Can we respect the student prayer?- Dr Kalam

 
 Source:billion beats;Dr Abdul Kalam 30-03-2010

When I was reading the book “Spiritual Intelligence, the Ultimate Intelligence”
by Danah Zohar and Ian Marshall, I came across the poem called “the Student
Prayer”.

Since you are all teachers as well as parents, I want to share with you the
unique thought of a student in the form of a poem called “The Student’s
Prayer”. After I read the poem, I would like to seek your views on that.

The Student’s Prayer

Don’t impose on me what you know;
I want to explore the unknown
And be the source of my own discoveries.

Let the known be my liberation, not my slavery.

The world of your truth can be my limitation;
Your wisdom my negation.

Don’t instruct me; let’s walk together.
Let my richness begin where yours ends.

Show me so that I can stand
On your shoulders.

Reveal yourself so that I can be
Something different.

You believe that every human being
Can love and create.

I understand, then, your fear
When I ask you to live according to your wisdom
You will not know who I am
By listening to yourself.

Don’t instruct me; let me be.

Your failure is that I be identical to you.


Dear friends, I respect the thoughts of a student. I want every one of
you parents and teachers to think about it and to respond to me with your
thoughts by email. 

My email id is: apj@abdulkalam.com



Dr.Abdul Kalam