Short Story: "The Essence of Teaching" 

My mind keeps wandering around for new motivations and morals. While seeking for all this, I came across with a beautiful learning and thought to pen down this learning for my readers also. We all must agree that learning is a continuous process but the way we learn something, it always leave a memory on our mind and heart. 

I have always been privilege to have a good teachers throughout of my life and this short story is a sincere dedication to all the teachers around the world, who have turned many stones into the diamonds. So, the story goes right here-

“Do you remember me?” A young man asked from an old man who was sitting alone on a bench.

The old man replied -"Sorry! I am bad with my memory these days.What do you do in life?"

The young man answers: “Well, I am a teacher and you have inspired me to choose this profession.”

The curious old man asked the young man what inspired him to become a teacher. And the young man tells him the following story:

One day, a friend of mine came with a nice new watch in our classroom, and I took it out from his pocket.

Shortly my friend noticed his missing watch and immediately complained to our teacher, who were you. You addressed the class ‘This student's watch has stolen during my lecture today. Whoever stole it, I request you to please return it.’ But I didn't give it back.

You closed the door and told us all to stand up and form a circle with our closed eyes, since you were going to search our pockets one by one until the watch was found.

You went from pocket to pocket, and when you went through my pocket, you found the watch and took it. Still you kept searching everyone's pockets, and when you were done you said ‘open your eyes. We have the watch.’You never mentioned the name after the whole episode. 

That day you saved my dignity among the all students. I couldn't say even thank you because of my shameful behavior but i received your message clearly. So, today when i have chosen a great path of learning, i want to say Thank you for my whole heart!


"Thank you very much to make me understood what a real educator needs to do."

After listening the whole story, professor remembered the whole incidence and laughed loudly. He said to the young man- "Oh! was it that you? Sorry I didn't remember you, because I also closed my eyes while searching the stolen watch."

The young man was surprised to know and asked the reason. Professor replied "Because if to correct someone´s mistake, you have to humiliate him or her, you don't know how to teach.” The young man has got a new essence of learning today.

Moral of the story:

There is always a learner and mentor side within all of us. Many of times, we behave differently being in a role of mentor and learner. Everyone learns differently and uniquely in its own way. When life give you a chance to learn something new from any source, adapt it and don´t  forget to pay gratitude. Also being in a role of mentor, choose to be humble, justified and patient with others and never forget the journey of your learning. After all, we are the sharpers of this society who are converting many pebbles into the diamonds in some way!