CBSE Class 12 English Flamingo Book Chapter 3 Deep Water Summary

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 Deep Water Summary

The story has been taken from the author’s autobiography- ‘Of Men and Mountains’.

In this piece, he tells about his fear of water and how he conquered it by determination and willpower.


As a child, when he was 3 or 4 years old, he would go to the beach in California with his father. He would get scared by the might of the huge waves which swept over him and it instilled fear in his subconscious mind.


A few years later, in his eagerness to learn swimming, he joined a swimming pool where an incident further increased his terror. He was pushed into the pool by another boy and experienced death closely.


Many years after that incident, he stayed away from water but the desire to go fishing and swimming in nature was strong enough to motivate him to overcome his fear.


He learned swimming with the help of an instructor who ensured that William knew swimming well enough to be able to swim in huge lakes and waterfalls also.

Still, when he would swim, the fear from his childhood experiences, embedded in his subconscious mind would grip him over and over again. He wanted to conquer that fear.


He faced it sarcastically, thinking that now, as he knew how to swim, what harm could it do to him. He challenged his fear in the face of it and finally, it would vanish.

It was a baseless fear instilled in his subconscious mind. This experience was valuable for him. He had experienced terror and death. He overcame it and finally conquered it.

William realized that death is peaceful and it is the fear of death that is terrorizing. His will to live life grew intensely as he had overcome his fear and started living fearlessly.

and started living fearlessly.

 

Deep Water Summary in Hindi

कहानी लेखक की आत्मकथा- ‘ऑफ मेन एंड माउंटेंस (Of Men and Mountains)’ से ली गई है।


इस टुकड़े में, वह पानी के अपने डर के बारे में बताता है और कैसे उसने दृढ़ संकल्प और इच्छाशक्ति से इस पर विजय प्राप्त की।


एक बच्चे के रूप में, जब वह 3 या 4 साल का था, तो वह अपने पिता के साथ कैलिफोर्निया के समुद्र तट पर जाता था। वह उन विशाल लहरों की ताकत से डर जाता था जो उसके ऊपर बह रही थीं और इसने उसके अवचेतन मन में भय पैदा कर दिया था।


कुछ साल बाद, तैराकी सीखने की अपनी उत्सुकता में, वह एक स्विमिंग पूल में स्विमिंग सीखने गया , जहां एक घटना ने उसके आतंक को और बढ़ा दिया। उसे एक लड़के ने पूल में धकेल दिया और लेखक ने मौत को करीब से अनुभव किया।


उस घटना के कई साल बाद तक वह पानी से दूर रहे लेकिन मछली पकड़ने और प्रकृति में तैरने की इच्छा इतनी प्रबल थी कि वह अपने डर को दूर करने के लिए एक बार फिर प्रेरित हुए ।


उन्होंने एक प्रशिक्षक की मदद से तैरना सीखा, जिसने यह सुनिश्चित किया कि विलियम डगलस तैरना अच्छी तरह से सीख गए हैं ताकि वे विशाल झीलों और झरनों में भी तैरने में सक्षम हों।


फिर भी, जब वह तैरता, तो उसके अवचेतन मन में उसके बचपन के अनुभवों का डर उसे बार-बार जकड़ लेता। वह उस डर पर विजय पाना चाहता था।


उसने व्यंग्यात्मक ढंग से इसका सामना किया, यह सोचकर कि अब जब वह तैरना जानता है, तो इससे उसका क्या नुकसान हो सकता है। उन्होंने इसके सामने अपने डर को चुनौती दी और अंत में, यह गायब हो जाएगा।


पानी में डूबने की घटना ने उनके अवचेतन मन में एक निराधार भय पैदा कर दिया था। यह अनुभव उनके लिए अमूल्य था। लेखक ने आतंक और मौत का अनुभव किया था। उसने इस पर विजय प्राप्त की और अंत में एक अच्छा तैराक बना।


विलियम ने महसूस किया कि मृत्यु शांतिपूर्ण है और यह मृत्यु का भय ही है जो हमें आतंकित करता है। इसके बाद जीवन जीने की उसकी इच्छा तीव्रता से बढ़ी क्योंकि उसने अपने डर पर काबू पा लिया था और निडर होकर जीने लगा था।

Theme of the Lesson

This lesson is taken from William Douglas’ autobiographical book “Of Men and Mountains,” which deals with the subject of conquering fear. He talks about how he finally overcame his early phobia of the sea. The incident in the swimming pool where a bully nearly drowned him as a youngster and the boyhood experience of being knocked down by the waves at the California beach contributed to a dread of water that haunted him even as an adult. He ultimately made the decision to face his anxiety because he was unable to enjoy swimming, fishing, or boating like others. His further attempts to get over the fear, demonstrate his guts and willpower. Therefore, the message being sent to us is that one must get above their fear.

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