Let's Learn Together! Part One

(From December 7th 2007 to September 1st 2010)
“Let us be grateful to friends who make us

happy; they are the charming gardeners who
make our souls blossom. ”
With sincere appricaition to dear Behnam who provided

this great opportunity for us to experience very
wonderfull, sweet and unforgetable friendships in his
warm, friendly and lovely thread.
Part one: December 2007 till May 2009
December 2007
behnam December 3rd 2007
Dear friends
Thank you for studying this writing.
I am Behnam, male, 28 from Iran. I am a teacher and I teach Physics which is my love in
my life. Apart from this fact, I love the English language as well. I love it, because it has
got good intonation in speaking. I mean falling and rising the voice when someone
speaks. I am trying my best to learn English as completely and correctly as I can.
As you all know completely well, one of the most important ways to learn a language is
writing. As a matter of fact, we might as well make use of the vocabulary which we have
got. When we try to write, we make our passive vocabulary active.
As You know, it is, sometimes, impossible to write without sharing information with a
partner. As far as language is concerned, a friend is much more important than taking
part in an English class.
I am going to write that I am really interested in making friends with people from all over
the world. It makes no difference to me the gender, the skin colour or other factors. I am
interested in making friends with some people, who are interested in English, just in order
to write in English and make a good progress in writing.
I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
Yours Truly,
Behnam 3 December, 2007
My E-mail is: behrampednam@yahoo.com
bugcow December 3rd 2007

Dear Behnam
I'm so glad to see your writing .
Now I will introduce me firt.My name is wangcheng,I come from china.The same with you
I like English very much.So I think we will be good friends since this letter.My e-
mail:chengwang524@yahoo.com.cn
I'm looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible
Best wishs
Yours Truly,
Wangcheng dec 3rd 2007
NRLHOSSAIN December 4th 2007

Hello Benham
Good Morning
Thank you for your nice letter. Long days ago I had an opportunity to read your email
about some problem in english sentence and grammer in english grammer help section.
The email was sent to clare and penapls but you were only people could not satisfy in
reply of your question received from other penpals. I feel proud of your confidence about
your knowledge in english. The email was published for many times to seek good reply.
I think when anybody wants to write about some topic have to have full confidence of it.
You could overcome this matter.To this opportunity i want to know from you as a foreign
people how can i write english good without convert.Suppose Bangla is our Ist
language.So it is natural when any thinks comes to my mind first i try to speak Bangla but
in writing english feels some problem when this sentence some words may be different to
understand the reader what i wanted to exact to meaning.So my asking question to you is
it possible without coversiion to write english well like me people.
Meantime i wanted to be your good friend .
Best Regards
Hossain
behnam December 4th 2007

Dear Wangcheng,
Thank you so much for your reply.
As far as I am aware, the life without friends is a tomb. This is a feeling in fact. I am often
right with my feeling. As an old saying, the best things in life are free. If we ask someone,
what are the best things in life, from your point of view? Everybody will answer to this
question in a different way. In my book, Love and friendship are two important things that
we cannot buy them. Of course, they are free. Some people think that they can even buy
love or friendship if they pay enough money. In my poor opinion, they are absolutely
wrong. They pay and get something, but it is not love.
I will take it as a golden opportunity to make friends with you. Please let me know, what
can I write to you? What are your interests? I am going to send you a letter as soon as I
can.
I wish you would write me too. I am interested in reading about your country,
particularly, about its culture and history.
Please write me as soon as you can.
Yours Faithfully,
Dear Hossain,
Thank you very much for your reply. You cannot imagine how it made me happy.
First of all, I am going to ask you about the matter which you have mentioned in your
writing. To be honest, I am a bit confused. You have written about something, whereas I
cannot remember it at all. Would you please make it a bit clear? When and where have I
challenged the accuracy of grammar? Would you please address it to me?
You have written something about fear of writing! The biggest problem most people face
in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they will not say or write
things correctly or that they will look stupid so they do not talk and write at all. Do not do
this. Like anything, learning English requires practice. As an old saying goes, practice
makes perfect. Do not let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.
You have mentioned that you often translate your mother tongue into English. Do not
worry about it. That is just common sense. All the people in the world, who are going to
learn English as a second language, while they are a teenage or an adult, are facing with
this problem. For me, the problem is much more complicated. My mother tongue is Azari.
As you, perhaps, know, the official language of Iran is Persian. I, therefore, think in
Azari. When I want to write or say something in English, I have to think in Azari, after
that I try to translate it into Persian then into English. What will happen? I am not worry
about it. You should forget these kinds of things. Just try to speak and to write. We should
learn it as correctly as we can. That is true. The new language learning process is,
almost, long and slow. We learn it little by little. A point should be made that we are not
going to speak English as a native speaker. In fact, we cannot do that, as mentioned
before. We need it as long as people can understand us and as long as we make ourselves
understood.
Hossain, I am not going to teach you something, because of the fact that I am a learner
myself. I am at the begging of a long distance way. No matter at what point of this way I
am. It is extremely important to be on right way. As your writing implies, you are on
correct way too. It should be mentioned that a good begging is half the work.
English language, on the one hand, is one of the best one in all over the world. On the
other hand, it is so complicated to learn. I love it because of its intonation and stress. The
negative side of English is that it is sound based instead of being spelling based. We write
something and we pronounce other thing.
Why the English language is important? In other worlds, why do we have to learn it?
Well, this is a great question. Nowadays, English is referring as a global language. That
is a language of communication and technology. Everybody seems to be learning English.
These days if someone does not know English he/she is in danger of being excluded from
what is going on in education, at work and especially in the world of technological
advances. Very soon English will be the second language of all the people in the world.
This is happening while I am writing to you. We cannot be certain how long the process
will take, but there is no doubt it will happen.
In order to bring this writing to a close and to make conclusion, it should be mentioned
that we have to learn English as far as we can. How can we do that? Well, there are a lot
of ways. One of the most important and effective method is writing. When we try to write
something, we look for the worlds which we have already learned. In this case, our
passive vocabulary turns active.
Now, I am going to say that you all come and give me a helping hand with the English
language. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours Sincerely,
PS. I would like to express my special thanks to Clare, the owner of this site, who has
given us this golden opportunity to present our ideas and to write whatever we like. Dear
Clare, Thank you very much indeed
kedus December 5th 2007

hey behnam how are you? I am a new member englishe-at-home my name is kedus.I am
18 years old andI come from Ethiopia but now I live in Australia. I have to improve my
englishe language so I would like to communicate with envery one form all over the world
and thank you for your nice letter .I think we will be good friend since this letter.
my e-mail is kedus2007@yahoo.com
your penpal kedus

Hello Benham---
Good Morning... . I was very happy that you had replied with a great clarification . But
you were little bit confused about my email that could not remember your past experaince
written in help section which i can remember because i was a member of this site since
2006. If i had the opportunity to find this email from this site by searching will be glad
again. So it is better to forget because you could not remember the seenario anymore
which i appreciated to grow confidence from your writing and there was a email of me
written to you as well as i can remember.
In your letter i have understand everything but one sentence i could not able to clear
myself such as "our passive vocabulary turns active" Can you pls give me an example to
clear the meaning.
02) " when we try to write something ,we look for the worlds
which we have learned" i
Can you pls give me the acutal meaning which i can understand.
Here are some question of me which i can raise to you for solution.
I want to write some topic in newspaper. Sometimes it is difficult to start the presnet and
past tenese to build the sentence. Is there any restriction to start let present tense tense
and to end sentence same tense.
I want to maintain a schedule of writing.How can i do that and what subject i can chose.
Can you give advice.
Thank you again

Hossain

Dear Hossain,
Thank you for your letter.
You have asked some questions. In order to answer them It should be written that we, as
everybody, have got two kinds of vocabularies: Passive vocabulary and active
vocabulary. Passive vocabulary is the words and phrases we recognise, know and
understand even if we cannot use them all with confidence. Active vocabulary is the words
and phrases we not only understand but can use confidently ourselves.
Which is bigger, our active or passive vocabulary? We can increase our passive
vocabulary by reading, listening and using books. We can increase our active vocabulary
by using these words in conversation and writing. All in all, if we want the words to
become part of our active vocabulary, we must use them in conversation, composition and
letters.
Your last quetion was so complicated to grasp. My advice to you is to speak to experts.
I hope this helps.
Please do not hesitate to write to me.
Yours Sincerely,

Hello Benham..
If you give me an example I could understand this point. Can you pls write me specificly.I
am waiting for your example.
thank you.
Hossian

Dear Hossain,
Thanks a million for your writing.
You have asked for an example. As a matter of fact, It is impossible to give an example
about this subject. The only thing that I can do is, to make it a bit simpl. I am going to
write something, in the hope that it makes a bit clear. I am not sure, but sometimes going
into more details makes subject much more complicated. In other words, we try to find out
one things, we face with a lot of unpredictable questions.
Almost all people have got two hands, some people can write with both of them and some
people can write only with one of them. in this case, we can say that one oftheir hands is
passive in writing. As you know, some footballers are called two-legged. It means that
they can play and shoot the football ball with both of their legs. In this case, both of their
legs are active. I write with my right hand. I cannot write with my left hand well.
Therefore, it is passive now. If I begin to try to write with my left hand, after some months
or, maybe, some years, I will be able to write with my left hand as well. In this case, we
can say, my passive hand turns active.
Let us imagine that we are studying a book that gives us some informatin about a
particular subject. Suppose There are two paragraphs on page 25 and we are studying
one of them. We, sometimes,can easily understand what is written in this paragraph, even
though there are some words that we do not know their true meaning. To put it another
way, in spite of the fact that we do not know the meaning of some words in the paragraph,
we can grasp what it is going to give us. In this case, we make guess about the meaning of
unknown words. After getting the information which that paragraph gives us, we close the
book and make decision to write what we have already understood from that paragraph,
in a simple way. We try hard and we find it very difficult to write about it. What is the
reason? We both have understood it easily, but when it comes to writing, it seems too
difficult. Why?
Now, we should get, in conclusion, that there is a world difference between understanding
something and being able to write it. As far as I am concerned, the same difference goes
between passive vocabulary and active vocabulary.
I hope this helps.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 11 December, 2007

Hello Friend--Benham
Thank you for your letter. Now i will discuss with your first para. If i don't wrong I want
to share with you what i understood from your msgs.
Active means-- Word that is use in our speaking Supose --eat
is a word to understand anybody is hungry. To bring down his hungry he wants to eat
something so that he feels heppy in physically.
Passive means== ( eat) We can say eat up that means he has finished up. Or eat out --
that means he have a meal away from home.
When any words we can say easily is active but when we can use adding other words to
grow importance is called varbal phrase and is called passive vocabulary. It is the
perosnal opinion of me.If it is not right pls make clear.
Thank you very much for your co -operation

Hossain
NANA December 13th 2007

hi,behnam
i'm nana,from china.i saw all of letter your & Hossain's.i was deeply affected.you are so
serious and i want to make friends with u for improving english.
from your name,i think you really like football game,isn't it?
best regards
nana
my e-mail:admitwrong@hotmail.com

hey,Hossain
I agree with your opinion it is natural when any thinks comes to your mind first you try to
speak native language then you must translate to enlish.how we can use english to think?
can we make a friend?
Yours Sincerely,
NANA
admitwrong@hotmail.com

Dear Nana & Dear Hossain,
Many thanks for your writing and leaving messages.
So far, we were discussing about the difference between active vocabulary and passive
vocabulary. I agree with you up to a point, but there are some points I still disagree with.
Let us suppose that someone is a native speaker. In other words, his/her mother tongue is
English or whichever you want to consider. Now, the question is just this: Why that native
speaker cannot write well and cannot make a good speech?
I am not going to answer to this question. I am going to say that, there is a big difference
between understanding and knowing something and being able to write about it.
We all know completely well that when we feel hungry, we have to eat some food. So, we
can use the word "eat" easily. In this case, you are absolutely right.
In order to bring this part of my writing to a conclusion, let us have a look at the English
culture. There is an important expression in the English culture. It is: If you want to do
not lose it, use it. So, we should try to use words in writing and in making conversation.
Everybody knows that if he/she wants to learn a language, he/she has to think in it and
even dream in it. How do these dreams come true? Practice makes perfect, as an old
saying goes. So, let us practice, practice, and practice together. That is all I was saying.
I am keen on writing in English. I love it. I love Physics as well.
Yours Sincerely,
ktrrzn December 15th 2007

Dear Behnam,
I'm from Myanmar.I'm very happy to make friend with you.You can teach me and guide
me to fluent in English.I'm not very good in English.I'm very happy hearing about your
mind.You've said you make friend not depend on skin and color.What is your hobby?Tell
me about your family.

Dear Ktrrzn,
Thank you for your writing.
My mentionable hobbies are: Chatting, Walking, Swimming, playing chess and studying
English. I have to learn English and take an exam, because there is a crying need to have
got a valid certification in the English language. To speak honestly, I intend to take an
entrance exam, in order to continue studying at university in my field. Therefore, taking
the English language valid certification is one of the most important conditions to register
in the entrance examination.
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours Sincerely,
E-mail: behrampednam@yahoo.com

dere Behnam,
thank you for your quick reply.

i get it,what youmean.justpractice,practice....
However,whenever hard you work,you can't keep up with those who live in english
country.They speak enlish anytime,in chatting,in eating,in dreaming.enlish is part of their
lives. on the we just speak enlish when we practice.do you think we have a shortcut?
The second question is which words we may choose.when we say or write
something,many words express the same meaning,especially we think in our native
language and say in english.
looking forward for your reply
NANA
ktrrzn December 18th 2007

Dear beham,
Thank you for returning my message.I like your hobby.I wish you get the high point in
exam and get to the university with flying colors.ok?

Dear NANA,
As you have mentioned, learning a new language is so hard. We should not worry about
it, because it is common for new learner to find it hard. In other words, it is a common
problem that all learners are faced with it. We are not going to speak as a native speaker.
Actually, we cannot do that at all. That is not my opinion. As a matter of fact, that is a
proven subject. What is the reason? To speak honesty I should say, I do not know. I just
now that it is due to the process of our brain. That is what psychologists say. The older
you are, the harder a new language is to learn. Well, what should we do? As far as I am
concerned, we should enjoy our English. We should feel happy. I got what you have
written and you will get what I am writing. Language is as a tool for communicating with
people.
I am afraid to say that I do not know whether there is a shortcut or not in order to learn
it. I only know that we should practice a lot.
In my opinion, there are not even two words with the same meaning in all situations. In
other words, the meaning of a word depends, to a great extant, on the situation which it is
used. In fact, there is surely difference between two words. The difference of two words
will be appeared if someone tries to consider all situations.
Please do not hesitate to write to me. Please write a little bit more about yourself.
Yours Sincerely,
nasim December 20th 2007

Hello my friend that goes I want to prondre the french alor you can help me
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behnam December 21st 2007

Dear Ktrrzn,
Thank you so much for your writing.
Would you please let me know that what do you mean by writing "flying colors"? Could
you possibly explain it a little bit more to me?
I do like playing chess. I think life is as a kind of playing chess. There are a lot of rules
and a lot of ways to make choices when we want to make a move with our playing pieces.
The result of the game depends on your way of thinking, choosing trying and your
knowledge. In my opinion, the life can be easily understood by making a comparison
between chess and it. I think the whole universe is a kind of playing chess as well. The
difference between them is the subject of games. In life, we are players and we play chess,
whereas in the universe God plays chess and we are observers. How do you think about
life?
I will write more about that subject later.
Please write about yourself. Please write soon.
Yours Sincerely,
PS. I wish you (who is studying this writing) would leave me messages.
behrampednam@yahoo.com
dear behnam,
Merry Chrismas!Hope you have a great and romatic vacation.
As far as you were concerned, we should enjoy our enlish,NOT JUST LEARN THEM. So i
deciede:listen enlish music ,read enlish fairy tales(for my words is limited so i only read
the easy ones),play enlish games(introduce "The big city adventure","dream day
wedding""Agatha Christie Death On The Nile"),watch enlish movie.i hate reciting enlish
words.do you think it is enough?
As for me,i was born and work in china.i work as a accountant so i think it is boring. i
want to learn enlish and through this tool to expand my knowledge and make my life more
interesting.what's your aim for learning english?
best wishes
NANA

Hello Benham...
Eid Mubarak---- How are you? I returned to my office after eid holidays. Usually my
habit to find email and give reply if it is possible. Now i have a time to reply to you. So i
sit to write you with a learing mood about in reply of my email . I saw to your email box
has credited another friend msgs. I am very happy that many friends are looking our
conversation and creating a comments. I wanted to write something to you to learn.
You are a teacher and you love physics threre is no doubt.In teaching life can you say
while taking your class delivering your lecture that all the studens can understand your
lecture in a particular time.What is your opinion. In different people in different mind.
You have to admit. Suppose what you thinking in a particular subject to understand the
students may be not understandable to them. Because many teachers are teaching process
style in different kinds. We go to class and finished the hour. Teacher do not ask to the
studnes what is the class learning output.After examination are found many studensts
failed in english subject. In my opinion what is i know specifically and logically to make it
to accptable and give it to studensts so that they can understand and ask me another
question.
What is your reality in this matter.
Wishing you good luck in coming New year 2008.
Thank you ..
Yours Frined..
Hossain

Dear NANA,
Nobody can say that whether your trying is enough or not. I just can say that you are on
way.
I am going to take an exam to get into university and continue my studying. I have to have
a valid certification in the English language. I am trying my best. I have made lots of
progress, but it is not enough yet.
I think, here is a good place to practice English. As a matter of fact, I am practicing

English while I am writing just to you or to other people. There are lots of methods to
improve our writing. This is one of them.
Please write me soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam 26 December,2007

Hello Nana--
Marry chirismas....to you. I wish your good luck in that special day.But it is too late to
infrom you but wishing is always my good practice and i like it. Hope you will receive my
greetings.How had you enjoyed your special day.In writing your email i had read your
preparation of mery chirsmas. If i would have a wings i will be enjoy with you in merry
chirsmas.
Thank you..
Yours Friend Hossain
W

Dear friends,
We are going to have a new year. Happy new year!
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope a good health and happiness for you.
Best wishes for Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Yours Faithfully,

dear Behnam,
thank you for reply.
Yes,we're on the way.for exams,for lives,for dreams,for funny,don't give up easily.Hope

you passed your exam big-time. God will bless you.
The more i learn ,the more words i don't understand.That's the trouble and i had to look
up the dictionary.Have you on the same situation even before?
best regards
NANA

DEAR Hossain
Thank you for your greetings.Have you waited for Santa Claus,and he gave a immense
gift to you? :-P
In china,we havn't any vacation in the Chrismas but the spring festival.
i was curious your nation,so i check your national flat --Bengal.Can you introduce your
country for me because it
isn't heard so frequently.Such as,how to celebrate on Chrismas day in your country
waiting for your reply
Nana
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stella04 December 29th 2007
Dear everybody,
Happy New Year to all of you.
I am Stella from China. I have not came here for a long time. Now glad to read all your
talking. One feeling suddently from me is that English is magic. Your talks make me
become more eager to learn English better. I am hoping I can join your free talk and
improve my English by your great helps if you don't mind. Thank you very much for
everybody.
Mastering an language is not an easy job. During the long learning process, we might try
by different ways which are failure but only a few can go to success. As an English
learner, I think studying merrily with partners is my best way.
Best Regards,
Stella
29th Dec. 2007
Email: stella_h04@hotmail.com

