Another news. Punjab Bandh. Again!
And the first thing that shuts down? Schools.
The second? Our students’ future.
I ask myself: Do we give even an iota of importance to education?
The answer feels like Nil.
In our country, whatever happens; education is always the first thing to be paused. Especially school education.
In festivals, we have holidays. On Sundays, we have holidays. Then, once or twice, we hear news like this, and then we want our students to compete with Japan's. How?
The mess is not just outside. A part of it is our own education system too. But closing schools every time something happens is not a solution. It’s an escape.
Sometimes I wonder if we are like the dove who closes its eyes and thinks, “I am safe.”
We put smiles on our faces, call it a “holiday,” and pretend nothing is wrong.
But we are not safe.
I can see it clearly — the fall of attention span, the fall of discipline, the end of a generation that is learning that “pausing” is normal.
That’s why I can’t be blindly optimistic.
Now it's time for Buddha’s wisdom: From darkness to light. From pessimism to optimism. From mortal reality to Eternal Self.
But at a social level, one individual can’t change the entire scene.
First, we have to comprehend the dark. Admit that treating education as “adjustable” is dangerous.
Only then can we bring the light together.
What needs to change?
1. Our thinking: Education is not an “extra.” It is the core. Bandhs, events, holidays — plan around schools, not through them.
2. Our perspective: A lost school day is not just 1 day. It’s concepts missed, momentum broken, and a message to kids that learning is not important.
3. Our collective effort: Teachers can teach. Parents can support. Admin can plan. Students can value. But until we all decide education as a first priority for us, nothing will happen.
So let’s stop closing our eyes.
Let’s protect classroom time like we protect everything else.
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