The Real Purpose of Education

There is no moment when the Universe fails to inspire us. There are indeed great lessons in the radiation of sun, serenity of moon, turns of days and nights, music of flowing rivers, awe of mountains, depths of oceans, fragrance of flowers, flight of birds and the mesmerizing greenery of the vegetation. They all combine to become a grand natural design and exist in a tremendous harmony. Each one is unique and inevitable to this larger design. This design is in a way preaching a lesson that there is a purpose to our life. No matter how wonderful or beautiful they are but they never fail to perform their duties and go on incessantly about their jobs. This amazing collage thus teaches us a lesson in humility. The sheer grandiose of the universe may leave us with a feeling of insignificance about ourselves but a mere look at our own selves changes everything. The body which we carry is an ultra-complex unit formed of millions of neurons, billions of cells and is full of vitality. The human beings are easily the most beautiful creation of the nature blessed with intellect and power to choose. A look at ourselves gives us strength and hope to discover the truth of nature and life. With this humility and strength we need to find a meaning to our lives. Education is essentially this process of discovering the meaning to our existence. Are we on this beautiful earth just to accumulate material comforts or is it something more than that? Is education all about acquiring degrees and building great careers? The answers lie in knowing the real purpose of the education. The real purpose of education is therefore to liberate us from the petty ambitions and to prepare us for various roles in our lives. Education is to identify our creator and the nature. Education is to realize our responsibilities to our fellow human beings, to our society and to our environment. Education is to develop compassion not just to our near and dear ones but to the entire mankind and further to the universe itself. Education is about propelling our strengths and imaginations to do a larger good. Let us all pray to the Almighty to bless us with the real understanding of the education. Let us all wish that with this knowledge we make a world around us full of love, joy, peace and tranquility.