*The views expressed in the blog are those of the author.

When you work with people, you can work as a duty or you can work with them for the sake of
love. There is a lot of difference between these two. Duty is lukewarm, but love is passionate. Duty can
help, but love can transform. Duty can touch only the surface of the other person because it comes from
your head. Love can transform because it comes from our heart.
Whenever you are working with people, remember that each person is unique. You will never
find such a person again. It happens only once. Each person is historic because he will never be repeated.
So, each moment of contact with him also be historical because it is unrepeatable. So, whenever you are
helping, help with love and keep egos aside.
If you help, you will be at the most a nurse. If you care you become a mother. Help is quantitative
but care is qualitative, and it shows intensity. It is a flame, so be deeply in passion. Everyone is
representative of the divine. Love him, worship him, respect him and whatsoever you do, do in deep
humbleness. Then you will be helped more than you are helping, and you will grow more than the person
can grow through your help.
And there is no other way in the world to learn something than to become a teacher. It is a very
sacred and holy affair. Be sincere and authentic about it. I am not saying to be serious. I am saying to be
sincere. Because once you become serious you can’t help. Take it as a fun but don’t forget the sacredness
of it.
When fun and sacredness meet, there arises a quality in you that can help. This is alchemy of help,
fun and sacredness meeting in you. We as teachers ought to imbibe all these attributes when we deal
with our students, parents and colleagues.
Thank you
Ashok Maru
TGT (Social Science)

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