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Moral education is important

Even as parents and educators strive to equip children with skills of critical thinking to technological literacy - all 21st century skills which form the crux in the age of the internet, let us leave no stone unturned to instil, implant, and inculcate values of respect, empathy, tolerance, resilience, integrity, forgiveness, gratitude, and perseverance. Catch them young for herein in these enduring values, rests the basic ingredients to a fruitful life which can touch and transform not only self but the countless others one interacts with. A heart which pounds not in routine, humdrum existence but which pulsates and 'feels' for the deprived, the needy, the neglected and the unfortunate. A life steered towards feat and triumph entails beyond the tips of a successful career and raking in the moolah but harnessing its dividends to create a lasting impact - a legacy to emulate, exceed, and excel.
- Jessy Paulose, Sharjah