My Profession & Me

They cry loud… They laugh blissfully…

They quarrel for the silliest reasons…They play with no logic…

They talk with no sense…They TROUBLE like hell…

Guess whom I am talking about… ‘CHILDREN’

Who else of God’s creations could be something like that? ..... 

They are so sensitive, soft, sweet and delicate... Give them one fragment of love and they give you loads of them…They crack jokes which only they could understand and yet those jokes never fail to spread a flicker of joy around…They fight with each other like enemies and just a moment later, they’ll be flocking around together like soul mates…

Nothing they pretend or hide.

Teaching is such a noble profession, and to teach small kids is even more fun. It’s not only the subjects they learn from me. They learn a lot more from me without me putting an effort; my accent, my gestures, methods of communications, language, ethics, manners and many more. To them, I’m like their Role Model, because it's only me, they think, knows everything in the world :). They end up even imitating me. That’s the seed I am planting in them. So, it has to be good. That’s what is going to make them good individuals, tomorrow. 

When they get noisy or unruly, I just need to shout a little loud or make some angry expressions to keep them under control... Seconds later, both of us forget about it and we are back in form.

They come to me for help, to complaint about other children, to put lace for shoes, to tie their hair, to feed their snacks, to open bags, to pack them... They listen to me more than to their parents... sometimes they make me feel no less than a mother. They call out to me 'mamma' sometimes, unknowingly... :)

They give me so much love, respect and attention... so much happiness… which is so priceless. The beautiful part of it is that they don’t take pride over it also... such sweet things they are...  :)

They actually teach the world how to live happy…

They know nothing more than love… So innocent, so clean minded, so genuine, so open…

When children respond to what I teach, it’s really beautiful. I feel so satisfied. I am responsible to shape their minds. And I better be good at it.

No other profession can I find, which could use all the traits I have learnt and developed so far... Painting, music, dance, event management, photography, English, Hindi, Maths, culture; and what not??? I have found a new me, a better me and a happier me... 

Can’t find a better profession... I am satisfied and happy that I chose this profession. This profession is completely stitched for me... I just hope the profession likes me too and lets me be with it always... It’s pleasure being with kids around.

All of us have been a child someday… It’s just once in a lifetime to experience bliss… We can only relive such moments by being with kids around. And I get to do that, every day… Lucky me...

A child has actually no complaints with anybody, no greed, no ego, no selfishness and no jealousy… It’s only later this world teaches them all that, be it for good or bad.
I am happy that I don’t deal with such a world… :)

I want to quote a thought from the film “Chillar Party”… There is a situation where a poor boy says, “I always felt bad that I never got to go to school. But now, I no more think or feel so. Grown-ups are so self-centered, arrogant and they have problem with the whole world. They end up doing things contrasting to what they learnt. If people grow up older just to forget the things they learnt in school, what’s the use of it?”

I just hope my kids don’t forget the little things I teach, which may not make them millionaires, but can make them good human beings for sure.

Leaving you to reminisce the thought…

Shwetha