Dear NANA,
Thank you for writing.
You have written" God will bless you." Could I ask you that you do believe in God? You
do not have to answer. Please feel free in answering.
In order to answer to your question, which was about learning English, I want to make an
analogy. In my opinion, learning English is as travelling with a small boat in a wide and
vast ocean. The English language is as an ocean and I, as a learner, am in that boat. I
move very slowly. When I look at forward, I see a long distance way. In this time, I get
disappointed, because of understanding that I should still go a lot. I, sometimes, think that
there is no end to this travelling. This way of thinking makes me sad and causes to make
stop. In the other hand, when I look at backward, I see how far I have come. In this case, I
get pleased. This way of thinking makes me happy and gives me lots of energy.
I think, this is a common sense. We should not worry about problems, which we are faced
with them in learning English.
I think, that paragraph does not help you. Let me make another analogy. When I was a
child, I tried to learn playing chess. I learned it by myself. Actually, I learned it while I
was playing with my friends, family and relations. I won and lost so many times. I thought
that I have learned playing chess. I grew up with this feeling and got into university. As
you know, at university, there are lots of students who are interested in playing chess. I
made friends with some of them. One night, in the dormitory, we were speaking about
chess. I told them that I know playing chess. A friend of mine said," Well, Behnam, do you
like to play with me?" I answered immediately," Of course! It will be a real honour to
play with you." We played a lot and I lost over and over again. I got disappointed and
asked my friend," What is wrong with me? Could you possibly let me know why I did lose
over and over again?" My friend was very kind. He said," Behnam, frankly speaking, you
have learned playing chess traditionally. You should study about it very deeply. Go to a
bookshop and buy such and such books." I went and bought what he had recommended.
When I opened one of them to study, I saw that I know nothing about chess. I studied a
lot. After that, when I was playing with someone, I was always in doubt whether my
movement is correct or not. I was always checking. The more checking, the more learning
I had. To sum up I should write, dear NANA, do not worry about referring to dictionary in
order to find out the true meaning of a word. The more you look up, the more you will
learn. Do not worry about making mistakes. When you make mistake, you learn
something.
Learning a new language cannot be done at one night. We learn it little by little, piece by
piece. It should be mentioned that we mustn�??t make stop. Let us finish this writing
with an important English expression. It is: Practise makes perfect.
Please do not hesitate to write me.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Hossain,
Thank you so much for your writing. Happy feast1 I mean Ghorban. Merry Christmas and
happy New Year to you, to your family and to all people who visit this site.
Your writing was about teachers and teaching. It was very hard to understand whether
you were criticizing teachers or students, or the way of their teaching.
As you know and I have mentioned for many times, I am a teacher and I teach Physics. It
is really a hard task to teach in a way that all students can be able to grasp the subject.
Let us assume that we have got, at least, sixty students in a class. That means we have got
sixty students with sixty minds, way of thinking and intelligence quotient. Some of them
can understand very easily, whereas others have got some problems in understanding
Physics. As I guess you know, Physics is easy to understand, if someone interests in it.
Apart from this fact, the way of teaching is very important. We should teach as simple as
we can. As a matter of fact, if someone cannot teach in a simple way, she/he has not
understood himself/herself. There are some quotations from Albert Einstein, the most
famous Physicist in all over the human beings history. Most of the fundamental ideas of
science are essentially simple and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language
comprehensible to everyone. If you cannot say as simple as possible, you do not
understand.
I have got no problem with my students. They like Physics and they try their best to
understand it. What I only do for them is teaching in a simple way and giving lots of
examples.
I hope to read about you soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam 29 December 2007
arithmetica December 30th 2007

Dear Behnam,
I'm Azin from Iran.I praise your talent of writing.Are there any
special books or contexts which you are used to studying them?I 'm used to studying the
book'504 absolutely essential words'.Let me know if you're using any others.
Thanks and regards,
Azin Hd
January 2008
samar January 2nd 2008

dear behnam ,im intrested to make friend ship with u inorder to improve our english
now im a IELTS student and i want to do my best....
behnam January 2nd 2008

Dear Azin,
Thank you for your writing. That is very kind of you to think so. Actually, I have not got a
good talent in writing. Thank you once again for your encouragement.
As I guess you know, 504... is a good book from vocabulary point of view. If you pay a
good attention to the words which are in that book, you will find out that they are so
complicated to memory. We do not need to learn all of them. As an example, the first
word in this book is 'abandon'. It means to leave a place, thing or person forever. Do we
have to learn it? We are going to make conversation and communicate with people. We
should write and speak as simple as possible. In my opinion, simplicity is an art. All I am
saying is that, languages are as a tool for us. The simpler, the easier to use. We use words
to make conversation with other people. We, ourselves, should make decision that which
words are important and which words are not important to learn.
In answering to your question I should say that they are lots of good books about English.
Vocabulary in use and grammar in use are very good. In terms of dictionary, Longman
dictionary of contemporary is one of the best dictionaries in all over the world. It is really
a complete dictionary from all points of view.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam 2 January, 2008

Dear Samar,
Thank you for your writing. I am interested in making friends with people from all over
the world. You are a person from my country. I like writing to you. Please write to me as
other people. I will answer to your writing with pleasure. As a matter of fact, it is a real
honour to have you as a friend. Please try to write here, I will answer to you as soon as I
can.
By the way, do not worry about your mistakes. Just try to write. It does not matter to make
some mistakes.
I am looking forward to reading about you.
Yours Sincerely,
NANA January 5th 2008

dear Behnam,
thank you for your long letter which make me moving.
As for me,i am not a real Saint,but i believe in God. Though i may not go to be at church
on Sunday,i could believe the truth that he is on the side of you,especially in your bad
situation and when you need help.Have you red an essay:Someday one man asked God:"
God,you say you go with me always,why i cann't see you.when i went through the sand,it
only left my footprints behind me,not yours."God said:'boy,it is the reason i am walking
and you behind my back."
In my opinion, learning English is as climbing the stairs.You should step by step.you can
get the top in one step.you can't be lazy or you will slide down. Only do you reach some
hight,you can take a rest and set out again.
i thank you for your encourage.As far as the chess was concerned,i have some
experience.As i was a child, i played chinese chesee.My teacher told me it is important
that you think about the next step of your opponent and you adopt which ways to pretent
him.i think playing chess is a phychologic game.
best wish
NANA
behnam January 9th 2008

Dear NANA,
As far as I am concerned, life is like playing chess from some points of view. We should
care about our movement.These days, I am so busy to write something here. I will write
again as soon as I can.
Yours Sincerely,

dear Behnam,
thank you for your reply though you are so busy.
try you best for your exam,just do it.As for my experience,confidence and ability are the
key when you face your exam.
good luck
NANA

Dear NANA,

With the best regards,
zini January 17th 2008

hi
I am ,zanireh,female,from iran,I went to english class but it wasn't useful for me .i want to
improve my speaking and writing but i don't know the best way for improving.
please help me .thanks.
nguyenmai January 17th 2008

Hi every body!
I'm Mai from Viet Nam. As you know, we are going to have the Tet holiday, the same
holiday with the Spring holiday in China or Japan. In this occasion, i want to say Happy
new year to every body!
behnam January 21st 2008

Dear Zanireh,
Thank you for your writing. First of all, would I be able to ask what is the meaning of
"Zanireh"?
You have written that you have been learning English, but the class was not useful or
useful enough for you. It is convenient to write that, in my experience, taking part at a bad
English class is much better than self studying.
You want to improve your speaking and writing. It is a common sense. All of us want to
improve our skills in English.
What is the best ways? Nobody can answer to this question! As a matter of fact, there is
no answer to this question. Why? It is impossible to answer to this question because of the
fact that the best way is different from person to person. There are lots of tips about
writing and speaking. Unfortunately, some of them do not work. I can only write my own
point of view. If you would liket to speak well, you should listen a lot, and if you would
like to write well, you should study a lot. Apart from this fact, you should use English to
English dictionary whenever you are going to look the meaning of a word up in it.
One important point should be made that do not try to memorise a word and its meaning
without paying a close attention to the situation which the word is used. It is worth
lerarning a word with some different sentences as examples. As an example, suppose
someone is going to memoriose "agree" as a new word. She or he should pay a careful
attention to the following sentences:
1- I agree with you on this issue.
2- My father and I don't agree about/on very much.
As we can see, those two sentence teach us a lot. We can learn the correct preposition and
situation which the word is used correctly from English grammar point of view.
To improve your listening, there are lots of useful sites. In my opinion,
www.bbclearningenglish.com is much more powerful than others. I found it very useful.
In terms of dictionaries, The longman contemporary dictionary in English is very

complete and good from all points of view.
I hope this helps!
Yours Sincerely,
NANA January 21st 2008

dear Behnam,
How's it going?it is very cold in my city recently,and i hate the weather.
Last night my friend said to me,"you have learn enlish so long,have u got some
progress?why i can't see it."i have nothing to reply.Because it is ture,i can't see the
result.i can't listen the enlish song fully,watch the movie clearly,i can't write some
article,too.So do you think if i should issue a plan and make sure which day,which hour
what i should learn,even what i had learn.How much time you spend enlish one day?
do you think you have got what you want ?
waiting for your reply
NANA
behnam January 23rd 2008

Dear NANA,
The weather is getting cold, but I do not hate it. In my country, it is freezing. Here, most
of the surface of earth is covered by snow. I like snowy weather. Apart from some trouble
it causes, it is very beautiful. I have got lots of good memories from my childhood. More
than half of them are about snow and winter.
You have written something about your English. I can safely say that it is a kind of
feeling. We are, sometimes, wrong with our feeling. What I am going to say is that, do not
worry about it. It is a common sense. I, sometimes, at the beginning of a day, feel that my
English is very good. I feel, as if, I understand whatever I hear in English, or I feel I can
say whatever I want to say in English. Sometimes, I cannot make even a simple sentence
in English. I think, almost all people, who are learning a new language, are so.
I have been learning English for more than 18 years. I am, always, involved in it. I study
English, at least, 4 hours a day. My job is directly related to the English language.
Anyhow, my English is not good. There is a lot I still have to learn. We, who are going to
learn English, should study it and learn it until our dying day. There is not a finish for
learning.
Learning a new language is a complicated and long process. It takes a lot of time to learn
English and make ourselves understood. We learn it little by little. One important point
should be made that we should never stop. It is extremely important in learning English.
So keep on learning English.
As you know, English language is very difficult. We write one thing and we pronounce
other thing. Apart from this fact, there is exception for rules. There are far too many
words in English and there are so many different ways of using them. There are so many
prepositions and so on. So I think, I should not try to learn all of them. I should try to
learn a few things which are really important in making conversation with people.
You have written that you cannot understand a film, which is in English, completely and
you, also, cannot get all the music you listen to in English. I can easily say that you will
not be able to understand or grasp all things which you hear while watching a film in
English. Not only you cannot, but also no one, who is not a native, can, in fact. This is a
common sense. So do not worry about it. We, almost, in all cases make guess about what
we hear and read. In my opinion, that is enough. Do not focus on a word that a speaker is
using in his or her speaking. It is better to focus on all words or a sentence completely
and try to make a guess about what he or she is going to say.
To bring this writing to a close and make a conclusion I should write dear NANA, do not
take English very seriously. Take it easy. We should enjoy it.
I am in a hurry. I cannot check my writing. I wish you would forget my mistakes which I
have made in this writing.
I am very much looking forward to reading about you.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Nguyenmai,
Thank you for your writing. Happy New Year to you too. In my Country, Iran, the most
popular holiday is the New Year holiday. It starts at the beginning of spring. People
clebrate it by having parties and decorating houses. They also go travelling round the
country or to their hometown.
I wish a good year for you, your family and people all over the world as well.
Yours Sincerely,
avaledai January 25th 2008

hi Behnam
Do you help me for learning English?
Thanks
Mitra
tossapol January 27th 2008

Dear Behnam,
I am Tossapol from Thailand. I am very surprised that you can use English well, although
you are not the native speaker. So cool!
Can I be one of your friends? I am a college student in English major.Maybe we can
exchange the idea about the topic or the issue of the current event in our world. Please
keep in touch with me. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
With love,
Toz

Dear Mitra,
Thank you for your writing. I like to help you in improving your English and to help
people from all over the worldas well. As you can see, my topic is entitled with 'Let's learn
together!" So, it means that we can learn English and improve our language skills very
easily, if we help each other.
I do not know how I can help you? Would you please give me a little bit more information
about your English and your level in it? I think your English is very good.
Hoping to read more about you.
Yours Sincerely,
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Dear Behnam
Thank you for reply.It seems you are busy. I will use other method for learning.

Dear tossapol,
Thank you for your message. It is very kind of you to say so.
I am always ready to make friends with people from all over the world.
I am looking forward to reading more about you.

Yours Sincerely,
My id: behrampednam@yahoo.com

Dear friends,
Thank you for studying. I find the following poems very meaningful. I wish you would
study it and enjoy studying. I would appreciate if you could let me know your idea about
this text.
The Paradox of our time

by George carline
The paradox of our time in history is that:
We have taller buildings but shorter tempers.
Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.
We spend more, but have less.
We buy more, but we enjoy less.
We have bigger houses and smaller

families, more conveniences but less time.
We have more degree but less senses,

more knowledge, but less judgment.
More experts, yet more problems

more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, spend too

recklessly, laugh little.
Drive too fast, get too angry, stay up

too late, get up too tired, read too little,
watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions,

but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love seldom,

and hate too often.
We have learned how to make

living, but not a life.
We have added years to life,

but not life to years.
We have been all the way to the moon

and back, but have troubled crossing
the street to meet a new neighbor.
We conquered outer space, but

not inner space.
We have done large things, but

not better things.
We have cleaned up the air, but

polluted the soul.
We have conquered the atom, but

not our prejudice.
We write more, but learn less.
We plan more, but accomplish less.
We have learned to rush,

but not to wait.
We build more computers to hold more

information to produce more copies than
ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast food and

slow digestion. Big men and small
Character. Steep profits and shallow
relationship.
These are the days of two incomes,

but more divorces, fancier houses
but broken homes.
These are days of quick trips, disposable

diapers, throw away morality, one night
Stance, over weight bodies, and pills that
do everything from cheer to quiet, to kill.
It's the time when there is much in the

show window and nothing in the stock
room. A time when technology can bring
this letter to you, and a time when you
can choose either to share this insight
or to just hit delet.
REMEMBER, spend some time with

your loved ones, because they are not
going to be around for ever.
REMEMBER, say a kind word to

someone who looks up to you in
awe, because that little person soon
will grow up and leave your side.
REMEMBER, that to give a warm hug

to one next to you, because that is the
only treasure you can give with your
heart and it doesn�??t cost a rial.
REMEMBER, to say "I LOVE YOU" to your

partner and your loved ones, but most of all
mean it. A kiss and embrace will mend hurt
when it comes from deep insight of you.
REMEMBER, to hold hands and cherish

the moment for some days that person will
not be there again. Give time to love, give
time to speak, give time to share precious
thoughts in your mind.
****************************
Looking forward to reading your reply.
Yours Faithfully,

Dear Behnam,
This article is more than great, i enjoyed it a lot. This is a super piece of writing.
Mitra.
Dear Mitra,
Thanks a million for your kind reply.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 30 January, 2008
aida January 30th 2008

hi behnam
please help me to improve my pronunciation.

Dear Aida,
Thank you for your message. As a matter of fact, it is a great pleasure for me to help you
and other people in English. The only problem is that, actually, I do not know how I can
help you and someone else. My pronunciation is not good enough and I am always
involved in pronunciation to improve it. At the moment, the pronunciation is at the top of
my priorities list.
It will be a great honour for me if you let me know how we both can improve our
pronunciation. I am always ready to help you.
Yours Sincerely,
E-mail:behrampednam@yahoo.com
For chatting, I wish you would add: you.believeme

Dear friends,
I am still looking forward to reading your comment about poems which are written above.
Yours Faithfully,
NANA January 31st 2008
dear behnam,
Thank you for your long letter.you writing and grammar is perfert.I'm so glad that you
can express what you said in simple words and it's easy to understand.
This week i was so tired so i hadn't a look at any books about enlish.However i felt guity
sometimes.Can you understand me,it's paradoxical,you don't want to learn vs you had to
learn.Have you been in this situation?
Next week we will have an impotant festival--the spring festival.All of us will come back
to home and spend our time with my families.There are many people in the street
purchasing everything such as sweets, clothes ,gifts.Let you guass what is "spring festival
scrolls"?In Iran will you spend the festival?
best wishes
NANA
February 2008
Laura_yq February 2nd 2008

Dear behnam,
I'm very happy to see your passage,because it's really very good.I'm a new student in
college and what I'm learning decides my job in the future,which is an English teacher.
But my trouble is that though I major in English,my English isn't as good as I hope.So
could you give me a little advice to improve my English.Thank you very much!
I'm looking forward for your reply.
Yours Faithfully
Laura ,2 February,2008
my E-mail:77yq77@sina.com
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behnam February 3rd 2008
Dear NANA,
Thank you for your writing. First of all, would you please give me a little bit information
about yourself? The information should be such: What do you do? Where do you live?
How old are you? What is your Gender? What do you study? Why do you want to learn
English?
In answer to your question, yes, I sometimes have got this kind of feeling. All human
beings have got this feeling when they are doing an important task.
You have mentioned that you are going to come back home and spend your time with your
family. Could I be indiscreet, if I would ask where you are now?
In Iran we have got some festivals. Some of them are related to religion. The most
important festival is named Newrooz which is at the beginning of the springs.
I have heard that there is very snowy and cold. You have got a freezing weather. I hope
you will spend these days safely.
I hope a good happiness for you and your family. I hope you enjoy "The spring festival"
Be careful! Do not use lots of sweets. It may be harmful to you! I am joking.
See your reply, I hope.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam 3 February, 2008
tossapol February 4th 2008

What a long poem! It's very long poem, but it's really true. Nowadays human is falling
into materialism. We pay more attention in things, but less in heart, so it causes the
problem right now. In my opinion, the global warming come from our own hands. Maybe
I need not to say why.
"Live a simple life the way it is.
Don't be possessed by materialistic passion.
Then happiness is yours."
behnam February 5th 2008

Dear Laura,
Thank you so much for you writing. That is very kind of you to think so. My English is not
good enough.
Your English is very good. I cannot give you some advice, due to the fact that I am
learner myself. I have taken here as a golden opportunity to practise my writing. I like
writing English.
Thanks to Celer, the owner of this site, we all are here in order to improve our English
and make friends with people from all over the world.
I do not know how I can help you. I promise you that I will reply your writing.
I hope to read more about you.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear tossapol,
Thank you so much for your comment.
Yours Sincerely,
buick February 7th 2008

hello Behnam,
I am a girl from Azerbaijan republic. I read your passages and found that you are Azari.
Am I right? Your writing is excelent. How did you learn it?
Can you speak Azari?

