Aziz Rahman has taught many lessons to the people of Haragach, a small rural community on the outskirts of Rangpur in Bangladesh. But no one soaked in more knowledge more quickly than his 8-year-old grandson Mir Shithil, now a practicing physical therapist in Edison, NJ. Mir shares the tales of his greatest influence and how he learned to wield and not wield a machete while building bamboo shelters for his neighbors. But even more important, he learned to appreciate other people's perspectives and how to solve disputes with questions and compassion -- all by tagging along with his grandfather, a Bengali legend in his village revered as a teacher,  peacemaker, wiseman, and humanitarian. 

These are his lessons. 

6:38 Aziz's many roles

9:18 Machetes, bamboo, charity

11:17 Helping by listening

15:18 How to save a dog's life

19:18 Aziz's core beliefs

20:04 Helping by questioning

22:26 People's untold story

25:12 Extreme curiosity

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