Culture and Education

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"Culture" is refined and elevating education, more especially on its literary side. "Instruction" is simply the knowledge or information that one receives in the process of education."Culture", as Mathew Arnold has defined it " is familiarity with the best thoughts, expressed in the best terms by the ablest man."

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GREAT POET & SAINT SHAH ABDUL LATIF BHITTAI

The great saint Shah Abdul Latif was born in 1102 Hijra in a small village called "Hala Haveli". His father's name was Shah Habib. He was the scholar of Arabic and Persian. He was also a poet and musician. He was one of the greatest saint who won people's hearts by his kind nature and gentle ways. Shah Latif is lovingly called "Lal Latif" by his devotees. His ancestors had migrated from Hirat (Afghanistan) to Sindh (Pakistan).

At the age of twenty, he married a good lady. After the death of his father, he left his home and went to live on a mound "Bhit" at a place a little distant from his village. Shah Latif had a very sensitive mind. His heart was filled with the love of God. There is a lake nearby the mound. He used to spend much of his time sitting on the bank of this lake where he prayed to God and composed poetry in his praise. He also invented a simple musical instrument which had a single string to vibrate and he called it "Tambooro". This musical instrument is still popular all over the Sindh.

Lal Latif died in 1165 Hijra on the mound where he had lived and was buried there. A famous king of Sindh, Ghulam Shah Kalhoro, was so devoted to him that he built a shrine over his grave. Latif's devotees collected his poetry and this collection came to be called the "Risalo Of Shah Abdul Latif". Latif's "URS" is held at his shrine every year on 14th Safar. Thousands of people gather, listen to the Saint's songs, sung while playing "Tambooro" and offer their prayers. Recently a library, a rest house and a museum have been built there.

Latif's message is the message of love and equality. He believed in the brotherhood and equality of humanbeing and in pleasing God by good deeds.

ENEMY OF HUMAN BEING

By the data to date, there is only one animal in the galaxy dangerous to man - - man himself. So he must supply his own indispensable competition. He has no enemy to help him.

All societies are based on rules to protect pregnant women and young children. All else is surplus-age, excrescence, adornment, luxury or folly which can -- and must -- be dumped in emergency to preserve this prime function. As racial survival is the only universal morality, no other basic is possible. Attempts to formulate a "perfect society" on any foundation other than "Women and Children First!" is not only witless, it is automatically genocidal. Nevertheless, starry-eyed idealists (All of them male) have tried endlessly---and no doubt will keep on trying.

(Excerpts from the note book of LAZARUS LONG)

TREASURES OF KNOWLEDGE

Treasures of knowledge are open to those who remain in search of knowledge with their whole of heart and soul. The door of city of knowledge is opened for those whose hearts are clear of all doubts. Whose souls are not blurred with worldly illusions..  and who understand the state of affairs and those who dedicate their full energy for the achievement of knowledge and those despite they are tired, still they strive themselves for their cause.

They step forward to their destination with strong determination, valour and excitement.

Those can not reach their goal who run haphazardly like a blind camel.

The students should avoid such bad inclinations to make them successful.

They should know the difference of good and bad, positive and negative activities. 

They should make their "COMMON SENSE" their leader to lead a sagacious and successful life.