Please write something in Azari.
Best wishes,
Heyva.
Laura_yq February 9th 2008

Dear behnam,
today is the third day after the Spring Festival,Though we chinese are in holiday,I can't
find people as many as I thought in the street.It's a very strange phenomenon in my
hometown,what about yours?Perhaps it's quite diffirent from here.
I hope to know something special about your country,or the food is ok.
Looking forward receiving your reply! Thanks!
Best wishes
Yours,Laura
Know me February 9th 2008

Hi behnam,
I am female,23 years old
I amm studing electronic engneering
The last year , I want to make my english stronger
I hope we will be friends
Thanks

Dear Heyva,
Many thanks for being so kind. You cannot imagine how a good feeling I had when I saw
your message.
As you have found it out, I am originally from Azerbaijan. I am not bad at Azari language
as well. I think, there is a bit difference between languages which people speak in your
country and Iran. All in all, I can safely say that I can understand your language very
well.
My writing is not good enough, but it is very kind of you to think so. I should say that I
love writing in English. Love of English makes me try my best to learn it as far as I can.
You have asked me to write something in Azari. This is a hard task. In spite of difficulty, I
try to write something.
First of all, sovgulum eshgh ulmasa varigh butun afsanadi, eshgh dan mahroom ulan
ensanigha bighanadi. This is the answer of your question about my writing. I hope that
you can get it.
Na tabiat gurub omrinda na donya yetirib,
o gozallar ki bizim Azarbaijanda olar.
gul agar bulbuli injitsa vafasiz demein,
ghizlarin taghsiri yokh, gonah oghlanda olar.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Laura,
Many thanks for your writing. I hope a good happiness and health for you.
As I guess you know, in Iran we will have an important festival at the beginning of the
spring. Its name is Newrooz. Iranian people celebrate this day. They clean up houses and
wash up all things as if everything is new and going to start a new life. As you know, in
spring trees make start a new life, flowers bloom and birds sing. This festival is very
important in Iranian culture. In terms of history, it is from 3000 years ago. It is on 21
March, actually.
I hope to see your reply.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear friend (Know me),
Thank you very much for your message. I am always ready to help people in improving
their English. Actually, when I try to help someone, I improve my English too. Learning a
new language is a lifelong activity. We should learn it until our dying day. There is not a
finish point for it.
We should help each other. It goes without saying that it is much more effective when we
make friends with some people and practise our language skills.
Here is a good place to practise our writing skill. To improve other skills we should study
something, listen to something and talk to someone. As you know perfectly well, studying
and listening can be done easily, because, in these cases, there is no need to someone
else. The most important skill is speaking. As a matter of fact, we learn English to make
conversation with people who speak in English. As far as I am concerned, we cannot
claim that we have learned a language, unless we can speak it well and make ourselves
understood.
Speaking is really important. How can we improve it? In my poor opinion, the best way is
making friends with some people who are native speakers. Well, native speakers are not
interested in making friends with us! At least, I have not made friends with even one
person who is a native speaker yet. They are not kind to me. They have got their rational
reasons
I think, nowadays, it is impossible to make friends with a person who is a native English
speaker. They think that I am boring. They, perhaps, are right from this point of view.
Anyway, we often, cannot make friends with a native speaker. Here, it is very convenient
to make an important question. What can we do? The answer is very clear. We should
make friends with someone who is interested in making friends with us. To make a
conclusion, it should be mentioned that I am, always ready to make friends with people
from all over the world, in order to practise our English skills, particularly speaking.
I wish you would E-mail me at: behrampednam@yahoo.com and chat with me after
adding: you.believeme
Yours Faithfully,
E-
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February 12th 2008
Dear Behnam,
first let me introduse myself. I am M.T.Fard, male,22 from your country,iran. I am studing
nuclear engineering wich is brother of your love(physics), in sharif university.
I am very happy that find a person like you.I want let me that friend with you. I believe
that writing is a very good way, to improve our skills in english,too.
I think that your english language is very beter than me so i like, help me.In addition
becuse of similarity of our professions, we can help together and increase our
information.
Best regards.
Marajeck February 13th 2008

Don´t get me wrong, but someone could me explain about "STILL"?? May I use in any
sentence?? it´s a common word?? Some grammar say that we only use in affirmative and
interrogative, but negative is not right. And I can find it in many kinds of songs....
example: "But I still haven´t found what I´m looking for.." from U2 band. Would you Help
me?

Dear Fard,
Thank you very much for your writing. It made me very happy. Apart from being from
same country, you are studying at my beloved university. I mean Sharif University of
Technology. I have got M.S degree in Physics from Sharif University of Technology.
I would be very happy if you could let me know how I can help you. It should be
mentioned that your English is very good. My English is not good enough, but thank you
for your complement.
Anyway, as I have written over and over again, I am always ready to help people from all
over the world.
I wish you would E-mail me at: behrampednam@yahoo.com
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Marajeck,
Thank you for your writing. These kinds of questions should be asked from Clare, the
owner of this useful site. She is, really, a kind teacher and she always helps us in English
language.
In answer to your question, there are two confusing words, "still" and "yet". In this
writing, I shall try to explain how we use "still" and "yet", and I will tell you a story.
First, I will tell you what I am not going to do. I am not going to give you dictionary
definitions of "still" and "yet". You can look the words up in a dictionary yourself. And I
will not tell you about all the different meanings that "still" and "yet" have.
Instead, I will take one of the common meanings of "still" and "yet" and explain to you
how we use the words.
When I use the word "still", I want you to think of the words "nothing has changed". Like
this. Ali is unwell. He telephones his boss to say that he cannot come to work. The next
day Ali is still unwell. That means, he was unwell yesterday. He is unwell today. Nothing
has changed. He is still unwell.
And how about "yet"? How do we use "yet"? "Yet" means "so far", or "until now". We
generally use it in questions, and in negative sentences. What is a negative sentence? It is
a sentence with "not" or "none" or "no" or another negative word in it. So, Ali�??s boss
asks him a question, "Are you better yet?" And Ali replies with a negative sentence, "No,
sorry, I am not better yet."
You have probably guessed this already �?? very often you can use "not yet" and "still
not" interchangeably. Ali says, "I am not better yet". Or he could say. "I am still not
better". These two sentences mean the same.
I hope that helps,
Your Sincerely,

Hi Behnam,
I'm happy to see your reply
your English is Very good.
tommorrow ,i'm going to begin the second term in my collage;
but I will Try to contact with you to learn more from you
I see that you have alot of freinds,because you are avery kind person.
Thanks alot , your advises are useful.
and , by the way your opinion wasn't poor.
see you,
shanupkr February 14th 2008

Hi Behnam,
I also want to improve my English Language. I had tried to search native speaker. But as
you were saying that they don;t want to help us. If we did mistake anywhere, they could
find our error easily. But no one of native english speaker is interested to talk with us
because they don't need our language. So this site is great for us and I am so happy
getting such a friend Behnam.
Shanti

Salam Behnam,
Thank you, thank you, thank you for one million time. I became very happy. You know
Azari very, very well.
Manila dust olarmi?
I am a student at university and I am studing medical. My English is bad. Can you help
me?
Happy Valentine's day to you.
Regards,
Heyva.
NANA February 14th 2008

dear Behnam,
Happy valentine's day!I think you are so nice and must receive a lot of chocolate.
As for me,i am an accountant.I think it is a boring job so i learn English and get more
chance to change another job.I live in the one province of southern China.About my
age,do you know the chinese zodiac?I was born in the year of the sheep,you can guess
how old i am.Have you seem a Japanese movie,its heroine named NANA.
Though it is very cold but it has no snow where i live.I love summer than winter.How
about the winter in Iran now?In valentine's day,i can tell you a real love story which take
placed several days ago.One girl went to see her boyfriend by a bus from one province to
the other.However the snow maked the highway freezing and the bus stopped.When the
boy heard from the news his girlfriend's bus was stopped and his girl had a fever.Because
all traffic was forbitteden he decided to meet his girlfriend whose place was far from 500
km by foot.He walked and walked in the snowy and cold weather.It was 16 hours that he
walked from day to night.To his disappointed he counldn't connect with his girlfriend for
his cellphone.His foots were wound.Thanks the god,a reporter knew his story and helpped
him find his girlfriend.Do you believe love?
Good luck
NANA

Dear friend(know me),
Thank you for your writing.Happy Valentine's day to you.
Please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours faithfully,
avaledai February 14th 2008

Dear Behnam,
Happy Valentine,s day to you.
Best wishes.
Mitra.
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Dear friends,
Happy Valentine's day to all you. Very warmest best wishes to all you.
Yours Faithfully,

Dear Shanti,
Many thanks for your kind message. Your writing is very good. I take pride in making
friends with you. I hope we will improve our English skills. The most important skill is
speaking. How can we improve it? Could you please make a suggestion?
I am looking forward to hearing about you as soon as possible.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Heyva,
Thank you so much for your writing. I would be very glad if I could help you in improving
your English. Did you get all poems which I had written? How were they?
I will be very happy if you make friends with me. It seems to me that you are a very kind
person. Would you please let me know where do you live?
Yours Sincerely,

Dear NANA,
Thank you very much for your reply. Why are you so late in replying?
I have asked you some questions in order to get some information about you. I am really
interested in knowing a little bit more about you. You have answered all the questions, but
the answers are very hard to grasp. I must study and search for getting some information
about Chinese zodiac and look for Japanese movie. At first glance, the task seems to be
easy, but that is very difficult to do. Would you please be kind enough and write me about
yourself as completely as possible?
You, perhaps, think that here is not convenient enough to write these kinds of information,
I would appreciate if you could e-mail me at behrampednam@yahoo.com.
You have written some useful things about love. It was really amazing. It was interesting
as well.
I am going to write a story about love. I hope that women won't get upset after studying
this story. First of all, I should write that this is not my belief about love.
There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone,
except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said that if she could only
see the world, she would marry her boyfriend.
Her boyfriend always told her:
I love you. I want to marry you. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. You are the
most wonderful woman I have ever met. You are not a burden and you are not a
troublemaker.
Yes, you have problems. So do I. And together, we can solve these problems more easily
than if we were apart. Problems are a part of life. But so is happiness. Let us share our
problems and happiness instead of experiencing them alone.
I do not pity you. I respect you. I admire you. I think you are smart and brave. Don�??t
tell me to go find another woman. I don�??t want another woman. I have found my love.
Every day, I think about your beautiful smile, your happy face. I think about the long
walks we used to take, holding hands all the way. I want to marry you.
Still she insisted that only if she could see the world, she would marry her boyfriend.
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she could see everything,
including her boyfriend. Her boyfriend asked her, "now that you can see the world, will
you marry me?" The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend was blind too, and
refused to marry him.
Her boyfriend walked away in tears, never to be seen again. The doctor told her later that
it was her boyfriend who donated his eyes to her, so that she could see the world.
The result is this: LOVE IS BLIND!
I hope to see your reply soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 15 February, 2008

Dear Mitra,
Thank you very much for your message. Happy Valentine's day to you too. I hope you
enjoy living with your darling. I hope you a good happiness and health.
I wish you all the best in the world.
I hope to hear more from you.
Yours Sincerely,
zhenzhen February 15th 2008

Dear Behnam,
I am a chinese girl.I love english very much.But I am sorry I am not good at it.I am not
only want to improve my english but also really want to make friends with you. I am so
shy,but I love sports,and you?
I hope we will be good friends !! I hope to hear from you !
Best wishes for you !!
My e-mail :baibaihe52@yahoo.com.cn
zhenzhen
shanupkr February 16th 2008

Dear Behnam,
Thank you for you kind reply, but I don't think that my writing is good enough. So please
suggest me where I make mistakes. I am also thinking that how to make speaking good. It
will be good with talking each other. I want to voice chat with you and others, but there
are many difficulties to talk. Anyway we should give continuty for this.
I am looking forward to hearing more about you.
yours sincerely
Shanti

Dear Zhenzhen,
Thank you very much for your message. Your English is very good. I would be really
happy if you could make friends with me. To be honest, I like making friends with people
from all over the world.
I wish you would E-mail me at behrampednam@yahoo.com or chat with me after adding:

you.believeme
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Shanti,
Thank you for you message. Your English is very good. I am not going to flatter you or
pay you some complements. I am an Azarin. According to popular belief, in my
country,Iran, Azarian are very frank!
When I tell that your English is very good, It does not necessary mean that it is complete.
I just can make a judgement from my own point of view. From my point of view, your
English is better than mine.
This place is not convenient to correct your text. I am going to write a sentence. We are
interested in English and we often make mistakes in writing, but it does not matter at all.
We should write a lot.
My spoken English is not good enough to make,even, a simple conversation with people.
It is vitally important to me to improve my spoken English. Who can help me? Could you
make some useful suggestions?
I am vey much looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
Yours Sincerely,
Laura_yq February 19th 2008

Hi,Behnam
Do you still remember me?I have known you are a teacher,and I am very happy about
that. I will be a teacher after my gratuation from college because what I am majoring in
is teaching.But I am a shy girl,besides I am very frightened to stand on a stage,and my
face is very easily to turn red.Could you tell me how to change this situation?
Thanks very much!
Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Best wishes
Laura,19 Feb,2008
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siva08 February 19th 2008
Dear Behnam
I am siva, an Indian, 35 Y, M.
I wish to learn english. I wish to be your penpal. Your English is so good.
My email: siva088@gmail.com
bye
siva

dear Behnam,
sorry for a delay of your letter.Last weekend i had gone to shop.Though i controled myself
i had bought many goods for the discount all in the supermaket.Have you anything which
you couldn't control yourself to do?
About the Chinese Zodiac,i just let you know something about china.you can check in this
web http://chinatown.cwok.com/holidays-festivals/12_animals_astrology.htm.
There are 12 Animals Chinese Zodiac,and it is based on a twelve year cycle�??each
year being represented by an animal. For example,you was born on 1980,you belong to
monkey.It is easy to understand?
When i saw your story,it make me think about a moving mv from Korea ---KISS.Here is
http://www.ku6.com/show/oNVfQNFaslUyO1Ii.html.
A girl and a boy was for in love.Then an incident made the girl blind.Though the boy
loved racing,he loved the girl better than himself.After driving the last raceway,he
donated his eyes to the girl and not told to the girl.The girl recovered and looked for tthe
boy everywhere.She got him but found he was blind.She understood what he done for you
and cried.
Do you think this mv is for your touch?I can't help crying when ii see it every time.
eager to your reply
NANA

Hello behnam
how are you?I hope that you are fine
sorry, but Iwas sick and busy.
Tell me more about your self
about your shape
and what is the mining of behnam
by the way it is a nice name
do you know Arabic?
and what is your mind about arab world?
did you visit Syria before?
Syria say "welcome to you"
I am sorry if i ask you alot of question.
But I want to know more a bout you.
see you,
behnam February 21st 2008

Dear Laura,
Thank you so much for your message. Of course, I remember you. You are very late in
writing something. It seems to me that you, maybe, are busy.
You are going to be a teacher. Congratulation! Do you like to be a teacher? Are teacher
well-paid in your Country? What are you going to teach? Would you please give me more
information about yourself? I just know that you are a shy girl!
You have written that you are a shy girl. It is not bad for a girl to be a bit shy. As you
said, you are a student. It means that you are not very shy, due to the fact that you are a
successful person from social interaction point of view.
You should spend with your friends a lot of time and try to look people in the face while
you are talking to them.
Please write me about yourself. You could E-mail me at behrampednam@yahoo.com
I would be very happy if you could E-mail me. By the way, if you are going to become an
English teacher, it is a golden opportunity to teach me something and practise teaching.
In this case, you will kill two birds with one stone! One of the is struggling to overcome
your shyness. The other one is improving your teaching skills.
I hope to see your E-mail or message soon.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Siva,
Thank you very much for your writing. I can safely say that all people who visit this useful
site hope to lean English. Indians speak English very well. To be honest, their English is
very good.
I would be very happy if you could write me something in English.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear NANA,
Thank you very much for your reply. You have written so complicated to get! I could not
get it at all.
What do you mean by writing" Have you anything�?�."?

What do you mean by writing "Do you think this mv is for your touch"?
I would appreciate if you could make them clear to me.
As you have written, In Chinese Zodiac there is twelve animals, each animal for a year.
Well, imagine we start to call years with these animals. After twelve years, we will use all
animals once to name twelve years. After that we must repeat the name of these twelve
animals to name years. As a result, after twenty four years, the name of animals will be
used twice. Suppose we ask someone"How old are you?" He or she answers"I was born in
monkey years!" At the same time, we find out that it is monkey year now. What can we
guess or get from this answer?
1-He or she is for example one year old.
2-He or she is 13.
3-He or she is 25.
4-He or she is 37.
5-He or she is 49.
�?�.?
Which of them is correct? Nobody can understand it. In this case we have not given an
answer. We have made it so complicated to understand.
I am not going to teach you something. I just want to say that it is much better to write as
simple as possible and to answer as simple as possible as well.
I wish you would not get upset. Take this writing as a joke!
Yours Sincerely,
NANA February 21st 2008

dear behnam,
i'm so sorry that my poor enlish confused you.let me explain to you.

