I always wondered what educating someone meant. When I was young I thought it was studying well and scoring good marks.How wrong can one be! I have grown now :). But I still see many viewing education with the same view of marks and degrees. But what truly is education?
According to me ,you are truly educated :
- When you are sensitive enough to make sure that you don't hurt others.
- When you have the compassion in you to realize that your actions indeed have consequences.
- When you respect elders for their age if not for anything else!(Like giving them your seat in the bus!)
- When you have conversations with people instead of arguments
- When you know that Winning always doesn't mean success
- When you are positive and optimistic in dealing every situation
- When you accept pain and happiness with same equanimity
- When integrity,honesty are part of your soul and reflect in every work you do.
- When you know how to conduct yourself in public
- When you don't break queues by cheating to get your work done faster.
- When you don't litter your surroundings and make and effort to keep it clean.
- When you do not waste natural resources and make an effort to save it or use it judiciously at every opportunity.
- When you can assimilate a good thought and implement it .
- When you know status ,titles are mere words and they itself do not signify anything about you.
- When you understand dignity of every profession and do not run any one profession down.
- and last but not the least ,when you know "education" is continuous and has not duration(like your degree).
Am I right? :)
According to me ,you are truly educated :
- When you are sensitive enough to make sure that you don't hurt others.
- When you have the compassion in you to realize that your actions indeed have consequences.
- When you respect elders for their age if not for anything else!(Like giving them your seat in the bus!)
- When you have conversations with people instead of arguments
- When you know that Winning always doesn't mean success
- When you are positive and optimistic in dealing every situation
- When you accept pain and happiness with same equanimity
- When integrity,honesty are part of your soul and reflect in every work you do.
- When you know how to conduct yourself in public
- When you don't break queues by cheating to get your work done faster.
- When you don't litter your surroundings and make and effort to keep it clean.
- When you do not waste natural resources and make an effort to save it or use it judiciously at every opportunity.
- When you can assimilate a good thought and implement it .
- When you know status ,titles are mere words and they itself do not signify anything about you.
- When you understand dignity of every profession and do not run any one profession down.
- and last but not the least ,when you know "education" is continuous and has not duration(like your degree).
Am I right? :)
2 comments:
Yes you are right. Education should be liberating, it must open our minds. I also was made to believe earlier that education meant scoring high marks but now I realize everyone has different aptitude for different hings and each one can excel in things which one is passionate about. Education must provide that opportunity.
Yes Reema,I agree with you :).When I read your article I felt "Ah,found a like -minded person" :)
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