The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one’s opportunities and make the most of one’s resources.
When we plant a seed in the earth, we notice it is small, but we do not criticize it as ‘rootless and stemless’. We treat it as a seed giving it the water and nourishment required for it to sprout. With its first shoots sprouting up out of the earth, we stand in awe of the process involved, and give the plant the care it needs at each stage of its development.
Within it at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change. At each stage it is the same thing – a flower in the process of expressing its potential.
We are placed in a situation where we are called to have a personal touch with each child entrusted to our care. The profession of teaching is not just one that deals with books, computers and black boards. It is the heart of the child yearning to learn more, to experience the gentleness and warmth of its mentor, to see the radiance of a smile, to hold the strong hand of one who leads and the urge to be guided in truth.