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From The Desk Of The Editor ISSUE No. 1853
JAVANAN
Mehrdad from Dallas They’re the ones who should apolo-
I whispered: gize.”
ISSUE No. 1852
JAVANAN I went down to stop them from leav-
Where are you, Pari? ing, but they angrily threw the lug-
gage into their friend’s car and left.
I argued with Pari that night. I ac-
رد قﺎﺗا ود ﻊﻗاورد ،ﺪﺷ ﻰﻣ وﺮﺑور ﺎﻬﻧآ ﺎﺑ ﻰﺷﻮﺧ ىور ﺎﺑ ﻪــﺸﯿﻤﻫ ىﺮﭘ ﻰﻟو ،درﻮﺧ disturbed, but Pari cused her of ruining my reputation
ﺎﺗ ،دﺮﺑ ﻰﻣ دﻮﺧ رﺎﮐ ﻞﺤﻣ ﻪﺑ ﺎﻫزور ﻢﻫ ار نﺎــﺸﯾﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ و دﻮﺑ ﻪﺘﺷاﺬﮔ نﺎﺷرﺎﯿﺘﺧا
and wasting all the efforts of these
ﻢﺘﺳود ﺮﺴﻤﻫ ىاﺮﺑ ﻰﺘﺣ ىﺮﭘ .ﺪﻧوﺮﺑ رﺎﮐ لﺎﺒﻧﺪﺑ لﺎﯿﺧ ﻰﺘﺣار ﺖﯾﺎﻬﻧ رد ﻦﻣ نﺎﺘﺳود
هدﺮﮐ ﻰﮕﺘﺴﺧ زاﺮﺑا ﻪﺘﻔﻫ ود زا ﺪﻌﺑ ﻢﻧﺎﺧ نآ ﻪﮐ دﺮﮐ دﺎﻬﻨﺸﯿﭘ ﻰﻠﻐﺷ شرﺎﮐ ﻞﺤﻣ رد
always treated them
six months. Eventually, it got to the
اﺪﯿﭘ ىﺮﺗ ﮏﺒﺳ ﻞﻐﺷ ﺶﯾاﺮﺑ ﺖﻔﮔ ﻢﻫ ىﺮﭘ و ﺖﺳا ﻦﯿﮕﻨــﺳ ﺶﯾاﺮﺑ رﺎﮐ ﻦﯾا ﺖﻔﮔ و
.ﺪﻨﮐ ﻰﻣ
provided them with
went to a friend’s apartment. I got
ﻰﻠﺼﻔﻣ شﺎﭙﺑ و ﺰﯾﺮﺑ و دﻮﺑ هﺪﻣآ نﺎﻤﻬﻣ ﻪﺳ ود نﺎﻤﯾاﺮﺑ ﻪﮐ ﺐﺷ ﮏﯾ ﺖﺴﻫ مدﺎﯾ ﻢﯾدﻮﺑ هار رد لﺎﺳ 4 ﺖﺳرد ىﺮﭘ و ﻦﻣ ،ﺖﺷﺬﮔ ﻰﻣ ﻰﺑﻮﺧ ﻪﺑ ىﺮﭘ و ﻦﻣ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز nicely. In fact, she had point where Pari and I broke up. I
،ﺖﺷاﺪﻧ ﻰﻧاﻮﺗ ﺮﮕﯾد ،ﻰﯾاﺮﯾﺬﭘ و رﺎﮐ زا ﻪﺘﺴﺧ ﻪﮐ ىﺮﭘ ،نﺎﻧﺎﻤﻬﻣ جوﺮﺧ ﺎﺑ ،ﻢﯿﺘﺷاد ﻢﻫ
two rooms and took
a job in a pharmacy, my friends
رد ار ﺎﻫ فﺮﻇ ،ﺪﯿﺸﮑﺑ اﺮﻣ رﻮﺟ ﺎﻤﺷ ﺐﺸﻣا ﻢﻨﮑﯿﻣ ﺶﻫاﻮﺧ ﺖﻔﮔ ﻢﺘﺳود ﺮﺴﻤﻫ ﻪﺑ
their children to her
