Mahavira Jain Vidyalaya Rajat Jayanti Mahotsava

SR No.: 011563
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Mumbai
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Vidyalay
Publication Year: 1940
Total Pages: 326
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Smruti_Granth
File Size: 14 MB

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MOHANLAL M. DESAI
[M. J. V. SILVER JUBILEE ).
less, so far as the national salvation was concerned. In the words of Sir S. Radhakrishnan, our education has not freed us from intellectual bondage, our rationality is pretence, and that we use our reason to bolster up our instincts. After an experiment of several decades, we begin to realise that this crammed education results in the mass production of clerks, professionals or men with decorative degrees. To what extent do these people help in the regeneration of the country? What is their substantial contribution to the wealth of their country? I am afraid that their basic contribution is practically nil. Their system of education is faulty and they are without a culture.
And where is culture ? A young man though well educated in its broadest sense, but lacking in culture is of no use. Culture is the finest mental equipment, the correct mode of living in the society. It cannot be had in the pages of a book. It cannot be learnt in a day. It is by a continuous process of acquisition and adaptability that the best elements in life are brought out at the greatest advantage.
And add to this a lew more atoms of equipment. They are Action, Duty and Sacrifice. None of them can be missed. They are the fundamentals. which will be found in all the religions. They are the foundation stones on which the character of a youth has to be built. Put them together, and we will have the finest specimen of our youths.
What do we expect of our youths? We want them to be manly, courageous, enterprising -- true patriots. They have not to live like mere animals, . toiling, eating, drinking, and dragging their life day in and day out. They have a career. But they have to be selfless, a vital element in the healthy contribution of the country. Each nation depends upon its youth for its success. And why not we? No youth is the sole monopoly of his family. The country has a claim on him-claim on his services too. The claim cannot be ignored. Build up your character, be a useful citizen, and play your part well however humble your sphere in life. Live as an Indian, for the Indians, and with the Indians, and say Hail to the Motherland!