What is the central idea of “A parable of sauntering?” Pls help

Hi,

"The leisurely and aimless walk" or "stroll" is known as saunter. It also means to "walk slowly".

Example- A boy walking from one room to the other.

Here, the idea that the author wants to share to us of the secret of “sauntering” with persons who “hike” through their life. The inner meaning tells people need to stop rushing through life and measuring life in terms of money and amusement.

People should also take their time along the way and measure life in terms of love, sincerity and beauty.

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

the answer is definitely d. sorry for a late response.