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1、THISMATTEROFCULTUREAUTHORS'SNOTErobin-bobinTHISMATTEROFCULTUREAUTHORS'SNOTECulturehasmanyaspects,andweshallplungestraightwayintoabroadconsiderationofthematter.J.Krishnamurtifile:///C
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3、ml[26/04/200819:46:33]THISMATTEROFCULTURECHAPTER1robin-bobinTHISMATTEROFCULTURECHAPTER1IWONDERIFwehaveeveraskedourselveswhateducationmeans.Whydowegotoschool,whydowelearnvarioussubjects,whydowepassexaminationsandcompetewitheachotherforbettergrades?Whatdoesthisso-calleded
4、ucationmean,andwhatisitallabout?Thisisreallyaveryimportantquestion,notonlyforthestudents,butalsofortheparents,fortheteachers,andforeveryonewholovesthisearth.Whydowegothroughthestruggletobeeducated?Isitmerelyinordertopasssomeexaminationsandgetajob?Orisitthefunctionofeduc
5、ationtoprepareuswhileweareyoungtounderstandthewholeprocessoflife?Havingajobandearningone'slivelihoodisnecessary-butisthatall?Arewebeingeducatedonlyforthat?Surely,lifeisnotmerelyajob,anoccupation;lifeissomethingextraordinarilywideandprofound,itisagreatmystery,avastrealmi
6、nwhichwefunctionashumanbeings.Ifwemerelyprepareourselvestoearnalivelihood,weshallmissthewholepointoflife;andtounderstandlifeismuchmoreimportantthanmerelytoprepareforexaminationsandbecomeveryproficientinmathematics,physics,orwhatyouwill.So,whetherweareteachersorstudents,
7、isitnotimportanttoaskourselveswhyweareeducatingorbeingeducated?Andwhatdoeslifemean?Isnotlifeanextraordinarything?Thebirds,theflowers,theflourishingtrees,theheavens,thestars,theriversandthefishtherein-allthisislife.Lifeisthepoorandtherich;lifeistheconstantbattlebetweengr
8、oups,racesandnations;lifeisfile:///C
9、/Krishnamurti/think_on_these_things/1963-00-00_this_matter_of_culture_chapter_1.html(1of10)[26/04/200819:46:35]THISMATTEROFCULTURECHAPTER1robin-bobinmeditation;lifeiswhatwecallreligion,anditisalsothesubtle,hiddenthingsofthemind-theen
10、vies,theambitions,thepassions,thefears,fulfilmentsandanxieties.Allthisandmuchmoreislife.Butwegenerallyprepareo
