Self-taught is Best Taught

Points: ‘Education’ is not ‘literacy’ — We are taught at school hut we learn at home — Character is formed at home 

             By ‘education’ people usually mean the lessons caught in schools or colleges. Now-a-days school-going is almost compulsory for every child. But ‘education’ and ‘literacy’ arc not the same thing. Emperor Akhar was illiterate, he did not know how to read or write. But he was not uneducated. Take the example of Rabindranath Tagore. He did not have much of formal training in schools or colleges. But was he not one of the wisest and most educated among the Indians? He was not taught but self-taught.
             In fact, education is self-development. We become educated by what we learn and not by what we are taught. We are taught at school, but we learn a lot elsewhere. We learn most at home and best by ourselves. We learn to love and respect a home where our character is formed. Education at home is, therefore, as valuable as education in school.
             We can say that we have more of ‘learning’ in school, But we have more of ‘education’ at home. Learning refers to knowledge and skill. ‘Education’ refers to character and outlook. There is, of course, no opposition between the best result is obtained when we can combine both learning and education, school and home, knowledge and character. But even after all education in school, college or university, our whole life remains to be self-taught.

We Live in Deeds, Not in Years.

Points: Man is known by his work — Great men In different fields live in their undying fames —The quality of life depends on the quality of our performance.

             Man’s life is measured by his work. It is not the number of years a mart has lived which makes him adorable? Man is known by his good or had deeds. Flame, says the proverb, makes man immortal: Kirtir yasya sa jivati.
             A good man is one whose work is good. A man’s charitable work lives long after his death. Great men of old are remembered through centuries. A great inventor or scientist lives in our memory. A notorious man, too, lives in our memory. But he is remembered as a Satan or a tyrant. The social reformers are adored for their noble works. Iswarchundra Vidyasagar, for example is a household name. Poets anti artists, too, are cherished with love in the memory of mankind. We do not know much about the life of Kalidasa or Homer but their poetry has left them immortal. Raphael, Da Vinci, Picasso are great artists who still live in their works. Our great poets Valmiki and Rabindranath will live as long as the Himalayas exist.
             Life is short. We cannot hope to do everything we like in one life. So we have to put our mind to some chosen areas. It is the quality, not number, which is important. So whatever we perform we should perform well.