First,"Have you anything",it means sometimes something you
had told yourself you shouldn't do again but you did at last.Something is what and when
will take place.My bad habbit is shopping.
Second,"for your touch", i used the wrong words to express.i want to say this mv can
touch the bottom of your soul but i remember the lyric of the song--Unchained Melody.
Third,the follow article can make you understand:
It is said Buddha (the ultimate Emperor for the whole universe in Chinese legend) once
called together all the animals on the earth for an important meeting. Only twelve
animals turned up: the rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse,
the sheep, the monkey, the rooster, the dog and the pig. The rat, being the smartest,
jumped on top of the ox to be the first one to arrive.
As a reward, the Buddha gave each animal a year in the cycle and declared that anyone
born in that year would resemble the animal in some way. In addition, each two hours of
the day is also governed by one animal. The hours of 11pm to 1:00 am is by Rat, from 1
am to 3 am by Ox and so on. Six elements of the planet: wood, fire, air, water, gold and
earth are also integrated into the animal Zodiac signs.
Either 1years old,or13 years ,25years old,they belong to the same animal though they was
born the different year.We believe they will have the same furture or luck in the
geomantic omen.
compared with your story,my story has a happy ending.When will you finish your story?
By the way,do you think our world is really cruel?or the man is rushless?
BEST WISH
NANA

Dear Know me,
Thank you for your writing. It is so difficult to me describe myself from appearance point
of view. To be perfectly honest, I am not interested in describing myself. As you know, I
am a man and men are not usually interested in speaking about themselves from physical
appearance standpoint. As far as I am concerned, men are often attracted to women first
by their physical appearance, but the same usually does not go for women. That is why
women, in general, tend to be more concerned than men about their personal appearance.
I promise you to send you my picture if you E-mail me at behrampednam@yahoo.com
As other people, I have got some hobbies. My mentionable hobbies are swimming, playing
chess, walking, hiking, chatting, studying in my field and learning English.
As you know perfectly well, I am a Muslim. I follow the rules and the laws of Islam. You
also know well that the Koran is the holy book of the Muslims. The language or writing of
the Koran is Arabic. We, as a Muslim, have to learn Arabic in order to understand what
God has said to us. According to this Ayeh"Enna Anzalnaho Ghoranan arabbiyan
lallakom tagheloon" The holy Koran, Sura Yousof, 2, it is really important for Muslims to
learn Arabic as far as they can. I can understand Arabic, but unfortunately, I cannot
speak it.
You have asked my opinion about the Arab world. In answer to your question, I should
write that I am a scientist; at least I try to be a scientist. I know nothing about politics;
actually I am not interested in it. I just can say that I like Arabs. According to the Koran,
all Muslims are brothers and sisters. I really think so.
I have not been to Syria yet. I really love to visit there. Syria is very important for Iranian
because of the fact that some famous people are buried there. I wish I would be able to
visit there as soon as possible. By the way, thank you for your invitation. Thank you once
again for your kindness.
Behnam is just a name for men in Iran. I do not know what it exactly means. It, maybe,
means"the best name" or "celebrated" or "Famous". I am not sure. Would I be able to ask
you what your name is?
I tried my best to answer to all your questions. I apologize in advance if I have left some
of them or have not given a definite answer.
You have written that you had been ill. I hope that it is not a serious ill and I hope you get
better soon.
Please E-mail me and write me as soon as possible.
Yours Sincerely,
Know me February 21st 2008

Hi Behnam,
How are you?
thanks alot for your wishes to my health, now I am better.
Behnam is a nice name , I have been asked you about the meaning because in arab
language all names have meaning.
according to your answers, truly ,you are very smart and clever man, and i have
respected you .
you didnt describe your shape , so I will imagine you like "Mouhammad Khatamie".
we ,in syria like Iranians so much and because of that I liked to contact with you to know
more about you .
you asked me about my name ,Iwill not give it to you ,
but I will tell you about the meaning, truly, " the youngest and love".
and as I see we are sharing in " Islam",and that is enough.
please, dont feel upset from me.
at least, "Al salam alikom"
see you,
behnam February 22nd 2008

Dear NANA,
Thank you so much for your writing. Thank you once again for useful information. To tell
the truth, your English is very good. Without any exaggeration, it is better than mine. The
only think you need is writing in a simple way. It should be said that I am a beginner in
English. Have you ever seen a baby who is going to learn speaking or walking? Well,
what do its parents do for this baby? They try to repeat words in a simple way and take its
hand with saying"Tati tati�?�" In Persian language and "Tatan popan, tatan
popan�?�." In Azari language. I can safely say that in English I am as a small baby.
Now, I expect simplicity from you in writing.
Almost all people have got habit of doing something. We have got good habit and bad
habit. For example, I have got a habit of playing with my moustache when I am thinking
about something or when I am nervous. We, sometimes, make decision to break a habit.
As you know very well, it is very hard to break a habit. We make promise to break it. So,
we cannot keep our promise. You have a habit of shopping. As far as I am aware, you are
a woman. Almost all women like shopping. Do not worry about it. Just be careful! Have
you got enough money? Think about your pocket; your family's pocket or your husband's
pocket.
Dear NANA, I am interested in making joke with you. So, I am going to write something,
in the hope that you do not get upset. Women like two things very much. The first one is
gossiping about everyone in town. The second one is shopping. My mother is a teacher.
She teaches Persian literature at high school. She likes gossiping and shopping, even
though, she has not got a lot of free time. To make a conclusion, because of being a
woman, you are free to do whatever you like(LOL).
I asked you how old you are. You answered me that you were born in the sheep year
according to Chinese Zodiac! Is this an answer? There are so many sheep years! A simple
question that continues to puzzle scientists(LOL again).
I got your point. We think as if it goes into the very depths of our soul. It is a feeling.
When you think about it, a dreamy look comes into your eyes and your heart begins to
flutter. Something like that.
You have written that men are ruthless! It means they are so determined to get what they
want and they do not care how much they harm other people. To give you an idea, yes
they are. Be careful! Almost in all situations, getting a woman is one of the most
important motivations to be ruthless! This is very true. If we look at the history of human
beings very closely, we will find out that women play an important role when it is going to
start war between people!(LOL LOL LOL).
Dear NANA, I think you have got a heart of gold. I made joke just for happiness. Pardon
my French! I am really optimistic about women. I really love them. They play a vital role
in mankind history. How I can be an unfair man when a woman has given me the birth!
Women are very kind. To be perfectly honest, the true meaning of kindness cannot be
understood, unless paying a good attention to the feeling of a mother, when she gives
birth to a baby, tries her best to look after it, feeds it, learns it speaking and walking.
What task is more important than this?
Let me bring this letter with a Persian expression, to a close; a man without wife is fifty
without five.
I hope to hear you very soon.
Yours Sincerely,
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NANA February 22nd 2008
dear Behnam,
Bravo!Tu fais rire tout le monde.Tu as tant d'humour!

When i see your letter,i am laughing and can't describe it in a word.As a result,i use
french to express my feeling. (^ _^)
I think you must be a great and funny talker in the real life,you are popular in your
friends.Anyone even stranger likes talking with you.However,it is a pity that you are a
scientist.
You mistake my meaning,i want to ask you think most of people in the world are good
guys or bad guys or it is relative.do you think the world is full of love or guity or nothing?
Resently i downloaded a DVD(named enlish for you) to learn enlish,it's perfect.
Have a beautiful weekend
NANA

Dear Know me,
"Assalamo alaykom va rahmatollah"
Thank you very much for your writing. Your ID is "Know me", but you do not allow
someone to know you. How can you explain this paradox?
I am much younger than mentioned person. I have not got lots of beards on my chin and
cheek. In other words, I am not a priest.
I am not a clever person as well, but thank you very much for your hopefulness. It is very
kind of you to think so.
Iranian people like your people very much. In fact, we have the greatest respect for them.
Please be kind enough to give me a little bit information about yourself. I really like to
make friends with you. We can share lots of useful information with each other.
I, unfortunately, do not know what your name is, but its meaning is very interesting. I
make a guess that it is a nice name. Whatever your name is, I like writing to you.
Please do not hesitate to E-mail me or write to me. I am looking very much forward to
receiving from you as soon as possible.
Yours Sincerely,
E-mail:behrampednam@yahoo.com
chat:you.believeme
Know me February 22nd 2008

Dear Behnam,
" Assalamo alikom warahmatollah"
How are you?I hope that you are fine .
I want to admit that is very interesting to talk with you , indeed.
I like your way in explain and anser my points.
I am a girl like to walk every day " It is very healthy"
not because it is sport only , but besides to that you think about a lot of things , Ifeel I
make the right deceions when I walk.
I like to watch sports espesially " foot ball" , and I am with Italian team. Ilike their way in
playing.
I like painting so much, my parents called me "Picasso".
in these days I will guide my self to finish my study to begin my shining future 'you can
make a smile'.
Now , is that enough to you?
if not , ask me a bout any thing you want and I will try to answer you to " Know me " as
well.
Iwill send an E- mail to you very soon.
see you,

Dear NANA,
Thanks a million for your writing. Thank you once again for your sentence that was
written in French.
You have written some good things about me. That is very kind of you to think so.
It should be mentioned that I am still in dark about your age, your education and your
job. Would you be kind enough to tell me how old are you and what do you do for living?
What did you mean by writing "However, it is a pity that you are a scientist"? I did not
get it at all. Do you hate scientists? Is it bad to be a scientist? what is wrong with me?
In order to answer your question, I want to write something about life. I make start with
this topic" Is life easy to you or it is difficult? If difficult can you illustrate why? I hope to
see your sort of thinking and the idea of other people about this writing. As a matter of
fact, at least, this a good excuse to practise our writing skill in English.
In my opinion, this is a hard question to answer. I have been lying if I say no. On the
other hand, I will be an unfair person if I say yes. In order to make it clear, let me discuss
more about it. To the best of my knowledge, it depends, to a certain extent, on the people
world view, culture, personality, education, upbringing and so many other parameters.
An important attention should be paid that there are a world of difference between life
and live. Let me cut it off and come back to the question and focus on it. I think life is a
combination of difficulties and conveniences. My answer will be illustrated by a number
of examples.
Firstly, the life is difficult because you are not satisfied. In other words, it is difficult
because you have not had or done what you wanted. Suppose you have an equation, but it
is not soluble, you try and try, but there is no way or no trick to solve it. In this case, life
is very difficult. The hardness of the equation depends, in part, on the people culture,
education, world view, gender and so on. Somebody only tries to think about his/her
primary needs as food, so his/her equation should be as easy as solving (x+1=2). As you
know, there is only one answer for it and it is (x=1). On the other hand, suppose a person
as Albert Einstein, German physicist, Nobel Prize winner, creator of the theory of
relativity, the chief engineer of the universe who led a revolution in science, particularly
in physics. The equation of such man should be, as an example, in orders five such:
(Ax5+Bx4+Cx3+Dx2+Ex+F=0). So, the life should be very difficult for such a man. It is
unfair to compare such man with other one who only tries to get his primary needs.
Secondly, life is easy and beautiful. In other words, life is a bowl of cherries. Let me
emphasize first of all that I always have some aims in my life. In other words, my life is
purposeful. I have never been plan less during my life. As you are well aware, some of our
purposes are, almost always, not achievable. But, most of them are achievable. When you
try to achieve the success you deserve, and when you make effort to solve the problems
which you are involved in them, you are feeling a great pleasure. You will feel very happy
if you overcome the hardness. Altogether, life is difficult but enjoyable.
Life is easy for animals and difficult for true mankind. The more mankind properties you
have got, the more difficulties you feel. The higher degree of human beings, the more
responsibilities you feel.
So far, as mentioned above, life is difficult but enjoyable. We can make it easier and more
enjoyable. How can we do that? I am going to write more about it. One of the most
important parameters that our life is influenced by it is a good partner. Let me discuss
more about it. As we all know, people are two kinds. I mean male and female. In spite of
their differences, they need partner. In other words, need for a partner is a common
sense. As far as I understand it, the differences which they have, make them needful to
each other. A man or a woman, however, feels unhappy when she/he is lonely. So, I think
man or woman is somehow, incomplete. Under the influence of this incompletely, there is
a strong attraction force between them. This extremely strong force is the cause of
marriage. In this case, we can say the man and woman complement each other. So, if
somebody can find his/her complement and can make a lovely life, his/her life will be
enjoyable and all of the problems and the difficulties should be soluble or sufferable.
Yours Sincerely,
PS Thanks to Clare, the owner of this powerful and useful site, we can share something
with our friends from all over the world. I wish you (visitor) would take this site as a
golden opportunity and leave messages and make comments about this writing or
whatever you like to write about. All your suggestions and corrections are welcomed!
dear Behnam,
Thanks ten millions for your long letter which proves you are serious when you write it.I
had paste a photo in here to reward you but it could't.
I said "it is a pity that you are a scientist",which is a joke.I just make joke with you like
you. It is said that a scientist is serious ,cool,even a geek for his job.However you are
humour and arty.Someone will think you are a literati not a scientist.
I got your point.What you mean is life has infinite possible if you want.Someone thinks
X=1,someone thinks X=1+1,and so on.Does everyone know what he really need ?You can
laugh at a man for his greed,you can't laugh at a man for his nomal.He just wants to live
a common life,a common job,not be a popular star just like me.
Life can be beautiful but dark sometimes.When you are happy the others are upset,you
are living,the others are dead.You gain a lot the others lost.Just like Forrest Gump
said:Life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you�??re gonna get.
Best wish.
NANA
PS: I had told you my job many times,about my age it is a secret,i will tell you someday.

Hi Behnam(Salam)
Yashiyasan!!!! It is very good. I love your way you think. It is very similar to Azarian
Culture. I understand it very well.
Behnam! Chokh guzal yazisan. Boni mana E-mail linan gondar.
Man montazeram.
Best wishes
Heyva

Dear NANA,
Thank you very much for your message. I think I got it. You are 28 and and an
accountant. It means that you are playing with money and cheque.
You have added me, I accepted it with pleasure. It is a great honour for me to make
friends with you.Thank you for adding.
I wish you would chat with me as soon as you can.
Please reply soon.
Yours Sincerely,
fard February 29th 2008

My dear behnam and all my friends, Hi
how are you recently?
Behnam, as you said �??email me' I send a mail for you but you didn�??t answered it.
Have you received my mail?
I have a suggestion for you. I think it is better that we conversation about one special
matter and all of persons write their opinion about it. By this way, we will able to teach
and learn more and more. In addition, we will able to result about our dissociation. For
example we can talk about existence of god or an international problem and many of
other matter. Perhaps by this way, we forced to research and study about that matter. If
you agree with me, please suggest a matter.
Best wishes.
Fard
March 2008
behnam March 1st 2008

Dear Heyva,
You cannot imagine how happy I was when I saw your writing. Thank you very much
indeed. Thank you once again for your kindness.
I wish you would be able to become online and chat with me in Azari or English. I really
love both of them.
I am looking forward to hearing from you more.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 1 March, 2008
behnam March 2nd 2008
Dear Fard,
Thank you very much for your writing. These days I am so busy to answer to all E-mails.
I, usually, do not chek my bulk. I owe you an apology. Please accept my apology.
Your idea is great. Please make a choice and choose a topic.
Yours Sincerely,
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fard March 3rd 2008

Dear behnam
Thank you for your reply. It made me so happy. If you let me, I select this matter:
�??FREEDOM�?�
I think that there are many questions about this matter in mind of any man. Today, every
country defines it different from other. What is it? Who can define it completely?
I wish you and my friends conversation about this matter.
Best wishes.
Fard
araghi March 4th 2008

Hello friends
I am iranian and my major is natural resourses. Ther is a nice ceremony in Iran that
called "tree planting day,(March 5). could you please write about how can we extention
the culture of tree planting and tree conservation. Do you have tree planting day in your
country?
Best wishes.
Araghi
NANA March 4th 2008

Dear Behnam,
The spring comes,it drives the winter away.The whether is walm,the flowers are
beautiful,the air is fresh,the sound is perfect. Can you feel that--the beautiful world?
You mightn't understand the accounting.An accountant has just relation with number not
money.I watch the number from 0 to 9 everyday,it's so boring.Do you think your job is
interesting?
Yes,i have add you on MSN,but i have no idea which hours between our place and when
we will chat each other.Maybe you can mail me or talk to me like this.
Best wish
NANA
KM March 4th 2008

Dear everybady:
I am a new one to here,my English is so poor that I feel so shame to write the letter to
you. I come from China ,I wondering if I can make friends with you all.This ..this is my
frist English letter,~haha ~~
Email: kangmingwl@126.com
I hope to see your reply!
Your`s sincerely,
Kangming ,2 March 2008
marva March 4th 2008

Hello folks !
I am new. I am going to give all a first introduce of me. I am from Buenos Aires,
Argentina. I work as administrative at a telecomunication enterprise. I am 26 years old, I
am studing Accounting at the University, it left me 6 subjects to get the degree. I live with
my family, my husband and my dougther, she is only 1year old. I am writting to this forum
as I am really interested in practicing English, and make good friends.
I read that some chinese people is joining this forum, I used to work at a Chinese
company for three years, and I know a lot the culture and I have good feelings about
chinese people.
Have a great day !!
Regards,
Marva
behnam March 5th 2008

Dear Fard,
Thank you for your writing. Thank you once again for your choice. When I saw this topic,
I thought that is easy. So I sat down to write something about freedom. After an hour, I
realized that I could not do it. First, I am going to give you dictionary definition of
freedom. I know that you know its meaning very well, even better than me. Freedom has
got lots of meaning, the main one is the right to do what you want without being
controlled or restricted by anyone. Also, it means the state of being free and allowed to do
what you want.
First of all, it should be noted that I am not a politician and I know nothing about politics.
Who can do what he/she wants??? It is really meaningless. When I am allowed to do what
I want and someone else is allowed to do what she/he wants, what is going to happen if I
want to harm him/her and vice versa? So, we will automatically find out that we need
some laws and rules. When rule comes in the door, freedom flies out of the window!
I can safely say that no one is free. To put it another way, human beings cannot be free. If
someone says that he/she is free, there are two chances or two probabilities. The first one
is that she/he does not know the true meaning of freedom. The second one is that she/he is
very interested in her/his humanity.
Freedom is not an absolute thing. It is relative. When it is relative, everyone will say
her/his own point of view. In my book, human beings are not free and they cannot be free
at all.
I hope to hear more about you.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam 5 March, 2008

Dear Araghi,
Thank you for your message. As you have mentioned, it is planting day on 5 March in
Persian calendar. As my dear friend NANA has put it, the winter is leaving and the spring
is coming. The flowers and trees are going to bloom. Leaves and flowers are going to
appear. The birds are singing. I could hear the birds singing outside my window. The
weather is very nice. It is really lovely. It is "2 nafare (LOL)" actually.
Have you ever planted any trees? What sorts of trees have you planted? Why people are
not interested in planting?
I really love trees and plants. In fact, I cannot live without them. I think, it is impossible to
live without them. I believe so.
My parents are originally from Azerbaijan. As I guess you know, it is very green and
grassy. I have been to Azerbaijan so many times. Azerbaijan is heaven compared to other
parts of Iran. Sitting by the river with a good English book is my idea of heaven (LOL).
I hope that you will be successful in planting on 5 March.

Yours Sincerely,

Dear Araghi,
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Araghi,
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Araghi,
Yours Sincerely,
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Dear NANA,
Many thanks for your writing. Yes, it is as you have mentioned. The winter is leaving and
the spring is coming. The flowers and trees are going to bloom. Leaves and flowers are
going to appear. The birds are singing. I could hear the birds singing outside my window.
The weather is very nice. It is really lovely.
If you kindly take a look at my writing to eraghi, a friend of mine from Iran, you will see a
phrase in Persian. I do not know how to write it in plain English. I am going to have a try.
In my country, Iran, when young people are going to describe a lovely weather, they say;
"It is double". As you know, when something is double, it is for two people or two things.
For example, double bed is for two people, a couple or something like that! When the
weather is double, it is very convenient to stroll along with someone who you love
him/her. I enjoy strolling along, laughing and joking.
You are an accountant. It means that your job is to keep and check financial accounts,
calculate taxes and so on. As you have written, you play with numbers. I hope you will
play with money and cheque in the near future as well.
I have accepted your invitation in Yahoo Messenger. I wish you would be online to chat
with me. Thank you for invitation.
The time difference between Iran and China should be at least, three hours. I am not sure.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Friends,
There was something wrong with my computer, so my last writing is sent for many times. I
beg your forgiveness.
Yours faithfully,

Dear kangming,
Thank you for your message. It seems you are so very meek and mild. Your English is very
good and it is not your first English letter. It is a sarcastic comment. You are sarcastic as
well.
Yours Sincerely,

Dea Marva,
Thank you for your writing. We, all, are practising English. I wish you would join us.
When it comes to speaking, the English language is a hard problem. I'm sure that if we
put our heads together, we can think of a solution to this problem.
Your English is very good. Will you do me the honour of making friends with me?
Yours Sincerely,
KM March 9th 2008

Dear behnam:
Thank you for your comment.But it`s really true that i am a elementary English learner.So
my spoken language is very poor,i don`t how to have a chat with a foreigner.But now
there are so many friends come from all over the world ,we can practic our English
together ,if you want ,i can be your best friend . Let`s learn together!I find it`s funny to
write a letter and raring to get the reply.
I hope to see your reply again.
Best wishes!
Kangming
KM March 9th 2008

Dear my friends:
Thanks a lot for read my letter!I am a new one to here.I got here two days ago,but there is
English word that I can`t undertand. The word is "penpal".Can you help me ?
Your`s Kangming
9 March ,2008
NANA March 11th 2008
Dear Behnam,
There are a beautiful thing that i should share with you.Last saturday , the national
women's festival,i went to visite the place named the garden of millions of sunflowers with
my friends.To my surperise,there were so many flowers,so many kinds of
flowers.Aromatherapy,tulip,sakura,violet,lily.There was much fragrant smell mixed in
your nose.There was much color mixed on your eyes.You will say it is time for spring.I
have sent the pictures to you.I hope this is "double" pleasure for you.
I also love to stroll after supper with friends,and i love to clime moutain when the whether
is fine,and i love to travel when i have time.
Waiting for your reply
NANA
fard March 12th 2008

Dear Behnam
Thank you for your notice and writing. What you said is correct. I think we have to canon
such as rights of others do not inculcate. For this reason, it is necessary to know our
rights. How do we know our right? What is our right?
For to response these questions, firstly we must understand our needs then find ways of
complies these needs. Secondly we must scrutinize these ways and ensure that these
solutions do not spoil rights of anyone. But there are questions. What are our needs? And
how can we discern those? I think we can consider two categorize about needs. One
classification refer to our body and material life such as our domiciles, our money or our
individual devices and�?� . Another classification refers to our ghost or immaterial
life. For example we can not do something that disturbs calm of people.
After assessing of these rights we can go to second step but let me that we consider more
and more about these needs and then go to second step. What are our needs in different
fields in your opinion?
Looking for your reply.

Best wishes.
Fard
adelaida March 13th 2008

Dear Behnam I read all your letters and I found them great,your written english is quite
well .You are very polite (as the majority of the iranian people) .Becouse I knew at least 3
language in proficiency level it is very important to me to improve the other 3 which I am
learning at this time(English, Dutch and Farsi).I think you ara surprised becouse of
farsi.But I can assure you Iam doing quite well in learning of language of Hafez and
Saadi...So I hope for your help not only in english but also in farsi.I like very much the
history and the culture of your country(I have studied it at university).I think the fact that
you like numbers and formuls and I do not wont be an obstacle for us to become good
friends.Khoda hafez

Dear kangming,
Thank you for your writing. As you know well, there are four skills in each language.
Writing, understanding, listening and speaking. In terms of writing, your English is very
good. My speaking is not good enough to make conversation easily. In fact, I am not
fluent in speaking. My accent is not good too. I wish we would improve our skills as soon
as possible.
Please be in touch with me and other friends who visit this useful site. Learning should be
done little by little, slowly but surely. It is a lifelong activity. Because of this fact, I am not
in a hurry. I just think about improvment and being on right way.
Now, I think I am on right way. I have got lots of friends who help me in learning English
and share with me their happiness and sadness. I feel I am not alone. I wish you would
join us. I am and I try my best to be an open-minded person. You are accepted with open
arms!
Yours Sincerely,
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Dear NANA,
Thank you for all you have done for me. I received some beautiful pictures of flowers.
They are very beautiful. How can I see your own picture? Is it possible to see your picture
as well? You should know that you are yourself as a beautiful flower with long life old.
Not only you are a beautiful flower, but also all women are as beautiful flowers. They are
created to make the life of human beings enjoyable and lovely. They must be treated with
respect.
Thank you once again for your writing. Please keep on writing as before. Your writing is
always welcomed.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Fard,
So many thanks for your writing. Your English is very good.
Dear Fard, as I have mentioned before, I am not interested in politics at all. Apart from
this fact, I am not a psychologist too. I just know a little bit Physics. I can only write that
Compassionate capitalism is about being free to be and to do what we dream. This does
not work in our country and culture. In fact, I am not in a position to write about these
types of topics. As far as I am concrned we should forget to think about such things. We
should focus on our goals and try to achive our ambitions. I devote my energies to
improve my English skills and to study to receive my PhD degree on Physics.
Dear Fard, I wish you would not get upset. As a matter of fact, these kinds of things are
discussed a lot by so many people. I know nothing about thse sorts of things. I wish you
would accept my apology.
Please keep on writing about some common topics.
I hope to see your writing soon
Yours Sincerely,

Dear adeaida,
You cannot imagine how happy I was when I saw your writing. Thank you very much
indeed. Your English is perfect as you have mentioned it. As far as I understad, you are
interested in learning Farsi. It is unbelievable. I cannot believe it. As a matter of fact, I
am really surprised to know that there is a person who is going to learn Farsi.
Will you do me the honour of becoming my friend? In this case, without any exaggeration
my dreams come true. In other words, it is an absolute dream.
I wish you would make friends with me. In this case, we will kill two birds with one stone!
You will help me in learning English and I will help you in learning Farsi.
Please do not hesitate to contact me. Making friends with you is a great honour for me.
I am looking forward to hearing about you as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely,

Dear Friends,
I am so sorry to forget to give you my E-mail. Your E-mails will be always welcomed.
Please E-mail me at: behrampednam@yahoo.com
Respectfully Yours,
Holly March 16th 2008

hi.
nice to meet you
I am Holly,I am a Chinese girl
I hope can make friend with you
this is my MSN
Jimmy_ho123@hotmail.com
I hope see you soon
thanks!!

Dear Holly,
Thank you for your comment. As it can be seen by looking at my writing, I am realy
interested in making friends with people from all over the world.
Some people say, or there is a saying which is "a good wife and health are a man's best
wealth". In spite of being single, I think it is absolutely right. I am going to make this
sentence complete by adding a few words. "A good wife, health and good friends are a
man's best wealth." I believe so.
You are warmly welcomed as other people from all over the world. Thank you for joining
us, as an English learner.
I hope to read more from you.
Yours Sincerely,
NRLHOSSAIN March 17th 2008
Hello Benham and Nana
How are you today. I am very happy that you are continuing your practice in this site.
Benham to say truth you are not excellent in writing only but also expressing your
language.
I admit one day you will be a great man.No doubt. Beautiful writing expression is another
pleasure i feel it.
Do not take my comment very seriously. Because you will mind something and ask me
another question. Nana knows this matter very well. I always tried to read your email
basically your thread which pleased me very much. Nana's writing is very good to me.
Her writings i got winter season very closely. i understood in her writing to hurry to
welcome spring season. I thought nana you got it . I came to know it watching television
in china had fallen very cold .Take care friends. Greetings of Spring season
Best wishes for you ....... Hossain

Dear Hossain,
Thanks a million for your comment. I felt happy when I saw your writing. Thank you once
again for your kindness.
I am a bit confused. At the moment, I do not know whether my writing is good or not. I am
not going to want futher description about it. In fact, I am deprived of asking more.
Well, in this situation, I should find a solution for this problem. It should be kept in mind
that every problem has got, at least one solution. There is only one thing in life that it has
not got solution. It is death. Anyway, I believe so.
What is the solution to this problem? Firstly, Nana will help me because of this fact that
she can get you easily, as you have mentioned it. On the one hand, Nana is familiar with
your culture and beliefs. On the other hand, she is one of my best friends. Apart from this,
she is kind enough to help me in such situation.
Secondly, I am not alone. I have got so many people from all over the world. Their
English is much better than mine. They can get you very well. I am sure. I hope they will
help me.
Finally, In such cases, I should be patient, since, almost in all situations, the patience is
the key of success. Time is a teacher!
Dear Hossain, do not get upset, I am only joking.
Please make remark about my writing. I hope to see your comments again. Please keep in
touch!
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Benham --- You had asked me a hard question .. it seemed to me i will not give
answer correctly to produce proof in writing to you . But i will try to say truth. As a
Muslim i believe death and also believe of death after life . Death---"It has no solution.
Every human being have to face death not only man but everything in the earth.It is the
rule of Almighty that is writtin in Holy Quran.
Solution is none. But if you could do something for mankind such as education institution
and health centre or any kind of monetary help to poor people-- You will be alive on those
people.
Take care
Best Rgds
Hossain

Dear Hossain,
Thank you for your answer. You are absolutely right.
I am still in the dark. Now, I am very confused. I hope my friends and Nana will help me.
Hope to read more from you.
Yours Sincerely,
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March 18th 2008

Hi.I call Ann.Come from China.I am very happy to can be a friend with everyone.Thank!
My contact method MSN:gl.apple@hotmail.com
e-mail:fanlixia666@163.com
fard March 18th 2008

Dear Behnam
salam
Thank you for your writing and opining.
Dear Behnam, like you I am not a statesman or psychologist but I believe that we should
know problems in our societies because we live in societies and try solve this problems.
Yes, it is not essential that we consider these problems professionally but it is necessary
we understand them. Like you, I going to receive my PhD degree and improve my skills in
English but for example I should participate in elections and select my destination
because it effects on my life.
Dear Behnam, as you know I am Iranian so love Iran, the country that Koorosh wrote
rights of men in 2500 years ago. In addition I am a Moslem and believe Islam is most
completion religion in the entire world. For example we have in Quran, there is no force
in acceptance of religion. It means FREEDOM. I search a way to define FREEDOM
different from west world on the base of our culture but we can use of their experiences.
But there is no problem if you don�??t interest that we conversation about this matter.
We can conversation about any other matter. (This is another mean of freedom. I am
joking.)
We have few hours to new years then I congratulate you and hope you have a happy year
and success in PhD exam.
Best wishes
Fard
avaledai March 19th 2008

Dear Behnam,
Tomorrow is 20st of March which is the beginning day of

Iranian New Year and the time of our national festival called Nowrouz .Happy New Year
& Happy Nowrouz to you.
I hope you have a successful year ,full of happiness and enjoyment.

xo...xo...xo...xo
Mitra.

Dear Ann,
Thank you for your message.

I am a bit confused! You are from China, but it seems to me that it is the flag of our friend
country, Saudi Arabia, which is the sign of nationality itself. Anyway, I am so happy to
see you on this useful site.
Hope to read your comments.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Fard,
Thank you very much for your excellent writing. Your English is perfect!
I agree with you up to a point, but there are lots of dtails I disagree with.
I have got no knowledge about Islam and the holy Koran. As I mentioned for so many
times, I only know a bit Physics. As far as I can remember, there is an aye in the holy
Koran says "La ekraha feddin...". Well, apart from this fact that the meaning of this aye is
not what people try to get it in a simple way; let's assume that it is as you have said. There
is another aye in the holy Koran says " Enna dina endallah eslama". I am not sure about
correct spelling, because my Arabic language is awful.
Anyway, I know that vaghti gharbiha ro derakhta zendegi mikardan, Iran manshore
hoghooghe bashar dashte ast! Va amma yadinda ghalsin; bashari azad goymagh olmaz,
ulini azad goysan, tabooti baturar! Allah bi daghigha adam va havvani beheshda azad
utordi; na ish gurdilar? Bir da yadinda galsin; bo dalihlar ki basharda var, garah dola,
harasi bir noinan. Montaha hey khali oler! bo chatindi. Dadashim, agar dalihli ensan
gordin, hatman yemagha galib! Hala biri freedom shoarinan, birisi azadiye zanan
shoarinan, biri capitalism biri.... Borakh. Mani dali elama! You are absolutely right from
this point of view. What has happend? This reason should be discussed.
Iranian people are intelligent. Well, Who has killed Amir Kabir the great. What about
Mosaddegh? Where is Sattarkhan and Bagher khan? Where is Mirza kochek khan? In
shahname, Sohrab has killed by his father; Rostam! ...
What are the reasons? There are so many reasons. The important one is than Iranian
people are very naive. Haminke man va shoma dar in site khod zani mikonim, neshaneye
sadegiye mast!
I am not interested in writing about these sorts of things. Please choose another topic to
write about.
Happy New Year to you! I hope to see your reply soon.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mitra the great,
Thank you very much for your message which you have put it in a kindly way!
Happy New Year to you too! I hope this year brings you health, wealth, blessing, benefit
and whatever you wish. You know, this is a bit dangerous to say to a lady that I hope you
achieve your ambitions, and whatever you want, in the near future. Why? Well, it is time
to make a joke with you. Women have got a lot of admitions; and this is very good. Almost
all of them only have got some ambitions. They do not think about the limitations. As far
as I am aware, each ambition has got its limits.
Well, what will happen if your ambition is killing Behnam with kindness!(LOL) Khodaya
be ma rahm kon! Anyway, you are very kind to me and that is why I made joke with you.
Thank you very much indeed.
I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as you can.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Friends,
Happy New Year to all. Unfortunately, there is something wrong with my computer or
yahoo mail. It is impossible to E-mail. It does not work. There is a message which is "
error on page". Anyway, I am afraid that I cannot E-mail you at this important moment.
Happy New Year to you. I wish you all the best in the world.
Yours Faithfully,

Dear Benham--
Thank you for your reply. I am looking out your email .You had written in another
language to the particular person. But it is unexpected that i wanted to comment here.
Suppose you and your people talking regional language but i was inside of you , did not
understand anything of your discussing topic. If you could translate the language in
english at least i will be able to understand the beautiful language what you had
mentioned to your friend in before. I think you may know many language and you could
try to reply here english but not actual to understand regional language to your people.
You are obserbing many new year.How many happy year have in Iran. Wated to know
from you.
Thank you .. Have a nice day
Kind Regards
Hossain
dear Benham,
I'm so disappointed that you havn't reply my e-mail.It must my picture scare you.I am so
regretful that i sent my picture to you or you maybe still write to me.I am so ugly but you
are so handsome.Man always likes beautiful woman,always judge woman by her look.It is
a ture,right? (LOL)
It seems today is the beginning day of

Iranian New Year.It must very funny to you.You must have a rich meal with your
families.What's your best wish in the new year?By the way,can i ask if the adult and
single man in your country live with his parents just like you?
Happy new year
NANA

Dear Hossain,
I'm so happy you appear here again.It just like you havn't a long time to drink a cup of
coffee and forget its taste but you drink it again.The taste comes back again.
I don't know you and Behnam are talking about and why you mention me.If i can help
you,i will give me my hand.
I think Behnam talk about the death is a jok,he just want you to remark on his writing.
As far as you were concerned,death can be soluted which i can't approve.Whether you
belive you do the bad thing and you will be punished in your future life or in your
otherworldliness(i mean the next life)?
BEST WISH
NANA
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qingqing March 20th 2008
Dear behnam,
your answer is so excellent!!I'm very admire for it!!I'm reading your letters,they are very
useful for learning English!!but,I haven't finished it! I want to ask you a question,Is there
something is easy in this world ,especially remembering vocabularies??!! do you read
loudly everyday??so that ,you can have an accurate pronunciation !!
oh,shall I be strict with myself??I should speak English as local people!we can't relax
myself just because my mother land isn't English,right??
also have a problem,I find that,I can chating very well in daily life,but can't do it in
business!!it's so sad!!
your friend '
Qingqing!
abood March 22nd 2008

hello guys.
I thank u behnam on your exerted efforts and god bless u in your deeds and in our life.In
fact I want your help in supplying me with sources have shor real stories to read them
because as i think that any person need to increase his or her vocabularies as an
important step for improving his English language but i don't mean that hs has to save the
dictionary words in his brain NO but he has to read and use the new sentences in his
daily life.after that he will can change the structure of the words and merge the sentences
together.
I thank u again and I hope to recieve my request from u on my e-mail:
mrbrown85@hotmail.com
with my best wishes.
aboood=mr.brown
NRLHOSSAIN March 23rd 2008

Hello Nana-- It is my pleasure that you had replied my email. In fact I had engaged with
some work that I did not get time to write you. I did not study like you and benham but i
try to maintain self study. Well you wrote fine to comment to attach friendship.Yes i
wanted to get again to taste of a cup of coffee to write to all of you. You had forward
much to develop your english that appears to me tremandous development. You had tried
well in this reagard. I had read all of your email and your expression in writing words is
very beautiful when you had raised your reply.
My question to you- How have you controlled your accouting profession in your offfice.
No more today. Take care
Have a nice day.
Bye bye
Kind Regards
Hossain
Jessica March 23rd 2008

Dear Behnam,
Hi,I'm so glad to know you here.

Uh..My name is Wang Jie,and English name is Jessica.As you know,I am from China.And
I'm a new member here.My English is not good,so I just want to practice my English with
each other.Can you help me?Can you be my teacher here?
I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours Sincerely,
Jessica,24 March,2008

dear Hossain,
I am glad to receive your message too.you said you were engaged in your work,also you
could say you were busy doing your work.
I also find my writing is better than before but it is far from my aim.I will try my best to
improve my enlish.You can do it,too.The more you practice,the more your level in english
is .
I don't know what do you mean how have i controlled my accouting profession in my
offfice. You mean what do i work everyday or how i improve my accouting.Please tell me,i
won't hesitate to answer you.
Best wish
NANA

Dear Nana
As you mentioned in before you are an accountant. What responsibility you are holding in
your office. I want to know how you maintain your job everyday. What is the nature of
your company business.. What was your role in there? As a profession of Accountant how
have you developed yourself.. Are you happy to there?
Thank you / Hossain
andrea1981 March 25th 2008

hi��?behnam
i am so glad to see your nice letter. thank you for your writting in earnest.
i want to practice english and make friends here. so if you connect me i will appreciate
you a lot.
msn: andreayangfan@hotmail.com
i am eager to know the culture and history of iran. oh, i am andrea, from china shanghai.
waiting for your message. thanks
have a nice day!

Dear Friends,
Thank you very much for your messages. I am afraid to be late in answering. I was on
New Year holidays. I am here again. I felt so happy when I saw your comments.
Unfortunately, there is an important problem with my Yahoo account. It does not work. In
fact, I cannot e-mail to my friends. This makes me so sad. I do not know what to do?
At the moment, I cannot e-mail to my friends. This is a great sadness! I know that my
friends are looking forward to receiving the answers of their letters. What can I do? I will
write to them as soon as I can solve this problem.
Thank you for your messages and e-mails. Nana, Hossain, Mitra, seba, Zita, Adelaida,
Qingqing, jessica, Andrea, Heyva, Aida, Emily and so many people that I have forgotten
the correct spelling of their nice name. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Please keep writing going. I am eager to read your messages and letters.
Yours Faithfully,
March 25th 2008

hey, you know, i am so glad you mentioned my name in your last lettle, thank you so
much.
oh, i forgot it, i am pleasantly surprised you answered so quickly.
don't worry about your yahoo account, friends will understand you.
then enjoy your everyday.
see you!

Dear Adelaida,
I do not know whether you will visit this site and willl read this message or not. I have
received your letter and beautiful photographs. Thank you very much indeed. I have
written the answer of your letter, but unfortunately I cannot e-mail it, since my Yahoo
account does not work.
I am very sorry. I hope that I can be able to e-mail you soon.
Please keep in touch.
Yours Sincerely,
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Dear Adelaida,
I have added you in my friend list in Yahoo Messenger. Please accept my invitation. I am
looking forward to chatting with you as soon as you can.


