soul education

what is this 'education' all about.. this 'progress'.. why then are there such severe stress levels.. a void.. an emptiness.. like we are on this journey and we need to move real fast.. but we will stop at some point when we have achieved everything we want.. and then we will try to find the answers our soul seeks.. never really finding that moment.. as it buries under all the accumulated ailments we invite daily.. into our lives..

each morning we wake up with past 'history' on our minds, and a list of all the things we need to do.. or places we need to reach.. missing completely the 'dawn' in our lives.. splashing differing hues everyday.. in a vain attempt to touch.. uplift.. educate..

our children, the only ones who can hold that 'wonder' in their eyes.. what do we do to them.. 'hurry' them along too.. missing that re-introduction with 'life'.. that only they can provide.. if only we could see the world through their eyes.. instead we hurry them every moment.. instruct them every moment.. teach them every moment.. showing a world that is scary.. robotic.. stressed.. jaded..

why?.. because we need to 'compete'?.. because they need to 'compete'?.. with what.. where IS life taking us in all this 'hurry'.. where childhood needs to die such a quick death.. towards what.. the 'progress' and 'education' that we are laying so much stress on.. is any of it helping 'humanity' in any way.. or an individual soul.. why are our children so stressed out.. where is the sparkle in their eyes.. are they even enjoying the wind the rain the sunshine.. or staring at differing screens with bored and cynical expressions..

all around people are turning to medication for stress or depression or 'ailments' multiplied over the years due to the same.. is it only people with Alzheimer's or ones whose mental reflexes have given up who can smile guilelessly.. look years younger.. and happier.. ?

do we need to change the education system.. drastically.. do we need to make studies a 'learning' experience instead of 'graded' pointers of personal acumen.. getting one with nature.. nurturing 'life'.. taking care of plants, animals, people.. working with their own hands.. respecting their environment.. and every living thing.. and themselves.. can this become a way of life.. for every child..

if we can only 'break' this 'norm'.. for more and more 'miss' the meaning in life.. 'progressing' towards the 'destruction' of the very planet we live on.. of life and humanity as a whole.. and every soul weeps.. for in this quest to eradicate illiteracy.. none ever thought.. of 'educating' the one thing that lives on.. in this quest to eradicate poverty.. none ever thought.. of 'enriching' the one thing that lives on.. in this quest to eradicate diseases.. none ever thought of 'healing' the one thing that lives on..