A blessed life!

There are many professions that can bring job satisfaction, but most professions are measured by its income. While a teacher's job is one such which brings not only a sense of job satisfaction but also a sense of soul satisfaction. My duty as a teacher is to mould the young minds into ameliorated beings, even if one life is changed for good, the goal is achieved. Keeping aside the aspect of idealistic job, the greatest satisfaction a teacher can get is when her students strive hard to achieve their goals, and somewhere they acknowledge their teachers for having played some role in the making of their lives.

I had a soul satisfying moment yesterday when one of my students wrote a love-cum-gratitude letter to me. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I read through each line, my heart felt a strange pull for these words were so touching. To top it all, there was a poem in the end, which I'll mention it later in the post.

As I read through the letter, I realized that there were some qualities that I possess which actually appeal to my students. And, it's quite obvious that I am going to work hard to pass on positiveness to my students. Such happiness is intangible indeed.

The Poem

Dear teacher, you

personify craziness.

The clock keeps ticking

when I think of you,

The sun moons at me

and I don't seem to realise.

You mean so much to me

that hasn't been named yet.

You are that place where

I wish to go to

when I want to run away

from this fake 'reality'.

One of the best things

learnt from you was

to be myself and to

believe in myself.

Today, I am that person

who chucked that mask

away for good,

which was worn

to 'please' others.

You have taught me to

be a fighter and you

have built me into one,

and for that,

I shall forever be thankful.