Teachers and Students

The true teacher knocks down the idol that the
student makes of him.

-Rumi

So if my teacher makes me tremble before him, for instance, even unintentionally - he's supposed to show towards me kindness and affection. Such that I feel relaxed in his company. A true teacher is an empathic listener, too. This quality as I have seen is very much shared by such teachers, which I fear not many parents possess! This is what I understood from this saying, so far.