Answer: Thank you, Krishnaveni, you have asked an interesting and challenging question. I don't advise you that you have to be a person like the one who is on our poster for this question.

It is possible to specialize in an area and to be well-informed on different aspects of the current academic environment. Many people have achieved this task.

First step, you must identify the specific area in which you wish to specialize. For this, stay curious in your search for knowledge. Explore different subjects as if you explore the playground, finding things that spark your interest.

As a second step, once you have identified the area or subject that you love most, learn all about it.

In your first step, you did learn about many fields, and would have got some general idea. To develop further, expand on the curiosity, i.e. read books, talk to seniors who can share their experiences, and visit relevant websites, museums, and zoos.

Swami Vimurtananda: Your question is nice to hear! However, it is full of ignorance with limited view and understanding. Your thoughts are, perhaps, in this order of “Mata-pita-Google-God”. You want to replace Google with Guru, is it so?

As you grow up, can you ignore your parents' contributions to your life and progress further? Is it wise to cut the base of a tree wherein you are sitting on the top?

Artificial Intelligence can be used to better the lives of people if it is in the safe hands of good people. If Artificial Intelligence falls into the hands of evil minds, it becomes dangerous for the people and disastrous for society.

Further, as you might presume, the teachers are not like memory sticks that mechanically inject all the information into your mind. The teachers help you to understand and differentiate between good and bad, permanent and impermanent, and also right and wrong. If such useful information relevant to your life doesn’t reach your heart, then it is of no use. 

Google can show you how to shoot with an AK47 gun. But before shooting, only the teacher could help you to think and understand the implications of it by differentiating between a patriot and a terrorist.

The teacher imparts his knowledge and experience whereas Google is just an informative tool. The basic knowledge to operate Google is also provided by the teacher. Even Google was founded by a few good students who studied under some great and inspirational teachers.

The teacher is like the foundation of the house, while all the furniture in the house is comparable to Google.

Google can provide you with various thoughts, visuals, etc., but a good teacher is the only foundation upon whom the entire character, growth and future of the students are built.

Swami Vivekananda stated, “Each soul is potentially divine”. It means each person has got a lot of powers. It is upon the man to manifest this power. You may ask how those Rishis are aware of the happenings around the world.

A small example. In an organization, the authorities with the help of CCTVs can monitor the movements of the entire office. With the help of satellites, world events can be telecast live, and with spy satellites, we are able to see the movements and existence of everything on Earth.

Similarly, the Rishis possessed a pure mind and stayed firmly on high levels of consciousness without greed, jealousy, ignorance, mistrust etc., which resulted in the manifestation of their wonderful powers, which are the potential divine nature of man.

Young man, avoid all types of distractions, focus your attention, channelize all your energies and you too may become a Rishi. That is the blessing of Swami Vivekananda for the world.

Let the teachers who work only for monetary benefits, may be left alone.

A noble teacher never shies away from his / her responsibilities and duties towards his education, students, society, and the nation. Since you are such a teacher, who is reading this article, we have a few requests for you. 

Overcoming all the obstacles laid down on your path is a kind of yoga. One should take pride in one’s job and grow enormously. Man’s willpower is much stronger than physical power.

• If the teachers think to go beyond all the obstacles, embarrassments, rejections, etc., and always seek the welfare of the student…,

• If the teacher could establish a relationship with students, and thus become their well-wisher…,

• If the teacher can act with ambition and perform service with enthusiasm towards it…, 

• If the teachers can believe that the trivial pleasures of social media are only for a short period of time... if they can prove it to the students…,

• If teachers, learn to use the power of their minds to impress the minds of the students with commitment and dedication…,

It is the good teacher’s experience that draws the attention of the students towards them and helps to minimize their exposure to social media networks.

Our society heavily relies on good teachers and to our relief many such teachers exist to date. I pray to Sri Ramakrishna to bless you all to become one among those teachers.