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Introduction to the essay
Function ofEducation by Jiddu Krishnamurti is a brilliant reflective
treatise. Krishnamurti's fame as an outstanding thinker and his
comprehensive command over the concept of education is really.
revolutionary not only in INDIA but in the whole world today. This
particular essay bears witness to that. Here the central focus is on thae
function of education along with other relevant issues closely related
to it. It is true that Krishnamurti does not make a mechanical and
superficial assessment of the issue, but he probes deep into it, closely
dissects everything, and then offers his Judicious opinions. There is no
doubt about the fact that this treatise is the product of his long and
creative research and meditation on the said topic.
Now let us switch over to the subject matter of the essay.
Krishnamurt's essay is subjected to a volley of interrogations. This is
enough to point out whether education is cultivated for its sake or for
any other purposes. Education plays a significant part in our lives: The
true connotation of education is not understood by many of us
consciously or unconsciously. The beauty of education is reduced to
the dregs. According to Krishnamurti, the key function of education
is not obviously to make us succeed in examinations or earn our
livelihood. It can help us to understand the vast expanse of life with
its varieties subtleties. The true meaning of life can also be understood
by means of education. We all live in an atmosphere of apprehension
thereby losing our own identity and succembing to the pressures of
society. An atmosphere of freedom is banished. We have lost our
voice to protest against in justice we have all got accustomed to the
rotten order of society. We have lost our psychological strength and
have forgotten to inculcate effectively our sense of intelligence. We
are also helpless when we are to face the gruesome problems of life.
Education can remove all such obstacles. It instills in us a sense of
infinite joy, freedom. It also manifests the perfection inherent in each
and everyman. Education makes it possible to find out the truth for
ourselves and renounce the network of falsity. Life is myriad, it is as
clear as crystal. The pure essence of life is only
comprehensible
through education. As education expands, ignorance shrinks.
Krishnamurti is confident of the fact that by effective and fruitful
cultivation of education, we can build up an atmosphere which Is
congenial to human relation and peaceful existence.