Shyness my sheild By Mohan Das Karam chand Gandhi

Gandhi’s evolving perspective on shyness becomes evident as he contemplates its role in his life. Initially perceived as a hindrance, he later views shyness as a shield that protects him from the pitfalls of thoughtless speech.

“In fact, I can see that, on the contrary, it has been all to my advantage. My hesitancy in speech, which was once an annoyance, is now a pleasure.”

This shift in perception marks a turning point in Gandhi’s understanding of his shyness. He recognizes the value of measured speech and the economy of words.

4. Failed Attempts at Public Speaking:

Gandhi recounts various instances where his shyness hindered his attempts at public speaking. Notably, the failure to deliver a speech in Ventnor and the awkwardness of a dinner speech underscore the depth of his struggle.

“I stood up to make a speech. I had with great care thought out one which would consist of a very few sentences. But I could not proceed beyond the first sentence.”

These quotes highlight the intensity of Gandhi’s shyness, revealing its impact on his ability to engage with larger audiences.

. Shyness as a Guiding Force:

Gandhi’s journey with shyness concludes with a profound realization that his shyness, far from being a hindrance, served as a guiding force in his life. He acknowledges the spiritual discipline embedded in silence.

“I have thus been spared many a mishap and waste of time."  Experience has taught me that silence is part of the spiritual discipline of a votary of truth, explain?

This quote encapsulates Gandhi’s belief that silence is integral to the pursuit of truth and reflects his appreciation for the protective nature of shyness.

In “Shyness My Shield,” Mahatma Gandhi navigates the intricate terrain of personal struggle and self-discovery. Through a series of anecdotes and reflections, he transforms his shyness from a perceived weakness into a guiding shield. This essay offers valuable insights into Gandhi’s character, philosophy, and the profound impact of shyness on his journey towards truth and self-realization. Ultimately, “Shyness My Shield” stands as a testament to the transformative power of embracing one’s vulnerabilities and turning them into sources of strength.

Question

Gandhi prevented himself from speaking, as he narrated in context, that he was shy, at four occassions enlist and explain regarding all that situations.

Gandhiji s shyness prevented him from speaking once at vegetarian  society as exe utive comittee he need voting favouring and disfavouring someone.

And 2nd occassion is that he need adress people to promote vegetanianism at ventnor.

Thirdly at dine in having meal on the eve of his departure from london he conveyed that he failed to talk.

In later occassions he expressed discontent on his contitutional shyness where he failed to speak ifor important occasion being tongue tied made him use words economically whenever he finally gave speech some occasions were like he wrote to speak but speech is read by someoneelse..due to hes not wanting to convey that opposed or agaainst someone, but he did the oration carefully and much thought out.

“Shyness My Shield” 

Summarize the main ideas of lesson

Gandhi was member of the vegetarian society. He could not speak in executive comittee meetings of society. He could not speak against Dr.Allison while he favoured birth control movement.gandhiji said shyness made him.suffer later helped him a lot.  He couldnt speak promoting vegetarianism likewise the constitutional shyness once was annoyance after on epic scale he failed, he wrote fantastic speeches which were ethical and well thought out ones. This helped gandhiji to grow and go in search of truth.

Explain the significance of the statement, it had helped me in my discernment of truth.

Substantiate your answer with essay.

Gandhiji conveyed the shyness  had helped him in his discernment of truth. Initially his clumsiness he termed it to shyness after math the situation in london at meetings, and whenever want to speak before audience he felt ridiculous, latet occassions too, he admits that his shyness was once an annkyance then it was pleasure. He explains that his hesitancy in speech taught him economy of words,.that at times, restrained his thoughts. He never uttered anything wrong and whatever he expressed was thoughtful and sordid.

Silence sometimes is a part of spiritual discipline and its votary of truth.

3. What factors did gandhiji have to consider when he opposed the removal of Dr allison? What it is revealig about gandhiji? Would you consider him as stubborn?

