Passage 2

In English

Greatness of culture

in ancient times lived a life of morality and integrity and enjoyed peace and happiness. Students today, disregarding morality and their obligations to society, go astray and ruin their lives. have forgotten the essentials of their culture, based on morality and integrity. They cast away their great scriptural texts as trash. Western nations took these, learnt the profound truths contained in them and developed their technical and military skills and sought to give them back to . The weapons developed in Germany were based on the texts of the . today are cultivating a passion for exotic things, ignoring what is good in their own heritage. Students should strive to understand what is great in their own culture and heritage. Ignoring their own cultural greatness, are going abroad to earn money as an end in. itself. No doubt money is necessary, but, is it necessary to go abroad for this purpose? This cannot be the true aim of education. Students should recognise the truth of the saying, "The mother and the Motherland are greater than heaven itself." One who does not believe in this cannot be called a truly educated person. Making use of the education acquired by you, you should serve your country in such a way that it stands out as an example to the world. What perversity is it to neglect one's own house and try to beautify your neigbour's house? Students today are losing their love for the Motherland. The man who cannot proclaim that "This is my native land, this is my mother tongue," is a living corpse. He is no human being at all. People are giving up love for the Motherland and fostering greed for money.