"It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." Charles Dudley Warner
In our quest to teach, to improve the literacy skills of others, and answer our calling in life, it's great to reflect and realize that our efforts (that sometimes take so much out of us) to get the job done usually come back to us. We learn by teaching. We improve the community when we help our students. By answering our calling, we have the benefit of a fulfilled life. When classes and life get tough, I hope it helps to think that in helping others we help ourselves--everything we care about enough to invest our time and energy will yield something positive. :)
Christine, when we discuss what we've learned and we share our insights, it make things more clear, and we understand better. Collaboration is great!I concur, in helping others, we help ourselves!
ReplyDeleteJust when I was beginning to feel sorry for myself, moaning and groaning about school, I read your blog and am once again encouraged to move on.
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