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Confessions of a Secret Agent
22-Dec-2007
When I first began "blogging" here (or more accurately, "threading") about two months ago, I had to defend my right to speak, because I was not an Iranian. It was hard, and sometimes painful, to hold my ground. But I knew I had finally arrived when I began to be accused of being a secret agent of various governments and organizations. I was “in”, I was accepted, I was one of the family. I met this victory with an odd mixture of satisfaction, frustration, and occasional despair.
Recently these accusations have been popping up left and right, and I mean literally left and right, because I am now apparently both a Hezbolaahi and a Zionist agent. I reply to these claims patiently, but still they multiply like mushrooms after a rainstorm. So today I posted a lengthy reply to one of these posts—lengthy even by my standards--intending to convert it into a blog. And thinking, well, from now on I’ll just refer my accusers to that blog. But then I thought, why bother? After all, the reply I wrote today to accusations leveled at me under the December 20 Iranian of the Day entry entitled “Brilliant Physicist.,” is really good enough. I can just refer them to that. And anyway anyone can track all my posts on my blogspace. So I decided to translate a poem instead.
It is a Chilean poem I've long known as a song, and heard again yesterday in a cafe near my home in the East Village. It was written by progressive activist Violeta Parra in 1965. It is called “Gracias a la vida.” It is very well-known.
The nation of Chile has known major CIA interventions, dictatorships, tortures, gross exploitation of its natural resources, economic disaster, and depredations upon its indigenous peoples. But it has also known great strides in democracy and autonomy, and it has given us this song.
I confess. I am a secret agent. There are two secrets whose sanctity I always honor: the mystery of the unfolding of the human heart and that of the ultimate fate of the soul. And I divulge the name of my agency: My agency is myself, my autonomy, and truth as best I can understand it.
And I understand the sovereign agency of nations to be based on this same individual agency. An agency whose coming has long been announced in the timeless works of the two great Eniightenments, the secular and the spiritual ones. And yet whose fruition remains a dream, as long as these Enlightenments remain severed from each other.
But their union is whispered in every human breath, and also by the wind.
Forthwith, Violeta Parra.
Gracias a la vida
(Thank You, Life)
Thank you life for giving me so much.
It has given me two stars which, whenever I open them,
distinguish perfectly between black and white,
and in the high sky its starry depths
and among the crowds the man I love.
Thank you life for giving me so much.
It has given me my hearing, which, in all its breadth,
records day and night crickets and canaries;
hammers, turbines, dogs' barks, rainstorms,
and the gentle voice of my beloved.
Thank you life for giving me so much
It has given me sound and taught me my "abc's",
along with it the words which t I think and proclaim:
mother, friend, brother and light illuminating
the route of the soul of the one I now love.
Thank you life for giving me so much,
it has given me the progress of my tired feet;
with them I walked through cities and puddles,
beaches and deserts, mountains and plains,
and your house, your street and your patio too.
Thank you life for giving me so much.
It has given me my heart which shakes its very frame
when I look at the fruit of the human mind;
when I look at good so far removed from evil,
when I look into the depths of your clear eyes.
Thank you life for giving me so much,
It has given me laughter and it has given me weeping.
Thus I distinguish joy from affliction,
the two materials which shape my song,
and the song of all of you which is the same song,
and the song of everyone, which is my very own song.
Thank you life for giving me so much.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyOJ-A5iv5I
****
Happy Holidays.
Salaam, Iraanrikaa
And don’t forget, paranoia will destroy ya! :D
Robin Jayne Goldsmith
New York City, December 20, 2007
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Correction to Motarjeh-joonisimo
by Rosie T. on Sun Dec 23, 2007 04:39 PM PSTSasha: Estos hombres son tremendos. Cuando podran comunicar sus sentimientos. WRONG: These men are tremendous. When they can communicate their feelings. RIGHT: These men are unbelievable. When will they be able to communicate their feelings. (with punctuation mark missing, that is the cause for the confusion...or at least I THINK it is the cause for what I THINK is the confusion, the missing question mark DOES make it ambiguous. Sasha..dot your "t's" and cross your "i's", will you, my little Texmex Christmas reindeer?)
PS Aber was ist mit Dir los und warum bist Du so spaet angekommen, und seit wann bist Du wieder verheiratet und bist Du sicher, aber ehrlich sicher, dass es eine gute Idee ist?
