On the eve of his departure as the Chief Adviser in Bangladesh, reflection is not ceremonial; it is historic. The nation was at a crossroads. The nation was in economic trouble. The nation was politically highly polarized. The nation had low citizen confidence. The memory of July 36 loomed large over the national psyche. It was not authority that Dr. Muhammad Yunus sought at such a critical juncture; it was responsibility. It was not power that he pursued; it was stewardship.