Gandhiji was a member of the executive comittee of vegetarian society. Mr Hill the financier of society, was a puritan. He regarded birth control movement as cutting at the roots of morals.

Dr Allison, another member had supported  the birth control movement, further part of working classes.Mr Hill didnt like the ideas of Dr.Allison and want to remove him from the vegetarian society, gandhiji revered Mr Hill and fir different reason cannot votr for removal of Dr.Hill so he was sf righteous and he wanted Dr.allison to continue as a memeber of society and club was regarded with vegetarians not morals Bit Mr Hill was successful in expelling Dr Allison from the society, no he wouldnt say that gandhi  is stubborn all through this situation.

What are puritanical and anti puritanical views expressed by essay?

Mr. Hill, the financier of the Vegetarian Society, was a puritan. He regarded birth control movement as cutting at the root of morals. Dr. Allinson, another member of the society supported the movement and advocated the movement in working classes. The movement was anti-puritan. Thus the essay presented puritanical and anti-puritanical views. If I were a member of the Committee, I would support Dr. Allinson. Birth control movement saves over population. It teaches humans about responsible and planned parenting. It protects humanity from hunger and diseases. Countries with less population are marching ahead. Countries with huge population are struggling to feed people.

My hesistance is once my annoyance....elucidate this opinio by M.K.Gandhi in the essay shyness is my sheild.

The statement is significant because Gandhi says that his hesitancy in speech taught him economy of words. It helped him in restraining his thoughts.

Explain gandhi views on shyness?

Gandhiji’s views on shyness are a little complex as he suffered initially and later benefitted from shyness. When he was in London, he was embarrassed with his shyness. He failed to make any impression on his audience however hard he tried.  He could not express himself in the Executive Committee meeting of Vegetarian Club. He fumbled to speak in a meeting to promote vegetarianism at Ventnor. He made himself ridiculous while speaking on the eve of his departure from London.  Later he says that his hesitancy in speech taught him economy of words. It helped him in restraining his thoughts.

Gandhi says that his constitutional shyness has been no disadvantage whatever. He admits that his shyness was once an annoyance and then a pleasure. He explains that his hesitancy in speech taught him economy of words. It helped him in filter his thoughts. He never uttered or wrote anything without giving a proper thought to it. He never regret mfor making speech or statemeent, he spoke or wrote. He said that silence is a part of spiritual discipline, and votary of truth, but Gandhijis shyness is objectivised by him which could enhance him as a great orator, the importance of restraining helped him sort of better written expressions and quotes and opinions, rather speech was filtered as such it also tells he never take opposition of anyone.

"I was tongue tied at vegetarian club," elucidate this situation?

 I was elected to the Executive Committee of the Vegetarian Society, and made it a point to attend every one of its meetings, but I always felt tongue-tied. It was only in South Africa that I got over this shyness, though I never completely overcame it. It was impossible for me to speak without preparation. I hesitated whenever I had to face strange audiences and avoid making a speech whenever I could; this helped gandhi to avoid conflict and let others understand him properly. Here gandhi himself resigned weighing to his silence that he supported birth control movement in england, started by Dr.Allison mr hill got dr. Allison out was completely illogical as birth control has nothing to do with vegetarianness, since all were part of club Mr hill was also gandhis acquaintance but Gandhi disfavoured to stay as member in club.

గాంధీ శాఖాహార సంఘంలో సభ్యుడు. సంఘం ఎగ్జిక్యూటివ్‌ కమిటీ సమావేశాల్లో ఆయన మాట్లాడలేకపోయారు. అతను జనన నియంత్రణ ఉద్యమానికి అనుకూలంగా ఉన్న డాక్టర్ అలిన్సన్‌కు మద్దతు ఇవ్వలేకపోయాడు. వెంట్నూర్‌లో శాఖాహారాన్ని ప్రోత్సహించేందుకు జరిగిన సభలో ఆయన మాట్లాడేందుకు తడబడ్డారు. అతను లండన్ నుండి బయలుదేరే సందర్భంగా మాట్లాడుతూ తనను తాను హాస్యాస్పదంగా మార్చుకున్నాడు.

