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Our “VOW”

(Voice of Wisdom)

crisis. A systematic approach important resolutions issued by
to develop wisdom as a skill, is the conference of ‘International
urgently required and eventually, Association of University
universities will be the most Presidents’ held in Boston was as
appropriate institution to follows:
produce new area of studies to (i) “Man is unique and
be known as ‘applied wisdom’. I invaluable being, superior to
believe, it will enhance all kinds everything else on earth. He
of effort to improve stability and is the master of history and
peace in our world. civilisation. Nevertheless, he
Pressed by demands of is gradual and increasingly
materialistic world, universities becoming enslaved by scientific
with the exception, have technology and by a growth
become warehouses of oriented material civilisation.
knowledge about production Therefore, the society of man
and consumption. Furthermore, must be reconstructed on the
the spirit of the time, the principle of human centerism.
advancement of scientific No material, social mechanism
exploration and industrial and systems and political
progress above all else, the institutions should be valued
majority of educational policies above human beings. Man
all over the world today, tend cannot be utilised as means
to minimise the importance of to an end. Man must remain
all learning not directly related free to live an honorable and
rewarding life and free to
Tan Sri Prof. Dr Mohd Yusof Noor to science and technology develop his innate creativity to
President, UIM and consequently, eliminates the utmost”.
humanistic and ethical
(ii) “Scientific technology
e are here subjects from the curriculum has to be developed further
to cultivate one after another. Science because it provides important
friendship and technical education tools and means for the
“Wand have become the two major improvement of human welfare
understanding among ourselves subjects of the school system and prosperity. Technology
and those who love mankind of all countries, developed cannot be considered a goal
and divine destiny through and under-developed, thus in itself but must be brought
global wisdom. We are here making modern education under human control for the
to jointly investigate the roles extremely unbalanced, and no benefit of mankind. Under
of intellectuals in today’s world longer enjoying the concept of no circumstances should
and we are here to discover new wasatiyyah. technology be allowed to
ways and means to cope with The task surrounding us is control human beings”.
the bleak situation surrounding tantalising and the road ahead
all of us. Although wisdom, is hazardous, yet we have no Today is a day for everyone
so far, has not been defined choice. Whatever cost we must to explore the magical function
in consensus, but, I believe pay or whatever labour we must of wisdom in every single thing
that it is a lost eternal piece of expand, we must unite and share that we do and that we face in
moral value which we have our wisdom to chart a new path our everyday life. ”
to discover in order to save for mankind in general, and for
everyone of us to get rid of any education in particular. In line Excerpts from UIM President’s Speech
during the International Convention on
unnecessary problems and with this thought, two of the Wisdom, 10 January 2015