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career out of it and became the director of a larger institution. I
worked on the material a lot in the late afternoon hours at the
quiet university. I loved working there, the windows had a
beautiful view of the Danube, the university gardens, and the
parks. Each season surprised people with a different atmosphere
on campus. I walked the patinated buildings, the parks full of
flowers and enjoyed the tranquility, the loving looks and
expressions of the students. Well, yes, I taught English with all
its pros and cons - and I learned modern science from them.
One afternoon, the party secretary of the faculty, an educated
and perceptive woman, came in and asked:
- Pali, have you ever thought about joining the party? Ice-cold
terror ran down my spine. What can I say to escape? The nice
and quiet work environment came to an end in one fell swoop.
The Power entered the room. At that time, I was not so naive
anymore and I was already the father of a small child. I worked
from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the university, at the language school,
and held exams so that we could pay back the loan we took out
for building an apartment and make our little dreams come true.
I will be home more with my second child - that was my secret
plan.
The party secretary also felt that the air was frozen, but she
insisted on the answer, and with a sudden thought, I said that I
do not feel that I am yet ideologically advanced enough to join
the party.
"Pali, you're such an idiot," replied the woman, whom I liked as
a person anyway, but I only had a problem with her office. He
left the room laughing. Well, that didn't work out - I thought,
and I knew: I won't make a career here, that's for sure. It
happened that way. But a little later, at a personal development
program meeting with a staff member - party secretary - head of
department, it was suggested that I go to Foix-maxi. This was
an advanced training in the doctrines of Marx and Engels
lasting several years. Every teacher at the university had to have
a self-development plan for several years, and in principle this

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