In English
Today we regard education as just that which we learn in a school or a college or a university. No, this is not right. The entire universe is a place of education for us. Whether it is a workman, or an agriculturist, or a businessman, there are so many things that he has to learn in this world. In fact, every moment in this world we are learning so many things irrespective of what our profession is. In fact, in our lives that kind of education which goes under the name of general knowledge is very essential. Here is a small example. Let us take the case of a student who has taken an M.A. degree and marries a girl who has taken a B.A. degree. In due course, they have a son. If this son gets a cold or a fever, they will be in a terrible confusion not knowing what to do. They will take the son and run to a hospital. If you have not got the courage and the capacity to handle a situation in which your child gets sick, what is the use of an M.A. degree or the B.A. degree that you acquire. The meaning of this is that in your daily life, if you want to meet a situation and face it, you do not have to take an M.B.B.S. degree; but you have to acquire general knowledge in addition to the knowledge in your own subject. The very first thing that the student has to understand is what is essential for him in his daily life. Let us ask ourselves a question. If we want to acquire a B.A. degree, we can purchase text books, read in our house and pass the examination. For this, why should we go to a college? By going to a college, you have the company of students of different types, we have different attitudes; and by being with them, you get the necessary discipline by which you can face and find solutions to situations which you might face. While you will get a pass by getting marks in subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Zoology or Botany, there is something else which constitutes the basis of all these subjects and that basis is discipline. If you do not get the necessary qualifications in this broad subject, there is no use of getting marks in a specialised subject. Our students should take care of this aspect. It does not matter even if you do not get marks, but you should have the proper discipline and see that you do not earn remarks. You should make an attempt to respect your teachers. You should make an attempt to satisfy your teachers by your behaviour and conduct.