Literacy makes no better person

Greetings!

Being literate in life is one thing, but living a good and exemplary life is another thing entirely. So, what this means is that literacy doesn't guarantee a good life or exemplary life.

Having said this and going back to the topic of the prompt, I would say that being learned doesn't qualify one to be a better person, parent, or even a better neighbor. In fact, being learned to me constitutes more chaos and rivalry in the society than being illiterate and this is because of the exposure that comes with literacy.

In being learned, people tend to hurt each other without thinking of what the end result would be. In being literate, people tend to rely or depend on their own wisdom and knowledge without believing in God or having the right mind or conscience about their habits or deeds.

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Although, all humans are evil according to the scripture which says, “human thought is evil everyday.” But according to the topic which dwells on asking if being literate or learned can make one a better person, I would say being learned will not make one a better person but worse if care is not taken.

Like I said earlier, the exposure of the learned person is one of the factors that even makes them worse than those who are not exposed. This exposure brings about rivalry, jealousy and envy and these three things are more dangerous than anything else on the planet earth.

As I was writing this, one particular scenario came to my mind. This particular event happened in my place of work when two qualified persons were vying for the post of the principal of the school where I was working. Though, bought were qualified, but one will be chosen between them. So, it's in the process that both of them began to slug it out with each other.

So, this contest was a fierce one where both of them began to threaten each other just because of a duty post. So, at the end one of them emerged, but that's not the end of the contest as the man that emerged the winner didn't spend a month on the seat before he died and his death was mysterious as he was coughing out blood while sitting on his office chair.

Though, it's spiritual and we cannot pinpoint who did it, but like the popular saying which says, “Witch cried yesterday, the child died today.” That's exactly what happened in the case I have just mentioned. So, does being literate make the other man a better person? The answer is a big NO.

Furthermore, I have seen parents who are learned and literate but not good or better as parents. I have such parents as a neighbor. These people I'm talking about are both learned, but they fight each other everyday.

Aside from this, they curse themselves and their children whenever they are together. In fact, no one would know that they are learned or literate. The only time you would know their status is when they are off to work or seeing them dressed corporate or maybe you listen to their spoken English when they are at work. These couples are razz and they are not worthy to be called good parents.

Although I didn't really have any issue with their ways of life, the way they presented themselves to their ward is what I abhorred. They both presented themselves as bad and razz people to their children and if you now see the children now, they are like their parents in their deeds and behaviors. Are they good parents because they are learned, the answer is a capital NO.

In addition, I have also lived with people that are learned as a neighbor, but through their behavior, one would know that they are not good and that being educated doesn't guarantee being good or upright. These people I'm talking about are not always happy about you doing good things or moving forward. When they see you doing great things, maybe you buy new electronics or tell them that one of your children just got admission into a higher institution of learning, they tend to get angry and stop relating well with you.

So, since I discovered that in them, I left them to their actions and I stopped telling them about my success which made me be at peace.

In conclusion, being learned or literate doesn't make one a better person. In fact, it can make one a bad person if care is not taking and from the above experiences of mine. One can deduce that being a better person is beyond one's academic qualifications but by nature and the grace of God.Though, we have some that are good in all spheres of life due to their acquired knowledge, but in most cases, they are few.

This is my entry to the week 174, Edition 02 of the weekly Featured contest in the Hive Learners community.

Thanks for reading.

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