surrounded me, and I didn’t under-
سﻻاد زا دادﺮﻬﻣ
ari and I had a good life to-
ﻢﺘﺳود .ﺪﯿﺸﮑﺑ ﻪﻧﺎﺧ ىور و ﺮﺳ ﻪﺑ ﻢﻫ ﻰﺘﺳد و ﺪﯿﻨﮐ ﺎﺠﺑﺎﺟ و ﺪﯾراﺬﮕﺑ ﻰﯾﻮــﺸﻓﺮﻇ
workplace every day
stand how the divorce process went
ﺮﮔرﺎﮐ ﮏﯾ ادﺮﻓ ﺎﻣ ﺪﯿﻫاﻮﺧ ﻰﻣ دراﺪﻧ تدﺎﻋ ﻦﯿﮕﻨﺳ ىﺎﻫرﺎﮐ ﻪﺑ ﻦﻣ ﻢﻧﺎﺧ ﺶﺘﺳار ﺖﻔﮔ
gether. We were on our way
؟ﻰﯾﺎﺠﮐ ىﺮﭘ :مدﺮﮐ ﻪﻣﺰﻣز ﺐﻟ ﺮﯾز
so that my friends
زا ﺪﯾﺎﺒﻧ ﻦﻣ ،ﻢﻨﮐ ﻰﻣ مﺎﻤﺗ ار ﺎﻫرﺎﮐ ﺐﺸﻣا مدﻮﺧ ﻦﻣ ،ﺖﺴﯿﻧ ىزﺎﯿﻧ ﺖﻔﮔ ىﺮﭘ ؟ﻢﯾروﺎﯿﺑ
through. I even turned a blind eye
Pto America for exactly four
رد ﺎﻣ رﻮﻀﺣ زا ﺮﮔا ﺖﻔﮔ نﺎﻬﮔﺎﻧ ﻢﺘﺳود .ﺪﯿﺸﺨﺒﺑ اﺮﻣ ،مدﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ ﻰﺸﻫاﻮﺧ ﻦﯿﻨﭼ ﺎﻤﺷ
could look for job
to my children, just to please my
years. When we went to Turkey, we
ىﺎﻫ ناﺪﻤﭼ ﻢﻫ ﺪﻌﺑ .ﻢﯿﻨﮐ ﻰﻣ ﺖﻤﺣاﺰﻣ ﻊﻓر نﻻا ﻦﯿﻤﻫ ﺎﻣ ،ﺪﯿﺘﺴﻫ ﺖﺣارﺎﻧ نﺎﺗ ﻪﻧﺎﺧ
at their own conve-
friends.
،ﻢﯾﺪﺷ وﺮﺑور تﻼﮑﺸﻣ ﺎﺑ ﺪﻧزﺮﻓ 3 دﻮﺟو ﺎﺑ ،ﻢﯿﺘﻓر ﻪﯿﮐﺮﺗ ﻪﺑ ﻰﺘﻗو ،ﻢﯾﺪﯿﺳر ﺎﮑﯾﺮﻣآ ﻪﺑ ﺎﺗ
،ﺪﻨﺘﻓر ﻦﯿﺋﺎﭘ ﺎﻫ ﻪﻠﭘ زا ندز ﻢﻫ ﺮﺑ ﻢﺸﭼ ﮏﯾ رد و هدﺮﮐ ﻦﻔﻠﺗ ﻰﯾﺎﻨﺷآ ﻪﺑ و ﻪﺘﺴﺑ ار دﻮﺧ
faced many problems, having three
nience. Pari even
Six months ago, I had a car acci-
ﻰﻟو ،ﺪﯾزاﺪﻧﺎﯿﻧ ﺮﻄﺧ ﻪﺑ ار دﻮﺧ ،ﺪﯾدﺮﮔﺮﺑ ﻪﮐ ﺪﻧدﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ ﻪﯿﺻﻮﺗ ﺎﻣ ﻪﺑ ﻞﯿﻣﺎﻓ ﻪﻤﻫ ﺎﺒﯾﺮﻘﺗ
دز دﺎﯾﺮﻓ ىﺮﭘ .دوﺮﯿﻣ ﻦﻣ ىوﺮﺑآ ،ﺪﻧوﺮﺑ راﺬﮕﻧ ،ﻦﮐ ﻰﻫاﻮﺧرﺬﻋ وﺮﺑ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ىﺮﭘ ﻪﺑ ﻦﻣ
children. Almost all family mem-
و ﻢﯿﻫﺪﺑ ﻪﻣادا ﻞﯿﺼﺤﺗ ﻪﺑ و ﻢﯿﻧﺎــﺳﺮﺑ ﺎﮑﯾﺮﻣآ ﻪﺑ ار دﻮﺧ ،ﻢﯾدﻮﺑ ﻪﺘﻓﺮﮔ ﻢﯿﻤﺼﺗ ود ﺮﻫ
،ﻰﯾاﺮﯾﺬﭘ هﺎﻣ 6 زا ﺪﻌﺑ ﻪﮐ ﺪﻨﺘﺴﻫ ﻮﺗ فﺎﺼﻧا ﻰﺑ نﺎﺘﺳود ﻦﯾا ؟ﻢﻨﮐ ﻰﻫاﻮﺧرﺬﻋ موﺮﺑ ﻦﻣ
