TEACHING and LIVING...

i've been teaching for four years now... ever wonder what a young man ever thought of so he stayed that long in the "noblest profession"? well, it may be called an accidental choice of career... it may also be "the only choice" left in a situation of desperation and need. it may be passion. or vocation? hehehe. Calling as others say it is.

nonetheless, it is where i am now. am i stuck in here? who knows? am i of significance in here? only my students know. am i ever gonna stay? only time can tell. am i ever gonna make impact in here? God will help me for sure.On 15 December 2008, i received a message from my good friend ("Lorenzky"). It was truly heartwarming at the same time heart-rending in emotional and matter-of-fact content! The SMS reads:

I REALIZED THAT BEING A TEACHER IS INCOMPARABLE.
AS WE CARE FOR OUR STUDENTS,
WE LEARN HOW TO COVER OUR SORROW WITH A SMILE;
WE LEARN HOW TO STAY VIGOROUS DESPITE ALL THE TASKS WE ENDURE;
WE LEARN HOW TO GIVE HOPE EVEN THOUGH OURS IS UNCLEARLY SEEN;
WE LEARN HOW TO GIVE STRENGTH EVEN AT TIMES THAT WE ARE WEAK.
NOBODY WOULD KNOW WHAT KIND OF LIFE A TEACHER HAS...
UNLESS HE/SHE BECAME ONE...

is teaching really the noblest among the professions? or it is just one of the four cornerstones of the edifice of humanity? queries that remain... queries that are answered only by experience and understanding... queries that reflect the reality of the teacher's vocation... queries that do not just ask the world for answers but more importantly tells the world of the desires and cravings of the teacher...

live and let live! live peaceably with all men... God be praised! God be glorified! For God is the source of all things that are and the cause of all things that be.

(i also posted this here: http://farland.tigblog.org)