22/03/2026
My Teacher
A teacher, the only one who denies the beauty and luxury of the world. The beauty and joy of his or her own pride is the children he or she raised, rescued, oriented, and supervised. It is rare to find a teacher driving a luxury car, living in a luxurious house, or traveling abroad to explore the beauty of the world for leisure time. Some do, but the majority don't, due to their confinement in their burdensome duties throughout life.
A teacher never stops teaching, whether indoors or outdoors. Whenever things are not going well, the world decides to push in the law to discipline wrongdoing, the priest thinks to pray, but the teacher thinks that there is something not understood and seeks to correct wrongdoing through teaching. A teacher punishes when resistance to teaching occurs.
What is on the mind of a teacher is not money, but respect and seeing the quality of the students they have helped to raise. They deserve appreciation in return.
Our teachers are like our parents; there is no teacher who wishes to see a student they once taught failing. They care for us like our parents do, as our parents are the first ones who do not wish to see us fail in life.
Their sacrifice is something that we need to acknowledge in our community. Those who finished primary school during the liberation struggle and chose to teach are still now with only their primary school certificate, yet the children they have raised are already degree, master, and PhD holders.
Our veteran teachers need to be acknowledged by the government, surprised, and have their hopes reawakened. Once their happiness is regained, there will be great blessings in the field of education again. The painful silence of our veteran teachers is a curse that needs to be uprooted by bringing back their happiness and smiles. I appeal to government officials to take action.
Driving a car, living in a luxurious house, and receiving sufficient salaries every month, while your teacher is struggling to make ends meet, is not right. God gives with a reason. Those who have an advantage should bring joy back to their teachers.
Built a small tukul for your teacher, take one of his or her children to school, send some clothes, give a surprise call at any time, and tell them that you were checking on them. This creates a great blessing and brings the joy back.
Today, society needs to think about teachers, people who have no rest throughout the week. Starting with nursery, primary, and secondary teachers, they deserve our prayers for the commitment and resilience they show in choosing to teach us and our children.
Throughout the week, from Monday to Friday, they have no rest as they are fully engaged in school. Even on weekends, they ensure that every lesson is prepared for the next round in the class, with tests or quizzes to be marked. They expend their energies hundreds of times more than what they receive in return.
Jesus once said that whoever says something against me or my father shall be forgiven, but whoever says something against the Holy Spirit shall never be forgiven. I say this today in comparison, even if not alluded to in the verses of the Bible, that whoever says anything bad to someone who once taught you is a curse rather than a blessing.
How do you feel when you ignore, laugh at, and throw bad words against someone who once offered their time to raise you up? Reflect and stop it.
Get connected with your teachers, especially veteran teachers, and give them back the joy they deserve in abundance.
Happy Sunday!
~Dr. Luka Lual Kur
