T is for TEACHER

There are "teachers" and Teachers.  The former exist by the thousands; the latter are few and far between.
The term "teacher"is a self-proclaimed label while Teacher is a title bestowed by others.  The Teacher is one who is in search of Truth and to whom, if he achieves enlightenment,others of us look for the Truth he perceives.  The Teacher is a seeker, for that which he knows not; the "teacher" is a preacher attempting to insinuate into the minds of others that which he "knows."
We need only bear in mind that learning is a taking-from, not an injection-into, process.  Each individual is in charge of his own doors of perception and admits only that which he chooses.  Thus, to qualify as a Teacher, one must achieve those intellectual heights that will attract others seeking to advance.
The free market, private ownership, limited government way of life,with its moral and spiritual antecedents, would be featured by Teachers.  As it is now, "teachers" abound in all walks of life; they retard rather than advance the freedom philosophy.
Let each of us try to be a Teacher for freedom's sake!
   (Leonard E. Read,  ABC's of Freedom)