A Reader Says "Look At Iran With Fresh Eyes"
I am featuring the comments from one of our readers today on the topic of one Iranian's viewpoint that was left as a comment to this blog post speaking of another Iranians comments about his country. http://www.firewithfire.info/2006/09/what-one-iranian-thinks-about-irans.html. Clearly this commenter, called Persian Girl, asks the world to stop and take a fresh look at Iran. I have edited the comments only for readability.
"I was searching for a free online novel to read before sleeping and I found your site from a Google search. I started reading it. First I thought that you know your job. I mean you have done at least a little bit of research before creating this site and writing your views, but after reading this part, I realized that you have no right to point to and comment on Iran.
"In each country of the world you will find people who are pro and those who are anti. If you want to come to any conclusion about the Iranians' view regarding Iran, Islam, USA, terrorism or anything else you have to do a justified and real survey in the territory of Iran not out of it. Don't make your mind up regarding anything with only one view!
Iran is beautiful, calm and mobile. It's not a static country and it keeps on going. It is always in the news. It is important and it has great history behind it. I won't promise that Iran will have a great future but I won't promise this for any other country on the planet. The future is unpredictable and anything can happen, but history is there asking you, me, and every other person to turn its precious pages.
Not all the people of the world are corrupt. Not all the people of the world are nice. Iran is not an exception from these universal rules. Still Iranians are honored because of their hospitality, wisdom, art, culture, class of living, and pure hearts.
An Iranian poet has said "wash your eyes and try to look again."
Thank you Persian Girl for your comments. You are right that sometimes we all forget that people are truly the same on the inside and that it is only cultures that are different.
If you are Iranian, take a moment and click the comment link just below this post and let us know your viewpoint on Iran. I for one am ready to take a look at Iran with fresh eyes, will you share so that we can see the Iran you see?
"I was searching for a free online novel to read before sleeping and I found your site from a Google search. I started reading it. First I thought that you know your job. I mean you have done at least a little bit of research before creating this site and writing your views, but after reading this part, I realized that you have no right to point to and comment on Iran.
"In each country of the world you will find people who are pro and those who are anti. If you want to come to any conclusion about the Iranians' view regarding Iran, Islam, USA, terrorism or anything else you have to do a justified and real survey in the territory of Iran not out of it. Don't make your mind up regarding anything with only one view!
Iran is beautiful, calm and mobile. It's not a static country and it keeps on going. It is always in the news. It is important and it has great history behind it. I won't promise that Iran will have a great future but I won't promise this for any other country on the planet. The future is unpredictable and anything can happen, but history is there asking you, me, and every other person to turn its precious pages.
Not all the people of the world are corrupt. Not all the people of the world are nice. Iran is not an exception from these universal rules. Still Iranians are honored because of their hospitality, wisdom, art, culture, class of living, and pure hearts.
An Iranian poet has said "wash your eyes and try to look again."
Thank you Persian Girl for your comments. You are right that sometimes we all forget that people are truly the same on the inside and that it is only cultures that are different.
If you are Iranian, take a moment and click the comment link just below this post and let us know your viewpoint on Iran. I for one am ready to take a look at Iran with fresh eyes, will you share so that we can see the Iran you see?
I just read Persian girls comments and i true agree with what she has to say about people and iran in particular. The Iranian people, especially the new generation do not see eye to eye with the government and dont really care what they do. They have realised life goes on and you you cant miss the train. American is supposed to be a free country yet everything people do are monitored, where is the privacy??? Once the last generation of the iranian revolution are gone, Iran will get back on top and people will start to come back to this amazing country like they did before the revolution. Its only a matter of time.
Posted by Anonymous | Wed Sep 27, 12:29:00 AM EDT
I have to agree, but those old regiemes can last a heck of a long time unless you do something about it. You could be dead and gone before Iran returns to its pre-revolution state. You need to start thinking about what you can do now.
Posted by Anonymous | Thu Sep 28, 12:03:00 AM EDT