Dear Know me(Aida),
I do not know whether you will visit this site and willl read this message or not. You have
got an excellent thread which entitled 'English English!'. I saw it and became very glad.
Did you receive my last e-mail? I mean the answer of "a short story". If the answer is
'yes', so why did not you reply? If the answer is 'no', so where is my letter? I have
changed your short story. You had started that story in a romantic way and had finished it
in a tragic way. I have finished it in a romantic way as well. I wish you had received that
e-mail.
Aida is a nice Iranian Azari girl's name. It means, "As beautiful as the moon", or " similar
to the moon from appearance point of view". It is a name in Azari language. In azari
language, 'Ai' is used to say 'moon'.
As I guess you know, my Yahoo account does not work. I think it is because of acting the
U.S.A. I am not sure, I think so.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Zita,
I do not know whether you visit this site and will read this writing or not. I am writing this
message to inform you that my Yahoo account does not work, so I cannot e-mail to
anyone? I hope the problem will be solved soon.
Thank you for your e-mails.

Please keep on writing.
Yours Sincerely,
buick March 26th 2008

Salam Behnam,
Thank you for remember my name at your friends list!!!!!!!!
Happy New Year to you and your family. Did you come to Azerbaijan? Why you did not
come to my house?
Best wishes,
Heyva

Dear Nana,
Thank you for your message and E-mail. I have received your e-mail. I have saw your
nice photograph. It is very beautiful. You should know that beauty is in the eye of the
beholder. It used to say that different people have different opinions about what is
beautiful.
As I guess you know, at the moment, my Yahoo account does not work, so I cannot answer
to you. I am terribly sorry!
Please do not lose touch with me!
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Heyva,
Thank you so much for your delightful writing.
Dear Heyva, it should be mentioned that Iran is divided into some provinces. Two of them
are East-Azerbaijan and West-azerbaijan. My parents originally are from East-
azerbaijan. The capital city of East-Azerbaijan is Tabriz. My mother is from Tabriz. We
went Tabriz with my family on holiday.
When I wrote that I am visiting Azerbaijan in the near future, I meant East-Azerbaijan. I
am terribly sorry to make you confused.
Happy New Year to you and your family. I hope this year brings you happiness, health
and blessing.
Yours Sincerely,

dear Behnam,
i am sorry to hear that it's something wrong with your e-mailbox and this is make you
mess .maybe you got a virus so set up a software to delete it.
How's your new year festival?It's happy?have a big pity,can you descibe it.I want to share
your happiness and the difference of your new year.
best wish
NANA

dear Hossain,
Thank you for your quick reply.

As for me,i am a small accounting in a small company.everyday i repeat my job--
managed,developed,and maintained all aspects of accounting,foreign exchange
dealings,marketing,and data processing of company.Every year i will take a accounting
class to improve my knowledge and learn from the elder professon accounting.
How about you,can you talk about your job?why are you so busy all the day?
Best wish
NANA
Know me March 26th 2008

Dear Behnam,
Oh! my God !!!!! At last our friend " Behnam " has appeared.
Thank you , really , for your reply ... and I will be very glad to share us ( me and my
friends ) in my thread ... if you do that , it will be wonderful....
In fact , I have read your last letter .. and I will reply very soon..
Behnam , "your yahoo account is very upset from you , maybe you have written something
wrong......"
ok .... it's a joke .

really , my hotmail account suffering from the same thing...
I can't reply or send anything ...maybe you have to make another account on another site ,
you will have two accounts , and that is good.
In fact , I have choosen the name " Aida" because I love it ... I didn't know its meaning ...
now I love it so much because I love its meaning.. It's beautiful more than my real name ...
Thank you,
see you,
joodi March 27th 2008

good morning (behnam),
hope every thing is going ok with u.

you don't know how much i'm grateful ,ur stopping at my reply to Aida,so thank to each of
u.
about Ibraheem Tatlesses ,as i have referenced , he is my favorite singer and according to
my information ,he is in a good health ,at list, i wish that he is.
about the song ,u have mentioned,i asked about the meaning ,but i could not make an idea
what it is exactly meaning ,but i can say that he was talking about blue eyes or somthing
like that.
but acoording to my knowledge, blue eyes mean another woards,any way hope i help u,
and i think (lina ) can help u more than i can.
again,thankx four ur visiting ,and wish u accept me as new friend .
waiting ur reply
bye..
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Dear Nana,
Thank you for your email and your comment.
In order to give you, and other friends who are interested in Iranian culture, some
information about New Year, I am going to post this thread.
As you know, people in all countries have got a calendar. Calendar is a system that
divides and measures time in a particular way, usually starting from a particular event.
For example, the Roman calendar, the Islamic calendar, the Gregorian calendar etc.
My country, Iran, is an ancient country. It has its own calendar too. It starts from
coronation of Cyrus the great about 2600 years ago.
Well, in each calendar, there are some historical days. The day that people began a New
Year is more important than others.
In Iran, when there are 20 days to finish old year, women began to clean up houses, to
wash up carpets and all stuff. They clean all things. Some women, who are skillful, grow
something from seed. It is not planting in the soil. They put the seeds in a particular vessel
and water them. These green plants will be at home until 13th of New Year. Nowadays,
women try to buy it, rather than to plant it.
On the last Tuesday of old year, at nigh, people make a fire of wood or bush. The fire is a
symbol of purity. People enjoy making a fire. In some cities, young girl jump over the fire
and say something. Nowadays, young boys use firecrackers and rockets. They make a lot
of noise. After finishing firework, Iranian families spend with each other and eat dried
nuts.
At the beginning of the spring, on first day of the spring in Iranian calendar, a new year
begins. People wear new clothes. Women, nowadays men also, spread the tablecloth and
arrange eatable things in it. For example, apple, orange, kiwi, pistachio and other dried
nuts and lots of sweets. They put the green plants, which is described above, in tablecloth
as well. There are some other things in the tablecloth. For example, the holy Koran,
mirror, two candlesticks, a water bottle or a jug, which is made of glass, a few small
fishes in it? People sit around the tablecloth and talk to each other and eat some things.
Some families take a travel to other cities.
People visit each other and celebrate the first two weeks of New Year. The schools and
universities are close, but other governmental places are open.
On 13th of spring, almost all families, leave their home and go to the country. They spend
all day out of home and enjoy playing, walking, talking and laughing. You should
remember that we still have got the green plants which are made in a vessel. Today, we
take it out of home and throw it in the country.
This topic was too hard to write about. I tried my best to write something. It is not
complete. If it is not clear enough to understand, it is my own shortcoming.
It should be mentioned that we celebrate New Year according to Iranian ancient

ceremonies. Nowadays, we use the Islamic calendar. It is Hegira calendar. There are two
kinds of Hegira calendar. The first one is lunar, which is used in Arabic countries. The
second one is solar, which is used in Iran. So, in Iran, it is 1387 according to the Hegira
solar calendar.
I wish you would make comment.
Yours Sincerely,
Although west

hi behnam,how r u
i would like to say ,that was the most exciting thread i had read ever,it's realy verey
expressive.
in fact ,ur festival , have reminded me of (Nayrooz festival) ,
am i right..?
any way ..happy new year

wish every thing u want ,will be coming true.
see ur nice thread as soon as possible.
bye..

Dear Lina,
I write this, in my own thread, in the hope that you will visit my threads and read this
writing. As far as I know, you are from Turkey and you are studying philosophy. I read
your writing in my friend's thread, know me (Aida).
To be completely frank, sometimes we try to say some good sentences as a motto for
example, or to believe in some strange things. It does not help us and does not help other
people as well. We should avoid thinking and talking in an absolute way. Luck and
confidence are not absolute things. They are relative.
I have met a lot of young people, particularly young girls that have got a strange opinion
about love and friendship.
In my opinion, when someone, boy or girl, man or woman, criticizes love and friendship,
she/he is not a lover or a friend. As far as I am aware, if someone needs friend, she/he has
to try to be a friend herself/himself. To have a friend, try to be a friend, as old saying
goes. If we love someone or something, we mustn�??t criticize it at all. The same goes to
friendship. When we criticize someone or something, we do not love it. In this case, we
need something and name it Love. The same goes to friendship.
Let me give you a formula. If you wish to catch something, and feel it in your hand, it is
not your love and your friend. Love is a good feeling. When is someone a lover? Well,
she/he is a true lover when she/he loves someone or something, even thought, it harms
her/him.
I am not going to philosophize. There is an important sentence in the Holy Koran. ALA
BE ZEKROLLAH TATMAENNAL GHULUB. There is only one way to have inner peace.
It is thinking of God, to be with God, to do what God has said, to act what God allow. If
you have got God what do you want else? If you have not got God, what have you got
then? God is enough for human being.
As I have mentioned before in so many threads, my parents are originally from East-
Azerbaijan province of Iran.. My mother tongue is Azari. It is actually a sort of Turki.
I am really interested in making friends with you. I hope you will visit here and read this
thread. I hope so.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Behnam
Thanks for usefull information about Iranian calendar and New Year.It was very clear.I
know even that Iranians put on table when it is day of nowruz 7 dishes which bigin with
letter S (sib, sabzi etc).Only I don't know the reason. Maybe you can tell me ,if you
know.About the 13 day of new year I have known too. Because we will go to countryside.It
is tradition too, but I try to find out why?Is there a particular meaning in this act?
I like very much Iranian sweets,especially Sohan and Nun berenji of Kermanshah.I buy
them here in Iranian shop.
Also I learn to cook (from my friends)khorosh sabzi ,fsnjun and ashe reshte.
Also Iran is famous for its beutifull carpets and gilims.
Write more if you can about your lovely country .
Take care and best wishes!!!!!
Adelaida

Dear Benham
It seems to me very useful information. Really you are lucky one that have got a lot of
beautiful happy new year up to two weeks. Thank you very much to infrom to us.
By the by can you pls tell me. In Iraq how do they perform happy new year. Are they same
to you.
Thank you once again

Take care.. Bye for now.. Hossain
Know me March 27th 2008
Dear Behnam ,
How are you?
what you did write about your country is very amazing ..
I felt that I went to Iran .. really it is beautiful .
the Arab women like to clean thier houses at the beginning of a new year too.. maybe the
women have the same interests in all countries .(the woman is woman )
It's very lovely from you (Iranian people ) to keep knowing and doing your customs, it's
very rarely nowadays.
I wish I can visit your country .. it will be wonderful...
see you,

Dear Joodi,
Thank you very much for your comment.
Yes it is Newrooz festival. In this situation, 'New' means 'a period that is just beginning'
and 'rooz' is what we say 'day' in Farsi.
Thank you Joodi(Jood's kind mother!)
Yours Sincerely,

Good morning..
How r u (Behnam), i'm so happy for ur reply "it gives me some good points" ..thankx a lot
In fact I'm very interested person about other strange international culture, which guides
me to be knowledge little bit of other cultures and languages like:
Turkish, Kurdish, besides my new knowledge about Farsi.
I think, each of them has some similar traditions, is not that true..?
According to (Aida) Turkish is very closed to Arabic (music), and we are, I mean Syrian
people, use some Turkish wards like: towel means (pashkeer), plate (chanaq), spoon
(khashoqa) etc..
And this is going back to the long period turkey was in Arab countries, and besides to
neighborhood.
By the way, I know couple Kurdish wards like:
Rooj bash, means good morning.
Choa hall, means how are you?
Naveta cheya, means what is your name?
And khodeta jta rozeabeh ,means god bless u..
And many other wards and sentences I had learn by the songs, the same way I could learn
Turkish.
Anyway, please if u can translate that sentences into Farsi.. , I will be very appreciated .
Glad to communicate with you

Waiting ur reply
Bye..

Dear Adelaida,
Thanks a million for your delightful writing.
Without any doubt, you are much more familiar than me with Iranian cultures and
ceremonies.
As you have put it in a good way, the most famous Iranian food is 'Ghorme sabzi'. I really
love it. It is delicious. I wish I would be able to give you and other friends a recipe for it.
My mother is really an expert at cooking. She is a good cook. She knows the recipe for
cooking so many kinds of food. Another popular food in Iran is 'Fesenjun'. I do not like it.
The most famous, but old-fashioned, food in Azerbaijan province is 'Abgusht'. It is,
actually, a kind of broth.
Well, it is time to criticize young people again. Young people, who are less than 30, in
comparison with old people, are very lazy, and then their stomachs are too lazy to digest
a wide range of food easily. I am a young boy too. (LOL) This is as the act of killing
yourself. That is why I called 'Abgusht' as an old-fashioned food.
To be honest with you, I have got no knowledge about the reason of arranging seven
things in the tablecloth that start with 'S'. They are 'Sib (apple)', 'Sekke (coin)', 'Samanoo
(juice of germinating wheat or malt mixed with flour and brought to a consistency)', 'Sir
(garlic)', 'Sabze (home planted grass)', 'Senjed (wild olive)' and 'Sumagh (sumac)'.
Everyone has got his/her own opinion about the reason of choosing these things by
ancient Iranian people. I think, they are noticeable from wealth, health and happiness
point of view. For example, an apple a day keeps doctor away! (LOL)
To tell the truth, my knowledge about 13th Farvardin, 1 April, is not complete. It is '13
bedar'. As I have written about it, on this day, almost all people leave their home and go
to the country. Some people think that thirteen is an unlucky number. Poor 13 (LOL).
They think, if they can spend 13 of New Year happily, they will be happy all year! I am not
a superstitious person.
Well, it is time to make a joke with girls! As you know perfectly well, women are more
superstitious than men. On this day, some superstitious young girls, sing. They sing '13
bedar, sale dige khoone shohar, bache baghal'. (LOL) I do not know how to put it in
English. They sing 'I am going to pass 13 of Farvardin, I wish, next year I will be in my
husband's house, while I am holding a baby in my arms'(LOL). I am only joking.
I am very much looking forward to hearing from you as soon as you can.
Yours Sincerely,
soosoo March 28th 2008

dear behnam
My name is soosoo and I am from China.

In fact, it's my first time to read a thread post by a Iranian on the internet.
I have never communicated with a person from Mideast before.
I think that you must be a person that having passion in your life after I read the whole
thread carefully.
The way of improving English skills that you mentioned in the thread is very helpful for
me.
It will be very pleasure to me if could be a friend with u.
Look forward for your reply.
btw, I know there is a nuclear-crisis between USA and Iran for the last years,
God bless to no war happened in the Mideast.
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Dear Hossain,
Thank you for your comment.
As far as I know, the people of Iraq are Arab. They are not Iranian. They have got their
own languages and ceremonies. A I guess you know, Iranian are Muslims. Our holy book
is Koran. It is in arabic. We have the greatest respect for all people in the world and all
Muslims as well. God has said in the holy Koran, "Enna Anzalnaho ghoranan arabian
lallakom tagheloon". All Muslims are strongly recommended to learn arabic. Iranian
people like arab people because of this common important thing among us. What is it?
well, it is the holy Koran.
Generally speaking, Iran was very wide and vast during the age of coronation of Cyrus
the great about 2567 years ago. My historical knowledge is not noticeable, but I can
safely say that this year is 7030 according to the Aryan Mitra, 3746 according to
Zoroaster and 1387 according to solar Hegira. It is time to make a joke and a funny one.
Everywhere is Iran from Behnam's point of view, if you do not think so, then where you
from? (LOL). I am only joking.
Please do not lose touch with me.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Aida(Know me).
Thanks to internet, thanks to friends, and of course thanks to Clare, the owner of this
useful site, we feel, as if, all world is as our own house. I feel so.
Thank you once again for your interest in my country and its culture.
For give me about being late in answering.
Please reply soon.
Yours Sincerely,

Salam Behnam,
You write very well. I read your writing at list 10 time. How you learn English? You write
fantastic. When I read your writing I learn lot of English. Please translate this sentence to
English. It is in Azari.
'sogulum eshgh olmasa varligh butun afsanadi,

eshghidan mahroom olan ensanigha bighanadi,
eshghidi, mohabbati ensaniyatin johari,
bigoulda eshgh olmasa, goul dail viranadi.'
Please write very soon.
Best wishes,
Heyva

Dear Joodi,
I do not know how to thank to you for your nice comment. It seems that your English
knowledge is very well and you are a well-educated lady. As you have put it in a good
way, languages are dynamic. They change from time to time. My knowledge about
languages is so little to write about it. As you have mentioned, people who live in a region
have got some common words, even though, they live in different countries. I think, it
should be so, because languages are which people use to make conversation with each
other.
Dear Joodi, frankly speaking, being able to talk together and making conversation by
using language is one of the biggest mysteries of life. If we look at languages closely, we
will find out the importance of humanity and its creator. In order to make the importance
of language a bit clear I should say that some philosophers when are going to define the
meaning of mankind they say,�?� Human is a creature who can speak�?�.
The number of languages in the world is mind-blowing. It is another mystery of life. As

Muslims, Christians and the Jewish people believe, God has created Adam and Eva when
there was no one without them. Well, what was their language? Whatever it was, it was
exactly one language and one accent. We are all the children of this couple. How many
languages are there in the world now? This phenomenon is so complicated to get.
Let�??s forget it (LOL).
Thank you once again for your interest in Persian language. I am going to write
something in Farsi and translate them into English. I hope to write what you wanted to
know.
Hello(salam), How are you?(halet chetore?), Thank you(Motshakkeram), What is your

name?(Esme shoma chiye?) Where are you from?(Ahle kojaee?), goodbye(Khoda hafez),
Mother(Madar), Father(Pedar), Brother(Baradar) and Sister(Khahar).
If I can help more, please let me know. I am looking forward to reading from you as soon
as possible.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Heyva,
I owe you an apology. It was very kind of you to give me your account an password. I
make a big mistake. I saw your comment. You have made lots of mistake. I wanted to
correct them, but actually I could not. When I disconnected, I did not logout! And as you
see, When I posted my writing to Joodi, I make a stupid mistake. Please accept my
apology. it is actualy a big shame.
Please change your password. I hope you will forgive me.
Your Sincerely,

Dear Joodi,
I do not know how to thank to you for your nice comment. It seems that your English
knowledge is very well and you are a well-educated lady. As you have put it in a good
way, languages are dynamic. They change from time to time. My knowledge about
languages is so little to write about it. As you have mentioned, people who live in a region
have got some common words, even though, they live in different countries. I think, it
should be so, because languages are which people use to make conversation with each
other.
Dear Joodi, frankly speaking, being able to talk together and making conversation by
using language is one of the biggest mysteries of life. If we look at languages closely, we
will find out the importance of humanity and its creator. In order to make the importance
of language a bit clear I should say that some philosophers when are going to define the
meaning of mankind they say,�?� Human is a creature who can speak�?�.
The number of languages in the world is mind-blowing. It is another mystery of life. As

