Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3493

To help the children, the teacher holds a slate in his hand. Even so, in this world, the saints act themselves to set forth an example.
The mother knows the gait of her little children, and makes her own steps conform to it. Tuka says, A boat is placed in water to be useful to men.

Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents