Education is the key to success


RECENTLY, a desperate mother, with tears welling up in her eyes, said in a trembling voice that she has no alternative but to take her son out of school because he shows no interest at all in his studies.

From her point of view, instead of killing his time idling at school, hunting for a job would be a better prospect.

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