Hello Hive Learning Community! Welcome to my blog. Education is the backbone to develop a country. Without it, we can't flourish in this world. It is the main reason that developed countries have a higher literacy rate than developing countries. It indeed plays a big role in constructing a better society and a better country. Being a Muslim, I have strong faith in the following words by the Last Holy Prophet Muhammad SAW:
"Seek Knowledge from the Cradle to the Grave"
Without knowledge, we can't even recognise our God. Knowledge opens the doors to new discoveries and helps us build a better humanity.
Knowledge Vs Betterment
Once my Grandfather said to me, "Aslam, you must marry an educated girl instead of an uneducated girl." At that time I was surprised by the advice. Now, when he is not with us, his words prove to be supercool. An educated woman can give rise to an educated society, and an educated society will give rise to an educated country. Now it is clear that education is a basic need for every individual.
Now come to the main question, Can Literacy play a role in the betterment of people?. Surely it does. When we are educated, we make ourselves aware of many aspects of Humanity. But being educated is not enough. We need to implement what we have learned that can make a difference. Allah says in the Holy Qur'an,
"People who know and People who don't know, surely can't be equal"
Educated people have priority over uneducated people, but it doesn't mean they must be better people. Education gives us direction. We have to follow it to be successful. It didn't promise our betterment. Our betterment depends on our attitude and way of dealing with people. In Pakistan, it is a funny but true line about educated people.
"People who are educated but not implement are more like donkeys loaded with books"
We should seek Knowledge that will be our priority but we should also implement it. We should practise what we have learned about humanity. If someone is doing something wrong in front of us, we should make it correct if we have the power; otherwise, we can say it's bad or feel bad about it in our heart. Wrong can't be right or right can't be wrong, even if the culprits are educated or uneducated. Betterment depends on the system of Law and order. We should educate our people 1st then we should raise them based on Justice and Equality.
Final Thoughts
We all learn throughout our whole lives. The process of learning never completes until we die. We learn, we practice and we implement. By getting an education, we should try to implement it in our personalities. I have witnessed many educated people who are educated but cruel. Their level of understanding of humanity is zero. We must learn about Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, etc.. We also learn about humanity. It will make us better and better human beings. In Universities, Colleges, and schools, students get education about English, Science, and Computer, but sadly, they don't get education about Humanity. Humanity learning should be our top priority. If we are not educated about Humanity, we can't turn ourselves into better humans.
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