Change the Equation

Ms.Menon – was my math teacher of standard V. I was not sure about my liking towards this subject till then - as because, I never scored more than 45% in the previous two standards. My parents, friends and teachers thought it was not my subject. But still core of my heart, I wanted to excel in that more that any. But I even didn't know how to do that and all around thought I can’t.
3rd period of the 1st day of standard V started at around 10 a.m. She started her session saying – “Maths is not about a few numbers and a few operations, it is a tool to solve mystery of the problem in hand!" The maths book by O.P.Singhal suddenly looked like one of the Nancy Drew series.It was knee-jerk reaction but the essence that the power speech left me with, lasted for ever .Thereafter I started looking into the subject more for problem statements and less of numeric operations. Till that day, I was probably missing a context to learn maths. Her speech connected the missing link. I hold some decent record in maths and my love for this subject is instrumental to how I earn my living even today.
She was a true maths teacher – first day first show she addressed a student who couldn't’ spell the problem in mind. The insight was too deep and I realized it with passing time. To me her speech was maths! She helped me solve a problem which I was struggling while others took it as my weakness.
Gyan 2 – One good mentor can turn an unsure mind to potential success ignoring weakness.