It's ok to stay behind & Penguins

Went to the Vancouver Aquarium, watched the penguin walk.

There were two penguins... a blue line was set up in front of the audience seats for the two fellows to walk along.

One came out... wobbled as she walked out in her moderate speed.
The other stayed in her cage... sometimes leaning her head a little outside of the cage to see what's going on.

The one outside, wobbled happily... getting all the emotional "Ah~~"s from the audience. The trainer stood near the one outside, then bent down low to gently call on the one still in the cage... inviting her to come out too, "Come out for a walk too~ " Also calling her name... though I forgot... but they gave them names too.

Then the trainer guided the one outside to walk back with him near the cage... and then invited the penguin left behind to walk out again. All this done with gentleness and patient waiting.

At last, the penguin still decided she felt better inside the cage.

The trainer said to the audience, "It's ok, if sometimes they don't want to walk, they're like us, sometimes we have moods too and do not want to do something."

Then the trainer walked with the one outside, all the way around the water ring. 

Teachers should treat learners like this too.

To treat learners with gentleness and patience.

To wait for them; to invite and not force them to do things.

It's ok if some feel like they need to stay behind awhile.

There's nothing bad, despite of whatever the world may favor... nor how much applaud they may be missing out on... 

it's ok to let them just be themselves.