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Phrase: Diamond in the rough
Very few people want a rough uncut diamond.
Most want a polished diamond set in gold.
It requires time, patience, and experience to find a diamond in the rough, see its potential, and then invest a piece of your life into it to make it something special.
It’s the same with people.
A diamond in the rough is a person who has talent but lacks the proper training.
They need training to realize their potential and shine.
It was not my dream to become a teacher.
I was quite content to become a construction worker with a beat-up old pickup truck and a beer belly.
Life, however, rarely pans out as you plan it.
For some reason – God only knows why – I became a teacher.
Like all teachers, I try to take diamonds in the rough and help them realize their potential.
People are just like diamonds.
They will often remain unpolished and unnoticed, hidden away, not knowing their talent.
I’ve had many disappointing students over the years.
Most of them have been adults.
I’ve also found some diamonds in the rough.
Sometimes students and teachers click.
There is a link; call it chemistry, if you will.
Maybe it’s divine intervention, I have no idea, but that diamond begins to shine.
At first, there is a faint glow like a phosphorescent mushroom in a dark forest.
Over time, the light brightens, then glistens, and, if you’re lucky, outshines the teacher.
That’s the pure joy of teaching.
Diamonds in the rough are hard to see because they tend to blend into the background.
Discover one, polish it, help it to shine, and you will never, ever forget it because that glow will never be tarnished.
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