Paranoia has sure worked for the jew-americans
by Shalomster (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 04:36 PM PSTthey (including you) are as insecure as anyone else in the world, accusing everyone of being anti this and anti that. Paranoia adds color to the victimization picture and could sway some people to your side. If paranoia has helped AIPAC amd the rest of 'them' convince the US to surround Iran, then I'd say its the route that others should take. you were sh*t on by the left and the right because you have been inconsistent in your views. Maybe its you that just loves to play the game.
Take your democracy crap and shove it up your a**. The US doesn't give a damn if there is a democracy in Iran or not, nor does israel. They just want control. Why do you think Operation Ajax was executed over 50 years ago on a DEMOCRATIC govt? To intervene in other people's businesses just for your own good is annoying, stupid and MORALLY wrong. So Rosie rose, take all your BS whether its from your jew boys or your muslim whores or your beener chileans, and shove it up your cottage cheese a**. You are a phony big whore. You clearly understand that the conflict out there is not about democracy and freedom. They don't give a damn how we live out here. And they're saying its not our business to tell them how to live out there. Take your neocon crap and go back to your kosher long island. I'm sure Manhattan, now slowly being re-filled by families of the good ol New Yorkers that left 40 yrs ago given the influx of your kind, ain't gonna roll out the red carpet for your kind as it has been for too long. God bless Mel Gibson and his family! Yeah, I ain't kosher, and to that, I say God Bless!
Manam!
by Rosie T. on Sun Dec 23, 2007 04:30 PM PSTAre YOU also "Lost Identity"? I thought the Ali Mahin Torabi posts were EXACTLY the right place to talk about teen rage and I wanted to answer those posts but they required some thought and then then , there were so many blogs and articles and.I had to write so much, and I was also EDITING for three different people regarding Ali...and then I kept looking for the "Lost Identity" ones but I couldn't find them..was that you?
I WANT to talk about this...
And respond to your other points you made here below.
Robin
Translator.......it is about time you find us......:o)
by Sasha on Sun Dec 23, 2007 04:19 PM PSTI don't know who you are but you are soooo funny. By the way you forgot to translate some of my comments. If you need help I am more than willing to assist in the translation. Just say the word and it will be done.
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha :o)
solh
Translation Please_1
by Translator (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 04:10 PM PSTSorry I am late. This Iranian man and his Mexican wife had marital problems and neither of the them spoke the other’s language, and things got out of hand. I had to translate everything to English speaking police.
Rosie, here are the translations so far, I am working on the rest as soon as I can and try to stay with you the rest of the way:
Hassan Kachal
by Morad Barghi (not verified) on Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:47 AM PST
Toro hazrate Abbas Velemoon Kon. Akhe' Inam Shod Soal? :) !!!! - Khoda Pedareto Biamorze' !!
“In the of Saint Abbas release us. Alas, is this a proper question”
Morad joon mokhlessetam
“Dear Morad I’m your devoted friend”
by Hassan Kacahal (not verified) on Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:54 AM PST
Bezaar bebinim in baba marde ya zaneh? ageh mardeh khob taklifemoon bahaash roshaneh. amma ageh zaneh, khob berim khaastgaari :)
“Let me see is this person a man or a woman? If a man, then our course of action with him is clear. But if a woman, well let’s go to ask her hand for marriage.”
Anonymous
by Molla Loghati (not verified) on Sat Dec 22, 2007 01:45 PM PST
baba darim sar be saresh mizarim. enghadr jedi nabash.
“Baba, we are teasing her. Don’t be so serous.”
Rosie
by Bache Jigool (not verified) on Sat Dec 22, 2007 06:39 PM PST
Baba Cheghadr Zood Badet Miyad :)
“Baba, how quickly you get upset J
Teach Joon
by Gholam Reza (not verified) on Sat Dec 22, 2007 06:43 PM PST
Man fekr konam in Rosie kheili "Kalake" :) Mikhad Sar hamaro khar kone !!
“I think this Rosie is very “tricky” J She wants to make a fool of us!!
finally............some intellectuals...............:o)
by Sasha on Sat Dec 22, 2007 07:05 PM PST
Estos hombres son tremendos. Cuando podran comunicar sus sentimientos
These men are tremendous. When able to communicate their feelings
Que gracioso
That’s funny
Sasha Joon
by Gholam Reza (not verified) on Sat Dec 22, 2007 07:10 PM PST
Bebakhshid, vali Sare to ra ham mesl in ke "Khar" karde :) !!
“Forgiveness, but it appears that you have been made a fool also.”
