Honesty

I love my wife, really I do. And sometimes that can be a good thing because her sense of humor can be a bit, well, interesting. Take after court at Whipping Winds this last weekend. She turned to me and said, “You should have been a sniper. I mean, how could someone as tall as you who’s been in as long as you not be noticed?”

Needless to say, she’s not quite as prosaic as I try to be about my lack of recognition in the Society. Of course I have to admit there was one point this weekend when my nobility faltered and I found myself asking, “How many of my students have to get scarves before I get anything?” I know, I know: pretty petty of me. And I don’t have any “but…” to lessen the impact. The truth is that no matter how noble, how nonchalant I try to be about my lack of recognition; there is a part that’s hurt by it. But I keep plugging on, trying to remember that one of the greatest honors for a teacher is to see their students become successes.