“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will
guide you with my eye.” – Psalms 32:8
When I had completed my secondary
school exam on the year 1999, as all my friends had joined higher secondary
studies my desire was also to join the same. But my parents wanted me to do
diploma studies. I had no knowledge about God’s will on that age. So I
persisted with my own desire but finally my parent’s persistence succeeded and
I had joined a government polytechnic college where diploma course was offered.
My first year was so tough because
of the two maths subject and even I got arrears in one of those subjects. At the
end of my first year I was standing as a failure which I could not accept at
all.
I know that the next two years I
will be in the department related to my course as first year will be taught in
a common way. I entered the department as a failure expecting my days in the
department will bring happiness to my heart.
The very first day, Head of the
department (HOD) came to teach as he was handling a subject to us on that
semester. I was shattered when I saw the way he entered the class. Usually we
know that a teacher will enter the class with chalk or with some papers.
But my HOD entered the class with cigarette in one hand and one glass of tea in another hand. In the days to
come, I saw him teaching to us while he will be smoking. In a period of 50
minutes he will smoke at-least 3 cigarettes and will drink two cups of tea.
Not only that he smoke while
teaching but at times during the class he might not have enough cigars.
Immediately he will ask few of us some questions. Mostly students will not
answer such questions which were asked to them suddenly. Once we do not answer
his questions he will send two of us to buy cigars with our own money and one
of us to buy tea for him.
If he smokes on his own money, he
will buy an ordinary cigar but if we have to but it for him he will insist us
to buy costly cigars. When I saw all this, my heart was perplexed and I don’t
know what to do for he is the HOD who will be taking theory and labs all the
semester of our course.
As I took all this matters to Jesus
Christ in prayer, He gave me His counseling. God told me not to buy cigar for
the HOD at any circumstances and also He promised me that He will provide me
His grace to do so.
Let me tell you my dear young
friends, I studied under the leadership of my HOD for two full years and I went
to some of his tuition classes too. But God has never let me down. By God’s
grace I had never bought even one cigar to my HOD. There were times he had
asked me questions and I didn’t answered the questions properly. But all that he
will ask me to get is a cup of tea for him. All through the two years, I had
never got him a single cigar. Somehow he came to know that I will not get a
cigar for him but he never took any revenge nor showed any anger to me.
My dear young friends, even you
might be facing a toughest situation in school or college or office where your
authorities might insist you to do something against the will of God. Do not
get discouraged. Take it to God in prayer. He will set His eyes upon you and
will guide you. As His eyes are upon you, no one can come against you for He
will battle for you. You will be protected by Him. Do not compromise at worldly
things. Stand for the glory of God. Jesus Christ will stand for you and will
protect you.
My HOD was a talented person and
knowledgeable person. He used to take coaching classes for the students who
appear for the entrance exam for a degree course in a government college.
Mostly the students who attend his coaching class alone will get through the
exam. I was afraid to attend his coaching class because of the above said
matters.
Did I attended his coaching class
and did I clear that entrance exam?
… to be continued in GHG - 11
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