Gholam Reza Joon Dele Teach.
by Teach (not verified) on Sat Dec 22, 2007 07:44 PM PST
Ey kaash hameh be khoubi va mehrabooni and khosh-sohbatiye to boodan.
“I wish everybody was as good, kind, and well spoken as you.”
Vali az oon gozashteh, hameyeh donya, arab va ajam, gharbi va sharghi,
“But anyway, all of the world, Arab or non-Iranian, Westerner or Easterner,”
ma raa dast andaakhtan va khar kardand, poolamoona va keshvaremoona azamoon
“have used us and made fool of us, taken our money and our country”
gereftan, taa aavaareh va bivatan shodim; Hala bezar in rosie ham be maa kalak bezaneh
“till we’ve become wonderers and without a homeland. Now also let Rosie trick us”
taa delesh khosh basheh keh az digaran aghab nist. Toori nemisheh, belakhareh khodaaye
“to sooth her heart that she is not less than others. Nothing would happen, at last”
maa ham bozorge.
“our god is also mighty”
Queremos Paz
by Reza San Diego (not verified) on Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:29 PM PST
Queremos una vida mejor para nuestro pueblo… J
We want a better life for our people… J
Teach, Gholam...
by Rosie T. on Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:47 PM PST
komak, lotfaan...gom shodam, piedaa shodam, nemifahmam...mifahmam...nemidunam...tozieh laazem daaram...tarjomeh...bebakhshid... kalak, sar, khar kardan...it sounds just like...A Midsummer Night's Dream...is that what it means? turning your heads into asses...like Puck...or am I just...dreaming?
“help, please…I am lost, I am found, I don’t understand…I understand…I don’t know…I need explanation…translation…forgiveness…tricker, head, making fool of…
Hello Rosie, As for :"Truly
by ManNaManam (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 01:36 PM PSTHello Rosie,
As for :"Truly I expected this from a low life poster than you". I do not beat around the bushes, and I really meant I consider you as a seasoned linquist with ample knowledge in literature. So, touching upon a subject so carelessly was a blow to your reputation. Needless to say that I'm not at your caliber at all in choosing words, but the essence of the message is what I care for. I would like to brush aside all the cosmetics and get to the heart of the matter. One can package a poison pin in a very pleasing form, but it is still a poison pil!
As for other discussions, I truly appreciated discussions on Bahai and Mahin Torabi. Unfortunately, I think I was misunderstood on the subject of Mahin Torabi. I agree that thread perhaps was not the right place to talk about Teen rage, violence and accountability due to its time sensitivity.
Happy Holidays........ and hope spirit of Christmas is as good as it used to be in NYC. I really miss NYC! People have fake smile in CA and one may only take it at it's face value!
Thank you Sasha & Rosie... :)
by Reza San Diego (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:44 PM PSTDear Sasha,Rosie & other friends on iranian.com,
I received an e-mail from my brother today. I would love to share with you this amazing & awakening lecture by Deepak Chopra at the United Nations...
It is so relevant to our discussions,during this Holiday season & to our today's situation on this planet & where we ought to be in reality... By making radical shifts in our way of thinking collectively, tap into our souls & raise a new level of consciousness that we all are capable of, we can make a difference...
Please share this clip with others & spread the
GOOD THOUGHTS, GOOD WORDS & GOOD DEEDS
Once again,
Happy Holidays,
Peace On Earth,
Reza
This webcast is worth spending your time. Highly recommended.
//webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/specialevent...
Reza....
by Rosie T. on Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:28 PM PSTclick on her name here in blue and it will take you to her blogspace with her photo, and you'll see....
but watch out for her...she's a headache and a half.... :D
Thanks so much for the music!
One of the most important qualities of any Tehrangelesi:
by Q on Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:34 PM PSTfailure to read. A Tehrangelesi is so damn sure what someone says, is or believes (or who someone is "defending") that he/she feels entitled to ignore reality and substitute a self-righteous fantasy that affirms their own unique status.
Exhibit 1:
I am not a Tehrangelesi, as I do not live in Los Angeles. Sorry to ruin your illusion in these days of holidays.
However, from my definition of Tehrangelesi posted in this thread on Sat Dec 22, 2007 05:58 PM PST
we see that the Term "Tehrangelesi" does not mean one has to live in LA or even North America. It's not about the city.
Proving once again that only something like redicule and satire forces Tehrangelesi's to actually read. Without understading the position, "responses" are meaningless. Since they are in practice actually a reaction to someone's imagined "position" rather than a reality.
