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16
A professor had not marked him and so he went to him
for his score several times. He finally said, “You could
score well but if you leave, we will lose an important
workforce in the lab." Mostafa himself laughed and said "I
had finished my assignment, but he kept my score with
him so that I could stay there."
17
He graduated from Berkeley with a PhD in Electronics
and Plasma Physics.
18
I do not feel tired anymore. I have gotten used to
sleeplessness. When facing grief and sorrow, I feel as if I
am a mountain - I’m not upset by torment and pain. I sleep
wherever that may be. I get up whenever it is needed. I eat
whatever is available. The long times when I slumber on
top of hills around "Berkeley", and the nights when I was
walking like vagabonds on the hills and abandoned roads
until dawn.
19
I urged him not to leave. He said, “What’s the use of
living comfortably here while there is injustice in the
world! He made his decision and left the United States. He
left for Egypt.
20
I sacrifice myself for the sake of love. It is love for which I
neglect the world and instead I found other aspects. For
the sake of love, I view the world as beautiful and I
worship beauty. For the sake of love, I believe in God. I
worship Him and dedicate my life and existence to Him.