Episodes

My uncle once told me that his granddad (my grand grand dad=GGD) has survived in a bloody battle with a bear or wolf by managing to kill it alone. He was living is a small village called Dezyan which seems to be disappearing now completely due to migration of its habitants to other places. According to what I have heard, Dezyan is hardly an inhabitable place with its salty soil and long period of sever drought. Then why should they choose to settle in there? According to my uncle, one possibility could be that his ancestors had fled to those rocky area from the fear of Genghis Khan’s attack and its cruel generals and stayed there. For whatever reason they did that, that has proved a smart decision today :).


Following imaginary converstations could have happened in the history of civilization:

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Episode 1: my GGD is chatting with a wealthy passenger who has stopped his autorickshaw at Dezyan to take a rest:

- So, how many sons did God give you?
- I have 4 sons, only two of which are here. The other two left me alone for their fortune in Gorgan.
- God keep them safe. That is not bad! People say Gorgan is a big city, a better place to live than this desert. Everyone wishes to get there!
- I am not sure. God has made man and given him muscle to work on the land and grow seeds for his family. My sons have the delusion that they should be comfortable on this earth; they chose instead to take a seat, selling the products of others the entire day. What muscles are then for?
- Um..Maybe...
- Le sigh…we don’t know. As long as they are happy with their family, I will leave them to GOD's hand.

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Episode2: my granddad is sitting on its chair, on the counter, selling orange and apple to customers in Gorgan. Meanwhile, he is chatting with an old friend from Dezyan whom he just ran into after a long time…


-what happened to your sons and daughters? Did they find any job in this crowded city?
-Thanks to god, they all went to school and are teachers for the government now. My senior son, thu, left Gorgan.
-Really? Where to? What is he doing? Does he look after you at all?
-Yeah yeah. He found a job in a library in Shahroud, and married a Shahroodian girl. His wife is very good too. She is taking care of me more than my daughters. God bless her.

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Episode3: My dad is in Gorgan to visit his sisters. Now, he has gone to his old friend’s house to have a chat a bit about what life has gone with them so far.


- What a life! I have raised 4 kids. My only two sons are both far far from here, in Canada. And my daughter has married with a guy from south. She is moving to South to live with him too. I practically have one kid.
-ah..but you should be happy! Not everyone can afford living in Canada.
-What if something happens to us here? Who is going to take after me? It is not easy. You just say that.
-That is true. But who knows about future?
-We don’t know. Life is in the hands of god. I just pray for them whatever is good to happen. God knows better.

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Episode 4: I am going to play that episode myself in the near future! Stay tuned with me! This is an interesting play!
And : Greta great thanks to all my ….GGGP,GGP,GP and my parents! They are all great and have all played their roles great!! I appreciate all the triumph of them against all the wolves they managed to kill, or else, I wouldn’t be here now. Thank you all so much.