CLASS 10
NELSON MANDELA LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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it is absence of fear
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it is the triumph over fear
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both 1 and 2
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none of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to Mandela, courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. A brave man is not one who does not feel afraid, but one who conquers that fear.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nelson Mandela once said: “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
Detailed explanation-3: -He learned the meaning of courage from the freedom fighters who had sacrified their life for the freedom of South Africa . For him, the absence of fear was not the meaning of being courageous . He considered men to be brave when they had the courage to conquer fear.
Detailed explanation-4: -Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. The timid presume it is lack of fear that allows the brave to act when the timid do not. But to take action when one is not afraid is easy. To refrain when afraid is also easy.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answers. Nelson Mandela learned that courage is triumph over fear.