It is not some cheap thrill
it is serious life-altering stuff
that happens in a classroom
each day every day
that brings to life
much joy, great sense of being
in the exchange of ideas
in watching young people
get up to be more confident
to stand up for themselves
is a sight of salvation, nothing less
there is no modesty
in acknowledging
its power of sunshine
to get along, to get going, to reach a better place
to be a part of this journey is a blessing, nothing less
so each day, keeping aside those dirty much cried over secrets of life
wound and thrown into the dust bin
she enters the classroom with a joy unbound
and inshallah! is blessed to receive many times over
multitudes of joys in return.
PS: What goes around, comes around,the beauty of Nishkama Karma.
Adhyapika 
2 responses to “Teaching Thrills”
I too have been blessed: as a former high school teacher, and now as a grandparent, to
“receive many times over
multitudes of joys in return
And you are right about the “power of sunshine,” which I found both in most students and especially in my college student granddaughter.
Nice poem! (When I print it, I’m going to leave out the “P.S. : What goes around, comes around” and end simply with “the beauty of Nishkama Karma”)
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As always, your comment thrills and yes, only a fellow teacher can empathize with another….. Bless your beautiful soul and its sunshine, your granddaughter:-)
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