Dongchau Nguyen
“Nobility has five grades you belong to them all
Among society’s four classes you rank first
Statesmanship comes from your mind and your heart
Your duties called you everywhere in this world
You had served and deserve to be called hero
You had upheld the highest morality standards
Your spirit, so great, so upright
That it emulates the righteous spirit that fills Heaven and Earth
Paying all attention to every favor people asked
But no attention to whether people repay
Contemplating life, pondering who are pure and who are vulgar
Only then we can say that you have fulfilled your destiny…”
translated from
True Scholar and Perfect Gentleman (Kẻ Sĩ) by Nguyễn Công Trứ
You are a perfect gentleman a true scholar and of course a talented physicist and devoted physician.
Thank you Dr. Warneke for all your guidance teaching support and protection throughout my career.
dongchau
