Journey for Humanity
In his adulthood, Eric finally arrived in Isfahan, Iran.He said, The warmth of the Iranian people is opposite to the bad image of Iran in the Western media.
Linda Christanty
The atlas was Eric's favorite book in his childhood. When studying the history of civilizations at school, he liked Persia, now Iran. Eric was also amazed by pictures of large rivers in various countries and imagined seeing those rivers up close one day. Lyon, the city where he lived more than three decades, is at a meeting of two rivers, the Rhône and the Saône. The lives of the Lyon people were close to history. The Roman Amphitheater, a heritage site 2,038 years old, is well maintained in Fourvière Hill and still functioning.
In his adulthood, Eric finally arrived in Isfahan, Iran. He was amazed to see the beautiful architecture of houses and the old mosque. A big family who was picnicking in a park invited the traveler to eat together and welcomed him by reading the poetry of the famous poet, Saadi Shirazi. "The warmth of the Iranian people is opposite to the bad image of Iran in the Western media," he said. He witnessed the large number of pilgrims at the tomb of major poet Hafez. Poetry was glorified in the lives of Iranian people.