TWO SIDES OF LIFE

BOOKER T WASHINGTON

SUMMARY Inter first year

BOOKER T WASHINGTON

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION: The inspiring speech ‘Two Sides of Life’ was addressed by Booker T Washington. He was an American educator, author orator and adviser to several presidents of the United States.  He was also a dominant leader in the African American Community.

CONTEXT: Washingtons speeches are very straight-forward and practical. In this speech he addressed on character building.

EXPLANATION: He begins the speech by lamp lighting on the two-sides: the bright side and the dark side of life. Based  on this concept he says that there are two classes of people one who looks at the dark side of things in life, for them the morning appears gloomy, dull and muddy whereas the person who looks bright side feels the beauty of raindrops, bathed flowers, shrubs and trees.

Education is not what a person is able to hold in his head, but the ability to find out the information he need. As no teacher knows everything in the subject he has to develop frankness and honesty in teaching.

The person who looks on dark side are weak in mind, heart and purpose. They never go forward or suggest. They are no longer wanted.

Finally Washington advices the students to go out with a heart full of hope, faith and belief. Never be satisfied with second or third hand things in life but to get best things in life.