Kiang Chiping 【江季平], his wife and son came to lunch. The boy, 12, is nearly 6 feet.
Kiang wished to quit government service, become a teacher, and at the same time serve as legal advisor to some business firm. His real aim is to organize an institute of research on public affairs—an intellectual approach to current problems. He came to ask for my advice.
Told him that he should reconsider. His present assignment is about over, since the Trusteeship Council has almost exhausted its mandate. But he could take up posts elsewhere; a diplomat needs a variety of experiences.
It was not easy to find a teaching job in a good institution. As to legal service, I had nothing. As to the institute, I advised him to establish his own authority—as a research man first, otherwise, he would not be able to win either financial support or intellectual cooperation from competent scholars. The field was more difficult than he thought.
At bottom, he is not honest with himself.