A Teacher's Manifesto

By Michele T. Fry, February 1991

This school is My Church,
and I am the Pastor of this holy place.

This is My Spot on Earth in which to be effective,
the only place on Earth over which I have Dominion.

Conceived in Love.

Whose Divine Purpose it is
to glorify the Human Spirit
and discipline the mind and body to it’s Will.

To be a Friend.

To Teach each of my Pupils
the Natural Laws that govern Every Thing;
to tune them in to the Diversity of Truth
and the Vastness of the Universe;
to free them from the Darkness of Superstition;
from Mistrust and Fear of fellow humans;
And to trust Themselves;
to teach the holy art of Gratitude
and celebrate with them the Blessings Of Our Age;
to cultivate that holy mix of
Humility, Personal Power, Empathy and Joy
which resurrects the soul
and frees the heart to feel Compassionate toward Self and Others.

 

To guide them to such discoveries
that they may reach whatever Heights they may aspire to;
take responsibility for the Depths that they explore;
add to the Beauty of this world;
reduce Suffering;
increase Pleasure;
triumph over Adversity and help others do the same;
see the Connectedness of all things;
accept Aloneness and the Great Unknown;
Forgive;
and wherever they are in the vast millieu of Life,
to dance in gratitude with a song on their lips
whose lyrics are simply, “Yes! Yes! Yes!”

And in the end,
to have each of my pupils come to know
and to Enjoy
the God within Themselves,
and Everything,
and Everyone.