One thing that I always remember from the Bible from my years in the catholic school is “Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?” (Like 6:41).
People are so efficient in finding others faults and yet when it [...]
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Tonight I finally managed to go see The Visitor. I Was expecting a much lighter movie, but this was excellent. There were times that I had few drops of tears in my eyes and times that I laughed genuinely. The actors and the actresses were playing really well and the human connections were very well [...]
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I hug him and wish him a safe return to Iran. Although I am dead worried, I try to hide it. He is so happy to be back to his home town after several years, to see his family, his people, and all that is so precious to him that there is no point in [...]
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There is a Persian saying which says: “Listening is never like seeing”.
In France, PhD defense is a big event. All the family and friends are invited and the exam is followed by a reception. In our institute, we have the habit of collecting money for the future PhD and giving him/her a nice big gift. [...]
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I don’t know when I realized it. In general you don’t have a specific time or day when you fall in love. It just happens slowly and one day you wake up and find yourself in a deep sh*t. This bizarre feeling has been oscillating every few months, until recently when it reached a critical [...]
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