If You Can Read This, Thank Your Teacher

“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.” 

― Aristotle

               When people talk about heroes, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Batman,
Superman, and the rest of the DC universe clan or maybe the Marvel's clan? I'm sure that many of you indeed are very familiar with these fictional characters. Ironically, we refer to these characters by calling them superheroes. Real heroes don't wear costumes and real heroes certainly aren't arrogant and most likely aren't from another planet. A hero can wear anything and they can be as simple as we are. To be a hero, you don't really need to have superpowers in order to help other people. We can be all heroes on our own way. But just like in television programs, superheroes are hard to find.

               Everyday, in every doors of each rooms we pass by, we see them teaching. Everyday, they give a better future on each kid sitting on the armchair, learning how beautiful life is. Every hour, we hear them talking, giving advices, on how to live and dream well. On how we should never give up and always believe in ourselves. They taught us to be a better person. They taught us the right direction, taught us what is right and what is wrong, gave us knowledge on what life is all about. Teachers play a very important role in the community as well as in our lives. Teachers are given the hard and important task to lead the younger generations for the future. They gave us their time, to learn and to develop emotionally, mentally and socially. Sometimes, when our parents are away, we can always run to their shoulders, and cry, ask for their ears to hear our voices. They molded us, through their loving and caring hands. Loved us like more than anything else. They helped us to be strong, strong like rocks and to stand up everytime we fall, and sometimes, when we stumble in our way to our dreams, they are there beside us, ready to lend their arms, to help us stand up and learn that life is not easy, not a fantasy instead a reality. Teachers are sort of wake up call, they make us realize that life is a game, sometimes you win and sometime you lose.

               Teachers are some of the most influential people around and given a very unique responsibility. They are here not only to teach us, but to care and love us. Because without their love and care, no one in this world would bother to teach us and no one among us will know how to develop healthily. Teachers are the backbone of our education system and without them our society would literally collapse. No one in this world would know how to read, to read others feelings towards us, how to write, to write the things we could not say and compute, to multiply the good things we did. Without them, we are nothing. Without them, we know nothing. Without them we will never be someone we aim to be. Because without them, our way to victory is dark and empty.