Global Leadership

 “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”                          ― Nelson Mandela

In earlier Oct, Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old Pakistan teenager was shot in the head while riding in a van on her way home from school, because she advocats education right for children, especially girls, the world was pray for her,  and she does present life resilience to recover well; on July 18th this year, Nelson Mandela celebrated his 94th birthday in South Africa, the deeply loved statesman who helped bring freedom to South Africa; What’s in common between an innocent teen age girl and a respected elder man?  It’s their courage and their strong will to pursue freedom, equality and higher level of happiness.

From one generation to the other, people all over the world, continue to fight for human progress, most of us may take some basic civic right and education for granted, but we are all Malala in some circumstances, as we all fight for our fair shot opportunities in life, jump out of the hidden bias boxes, or breakthrough multi-layer career ceilings,  and we all need to think differently, but work more harmonized to push the human world forward.

Malala becomes the symbol for education right, as many girls or boys may still take risk or lose opportunity to go to school, what does such education right mean for humanity?

“Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” George Washington Carver 

• Enlighten Human Nature: The positive education enlighten human nature, brighten up society, education ignite one’s passion to understand world better, dig through the truth, step out of old tradition & culture, and re-imagine life and humanity;

• Envision Multi-dimensional World: Education helps human not only see, but perceive; not only observe via your own eyes, but see the world via historical lens, biological lens, geographical lens, philosophical lens,  cultural lens or scientific lens; Education allows you to see beyond present, and walk through the future.

• Empower Hidden Talent: “A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated.”  Horace Mann. Education is like a key to unlock the gate of knowledge and wisdom, knowledge is power, wisdom is hidden gem, education helps one to discover self deeper, sharpen our raw intelligence, and empower human to achieve more.

  

• Enrich Human Life: Without education, one can still speak, but without voice; one can still see, but without perception, one can still live, but without too may choices; Education can make life more enriched, colorful and fluid.

• Embrace a Connected World: via proper education, people cross-cultural and cross-geographical boundary can share universal wisdom, understand each other with empathy, embrace a hyper-connected world via better communicating and open mindset, as at today’s digital world, information and knowledge may just be a click away.

“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.”  John Dewey  

This is meaning of Malala, this is the meaning of Mandela speech “the world needs to be turn around, for the children, that’s transformation from “born free” to “educated free” to pursue freedom of choice; and from “rainbow nation” to “rainbow world” in pursuit of high level of happiness. We are all Malala, and we are inspired by Malala.

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