Red Square

I am not talking about Moscow. I am talking about Seattle Washington, on the campus of University of Washington, the main area between the major buildings made of red bricks and is called Red Square. That's where I met my old teacher Dr Elham last summer again. Years ago for a quarter he volunteered to teach Psychology twice a week for a quarter that he actually took off his main job to write a book. Something about brain antennas, expression he said he first heard of his anatomy teacher in second year of medical school. He always seemed a weird guy to me, He studied medicine but wasn't practicing it. He knew seven or eight languages but didn't write even a paper about one.
He was a scientist but believed in stuff such as telepathy, out of body experience, aliens and multiple other dimensions. He seemed very smart guy, had an answer for everything and they say he studied every religion you can think off, researched in philosophy, worked with human Brain, studied several languages but never took anything serious enough to make a carrier from it. Once I asked him what was his main hobby, he said challenging myself, proofing my own theories wrong and coming up with better explanations. Hm mm I just said OK politely and try not to make him see what I was thinking. I was afraid he can read my mind " what a boring hobby"
I made a fake smile and hurried up to leave.
So it happened I met him again last summer when I was browsing university and he was looking
for some book on old Persian Prophet Zoroaster.
- Oh Dr Elham, so good to see you again Sir.
-What? Oh my God, Darweesh, is that you?
_Yes Sir, the one and only, oh I see Zoroaster's book, what crazy idea in your mind now, are you converting to a new religion. I knew I can never predict you what are you going to do next. But this one is way extreme even to you.
_Common Darweesh, don't be silly. It seem you don't know me well enough, Otherwise you would have known by now, no religion in the world has the answer to my crazy questions, so none of them can attract me that much so I devote my life to it. The interesting thing about Zoroastrianism is that he was before any prophet that we call main religions founders. The things he said, repeated in all the others come after it. Sometime word by word, sometime the main idea. Yet no one gives credit to it. That what interested me. You know, you always been a bright guy but your problem is , you never take a good book seriously.
-OK, OK to much for me Dr Elham, I believe you. So whats the next big plan.
_ Oh I am going to spend sometime in Amazon this summer.
_This is unlike you. You never have fun and relaxation, I am glad you came to your senses.
He stares at me, goes to deep thinking, his big eyes looking toward the sky. Totally silent.
Bites his lip, seems like he want to say something, than silence again.
I feel uneasy, uncomfortable for some reason.
_ What is it Dr? I Think you have something to say. It seems must be something important.
_ Yes Darweesh, now that you have to know, I am not going to amazon to relax and take a break. My whole important mission is ahead of me. I think this is the one God sent me to this world to accomplish. I am not saying I am that important or proud of myself, but every human being has a mission in this world. But I believe he gave me something that's too big. Tell you the truth I am scarred.
_Scarred? You Dr. Elham? You seem to know answer to every question.
_ You and your trust in me, you are killing me Darweesh, no one knows answer to every question. That's God's job.
_God? I thought you never practice any religion, remember ? You used to laugh at them.
_ That's where you are wrong Darweesh, I believe in my God and no one Else's.
_Hm mm too complicated for me, anyways whats that mission that you are after?
Now, now, not that easy, how do I trust you not to tell anyone. If they know how this is going to revolutionize the way we human think and believe and practice. They are going to stop it before it starts.
_ Who are they?
_Everybody who has a system of believes.
_OK, OK, maybe too much for me to take, but you know me, I never tell one persons story to another. I am in my own world, just like you.
_Yeah I know darweesh, I trust you but this is way important. Anyways, I give myself a mission to explain the whole creation of universe and life and human being, where is it coming from, where is it going. I hired myself to do it and maybe blame it on God, anyways I know that's my mission and can't get out of it now.
_Good luck Dr Elham. Call on me if I can do anything, just like the old days when I was doing little research jobs.
_Really? Do you mean it? Do you know what are you getting in to?
There was when I realize what a big bluff I made. I was always telling others don't say what you don't mean. It may bite you but now I made the same mistake.
I smiled and didn't say anything.
He realized my hesitance and said anyways, I better go. Give me your email address.
I handed it over and hoped I never hear from him until he is done with his "Big Project"
and we said goodbye.