dent and was hospitalized with bro-
offered my friend’s
bers advised us to return and not to
.ﻢﯿﻨﮐ ﺎﻨﺑ نﺎﻤﯾﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ ىاﺮﺑ ﻰﺘﺣار ﻰﮔﺪﻧز
ﻦﻣ .ﺪﻨﻨﮐ ﻰﻫاﻮﺧرﺬﻋ ﺪﯾﺎﺑ ﺎﻬﻧآ ؛ﺪﻨﻫﺪﯿﻣ ار ﻮﺗ و ﻦﻣ تﺎﻤﺣز و ﺎﻫ ﺖﺒﺤﻣ باﻮﺟ ﻪﻧﻮﮕﻨﯾا
wife a job at her
ken legs. My “kind” friends came
ﻰﮐﺪﻧا قﻮﻘﺣ ﺎﺑ ﺖﻗﻮﻣ رﺎﮐ نارﻮﺘﺳر ﮏﯾ رد ﻦﻣ ،ﻢﯾدﺎﺘﻓا ﻰﻟﺎﻣ ىﺎﻨﮕﻨﺗ ﻪﺑ ﻪﯿﮐﺮﺗ رد
endanger ourselves. But both of us
ﻞﯿﺒﻣﻮﺗا نورد ار ﺎﻫ ناﺪﻤﭼ ﻢﺸﺧ ﺎﺑ ﺎﻬﻧآ ﻰﻟو ،مﺮﯿﮕﺑ ار نﺎﺷ ﻦﺘﻓر ىﻮﻠﺟ ﺎﺗ ﻢﺘﻓر ﻦﯿﺋﺎﭘ
but
workplace,
دوز ﻰﻠﯿﺧ ،ﺪﺷ ﺎﻫ ﻞﺘﻫ رد ﻰﻧاﺮﯾا ناﺮﻓﺎﺴﻣ ىﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ رﺎﺘﺳﺮﭘ دوز ﻰﻠﯿﺧ ىﺮﭘ ،ﻢﺘﻓﺮﮔ
اﺮﻣ ىوﺮﺑآ ،مدﺮﮐ ﻢﻬﺘﻣ ار وا ،مﺪﺷ ﺮﯿﮔرد ىﺮﭘ ﺎﺑ ﺐﺷ نآ ﻦﻣ .ﺪﻨﺘﻓر و ﻪﺘﺧاﺪﻧا ﻰﯾﺎﻨﺷآ
had decided to move to America,
after two weeks
بﺎﺒﺳا ،ﺖﺨﭘ ﻰﻣ اﺬﻏ نﺎﺸﯾاﺮﺑ ،دﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ ىراﺪﻬﮕﻧ نﺎﻣ ﮏﭼﻮﮐ قﺎﺗا رد ار كدﻮﮐ 12
just disappeared. I called my friends
ﻪﺑ ىﺮﭘ و ﻦﻣ رﺎﮐ .ﺖﺳا هداد دﺎﺑ ﺮﺑ ار ﻪﻫﺎﻣ 6 تﺎﻤﺣز ﻪﻤﻫ و ﺖﺳا هدﺮﺑ ﻢﻧﺎﺘﺳود دﺰﻧ
pursue our university studies and
،دﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ مﺮﮔ ار نﺎﺷﺮﺳ نﺎﻨﭼ و ﺪﯿﺼﻗر ﻰﻣ و ﺪﻧاﻮﺧ ﻰﻣ نﺎﺸﯾاﺮﺑ ،دﻮﺑ هدﺮﮐ ﻪﯿﻬﺗ ىزﺎﺑ
رد ﺎﻫزور نﺎﻤﻫ ،ﻢﺘﻓر ﻰﺘﺳود نﺎﻤﺗرﺎﭘآ ﻪﺑ ﻦﻣ ،ﺪﺷ ﺎﻣ ﻰﯾاﺪﺟ ﻪﺑ ﺮﺠﻨﻣ ﻪﮐ ﺪﯿﺸﮐ ﺎﺠﻧآ
she expressed her
regularly and asked how they were
.ﺪﻧدﺮﮔﺮﺑ نﺎﺸﯾﺎﻫردﺎﻣو رﺪﭘ ﺎﺑ ﺪﻧدﻮﺒﻧ ﺮﺿﺎﺣ ﺎﻫ بوﺮﻏ ﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ ﻪﮐ
build a good life for our children.
