The roots of our society – The temple that
imparts educationसिर्फ हंगामा खड़ा करना मेरा मग्सद नही, पर यह 'सूरत' बदलनी चाहिए| मेरे सिनेमें नही तो तेरे सिनेमे सही, पर कहीं भी आग जलनी चाहए|
- सत्यमेव जयते
The roots of our society – The temple that
imparts education
Food is the sole requirement for
a person to thrive, along with air and water. But that particular survival is
something that is defined by Biology. It keeps the soul and the body together.
We respire, all the organs of the body function and co-ordinate to carry out
the most technical and sophisticated function. Food is a physical supplement
which nourishes the body and imparts energy. Water adds on to the nutrients
while air or oxygen simply contributes to the release of energy or to be more
technical – ‘Cellular Respiration’. When an organism carries out all of these
fundamental functions plus reproduction and response to the stimuli, it is
classified as a ‘living organism’ by science. But when talking from the point
of view of a ‘stupid common man’ can be this be called life? Nope, absolutely
no! Science and practical life are totally different, though they may seem
seamlessly connected!
Life is not just surviving
through the vivid conditions that one may face. Life is about dealing with
feelings, doing the appropriate and just things! It is about being truthful,
just, brave, fearless and the most important of all to “FLOW AWAY WITH THE
FLOW, BUT YET NOT!” The last line has to be emphasized. It is very important to
go with flow and adjust to the situations around us, but at the same time we
must also say that we should adjust only and only after giving it a
thought! We should not adjust to each
and every thing, as we come across many wrong and bad things! We must first
think rationally, examining and scrutinizing all of its angles and then think
of the action to be taken.
At the end of day, after a hectic
schedule when we lie down on our beds with our eyes tightly shut, a burst of
scenes, memories and thoughts splash upon that ‘inward eye’! We come across a
lot of things which make us proud of our country and make us feel complacent,
but at the same time we also experience that there are actually a lot more
hindrances that stop us from exploring our full potential! It seems to me that
we ignore those things and simply move on to continue and win the ‘race of
life’! We do not have the time to think over such issues, or simply we are just
moving away from facing ‘em!
The times demands ‘reflection’ form
us! We often say that the ministers are corrupt and the ministry is a flop
show! I’ve often come to across people who hate politics like anything and it
has become a craze of the 21st century people to insult it! But the
fact is that that out of a hundred people only 8-10 people might be actually
into it and may be giving the right opinion, others are just the blind
followers! The herds of sheep! What I believe is that these ministers have not
come from the sky that we are to blame them; they are simply the people amongst
us! Indeed they are the people whom we chosen to lead the country! We don’t
even have faith in our own choice and our minds are so veering that we do not
think the same after an hour! I many a times think that the problem is
at root level. The scam, corruption or any other social evil is just the
extensions of the unmonitored root level problems! So it is upon us to correct
the things from the bottom!
The root level is nothing but the
schools and the parental care! These are the things that shape the minds of any
individual and which gradually affects their overall life. This stage in the
life of any child is the most crucial stage. Even if there is a slightest
of deviation, it leads to complete reversal and disaster! According to
the sex ratios, there are 914 girls for every 1000 boys in India. That means
there are only 86 girls less for every 1000 boys, which is merely unobtrusive
difference when we are talking about thousands! But just look at it from a
wider angle, the population of India is 1,210,193,422!
Now
let’s just re-look at the difference when we talk about the over-all
population. There are 54,376,506 less females in comparison to males! Isn’t
this is difference so huge! Now it also means that there would be at least 5.5
crore men (around 50 million men!) who would find it difficult to find their
life partners! So from the above example it is evident that even a slight
deviation can become disastrous when we talk about the whole of the society!
Schools were considered to be temples
where ‘EDUCATION’ was imparted and the teachers were considered
to be one step higher than our 33 crore (According to the general word, there
are 330 million gods and goddesses in India!) immortal GODs! ‘Education is the
chief defense of a nation’! But as a matter of fact the root called Education
and Schools have started to decay! If the root of the tree is not strong enough
than sooner or later the tree topples off! The issue starts off at both the
ends, namely the Schools and the students.
