“Fragments of Morality”

by Jarkie J. Miranda

How immense education is
that we should invest?
To uphold a bright future, to
bring out what is best
For in the crucial climb holistic
learning was at stake
To put a mind into righteousness,
to lead it not to mistake.

Academic excellence is not
worth a great deal
If it manifest intelligence but
then lacks a good will
For what does it profit a wise
man to earn a living
If he doesn’t learn to value the
life of every human being?

Education comes with man so as
to make him whole
But to pervert it into wickedness,
I would rather be a fool!
For education constituents not
only the intellect
But also the moral values one
must not neglect.

These are the fragments that
educators must see
In order to train students on
how good they can be
Values in exchange for wisdom
must never be sacrificed
For knowledge without morality
can never be sufficed!

In the teaching profession,
there’s a thing to impart
That young minds must be heedful
of a learner’s missing part
Particles of integrity must be
instilled in the pedagogy
So as to mend the fragments of
man’s morality.