ORIENTATION TO THE DUTIES OF HUMAN LIFE Dr. Pradip K. Neog Director, EEI,AAU

Life is the journey of performing duties "I slept and dreamt that life was joy I awoke and saw that life was duty I acted and beheld that duty was joy" - Rabindranath Tagore

THE DUTIES OF HUMAN LIFE Family duty Filial duty Brotherhood duty Spouse-duty Friendship duty Societal duty Occupational duty Self-development duty Philanthropic duty

A man cannot make a place for himself in the sun if he keeps taking refuge under the family tree. Helen Keller

"Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods."- Aristotle "If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair." Samuel Johnson  

Duty of beneficence Duty of non-violence Duty of justice Duty of care Philanthropic duty Duty of beneficence Duty of non-violence Duty of justice Duty of care Duty of recompense Duty of gratitude Duty of hospitality Duty of forgiveness Duty of trustworthiness Duty of truthfulness Duty of sharing Duty of service

Philanthropic duties Duty of beneficence One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.   Radcliffe, Ann

Duty of non-violence It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man. – M. K. Gandhi

Duty of non-malfeasance: The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility” – Charles Celeb Colton

Duty of justice There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice. – Lander

Duty of care Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home. Mother Teresa

Duty of Gratitude There is no such thing as gratitude unexpressed.  If it is unexpressed, it is plain, old-fashioned ingratitude.  ~Robert Brault Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.  ~Estonian Proverb

“What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest “What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?” Aeschylus When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul. Max Beerbohm

Duty of forgiveness Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. Suzanne Somers Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave. Indira Gandhi

Duty of Trustworthiness Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Duty of truthfulness: “One whose mind is contented with Truthfulness, is blessed with the Lord's Glance of Grace.”   Sri Guru Granth Sahib

Duty of Sharing “I choose to risk my significance, to live so that which came to me as seed goes to the next as blossom, and that which came to me as blossom, goes on as fruit.” Dawna Markova

Duty of service The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. M. K. Gandhi Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service. Henry Ford

What Motivate you to perform duties ?

What Motivate you to perform duties ? Positive Intrinsic motivation Negative Intrinsic motivation Positive Extrinsic motivation Negative Extrinsic motivation