ﻞﺣاﺮﻣ ﻪﻧﻮﮕﭼ مﺪﯿﻤﻬﻔﻧ ﻦﻣ و ﺪﻨﺘﻓﺮﮔ ار مرود ﻢﻫ نﺎﺘﺳود و ﻢﺘﻓﺮﮔ رﺎﮐ ﻪﻧﺎﺧوراد ﮏﯾ
tiredness and said
doing, but they each gave an excuse.
،ﺪﯾد ﻰﻣ كراﺪﺗ هﺪﻨﯾآ ىاﺮﺑ ﻢﻫ ىزاﺪﻧا ﺲﭘ ،ﻢﺷﺎﺑ ﻪﺘﺷاد ﺮﺒﺧ ﻦﻣ ﻪﮑﻨﯾا نوﺪﺑ ىﺮﭘ
.ﻢﻨﮐ لﺎﺤﺷﻮﺧ ار ﻢﻧﺎﺘﺳود ﺎﺗ ﻢﺘﺴﺑ ﻢﻫ ﻢﯾﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ ىوﺮﺑ ﻢﺸﭼ ﻰﺘﺣ ﻦﻣ .ﺪﺷ ﻰﻃ ﻰﯾاﺪﺟ
We fell into financial trouble in Tur-
that it was too
و هﺎﻓر ﺖﯾﺎﻬﻧ رد ﺎﻣ ،ﺪﻨﮐ ﺖﺑﺎﺛ ﺎﺗ دﺎﺘﺳﺮﻓ ﻰﻣ تﺎﻗﻮﺳ ،ﻦﻣ ناﺮﻫاﻮﺧ و دﻮﺧ ردﺎﻣ ىاﺮﺑ
After being transferred to some kind
نﺎﺘﺳرﺎﻤﯿﺑ ﻪﺷﻮﮔ رد ﻪﺘﺴﮑﺷ ىﺎﻫﺎﭘ ﺎﺑ و مﺪﺷ ﻰﮔﺪﻨﻧار ﻪﺛدﺎﺣ ﮏﯾ رﺎﭼد ﻦﻣ ﺶﯿﭘ هﺎﻣ 6
key. I had a temporary job with a
ﻰﻤﻧ كرد ﺪﯾﺎﺑ ﻪﮐ ﻪﻧﻮﮕﻧآ ار ىﺮﭘ ىﺎﻬﯾرﺎﮐاﺪﻓ ﺎﻫزوﺮﻧآ ﻦﻣ .ﻢﯿﻨﮐ ﻰﻣ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز ﻰﺘﺣار
نﺎﺷ ﺐﯿﻏ و ﺪﻧﺪﻣآ ﻦﻣ تدﺎﯿﻋ ﻪﺑ رﺎﺑ ود ﻰﮑﯾ ،ﻢﻧﺎﺑﺮﻬﻣ نﺎﺘﺳود ﻪﮑﻨﯾا ﺐﯿﺠﻋ ،مدﺎﺘﻓا
of recovery center, I felt more alone.
