Learning happens outside the classroom...

This is the college admission time. Many people are posting videos that are a perfect representation of #youngistan, young in nature, showing a positive mind, creating opportunities, a perfect win-win condition for many youngsters and you. I appreciate that because of the way the presenters presented themselves - the charm of a really good presenter to explain a subject.

Now let me explain why I am trying to reach out to you through this message.

have you ever wondered, about the kinds of learning that one can achieve outside the university campus?

let me tell you. real learning happens not inside a classroom. but outside.

for example, you will know about a country not by watching the TV news, social websites, or all such things that came out from the educated mind to educate others.

but by mixing with people on the roadside, in the dhaba, at the tea stall, or in the vegetable market, or by speaking to the delivery boy of some of the so-called internet companies.

let me tell you how it can enrich a person.

yesterday morning I went to the local market.

As I voluntarily spoke with the people on the road and common people, the first shopkeeper started telling me that he had a gym friend whose name is also the same as my name. but he is very junior and still look up to him, a 55+ plus guy for some tips.

He continued about the health hazards of modern kids because of the virtual world and how to overcome it

I told him about a great person in my name who was the first recipient of Param Vir Chakra - the great Somnath Sharma. Read about him here…

Then the talk continued and we spoke about how we lost the real power of #bharat by glamorizing #ahimsa of #bapuji as a strength instead of a weakness.

and then it came to the Russia-Ukraine war and the resistance of Ukraine as a natural phenomenon of humanity.

and then I added about the great Second World War and the similar resistance by the Red Army of Russia in the war of Belgrade with just bayonets in each and every staircase and why it was an important lesson for war pundits about not to undermine the basic human nature of resistance only by means of mental strength which defy any possible logic.

I told him this is what you can say as godly power, which defies any logic from so-called human intelligence.

and so when you find a naked #rishi or #yogi in the freezing cold of #himalaya doing yoga as if it's such a natural condition, normal people can't explain it and hence many such people are called as #zany or #crazy by our society.

for the #universe, when you see #Einstein getting down from a train at some uncanny station, naturally normal people would have marked him as #mad had he not become famous before showing such behavior.

The next person in the conversation was an old lady in a fruit shop selling fruits. As I started my conversation with her, she gradually opened up after narrating the poor health of her husband and why she is worried about her only son, a 35-year-old family man who is a car mechanic by profession. She explained, that as the price of fuel is rising and because people are not using cars as they used to before corona hit mankind, her son is not getting much income to sustain his family. But she was very expressive when she explained that learning the skill is the only important aspect of a human being, and thanks to the almighty that her son was able to pick up this knowledge of car mechanics by his sheer willpower, you will get the vibe of what common people of #bharat actually wants.

My third lady in the conversation was a sabjiwali, who discussed the daily routine of waking up at 3:00 a.m., reaching the wholesale market vegetable and buying it and then loading it on a mini truck, arriving at the market at 7:00 a.m., and then getting ready for the sale till 1:00 pm and then returning home, far away from the vegetable market and then taking care of her family members. I told her about another such vegetable vendor who used to do double shifts, the morning as a vegetable vendor and the second shift as a rickshaw puller and he proudly admitted that his monthly average income is around 40 to 50 thousand Indian rupees. Then I said to her,” Do you know how much the so-called software engineers from the so-called educated families of #kolaka earn - on an average rs. 20000 per month and mostly writing documentation, and may do a little bit of bug fixing and then return home pretty late with the tension of going back to the office next day without any clue or purpose.” But all of them never miss a chance to flaunt their glossy credit card, or debit cards, a little outing for English breakfast at Park Street, and of course, sharing photos of the plates of the restaurant everywhere on the #internet showing the #fake version of themselves.

Now you all understand why living a life with a purpose is more important than anything else.

so you see, just a few minutes of open talk will enable a student to learn about so many aspects of life which will never be possible inside the classroom.

Now if we talk about professional knowledge, let me tell you, whatever software I have learned is because of my own perseverance and interests - despite the difficult circumstances and of course not with the help of any college professor.

We all should know that the way a man learns engineering is not exactly the way he practices engineering.

so we must cut the waste of time learning it, and use it to practice it.

that's why we, the people of #Bharat will have to change our understanding of real education...

The difference between education, degree, and wisdom…

Real education happens outside the classroom when somebody finds out the purpose of his existence

then nobody has to drive that person.

His #lordshiva or inner conscience will take care of his life