Education

Education does not begin when one opens a book; nor does it end when one closes a book. Education is not gained simply because one enters a school or university; nor is it lost because one does not enter such an institution. Education is not mere academic instruction; it is instead the development of one's social, emotional, physical and cultural maturity so that one is fit enough and efficient enough to answer questions asked by the world's biggest governor and examining board: LIFE.

For, if education meant going to school, man would not have discovered fire, he would not have invented the wheel,he never would have dabbled in farming; one generation would not have passed on its collective ethos to another and, most importantly, we would not be enjoying the lifestyles that we have become so accustomed to today.

(Inspired by a thread of conversation I happened to read on Facebook last night.)