Topic: Lessons from the teaching and lives of great leaders, administrators, and reformers.
7. How can love sufficiently allow an individual to transcend self-interest and help one to acquire a truly ethical orientation in their lives? Explain with the help of examples. (15M)
Structure of the question
Introduction
Define the terms love, self-interest, and selflessness in your introduction
Body
- Using examples from the lives of leaders and philosophers such as Gandhi Ji, Buddha, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Nelson Mandela, Swami Vivekananda, Jane Goodall, Vinoba Bhave, etc. bring out the relationship between love and self-lessness. Ex: The love of Nelson Mandela towards his enemies despite the latter’s atrocities against his race gave him the strength to unite the country transcending the boundaries of race
- Highlight what prevents the development of this form of selfless love in an individual in the present times.
Conclusion
Suggest some ways on how this selfless love could be developed in an individual