Muslims, Christians and the Jewish people believe, God has created Adam and Eva when
there was no one without them. Well, what was their language? Whatever it was, it was
exactly one language and one accent. We are all the children of this couple. How many
languages are there in the world now? This phenomenon is so complicated to get.
Let�??s forget it (LOL).
Thank you once again for your interest in Persian language. I am going to write
something in Farsi and translate them into English. I hope to write what you wanted to
know.
Hello(salam), How are you?(halet chetore?), Thank you(Motshakkeram), What is your

name?(Esme shoma chiye?) Where are you from?(Ahle kojaee?), goodbye(Khoda hafez),
Mother(Madar), Father(Pedar), Brother(Baradar) and Sister(Khahar).
If I can help more, please let me know. I am looking forward to reading from you as soon
as possible.
Yours Sincerely,
PS. dearJoodi and other friends, I beg your pardon because of making that mistake.
Dear Soosoo,
Thank you for your nice comment.
As you have written, you are making conversation with a person who is from the Middle
East. So, on the positive side, it is a great honour for me, but on the negative side, I
should take lots of responsibilities. I should be very careful, because of the fact that If I
act in a bad way, you will think that the people who live in the Middle East are not good.
They are very good, although I am not a good person (LOL).
My English is not as good as you think. It is very nice of you to think so. In fact, I am a
beginner in learning English.
You are reading the threads of a person who is from Iran and the Middle East as well for
first time, but I Have written a lot of letters to people who live in China. To tell the truth, I
have got at least 8 Chinese good friends. They are very kind to me as you are.
We are at cold war with the U.S.A. I hope it will not turn into a warm one (LOL).
China is a big country. The Great Wall is in it. Precisely speaking, China borders the
Great Wall. It is really wonderful and amazing. I have heard that it can be seen from
moon. I am not sure about it.. I am interested in hearing about this ancient wall. I would
appreciate if you could write me some information about it.
I am very much looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Behnam,
You have the most fascinating thread in this cite,without any doubt.
Every your writing must be carefully studied by all of us if we like of course to improve
our English.Sorry, I speak in behalf of all your friends but I don't belive they would
disagree with my opinion.
It is like you put your soul in electronic 01010101,you understand what I mean.
I wanted just thank you for every single message you have here.And I read them all.
Best wishes
Adelaida

(Salam) my dear brother Behnam..
Actually I'm more than happy because of your comment.
To be honest with you, I'm not good in English at all, especially conjugating verbs, but
I'm trying to make a progress by through any way I have.
In fact, at the first time I entered to the forum, I didn't read your threads or any others,
because I saw Aida's thread,it was lovely, and she drove me by her way of writing, and
her personality to communicate with her, besides, I found my addiction on my country
,Syria, and it was my goal also.
But, in the forum, I could make a whole idea about friendships, in general, between each
one of u and that was satisfactory to me.
Later, (Aida) gave me advice to communicate with all of her friends, I had already read
some of their threads and this was after couple days.
Any way, when I read reply belongs to you, it was amazing,then I started countdown
reading, I mean from the last thread to the first one.
At the end, when I finished up reading I was surprised when I know that you are a teacher
of physics,i don't mean by that the phisics is not a good science ,but i could not see your
character within,sure that was because of my idea that I had made up about ur
personality .
In fact I was thinking that u r studying linguistic (English) in one thread and logic in
another,history..etc,because you have lots of information about,almost, most of the things.
And now after the communicating with you, I'm still in shock, how could a young man,28
years old, dealing with such as a stagnant subject, physics, to be as the perception as you
could!!!!
God bless you ..
In another side, when I read that you love physics and feel it in lovely way ,I was pleased.
finally,
I 'm so happy to earn you as a friend and a brother..so thank you Behnam ..
And thank you Aida cuz you are amazing girl makes me proud of her and thankful.
Wish you share us (Aida and me) with your thoughts.
See you later

Bye..

salam Heyva
How are you?
I am from Iran (exactly Ardebil province near your country)
I read your Azari topic. you write very good."eshgh olsun"
salam to you and to Gharebagh.
hello to Baki and Nardalan.
as you know heyva means quince in Azari. it is a very nice fruit. I like it, because it is very
tasty.
I am looking forward to reading from you.
yours sincerely
Araghi
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Hi behnam,
How are you? Are you ok today?
Don't be sad about it. Please to answer to my question,I ask for meaning poems in
English.
"Guzlarim har zaman akhtaror saniiiii."
Best wishes
Heyva

Hello araghi,
How are you? Are you araghi or Irani?
Thank you, really. "Eshgh ulsun". I don't know ardabil, I know Azerbaijan, Behnam live
there.
Yes. You are right. My name is quince in English. It flowers are very nice. Ha ha ha ha...
Do you know Gharabagh?
Best wishes
Heyva

Dear Heyva,
Thank you so much for your comments and kindness.
You smell of two things! The first one is Azerbaijan and Azari language and the second
one is quince as your nice name implies.
I really like Azari language since it is my mother tongue. Although these days I am not
involved in it a lot, but I am really interested in it.
As I have said before, on New Years holiday, we made a journey to Tabriz with my
parents. As you know, the people who live in Tabriz speak in Azari with a nice accent. My
mother is originally from Tabriz and my father is originally from Marand. Tabriz is in the
Northwest of Iran. It is, about 630 KM far from Tehran. Marand is in the north of Tabriz.
It is, about 65 KM far from Tabriz. It means, Marand is closer than Tabriz to your
country.
I met a lot of kind people and talked to them in Azari. I enjoyed a lot. It was so easy for
me to make myself understood.
Your poems were fantastic and meaningful actually. I understood them with the help of
my mother. Thank you very much for those excellent poems.
I am going to translate them from Azari into English.I am not sure to do this task in a
proper way. Forgive me because of any shortcoming.
"My darling, the life without love is meaningless,

Everybody who has not got love in his life, actually is far from humanity(=He/She is not a
real mankaind),
A first essential component of life is kindness and love,
The heart that has not got any love, is actully a ruined place."
I hope that helps!
Yours Sincerely,
houzhongqiu March 30th 2008

hello
qingqing March 30th 2008

Dear behnam,
I'm so glad to read your articles and your friends 'letters! I say it as articles not
letters!because they have more knowledges!I want to say something causually because of
my ability!
In fact ,there are many news about Middle East,including good and bad!but ,I think those
aren't so important,they reported maybe because of politics purpose!I 'm not accustomed
to divide people following the most peploe's thinkings!I thought It doesnt need!!there are
good persons are turbit in bad persons!everyone is peculiar ,having own good and
demerits!!no person is perfect!!!!
I think it's hard for a person to understand another language deeply!!even if we can learn
it very well,it's also hard to understand its marrow and excellent! we may just can see it
better than completely!!
whatever you think of the U.S.A,but there is one point you must admit,the Westen
countries' national power are powerful and strong,so ,English becomes a international
language!so,In business, the contract takes English as ultimate form contract!!it's a tool
to link peploe who say unlike languages!!but ,those words just my own point!I hope it
doesnt affect our friendship!
I found an interesting thing,all of the answers are attracted by your talent and
wisdom,including Qingqing!
you poem transtlated very well!I can feel it and I like it!!
I hope you can see it though my English is poor!
yours'
qingqing!!
Behnam,please dont mind my words,I know your country is getting down in the war!I'm
very sorry for that!

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you very much for your excellent comment.
Without any doubt, you are a thoughtful lady. You are an intellectual person and well-
educated. You are interested in serious ideas and subjects such as science, literature and
languages.
It should be kept in mind that Behnam is not going to write some good words and make
you feel happy. I am not exaggerating at all. In fact, there is no need or reason to
exaggerate. I hate flattering as well. All in all, I mean what I wrote from the bottom of my
heart.
It is convenient to write that I have got a habit of presenting my own point of view about
everything. I am not sure whether this is a good habit or a bad one(LOL).
Because of this habit, I have got a few friends. It does not matter, since friends and books
should be a few, but useful and real.
The truth is bitter! When you are going to face with a difficult situation that you are
forced to express your idea, if you present your point of view without any consideration,
lots of people who are listeners, will get upset. Of course, a few people will get pleased.
What will happen? Well, you will have got a few friends. No one can serve two masters!
This is a fact in human's life. An importan point should be made that, that is extremely
important to serve a good master(LOL). I will write about this topic later.
I do not know why I wrote those sentences to you. At the moment, I decided to delete them,
but I am not going to delete them (LOL).
I am very much looking forward to reading your writing as soon as you can.
Yours Sincerely,
soosoo March 31st 2008
I am so exciting for receiving your reply message, because of
I am not sure whether you could understand what I talk about as my
English is very poor. Not at all, you got it(LOL).
It was correctly to the information you mentioned for the Great Wall,
It is really wonderful and amazing. Let me introduce the Great Wall for you
with my poor English.
The Great Wall has built originally since 2000 years ago and have been enhanced
and extended at Dynasty MING( about 400 years ago). It is a longest defensive line
in the world, same as Maginot Line in the Second World War. China was consist of
a lot of small ducal states before 2000 years ago. For defending the aggression by the
nomadic peoples
living north, these ducal states built a great deal of contravallations.
Once under attack, the guards on the contravallations would fire the signal so that
the ducal states could translate the force to defence the attack in time.
Later in 221 B.C. when one of powerest state (Dynasty QIN) conquered the other states
and unified China,
these contravallations have been connected as a single wall. Over the countless wars in
the later 2000 years,
the states which established by the peoples living north joined into China, thereout, this
long wall
lost orginal defensive value, but inextenso remained as a historical viewer.
Iran is a great civilization as well as China. I hope the great Iranian people could use
your own 'the Great Wall'
to defence the aggression by U.S.A(LOL).
araghi March 31st 2008

salam Dear Heyva,
How are you and your family? Thank you for your reply.
I am Araghi not Iraqi and I am originally form azerbaijan (gonay Azerbaijan)and now
live in Tehran with my family . I have one child.
As you say the flowers of quince (Heyva) are very nice and aromatic and colourful.The
colour of quince flower in Iran is one of the attractive colour.we say " gol behi).
I intersted in Azerbijan culture and to respect to them.
In your poem I think in last hemistich it is " birkonilda eshgh olmasa konil dair viranadi"
As write Behnam : thanks to internet, thanks to friends ,[ aida (in the moon in Azari
language),Joodi, Behnam, Nana,Hossain, soosoo, Adelaida,Lina,Sita,Mitra,Fard......]and
of course thanks to Clare, the owner of this useful site.
best wishes
Araghi
adelaida March 31st 2008
Dear Behnam,
Thank you for paying attention to my poor comment.
I agree with everything you wrote .Thank you for not deleting it.
Dear Behnam I am in hurry now,so I wish you great day and all the best.
I am waiting impatiently for your next writing.I don't care if you address it to me or
another your friend from this thread.
I read them all,you know, and all of them are usefull in one or another way.
Dear Behnam
I hope to have news from you as soon as you can.
Best wishes,
Adelaida
vietquoc March 31st 2008

Dear Behnam,
Nice to meet you, I am from VietNam, I am 29 years old, I like to meek friend with you,
Please share me your experiment to learning English.
It is so difficult to learn English because everyday I speak Vietnamese, when I have a

oppinitury meet forenger I very like to talk English with them but I cannot, because my
English to bad than therm.
Hope to hear from you,
Regards
Viet Quoc
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NRLHOSSAIN March 31st 2008

Dear Nana
I have to admit my fault that I had overlooked in my earlier msgs. I can write in my msgs
busy instead of engage with. Sorry again for late replying. You wanted to know about my
profession. For the good sake of me I will request you to remind me wrong word and
sentence in my receiving email, at least I can write good to you friend. I will not mind or
upset my profession is service delivery and an accountant... I am working in multinational
shipping company .My job is to collect freight from customer and to input corporate data
posting in Mlis. In every year we are using new system. And it is our work related. To do
this I have to take training from my supervisor. I am giving some idea of my nature of job.
.To work with our accounting systems sometimes I have to give an email to load port to
close some task so that I can able to work. It is very interesting that to work in gcss one of
our global systems if one of our colleague USA don�??t close his task, I will not be close
our task as a result in our mlis register it will be unapplied For this reason we have to
clarify the reason behind.
Yes I can tell you I have to busy with our customer and if I get time to find benham thread
�?? lets learn together�?� to write my friend that I can tell my position and share my
experience.
Write me again .
Thank you
Yours friend
Hossain .

Dear Joodi,
To tell the truth, I a bit confused with what you have written about me. It is hard to grasp
whether Behnam is a Physicist or not. It is, also hard to get who do you think about
miserable Behnam (LOL).
You are a woman. Women are so complicated to understand! (LOL). I am only joking.
Please do not get upset.
Anyway, no matter that who is he, a man is known by his friends. My friends are, Joodi,
Adelaida, Aida, Heyva, Nana, Soosoo, Hossain, Qingqing, Zita, Emily, Kamelia and so
on. If you pay a careful attention to my friends, you will know who I (LOL) am.
This is a golden opportunity to write something about your topic that you have chosen
and written in your thread and Aida's thread as well.
As far as I can remember, your topic was Advantage&Disadvantage. This topic is so

difficult to write about. I do not know how to make a start!
As a preface, let me write dictionary definition of 'Advanatge'. Advanatge is something

that helps you to be more successful than others, or the state of having this.
So, we are going to speak about a human being and to assess the value of it. This task is
very difficult to do.
In this case, these kinds of subjects and questions should be discussed: Who is going to
assess, for example, God or a mankind? Well, the number of God is as many as the
number of people! It seems a funny thing at first glance, but if we focus on it a little bit
deeper, we will find out that it is true. God Has got different definition in different
religions and different cultures. Well, Which God is going to assess the value of human
beings? God of Muslims, God of Christians, God of the Jewish people or God of
Buddhists? What a bout people of none belief? Of course, God is alone and one only, but
this one has got different features.
Let us assume that we have got the same definition about who is going to assess the value
of a mankind. Well, who is going to be assessed? A man or a woman, a male or a female?
Finally, what is success and who is a successful person?
There are so many qualities should be evaluated. Some of them are admirable qualities
for women, whereas they are not admirable qualities for men. Let me give you some
examples. According to human beings history, jealousy and being jealous is good for
women, but it is very bad for men. In other words, women should be jealous. Bravery and
being brave is very good for men, but it is not good for a woman to be brave. There are so
many reasons for these theories; unfortunately I have not got enough time and knowledge
to discuss about them. On the other hand, I am fearful of taking offence at my way of
thinking. Nowadays, these kinds of things are offensive to women.
In my opinion, human being is as a vector quantity in mankind space! As I guess you

know, in three �?? dimensional world (Of course, the world is not three �??
dimensional), a point in space can be described by three numbers. A coordinate is one of
a set of numbers which give the exact position of a point on a map, computer screen and
space. For example, R=4i+10j+3k is a point in space according to your standpoint. It is
not the same from my standpoint. It is, maybe R= 2i-16j+20k.
All I am going to say is that we can have an expansion corresponding to each human
being in mankind space. What are the coefficients? Well, they are some numbers which
are set from someone's standpoint. What are the coordinates? Well, they are some
admirable quantities and some negative sides of human beings. For example, jealous,
brave, kind, selfish, patient, bad-tempered and so on.
How can I make myself understood? In this situation, my friend Aida should help me. Let
me give you an example from real life. Have you ever thought that how can we recognize
the voice of or friends and family on phone? Well, we have got a Fourier expansion
corresponding to each person. The Fourier coefficients are some numbers and the
functions are sin(x) and cos(x) that x is a function of frequency itself. The coefficients are
different from person to person. Our ears can detect the different coefficients and our
brain can recognize person who is talking to us on phone!
To sum up; each person has got its expansion. The coefficients are different in different
cultures and religions. There is nothing absolute. All things are relative. Some quantities
are admirable in some situations and they are not admirable in other situation. They are
different and depend, to a great extent on age, gender, culture, religion and so many
factors. All in all, human being is so complicated to describe!
Behnam is a proud, bad-tempered, strict, a bit selfish, kind, friendly, hard-worker,

truthful, honest, frank, simple, polite, funny and gallant. I do not know they are
advantages or disadvantages and which is which! (LOL). Which of them fall into which
category?
This topic should be under discussion more and we should dig it deeper than this.
I beg your forgiveness for being a bit rude in presenting my point. I am looking forward
to hearing about you as soon as you can. I would welcome any advice or suggestions with
open arms.
Yours Sincerely,
NANA March 31st 2008

dear behnam,
Thank you for introducing the Iranian culture on detail,it makes everyone in here can
know Iran more.
I think the iranian habitude is a little bit same as chinese.We also use the lunar
calendar,we also think the spring festival(the new year in the lunar calendar) is important
.We also need to clean up houses at the end of the last year.we also wear new clothes at
the beginning of the new year.we also spread the tablecloth and arrange eatable things in
the table.I think it's good that the habitude can pass from generation by generation.
Today i want to discuss a new topic with you.As a teacher,how do you considerate your
career?do your think teacher is an important position?are you proud to be a teacher?In
your country how is the salary of teacher?can teachers get the respect?Why i ask you this
questions?The reason is the problem of teacher in china get serious.
First of all,the salary of teacher in china is low,especial in the elementary school and
middle school.As a result,more and more teachers change their career.
Secondary,more and more schools and teachers are not having consideration for students
any more,they just think how can they get more money from students.The university
teacher don't also focus in their teaching though they get a high salary.They will get the
other job such as a counsellor for several companies at the same time.
Thirdly,people don't respect teacher as before,they wouldn't think it is an important job.
If this situation continutes,i think our children will be worried about,they havn't good
teacher and they havn't good future.
NANA
NANA March 31st 2008

dear Hossain,
I'm so glad that you don't mind when i pointed out your mistake in grammar.I just can't
help tell you so than we can improve english each other.I think you should pay attention
to your idiom.For example,you give a reference to "close our task" in your last thread,i
can't got it.You mean you finish your task or you close your task system.
After reading your thread,i think your job is interesting and challenging.You can learn
more something everyday.I think you love your job.I have worked in a trade company, one
of my job is contracted with some shipping company.I think this job is ineresting but
difficult.You must learn some trade enligh such as bill,CIF,FOB.How to calculate the
container and bargin with the shipping company.Maybe we can share some experience?
best wish
NANA

Dear Houzhongqiu,
You have written just a word 'Hello'. Thank you for your writting. I should write, Hello!
How are you?
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Qingqing,
I am not a stateman. I would rather not write about that.
Your have written a carefully worded statement. It did not offed me at all. Your writing is
very good.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Soosoo,
Thank you very much for useful information about the Great Wall. Thank you once again
for your worries about my country.
Yours Sincerely,
Know me March 31st 2008

Dear Joodi & Behnam,
As you said Behnam it's very hard to talk with two different people ..but I will try..
At first I want to talk with Joodi ( ladies first):

Joodi , thank you very much for your writing , I'm very happy , delightful and enrapt
..believe me if someone will proud of other one , this one will be me , I'm very proud of
your thoughts, education ,your way in writing, your skills in English �?�every thing of
you make me proud and thankful..
Now I want to talk with my friend Behnam :

Hi Behnam , How are you ?
In fact when we try to talk about any topic we write about our thoughts and our feelings,
But Behnam write about anything, he resolve every thing in scientific way .
I want to imagine your future wife talk with you about anything :
Behnam's wife : My dear Behnam , I want to bye a mobile �?� what is your mind?
Behnam : Ok, but at first we have to find out the dictionary definition of " mobile",
Mobile is a phone people can use it when they are out
side�?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?��?�.
Second
Third
.
.
.
Please , Behnam don't be upset , but really, I like to joke with you �?�and you know as
well that I like your way in thinking and writing.
Dear Behnam , you talk almost about everything in Joodi's topic ..

but I want to write this,
every man or woman has the all specifications ( like brave, kind , jealous,�?��?�.)
but in different percentage , like someone have (10% of kindness, 5% of brave, 60% of
selfish, 25% of brave ) , another one ( 50%of kindness , 5% jealous , 30%of brave , 15%
sensitive )..something like that .
we will be the mixture of these specifications so we have the difference between us.
Behnam, you have written that jealously is good for women , bravery not good for her
??????????????????????
I don't think so. In my opinion to be jealous is very bad thing to both women and men ,
and to be brave is very good thing to both women and men .
Nowadays , the women should be brave because they have to do many things the" men"
ask her to do , without brave she can't do it .
She have to be brave to protect her self, her children ,and even her husband .
She have to be brave to make her future and her dreams�?�
In fact women are very simple but men like to make her complicated to understood,
I think Joodi will agree with me .
Thank you , I wish to see your reply as soon as possible.

