Are we educated?

In the oxford dictionary,the term "Education" is defined as the process of teaching and learning.It is a combination of giving intellectual and moral instructions to the learner,the former concerned with the development of one's powers,the power of reasoning and understanding objectively,while the latter develops the learner's ability to recognize and differentiate between right and wrong and setting the standards of good behaviour.Thus the teacher's role is to judge the mental constitution of the learner,make him willing to learn and appreciate good things,get him to excercise his reasoning and understanding capabilities and simultaneously teaching him to follow the path of moral conduct.

So,are we educated?Do we have that knowledge and intellectual ability as described above?Do we always follow the path of moral conduct?On honest reflection,the answer is often negative,particularly for the last mentioned sentence of inquiry.But why is it so?We at school are taught what makes us literate;we develop the ability to read and write,what differentiates us from from animals,to understand the basics of various subjects and to communicate better than illiterates.We pursue a course which is in fashion,which provides us with the maximum amount of medium of exchange,which will earn us position and power,which will get us respect,although superficial,which will enable us to own a luxurious car,a non-living entity and a flamboyant house,not home though.Consequently we start to think about none but ourselves and our family,to love and bow before money and it our mearusing rod of success

Now then,who are literates and who are the educated?This is not too difficult to answer as most of us belong to the former group,that is,we are merely literates,semi-educated or more aptly pseudo educated beings who have forgot what being human is.We study sciences,know the factual part but don't realise their importance or know their applications.We cram history but are unaware of its significance and what we,at present,can learn form it.We don't realise that history brings us experience.We study economics,not because it is a study of scarcity of resources,but because we get to serve the capitalists on a fat pay-packet in their pusuit of money,thereby directing the resources from those who already have it in rather sample amount to those having in ample amount.

Indeed,we can't be educated.What do we do when we see the administration of the city not executing their duties?What do we do when we see democracy turning into autocracy?How do we react when we are informed of the country being the fastest growing economy when we don't see any perceptable difference in the lives of people,most being forced to live on paltry resources.How much do we give a beggar who comes to us in a rags,hungry and feeble?And contrarily how much and what all do we offer to God on religious reasons?Veritably,we need to reconsider our educated status.