Meeting old friend

Last Wednesday (20-4-2005) I met one of my seniors at university. He is now teaching geology at a university in the north of the country. He came to my place on a consultancy project for the geology people. Met him last year but at that time we did not have enough time to talk longer. It's been close to 15 years since we went our own ways to pursue our dreams. He got his doctorate while I fell short by one level. Didn't know he liked teaching, research and engaging in intellectual discussions. Things that I also share. We spent some time catching up with old times. Yes, we went separate ways on our career path, but we still share a lot of things in common.

He was inclined to religion and still is. Good mix I think. A PhD in science and a deep interest in religion. We need this type of people in today's world. A balance between material side and spirituality. Somebody who can offer some thoughts on how to see things from both angles.

He is supervising several post-graduate students and one of them is from Libya. I guess post-9/11, people from Middle East began to look to the Far East in many areas including education. That's good. We need support from them. It's time that they invested their money in this part of the world.