Basically in life we are always in the framework of a is a classroom and you never cease to be a student. The moment we cease to be a student we become deadwood. So the first lesson for all students in life is how to be a good student. And that is the first lesson to be taught to all students from Kindergarten. And the lesson has to be remembered and recalled by the student throughout his/her life.
How can a student be good or even the best student? Let's look at the knowledge understanding-attitude-approach chain. Knowledge comes as the first thing. Gaining knowledge is the primary focus of an education. Knowledge meteor phases into wisdom in the form of understanding- attitude-approach. So getting knowledge first should be the first and foremost activity of every student.
However, knowledge doesn’t favor all. It comes only to those who have curiosity which is the mother of knowledge. It is one of the greatest virtues.
What do all science, discovery, and invention owe their origin to?
The answer to it is Curiosity.
What made Albert Einstein the greatest of all scientists? It's his attitude of curiosity. Those without curiosity are “knowledge-challenged”. So cultivate curiosity, for curiosity cultivates knowledge.
In the context of curiosity I will cite an incident as an example, Isaac Asimov, the renowned science fiction writer says, “My father taught me all that I have today. How? He taught me curiosity, and with that, I learned all I have”. Once the headteacher of my school summoned me and gave me a dressing down: Your son has fared awfully badly in math’s this time !” I taught my son maths at home. Not for long, only for a short while. Next time he became the topper and also, maths became his first love. What was the magic? I taught him maths. But not just math’s but curiosity as well, which I learned from my father.
According to the changing, the present system of education students can’t expect curiosity to be taught. So students must teach themselves curiosity. Don’t just exam lessons. Cultivate towards what you learn. However, the lesson of developing the attitude of curiosity can be taught by dedicated teachers, mentors, and guides. Anything can be the subject of your curiosity- grammar, maths, even morals.
Convert everything into curiosity. What is it about? What is it for? How does it Work? How does it fit in with my life? If we have curiosity, nothing is dull or thought. An average student usually has Arithmophobia. Mathematics is usually the beet noire for an average student. However, mathematics is the most interesting of all subjects in the world –if only you are curious. If you are dull in mathematics, it means your teacher has failed in cultivating curiosity in you. Don’t wait for the teacher. Teach yourself-curiosity. Start looking at things with curious eyes. Sit for a while in the class to find the greatest of all teachers and of all times and listen: “Shraddhavan labhate jnanam”.
Attention is the sharp edge of curiosity. In the Upanishad, the guru tells his student “Sharavat thanmayo bhavetbe” which means to be like an arrow set on its aim. To be an arrow set on its aim, you should have no diversions. And to have no diversions we should have our senses in control. So Shri Krishna adds; “Tataarah samyatenriyah”. Have no diversions and have your senses in control. Curiosity can lead to bad things also.
So Krishna asks us to know what is day and what is night, in which to wake up and in which to sleep, when to open your eyes and when to shut them. The Bhagavad Gita is a guide on how to be an Arrow of Attention.
Subroneel Saha is high in life. He enjoys life and believes to savour everything by doing along the path with passion, which he considers to be the most important part of the experience. He is a prolific writer on history, mythology, sacred lore, legends, folklore, fables and parables, and for challenging willful misinterpretations of ancient Indian and world scriptures, stories, symbols, and rituals. He intents to break the dogma and reveal the intentional part of every myth and the story, with the relevance with business, management, social life, student life.
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