Meeting Professor Yunus

Today was a day to remember. I’m sure this day will be part of a tale I’m going to tell my grandchildren. I met professor Yunus (that’s how they call him). For those who don’t know him, Dr. Yunus is the creator of microfinance and the founder of Grameen Bank. He is the main reference for microfinance worldwide. For you to figure this out, every time he travels, he meets presidents of different countries. Today I shook hands with him, he even gave me his personal card and had a picture taken with him.
He asked me why I had gone to Bangladesh and how. I told him, that I was inspired by his books and that I wanted to see his work with my own eyes. He told me I was very brave to travel so far away and he asked me to keep in touch with him… I still have the memory of his smile so vivid in my mind!
He seems a very simple, nice and humble man, always smiling, very literate, and extremely smart. He created the Grameen Bank starting with a small loan of 27 USD from his own pocket. He is a an example.
I feel very lucky for the possibility of this encounter. I hope I see him again before I live.
It was a beautiful moment…just beautiful.