Class 10 English - First Flight - Chapter A Letter to God NCERT Solutions | Who does Lencho have complete faith in?
Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this?
Lencho had full faith in God. This is shown in some of the following sentences : “God,” he wrote, “if you don't help me, my family and I will go hungry this year.” He wrote 'To God' on the envelope, put the letter inside and, still troubled, went to town. Lencho has full and complete faith in God as he said that God knows everything and helps us in the problems. There few sentences showing this:
1)But in the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house in the middle of the valley, the help from God was a single hope for Lencho.
2)All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God, whose eyes, as he had been instructed, see everything, even what is deep in one’s conscience.
3)“God”, he wrote, “if you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry this year”.
4) He wrote ‘To God’ on the envelope, put the letter inside and, still troubled, went to town.
5) God couldn't have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested.
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