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EQUAL TREATMENT TO
Lesson 5 Unit 4
ALL

Objectives:

On completion of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Describe why with all the people are equally important.
• Suggest some ways to manage common conflicts around them.

Nepal is a multi-diversed country. Our community has been formed with
different kinds of people. There are: male, female, old, young, literate,
illiterate, professional, occupational people, etc. They are even from
different religion, culture and community. They can be fully efficient to
their duty. We may not know all of them personally what type of behavior
then have. In such situation, our minor mistake in dealing with such people

may create conflict. Thus, we should deal all the people equally without
discriminating religion, caste, color, gender, rich, poor and disability. So,
we should develop such skill and the ability to manage conflict around us
as far as possible. Let’s read about what happened recently.
Last Friday, Bikram got into the bus. Slowly the bus filled with people. Few
boys were sitting at the first row of the seats. A woman also got into the

bus with her small baby. She was looking for a seat. Those boys were not
leaving their seat for her. So, Bikram left his seat and said to the woman “
Madam, please sit down here”. She thanked Bikram.
At the next stop, few more people got into the bus together with an old

couple. There were no seats empty. Again, those boys did not leave their
seats for the old couple. Bikram told them “ Brother, could you please
offer the seat for the old couple? They are weak and they cannot stand

properly”. One of them said “Why need we leave the seat? We also have
paid the bus fare.” Bikram said to them again” Sorry brother, the first three
rows of seats are separated for women. This is a public bus, not a private
one. I think you cannot let your own old grandmother stand here the way
this couple are standing? The passengers also supported Bikram. They

left the seat angrily to the old couple. The old couple thanked Bikram.

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