Hiking with Mohsen agha

Mohsen agha, my uncle, is a man I am deeply proud of. He just celebrated his 70–birthday. He still teaches art and painting and has been for decades. I’ve seen his students work, and his teachings have brought out great creativity and talent in his students. Moreover, he is a dedicated althete for life. Every week, he hikes up the Ab-o-Bargh mountain for 4–5 hours. As he is hiking up, he puts his hand together behind his lower back. Never run as you go up or down the hill, he suggests. He knows all the paths to this mountain, he’s been climbing it for years. And it shows. Unlike many other elderly men his age, he is an energetic and vibrant man. His smile shows the self-satisfaction that althetisicm brings, a feeling I want to have in my life.

Mohsen agha loves to garden, he finds the most exotic and unique plants and grows them in his backyard. He says the experience and satisfaction of watcing them grow bring him great joy. It has also taught him patience. He gardens as patiently as he walks up the Ab-o-Bargh mountain.