Guest guest Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Thus Spake The Lord Life has to be an incessant process of repair and reconstruction, of discarding evil and developing goodness. Paddy grains have to discard the husk in order to become consumable rice. Cotton has to be reformed as yarn to become wearable cloth. Gold nuggets have to undergo the crucible and get rid of alloys. Man, too, must purify his instincts, impulses, passions, emotions and desires so that he can progress by good thoughts, words and deeds. The individual is valued only on the basis of the level of transformation he has attained. Unless knowledge is transformed into wisdom, and wisdom is expressed in character, education is a wasteful process. If education confers this gift of transformation, then surely life will become peaceful, happy, and full of mutual help and cooperation. But the aim of education today has degenerated into the acquisition of certain skills and intellectual tricks. It provides the educated with food, clothing and shelter and considers that its task is over with that achievement. Education should inculcate in students self-reliance and self-confidence. The first thing in life is self-reliance, second is self-confidence, third is self-sacrifice, fourth is self-realization. With self-realization life finds its final fulfillment. Education should bring about this transformation leading one to self-realization. Reference: BA-BSSSB; Nov.22, 1982-Nov. 22, 1996, P. 65. Sathya Sai Speaks; Vol. XIV, P. 76-77. BA-BSSSB; Nov.22, 1982-Nov. 22, 1996, P. 134. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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