THE MOTIVATOR

TEACHER 

An old man meets a young man who asks him: "Do you remember me?" And the old man said no. Then the young man told him that he was his student back then. And the teacher asked him: "What are you doing at the moment? what is your job at the moment?" The young man replied: "I am a teacher" "Good. Like me?", asked the old man. "That's right. Actually, I became a teacher because you inspired me to be like you." The old man was curious, then asked the young man what inspired him to become a teacher. And the young man told him the following story: "

" : "One day, a friend of mine, who is also a student, went to school with his beautiful new watch. I wanted to have it. So I decided to steal it. During recess, he forgot it and left it on the table for the time to go to the bathroom. I took it. Immediately after that, my friend realized that his watch had been stolen by someone. He also complained about the theft to our teacher. And that teacher was you. So, you talk to us in class: "Your friend's watch was stolen by one of you in this class. So whoever stole it, please return it". I didn't want to return it because I was embarrassed and afraid of being kicked out of school. Then, you closed the door and told us all to stand up. Then you started checking our pockets and school bags one by one to look for the watch. But, you told us to close our eyes, because you will only look for it if all students have their eyes closed. So, we did and you started going pocket to pocket one by one. When your hand reached my trouser pocket, you found the watch and took it. But you keep looking in the pockets of all the students in the room and when you're done, you say: "Open your eyes because I have found the watch". You didn't say anything to me and you never said who was the culprit who stole the watch. That day, you saved my dignity. It was the most embarrassing day of my life. But it was also the day my pride was saved and made aware not to be a thief, or a bad person. You never said anything to me nor did you scold me or be interested in teaching me a moral lesson. And I thank you. I understand that this is what a true educator should do. "Do you remember that incident?" And the teacher, the old man replied: "I remember the situation, the watch of one of my students was stolen, I searched for it in every pocket and school bag, but I don't remember you at all because I also closed my eyes while looking for the watch." The essence and fundamental thing of teaching is IF TO CORRECT AND FIX SOMEONE, YOU HAVE TO DROP OR HURT, THEN "YOU DON'T KNOW TEACHING".