A Teacher In Everything

 Failure and rejections are the greatest teachers

They made Dr. Kalam the missile man of our nation

They teach us to stop, to reflect and to learn

but never to give up till we reach our destination.

Nature is the greatest teacher

The flowing river tells us to move on with time

Wordsworth learnt happiness from a field of daffodils

and I think it was nature who taught him to rhyme.

Parents are the greatest teachers

They hold our hand and lead the way

Edison’s mother told him he was too bright for school

and that’s how we have the light bulb today.

Challenges are the greatest teachers

it takes a great many of them to discover our super powers

Stephen Hawking was confined to a wheel chair all his life

but that didn’t stop him from wondering if black holes were stars

Friends are the greatest teachers

They lift us up when we’re sure we’ll never rise

They teach us to love ourselves when we forget to

and correct us when we do something unwise.

Teachers are the greatest teachers

You are our parents and our friends

our foremost guides and well wishers too

I really don’t know what we’d do without you.

You don’t just teach us what’s written in books

but help us grow and learn each day

You teach us how to play life’s game

and come out better, but never the same

It’s a profession as noble as the armed forces

with struggles and sacrifices that no one sees

you can turn every problem into a child’s play

your sweet smiles and warm words make my day

YOU are the greatest teachers

It’s you, every single one of you

You’re one in many and many in one

and for that, we forever remain indebted to you.