Professor Zahedi

http://hrw.org/english/docs/2003/10/24/iran6479.htm

I guess when I took Professor Zahedi's class a couple years ago, I didn't realize how crazily awesome he is. I mean, he told us he was wanted in Iran for espionage and such, but I didn't really realize the extent of the seriousness. He left in the middle of the semester to go back to Iran to go to court. Luckily, he came back... but man.. just makes me think about other people's secrets or even non-secrets. How much do you really know about your friends? You know everyone only has limited amounts of time getting to know other people and their quirks and lives. Usually this limits how many people we consider to be 'close friends' and of course some people are closer than others. but what if you just spent a few extra minutes with someone else? or got to know someone a little bit more? i think thats what i like most about getting into relationships. you get that access that no one else really gets. you really get to know a person. and they get to know you. its good knowing that someone can confide everything in you. thats probably also why people love knowing other people's secrets. its a special bond shared between the two of you. you get special access that others dont. its exclusive and theres an understood trust present as well. i dont really know where im going with this, but i really do constantly try to get to know people more the more i realize how much i dont know them. if that makes any sense :p