A professional teacher is not only knowledgeable about

his topic, but also capable of passing that information on to

his students. He piques pupils' enthusiasm in learning,
identifies their deficiencies, and assists them in overcoming
such weaknesses. He does not restrict himself to textbooks,
but rather broadens their perspective of the vast universe in
all of its varied dimensions—physical, metaphysical,
philosophical, and so on. A teacher, in metaphor, is like a
mountain top that not only overlooks the valley at its
foothills, but also the horizons beyond.