Life Is Just About Making Choices

Attending a workshop last Saturday had actually opened my eyes. I was 'awaken' that through teaching, I could actually do more than what I have been doing all this while. The speaker mentioned about the power of the mind. She said, "Thoughts are powerful. Think good about your students and they might change to be good." She managed to prove that her words were true by showing this video on water crystals.


Positive & Negative Energy Effects on Water Crystals - Funny video clips are a click away

"Research From Dr. Masaru Emoto, says that human thoughts are directed at water before it is frozen, images of the resulting water crystals will be beautiful or ugly depending upon whether the thoughts were positive or negative. Emoto claims this can be achieved through prayer, music or by attaching written words to a container of water. Since 1999 Emoto has published several volumes of a work titled, Messages from Water, which contains photographs of water crystals next to essays and "words of intent".

After watching the video, half of me was in guilt. Have I not think better thoughts that some of my students did not have the interest to be part of my lesson? What should I do now? Society has always put teachers to be responsible if the students do not turn out as expected. Is it fair to put the blame only on teachers when it is a well-known fact that teaching and learning go hand in hand. Will continuous finger-pointing help to tackle this matter?

As my mind wandered on what wonders can I do so my lessons would me more interesting so my students would be interested to be involved, the speaker reminded that teaching is not an easy task as teachers are dealing with human beings. It is not easy to go against all odds. Since thoughts are powerful, I guess I have to keep on telling myself that human beings might be emotional and unpredictable at times, but they are indeed convertible. So am I.