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Last year was eventful. Some of those moments were happy; some sad; some very surprising; and others were worrisome. I survived to see how next year will be. I hope this year brings happiness to everyone’s home and to my family as well. Sal-e Nou Mobarak = Happy belated Iranian New Year

9 When you prayed to your Lord for help, He answered, 'I am sending to your aid a thousand angels in succession.' 10 God only did this to give good news, and so that your hearts might be set at rest, for help comes from God alone. Surely, God is Mighty and Wise. -The Quran, The Spoils of War (Al-Anfal) 

For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!"                                         -John Greenleaf Whittier

I recieved this poem in my inbox and I just loved it. The English translation is not as good as the orginal Farsi but still good to share. در جواب ِ دخترم که پرسيد: چرا مرا به دنيا آوردي؟ زيرا سال‌هاي جنگ بود و من نيازمند ِ عشق بودم براي  چشيدن ِطعم  آرامش . زيرا بالاي سي سال داشتم و مي ترسيدم از پژمردن پيش از شکفتن و غنچه دادن . زيرا طلاق واژه اي ست تنها براي مرد و زن نه براي مادر و فرزند . زيرا تو هرگز نمي‌تواني بگويي : مادر ِ سابق ِ من حتي وقتي جنازه‌ام را تشييع مي کني . و هيج چيز، هيچ چيز در اين دنيا نمي تواند ميان ِ مادر و فرزند جدايي افکند نفرت يا مرگ حتي . و تو بيزاري از من زيرا تو را به دنيا آورد ه ام تنها به خاطر ِ ترسم از تنها ماندن و هرگز مرا نخواهي بخشيد تا  زماني که خود فرزندي به دنيا آوري ناتوان از تاب آوردن ِ خاکستر ِ سوزان ِ روياهاو آرزوهاي دور و درازت فریده حسن‌زاده In Answer to My Daughter :  Why Did You Bring Me Into Existence? Because it was wartime and I needed lovemaking to ta...

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