Being a teacher is a vocation, and not a mere job. Being one means marrying into the profession. It is a never-ending process of learning and imparting. In the eyes of those we taught, we are a candle, or a lighthouse. We know, in the eyes of God that those who are most at peace are those who have shown light to others. And true enough, we supply the light, or the wings - but often we do not get to fly. Just happy seeing the world thru the eyes of those we taught. That's why they call teaching the most noble of all professions.