When Mortenson returned from America after marrying Tara Bishop, he wanted to build a roof before the winter so that the children could study. Haji then puts his arm on Mortenson's shoulder and says, “I thank the merciful Allah for all you have done. But the people of Korphe have been here without school for six hundred years. What is one more winter?” (Relin and Mortenson 139). In a way, I think Mortenson learned that he has to be patient when building the school