The violinist, the student and the unpaid teacher

Pop culture often forces us to think of a teacher as a stupid character worth making fun of.

Imagine a violinist moving his bow dexterously on the strings, as lightly as a feather levitating in the air, and producing a sonorous sound. Imagine, also, the violinist’s student receiving the cadence of his music with equal diligence. This harmony reflects a relationship between a teacher and a student. When this harmony is fractured, something is seriously wrong with culture at large.