low salary in a restaurant. Pari soon
.مدﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ ﺐﺠﻌﺗ ،ﻦﮐ تدﻮﺧ جﺮﺧ ار تﺪﻣآرد ﺖﻔﮔ ﻰﻣ ﻦﻣ ﻪﺑ ﻪﮑﻨﯾا زا ﻰﻟو ،مدﺮﮐ
ﻪﻧﺎﻬﺑ ماﺪﮐ ﺮﻫ ﻰﻟو ،مﺪﯿﺳﺮﭘ ﻰﻣ ار نﺎﺸﻟﺎﺣ ﻦﻣ ،مدﺰﯿﻣ ﮓﻧز ﻢﻧﺎﺘﺳود ﻪﺑ ﺐﺗﺮﻣ ﻦﻣ ،دز
her. Pari told her
I didn’t hear anything about Pari and
ﻦﻣ ناﺮﮕﻧ ،وﺮﺑ نارﻮﺘﺳر ﻪﺑ تا هزﺎﺗ نﺎﺘﺳود ﺎﺑ ،ﺮﺨﺑ مﺮﮔ سﺎﺒﻟ تدﻮﺧ ىاﺮﺑ ﺖﻔﮔ ﻰﻣ
ﻰﻣ ﻰﯾﺎﻬﻨﺗ سﺎﺴﺣا ﺮﺘﺸﯿﺑ ،هﺎﮔ ﺖﻫﺎﻘﻧ ﻰﻟﻮﻘﺑ ﺰﮐﺮﻣ ﮏﯾ ﻪﺑ لﺎﻘﺘﻧا زا ﺪﻌﺑ ،ﺪﻧدروآ ﻰﻣ ىا
became a nanny for the children of
that she will find
our children for two years. I was told
.ﻢﯿﺘﺴﻫ هﺎﻓر رد ﻼﻣﺎﮐ ﺎﻣ ،شﺎﺒﻧ ﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ و
ىﺮﮕﯾد ﻪﻘﻄﻨﻣ ﮏﯾ ﻪﺑ ﺪﻨﺘﻔﮔ ﻦﻣ ﻪﺑ ،ﻢﺘﺷاﺪﻧ ﺮﺒﺧ ﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ و ىﺮﭘ زا دﻮﺑ ﻰﻟﺎﺳ ود ،مدﺮﮐ
Iranian travelers in hotels. She took
e rn -
ىﺎﺿﺎﻘﺗ ﻪﮐ ،داد ﺮﺒﺧ زوﺮﮑﯾ ،ﺖﻓر ﻪﯿﮐﺮﺗ زا جوﺮﺧ ىﺎﻬﻫار لﺎﺒﻧﺪﺑ ﻪﮐ دﻮﺑ ىﺮﭘ ﻦﯾا
that she has gone to another area and
.ﺖﺳا لﻮﻐﺸﻣ شرﺎﮑﺑ ﺖﺨﺳ و ﻪﺘﻓر
care of twelve children in our small
ment aid, we both started ىﺪﺟ ﻞﺣاﺮﻣ ﻪﺑ نﺎﻣ ﻰﮔﺪﻨﻫﺎﻨﭘ
I remember one night we had some
ﻢﻧاﻮﺘﺑ روﺮﻣ ﻪﺑ ﺎﺗ ،مدﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ ﺖﮐﺮﺣ راﺪﺧﺮﭼ ﻰﻟﺪﻨﺻ و ﺮﮐاو ﮏﻤﮐ ﺎﺑ نﺎﻨﭽﻤﻫ ﻦﻣ looking for work from the very be- a better job for her. much work for to visit me once or twice and then,
is busy with her work.
