Speech on Knowledge is Power 3

"Dear Audience – Warm Greetings to all of you! Thank you for making your presence in this speech ceremony in large numbers. I am extremely elated and thankful to all of you for making your contribution in whatever way possible towards educating the under privileged children.

Today, I am here to deliver a speech on “Knowledge is Power” so that more and more people can realize the importance of education and send their children – whether it’s male or female – to school and also help other children around who cannot afford going to school.

I am sure you all will agree to this axiom that Knowledge is Power. A person who is knowledgeable can think rationally and take informed decisions. It gives him the power to control the future course of action and chart out his future growth. More often than not, we tend to associate power with those who are physically well-built or command a lot of influence in the society because of their wealth. When two fighters fight, we will definitely assume that the stronger person will win. Then, in a war the country that commands a larger army is expected to emerge victorious.

However, if we think deeply we will realize that knowledge is what makes a person more powerful and not physical strength. It does play an important role, but physical prowess without knowledge is like a blind giant who cannot deal with a person with sharp eyes.

In a battle, the side which possesses a strong army always carries an advantage without any doubt, but it can turn out to be fruitless if the army in opposition is equipped with a leader who is strongly informed about the tactics of warfare. For instance, take Alexander who managed to defeat the large armies with only a band of Greek soldiers who had to fight from their own motherland. This was owing to the sheer brilliance of Alexander or his leadership qualities. But what was this leadership all about? It was about the swiftness of his movement, will power and mental prowess. Alexander’s chief virtue was his thorough knowledge about his army men, knowledge of his enemy country and his strength, tactics as well as warfare strategy. This is the sure shot way to achieve success in a battle and Alexander was intellectual enough to realize that. Other factors too play an important role, but knowledge reigns supreme of all.

In what way knowledge ensures power can be best realized through man’s increasing control of his living surroundings or natural forces. In the primeval times, man did not have any knowledge of nature and considered that the hills and trees were inhabited by fairies and spirits. He believed in gods and ghosts and was himself powerless and inert. But now the time has changed and man has been able to unravel various mysteries that lied hidden in the womb of the earth and man’s knowledge can be seen in his daily increasing control over the natural forces. Man has invented electrical energy and now flies in the air and floats over the seas. He now no longer gets terrified at the slightest occurrence of natural calamity because he knows how to overcome it. He has now builds dams and bridges over the rivers to convert water power into electrical energy or use water for irrigation and in factories and mills.

Thus, knowledge is a boon for mankind provided it is used for constructive purposes.

Thank You!
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