What Education means to me
Education is one of the several concepts that do not have a well-defined and deserving meaning in the minds of many people. It is disheartening to observe quite many students forget the real need of the hour and take to activities which may seem pleasurable momentarily but definitely lead to long term losses. There is nobody in the present world that is not being affected by the fast paced lifestyle and the omnipresence of technology but at the end it is upon us whether we balance them out or lay siege to it.
In my opinion true education is one that has a perceptible interaction between the professor and pupil besides bringing out the best of both which may even require critical analysis at times. It is a mould of clay that if perfectly moulded can work wonders for the world at large. But education flourishes with full vigour only if it is given the requisite platform- hard work by both the counterparts, unbiased views on any topic, freedom to change the curriculum for the benefit of the students and an undeterrent faith in self. It definitely requires an excellent vision and unselfish motives to set up an education system where everybody has the desired sense of achievement and interest in the subject so that he/she does not need any external motivating factor for excelling in his/her field.
After all education is a sensitive issue and deserves care as it forms a base for millions to place themselves in the society for the future. It has the potential for transforming one’s life substantially but at the same time is a double-edged sword with the possibility of honing the negative aspects of the personality too. The sooner we realise that education is not about deceiving ourselves by mugging up books just in the nick of time, rather it is about an overall personality development, a process that should be continuous and motivated in all aspects, the better. Come, let us take a vow to perceive the essence of education and help the society realise it too.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
my incessant perceptions
“ How important is Imagination? ”
It is a very pertinent question if I consider the frantic and materialistic world of today-how many of us even recognise the word ‘imagination’?
Aren’t most of us guilty of giving in to ideas imposed upon us by some authority without reflecting on their consequences? Doesn’t the daily schedule of work quench us of our thinking process? Don’t we end up mugging formulae and theorems at the last minute while preparing for exams without analysing their excellent applications in our subject?
This highlights the need to ignite the power of our virtuous mind via some prospects that promise to boost up our ideas and help us keep up the ‘never say die’ spirit. The real essence of imagination can only be realised when we perceive that our mind becomes quite a rotten fruit when we tend to succumb to foreign ideas at all instants. After all how can a person expect excellence in all prospects if he just relies on the feedback from others’ thoughts? If one delves into the depth of inner self, he will soon realise that not only does imagination maintain our inherent vitality but also helps enriching and constructive thoughts prevail over the destructive ones. It’s a constant phenomenon, our belief determines our actions and the latter determine the results but first we have to learn to intensify our belief in ourselves and that is again possible via effective imagination.
We ought to realise that great visionaries of today wouldn’t have been possible if they had not mastered the art of imagination, if they had not relied on their innovative ideas and if they had not maintained an incessant belief in the fact that dreams do come true, what it requires is just will power. A real student is one who craves for excellence through original thinking and not via illogical cramming, who endeavours to take his learning to the highest level through his ideas even though the path may seem less lucrative in the beginning. Imagination has yet another very significant contribution, it is the propeller of curiosity. A very famous quote related to curiosity goes as such-‘a great idea is but a subtle product of mind and curiosity is what fuels it to action’.
It is a well established fact that knowledge is of no use to a person without an imaginative mind, because it is imagination in the end that helps us to apply our knowledge for benefit, be it to the society or the world in general. Crammed up knowledge does not have the strength of standing up in front of everyday practicalities of life. It is imagination itself that triumphs at the end. So, let us all take a vow that we would not let the termites of dullness eat up the inherent art of imagination that the human mind possesses and continue with the plethora of inventive thoughts.
It is a very pertinent question if I consider the frantic and materialistic world of today-how many of us even recognise the word ‘imagination’?
Aren’t most of us guilty of giving in to ideas imposed upon us by some authority without reflecting on their consequences? Doesn’t the daily schedule of work quench us of our thinking process? Don’t we end up mugging formulae and theorems at the last minute while preparing for exams without analysing their excellent applications in our subject?
This highlights the need to ignite the power of our virtuous mind via some prospects that promise to boost up our ideas and help us keep up the ‘never say die’ spirit. The real essence of imagination can only be realised when we perceive that our mind becomes quite a rotten fruit when we tend to succumb to foreign ideas at all instants. After all how can a person expect excellence in all prospects if he just relies on the feedback from others’ thoughts? If one delves into the depth of inner self, he will soon realise that not only does imagination maintain our inherent vitality but also helps enriching and constructive thoughts prevail over the destructive ones. It’s a constant phenomenon, our belief determines our actions and the latter determine the results but first we have to learn to intensify our belief in ourselves and that is again possible via effective imagination.
We ought to realise that great visionaries of today wouldn’t have been possible if they had not mastered the art of imagination, if they had not relied on their innovative ideas and if they had not maintained an incessant belief in the fact that dreams do come true, what it requires is just will power. A real student is one who craves for excellence through original thinking and not via illogical cramming, who endeavours to take his learning to the highest level through his ideas even though the path may seem less lucrative in the beginning. Imagination has yet another very significant contribution, it is the propeller of curiosity. A very famous quote related to curiosity goes as such-‘a great idea is but a subtle product of mind and curiosity is what fuels it to action’.
It is a well established fact that knowledge is of no use to a person without an imaginative mind, because it is imagination in the end that helps us to apply our knowledge for benefit, be it to the society or the world in general. Crammed up knowledge does not have the strength of standing up in front of everyday practicalities of life. It is imagination itself that triumphs at the end. So, let us all take a vow that we would not let the termites of dullness eat up the inherent art of imagination that the human mind possesses and continue with the plethora of inventive thoughts.
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