ﻦﻣ ﻪﺑ ﺪﻌﺑ و ﻢﯾوﺮﺑ ﻪﺒﺣﺎﺼﻣ ىاﺮﺑ ﻢﻫ ﺎﺑ ﺪﯾﺎﺑ و هدﺎﺘﻓا
ىﺮﭘ ﺖﻤﻫ ﺎﺑ مﺎﺠﻧاﺮﺳ و ﺪﺷﺎﺑ ﻰﻌﯿﺒﻃ ﻪﮐ ،ﻢﻨﮐ رﺎﺘﻓر ﻪﻧﻮﮕﭼ و ﻢﯾﻮﮕﺑ ﻪﭼ ﻪﮐ داد دﺎﯾ
room and cooked for them. She pre-
ﻦﻣ ﺪﻟﻮﺗ ىاﺮﺑ رﺪﻘﭼ ىﺮﭘ ﻪﮐ مدروآ دﺎﯾ ﻪﺑ ،دﻮﺑ مﺪﻟﻮﺗ ﺐﺷ ﻞﺒﻗ ﻪﺘﻔﻫ ،موﺮﺑ هار ﺖﺣار
I was still moving with the help of
guests and the house got extremely
ﺪﻌﺑ لﺎﺳ ﮏﯾ و ﻢﯾﺪﺷ ﺎﭘورا ﻰﻫار لﺎﺳ 3 زا ﺪﻌﺑ و ﺪﺷ ﻪﺘﻓﺮﯾﺬﭘ ﺎﻣ ﻰﮔﺪﻨﻫﺎﻨﭘ ىﺎﺿﺎﻘﺗ
ﻰﻣ ﻪﯾﺪﻫ ﻢﯾاﺮﺑ ،دﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ ﻰﻠﺼﻔﻣ ﻰﯾاﺮﯾﺬﭘ ،دﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ ﺮﺒﺧ ار نﺎﺘﺳود ،ﺪﯾد ﻰﻣ كراﺪﺗ
pared toys for them, sang for them,
ginning of our arrival. Pari followed
messy. After the guests left, Pari,
a wheelchair and a walker; Until
.ﻢﯾﺪﺷ ﺎﮑﯾﺮﻣآ دراو
ﺎﺑ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز شﻮﺧ ىﺎﻫزور ﻪﻤﻫو مﺪﻧاﻮﺧ ﻰﻣ ار ﻰﯾﺎﺠﮐ ىﺮﭘ ﻪﻧاﺮﺗ ﺐﻟ ﺮﯾز هﺎﮔ ﺪﯾﺮﺧ
danced and played with them so
نﺎﻤﻫ زا ودﺮﻫ ،ﻢﯿﻨﮐ ﻪﯿﮑﺗ ﻰﺘﻟود ىﺎﻫ ﮏﻤﮐ ﻪﺑ ﻢﯿﺘــﺳاﻮﺧ ﻰﻤﻧ ﻪﮑﻨﯾا ﻪﺑ ﻪﺟﻮﺗ ﺎﺑ
.ﺖﻓﺮﮔ ﻰﻣ نﺎﺟ ﻢﻧﺎﻤﺸﭼ ىﻮﻠﺟ ىﺮﭘ
لﺎﺒﻧد ﺞﻟﺎﮐ رد ىا هرود نﺪﻧارﺬﮔ ﺎﺑ ار ﻞﻐﺷ نﺎﻤﻫ ىﺮﭘ ،ﻢﯿﺘﻓر رﺎﮐ لﺎﺒﻧﺪﺑ دورو زﺎﻏآ
much that in the evenings, they did
course in college and found a good
ﮏﯾ رد ،ﺪﻨﯿﺒﻧ ار ما ﻰﺴﮑﯿﺑ و ﻰﯾﺎﻬﻨﺗ ﻪﯾﺮﮔ ﻰﺴﮐ ﺎﺗ مدﺮﮐ نﺎﻬﻨﭘ ﻮﺘﭘ ﺮﯾز ار مﺮــﺳ her previous job by completing a who was tired of hosting all night eventually I would be able to walk
and was no longer able to work,
like before. The night of my birth-
ﺮﯾاد نﺎﺘﺴﮐدﻮﮐ ﮏﯾ ،ﺖﺷاد ﻢﻫ ﻰﻓﺎﮐ ﻪﯾﺎﻣﺮﺳ ﻪﮐ بﻮﺧ ﮏﯾﺮﺷ ﮏﯾ ﻦﺘﻓﺎﯾ ﺎﺑ و هدﺮﮐ
ما ﻰﻧﺎﺸﯿﭘ ،ﻞﮔ ﻞﻐﺑ ﮏﯾ ﺎﺑ دﻮﺑ مﺮﺳ ىﻻﺎﺑ ىﺮﭘ ،ﺪﺸﻧ مروﺎﺑ ،دز ﺲﭘ ار ﻮﺘﭘ ﻰﺴﮐ ﻪﻈﺤﻟ
not want to return to their parents.
