In the formative years of every man’s life, they are always
present. They vary from different character and names but their duty stays the
same. To stand as our second parent and give us the right information that will
be valuable as we unfold the mysteries of our life.
Sometimes, they are the people who care for us when no one
else does. For more than a decade, we are meeting them everyday and we look up
to them as our modern-day heroes. They are our teachers.
They teach us almost everything, from the basic mathematical
operations to the proper mannerism in communicating with other people. Truly,
they can come as our best buddy and they can also be more terrifying than our
parents. There are no good or bad professor, everything boils down also to the
students that if they will only act enthusiastically in the class then same
excitement will be given by the teachers. Their favorite word is discipline and
that is what they inculcate in our senses.
Teachers are ordinary individuals with extraordinary talent
in influencing others. Sometimes, the most stubborn child may act otherwise
when in front of a teacher. They attain their happiness by imparting knowledge.
A perfect example of an individual who follows the philosophy of Emmanuel
Levinas, that people has an infinite responsibility for others and that their
highest satisfaction is obtained through serving others.
But do you know what the saddest part in being a teacher is?
Looking from another perspective perhaps from the students’
view, even though teachers become satisfied with what they’re doing, still,
they are making one of the greatest sacrifice and that what makes their profession
noble.
They relate with others to the best of their capability but
their relationship always has to end. Even if they put their life for their
students, at the end of the day, they will still think that they could not own
them. Every year, they face new sets of students and the feelings that they
gave to their former class will have to be withdrawn and be given to the bunch
of new kids.
Think of it this way, if you feel hard in letting go of that
someone that you love and that someone that you’ve been with for a couple of
months, how much more does our teachers feel that they are obliged to do that
every year.
In accordance to the Social Penetration Theory of Irwin
Altman and Dalmas Taylor, a relationship changes if people are no longer with each
other because their communication is lost and the breadth of their knowledge
towards the other decreases. Such factors contribute in making the relationship
cold. Communication is a very vital tool in order to overcome that feeling.
For a teacher, even if they want to extend their
communication with their previous students, still, they will come to a point
that they will have to focus with their new students and if that moment comes,
tendency of forgetting the previous kids might arise.
For a student, even if you treat your teacher as your best
buddy or companion or another parent, you will have to accept that as you move
outside the premises of your campus, you will face new people with new
experiences that might help you to survive in this complex world. As the saying
goes, nothing is permanent except change. So while you’re still experiencing
the love that your teacher is giving, nurture it for you never know when will
this warm feelings end.
P.S.
A short thought to ponder…
Can
you still remember all your teachers from the very first moment that you
stepped foot in a class up to your last days in College? Chances are, you will
only remember those who made a big contribution to your life. But another
question goes like this; do you think that they can still remember you?
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