EFIM M.MALITIKOV

My Philosophy of World Education:
Educational Techniques for the Elderly with Satellite Technology

Academician Efim Mikhailovich Malitikov
President of Interzational Association "Znanie"
Chairman of Interstate Committee of CIS
on Knowledge Promotion and Adult Education,
Patron of Modern University of Humanities

Geneve, Switzerland. Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Knowledge is like food for people and it gives energy for the mind and for the body.  The mind shows the way and makes the future a reality.

When the mind has knowledge and realizes it has a future, it does not decline and deteriorate because life must have intellectual nourishment.

Too many financial resources are spent for the elderly in pension costs, health costs, nursing homes because people who are mentally broken and physically damaged don’t see a positive future for themselves.

When you give education, intellectual food, to the elderly, you lengthen their lives and at the same time conserve economic resources.  Intellectual nourishment – knowledge and education – gives the elderly more energy and costs considerably less than what individuals, business and governments are spending on health costs.

A long life without the typical retirement style gives more power to the country, worthwhile work to the elderly, invaluable advice to the children, who now have mentors who can give the young the benefit of their experience.  The combination of the experience of the elderly and the energy of the youth is priceless.

THE MIND SUSTAINS A PERSON FOR MANY YEARS – FOOD ONLY FOR HOURS.