Friday, March 1, 2013

Looking at one perspective


I realized why I liked being a teacher. And still liking it. Which is an overstatement, considering that I’m just being employed for about a month or so. But seriously, I like being address Mr Tan or teacher or Master Tan or even Monster Tan, for all it matters.

It  is good to know that, there are people left in this world that could/would look up to you, inspired by you, scared of you, shaped by you, learned something from you. At least, in their eyes, I was someone- respectable, knowledgeable, and commendable. Kids… are just so pure, so innocent, so naïve, easy to please (well, to a certain extent), easy to distract and so full of life.
  
At the very least, you don’t see spite in their eyes or them, looking down and breathing down your neck like an angry bull. At least, when I’m with them, I’m very happy to see those happy faces looking up to you. That, there’s still hope. That, it’s not the apocalypse (yet) when half of the people in the world are those who judge you, look down upon you, hate you. That the other half, are the people who are there to accept you readily and open-armed.

I love my job.

Most sincerely,
Tan.    

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