Enlightenment of St.'s Cyril and Methodius as cultural and ethical task

Abstract

The most important duty of the people is their education, learning, selfevelation and providing assistance for raising others, so that they can educate and train in their exsistance. Teaching and education of the people is a holy thing, which is called by one of the most beautiful names - enlightenment. It is not only a supreme cultural, but primarily ethical task. Many of the ethicians were/are teachers, educators, especially Saint Cyril of Thessalonica, also known as Constantine the Philosopher, and Saint Methodius. The work of Saints Cyril and Methodius was accepted not only as a language innovation and cultural benefit, but also as an ethical virtue and moral covenant. They were not simply teachers of the illiterate, but they have sought to exalted people - on those who have been on the edge of civilization to reveal the secrets of the spirit and mind, to help maladapted to get trained, the ignorant to be enable to be literated and to learn the secrets of life. Doing these things they were actual teachers - educators and the wise thanks to them for these divine benefits.