Do Universities Help Cultivate Wisdom in Human Beings?

After getting accepted to Harvard University,  Thought Manifestation Review   I thought I would be receiving the best possible education that life has to offer. I was under the impression that the insights, teachings and wisdom that was shared there would provide me with inspiration for living and creating a well-rounded and balanced life. However, I soon realized that this was far from being true.

Harvard University is just like other universities in that the substance of the material taught emanates from the same place. Sure, the Harvard admissions standards make sure the students who attend there have stronger mental focus, academic rigor and determination to succeed academically, but this by no means indicates that students who attend Harvard or any other prestigious Ivy League school are somehow in a better position, humanely speaking, than students who do not attend such schools.

In fact, in taking a look back at past presidents of Harvard University going back from Henry Dunster all the way to Larry Summers, we will see that none of them had focused on cultivating the human spirit; rather, they aimed to provide mental tools to create citizens with mental expertise, not heart-felt or spiritual insight. This is true for the topics of Theology and Philosophy, as well as for Harvard University PhD programs.

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