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WORDS IN THE BLUE

The battle for human survival begins with our mindset. Our mindset determines to a large extent, the words we speak,the manner at which we use them, as well as the actions we take. Our everyday activities are a reflection of what goes on in our minds. Therefore, our perception of life, our opinions on issues, our ability to be outspoken or our decision to conceal our feelings, emotions, ideas, etc, even to the detriment of a greater good, are being influenced by its state and this in turn goes a long way in shaping our psychological disposition and life.
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WORDS IN THE BLUE; EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OPINION

‘Education’ is a concept which is not very close to the ground. By this, it is not a concept like ‘red’ which picks out a simple quality, like ‘horse’ which picks out an object, or like ‘running’ or ‘smiling’ which pick out observable occurrences. We do not ask ‘Are you instructing him in algebra or are you educating him in algebra?’ as if these were two alternative processes. But we might ask ‘Are you educating him by instructing him in algebra?’ ‘Education’, in other words refers to no particular process; rather it encapsulates criteria to which any one of a family of processes must conform. In this respect it is rather like ‘reform’. ‘Reform’ picks out no particular process. People can be reformed, perhaps, by preventive detention, by reading the Bible, or by the devotion of a loving wife. In a similar way people can be educated by reading books, by exploring their environment, by travel and conversation—even by talk and chalk in a classroom. The concepts of ‘reform’ and ‘education
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