Teach...

A Teacher's Prayer - James J.Metcalf

"I want to teach my students how
   To live this life on Earth.
 To face it's struggles and it's strife
   And to improve their worth...
 And if I help the world to grow
   In wisdom and in grace,
 Then I shall feel that I have won
   And I have filled my place.

 And so I ask your guidance, God,
   That I may do my part.
 For character and confidence
   And happiness of heart."

For the past few years, each teacher's day celebration has left me with a lot of mixed feelings.  There is of course gratification, and joy, mixed with a tinge of ...sadness. I can't really pinpoint why for the latter, why the dull ache resides deep within.

Maybe it is the realisation of how much time ... is left...
How much impact one makes...
That one day...I will leave all this.

But I will focus on the positive...
and look into the bright, happy faces of the younger teachers
who are carrying on...with the torch held high.

Teach...with your heart and your mind
Knowledge should be imparted; tempered by wisdom.
Teach...and you will have your life touched forever.

To all the dedicated people out there who have chosen this path
Happy Teachers Day.