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t in spite of decades of research and recently also educational
work, I am still just that little curious girl on a rotating stool,
forever marvelling at his new “alchemist’s tricks”. And it is this
amazement of mine and careful observation of my father’s work
that filled him with trust, as I was the first to read the text,
evaluate it and edit it. Thus I was the first reviewer of this book.
I have learnt a great deal from my father. He had strong personal
characteristics that sustained his professional freshness: constant
curiosity, creativity, enthusiasm for his work and perseverance
in it, and, in spite of his achievements, that great modesty that is
typical of the greatest scientists. We had never heard him boast
Father and daughter. Ljubljana, 2007. Photo: Aleš Gačnik.
of his discoveries and improvements. I had never wondered
why he was as he was, as I knew that how he was was right and
that what he did fulfils him. But it is probably only now that
I understand why there is so much unexpressed attachment
to the soil, so much patriotism and stubborn perseverance in
his soul that was so very emotionally involved with vine and
vineyards. When one is working with the soil or in science too
many words are unnecessary. But grapevines grow everywhere
where the soil and wind allow it. And it was the wind and the
soil that had been determineted my father’s perseverance and
joie de vivre.
Marija Mojca Terčelj
23
work, I am still just that little curious girl on a rotating stool,
forever marvelling at his new “alchemist’s tricks”. And it is this
amazement of mine and careful observation of my father’s work
that filled him with trust, as I was the first to read the text,
evaluate it and edit it. Thus I was the first reviewer of this book.
I have learnt a great deal from my father. He had strong personal
characteristics that sustained his professional freshness: constant
curiosity, creativity, enthusiasm for his work and perseverance
in it, and, in spite of his achievements, that great modesty that is
typical of the greatest scientists. We had never heard him boast
Father and daughter. Ljubljana, 2007. Photo: Aleš Gačnik.
of his discoveries and improvements. I had never wondered
why he was as he was, as I knew that how he was was right and
that what he did fulfils him. But it is probably only now that
I understand why there is so much unexpressed attachment
to the soil, so much patriotism and stubborn perseverance in
his soul that was so very emotionally involved with vine and
vineyards. When one is working with the soil or in science too
many words are unnecessary. But grapevines grow everywhere
where the soil and wind allow it. And it was the wind and the
soil that had been determineted my father’s perseverance and
joie de vivre.
Marija Mojca Terčelj
23
