“Guru Gobind dono khade kaake lagoon paye,
Balihari guru aapne ke, gobind diyo dikhaye”
“God and teacher are both standing side by side, whom should I look for blessings,
Its the teacher whome I should first go and hug as he made me aware of GOD”
In India and a teacher finds a special status much bigger and respectable than GOD. A teacher tells us what GOD means. Infact the word teacher is small. We in India, call teacher GURU or the master, who shows us the path, guides us simply wont come in classroom and deliver lecture. But its the same country where now teachers are being beaten by their students and teachers are also turning into daemons. There is a downfall levels of both students and teachers.
My mom is a teacher in a small school. She will be bringing small gifts like cards and candies home which will begifted to her by her little students. She teaches 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students. She didnt only teach kids but he also taught me. Mother is the first teacher of a child. The child learns first few letters and these are “mama”. The kid uses these words for anything he wants to refer. Slowly and steadily the kid finds more teachers. Learning is a process which never ends. And I found many persons who taught me inside a class room and outside in the real world. Today is the day to remember all and say thanks to all those people. I will call my mom in evening and will hav usual mom-son talks.
BTW, me and my mom both were fan of Steve Irwin. The guy did nothing extra ordinary. There are many other people who can play with snakes and crocodiles. But he did what he liked most and he did his job with full interest. Infact he died what he loved doing, trying to find more about animals. Every good thing comes to an end.