THE PEN IS POWERFUL THAN THE SWORDOr KNOWLEDGE IS POWER Jvnowledge means the ability to read write or learn about something. It is not withoutmeaning to say that knowledge is power. The idea that wealth is the source of power doesnot sound well because wealth is not a permanent thing. A well-off person of today may be a financial destitute of tomorrow. Therefore man's wealth cannot be a true source of power. Thus it is only knowledge that is final and the real source of power and strength.The definition that knowledge means the ability to read or write is some what narrow inextent as it is the sum total of all the laws in nature. There are various branches or disciplines of knowledge. Similarly, physical and386The Study of Educateionmetaphysical principles are also very important. The knowledge of every new principle has helped man in the development of world culture. Philosophy is said to bethe mother of all existing sciences when one thing is proved it come out of themetaphysical world. The proof of the existence of matter let to .the introduction. Whenminds existence was proved philosophy was recognized as a science. Similarly manyother braches of knowledge e.g. chemistry, botany, zoology, mathematics, logic psychology, physiology were introduced in due course of time. It is known that all these branches contributed to the betterment of the world. A person who gets the knowledge of these sciences is able to harness some aspects of nature and become powerful in truesense.Our economic or political advancement is impossible without having gained sufficientknowledge of various disciplines to develop our economic and political institutions.America, Japan, France, China, Germany and so many other advanced countries havegained a wide know-how. Their technical knowledge, its application in various fields of life and their wonderful inventions have proved that knowledge is power.There are various braches of knowledge and all of them have their own useful functions.By means of nuclear physics, atom was broken and a great source of power wasdiscovered. In many advanced countries Atomic Reactors were installed to produceelectricity by means of which the shortage of energy was overcome to a large extent.Chemistry has helped us in giving a great number of medicine and chemical products. If we consider agriculture field only a few years ago our crops would easily fall prey todifferent kinds of diseases resulting into a low quantity of per acre yield.
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