Chapter 3 Gratitude and Love Towards Elders
"For Elders have great respect,
As they love us a lot,
Look after us day and night.
So to follow them, try to be nice.
To have some great advice,
Because they make us very wise.
Always they teach us god manners and
pathway,
And express their love in a unique
way,
By sharing knowledge and telling
stories every day.
Elders have ornaments of wisdom,
that we forget to wear seldom,
We should learn great experiences
from,
As Elders are glory of our home.
"
Always remember:
"Behave respectfully,
Talk thankfully,
Listen carefully,
to your elders."
3.1
Introduction
Dear students, to show respect
towards our elders and to be grateful to them is an excellent virtue. We should
always respect our elders, our grandparents and parents. We should always keep
in mind their experiences, hard work, their efforts, sacrifices, struggles and
the hardships faced by them. We should always be thankful to them for the
tireless efforts they make for our wellbeing. We can express our respect
towards them through our feelings, kind words and our expressions full of love
and warmth.
Dear students, write down the names of your family
members and paste their pictures in the spaces provided below.
My
Family
1.
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3.
4.
5.
3.2
Gratitude: How could we
show our gratitude towards our elders?
Dear students, we should always be
thankful to our grandparents, parents and other elders in the family because of
their continuous efforts for the betterment of the family. We must express our
selfless love and gratitude towards them for their tireless efforts and
struggle.
How
do you show your love and respect towards your parents, grandparents and other elder
relatives?
We should spend quality
time with our elders and listen to stories as well as their memorable childhood
incidences and their valuable experiences of life.
Dear children, shown below are the ways to thank our
grandparents, our parents and other elders in the family.
Gratitude
1. By assisting
2. By serving
3. By speaking politely
4. By using soft, kind words
5. By spending quality time
6. By being obedient
7. By showing respect
8.
By enquiring about health
9. By being Thankful
3.3 Points to remeber
Dear students, always
remember the following essential points while respecting your grandparents,
parents, uncles, aunts and other elders in the family. Read out the following statements,
put a sign against the statements that are correct for you:
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Sr.
No. |
Statement |
Always |
Sometimes |
Never |
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1. |
I
respect my elders. |
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2. |
I
speak politely with my elders. |
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3. |
I
carefully listen to my elders. |
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4. |
I
obey my elders. |
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5. |
I
often use words like Thank You, 'Sorry' and ‘Please' while talking to my elders. |
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6. |
I
help my family in household chores. |
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7. |
I
spend quality time with my elders. |
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8. |
I
inquire about the health of my elders. |
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9. |
I
share my knowledge about health and hygiene with my elders. |
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10. |
I
discuss issues like conservation of the environment with my elders. |
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11. |
Whenever
my mother cooks food for me, I express my gratitude. |
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12. |
I
present hand-made cards and gifts to my elders on special occasions. |
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13. |
I
discuss my problems and take the advice of my elders. |
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14. |
I
happily thank my elders whenever they gift me something. |
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15. |
I
am fond of the affectionate blessings of my elders. |
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Never = 11
Sometimes =2
Always =3
Now count your points =
Would you like to improve your score?
What efforts would you make to
enhance your score?
Calendar of Gratitude
Dear
students, although, we should always be grateful to our elders, yet we can
prepare our special calendar of thankfulness to express our sincere thanks and
gratitude towards our parents as well as elders as suggested below:
|
Day |
Grateful
to whom |
Why |
How |
|
Monday |
My
Mother |
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Tuesday |
My
Father |
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Wednesday |
My
Grandfather/Dada ji |
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Thursday |
My
Grandmother/Dadi ji |
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Friday |
My
maternal Grandfather/Nana Ji |
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Saturday |
My
maternal Grandmother/Nani Ji |
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Sunday |
My
other Elders |
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3.4 Interesting Activities:
1. Write down any story
that you have heard from your elders.
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2. Write down any incidence
your elders told you about their childhood.
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3. Note down few activities
that you enjoy with your elders.
Activities
that I enjoy with my parents
Activities that I enjoy with my grandparents
4. Make a beautiful card of
thankfulness to express gratitude towards your elders.
Special suggestions from the teacher to the student