partner who also had enough seed
asked my friend’s wife to help her,
day was one of the days of the previ-
و ىﺮﭘ ىاﺮﺑ بﻮﺧ ﺪﻣآرد ﺎﺑ ﻰﻠﻐﺷ ﻢﻫ و دﻮﺑ ﺎﻫ ﻪﭽﺑ ىاﺮﺑ ﻰﻫﺎﮕﻫﺎﻨﭘ ﻢﻫ ﻪﮐ ،ﺪﻧدﺮﮐ
ﻪﺑ ار ﻮﺗ ما هﺪﻣآ ﺖﻔﮔ ؟ىﺪﯿﺸﺨﺑ اﺮﻣ ﻢﺘﻔﮔ ﺐﻟ ﺮﯾز ،ﺖﻔﮔ ﮏﯾﺮﺒﺗ ار مﺪﻟﻮﺗ و ﺪﯿﺳﻮﺑ ار
Pari, unbeknownst to me, was also
capital. They started a kindergarten
.نﺎﻣ ﻰﮔﺪﻧز ﻦﯿﻣﺎﺗ
زا ﻦﻣ و ﻢﯾﺪﯾﺪﻨﺧ ودﺮﻫ !ﺪﻧا هدﺮﮐ ﻰﯾاﺮﯾﺬﭘ ﻮﺗ زا ﺖﻧﺎﺘﺳود ﻰﻓﺎﮐ هزاﺪﻧا ﻪﺑ ،مﺮﺒﺑ ﻪﻧﺎﺧ
saving for the future and sending
ﻪﻤﻫ ىﺮﭘ ﻰﻟو ،ﻢﺘﺷاﺪﻧ ىﺪﻣآرد ،مدﺮﮑﻧ اﺪﯿﭘ ﻰﺒﻟﺎﺟ ﻞﻐﺷ لﺎﺳ 2 ﺎﺗ ﻪﻧﺎﻔﺳﺎﺘﻣ ﻦﻣ
.دﺮﮐ ىژﺮﻧا زا ﺮﭘ ار مدﻮﺟو ﻪﻤﻫ ،ﻪﻧﺎﺧ ﻪﺑ ﻦﺘﻓر قﻮﺷ ،مﺪﯾﺮﭘ ﺎﺟ
clean up the house a little.
how much Pari had prepared for my
ﺐﯿﺟ رد ﻰﻬﺟﻮﺗ ﻞﺑﺎﻗ ﻎﻠﺒﻣ ﻢﻫد مﺎﺠﻧا ار ﻪﻧﺎﺧ جﺎﺘﺤﯾﺎﻣ ﺪﯾﺮﺧ ﻦﻣ ﻪﮑﻨﯾا ﻪﻧﺎﻬﺑ ﻪﺑ هزور
souvenirs to her mother and my sis- together. It was both a shelter for the put the dishes in the dishwasher and ous week. That night, I remembered
children and a well-paid job to cover
“Honestly, my wife is not used to
birthday, inviting friends, hosting an
ters to prove to them that we were our living expenses. ﻪﮑﻠﺑ ،مدﻮﺧ ىﺎﻫزﺎﯿﻧ ﺎﻬﻨﺗ ﻪﻧ ﻊﻗاورد ﻦﻣ و ﺖــﺷاﺬﮔ ﻰﻣ ﻦﻣ elaborate party, and buying me gifts.
