Gratitude: Tribute to Teachers

by: Jeni Niele Colasito (Creative Writing Club)

graphics: Lein Nicole Isleta (Amplify San Pablo)

Gratitude - a word that refers to showing gratefulness and appreciation towards others. Is it something worth mentioning? Does this word contain only one meaning to us or does it hold a faith we don’t know yet just because we still don’t know what it holds to a person’s dearest feelings or emotions?

Teachers’ Day is a day worth celebrating for our hardworking and brilliant teachers no matter what subject they teach. We learn something new every day at school all because of the patience they have just for us to learn.

As Albert Einstein said, “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” The statement emphasizes what a person remains after getting out of school and the importance of real education. It is about the concepts that are learned in institutions, nor focus on facts, relate to values, observations, creativity, and so on.

Education is one of the most important roles or jobs in society. We need to learn for us to improve and have made our daily lives easier and innovative.

We, as students, who have a vivid imagination, the ability to learn, and able to distinguish what is right and wrong, can return what we have learned in many ways even in simple ways we can afford to do so that they may feel appreciated and satisfied at the same time.

Gifts are not enough to show the sincerity and generosity we hold for them as they guide us to have a better understanding and learn about our world and its hardships that we must face while conquering the dreams we hold in our hearts.

As our society continues to grow and develop, what we learned from our dear teachers may come in handy as we go along with the journey called life. As a student who is determined to achieve our goals, we should always keep in mind the importance of gratitude and express it whenever we have the opportunity to our teachers. #