SOS Study = Knowledge = Money

Someone ask me, does studying hard, gaining knowledge equates to making more money? Based on the surface meaning, it sound logic.  But is it really true, more knowledge equal to more money? The short answer is depends from which perspective do you view this issue from.

TODAY'S SOCIETY PERSPECTIVE

OK, lets look at it from statistics points of view.  Those who good in academic, will go to the big league universities, will eventually landed with a good job, with a good company with good money.  So, based on this chain of progression, it is partly true, studying hard, getting into top universities, highly likely will end up with good money job.  So, in conclusion it is not incorrect.

So how do we argue this other wise.  There are some people who study very hard, but end up with a poor paying job.  Most businessman, who doesn't study very hard, but makes lots of money.  So from this aspect, you can say it does not correlate.  But then again, we can also safely said most study well, goes to good school, will generally end up with good job.  So, we cannot dispute that.  So the correlation is not 100% true, but more than 50% true.

From a broader perspective, we cannot really equate study hard with good result equal to good school and eventually equal to good job and good money.  There are more to it, knowledge is suppose to lead the development in the respective country from poor to rich, but also maintain civilization and morality of the people.  Without which, what you want a society of rich people, but, have no regards to morality and virtues, which eventually will be stressful and chaotic.

Of course, in a materialistic world, MONEY or whoever has the a lot of MONEY, people will give him or her more respect.  So, in the current society, the measurement of SUCCESS is MONEY, period.  No point debating on this issue.  In ancient time, teacher is one of the most respected profession.  Today, because, teacher does not makes a lot of money, it is not a respected profession anymore.  The most respected profession today is actually bankers or investment bankers, they make the most money, so there are the most respect profession.  If we don't conform with the NORM, we are consider an outcast.  Not many parents want their kids to be a teacher, literally with the MONEY, you cannot survive well.  OK, of course, besides eventually study will enhance knowledge will lead us to a good job, but there are more to Knowledge right.  But then again, if the knowledge do not translate into MONEY, it remain knowledge, which based on today's society measurement, it doesn't mean much, far from being successful.  So what is the bottom line here.  It it really mean, knowledge = money, and that's it.

ANCIENT SOCIETY'S PERSPECTIVE

Ok, bringing back this concept to the ancient time, say a few thousand years ago, where morality is still good, you are said to have a poor enlightenment quality if you equates knowledge to making MONEY.  Ancient people are generally more spiritual and morally better than today's society, they value virtues, good manners, respect of parents or elderly,  etc.  The teacher profession in fact the most highly respected.


ANCIENT SOCIETY vs TODAY SOCIETY

So, the difference is actually can be seen by the morality factor.  Ancient society value more on virtues, morality and mannerism while today's society, well, basically value more on money.  So that statement on study equates to knowledge equates to money is mainly true in today's society.   But if we look at it from a broader point of view, children goes to school not only to study and obtain knowledge, actually the value of EDUCATION has been taken out of the equation.  School is suppose to educate children in all aspects, from morality to academic.  Hence, the emphasis has changed drastically over the years.  I will elaborate further from another's perspective, in Part 2 later.