Unity is Strength
Expansion of Ideas School & College Section.
Everyone knows the story of the bundle of sticks that could not be broken easily, but the single stick that could be broken easily. That is what is meant by ‘unity is strength’.
Five fingers make a hand. A hand makes a handshake. A handshake extends warmth and friendship and reaches out to the world. India is a land of diverse people, cultures, religions, languages and geography. Yet, as long as we are united, we are strong and no one can do us any harm. The moment we show any sign of division, we will be vulnerable and enemies will try to make advantage of the situation.
A team in which the individual members play for their own good cannot win a match. As long as each player plays for the good of the team, it can win. Anything that we do should be done for the general good, not for individual glory. Then only can victory be achieved.
Difficult Words & Meanings
- Unity: The state of being joined together or in agreement.
- Strength: The quality or state of being physically or mentally strong; the capacity to withstand great force or pressure.
- Diverse: Showing a great deal of variety; very different.
- Cultures: The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or group.
- Religions: The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
- Geography: The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these.
- United: Joined together politically, for a common purpose, or by common feelings.
- Division: Disagreement between two or more groups, typically producing tension or hostility; the process of separating something into parts.
- Vulnerable: Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
- Enemies: People who are actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
- Advantage: A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.
- Individual: Single; separate. Considered separately from other people or things in the same group.
- Glory: High renown or honor won by notable achievements; magnificence or great beauty.
- Achieved: Successfully brought about or reached by effort, skill, or courage.
- Expansion (of Ideas): The action of becoming larger or more extensive; in this context, developing an idea or proverb with more details and examples.