CHALLENGE 3


What are the responsibilities of an educated person? (University of Puget Sound)

An educated person has the ability to decide what is right and what is not. She has this gift called knowledge. I believe that there is no point in having knowledge if you cannot apply it to real life and share it with others. It would be just inside you and there will be no use of it. So, according to me, the basic responsibility of an educated person is to guide people who are not privileged enough to get the chance to gain knowledge.

There are hundreds of NGO’s out there, which aim to educate the less privileged. They spread their knowledge and gain some in the process. These are the people who are carrying out the responsibilities of an educated person. Not just them, even the people who help make the rights decisions in any field, may it be politics, science or any other area, carry out their responsibilities. For example, poor farmers in India would be highly obliged if educated people helped them to decide what to do when there crops fail. This would also decrease the number of suicides in India. So if a small piece of advise can save a life, then why not?

Knowledge can be a dangerous tool when misused. If people start using it to make things that destroy things or people, they will be harming them and/or the environment, which would not be a sensible thing to do for someone who is educated. I mean, why would they want to do so when they can do something good with their brains and look good in other's eyes? The invention of guns, atom bombs etc. are great examples of this.

They should also try to set a good example for everyone, as people who are not so educated generally look up to people who are nowadays. If all educated people become good persons, this world would be a better place to live in.