Mr. Chairman, the Principal, faculty and my dear
fellow students, I am very much delight to salute our dear teachers at this exclusive
day. Definitely, it is a great joy to learn, and of course it is a blessing to
have a teacher to light our academic pathway. At this moment, I believe that we
all have something for salutation of our teachers. But on behalf of all the
students, let me wish our faculty members a very happy Teacher’s Day with our
warmest thoughts.
In India, 5th September is celebrated as
Teacher’s Day across the country in honor of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Since
5th September falls on Saturday this, the Student’s Body Committee
resolved to observe Teacher’s Day celebration in a day advance at this hour.
Dr. Radhakrishnan was the second President of India.
He was a great scholar, educator and author. The country credits him for his tireless
efforts and his immense contribution to the progress of Indian education
system. In this sense, he was an inspiration to ideal teacher-hood and the
pursuer of academic excellence. For him, academic excellence is not an accident
or by chance, rather it is a continuous process where the desire to excel is
the guiding principle.
I hope we all know the late President of India who
spent his whole life in teaching and learning till his last moment, he was none
other than Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Once, he said, “If a country becomes a
nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members
who can make differences. They are the father, the mother, and the teacher.”
This brilliant oratory clearly connotes the idea that ‘teachers are the
builders of the nation.’ In our context, ‘teachers are the spiritual guide and
academic craftsman of the future church and of the church leaders.’
A great scientist, Albert Einstein said, “It is the
supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
The teacher par excellence, in this sense, is Jesus who told his followers to be salt,
light, leaven and vine branches in the world that necessitates the role of
teacher to awaken creative expression and knowledge for others. That is why; irrespective of religio-cultural distinctions, Jesus was
recognized by different people as great teacher. Even Gandhi and Ram Mohan Roy
had no hesitation to accept and address Jesus as a great teacher.
So, dear faculty members of Aizawl Theological
College, we thank you for being our friend and mentor. Your help enable us to
strive for our respective goals. As academic family, here itself in this close
community, we found guidance, discipline, caring and love. We cherished all the
moments we’ve experience with one another.
May your teaching become a source of motivation,
commitment, hope, and inspiration for our action!
Thank you, and we wish you a very happy Teacher’s Day.
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