Gratitudes, one

Tonight, I am particularly grateful to have a teacher whose patient and enlightening instruction inspires and motivates me to try my hardest, every day.  I am an incredibly fortunate student.  It is my fervent hope that one day I will be able to repay my teacher by passing on to others all that I have learned.

I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
- John Steinbeck