Three More Holidays: Am I Becoming Like Others?

There is an off for three more days.

Though I mostly don't like holidays, this time, I too feel happy. I felt light, with no morning hurry, no assembly bell, no fear to confront intense and aggressive traffic. Just a quiet relief.

Then a thought struck me — am I also becoming like others? Am I also becoming like most of us in India; that very Indian trait — laziness and procrastination, the joy of postponing work?

Perhaps yes, and perhaps no.

But this is something we all should know: our subconscious acts like the environment we are living in, like the people whom we accompany. If we live with driven people, we become active. If we live with people who count holidays, we also start counting.

That’s why company is so important. It’s not just about good or bad. It’s about analysing the self through the Self.

And this is where discipline comes in. Violence isn't the synonym of discipline and strictness. Values and learning can't be imposed forcefully. They can only be implemented by presenting right conduct in a strict and disciplined environment.

Perhaps that's why we as teachers need to provide an environment where students develop an inclination to learn. Because if we as teachers get affected by our environment, then what about students? Aren't they more vulnerable? They are less mature, have less self-control, and more dominance of Id, which works only on the pleasure principle.

And to understand this is very tough. Indeed, it is.