CHANGING OUR WORLD THROUGH EDUCATION

“Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace” — Confucius

Over 2500 years later, Confucius’s words still ring true for our modern times. Education will always be the foundation for a better life — not only the first step to building confidence, hope, and peace but also the foundation for freedom, love, and spiritual consciousness.

Education is the magic elixir that opens windows and doors and even universes. Yes, it will help you pay your mortgage and support your family, but it will also help you live a happier and more meaningful life. And if we truly believe that “our children are the future” (and we say it all the time), then we must make education one of our priorities. There is no better alternative to changing the world than through education.

Their right to education is being violated in many parts of our world, which is why the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed January 25 as International Day of Education to celebrate the role of education for peace and development.

Of course, while bringing awareness to society’s lack of education is a critically important first step, let’s be clear about something: education is not just a third world problem — deciding how to educate our youth is a problem that belongs to all of us — the entire planet — especially when…