As a Teacher

Occasional in the course
Of our lives
We will have the opportunity
To be instrumental
In life of another person,
To be the pivotal point
At which a major decision
Is made by them
On which direction
They choose in life.
Sometimes we can be
Their inspiration,
Sometimes we can be
Their mentor,
Or sometimes we just
Happen to be
In the right place,
At the right time
With the right person,
And we read
The barometer of their passion,
And simply tell them
“Yes” You can do that.
We are in position
To see the future
Long before it unfolds,
And we merely tell them
What we see,
But in the telling,
The future is set.
This is an everyday possibility
In the life of a teacher,
And I think this is what
Every great teacher lives for.