How does the poem, The Brook, teach the value of generosity, courtesy and benevolence? Which values out of these do you think are missing and need to be imbibed by our young generation?
- The brook is generous, it deposits silt across its bank throughout the way; it nourishes the soil and prevents soil erosion
- Courteous as it never repels anything, but draws everything along.
- Today’s generation misses the quality of courtesy above everything else. This needs to be imbibed
Detailed Answer:
The poet draws a parallelism between the journey of a brook and the humans. The brook is generous. It deposits silt across its bank throughout the way. It nourishes the soil and prevents soil erosion. The brook is also very courteous as it never repels anything, but draws everything along. Just like the journey of the brook, humans also have to pass through various ups and downs in life. Like the brook, we too have to overcome them and move on, forgetting mutual differences. Today’s generation misses the quality of courtesy and patience above everything else. This needs to be imbibed.