ASIN: B09HBN52LD
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 270
“A moving and revealing story of a troubled country’s past.”- Kirkus ReviewAfter fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a doctor working at a prestigious hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dr. Mehdi Mostamand believed he had it all. But then, on one cold, snowy day in 1965, he saw an image that changed his life forever: a picture of a twelve-year-old blind boy in the newspaper rekindled old memories and reminded him of why he chose to become a doctor in the first place.Driven by his desire to help ailing children in remote Afghan villages, Dr. Mostamand gave up his comfortable job in cosmopolitan Kabul and moved to Herat, where he could reach the most affected children on the brink of becoming blind. A lifelong follower of Rumi’s philosophy and poetry, he met every challenge by recalling and living by Rumi’s words. “We are not in pursuit of happiness; we are searching for a reason to be ...
