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An Ideal GURU

This is something I want to write from the bottom of my heart. While reading this article, one may not feel that this is something special. This is because words are not enough for me to disclose the murmuring sound of water over the pebbles in my mind. 

There was a character called "Ekalavya" in the epic Mahabharata. Ekalavya aspired to study archery under the guidance of Guru Dronacharya (Drona), the greatest known teacher in the use of weaponry and martial art. Deeply hurt by Drona's rejection, Ekalavya carved Drona's statue on a tree trunk in a forest. He accepted the statue as his guru and practiced in front of it daily. Time went by. One day the princes and the guru came to that forest. As Arjuna aimed at a particular difficult target, an arrow pierced the target. Shocked, the boys and their teacher looked around. They saw Ekalavya, who went up to touch Drona’s feet. “Who is your teacher?” Drona asked. Ekalavya quietly led him to the statue. Drona did not want anyone to be better than Arjuna. He thought for some time and said, “If I am your guru, give me my gurudakshina.” “Surely, sir,” bowed Ekalavya. “I want your right thumb, replied Drona. Ekalavya wordlessly cut off his right thumb and laid it at Drona’s feet.
From one point of view, we can see Ekalavya's devotion to his guru. But what I want to focus is on the aptitude of Drona. How royally he influenced his students. This is the ability of an ideal guru. An ideal guru is the one whose very sight makes us bow in reverence without any thought. The reason why I described this story is to make a remembrance about a teacher, guru which stands by you in your journey of life. 

I completed my graduation in 2014. When someone asks me what I actually gained from my college life, I will, without any doubt, say the greatest treasure I got is an ideal teacher. From my previous article (Behind the veil) it's clear how much pressurized my mind was. But while writing this article, I am very much relaxed only because of an IDEAL GURU. 

I still remember his first class. It was during the third semester. From that semester onwards I always used to say, "woah...he is the real teacher who know what to teach and how to teach. Also he has a mind that at least tries to listen to his students". By the end of that semester a majority of students were praying to get his guidance in all the coming semesters. I really want to be in his class by choice and not by force. Unfortunately, I didn't got a chance to be his student for the next 3 semesters. Then during the final year, we all got his guidance. When we were about to leave the college, I was greatly in an unhappy mood. 

It's not always easy to change a student's life by a teacher. Only a great teacher can do so. I realized this while I went through something troubling in my personal life and need someone to talk to. Without speaking a single word, my teacher noticed that I am struggling and intercede before it's too late. Undoubtedly, a good teacher is the one who is able to whisper in a student's ear- an inspiring awakener of how to learn from the challenges in life and how to face it strongly.

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