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In 2009 I decided to go back to Iran after 14 years of exile on a quest to find my roots. As another victim of the Iranian revolution, I felt a lack of identity or connection to the country I could no longer call home. Thus set out on this journey I found myself in the most unexpected place, among young women less fortunate than I who were eternally grateful to a women who dared to create change. Mesmerized by her strength I thus spent the next year working for her at Omid-e-Mehr, an INGO dedicated to empowering young women in Tehran.
During this year long life altering journey I had the chance to experience and hear some of the most touching, horrific and inspiring tails of resilience. I witnessed first hand the manifestation of people's passion, which is very exciting, and necessary to continue the work of justice. But it does not address what matters most: Our individual responsibility to one another and to our planet which transcends all borders, nationalities and "isms".
During this year long life altering journey I had the chance to experience and hear some of the most touching, horrific and inspiring tails of resilience. I witnessed first hand the manifestation of people's passion, which is very exciting, and necessary to continue the work of justice. But it does not address what matters most: Our individual responsibility to one another and to our planet which transcends all borders, nationalities and "isms".
We all need to engage in our own personal revolutions to awaken our minds individually, to help evolve this world to be more fair to one's self and the planet. Therefore I find myself in a constant state of personal revolution to counteract these issues in my own existence. Change doesn't just happen, we collectively make it happen.
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Gandhi
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Gandhi
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2 comments:
I think you have a greater humanitarian purpose in this world and I wish you all the best.
I think that it is wonderful what you are doing, and as a former world traveler myself, I wish you Good Luck on your Mission - it is a beautiful thing.
The Dalai Lama was once approached by a young man before a weekend retreat. “What should I focus on?” the man asked. The Dalai Lama urged him to spend the first third of the time thinking about compassion, the middle third pondering compassion, and the last third dwelling on compassion. --Dalai Lama
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