Appreciation of a teacher - 50 years later.
By ketybhagat
@ketybhagat (4123)
India
August 26, 2009 11:33pm CST
An alumni of students gathered in Kerala after many many years. The 50+ students of now were all eager to meet their teachers and pay their respects to them. They went to the house of one of thier favourite teachers and were shocked to see him living with his wife and a widowed daughter in a leaking house with no facilities. The teacher, now 85 + remembered them and blessed them. The students, now men with high ranking status, decided to repay their teachers love and kindness over the years by shelling out money and building him a nice little cottage, which they did. Today with tears in his eyes, the teacher accepted the key to his new home. How often do you find students repaying thier teachers thus! I salute all these men who did not forget thier obligation to thier teacher in his time of need.
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@yugasini (12836)
• Anantapur, India
27 Aug 09
hi ketybhagat,
hi you are from kerala,i appreciate that students remembering their master and immediate reaction after observing the situation of the teachers family and do something better for the lively hood,i appreciated all such persons any where in the world to be notable persons,have a nice day
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@ketybhagat (4123)
• India
28 Aug 09
Hi yugasin, no, I am not from Kerala, but Mumbai. I read this news in the newspaper and it really moved me no end. I knew this was just my small way of saluting these men for what they did by writing about it in mylot. We are what we are today because of them. Salutations to such a Guru and disciples relationship. Thanks.
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@yugasini (12836)
• Anantapur, India
30 Aug 09
hi ketybhagat,
thanks for the comment,so you are from Mumbai,i aways appreciate people like this,have a nice day
@zhuhuifen46 (3483)
• China
29 Aug 09
Everyone would think of teachers, who accompanied us in our growth, but only a few stand up front. They were those good in teaching first of all, and brought up your interest to the subjects. They also showed care and warmth that touched your heart and soul. They might not be beautiful or handsome, but appealing to you with their unique charming personality.
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@ketybhagat (4123)
• India
31 Aug 09
Yes, teachers are teachers first and last. They do not have to be handsome or pretty to rouse your interest in a subject. Their knowledge and how they impart it to the students is more important, and once you have the knack to teach, the students always remember you. Thanks.
@cristine3276 (893)
• Philippines
27 Aug 09
This is indeed a wonderful story. That teacher must also be a good teacher to his students. Presently I am also a teacher and trying my best to be a good teacher. Hopefully someday my students will still remember me. Your students will remember you if you made a great impact to their lives.
@ketybhagat (4123)
• India
28 Aug 09
This story must have really moved you, being a teacher. Im sure you must be a wonderful teacher too, kind, loving and most of all understanding. These traits along with patience can make the best teacher in this world. Yes, here is hoping the students of yours turns out to be like these ones, worthy of thier teacher. Thanks.
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@bhanusb (5709)
• India
27 Aug 09
Really they are the grateful students of that great teacher. Really we owe to our teachers. Without them we could not reach our present position. Do you remember your first teacher from whom you learned to write the letter 'A'? I also salute the men who did not forget the obligation to their teacher.
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@ketybhagat (4123)
• India
28 Aug 09
Hi bhanusb, these students have to be appreciated for doing what they did, 50 years later, but better late than never. When they met, it must have been a lovely time, remembering old times. We from our college still meet once a year, and what a lovely time we have meeting each other. We invite our college teachers too, and give them some token of our love and appreciation for all they did for us. We are what we are today because of them. No, i dont remember my school teacher who first taught me to write A. I remember my mom doing so. Thanks.
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@srganesh (6340)
• India
27 Aug 09
That was really nice to hear.That teacher might have been sincere and kind to his students in the past and so they have given him such a respect back.For me,I have respect only to the teachers in my school and that too up to the fifth standard.Teachers after that period were money oriented,partial and were into side business.So,they gained no respect from us.I don't think we can see more dedicated teachers now.
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@ketybhagat (4123)
• India
28 Aug 09
I suppose you are right. Teachers these days have become very commercialised and partial to students who take tutions from them. This is really sad, however, Im sure there must be some teachers till in this world who are dedicated to their profession, and bringing out great achievers in this world. Thanks.
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@GADHISUNU (2162)
• India
27 Aug 09
They are no less worthy than their teacher. If a teacher is respected for he deserves to be, well here are a bunch of students who need also I may sound like exaggerating- they are also worthy of worship. In original Indian Culture a teacher is to be worshipped.
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@ketybhagat (4123)
• India
28 Aug 09
Yes, the status of a Guru is vererable. The Guru must have been really good to have moved the students to do what they did. And yes, like I said, the students are to be saluted and 'worthy of worship' for doing what they did. Such students are rare and such teachers are rare too. Thanks.
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@ketybhagat (4123)
• India
28 Aug 09
Yes, kunizzul, its a heart warming story and we hope we all learn from this act of the students that our duty to our teachers is life long. We must repay them back in some form or the other for the time and devotion extended to us all these years, not forgetting the number of times we made them go crazy with our pranks.
Thanks.
@hsofyan (3446)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
27 Aug 09
Wow .. former student who is very caring and knows how to return the favor. 
Good idea. I don't find here.
Good idea. I don't find here.@ketybhagat (4123)
• India
28 Aug 09
Yes, one must never forget the time and love extended to us students. We are what we are today because of them. A lesson to learn from them. Thanks.
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