CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

MY CHILDHOOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Whom did Kalam’s father say these words:” Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life’s longing for itself ____ “?
A
to Kalam
B
to Samsuddin
C
to his wife
D
to Mr. Lyer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He told me as if thinking aloud, “Abul ! I know you have to go away to grow. Does the seagull not fly across the sun, alone and without a nest?” He quoted Khalil Gibran to my hesitant mother, “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.

Detailed explanation-2: -He then quoted Khalil Gibran to Kalam’s mother saying that her children were not their own children. They were the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.

Detailed explanation-3: -(ii) Kalam’s father said that he knew that one day Kalam had to go away to grow. He gave him the analogy of a seagull that flies across the sun alone and without a nest. He further quoted Khalil Gibran to his mother saying that their children were not their own children.

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