Most of the students in the
schools do not come to study, they simply come to do ‘Time Pass’ as they put in
which is surely the indication of improper nourishment given by the elderly
class to which the children meet. Whenever we face a problem, it can never be
one-sided! There is always a bit of problem caused by both the parties! The
students on the other hand are no less! They are sometimes so violent and
destructive that we cannot even imagine! The students harm the school’s
properties, violate its norms and behave like uncivilized creatures! Abusing
teachers, parents and friends has become a trend of the new generation! Talking
in an obscene way is also a great concern! Today in the 21st century,
in the world of ‘The Survival of the Fittest’ just to survive, we all run like
mad people without thinking and realizing the true aim of life! The tuff
competition and the external world have left us completely lost and deviated
though we feel are on the ‘right track’! The parents, as they put in, ‘follow
their duty’ and have stuck in the intricate sphere of life! They work day and
night to earn a few bucks and lead a prosperous family! No doubt it is really remarkable
to do all such work! The fact is that, that in the process of living a
leisurely life, the parents many a times fail to give proper attention to
their children! Giving proper attention and nourishment is the greatest
of the achievements of the parents, as they will be the future citizens of the
nation and they will become the Parents! We have a saying in Gujarati, ‘Kuvama
Hoy to Haveda ma Ave ne’. It means that if the children aren’t nourished
properly than they wouldn’t be able to give proper nourishment to their
children and the cycle would continue endlessely! Ultimately we would stop with
nothing! It is the responsibility of the parents to understand their children
and guide them as necessary. It includes dealing with love and correcting every
mistake! No doubt the teachers have a vital role to play, but looking at the
situation today, it is moreover the parents who need to look into this matter!
Students often come down to damaging and
sometimes in severe cases stealing the school properties! Making mirth and
mischief during an ongoing class is something very common, or simply imperceptible
under large headings! Using abusive language and gestures is again widespread!
It is not limited to the students but is readily extended to teachers and
parents. Many people tend to call each other by spoiling their father’s name!
They come to school for ‘all other purposes except for studying’! Copying
during all sorts of tests and exams is prominent! As mentioned above, sometimes girls are also
dis-respected! They take pride in performing all such ‘arts’! Our school is
still very supportive and extends full support to us for doing all the remedial
actions, which we want to perform, but still we don’t have enough students to
make the school a better place to study! (I study in S.N.K) Many other schools
do not even extend support to the sincere students! Many schools just run on
the basis of a ‘Profit and loss statement’ where they work for money and not
for the betterment of the society! Most of the state board schools are such!
One of the main reasons behind them is that either they are not having enough
money, or they are greedy, or the staff is not willing! And of course the
students are like devils! Some sort of enforcement and awareness must
be brought in!!!
As a matter of fact there are many
schools across our country, which do not fulfill their purpose. For example the
Modi school (in Rajkot), has an annual fee of Rs. 40,000 while the receipt you
get is just of Rs. 4000! It is a plain cheating! Another school situated at
Jamnagar, the ‘Shri Satya Sai High School’ has a similar tale! Most of the students
studying here take admissions in the schools just because they want to appear
for the Board’s examination! They do not study there; the whole of the course
is covered in the tuitions! The reasons may be inadequate resources or simply
the malfunctioning of the school! Isn’t all these situations alarming??? When
such rubbish is done on the name of education we cannot feel, but pity! We
have to collectively take some steps on such issues! Things must not go like
the way they are going right now!!!
Recently when the results of the
12th standard were declared, many students failed in ‘Computers’
just because there was a fatal error in the Question Paper and the OMR sheet!
The question paper and the OMR sheet did not match! All the diligent stars of
Surat got depressed after seeing such results! When the parents and the
students went to the higher authorities, they said that they were helpless!
Indeed if the higher authorities do not do anything, than who is to be caught
responsible? After all it is the future
of those students with whom these people are meddling! When it is known to the
people that it is fault of the board, why isn’t anything done? Many things like
this happen day after day and we do nothing!!! We must all raise our voice
against such issues!
All in all to conclude, I have no
option, but be silent! Silence has the invincible power to win people! I would
just like to say that it is we the people who have the ultimate power to
change. It is upon us to decide whether we wanna change or not! And if each one
us vows today to change himself and change whatever he can than the change will
not be unseen in short periods of time! Our mind is a remarkable machine that
never stops throughout the life. So today, let’s use it for some good cause! It must not surprise us that it is we the students who can bring about 90% of the change ! Parents, teachers and other elders are simply to guide us but it is we who can bring all the change, even though it may not be directly related to us! Let’s all join our hands, rise up and be the change makers! We can do it!
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