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From The Desk Of The Editor ISSUE No. 1888
JAVANAN
The story of face of her son in my mind. I used to
ask myself, what is the fate of such
the rejected mother ?cruel children
One day, that family called me and
said that the kind mother had left a
small package for me insisting that it
be delivered to me. I went to them out
I said my sister is dead and her of curiosity. It was a small white box.
children live in Europe and It was sealed with tape and my name
Canada. I have no house or in� .was written on it
come in Iran. My son said that I opened the box. She had written me
he would send me a monthly a letter full of love and gratitude and
amount! And today, I am here, along with it, four small gold necklac�
".lost and broken es. Her grandchildren's names were
Eighteen years ago, we were Honestly, I was so angry. engraved on the necklaces. "With the
preparing the magazine for Despite my will, I suddenly salary this family gave me, I bought
printing one evening, when a found myself in front of his these gifts for my grandchildren." she
.lady called the office son's house. I rang the door� had written. "I wanted to visit them,
How much time do you have?"" bell. A man with a goatee but I don't know why I decided to en�
She asked. "Could you get out of opened the door. "Can I ".trust this mission to you
"?the office .help you?" He asked The family told me that two weeks
I have both time and patience if" I wanted to talk about" before she passed away, she gave
.it is important," I said your mother," I said. .them the box to deliver to me
On Ventura Street, near Winnet�" "Why did you kick her I was very upset. Against my will,
ka, an old mother has sat down on "?out I went to the former address, but
".her little suitcase, crying What does that have" the neighbors told me that they had
"?Why" to do with you? We got moved a few years ago. I gave them
".You have to come and find out" a return ticket for her. to a neighbor who said she could get
I immediately got the exact address We put some cash in her the necklaces to them through a fam�
of the place and went there. Twenty bag. This old woman .ily friend
minutes later, I parked the car near does not belong here. In the meantime, the thought and im�
the place. The caller was nowhere to It's better for her to re� age of that mother and her son did
be found. I went ahead and said hel� turn to Iran. After all, not leave my mind. Two years ago,
lo to the crying mother. An old pale she has relatives there upon entering the Topanga Canyon
woman was sitting on her suitcase. who will take care of Shopping Center, a man sprawled on
She wiped her tears when she saw ".her the floor grabbed my pant leg. I was
.me This is cruel. I could easily" .very surprised
Let "
What happened, dear mother?" I" me explain. After take you to court for hurting your old I turned and looked at him. It seemed
.asked my husband died, I sold everything mother, but I won't, since your de� to me that he had no power to move. I
My world is over." She replied." I had on the advice of my son. I sold voted mother does not allow it. I just froze. Despite his old dirty clothes, de�
"?"What else should happen my house, furniture, jewelry, and ev� tell you this. Don't be surprised if one spite his blackened face, I recognized
".Tell me" erything I had. On my son's advice, I day you are kicked out of your home him. It was him. The cruel insensitive
"?What's the point" sent part of the money here through like this and become a homeless per� man who closed the door of his house
I came from the Javanan maga�" an acquaintance, to later send the son on the streets. Before I could fin� .on me
".zine rest through a friend. My son got my ish, he slammed the door shut. I took .I know you." I said"
She looked at me. "Now I recognize visa for me. Then, I came to the US. that heartbroken mother to a motel .No one knows me." He said"
you. I occasionally get your magazine After one year, all my money was and provided her with food and all Yes, I do. You're the one who kicked"
".from neighbors and read it transferred here and my son and I her needs. I told her to give me time your old mother out of the house and
I sat next to her. "I don't know what breathed a sigh of relief. For a year to find a way to solve the problem. ".made her homeless
good comes from me telling my life and a half, I was respected by them. .She took my hands and thanked me Don't worry. I suffered the same"
story, but it's enough for me if some Until my son bought a house and That night, I placed an ad in the fate. My wife and children kicked me
people are affected by reading it." opened a company for himself. After magazine. A kind caring mother, who out of the house because I was addict�
She said. "My son and his wife kicked a while, they started blaming me for has a teaching background, is looking ed to drugs; I had turned to addiction
me out of their house. This afternoon, the love I showed to my grandchil� for a house to live in, nurse and teach ".because of my wife's betrayal
they left my luggage in front of the dren. They said I spoil them. Then, your children, and even prepare Ira� I'm not interested in hearing your"
door and said that they had put some my daughter�in�law started making nian food. I added the office number ".life story
cash and a plane ticket inside. They other excuses. What do you teach the .to the ad I don't want to live anymore. I don't"
told me to go back to Iran because kids that they get rude sometimes? As soon as the magazine was pub� have a destiny and a future that any�
this is not a good place for me. They She said. This tense situation con� lished, eight people called. I talked one would like to hear about. I'm a
didn't even let me hug my grandchil� tinued. In the last few months, they to everyone and in the end, I chose dead man. "At the end of my life, I
".dren and say goodbye brought a nurse for the children and a couple who had four children aged just wish my mother would forgive
.Why?" I asked" removed my chair from the break� 3 to 9. I went to visit them with that ".me
Apparently, because I have been" fast, lunch, and dinner table. But I kind sad mother. Two hours later, the Mothers are strange creatures."
a little sick recently, I'm disturbing had no objection. In my small room couple thanked me profusely for in� Don't worry. Surely she has forgiven
their lives. They told me to go back to under the stairs, which was actually a .troducing them to such an angel you. But your conscience will never
".Iran small storage room, I amused myself As long as that caring mother was let you be." I gave him some money.
With such a cruel insensitive son" with the radio and magazines. Two alive, I used to visit her. Finally, one He didn't look at me anymore. He
and daughter�in�law, it's better for weeks ago, they started talking about night, she died peacefully in her sleep. limped to a liquor store to buy a drink
you to go back. Do you want me to my return to Iran. I explained to I always had the kind sad face of that .and forget about the world
"?take you to the airport them that I don't have anyone there. mother and the cruel emotionless
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