this morning i read to the class
"20 things to do to make your life happy"
extracted from a newsletter on Kindness,
left on my table by the CME department.
i realised i did not practice
many of the things on the list,
one obvious item which i'm sure the students will agree:
i walked into class
with black clouds hanging over my head
if it is not a good day for me.
which, unfortunately,
5B is the only class that gets to experience it
as i see them every morning.
- some told me they could
hear from my foot-steps
and tell the mood.
(sometimes their hearing is not so brilliant)
but i did change for them.
it is indeed unfair to share your bad days
with others this way.
the change is good,
it made me happier on gloomy days too.
so, i was reading the list of 20 things,
and one left a deeper impression now,
as the act was seen carried out later in the day.
it says:
"leave the place better than you found it"
i gave a simple example to the class and
went onto the next on the list.
the list was read,
we smiled, laughed a little
and went on with the usual routine
of silent reading.
i had the last lesson with my sec 5s later in the day.
we have to vacuate the room on time
for the oral exam to take place next.
while the kids dragged themselves to leave,
i asked if anyone could help
to arrange the tables and chairs
for the oral examiners.
i asked 3 times.
as i looked up from packing my stuffs,
more kids have disappeared.
i just thought, no big deal,
i'll do it myself later.
just as my thought was done,
and the final crowd took their leave,
there,
right under one air-con unit,
3 tables, 3 chairs,
ready for the oral exam to commence.
just lacking the examiners and candidate.
i saw the few kids who did that,
and before i can thank them, they left.
this is a brilliant example of
"leave the place better than you found it"
and to put in action another item on the 20 listings,
"show appreciation to others",
here, i shall thank these kids.
if i'm not wrong,
they were desmond, cheekang and lay yan.
did i miss out anyone?
thankyou.
reader k | 8/16/2005 03:37:00 PM |
