AN EPITOME OF A TEACHER

EUNICE P. DELA CRUZ

Ever wonder how hard it is for her to win a battle she’s fighting for the sake of the youth who envisioned her as their model and hero? She may looked intimidating in the outside but she has a heart as gold, a heart that will fulfill whatever lost in you. She may looked fierce and cold but she always think about you, on how will you notice that there is something in you, that you are not just an ordinary person but a person with unique talent and amazing personality which will drive you to your dream soon, you just have to notice it. She’s the epitome a mother who will look upon you, take care of you and will accept as her own. You are her child that she needs to protect no matter what. She will lift you up when your world seems to fall apart, she will listen to you when nobody else wanted to. She will lighten up the fire inside you and if you think you don’t have a home, she will offer one. What will be the essence of these four corners of the room without her? Imagine staying in this cold empty room without a soul, it is literally senseless. She’s the sun who brightens everything, she’s the happy color who will lightens everything, she’s the funky music who energized everyone, she’s the soul of these four corner of the room who gives knowledge and wisdom to everyone who needs it. Ever wonder how people manage to achieved their dreams from little steps and made their way to reach the top? How come an ordinary person became a doctor, lawyer, engineer, architect, educator or an artist? Ever wonder how these wonderful creatures bloom and evolve for something they thought they will never become? It is because there is a person who never gets tired of them, there is this person who let them see and explore what has been hidden inside them for a long time, there is this person who offer half of her life to fulfill yours. Ever wonder how these things happen? Because there is this person we call TEACHER..

-oOoThe author is Teacher I at San Juan Elementary School