a wise teacher, corrects with out blame
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Nuktaa
Apr 10
A young man met an old man and asked:
– Do you remember me?
The old man said, “No, I’m sorry, I don’t.”
Then the young man said, “I was one of your students.”
The old teacher smiled and asked:
– Oh really? What do you do now?
The young man replied:
– I became a teacher.
– A teacher? Like me? – the old man asked.
– Yes. And actually, I became a teacher because of you. You inspired me.
The old man looked surprised and asked:
– Really? What moment made you decide that?
So the young man told him this story:
– One day, a friend of mine came to school with a brand new watch. It
was beautiful, and I wanted it, so I took it from his pocket and kept it.
– Soon, the boy noticed his watch was gone. He told you, and you stopped
the class.
– You said, “Someone stole a watch in class today. Please return it.”
– I didn’t return it because I didn’t want to admit I took it.
– So, you closed the door and asked everyone to stand up. You said you’d search our pockets until you found the watch—but first, you asked
everyone to close their eyes so no one would know who took it.
– We all closed our eyes. You went from pocket to pocket. When you got
to mine, you found the watch.
– But you didn’t stop there. You kept checking everyone’s pockets. Then you said, “Okay, you can open your eyes now. The watch has been found.”
– You never said who took it. You never looked at me differently. You didn’t tell anyone. You protected me.
– That was the most embarrassing moment of my life, but it was also the
day you saved me. You showed me what it means to correct someone with kindness—not shame.
– From that day on, I wanted to be like you. That’s why I became a teacher.
– Do you remember that day?
The teacher paused, then said:
– I remember the stolen watch, and I remember searching for it… but I don’t remember you. Because I closed my eyes too.
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