humming bird

following the independence day ceremony earlier today at school.

all the participants both teachers and students were expected to give their full attention to remember the countless heroes sacrificing their lives and everything to gain the country independence 65 years ago.

for every second counts, every single move is special. 

full attention means silent. focus on what was going during the ceremony.

no talking to friend, no comment to any mistake made.

the students, especially, were first warned about the importance of being silent. 

but what was missing was the full attention from the teachers.

some of my fellow teachers, though not all of them had failed to give their full attention and made the warning given to the students just empty words.

just like humming birds*, they kept talking to each other. commenting on every single thing happened, grunting and grumbling on every mistake made.

what an example!!!!

silence means silence dear teachers.

if you asked your students to remain silent, you should forced yourselves to keep silent as well.

you do not comment on your students mistakes, you fix them.

you do not wait for them to consult you, you come and give them advise.

you do not warn the students, you give them example.

your words mean nothing. 

it's what you do that means everything.

ohhh...teachers....

may God bless you all.

Happy Indepence Day Indonesia..................................................

*Their English name derives from the characteristic hum made by their rapid wing beats.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird)