Does Education Fulfill Needs?

The title may seem to project that education hasare divided.
doubtful results. Actually this is not my intention. I justThe second experience I am writing on is totally
want to say that education in its present form leavesdifferent and happened when I was studying a
a lot that is necessary. The system has to slow downprofessional course called Associate Company
and not dump humans with theories one after theSecretary. One would think the professionals were
other. It is necessary for the ones formulating themore refined than school teachers but I experienced
system to understand that all humans are uniqueragging from the students and bad behaviour from a
though their needs for truth, peace and safety are thefaculty. Some students informed me that the faculty
same and education should be built around these basichad complained about me at the institute and no one
needs. At least one subject should be exclusively forbothered me about it. I had to complain on some
these basic needs and it should be a detailed andstudents who were direct in their ragging. The institute
important subject that is ranked at par with the others.informed the concerned students and made the
It is with fond memories that I look back on my schoolrectifications but it did not do the same when the
days. One of my strong experiences, which I have notfaculty complained about me. I was never given the
written down to remember, was the time I spent in myright to information and this illegal discrimination by the
Yoga class. Yoga had nothing to do with my ordinaryvery educated has been the cause of many incidents
school syllabus. During the Savasanna pose - thein my life. Both my personal experiences show how
importance of this pose cannot be written, it has to beeducation is very far from what is peaceful, safe, true,
felt - my eyes dwelt on a patch of the sky outside thejust and legal.
window above the Grotto that was built in the school.Education should be based on the permanency of the
The Grotto had a very compelling influence on me andneeds of all humans. These needs can be
I realised that all God is one. I enjoyed going to schoolimplemented only by a law based on truth and not by
and looked forward to the yoga and Grottoany government that is too busy proving it is better
experience. None of the subjects were as importantthan the previous. The use of education should fulfill the
as the peace I felt during these yoga classes. Theneeds of all because no human can compromise on
peace I gathered at that time has stayed with me andpeace, truth, safety and legality. This compromise is the
no one can research this peace nor study it, as it canreason for discontentment today. All are equal in God's
only be felt. This peace has taught me the biggesteyes and it is supposed to be the same in the eyes of
lesson - that all God is one and it is only humans whothe law too.