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From The Desk Of The Editor ISSUE No. 1869
JAVANAN
Afashin from San Francisco was closing her eyes so that this sweet
My mother had become a child dream would not end. In the hustle and
bustle of Disneyland, we got a wheelchair
again, singing with the children for my mother, but she was going so fast
and singing with the children as if she had
boarded an airplane. Her eyes sparkled
when she saw the wonders of Disneyland,
ate ice cream and popcorn with my child-
A month and a half later, ren, even attached some balloons to her
the mother was transfer- wheelchair and every few moments she
used to burst one of them to scare the
red to a rehabilitation people around her, which make her laugh
center. At the same time,
I went to San Francisco with the children.
with my family for my I could not believe that, this was my
years ago, when we arrived new job. My elder sister depressed and thin mother who was on the
America, my parents were also went to Texas to bed of that center. She was full of energy.
28 happy and planning for the fu- take a specialized cour- She also taught some old songs from our
ture. My father jokingly said, “If I had se, so we lost contact childhood to my children. So each time
known that there were so many golden with our mother. I often she gave a cash prize from her purse to
hairs in the world, I would not have mar- used to call her while their best performance.
ried in Iran”, and then, my mother ran af- she answered with cry At the end of the night, while we were
ter him with a bottle of full water and did and I promised her that passed out from exhaustion, my mother
not calm down until she emptied it all over I would come back was still making noise with the children.
my father’s head, and at the end, my father and visit her soon. We went to the same Disney hotel and the
said, “I’m sorry, I wanted to know if you My sisters usually kids surrounded my mother, at one point,
still have feminine jealousy towards me or sent her gifts and so- I realized that the children had fainted of
not?” metimes they talked exhaustion, but my mother still had ener-
Such romantic jokes were seen in our on the phone, but I gy. My wife said, “Your mother needed to
house for years. My sisters and I learned felt that my mother see the children, we should not leave her
love from these parents and we had happy was deeply sad, her alone from now on”.
lives due to these methods. Especially, it voice was mixed The next morning, my mother had
was my mother, who taught us to be forgi- with sadness, and woken up earlier and had ordered break-
ving and not to hold grudges against anyo- finally she agreed fast in the room. Actually she had ordered
ne, also try to be a teacher of others. Our to sell the house, the things that children liked. After that,
father also taught us not to allow our rights and cover the costs we were going to continue our visit to Dis-
ney, which my mother was most excited
to be trampled on, but to act with politics of her treatment about. We spent another passionate day
in such a way that we do not leave any and residence in all together. That night, everyone went
enemies behind. that center. to sleep early and my mother seemed to
Our parents were very kind people, My return from San have fainted. After two days, we returned
they took us on trips, although they didn’t month Francisco was long and my sisters were to our hotel in the center of the city and
like, and came with us to all the youth until we lost our father. My busy with their own lives and I was the took the mother back to the same center.
entertainment centers. The first time I father was not very old, but a sudden il- only one who was worried about my My mother reluctantly went inside the
became friends with a girl, my mother in- lness, caused his death. My mother was mother. But unfortunately, I was so busy center, but I promised her to visit her con-
a middle-aged woman with thousands
sisted that I bring her home and introduce of dreams, who loved my father a lot and with my work, my wife’s surgery and the tinuously.
her to everyone, and a few months later, this incident deeply hurt her. We sent her problems of three children, which made In the car, while we were returning
she invited her family to dinner. This was to Iran for a while to calm down, then, she me move away from my mother day by from there, the children hugged me
the reason for all of us to proceed under went to see my aunt in London, and after day. Until one night I dreamed of my and my wife and asked, “Why don’t
the supervision of two families without that, went to see my sister in Seattle but mother and decided to visit her. So I went we take grandma with ourselves to San
concealment and to be careful about our all of these, did not make her happy and to Los Angles with my family for 2-3 days. Francisco?” I said, “Grandma is a little
behavior and actions, and these interac- she finally returned home. A house with 5 The moment my mother saw my children sick”, but my eldest son immediately said
tions led to our marriage in the future. The bedrooms, which, she was not willing to in the courtyard of that center, she screa- that grandma was healthier than all of us.
same thing happened for my elder sister sell and always said that all her memories med with joy that surprised everyone. Then he said, “Grandma is dying of lone-
Sima, when my mother invited that young were spent under the roof of that house. She opened her arms to my kids and the liness here”. This truth shocked me, I loo-
man to my birthday with a special policy, One day, my mother’s leg was broken children were very happy to see her. We ked at my wife, we, both smiled and retur-
then she talked to his parents on the pho- due to falling down the hospital stairs, were with each other for two hours, then, ned to that center again. When I knocked
ne and sent a gift to his mother, although that’s why she had to undergo surgery we told her that we were going to stay in a her room’s door, the mother was lying on
the relationships did not lead to marriage, and was hospitalized for a month. After hotel, and the day after that we were going the bed, so I shouted, “Mother, the child-
but led to a very good friendship between the hospital, she was sent to a special care to Disney Land. She said, “ take me too.” ren will not come back without you”. The
the two families. It led to the fact, that, one center for the elderly, and this issue, had I told her, “ you will get tired soon”, but mother jumped up and ran to the car whi-
day my sister went to propose for the same completely upset my mother, that’s why she said, “ I will try my best not to bother le forgetting to take her bag and things,
young man. she spoke very little and did not laugh at anyone, my heart rot in these four walls”. and at that moment I heard the children’s
You can guess by yourself what ideas all. I brought my mother back to my hou- I said, “We will come and pick you up, screams of happiness.
and viewpoints our family lived with, and se, meanwhile, my aunt and her husband then go together to Disney Land tomor- I collected my mother’s furniture and
how happy we were all together. Little by who came from Europe were living in the row.” The children were so happy to hear went to that center’s office and said, “ I
little, we went to college and university, mother’s house and the house was not this news and were running and shouting am going to take my mother from here
then we started our favorite work, and one empty. My mother was happy with my in the yard with joy and my mother was forever”. They put all the papers in front
day, according to my mother’s words, the children and after a long time, the sound crying with happiness. The next day when of me and I signed them all. There was a
house was empty of our presence and the of the mother’s laughter could be heard we went there, the mother was ready whi- commotion in the parking lot. I saw my
homesickness of our parents started. in my house. She used to run after my le wearing a beautiful dress and had a soft mother as if she had become a child, sin-
Soon my sister and I, had children and children and they used to pull her in every make -up with wrapped hair. ging with the children and waving her
my other two sisters, went to other cities. direction. After some time, the mother fell In the rented car, my children were hands happily.
We used to get together once or twice a down and was taken to the hospital again. lying in my mother’s arms and my mother Translation: Massi Zokaei
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