Educated Vs. Uneducated

Few days ago while I was on my way to office at morning I saw a roadside fight. A middle aged suited booted person driving his Air Conditioned Honda City was having a heated conversation with an old age cab driver; the ironing of his clothes was seriously deteriorated. Apparently as per our observation, it was the suited booted Uncle who was at fault as he tried to take a sharp turn without giving an indication. By the looks he appeared to be well educated but the same could not be said once you have heard him talk to that cab driver. Even though he was at fault he did not accept his mistake and kept blaming and abusing the cab driver of rash and silly driving, even though had cab driver not put the brakes at the right time, we might had to witness some collateral damage as well. Contrary to that suited booted person, the cab driver although being older than him, tried to talk calmly and he still remained in his senses but once the threshold of patience was breached, he started shouting as well. However, I noticed a huge difference among both.

The cab driver remained quite courteous and respectful so that this issue could end as soon as possible. On the other hand that educated Uncle used every possible harsh word that could come in one’s mind. When he realized it is not making any impact on taxi driver, he became a bit personal. I still remember his last lines were something like that

“Na driving krni aati hai na hi seedhay mou baat kr sknay ki koi tameez hai, pta nai kahan sy aa jatay hain ye ghreeb jahil log apni khatara le kar”.

Having said so, that person got back into his car and drove away. The cab driver also had to reach somewhere so he went away as well but not before feeling the heat and ultimate sarcastic statement from one of those ‘civilized’ who proudly call themselves the face of true Pakistan. For moment or so I was left pondering, who was better among these two, an educated or an uneducated?

Yes, you read that right. I won’t say a person educated if he/she doesn’t know how to talk in public to the public and poor. Yes, he might be called literate on technical terms but he has no manners what so ever to even admit his fault, (apologizing to the mistake comes many folds after). He didn’t do the act which you should expect from an educated person. What’s the point of wearing a branded 2 piece suit with expensive shoes and watch, driving an AC car if your tongue is not in your control? I would be calling such a person as uneducated. A person who can’t any good to others but for himself only is of no use. On the other hand, that taxi driver despite having no knowledge still had manners to talk and respect. If you had seen that incident you could easily declare the uneducated a better person in comparison. At least such a person can win others hearts and earn their favor just by talking politely and following the manners.

This is just an example of what we have become these days. I can give you hundreds of examples where the same natured incidents happen in daily life. Our society is investing and wasting a lot of money to go to internationally recognized institutions and earn the highly qualified degrees. But, these degrees will only make you literate. What makes you educated is the way you were raised and trained in your family. The moment you start talking, you leave the everlasting impact on the observer/reader and if you left a bad impression, that couldn’t be covered up with such degrees, lavish dressing and personal transport. If you claim to be a successful person with such credentials then Let Me Say I am sorry, you are far away from being successful, a blacksmith, cobbler, barber, driver, peon, sweeper, guard who could speak with dignity and show polite nature and all the manners is much more educated to you because he did not forget the basic lessons.

You have all the rights to disagree to me Let Me Say that I would prefer uneducated over such educated in our society, because what our society badly needs is the tolerance, patience, respect for others attitude. I agree that not all the educated had lost manners but there is still a big ratio of such people who are also holding important positions within and out of government, ruling us all. What if you admit your mistake rather blaming it on the poor and weaker one, it will make you a great person in true senses.