New Delhi. Every year on 5th of September, Teacher’s Day is celebrated across the country. On this day people express their gratitude towards their teachers and give them gifts. Teacher’s Day is mainly celebrated to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of the country and a great teacher. Apart from being a brilliant politician, Radhakrishnan was also a great scholar of philosophy. He studied Indian culture, tradition and philosophy deeply. He has enriched the country with a treasury of his great ideas, which everyone should take advantage of. So on the occasion of his birthday and Teacher’s Day, let us introduce you to some of his thoughts.
1.The teacher is not the one who forces the facts into the mind of the student, but prepares them for the challenges.
2.God is not worshipped, but worshiped by those who claim to speak in his name.
3.The human mind can be put to good use only through education.
4.The result of education should be a free creative person who can fight against difficult situations.
5.Reading books gives us the habit of solitude and true happiness.
6.Knowledge gives us strength, and love gives us perfection.
7.The greatest gift of life is to dream of a higher life.
8.Money, power and efficiency are only the means of life, not life itself.
9.Art exposes the deeper layers of the human soul.
10.A life full of joy and happiness is possible only on the basis of knowledge and science.