Friendship

From the days when friendships  did begin
I had unquestioningly believed in it,
In its ancient bookish definition
Of unconditional warmth and care
In its being the undeclared promise
Of always being there.

still I  hardly found  reasons of being thankful
to some friends  who had heard me out
could not be indebted or grateful
That my friend was holding me strong
I always felt that friendship meant
being together, moving along

Now when I am here to share
my grins with those, I called friends
Why can`t I find anybody ?
 They have  just found a way
To unlock the clasp I held
though slowly but silently move away

Where are they gone who had one day
made me  their friend and I, them mine
Who had once inexplicitly said they will stay?
 Am I wrong at this moment
Or did I misinterpreted them then
and was sure my friendship they won`t forget?

At present when I look around to see
and search a friend to share my life
Now I know how wrong I used to be
Its  only a  word - the word 'friend'
Like everything does, one day
Even friendships may come to an end.

Looking at only a few
Who are still with me in smiles and  difficulties
My precious friend, today when I see you
My heart is yearning just to say
"Thank you , I am contented that
at least our friendship did not fray...!"

Cradle Song

 FROM groves of spice,
O'er fields of rice,
Athwart the lotus-stream,
I bring for you,
Aglint with dew
A little lovely dream.

Sweet, shut your eyes,
The wild fire-fiies
Dance through the fairy neem;
From the poppy-bole
For you I stole
A little lovely dream.

Dear eyes, good-night,
In golden light
The stars around you gleam;
On you I press
With soft caress
A little lovely dream
    
         - Sarojini Naidu

STORY OF CREATION OF 'TEACHER'

The Good Lord was creating teachers. It was His sixth day of 'overtime' and He knew that this was a tremendous responsibility for teachers would touch the lives of so many impressionable young children. An angel appeared to Him and said, "You are taking a long time to figure this one out."

"Yes," said the Lord, " but have you read the specs on this order?"

TEACHER:

…must stand above all students, yet be on their level
... must be able to do 180 things not connected with the subject being taught
... must run on coffee and leftovers,
... must communicate vital knowledge to all students daily and be right most of the time
... must have more time for others than for herself/himself
... must have a smile that can endure through pay cuts, problematic children, and worried parents
... must go on teaching when parents question every move and others are not supportive
... must have 6 pair of hands.

"Six pair of hands, " said the angel, "that's impossible"
"Well, " said the Lord, " it is not the hands that are the problem.  It is the three pairs of eyes that are presenting the most difficulty!"

The angel looked incredulous, " Three pairs of eyes...on a standard model?"

The Lord nodded His head, " One pair can see a student for what he is and not what others have labeled him as. Another pair of eyes is in the back of the teacher's head to see what should not be seen, but what must be known. The eyes in the front are only to look at the child as he/she 'acts out' in order to reflect, " I understand and I still believe in you", without so much as saying a word to the child."

"Lord, " said the angel, " this is a very large project and I think you should work on it tomorrow".

"I can't," said the Lord, " for I have come very close to creating something much like Myself. I have one that comes to work when he/she is sick.....teaches a class of children that do not want to learn....has a special place in his/her heart for children who are not his/her own.....understands the struggles of those who have difficulty....never takes the students for granted..."

The angel looked closely at the model the Lord was creating.
"It is too soft-hearted, " said the angel.

"Yes," said the Lord, " but also tough, You can not imagine what this teacher can endure or do, if necessary".

"Can this teacher think?" asked the angel.

"Not only think," said the Lord,. "but reason and compromise."

The angel came closer to have a better look at the model and ran his finger  over the teacher's cheek.

"Well, Lord, " said the angel, your job looks fine but there is a leak. I told you that you were putting too much into this model.  You can not imagine the stress that will be placed upon the teacher."

The Lord moved in closer and lifted the drop of moisture from the teacher's cheek.  It shone and glistened in the light.

"It is not a leak," He said, "It is a tear."

"A tear? What is that?" asked the angel, "What is a tear for?"

The Lord replied with great thought, " It is for the joy and pride of seeing a child accomplish even the smallest task. It is for the loneliness of children who have a hard time to fit in and it is for compassion for the feelings of their parents. It comes from the pain of not being able to reach some children and the disappointment those children feel in themselves. It comes often when a teacher has been with a class for a year and must say good-bye to those students and get ready to welcome a new class."

"My, " said the angel, " The tear thing is a great idea...You are a genius!!"
The Lord looked somber, "I didn't put it there."
  -edited by Deep

The Enigma

To laugh is to risk appearing a fool

To weep is to risk appearing sentimental

To reach out for another is to risk

involvement

To expose feelings is to risk rejection

To place your dreams before the crowd is to

risk ridicule

To love is to risk not being loved in

return

To go forward in the face of overwhelming

odds is to risk failure

But risks must be taken because the

greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

The person who risks nothing, has nothing,

is nothing.

One may avoid suffering and sorrow, but one

cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love.

Chained by certitudes, one is a slave of

circumstances. Only a person who takes a

risk is free...!

-Deep

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