.مدﺮﮐ ﻰﻣ ﻦﯿﻣﺎﺗ ﻢﻫ ار هﺪﯿﺳر هار زا ﻞﯿﻣﺎﻓ و نﺎﺘﺳود
heavy work.” my friend said. “Do
زا ﻰﯾاﺮﯾﺬﭘ ﻪﻨﯾﺰﻫ ﻰﺘﺣ
living in comfort. In those days, I Unfortunately, I did not find a good you want us to bring a worker to- Sometimes I would sing the song
ﺐﺣﺎﺻ ود ﺮﻫ ،ﻢﯾﺪﯾﺮﺧ ﻪﺑاﻮﺧ 4 ﮏﯿﺷ نﺎﻤﺗرﺎﭘآ ﮏﯾ ،ىﺮﭘ ﺖﻤﻫ ﺎﺑ ﺪﻌﺑ لﺎﺳ 4
رد مدﻮﺑ ﻪﺘﺷاﺬﮔ هرﺎﮐ ﻪﻤﯿﻧ ﻪﮐ ار ىزﺎﺳوراد ﻪﺘﺷر ﻦﻣ ىﺮﭘ ﻖﯾﻮﺸﺗ ﺎﺑ و ﻢﯾﺪﺷ ﻞﯿﺒﻣﻮﺗا
didn’t understand Pari’s sacrifices job for almost two years and had morrow?” “Where are you, Pari?” under my
دراو شﺪﻧزﺮﻓ ود و ﺮﺴﻤﻫ ﺎﺑ ما ﻰﻤﯾﺪﻗ نﺎﺘــﺳود زا ﻰﮑﯾ نﺎﻣﺰﻤﻫ ؛مدﺮﮐ لﺎﺒﻧد ﺎﺠﻨﯾا
the way I should, but I was sur- no income. But Pari used to put a “No need.” Pari answered. “I’ll fin- breath and all the good days of life
:ﻞﯿﻤﯾا زا ﺪﯿﻧاﻮﺘﯿﻣ نﺎﻧاﻮﺟ ﯽﻠﻠﻤﻟا ﻦﯿﺑ ﻪﻠﺠﻣ ﺮﯿﺑدﺮﺳ ﯽﯾﺎﮐذ يﺪﻬﻣ ﺎﺑ سﺎﻤﺗ ياﺮﺑ ﻢﻬﺑ ﺎﻣ ﻪﻧﺎﺧ تﻮﻠﺧ ﻊﻗاو رد ،مدﺮﮐ تﻮﻋد دﻮﺧ ﻪﻧﺎﺧ ﻪﺑ ار ﺎﻬﻧآ ﻦﻣ ،ﺪﻧﺪــﺷ ﺎﮑﯾﺮﻣآ with Pari would come to life in front
prised when she told me, spend your
significant amount of money in my
ish the cleanings myself tonight. I
income on yourself, buy yourself
pocket every day under the pretext
.ﺪﯿﯾﺎﻤﻧ هدﺎﻔﺘﺳا editor@javanan.com
shouldn’t have asked you. I’m sor-
of my eyes.
ﺪﯿﻨﮐ ﻪﻌﻟﺎﻄﻣ www.javanan.com :ﺖﯾﺎﺳ بو رد ار ﺮﯿﺑدﺮﺳ ﺖﺷاددﺎﯾ ﻮﯿﺷرآ ry.” I hid my head under the blanket so
warm clothes, go to a restaurant with
that I would buy the necessities for
your new friends, don’t worry about the house. I actually covered not “If you are uncomfortable with our that no one would see my tears of
me and the kids, we are doing fine. only my own needs, but also the presence in your home, we’ll leave loneliness. At one point, someone
7 It was Pari who looked for ways to cost of hosting our friends and fam- right now.” My friend said suddenly. pushed the blanket aside. I couldn’t
get out of Turkey. One day, she in- ily members who had just arrived in Then they packed their bags, called believe my eyes. Pari was standing
formed me that our asylum applica- the country. one of their acquaintances and went above me with a basket of flowers.
tion has reached its main stages and Four years later, with Pari’s efforts, down the stairs to leave the house in She kissed my forehead and wished
we should go together for an inter- we bought a stylish 4-bedroom apart- the blink of an eye. me happy birthday.
view. Then she taught me what to ment, we both bought cars, and with “Go apologize.” I told Pari. “Don’t “Have you forgiven me?” I said un-
say and how to behave naturally and Pari’s encouragement, I pursued the let them go, don’t ruin my reputa- der my breath.
finally, with a lot of effort, our asy- pharmacy course I had abandoned tion.” “I’ve come to take you home.” She
lum application was accepted and before. At the same time, one of “You think I’m the one who should said. “Your friends have taken care
finally after three years we went to my old friends arrived in America apologize?” Pari yelled. “These are of you enough.”
Europe and a year later we entered with his wife and two children. I in- your unfair friends who, after stay- We both laughed and I jumped up
America. vited them to stay in my house. In ing in this house for six months, are happily. The desire to go home had
Since we didn’t want to rely on gov- fact, the privacy of our house was responding to our kindness like this. filled me with energy.
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