Fulfilling the Promise Ch. 7

One statement that I thought was particularly powerful was on page 90 when she says "living the simplest truths is seldom easy." I think this is a very powerful statement. You think about some simple truths that we live by and those are usually the hardest to live. For example, think about loving others. A very simple concept and very easy to preach, but when that person cuts you off in traffic or when that classmate makes a questionable comment, it may not be so easy to live. The other statement that hit home for me was on page 91: "If we allow ourselves to fall in love with what we do, we will be reborn countless times." One concept that is hard for me to grasp is the fact that my first year of teaching, I will not be perfect, in fact there is a chance that I will be pretty terrible. The process of being reborn countless times will require time. Being the impatient person that I am, I want to be "that teacher" that everyone loves now. The process of being reborn however, will make me stronger and make me into the teacher that one day I will be able to be.