email from Dawood

Dear Phillip,
There's no greater honour than to be acknowledged and valued by your own peers in your own land. I am not talking about Deshamanya's and Deshabandu's either. Your presentation was the distilled wisdom of ages. Something that our generation inherited from our elders and teachers. Yet not many of us who are still around today could have offered, such lofty ideals and values,with honesty and sincerity , to a starry eyed bunch of freshers. These could only have been the utterances of one who has lived such a life of courageous integrity with sincere dedication to one's motherland, people and vocation.Your words are most appropriate, especially, at a timewhen the winds of hope are blowing through our land. I believe that you would have touched the young hearts and minds that heard you and many of the older ones too.!! The presentation was really the essence of a life well lived as related in your books. Great Inspirational stuff!! I hope many more invitations would come your way providing further opportunities to present your example and spread your message!! I close, with deep respect and admiration for achievements honestly gathered !
Dawood