Education

Education, One of the most uttered words of today's world due to it's magical pull that can a drive a nation to it's peak point of development has many meanings in various contexts. Every literature has it's own meaning for this stupendous term. While some definitions are very practical there are some which are highly philosophical. No wonder, In spite of knowing, talking and discussing so much about this term "Education", when we are confronted with few questions like "Being a literate, would it mean a person to be educated?" or "A girl married at a tender age say 18 or so, is she missing education?" or "The children who roam on streets while they should have been in schools, are they really missing something?",And then, we usually get back to sit and think about what Education really is. And the schools out there, are they really imparting education? All my search told me that no one knows completely about this subject though there are people who have genuinely attempted to define it after learning the lessons of life. And here are the few best definitions about Education that I have found which almost answered my queries. Tried to write some commentary for these pieces, then rewritten them and finally deleted as the commentary is no match for these wonderful definitions.

1. Education is the ability to meet life’s situations. - Dr. John G. Hibben

2. Education is the ability to become self- dependent and then helping others. –unknown

3. The sole purpose of education is developing concentration- unknown. (Or) “The great aim of education is not knowledge but action” – Herbert Spencer.

4. Education that doesn’t build character isn’t education.- Unknown

5. (“What is uneducation?”) Those people who think only of themselves are hopelessly uneducated.- Dr Nicholas Murray Butler.

Relationships and Chemical Bondings!

I, sometimes, do not understand these physical and mental compositions of human beings. Are these compositions like chemical ones? Are we the same as a single oxygen atom cannot exist in the atmosphere? Do we need one more person to share life with, or to say, to become stable?

And then, the fundamental question that rotates in my head is, “Why should we marry or have a girlfriend?” Is it because it eases your thinking and calms down your mind? Say, If you are single, you talk inside your head, and what if you fall into a relationship? Do you start sharing all your thoughts with your mate, and is that sharing the thing that keeps you refreshed and relaxed? One of my colleagues, who is so worried when he is single, appears calm after calling his wife and talking with her for a few minutes. One of my friends who has been engaged recently seems so active these days that he has even started motivating me and others to do something new instead of wasting time on FB (horrible!). One more friend has already started gymnastics and swimming while he is still in the initial process of getting engaged. Well, they all are excited! Similar are a few more cases.

When I think about all this stuff, all that comes to mind is the chapter called Chemical Bonding from Chemistry. When the chemistry between you and that girl/guy works fine, you fall into a relationship. So, all the people who are into relationships, CHILL. And all the people who are still single like me, Double Chill. And all the people who are unmarried throughout life (there was one whom I met on a particular occasion) Triple Chill. Because all we’ve done in life is all we really wanted to do.

The only complaint about having a relationship that bothers me is, “Will these mood changes remain throughout life?” Although I have almost wiped off the habit of predicting the future, I think it’s always better to have a few self-help books on relationships to keep the PRESENT drifting with the same excitement.

But in the end, I return to my zero-level thinking and the same old question: “What is life?” Is it again the same growing up, finding a job, marrying a girl, having kids, and seeing them doing the same things? Or is it reading the same former sentence with lots of “Excitement!”? OR is this all some kind of NONSENSE? I do not know. My questions remain questions even after so many thoughts. But I thank you for reading this and would be delighted to see what you think about these things!