tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334085525653394262012-02-16T10:47:33.577-08:00ASnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633408552565339426.post-68804845387662821072008-04-27T22:44:00.003-07:002008-04-30T03:20:54.418-07:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_znk5QwY6fsU/SBhH4lKy2kI/AAAAAAAAACk/es2XoLHJzGc/s1600-h/teacher.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_znk5QwY6fsU/SBhH4lKy2kI/AAAAAAAAACk/es2XoLHJzGc/s320/teacher.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194981207547501122" /></a><br />We are what we are today because of our teachers........<br /><br />I would beg to depart from the conventional definition of a teacher only being one of those school and college teachers who merely instill in us knowledge to clear examinations<br /><br />There have been times when even a kid teaches you lessons or let's say, make you revise those age old lessons..........<br />That you should always smile!<br />That you should be responsive to the colours all around you !!<br />That you should find time to stare at the vast blue exapnse of the sky and experience the joy of spotting an eagle soaring higher and higher!!!<br /><br />and yes<br /><br />That you should pray...."Bhagwan Ji Sab Thik Kar Denge".. the kid often tells you in his innocent voice!!!!<br /><br />I have been very lucky to find friends who've taught me at times lessons that have stood me in good stead always ....<br /><br />That it's not enough to be sincere and so you also have to be smart........<br />That you can't change horses mid-stream...<br />That my biggest deficiency is that I lack self-confidence......something which is indispensable for success in today's cut-throat competition<br /><br />Now coming to the conventional teacher...let me cite this wonderful incident<br /><br />In Xavier's as we stepped into first year..there was a particular subject called IFS ..and I was very eager to know who my professor would be<br /><br />There entered one of those typical nerds .....and I couldn't restrain myself from blurting out " Is is this person our professor ?"<br /><br />Unlucky/lucky as I was , he spotted me immediately and strangely asked me to say any number between 1 to 10<br /><br />Think Bigger .Think Better<br /><br />I said "10"<br /><br />You are suspended from my class for 10 weeks...<br /><br />On pleading ..the weeks became classes..he refused to budge any further<br /><br />Amazing incident naa........<br /><br />But I have no regrets as I thorougly enjoyed roaming around in the college campus at 9 am ( IFS was always the last period for the day) ....and if anyone would allege that I was bunking...I could reply " That I was under official Vanwaas" and I could enjoy the green benches ..<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/633408552565339426-6880484538766282107?l=catchanurag005.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ASnoreply@blogger.com0