Behind every dream I saw,
There was an unwavering belief..
Behind every wise decisions I took,
There was a learning & a lesson..
Behind every success I cherished,
There was you, my ever inspiring teacher..
Today on this special day, I would like to thank you for believing in me and my dreams, for creating the strong foundations on which I have built my life on, for giving me wings and for pushing me off the cliff when I was afraid to fly; all of it with never ending love and patience. I may not have come to you every time I succeeded, but I knew that you had my back, anytime I’d falter. Thank you for your love, knowledge and inspiration which has made me who I am today !
Let us take time out to say a thank you to every person who has been a teacher to us in this journey of life. Be it our teachers at school, professors at university, our parents – who are the first teachers to us, our friends and family.
You my dear reader, are also a teacher to me. You inspire me to write and writing does to me what the rains does to the dusty glasses. Thank you for reading along and all the inspiration you give me in all forms !
Much love,
Himali Shah ❤
Very nice one dedicated to all the teachers… Read your work after a long time… How are you ? Hope you are doing good… 🙂
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Hi Ashish ! I am so glad you took time out and wrote me this comment. Apologies for my mysterious disappearance from WP 🙂 I am doing great and hope you are also enjoying life to the fullest !
Cheers, Himali
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Yeah, i understand. I was also out of blogging for 3 months and trying to post when I get time. No apologies. Happy to see you back. Will be waiting for your beautiful and awsome posts.
Best wishes. 🙂
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Grt students like u are always remembered on this special day as it is students like u who turn us into our real roles….ur each leap towards success brings a gust of new energy to me….so proud of u now n always…Stay blessed
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Many many thanks to you dear teacher ! No words of thanks can be enough to convey the gratitude I feel from the bottom of my heart 🙂
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Hi Himali – What a wonderful expression of appreciation. So often teachers are “taken for granted” or just considered to be “doing their job” and yet, like us, they also appreciate a thank you periodically. Like us, it motivates them to keep going with the knowledge that they are making a difference. Great Post.
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SMiLes.. and Hello Himali.. Memories..
Teachers.. and i remember a similar
post from you last year at this time on
Teacher’s day.. i mentioned you were a
Teacher then to me too and that i appreciated you..
So since i have already honored you.. i will move on
to the next teacher.. hmm…
some of the greatest teachers
to me are those who i kNew/fELt with
much smaller standard IQ’s than most
of my acquaintances who had a gift of
Loving everyone without regard to innate
or environmental/material differences.. real
Saints were they who had a smile for everyone
regardless of who.. what.. where.. or how they
do life.. so sure.. they are gifted greatest by God
for this smile that never ends from birth to death..
in many cases too.. and sure some of these folks
are Downs children.. the worst teacher i can think
of now is Richard Dawkins as he said as advice to
a woman considering abortion that it would be a disservice
to humanity not to abort a Downs child.. as this child would not
produce enough material things for society.. hmm.. not understanding
the value of one smile.. this ignorant man of course.. who i also learn from
that Standard IQ is weak without much real meaning in the Love of Life that
feels the most and talks the least at times too.. my friend.. blessed with this
so-called cultural derived and propagated Standard IQ.. i was too.. but cursed away
from love off on and on in life.. for falling into this trap as labyrinth of culture more.. more..
and more.. so smiles.. i learn to love the most from those who will never stand lecturing
from a class room podium at all.. just the sincere smiles of a child.. of God who has not
been ravaged in school/work my friend.. a child of God who will smile from Birth to death
for the only reason
of feeling a smile
of Love continuing
with others my friend..
and sure.. the other teacher
is the voice within.. the voice
that speaks through my pen now
these days.. my friend.. the God
who lives within.. the God who Sings
in Einstein Equations.. and the young
woman who had a standard IQ of less than
or about 70.. who was the only one who kept
in touch with my wife and i.. after i fell ill at work
after all my years there.. where sure.. i was as nice
to everyone as i am online.. and soon as i got sick and
could not help anyone anymore.. i was forgotten and erased
from the earth.. as far as folks reaching out to me.. but this one
woman from work who was not ‘smart enough’ to finish loving us.. then..
And sure.. that is my teacher.. the one who taught me to always call back..
And yes.. she is much
greater than Jesus as
Jesus said in Luke 17 that
to follow me you must hate
your mother and father.. your
brothers and sisters and your
children too.. our friend was
not holy enough to do that
my friend.. our
friend
was
God incarnate
in flesh and blood
and only human too..
but sure i forgive Jesus
for his failings and praise
my friend for fulfilling the prophecy
by Saint John or whomever said the
words in his chapter that there will be
those who do much greater works than
Jesus.. sure Tina and her friends have already
come back again.. to do just that.. not many folks
noticed them.. but i did.. and God tOld me to write about them..NOW..
in how God speaks with no Standard IQ at all2.. as God is not trapped
in human work/schools.. not then.. not now.. not ever when Free Verse..:)
Other than that my friend.. when you said your dream
is to be a writer.. YOU ARE A WRITER NOW.. otherwise
how could you inspire all these words by a reader.. what
you do here has no price of dollars.. what you do here my friend
is Love.. i highly encourage you to do it.. even if it is only you and
God one
speaking
here as
the writer
within is the
always NOW..
greaTest writer oF aLL..
and this God is a multi-
Universe in every pen and iS i..
too precious not to share with all..
and when two humans
connect in reciprocal
communication..
whether that
be verbal
or totally
non-verbal
like Dance..
another multi-Universe
of God is born when two
or more come toGetHer like this..
and a blog.. is a global phone of many
now coming togetHeR potentially aS onE
in real time reciprocal social communication.. now..
the value of these connections my friend are greater
than any book ever written.. including any sacred text..
So let us write the Book of Himali and the Book of Fred
with everyone and share with never an expectation of
anything
other now
than giving..
S H A r I N G..
iF we care to.. of
course with WiLL..
and sure.. have the
capacity to do it with
the other responsibilities
of life.. but you my friend
have the gift of brevity.. in
only a few short lines of Love..
all of that is love.. put it out there if you can and will..
and never worry if Love is smart enough or good enough
as
Love
SMiLes..
without any
words but perfect..
as practice mY FriEnd..:)
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A great post on this special day. Our teachers deserve all the praise!
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Thank you for being my follower on Instagram, for whatever time you were 👍
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Great and loving dedication Himali. I’m glad you had teachers who inspired you so much. I think we all need teachers, mentors, friends and parents who help bring out our best. I wish I had more of those influences when I was younger. Now, my friends, books and bloggers serve as that support for me.
Thank you! 🙂
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Aww, thanks, Himali! This is so precious. Teachers need thanks and appreciation for all they do!
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Such a sweet dedication.. 🙂 Very nice read. Poem is warm to read.. 🙂
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