Friday, November 1, 2013

FRIENDS


Friends are precious

I came across a moment when I realize how wonderful and lovely friends I got. I have learned things from my friends; things which can neither be explained nor can be mentioned in few literature words. They taught me to live with pride. They taught me to live each moment, they taught me hard work, they taught me kindness, they taught me to love each other, they taught me to share things, they taught me modern living, taught me high thinking, taught me to respect parents I thank god for giving me such precious and wonderful friends.

I write this article today because I recall something one of my friends told me. I am moved by the saying he told me from "Shree Bhagavad Gita". I have never red it but when my friend told me one of the main essence of "Shree Bhagavad Gita" I was greatly convinced and influenced by the line. There is this saying in "Shree Bhagavad Gita" that Kismat se jyada aur mehnat se kam kisi ko nahe milta it means nobody gets more than his fate and less than his work”. This can be explained by an example a rickshaw driver spent more energy than an employee at an IT firm but still he earns less than him and the reason is his fate.

The above line has a practical meaning and it is not just a mere saying. One can observe and look for it around oneself. But this doesn't mean one should stop hard working or wait for one's lucky dies roll a full house.

It means if you are blessed than use it for best, make full use of your earnings , understand the value of money , understand the value of time , live each moment , share your happiness, listen others sorrow, help needy and poor, try not to sympathize but empathize. God has blessed you so you deserve to live your life but it doesn't mean you neglect society. One should be aware and helpful for the society. I will now pray to god that he give me strength to follow all above and make me contribute to society.

PRACTICAL EDUCATION


EDUCATION SHOULD BE MORE PRACTICAL

2+2=4, 2*3=6 these are the basic problems which always have same output whatever the standard of a student is. Almost everyone knows the output value but the basic concept involved behind it is known to those above 2nd or 3rd standard. The reason being the way the input or data is taken into account. For e.g take an operation 103. Now as according to our mind set it will give an output 1000, but the reason behind it or the operations involved in between were not considered since when we see the question it was so familiar and easily interpret that our mind gave response in a nanosecond. But when the problem become complex or in the same question above numerical value of the question gets changed we take more time to find the solution and some people might get stuck I the calculation, the reason being that the basic operations involved in between are known to few.

Now the above problem can be broken into two parts. For 103 we may write as 10*10*10, now it means 10*10(1st operation) or adding 10 ten times which would give 100 then the problem becomes 100*10, means 100 is to be added 10 times which gives the output 1000(2nd operation).

By the above example the thought I want to project is that if things are done practically they are clearer and useful. But the present education in India is not based on proofs and concepts, instead it focus on theoretical knowledge. Practical education should be the main preference of any education system. The main reason students didn’t enjoy the subjects is that they are loaded with lot of theoretical matter and their proofs are not made clear to them. If any topic is explained with practical usage and proof then it would be firmly cemented in a student’s brain, which would finally lead a student to bring out new thoughts and thus many new useful results can be generated
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 Einstein was not born with theories of space and time, neither he had any special abilities, what the great man did is followed his vision and understand the basics and concepts well. MIT is a very good example of an institute which foster practical knowledge along with theoretical concepts, classrooms are so designed that theories and results are explained through live demonstrations. Such enthusiastic environment is necessary for good results. Thus conclusion is more attention is needed by Indian government and private organizations to develop and modernize the classrooms environment to make it more practical and informative.