Like I said, I'd rather not get into it. You can read along with everyone else later.
happy holidays
Reza de San Diego.......ha ha ha..........:o)
by Sasha on Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:32 AM PSTBuenos dias Reza,
De nada, fue mi placer. ha ha ha
No puedo creer que piensas que quizas sea hombre. Casi me caigo de mi silla de risa. :o)
Reza, I am very much a woman. I am 39 years old, wiser beyond my age but look much younger.
You seriously have no idea, who I am? Reza, just access my Bio and you will see who I am.
solh
Rosie ask these suiters if they know the difference between
by Kouroush Sassanian (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:25 AM PSTJohohod
yahodee
Kaleemee
I sense that in the worst moments of this black, death-feeding repast a thousand thousand well-springs of sunlight, stemming from certitude, well up in my heart.
Our Rosie
by J. Rashidian (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:23 AM PSTRosie, as you know I have no faith to define many things. I am one of those people who just admit that there are many things 'I don’t know', the jury is still out, it’s a possibility, and so forth. I suppose I have faith in the human potential to rise above their selfish ego centeredness and work towards true betterment of all mankind. Is that considered spiritual? I think you have also thought about this question. It could be, but it is not necessarily just a religious notion. Instated, there is another quality which stands above any religion; this is humanism, a tireless love for all even those who are not from the same country. It knows no geographical bounrdary, no race and no nationality. it is above all and is the whole aim of spiritual evolution of us. I admire this human quality which I find in your advanced personality! So, I call you Our Rosie!
Happy Holidays
Sasha!
by Reza San Diego (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 09:55 AM PSTBuenos dias Sasha,
Gracias por todo, muey amable a tu parte tambien... :)
Feliz Navidad y ano nuevo...
PS. Eres tu una mojer o un hombre?Quantos anos tu tienes? :)
Rosie, Dar zemn:
by Deltang (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 09:52 AM PSTGoush be in iroonihaye heez nadeh. Oona mikhaan to raa majboor konan aksetaa enteshaar bedi taa to raa baa oon cheshmaye heezeshon deed bezanaand.
Rosie Kojaaee Dokhtar?
by Deltang (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 09:46 AM PSTModati azat khabari nabood. Haalet khoubeh? Sare haali. Mizooni? Kayfi? Kaara kaasebit chetore?
Khosh baashi! Saale notam mobaarak baasheh!
Sasha jooni, to ham hamintor. Saalet Mobaarak.
TO ALL MODERATORS and to Koroush
by Rosie T. on Sun Dec 23, 2007 09:40 AM PSTMODERATORS: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS ON MY BLOG. IF I FIND SOMETHING EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE, I WILL FLAG IT AND IT WILL GO TO JJ AND HE WILL DELETE IT IF HE AGREES WITH ME.
READERS OF COURSE ARE FREE TO FLAG AS THEY CHOOSE. THOSE WILL ALSO GO DIRECTLY TO JJ AND THE SAME HOLDS. IT'S HIS WEBSITE, AFTER ALL. That is just a fact....
Nice to hear from you Koroush. Thanks for the Persian lesson. Always glad to expand my vocabulary.
It is true...those Persian eyes...of Eternity and kohl...one goes back...only reluctantly...and one pays dearly...for going forward...such is life...
Best regards,
Robn
You can't tell what non-semites wish to do with the semite . :)
by Kouroush Sassanian (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 08:34 AM PSTYou see Rosie is just one of many American women who had _______ and never go back.
Poorneh Narm = Soft Porn
I will wait for it.
Reza de San Diego..............Gracias! :o)
by Sasha on Sun Dec 23, 2007 06:52 AM PSTNo, I was not lucky enough to have Iranian in my family. I am very much a Hispanic, Mexican to be more precise.
It would have been nice to be fluent in Farsi, Spanish, English, and French. However, my French is extremely in need of practice and I am just learning Farsi.
Where I live there are no opportunities to learn an academic level of Farsi. So, instead I developed an academic level of English and Spanish.
In order to really learn Farsi, I would have to move to either Austin, Texas, Phoenix, Arizona or Northern California. I would prefer California. :o) I hear the weather is lovely up there.
