FROM A STUDENT TO A TEACHER

My hardwork paid off …finally , I can boast that there is someone on this earth who has recognition for what I have done .
In the past year , I was unemployed . to pass my time , I gave tuitions to the daughter of a family friend . this gal aged 8 , loved doing everything else apart from studying . she was cute no doubt , but nothing could take her to her books .
When I started teaching her , she used to get 0 out of 10 in mental maths . she had started fearing it like some great devil .
In other subjects a swell she failed to score well.
Though not many parents give importance to the studies and progress of an eight year old , her mother was really very concerned .

All through that year , I not only taught her but motivated her to do well in every way I could making her realize what was the importance of studying hard . well , as long as I was there she strived hard to meet my expectations . sometimes she did , sometimes not .

After she passed her final exams , I had to stop teaching her due to my other commitments . hse has a new teacher now.

Today the results of her first exams in this new class came out and she called me up to tell her marks . to my surprise and amazement , she had scored highest in almost all subjects . my heart jumped with joy and in the next instant I realized that the new teacher is really doing good with her . but she cleared my thoughts saying , “ miss its all because of you that I am doing well . its all because of what you had taught me . I promise you that I will keep doing well now and always . I will always remember what you told me about the importance of doing well in my studies.”

Tears welled up in my eyes and I could do nothing but bless her silently .

Not many people have given me recognition for what I have done for them . not that I want my work to be recognized but an eight year old child won my heart today , made me feel special , made me feel that I am loved and respected ..

I bless her so that she might attain great heights in life because acknowledging others is a quality that many people are yet to learn .