Passage 20

In English

In the olden days, when were being taught to the students by the teachers, after they had completed their studies and the students were about to be sent to their homes, the teachers used to bless them. They never blessed them in terms such as, “you live long, you have plenty of wealth, you have plenty of prosperity,” and so on. That was not the kind of blessing the gave when the student was sent home after completing the study of . The blessing they gave consisted of only two injunctions: one was - speak the truth - the second was - conduct yourself according to the righteous principles. But today, teachers, after completing imparting education to their students, bless them by calling upon them not to forget to send them presents and so on.