I am glad you liked the Tango clips. Yo Yo Ma has a CD with Tangos. :o)
I was very pleasantly surprised to see an Iranian who knows Spanish. Very interesting indeed. :o)
Gracias por la traducción en inglés. Muy amable de tu parte. :o)
Feliz dias de fiestas. Prospero año nuevo. :o)
solh
Ah Manam!
by Rosie T. on Sun Dec 23, 2007 06:49 AM PSTHow good to see you again, Before I answer your post, I need clarification. It is only about ONE word but upon this ONE TINY LITTLE WORD hinges the fate of my entire reply. So, when you said:
"Truly I expected this from a low life poster than you".
did you mean:
a) Truly I expected this from a lowER life poster than you OR
b) Truly I expected this from a low life poster LIKE you ?
That is my question.
As you know I'd promised to join you back again on the Bahai thread which you'd approached me on, after you'd slugged it out for a while with the Bahai themselves, which I recommended since they knew more about Bahaism than I and could discuss your numerous complaints about them better. And indeed I popped up from time to time to say hi, I'm still reading, I'll be back, but then I got caught up--well you know me, stuck in my world of words--with the Ali Mahin Torabi campaign, approached by a website member who asked me to enlist those words to save his life during that last crucial week....and then when we won Ali's appeal, the Bahai conversation had ended. And you're not registered, so I couldn't contact you privately.
So good to see you again. I felt bad about not having done as I'd promised you. Because you see you're REAL to me...and so..I eagerly await your reply...on that ONE LITTLE WORD,,,,.
Jamshid .............Happy Holidays! :o)
by Sasha on Sun Dec 23, 2007 06:31 AM PSTRosie T. and I will continue spreading the good word through out our life time. We also plan on being on this website for a long time. Maybe take a mini vacation from it to rest, relax and recharge the batteries but we are always watching. :o)
solh
Happy Holidays!
Natalia
Re: Q
by jamshid on Sun Dec 23, 2007 04:49 AM PSTMuch to your dismay, and much power to my claims that you see people as "you want to see them" instead of "who they really are", I am not a Tehrangelesi, as I do not live in Los Angeles. Sorry to ruin your illusion in these days of holidays.
Though, it'll be interesting to know what are the "common attributes" between me and Tehrangelesis.
I had visited LA many times and know many people from that area. Your definition of "tehrangelesis" is flawed. Most Iranians in there are hard working and decent people. I am sorry for your misfortune of aquainting or having to aquaint only with the "funny" Iranians (for lack of words) who are the minority.
You are also false in stating that the shah was anti islamic and anti semitic. Quite the contrary, he had nothing against Islam and nothing against Jews.
You say "They (tehrangelesis) do claim to hate the British and blame them for almost everything that has ever happened in the Universe..."
How similar to you Q... You hate the US and Israel and "blame them for almost everything that has ever happened in the universe." There is a word called hypocrisy... that you have labeled me with many times. Oh well... Since this is Rosie's blog, I won't go there.
You claim that "they (tehrangelesis) are self-entitled to bully others, belittle women and who think they know everything about everyone." Hmmm... Sounds more like the mullahs, the government of which you so fevereshly defend. Again, we are back at the word hypoc... Oh well... Never mind...
And as for your last paragraph saying that Iranians would rather have X and Y than have those (tehrangelesis) come to power... You are false again. However, it WOULD BE true, once you substitue "Iranians" with "Islamist and Leftist Iranians". Needless to say that the Islamists and leftists, even combined, constitute only a minority in Iran. Funny how a puny couple of extra words could make such difference between the falsehood or the truth of a statement.
Re: Rosie T.
by jamshid on Sun Dec 23, 2007 03:42 AM PSTNicely put.
There will always be contradictions and battles between the secular and the religious. Perhaps the "unfolding heart" and the "fate of the human soul" that you wrote about are consequences of these contradictions and battles, bringing a balance to our hearts and souls.
I'd like to say that indeed you are "in" among us in this site. You have taken a lot of criticism, unfair insults, labelings and perhaps threats too, but you hanged in there and stayed around. Thanks for your interest in and concern for Iran and Iranians, and taking the time to express those interests and concerns. Same goes with Sasha. Please spread the word about the struggles of Iranians as they are many who sterotype us with false assumptions.
Happy Holidays!
What language is this?
by AJ (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 03:24 AM PSTKS what does poorneh narm mean?
