Valuable Life Lessons Learned from My Favorite Teachers

My first favorite teacher is my dad. Although he is not a formal teacher, he is a teacher to me because he has taught me the difference between right and wrong and guided me on the right path. Dad has taught me to stay away from addiction—not just drinking but also activities like gambling, playing poker, going out to watch performances every day, and chasing after girls. In this way, I should stay away from all kinds of addictions. Whenever I go somewhere, I should speak the truth. For example, if I need to go to Bhubaneswar, I should say I’m going to Bhubaneswar, not say Cuttack and then go to Bhubaneswar. Dad taught me that as long as we go where we need to honestly, we won’t face problems on the way because our parents’ blessings are with us. But if we lie and end up somewhere else, we could face curses and issues, so we should always speak the truth.

Secondly, my favorite teacher is Bhima Bhai. Although he is not a teacher by profession, he is a teacher to me because when I knew nothing about mathematics, he taught me everything from scratch. Today, if mathematics is my favorite subject, it’s only because of him.

My third favorite teacher is Surya Sir, who taught us in primary school. He never hit any student and made everything easy to understand. He explained concepts in simple language, which made it easy for us to grasp. One day Surya Sir say, “Don’t drink tea in the morning; drink water instead.” He believed that drinking tea in the morning is not good for students. Instead, he encouraged us to drink water and observe the birds flying above, as they can also see food below because they drink water in the morning. After hearing this, I stopped drinking tea that day and started drinking water.

Fourth, my favorite teacher is Etishree Ma’am, who taught literature in high school. Everything she taught was clear to us, and she cared for all her students as if we were her own children. When we transitioned from 7th to 8th grade, all the students were crying because we didn’t want to leave her.

Fifth is Samir Sir, who taught mathematics in high school. He would sometimes hit students if they couldn’t solve problems, but he taught very well. Once he explained something, we would remember it. Even though he got angry and hit students, he also cared for us and mingled with us like a friend. I never got hit by him, but I almost did one day. He would call students to the blackboard to solve problems, and whoever got it wrong would be hit. I saw others getting hit before my turn, but when my turn came, the class ended and another teacher entered, so I escaped. I’ve never been hit by any teacher except once when I was in primary school for no reason.

Lastly, my favorite teacher is Bana Sir, who taught physics and mathematics in coaching classes for +2. He explained everything clearly in simple words, making it easy to understand. If all teachers taught like him, I would score 80-90 in every subject.

These are my six favorite teachers, and I will always remember them; I can never forget them.