Originally Posted by aliusman22

Since the result day is advancing nearer and nearer, let me share my essay outline; here we go,

Instruction in youth is like engraving in stone

1- Introduction
There is no denying the fact that the early age of man is like a soft clay on a pitcher, which can be molded by any impression - either good or bad. Since the young ones are more receptive, the instructions given to them at early phases harden and stay with them till death. Thus, instructions given to youth not only become crucial for their own lives but also to the fates of states and the globe…
2- Instructions given to young minds linger long
a. Homeric view : man learns from outside world especially in his
formative phase and retains till death
b. Locke’s view : mind is blank slate; open for everything good or bad
c. Freudian theory : Childhood experiences shape the destiny of people as
they are immortalized in unconscious mind
3- Understanding the gravity of Childhood Instructions
Instructions given in the early phase of individuals are defended by them even at the cost of their death. These instructions can be
a. Religious dogmas
b. Political ideologies
c. Tainted worldviews
d. Concept of good and bad
e. Subjective notion of truth
4- Early instructions become future code of life : Examples
a. At Micro Level
1. Childhood training of Alexander the Great
2. Early life of J.S.Mill shaped his future views
3. Montaigne’s upbringing and its role in his intellectual development
b. At Macro Level
1. Well instructed youth of Athens by Socrates stimulated intellectual
Revolution
2. Progress of Babylonians and Egyptians by the ideas of their youth
3. Nazi Germany was the outcome of false instructed youth
5- Good instructions to young ones is the need of the hour
Given the gravity of challenges modern world is grappling with, enlightened youth can permanently cure
a. Issue of Extremism
b. Climate Change
c. Threat of looming war
d. Global Inequality and economic crunch
e. Hate
6- How to instruct youth in the best possible ways ?
a. Inculcation of tolerance, love and respect for diversity
b. Role of both parents in raising children
c. Character Building
d. Catering of Spiritual needs
7- Conclusion
The perfect investment of today is to instruct youth in the best possible ways to secure a peaceful and prosperous world; reminiscent of Elysian heaven !