Education is the only way to protect and uplift the middle class. If you study well, even tutoring can help you get by.
Those who treat the world like a football—neglecting their studies, skipping exams, or never setting foot in the library—wait and see them in fifteen years. The world will turn them into that football. It will reach out to them for help, ask for charity, and beg for mercy.
By education, I don’t mean just books, schools, or collecting certificates. We need to focus on gaining skills. The future of the world will be skill-based. To secure your life and livelihood, you must become proficient in one or more fields. If students waste their days in endless celebrations instead of studying, they will only end up regretting it. Unless you are a child of a Tata or Birla (rich industrial families), you must seriously commit to your education.
Recently, I read a line from a piece by Gultekin Khan that struck me deeply:
“No matter how many storms come in life, you must finish your studies.”
This line captured my heart and has kept me thinking all day.
Young people across the world overcome countless obstacles to pursue education at home and abroad. Yet, here in Canada—and in many parts of the world including Bangladesh—educational opportunities are almost at everyone’s doorstep. Although public services may have some limitations, schools, teachers, and educational resources are largely available.
The sad truth is the lack of interest among students. Parents have to constantly supervise, and teachers must frequently check in, yet many students do not focus on their studies. In fact, many Canadian students actively participate in community work, sports, and arts, but still, a strong emphasis on academic diligence is needed for future success.
Public libraries in cities often struggle with low readership. Students rarely pick up novels or other enriching books beyond their textbooks and guides. This pattern is common across many communities. Attendance in classes is low, passing exams without genuine effort is tough, and doing homework sometimes makes students view teachers as adversaries.
Some students turn to private tutors when urged by parents. The reality is, without consistent motivation from family, most kids don’t study seriously. Only a few who have supportive and vigilant parents excel. The rest pursue education merely as a certificate-collecting exercise. Such superficial learning holds a nation back for decades.
A son with a master’s degree certificate will still not be suited for manual labor or get a working visa abroad if he lacks practical skills. This contributes to millions of unemployed graduates across the world, including here in Canada.
Daughters who have completed honors and master’s degrees still face challenges finding suitable partners, increasing anxiety for parents.
Those who are currently wasting time on empty academics fail to realize the hardship ahead. Without genuine learning, certificates become burdensome.
So, to rise from the middle class, skill-based education is essential. Education has intrinsic value. Even if destruction comes later, if it follows the path of the educated, it sets a societal example.
I repeat: focus on your studies. Strive to surpass yourself every day. Education has never denied anyone their rightful place. Without good education, the world will shame you.
Without digital literacy, you will fall behind daily. Books show the way to self-discovery and identity. Those who encourage you to learn something new every day might sound harsh now, but you will regret ignoring them later.
Invest just a few years in acquiring knowledge, and you will enjoy a lifetime of happiness. Knowledge lights a path beyond all barriers. The knowledgeable and the uneducated are never equals.
An uneducated person who acquires wealth risks losing it all. If wealth is not spent wisely, destruction is inevitable.
That is why educated people, even with limited resources, can ensure balanced distribution and peace. Uneducated wealthy people are often unhappy.
Students, study, study, and study. Dedicate at least ten years with discipline and focus to education’s ‘mantra’—and you will reap the rewards for the remaining seventy years. Leave a legacy of golden days.
You cannot bring light to others while you remain in darkness. Yet, everyone had the chance to shine like a bright star in the sky.
Education presented that opportunity to all. Some reached out and took it; others turned away. Learn from history who won and who lost.
Those who stray today can begin change tomorrow. Education always offers a second chance if you are willing to focus.
Education is the path of light. Walk alongside it and you can become a shining star. The best time to build yourself is now—today. Delay means falling behind.
Read, learn, become knowledgeable—because searching for light in darkness is just an illusion.
