Knowledge is Power (Essay)

Bacon the great essayist was not way wrong in his opinion when he said that “Knowledge is source of power to man”. It is as true today as it was in the past. In fact it is knowledge that distinguishes man from animals.

Man is physically weaker than many animals. He can not see as for as an eagle; he can not run as fast an panther his sense of smell is weaker than of dog. He can not carry heavy loads as some beasts of burden do. He can not fight lions and tiger with his bare hands. Yet he has managed to become the most powerful creature on the earth. His power comes from knowledge not from physical strength.

Man has the ability to acquire knowledge, preserve it and pass it on to the coming generations. This has given him the power to control the forces of nature and use them for his benefit. It is however necessary for mankind to use the knowledge and power wisely, we can create a better and safer world than the world today. Knowledge and power alone can not bring happiness to mankind. We have not used our knowledge and power for benefits of entire mankind. Those persons and nations who happened to possess knowledge and power in the past used it for creating personal and national empires by conquering more lands and enslaving more people.

Our knowledge has not enabled us to banish war that destroyed man from very beginning. In fact we have used immense knowledge acquired in the past two or three centuries to make war more and more horrible. The last century has seen man reaching the moon and exploring the deep space, had also seen two world wars in which million of people were killed. These wars were started by nations who meet most advanced nations in the field of knowledge and power.

Knowledge is no doubt a power it has changed the surface of earth it has brought countless happiness for man but is must be used in the right direction and for the welfare of whole humanity. The knowledge that creates the articles for destruction of man is not knowledge but a curse. But knowledge which opens the gates for human happiness is in fact knowledge which should be acquired.

The frontiers of knowledge are widening day by day and it’s rather difficult to determine the explosion rate. We must keep pace with the changes occurring in different fields of knowledge to survive the rigorous demands of the twenty first century. Real power comes to nation through knowledge. Let us acquire that power to raise the image of our dear homeland in the comity of nations.