తన రాజ్యాంగ పిరికితనం వల్ల ఎలాంటి నష్టం లేదని గాంధీ చెప్పారు. ప్రసంగంలో తన తడబాటు తనకు మాటల పొదుపు నేర్పిందని వివరించాడు. ఇది అతని ఆలోచనలను అరికట్టడంలో అతనికి సహాయపడింది. అతను సరైన ఆలోచన లేకుండా ఎప్పుడూ ఏమీ మాట్లాడలేదు లేదా వ్రాయలేదు. అతను మాట్లాడిన లేదా వ్రాసిన దేనికీ అతను ఎప్పుడూ చింతించలేదు. మౌనం ఆధ్యాత్మిక క్రమశిక్షణలో ఒక భాగమని, సత్యానికి కట్టుబడి ఉంటారని ఆయన చెప్పారు. తన సిగ్గు తనకు ఎదగడానికి మరియు సత్యాన్వేషణలో సహాయపడిందని అతను ముగించాడు. ఇది అతని కవచం మరియు బక్లర్

సిగ్గు, నా కవచం గాంధీ అనే వ్యాసంలో అతని సిగ్గు తనకు సత్యాన్ని గుర్తించడంలో సహాయపడిందని పేర్కొన్నాడు. అతను లండన్‌లో ఉన్నప్పుడు అతని సిగ్గు కారణంగా అతని వికృతానికి ఉదాహరణలను ఇచ్చాడు. అతను ప్రేక్షకుల ముందు మాట్లాడటానికి ప్రయత్నించినప్పుడల్లా హాస్యాస్పదంగా భావించాడు. గాంధీజీ లండన్‌లో ఉన్నప్పుడు సమావేశాల్లో తన అభిప్రాయాలను చెప్పలేకపోయారు. వెజిటేరియన్‌ క్లబ్‌ ఎగ్జిక్యూటివ్‌ కమిటీ సమావేశాల్లో మాట్లాడేందుకు తడబడ్డాడు. అతను డాక్టర్ అలిన్సన్‌కు మద్దతు ఇవ్వడంలో విఫలమయ్యాడు. శాఖాహారాన్ని ప్రోత్సహించేందుకు జరిగిన సభకు హాజరైన వారికి తాను రాసిన ప్రసంగాన్ని చదవలేకపోయాడు. అతను లండన్ నుండి బయలుదేరే సందర్భంగా ప్రసంగం చేయడానికి చివరి ప్రయత్నం కూడా హాస్యాస్పదంగా ఉంది. అతని జ్ఞాపకశక్తి పూర్తిగా విఫలమైంది మరియు అతను హాస్య ప్రసంగం చేయడంలో విఫలమయ్యాడు.

తన సిగ్గు ఒకప్పుడు చిరాకుగానూ, ఆ తర్వాత ఆనందంగానూ ఉండేదని ఒప్పుకున్నాడు. తన ప్రసంగంలో తడబాటు తనకు మాటల పొదుపు నేర్పిందని వివరించాడు. ఇది అతని ఆలోచనలను అరికట్టడంలో అతనికి సహాయపడింది. అతను సరైన ఆలోచన లేకుండా ఎప్పుడూ ఏమీ మాట్లాడలేదు లేదా వ్రాయలేదు. మౌనం ఆధ్యాత్మిక క్రమశిక్షణ మరియు సత్యం యొక్క వోటరీలో ఒక భాగమని ఆయన చెప్పారు. తక్కువ పదాలు ఉన్న వ్యక్తి ఎప్పుడూ ఆలోచన లేకుండా మాట్లాడడు. తన సిగ్గు తనకు ఎదగడానికి మరియు సత్యాన్వేషణలో సహాయపడిందని అతను ముగించాడు