My Parent’s life by itself was an education to me

“Education is the way
To escape the life of coal mines”
I read once.
Yes, access to education and good parents always
Insulates one from hard manual labor

My illiterate parents
Labored hard for more than two decades
Near the fire place,
Breathing work ethics, and
Practicing an incredible commercial honesty
Result:
Till the end, they lived in a hut,
Fully cheerful and sacrificing all comforts and conveniences of life
In order that I will have more
Access to higher education, and
The resultant elevation in my life.

The spirit of compassion to the poor
The grit and courage to fight against injustice
All came in an effortless way
By watching their behavior.

Their life itself was a great education
The vital lesson they taught me was:
Honesty and self respect are more important
Then anything else in the world. And
Aspiring for power, pelf, titles and designations
Can always wait and be relegated to
The back seat.

Teaching of Economics is
Of course my core competence,
The current management buzzword now,
Which has been further polished/ refixed by
Silken touch with my subject.
More than three decades old containing romance
With my discipline,
Has displined me further, and made me
More tougher and stronger in sprit.