Passage 24

In English

It means craving for the supposedly good things that are available in the external world, the sort of things that the birds and the beasts go after. Is it for seeking these that one goes through school and college? Does one have to work so hard to attain these? Our ancients recognised the futility of such pursuits and instead directed their attention to more purposeful goals. Modern educational system has totally inverted the priorities. What our ancients shunned, has now become priority number one. Such is the perversion of today’s education!