On Teaching
Then said a teacher, "Speak to us of Teaching."
And he said:
No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of our knowledge.
The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness.
If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.
The astronomer may speak to you of his understanding of space, but he cannot give you his understanding.
The musician may sing to you of the rhythm which is in all space, but he cannot give you the ear which arrests the rhythm nor the voice that echoes it.
And he who is versed in the science of numbers can tell of the regions of weight and measure, but he cannot conduct you thither.
For the vision of one man lends not its wings to another man.
And even as each one of you stands alone in God's knowledge, so must each one of you be alone in his knowledge of God and in his understanding of the earth.
Gibran Kahlil Gibran- The Prophet
what a valuable book of Gibran
ReplyDeletethank you and
HAPPY TEACHERS DAY
Thank you very much. yes, you are right, Gibran's philosophy in general and "The Prophet" in particular is great. Happy Teachers Day
ReplyDelete"The astronomer may speak to you of his understanding of space, but he cannot give you his understanding." this is what I read.
ReplyDeleteActually this is maybe the main difference between all jobs and teaching. A teacher always can make students right and critical thinkers. Teachers should teach their students how to think and not what to think about. Life also is an expert teacher which makes you good thinker who is problem-solver for different situations.