Teacher's Day is tomorrow, but most schools would celebrate it today. Most people would think that it is a day of fun and minimal studying and lots of presents. Yes it is. But it is also a day of appreciation and reflection. As the saying goes, 'What goes around comes around.' THe efforts that we have put in for the children may or may not have paid off due to many different aspects. But one thing which we can be sure of on this day, the children know that you have tried to help them do what is right. And they do whatever their innocent hearts and minds tell them to. Preparing little presents and cards, no matter how simple they are.
For me, this is my very first Teacher's Day. There will of course be a few naughty ones in my class which warrant my constant shelling. But they are also the ones who show their appreciation for the attention that you have given them. I relaxed with them today. No lessons. Just simple art and craft where they get to write little cards and colour them and then give them to the teachers they feel for. I tickled Delroy too, the one and only blur boy who likes to stand up and say "Yes, Sir", "Thank you, Sir" etc.... Sometimes I do scream at him very badly too. But today, everything just seems to have dissolved into thin air.
I guess this is what keeps me going. THe innocence of the children, the love that they shower on me for all the hard work that I have put in for them. I was feeling tired and sick this morning. WIth the flu bug etc.....but everything seems to have disappeared.
Dear Lord,
If this is the task that you have allocated me in the path of discipleship, thank you so much. Lord, please have mercy on us sinners and bless us with the strength, perseverance and guidance to work towards a life full of meaning and faith.
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
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