Poorneh narm . . .
by kouroush Sassanian (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 01:16 AM PST:)
No Mam, You're not a secret agent!
by ManNaManam (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 01:15 AM PSTI can only judge your character through the words you post. I think you have created a surreal world around yourself escaping the reality. Unfortunately, this is the new form of alienation people in the progressive societies. A bright and clear symbol of this phenomena is the spirit of movie, "Matrix". More or less, we all do this but I beg to say that yours is severe. You have created a world with "words" being it's building blocks and internet privacy it's mortar. You are no better or worse than some Mullah with mass-production of "word" rubbish The only difference is just the style of IT. (I have yet to contain myself from laughing about you take on sigheh in one of your threads!!!! It shows how "uneducated?" or "irresponsible?" or "determined?" you are about what you preach. Truly I expected this from a low life poster than you).
There are people who live what they say and there are people who want others live what they preach.
I hope you take this as a critique rather than a humiliating post!
Something from Rumi:
.........
You closed your eyes, meaning it’s time to sleep
It is not sleep, that upon your enemies heap.
You know that a close watch we do not keep
Yet hurried are your eyes, drunken, deadly, deep.
You do me wrong, but that is your treat
Your mistakes, like God’s grace, I gladly greet.
Many heads are lost when those eyes meet
By that blade, that drop of water, you defeat.
Alas, my eyes are a sea of blood
Many worlds are destroyed by that flood
Sometimes bloodthirsty, some messenger of God
sometimes a cup-bearer, some wine, red as blood.
What is cup-bearer and wine, if not divine
God only knows, what for is this love of mine.
In the kitchen of heart we can wine and dine
The whole town can smell such aromatic sign.
Close your mouth like a diver in the sea
Only under water can fish remain free.
la traducción en inglés... :)
by Reza San Diego (not verified) on Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:31 AM PSTDe nada Sasha, my pleasure... :-)Perdona mi, en este momento, estoy un poco cansado por pensar y escribir en espanol...
Sorry, earlier I thought you were Iranian too!
In Persian, I just said : It's time for me to leave, it was fun chating & Good night...
PS. I liked your posted Tango clips... :-)
Buenas noches.
Maravilloso..........Reza de San Diego :o)
by Sasha on Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:03 AM PSTMuchas gracias! The music was wonderful. I have been looking for some good Bossa Nova for a very long time. :o)
I will have to work on the Farsi translation and get back to you on that. :o) ¿Solo que quieras escribir la traducción en español?
solh
Rosie...
by Teach (not verified) on Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:43 PM PSTI think quite a few people are just teasing you here, so please do NOT take them seriously, and do NOT get emotionally offended. You owe nobody any explanation. You should write for those who like to hear from you as you wish. So what if some continue to think that you are this and that. We iranians are confused and paranoid at this point in history. We trust nobody since almost everybody that we have encountered -- internal or external, religious or secular, ... -- in the past century has stabbed iran in the back. To the point that we are incapable of reasoning. We just throw venom and emotion at everyone and everything without being able to rationalize. We still cannot rationalize or agree if either shah or IRI was good or bad for iran. We try so hard to not be deceived and not fall into any trap and that by itself leads us into an unseen and complex trap. We are just too proud, yet cannot justify our pride since we are helpless in a foreign land and are offended by belonging to a demonized third-word country in daily turmoil for the last 30 years. Paradox of pride and its lack of justification is a heavy load on us on a daily basis. Cleansing self from prejudice - religious, racial, ethnic, ideological, etc - needs immense courage that you do have, others may not have.
Sorry hamvatans, but that is true, even more for iranians outside iran than those inside iran who have somewhat accepted their own realities.
Bossa Nova ! :-)
by Reza San Diego (not verified) on Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:42 PM PSTSasha Jaan,
Besides Antonio Carlos Jobim, I recommend this musician from Rio:
//www.amazon.com/Rive-Gauche-Rio-Celso-Fonsec...
Tracks: Feriado,Perdí, Bela & Atlântico
//www.amazon.com/Natural-Celso-Fonseca/dp/B00...
Track : Sem Resposta
Khob deegheh, baa ejazeh, zahmato kam mekonam... Khosh gozashat... :) Shab bekhair
¡Por supuesto! Reza de San Diego :o)
by Sasha on Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:35 PM PSTPaz es necesaria en Irán. Gracias, muy amable. Muy buena selección de música. ¿Has oido de Bossa Nova?
Time for a Tango. :o)
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=bibtqDxXv1o
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tMgVMxG95A
PS: Rosie T., I listened to the music and it is nice. I think that you will like it. :o)
I saw the following video and it reminded me of you Rosie T. Let me know if you agree?:o)
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj6rCbUcnxc
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