The boy wearing a turtle neck pullover and a black jacket stood and bowed to the professor.
"Please introduce yourself." said professor
"Hello everyone, I am Lee Yun Du. I am from Korea. Please take care of me." He bent down as a mark of respect.
"Welcome to LSE, Lee Yun Du. Tell us why did you choose LSE?"
"The ultimate aim of my life is to gain higher knowledge." said the boy.
There was laughter all around.
However, professor Nathan was not amused. He said - "I'm not surprised. A lot of people actually devote their lives in pursuit of higher knowledge. But this realization usually comes later in life. To me, it's interesting that you have such a degree of self-awareness at this age."
"You mean you are not going to find a job or something?" Emily was astonished; "I mean, isn't earning money the ultimate goal?"