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It is a pleasure to be a student

I am a student

I have been a student as long as I remember

And it is a pleasure to be a student

It is a pleasure to learn that I don't know

It is a pleasure to learn that I already know

It is a pleasure to learn that I was mistaken

It is a joy to learn from Great Masters

It is a joy to learn by sharing what I learnt

It is a joy to learn how to be what I am

I seek to learn about the world around me

I seek to learn how to be a proper human being

Clouds show me the nature of my world

Rivers show me the nature of my myself

Babies show me how to be more human

I am a student

I will be a student as long as I live

And it is a pleasure to be a student

(by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche)