For a teacher who knows the sanctity of their profession, their duty must extend beyond classrooms, schools and especially working hours.
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Teaching is the name of an unending love, an unending heartache; something that cannot be expressed merely in words or writing, but is experienced.
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Teaching gains a whole new meaning if it begins with gratitude for what God, who creates the worlds as proof of His existence, has bestowed upon humanity the most beautiful of His creations.
If your Prophet is Hz. Muhammad, who goes to offer his condolences to a child who is deeply saddened by the death of his bird,
If your Head Teacher is Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who convened the National Education Council while the War of Independence was continuing, it means your nights have joined your days.
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You will find yourself and feel peace among Reşat Gürel’s memoirs, called stories, filled with the suffering and virtues of his 40 years in teaching.