Sometimes I want to say to my student:

We will never be 100% the kind of teacher you expect us to be. Similarly, there is no 'the perfect' student. Each of us possesses a certain percentage of the qualities of both a teacher and a student. For the right person, those qualities can switch at any time.

We cherish the part of the 'teacher' or 'student' that we see and accept the rest of that person. Knowing that acceptance doesn't have to be translated as submission.

我们永远不会百分之百成为你期望我们成为的那种老师。同样地，也没有所谓的“完美学生”。我们每个人都具备某种程度的老师和学生的品质。对于有的人来说，这些品质可以随时切换.

我们看到，珍视那个“老师”或“学生”的部分，并接受那个人的其余部分。同时明白这种接受不必非要理解为屈服。