Teacher’s
day
Out of all the messages I received on social media from my studets, friends and colleagues, on the occasion of Teacher’s day today, I liked the following one:
Once Dr. Radhakrishnan was asked,
“What’s the difference between a Station Master and School master?”
To which he replied, “One minds the
trains and the other trains the minds.”
Rightly said by the great teacher.
This reminds me of one of the stories
that I have read in this regard.
THE RIGHT TEACHING
Once,
there was a renowned monk who lived in a beautiful monastery with many of his
pupils. His teachings were known to be very effective and many of his students
grew up to become great masters themselves.
One
day, one of them was caught stealing from his fellow-students and they reported
him to the monk. But he took no action against the boy.
A
few days later the same boy was again caught stealing. And again the head monk
did nothing to punish him.
This
angered the other students who drew up a petition asking for the dismissal of
the thief. They threatened to leave en masse if the boy was allowed to stay in
the monastery.
The
teacher called a meeting of the students. When they had assembled, he said to
them: “You are good boys who know what is right and what is wrong. If you
leave, you will have no trouble in joining some other school. But what about
your brother who does not even know the difference between right and wrong? Who
will teach him if I don’t? No, I cannot ask him to go even if it means losing
all of you.”
Tears
coursed down the cheeks of the boy who had stolen. He never stole again and in
later life, became renowned for his integrity.
To teach is to touch a life forever:
Sometimes through words, sometimes
through gestures, sometimes through actions and sometimes setting a right
example.
