Ideal Teacher- A Short Story
Ideal Teacher
"Alas! The more I know the less I respect", said Jamini to Nitish. Both of them lived in the village Naranpara. Jamini was a manager of a Small Finance Bank, while Nitish was a school teacher in a local primary school. They were good friends. Their childhood passed in the same village. From primary to high school they studied together in every class.
They had many memorable incidents. One of those happened with Jimini when they were in class VIII. Mr. Siva Narayan, their mathematics teacher, was teaching theory on the board. A boy suddenly pulled his hair and when Jamini turned back to see who pulled, Siva sir also turned back and his eyes fell on Jamini. As Siva sir was very angry, everybody thought that Jamini would have a good beating when he approached him. But to everyone's surprise, Siva sir advised Jamini that he should concentrate on his lesson when a teacher was teaching, only then he could obtain good marks and progress in life. Jamini didi not tell anything, but his respect for Siva sir increased.
Similarly, Nitish also had a memorable incident in class IX. One day, he was late at school. Kamal Mahato, their class teacher, already started his class. Seeing Nitish, he calmly asked him to come in. When Nitish was passing, he suddenly hit him with a stick. Nitish felt great pain. Everyone in the class got surprised because Kamal sir never even rebuked a student. Then sir said to Nitish, "I beat you because you will remember it and will never be late." Indeed, from the day Nitish never came to school late.
Both Jamini and Nitish completed their higher secondary from that school. Then Jamini joined the Small Finance Bank and Nitish got a job in the local primary school. In course of time, they came to know the personal lives of their teachers. So, one holiday while they were conversing, Nitish said that Siva sir grasped their ancestral property alone and gave nothing to his brothers who were leading a wretched life for him. Jamini informed that Kamal sir left his first wife and a child and married his student. Then they talked about the misdeeds of Kanai sir, Laksman sir, Tara sir etc. Their name-list just enlarged. All the students hailed them with great respect. Then getting frustrated Jamini said, "Alas! The more I know the less I respect."
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