While all other objects and beings are subject to change like the passing clouds, it is Atma alone that remains changeless. That does not mean that you should give up secular learning. Along with it you should try to acquire the knowledge of that which is real and everlasting. The body itself is impermanent. However, even when the body perishes, our Samskaras - accumulated mental impressions will remain with us permanently.
Ideals are always supreme and everlasting.
If one person becomes an ideal, he can influence the lives of many others for the better. It is better to live like the swan for one year than to live like the crow for hundred years. It is enough if you live even for ten years as ideal students. To lead an ideal life, it is essential to have love of the nation and love of the Spirit - Atma, as well as love and respect for parents. In fact, no other country in the world has really all the worthwhile things that Bharat has.