Life is funny. This blog was (is) partially about my friend Ben, I wrote it yesterday coming into work. Then, today, I got an email about an essay he wrote – a very good essay. When Ben & I worked together I assured him that he would very quickly surpass my skills – and he did. It was my goal to help make him a stronger engineer. More than this, I actually think it’s my duty. I have signed up to some invisible code of ethics that says an engineer must teach other engineers. M. Scott Peck claimed in his book that love is wanting to see others grow – I think Peck is American.

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