A Short Note by Dr. Amirhossein Hajimiri
With all my being, I have come to believe that the world can be set right—if I am open to criticism. If only for a moment, I doubt that what I say or do may not be entirely right; and if I accept the possibility that I, too, may be wrong. Or at the very least, I do not doubt that doubting is the path to salvation.
This is the secret to moving toward modern thought—a process many societies have gradually undergone—where the individual accepts that perhaps I am wrong.
Every act of true value creation and innovation in history has emerged from that very moment when someone dared to question the obvious, to doubt the very concept of what it means to be “in the right” under the bright light of day.
For me, Fan-Salaran has been an opportunity to practice this: connecting a few synapses to transform the fluidity of thought into something tangible, something committed to the permanence of paper.
What remains of us is what we ultimately leave behind—written, felt, concrete.
I always encourage my students: Write.
Expose yourself to criticism.
Criticism refines thought.
