EDUCATION-VALUE TO LIFE

摘要

As a student of one of the institutions of the Ramakrishna Mission, I used to pass by a full-sized photograph of Swami Vivekananda at the entrance of our hostel adorned with his immortal words, "Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man." Our superintendent of the hostel, also a Swami, emphasised the words 'already in man' as a way of instilling a sense of confidence that each of us can reach perfection by perseverance because all of us have the potential to achieve it. And by 'perfection' he meant an all-round development in studies, sports, arts and crafts, and most importantly, in character an all-embracing quality that includes honesty, integrity, and sincerity.