Thursday, 05 September 2013 ( As it appeared in Prasanthinilayam)
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
OUR MOST BELOVED BHAGAWAN’S DIVINE MESSAGE
Teaching is the process in which the teacher and the
taught cooperate, a pleasant and useful experience for
both. When teachers enter the classroom, children salute
them; that is a lesson in humility, in respecting age and
scholarship, and in gratitude for the service rendered. The
teachers too, should decide to deserve the salutation
through their sincere efforts and selfless service. Move
the students through your love. Do not win the respect of
the student through fear. Education is a slow process, like
the unfolding of a flower, the fragrance becoming deeper
and more perceptible as the flower silently blossoms, one
petal at a time. The unfolding will be helped if the teacher
is a fine example of discrimination, humility and clearsightedness, rather than a person engaged in the task of
mere repetitive teaching and coaching for examinations.
Example, not precept, is the best teaching aid. (Divine
Discourse, Sep 9, 1958).