Topic: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships. Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values;
7. “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” Analyse the statement with focus on value of compassion. (250 words)
Reference: The Hindu
Why this question:
The question is statement based and is about analyzing the value of compassion.
Key demand of the question:
Explain in detail the significance of compassion, and how it is essential in happiness of self and even for others.
Directive:
Analyze – When asked to analyze, you have to examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them as a whole in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Define compassion in brief.
Body:
Explain that Compassion is a deep feeling of wishing to alleviate. the suffering of others, Compassion can serve as a fundamental basis for human values and ethics, precisely. because a central problem of ethics is suffering and well-being, use examples to suggest how compassion is a necessary value to profess.
Conclusion:
Conclude by reasserting significance of the compassion.
