Dignity of Labour Lesson 4 PDF

**4. DIGNITY OF LABOUR** Abdul kalam was born in 15th October 1931 in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, as the last child of Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen and Asma Ammal. He studied at Schwartz High School in Ramanathapuram. After graduating in science from St. Joseph\'s College in Trichy, he did his DMTT in Aero...

**4. DIGNITY OF LABOUR** Abdul kalam was born in 15th October 1931 in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, as the last child of Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen and Asma Ammal. He studied at Schwartz High School in Ramanathapuram. After graduating in science from St. Joseph\'s College in Trichy, he did his DMTT in Aeronautical Engineering at MTT, Chennai, from 1954-57. When he joined MIT, he did not even have Rs. 1000 with which to pursue his studies. Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam is undoubtedly the renowned scientist and the undisputed father of India\'s missile programme. It is too exhausting to tract Dr.Abdul Kalam\'s achievements to date. The Indian Government awarded him the Bharat Ratna for his contribution to science and technology. Kalam is by no means a miracle man. His life is an example of what a determined person ein achieve against extraoridinary odds. He works hard fe the Presiden day. He shows Presenterschien the life of children and youth. He was made the President of the Indian Republic on 25 Jul 2002 Since then he dreams of making India into a technological superpower He means what he says, for he knows that it can be achieved through hard work. (cf. http://www.president of india.nic.in) Dhirubhai Ambani, and Indian billionaire and industrialist, was born in Chorwad, Gujarat, on December 28, 1932. He was the son of poor teacher. Some forty years ago in a street in Mumbai, he started his trade with a wooden table and a chair. He made steady progress by his hard work, honesty and firm determination. He is the founder and chairman of the Reliance Group which has today total assets of Rs.55000 crores and market capitalization of around Rs.60000 crores. He was listed by Forbes magazine as the 138 richest person in the world. He is credited with a number of awards. when he died in Mumbai on July 6, 2002 aged 69, the country\'s media recounted his rags-to-riches life as an Indian morality play. (cf. http://www.da-lict.org) \* Name some persons in your area who become great through hard work \* Name some people in our country who came up in life through hard work? \* Who are the people working for you so that you might enjoy a better life? People do various kinds of work. Through work, they are able to meet their basic needs, look after their family requirements, and make economic progress too. Work cuables individuals, families and society in a whole to make progress. Moreover, duongh wock, human beings renew the world and being God\'s creation to fattitl HOLY SCRIPTURE ON LABOUR God created human beings, making them to be like himself. He created chem male and female, blessed them, and said, \"Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you to charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals. (Gen 1:27-28) He said to the man, \"You listened to your wife and ate the fruit which I told you not to ear. Because of what you have done, the ground will be under a curse. You will have to work hard all your life to make it produce enough food for you. It will produce weeds and thorns, and you will have to ear wild plants. you will have to work hard and sweat to make the soll produce anything until you go back to the soil from which you were formed. You were made from soll, and you will become soil again.\" (Gen 3:17,19) People go out to do their work and keep working until evening. (Ps 104:23) DIGNITY OF LABOUR When jesus lived on earth, he worked as a carpenter. He learned this trade in Joseph\'s workshop while working along with him. We believe by faith that through the homage of work offered to God man is associated with the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, Whose labour with his hands at Nazareth greatly ennobled the dignity of work. This is the source of every man\'s duty to work loyally as well as his right to work. (Vatican II, Church in the Modern World, no. 67) Jesus himself worked hard and also showed respect for other labourers. He made some fishermen his disciple. To insist upon the importance of labour, he referred to persons such as the shepherd, the sower, the domestic servant, the trader, the fisherman and the labourers in the vineyard as heroes in his parables. WORK IS A VOCATION Work is a part of God\'s plan for human beings. God created the whole physical universe and make the human beings its crown. He calls them to prolong the work of creation by subduing the earth and to use, develop and guide it towards its fulfillment. (cf. Gen 1:28, CCC 2427) God has gifted human beings with physical strength, intellectual power skills and the opportunities necessary to use them. It is through work that human beings will develop their natural gifts and so fulfill God\'s plan for them. In this way, work become a vocation. St paul worked hard, be also advised the people saying. \"If any one will not work, let him not cat.\" (2 Thes 3:10) LABOUR AND REDEMPTION 1\. Through labour, science and technology progress, new inventions are made and the earth\'s hidden natural resources are discovered. Thus through labour God\'s work of creation is continued developed and led to its fulfillment. (cf. Vatican II, Church in the Modern World, n.34,67) 2\. Through labour, human beings learn many new things, develop their skills and powers and transform society for the better. Thus labour fulfills human being themselves. (ef. Vat II, Church in the Modern World,n. 35) 3\. Through labour, human beings earn what they need for themselves and their families At the same time, They produce what others need and thus help society. In this way labour contributers to human progress. (cf. Vat 11, Church in the Modern World, n. 36) 4\. By offering the efforts, difficulties, problems and hardships of work to Jesus, the carpenter of Nazareth and the one crucified on calvary, human beings collaborate in a certain fashion with the Son of God in his redemptive work. Thus labour makes us participate in God\'s work of human salvation (CCC 2427) We believe by faith that through the homage of work offered to God man is associated with the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. (Vat. II, Church in Modern World, n.67) THE FRUITS OF LABOUR The desire to work is intrinsic to every human being. It is the voice of God speaking through nature. Those who listen to it will engage themselves in hard work. We obtain innumerable benefits through it. For example, Our bodies are strengthened. \* Our intellectual skills and talents are developed. Our hearts are filled with joy and satisfaction. Our needs are met with the earnings through labour. We are fulfilled and satisfied as individuals. Our families are enriched. We are able to live with dignity. Thanabover promotes the analyst produces y benefits All benefit from the contribution of a few individuals, In that sense, society programes, and the country develops as well. 2\. Science advances, technology develops and a variety of discoveries and inventions made 1\. Various natural resources are discovered and utilized for naman progress a\. Cordial relationships are developed while sharing and collaboration between countries are increased 5\. Universal Problems like hunger, disease, poverty, ignorance and superstition are tackled in common. 6\. The whole of creation is renewed and led to its fulfillment. GROUP DISCUSSION What are the contribution to society by workers listed below? The Farmer The Scavenger The Mason The Factory worker The Teacher The Driver The Washer-man The Barber The Scientist The Physician The Police The Trader WORK BRIDGES All human activities are interrelated and interdependent. Likewise, people engaged in various kinds of work are also pt into relation with one another. As a fruit of this, peace and harmony is fostered in society. Thus work builds bridges rather than walls of separation. It is human labour that guides society in the right direction. FOR LIFE \* There is no substitute for hard work. It enables a person to excel in everything. Only through it can I progress in life. \* Many people in the world have come up in life through hard work alone. I will follow their good example \* All werk is important and beneficial to both ind between ork is noble in the sigh of God. I will not discriminate between people engaged in differe kinds of work. In particular, I will not devalue some work as menial ones. \* Honesty is the best policy in everything. The world makes progress only through honest worker. Therefore I will protect their rights so that they might receive a just wage. I will work hard not only for my own progress but for the advancement of human society as well. \* I will not work for money alone. Rather I will do my job honestly for tthe common good of the people and the progress of the country at large.