Everyone knows that life is precious – that life is
important. We all protect our life because we care for it more than anything
else. If life is so important, the values of life are even more important.
Values are guiding principles, or standards of behaviour which are regarded
desirable, important and held in high esteem by a particular society in which a
person lives. "The Importance of Values and Morals are the code we live by
in a civil and just society. They are what we use to guide our interactions with
others, with our friends and family, in our businesses and professional
behaviour. Our values and morals are a reflection of our spirituality; our
character. They are what we hope to model for our children and the children
around us, because children do watch us as they develop their own sense of
right and wrong. Value education means inculcating in the children sense
humanism, a deep concern for the well-being of others and the nation.
This can be accomplished only when we in still in the children a deep feeling of commitment to values that would build this country and bring back to the people pride in work that brings order, security and assured progress. A person with proper values will not be afraid to face problems. He or she will expect and accept them as part of life. He or she will not give necessary importance to anything that happens in life. He or she will have complete faith in God. Such a person will be an example to the rest. Last but not least we must love our own values in life, to build a strong character. It will help us to lead our life as it should be lead. It is very necessary for the fulfillment of life’s purpose. In today’s scenario our values have been discarded by the new generation in the upcoming of the new fashion. In such a situation it is very important for someone to lay down basic principles for us so that we may lead a brightened life, no matter the stepping stones of success hit us hard we on the basis of these principles can guide our life. Thus value education completes this need very easily with an impact on the young minds making the world a better place to live in.
- Dr. V K Pathak
