Mahatma Gandhi once said that education which only awakens the mind of a person but does not touches the soul of a person is worthless because it creates a person without a heart ,a person without feeling ,a person who knows everything but can’t use it for human welfare.
My dear friends,Learning is not merely a cognitive experience but has a deeper meaning.Educating only mind means we are only able to develop cognition.But educating the heart signifies developing compassion,empathy,love,respect for diversity and human dignity,morality,societal values,ethics, appreciating the inner beauty and much more!
Most of the education we are taught has all to do with our head.Its about learning and understanding facts and logics of History,maths,Science etc and being able to answer the questions in question paper .Where is the place of heart in all this ?We are not taught much about how to identify and manage our emotions or feelings,how to recognize them when they arose and navigate your way through them.
Navigating in our inner landscape is not something taught in School.It should be!!One must observe how a person they look up to deals with life and the troubles it throws their way.
Purpose of higher education must emphasize on holistic development of individual meaning all round development including physical,social,emotional ,creative, artistic,intellectual and spiritual potentials.
Developing cognition only will lead at best of making human robotics,not human beings!!
Writing From The Heart 