Of studies

Central Argument: Studies are important because we can apply them in real life.

Ever since the Enlightenment, men began to reason and pursue education. Now education is one of the essential parts in the world we live in today. Emphasis on the importance of education can be seen again in Of Studies as Francis Bacon argues that studies can be applied in real life. However, this can be true only if we pursue proper and appropriate education.

Today, students cannot be satisfied with what they are getting. They must get higher and higher test scores and get in to better and better universities. In order to make the dream come true, many students choose to copy and cheat instead of studying harder. Therefore, high test scores mean nothing unless it reflects student who are better problem solver and elite university students mean nothing unless they reflect their true knowledge in life.

 Train to Pakistan by Kushwant Singh is an example that shows that education is not everything. Juggut Singh who were not educated and caused many trouble in his village actually contributed better than Iqbal who were educated and had better knowledge than Juggut Singh. Although Juggut Singh was not educated, he could do something for his village. During the partition of India, there was mass immigration from Mano Majra, a village where Juggut Singh lived. When Juggut Singh found out that Sikhs who were moving to Pakistan were in trouble, he stood up to help them. He actually went to the railway where there were traps to crash train, make people fall from train and die. He removed all traps so that trains could safely pass through. Meanwhile, despite the fact that Iqbal knew about his, he did not do anything to help them; he just sat down and did nothing. This clearly shows that there is something more important than education – that is a will to sacrifice for others.

If one purse education only to benefit oneself only, then there is no point of applying one’s knowledge in real life. It will just make the world even worse because that person will use his knowledge to benefit himself only; he will only focus and think what can he do to make his life better. Therefore, whether “reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man” or not, we should really think deeply the reason we are pursuing education.