EDUCATION IS THE BEST PROVISION FOR THE JOURNEY TO OLD AGE

Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher, is a man whose aphorisms are often quoted across several academic disciplines.The topic above is perhaps,one of the most famous quotations credited to him.During the time of Aristotle,many people had not realized the value of education.Therefore,it would not have been out of place to hear people debate the authenticity of the statement above.However,today,thousands of years later, it is suprising that a lot of people still doubt the truth of that assertion.

Many illiterates argue that education is time wasting and too expensive.Such persons believe that more emphasis ought to be placed on wealth than education.According to them,a man's children can inherit his wealth but not his education.

This might sound clever.A scrutiny of the argument would however,reveal the weak points therein.To begin with,education is expensive all right but illiteracy is much more expensive than education.In the long run,the illiterate loses more money than he or she would have saved by not going to school. Again,wealth can be inherited unexpectedly by any person.That same way,wealth can equally be lost unexpectedly.Education cannot be inherited in any way.If a professor does not take the necessary steps to educate his child,such child would become an illiterate, his or her father's academic status notwithstanding.That same way,education once acquired,does not expire and cannot be lost unexpectedly.It abides with the educated man or woman until death.

Educated persons age gracefully.This is not because they are always wealthy in old age.It is because they do not allow situations to weigh them down.Educated persons study books which address such difficult situations and emulate others who had traveled on the same route.Educated persons may not be very rich,but they understand the vicissitudes of life more clearly than illiterates.

There are many types of investments.However,each of them pales into insignificance when compared to investments made in favor of education.The above statement which was true during the time of Aristotle,would continue to be true till the end of time.