean by the phrase "Give until it hurts"?
Ans: Mother Teresa meant that true giving involves sacrifice, where one gives out of love, even if it causes discomfort or difficulty.
Q.11) What did Mother Teresa say about love and compassion?
Ans: Mother Teresa said that love and compassion are necessary to overcome poverty, suffering, and loneliness.
Q.12 How did Mother Teresa define true poverty?
Ans: Mother Teresa defined true poverty as the lack of love and care, not merely the absence of material possessions.
Q.13. What did Mother Teresa say about people dying alone?
Ans: Mother Teresa said that the greatest suffering is to feel unloved and unwanted, especially when dying alone.
Q.14. What example did Mother Teresa give to explain generosity?
Ans: Mother Teresa mentioned a poor child who gave her 20 paise, the only money he had, to help others, highlighting true generosity.
Q.15 How did Mother Teresa define happiness?
Ans: Mother Teresa defined happiness as loving and being loved, which brings peace and fulfillment to life.
Q.16. How did Mother Teresa emphasize small acts of love?
Ans: Mother Teresa said that doing small things with great love is more important than doing great things without love.
Q.17. What did Mother Teresa say about the connection between the poor and God?
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Ans: Mother Teresa said that serving the poor is equivalent to serving God, as God is
present in those who are suffering.
Q.18. What did Mother Teresa say about the responsibility of each individual?
Ans: Mother Teresa emphasized that everyone has the responsibility to bring love and peace to the world through their actions.
Q.19. Why did Mother Teresa consider abortion the greatest destroyer of love?
Ans: Mother Teresa believed abortion destroys love because it is an act of rejecting the unborn child, violating the sanctity of life.
Q.20. What did Mother Teresa say about the role of prayer in her work?
Ans: She stated that prayer provides the strength and guidance needed for her work with the poor and suffering.
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