Your friend .
See you,

Dear Vetquoc ,
Thank you for your message. Your English is very good. We all are here just for learning
English. Please join us and make start to write and share something in English. My
friends are so kind to accept you. In other words, we all welcome you with open arms.
As I have written for so many times, this thread is open to all. People of any faith, idea
and belief, are equally wecome. I take pride in being your friend.
Yours Sincerely,
lina March 31st 2008
Dear Behnam
How are you ?
Thanks for your writng me very much . I like your writing demarche .
It is kind of you to write this to me .I am sorry for my late in answering but I did not see
your reply until yesterday when (Aida) told me about your letter .
You want to be frank , many people believe luck(not me) it does not strange opinion or no
exist. In life there is a lucky people .
I do not criticize love or friendship but I criticize lovers or friends (if they exist)
Maybe you are right about love my self much , and I agree with you that love is a good
feeling but where is it ?
Do you know, what is the my problem ?
When I love someone shehe , I did not see hisher abuse or when heshe harms me .
Absolutely that it does not love or friendship and I do not know what his name (tell me).
The most important and interesting thing in my life when I am thinking of God , when I
feel that God helps me (absolutely ).** O EZA SALAK EBADI ANI FANI KAREB AGEB
DAWT ALDAAI EZA DANI **
Thanks God for every thing gives to me .
I am really interested in my writing to you but it is difficult because I do not elaborate
English .
See you,
Bye.
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Dear Behnam
It is very late here

Dear Behnam
As you probably grasped I made a mistake and push the send button.So let me continue.
By the way good morning to you(SOB BEKHEIR)
You have wrote really difficult topic to understand.It is very controversial.This is your
point of view for several things.Or, it is better to say, you bring some examples from
researches or traditions of the past.Let the advantages and disadvantages of human
being, or watever it is,to speak for themselves.Of course you don't impose your point of
view ,I understand it.As many human beings as many opinions.And as always, you gave
your nice permission to us to comment it.
As you have mentioned nothing is absolute ,everything is relative.I agree with it.It fits to
everything and everywhere.I just don't want to bring examples ,you know better than
me.Let me only express my humble opinion,that such kinds of subjects must not be
generalized,as many of us can misunderstand you.I also agree that such kind of things
must be digged deeper.Let me also bring forth your beloved Albert Einstein's
quotation:"Concern for man and his fate always form the chief interest of all technical
endeavors.Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations."Dear Behnam
think a little about us.Your diagrams and equations are too much for us. We are just poor
mortals.LOL
Dear Behnam , what I really wanted to say is that we learn a lot of stuff from your
writings.I don't mention of course your grammatical knowledge,but your way of
thinking.How we learn?I mean, English in the first place.Well,with your writings you
force us to react,to comment them,so we are forced by you to think a little deeper,to open
our dictionaries to find an appropriate word etc.Besides you are so kind to answer to all
comments,so we are forced again to appreciate that,and answer again etc.And this
reaction goes on and on. LOL
Thanks for that your ability to make us learn meanwile you are learning yourself.I think
there is a secret equation hidden somewhere in your thread,that attracts so many
followers of you.LOL I am joking.Fortunately ,you have as greate sense of humor,as great
is your brain.
Dear Behnam thank you in advance for your next writing or comment.I am waiting it
impatiently.
Best wishes,
Adelaida
April 2008
NRLHOSSAIN April 1st 2008

dear aida
I thank you for your email. I want to clear with you in one point written to
benham"women should be brave"" without brave she cannot do anything"" I want to
share with you in this point. If i donot wrong to wrong
NRLHOSSAIN April 1st 2008

Pls correct me. I think women should be brave to proctect herself first and her right but
not all the things because women is as like as a flower which flavour pleased to all in
family.But aggresive in always not acceptable "
Thank you
Hossain
araghi April 1st 2008

Dear friends,
sizdah bedar is the persian festival of joy and solidarity celebrated on the 13th day of the
persian new year. The 13th/last day of nowruz celebration ( Getting rid of the thirteen) . It
is celebrated out doors along with the beauty of nature i.e in the parks or the countryside.
It is belived that joy and laughter clean the mind from all evil thoughts, and the picnic is
usually a festive or happy event.
Iranian poeple have a tradition of gathering their family mmembers and grouping them
together with the other families to spend a full day of picnic outdoors among the other
countrymen at the beauty of nature, on the 13th day of nowruz celebration.
This kind of joy and solidarity has been celebrated among Iranian/Persian people for
thousands of years, every year, in the same day,13th day of the month of the
Iranian/Persian calendar.
today is 1April (13 Favardin) is sizdah-bedar.happy to you
thanks
Araghi
behnam April 1st 2008

Dear Nana,
So many thanks for your nice comment.
According to what the holy Koran says to Muslims, teachers should be treated with
respect. There is a world difference between cliaming and being able to act. I cannot
write about this more. A word is enough for a wise man and woman!
In my country, we have got some problems with our job too. In comparison with some
jobs, teachers are not paid well. There are so many private schools and high schools.
Teachers, who are teaching at these kinds of schools are paid very well.
Lecturers are paid well too. All in all, I should say that nowadays teachers have got high
salaries.
To be perfectly honest I should say that "The sky is blue in all over the world." as a
Persian proverb goes. It means that the situation is , more or less, the same in all over the
world.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam 1 April, 2008

Dear Aida,
Thank you for your very nice comment.
If my wife wants a mobile phone, surely I won't look it meaning up in a dictionary. Do you
know why? Well. in this case, she is not going to ask me a question, but she is going to
buy something. As you know very well, in this situation, dictionary does not work, but
money works well (LOL).
You are completely right. Women are always right! I agree with all my heart. Women
should be brave, powerful, thoughtful, wise, strong and so on. I would better take back
that remark! I was completely wrong.
My knowledge about women is so little to make comment about them. I beg your
forgiveness because of writing those stupid stuff! I am a miserable man who is alone here,
I would better cut it off! I should stop writing these types of things if I would like to live
more!
With the warmest wishes,
Behnam, 1 April, 2008
joodi April 1st 2008

Hello Behnam, how are you?
First at all, don't worry about what you had said; you and your writing are always
welcome :-) .
"I can not be upset from you at all"
Dear, my goal in that thread was, who are you, Behnam,?

*How to develop your knowledge about all of these different things?
*How you can have enough time to practice all your habits to make knowledge about,
almost, every thing?
To be a teacher, and love your studying, teaching�?�
*Make a lot of friends???
All of these questions I tried to find out by reading your thread.
Wish I express my purpose?!.
I think this is my turn to beg your open-minded if I made you confused or upset "again";
my goal was "show my view about you".
At the conclusion, I'm the person who had admired of your thoughts, character�?�and
your friendship, the way you are.
About "physics" I know it is your studying and I respect that, but I could not find your
personality in it" this is my opinion".
*Sometimes, you incline to literature, of course the way you write history, modern poem
and your topic which like articles�?�etc.
*And another times, you incline to scientific, by solving the things in way that you analyze
and dissolve it..
be sure ,you have made all of us proud of your friendship in this way "yours"!!
that what I'm talking about..
Believe me I tried to be simple as much I can, but you ,make me confused a little about
what you could see " between the hidden writing"�?� :- )
About my topic "advantages and disadvantages", I did my best to reach the idea in simple
and clear way to be understood.
I don't have an idea how the subject, was so difficult to be discussed.
I got what's exactly your view point, but if you would read my reply that I had written in
my thread and Aida's, you will find that we share in the anatomy of subject, like Aida too.
To summarize, almost every point you have comment on it, I explained particularly in my
reply to Aida, and I can see, "we" have no misunderstanding about it.
In other wards, I spoke about the following points:
*The matter is comparative and people's viewpoint,
*The mix gives us our humanity.
*Finally, how we could have a better life?.
PS: to be clear, these my own opinion, maybe we agree ,and maybe we disagree with it.
So, hope I have achieved my goal!!!
Thank you so much for your reply.

And like to thank my friends (Aida and Adelaida )..
See you later

Bye..

Dear Lina,
Thank you for your delightful comment. You are completely right.
I am not going to give you some advice. I am going to write something in the hope that
helps you.
I have never met a person whose greates need was anything other real and unconditional
love. Perfect love is rare indeed. A real lover should continually have got the subtlety of
the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the tolerance of the scholar, the fortitude of the
certain, the understanding of the philosopher and the acceptance of the saint.
We can find it in a simple act of kindness toward someone who needs help. You feel it in
your heart.
We should know that there is no rose without a thorn!
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
We are, each of us angels with only one wing and we can only fly by embracing one
another.
Please keep in touch with me.
With thanks,
Dear Mrs Adeaida,
I never thank you enough thoughtful lady, for writing in a gentle, careful and tender way.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
You are completely right. I couldn't agree more!
There are two sides for everything. Everything is relative. We should avoid making
absolute comment about things.
Dear Adeaida, you have written that I have made some grammatical mistakes. I would
appreciate if you could correct me. Please do not hesitate to make corrections and
suggestions.
To tell the truth, I am a beginner in learning English. I am going to improve my English

skills. That is why I am here and and I am writing to you and to other friends.
I would welcome any corrections and suggestions with open arms.
Yours Sincerely,
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Dear Mr Araghi,
Thank you for your very nice E-mail. It was excellent.
Happy 'Sizdah bedar" to you and your family as well. I hope this year brings you
happiness, wealth, health and prosperity.

"sagh ulasan, Yashiyasan"
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mrs Joodi,
Thanks a million for your helpful and useful comment.

I beg your forgiveness for misunderstanding. You are right. I completely agree with you.
I love Physics and I love English! What did I mean by saying that?
Well, what do we do when we love someone or something?
When I love someone or something, I am always with it and it is always with me!
Nowadays, I love English. It means that I am involved in it in all situations. How am I
involved in it? well, on teaching way my mp3 player is turn on. So, I am listening to some
English audio files. In my free time, I never watch TV. I can safely say that I have never
wasted my time. A friend of mine said a nice sentence to me when I asked it similar
question! 'I try to sleep one hour later, but with a good feeling'. This sentence is very
meaningful. I deeply got it.
As far As I am aware, you have got a son. I am sure that you love him, due to the fact that
all mothers love her child. For the sake of simplicity I should say Physics and English are
my children. (LOL)
In this situation, a wise person, as all my friends, should ask that 'Well, Behnam! What is
your wife then?' In order to answer to this question humorously I should say , I have got
these children, while I am a bachelor!
It should be mentioned in conclusion, as it has been said already that today is 13th of
Farvardin. Almost all Iranian have left their houses and have gone to the country to play
and to have a nice happy day. Well, Behnam is here, at his computer desk, writing and
making sentences and trying his best to improve his English knowledge. What will happen
by the end of day? Well, Behnam will learn something.
It is life, some people like to dance very well, or like to sing enjoyable, or like to play
football very well and so on. Some people try to understand how the univese was created.
Some people always think whence they come, whither they go and who are they! They all
enjoy their life, but the enjoyment thing is different from person to person!
In this situation, it would be more correct, therefore, to say that:a) All that glitters is not
gold. b) You reap what you sow!
I tried my best to avoid smelling of Physics in my writing. That is undoubtedly true. There
was only a simple misunderstanding that maked me write in that scientific way. I know
very well that here is not a Physics classroom! Anyway, I am so sorry to misunderstand
you.
Yours Sincerely,
soosoo April 2nd 2008
dear behnam
Happy April Fools'Day!
Do you know that April Fools' Day when come from aboard have already been popularity
in China since the last years?
How about your country? Now, I'd like to share you my story that I was kidded by my
colleagues yesterday.
In the last morning, I was alone while I went to my office where is at the 10F by elevtor.
The elevtor door open when I got 10F. But let my got shock was one wall just in front of
my face!
I was very afraid of the elevtor did not work because I never encounter this kind of
matter.
While I hesitated that whether making emergency call for help, that wall disapeared.I
understand that it is a joke when
I heard of laugh loudly. That wall is just a paint!
There is anything funny over your there yesterday? if so, please do not be misserliness to
share it to me.
soosoo
James April 2nd 2008
Dear behnam and everybody!
i am james, male, twenty-five, a chinese. i am so glad to find such a place, everyone is

love english, everyone has a so strong sense to learn english, to master english. i am
looking for such a place to learn english for a long time, thanks this site's builder, many
thanks.
Dear behnam, you are so kind, i am so glad to meet you here. when you answer the
question, that was asked by the people over the world, you are so patient, so earnest. i like
make friends with people all over the world too. may i be your friend?
i love english too, but not good at. and today is the fourth day since i have been here,
zhuhai city guangdong province china, it means four days ago i was in another city in
china. i come here for a new job. so, the difficulty is comming. i want to do a job like
bussiness representative, in charge of product and service's selling. but all the ability
requests include: with a good ability in english writting and speaking, at least got a
english certification (like CET, BEC, TOFFL, PETS��?IELTS and so on).
i know english is important all the time, i had taken part in CET4 ( college english test
grade four ) when i was in college, but not passed. when i graduated, i made, in the view
of today, a mistake, i spent the rest time to get other certification, not english, i chose a
wrong development direction. so i have no any english certification now, it means it is
difficult to get a good job about sale, because the trade today is not limited within nation,
most is foreign trade.
it is a long time from the last time writing or speaking in english, if there is any mistake in
grammar or tenses or others, please point it out, thank you very much.
it is the time to have a rest, because in thirty minutes later, i will go out for looking for my
job.
looking forward to your reply, with the warmest wishes
your sincerely
James 2nd April,2008
James April 2nd 2008

by the way, i have sent an email to you, behnam, behrampednam@yahoo.com, i don't
know if you received.
my email is: hi_jameswu@yahoo.cn, i will be very glad to see the email from you, every
english learner.
best wishes!
james 2nd April,2008
avaledai April 2nd 2008

Dear master Behnam ;
Perhaps ,i don't come in conversation with you directly but , i have studying your written
letters one after another , and enjoyed those.
You write nicely because you think nice.
In Norooz holidays,i learned a lot of things from you that English was one of those.
The teacher is like a candle that burn till the others benefit by him.So , permit me to be a
butterfly that rotates around it.
Don't worry for my feather ! I don't get so close to you !(lol)
Thank you once more for giving time.
Mitra.
lina April 2nd 2008
Hi behnam
Oh my friend (if you agree ) sadness remove by infection on the internet .
I am very sorry for that.
Although I agree with you of all your writing BUT
I newly find that every one must think in another way .and must (always)
We are looking for point that changed our life .
For example
** when we give our feeling to people do not bear them , here we need a point that we
blench at it .
**sometimes we do something that it is not true here too we need a point that we belench
at it and inverse from dark to light.
**sometimes we lose anything from our future ,for reason slack and static without at least
cost from looking for availability affirmative, here too we need conversion point .
I want from you thinking about my writing and give me your opinion .
Do not quit of your sadness . please
Bye
araghi April 3rd 2008

Hi friends,
Hello Lina and salam my teacher behnam,
Could you please read the bottom,
It is from:Maktub,1996.Paulo coelho,172 pages.
The master says: "Close your eyes. Or even with your eyes open, imagine the following
scene: a flock of birds on the wing. Now, tell me how many birds you saw: Five? Eleven?
Sixteen?" Whatever the response -- and it is difficult for someone to say how many birds
were seen -- one thing becomes quite clear in this small experiment. You can imagine a
flock of birds, but the number of birds in the flock is beyond your control. Yet the scene
was clear, well-defined, exact. There must be an answer to the question. Who was it that
determined how many birds should appear in the imagined scene? Not you!
with the warmest wishes

Araghi
behnam April 3rd 2008

Dear Soosoo,
Thank you for your nice writing and information. It is really interesting. Your English is
very good. You are able to describe your thought easily. Nowadays, I am so busy to write
more. I am terribly sory.
To the best of my knowledge, in Iran, actually, we have not got such day. I think, as
everything, it has got two sides. On the one hand it is good for having fun. On the hand it
is a bit harmful.
I have not got enough time to check my writing. Please forgive me because of making any
mistakes.
Yours Sincerely,
NRLHOSSAIN April 3rd 2008

Dear friend Benham ,Nana and Aida
You wanted to know something about my country and our culture.Hope you will be
delighted to read this.
Bangladesh is very small country in where 14 core people live in. It is situated in south
Asia.. Most of the people of our country are Muslim Many community live in our country
such as Hindu ,Buddha ,and Christian.. Our country independence day had introduced on
26th March. 1971 and finally our country get victory from Pakistan on 16th dec 1971.
Even it is very pity to hear that our people had sacrificed their lives for our Mother
language too. The day is internationally recognized as mother language day on 21st
February and observed in our country as a national condolence day.
If you look into world map our country position is so small that you can overlook anyhow
because India is only neighbor country which boarder is extended in almost all our
country but in our country map south east point Myanmar country is our another
neighbor country.
Two eid festivals are observed in our country in a befitting manner. So far other
community people festival as like as durga puja and madhu purnima are also observed.
People exchange their views and embarrass in one another to say eid Mubarak. All the
peoples are gathered in mosque to say their prayer. Government allowed three days
holiday for eid festival and other community gets for their festival only one day.
Most of our people about 80% live in village. They are farmer. They cultivate their land.
Rice is our main food. Literate percent is increasing now a day in our country. But our
farmer doesn�??t know till now in what soil which crops will better grow. Their
cultivation depends on only nature. We have no modern technology to develop our
cultivation. At present our country is facing on serious food problem. Cyclone and heavy
rainfall had devastated our land and crops. People are seen now to stand in a row to buy
food rice. Our neighbor country is increasing food price day by day. As a result our
country people had to buy foods to higher price. Three times rain and cyclone had
already devastated our land and crops.
In coming 14th April to be observed in our country Bangla New Year. This day is to be
observed in our country to all community in a befitting manner. This day will be a special
day for the people of Bengali. The person who speaks bangla is called Bengali. This day
is holiday of our government. To the new day People wants to buy new foods and new
dresses. They want to keep their houses neat and clean on that day. . Guest to be
entertained in many kinds of foods mainly foods to be prepared in hands made and it eats
to good. The people who live in town they do very enjoy. Many cultural organization to
organize various functions and participate on that program from morning to sunset. They
song a song: Eso hei Baisak eso eso�?� It�??s a favorite Tagore song. Have you
heared it. Our nation various aspect to be shown on that program so that new generation
can understand our cultural characteristic. Hilsha fish is our national fish it�??s very
tasty to eat. Sellers who seats on that fair to arrange some seats in fronts of their shops to
eat taste of village foods. Town people who merely go to the village only occasion they
wants to know them and introduce themselves to participate their culture. Generally our
farmers go to their land in the very morning eating with rice water mixed with salt and
hard chilly and worked on day long. The town people want to eat those foods on that day.
At the time of sun sets they return to their houses and wishes themselves to be happy
incoming days by doing their everything for the day and prayer to god as they
live on piece and happiness for the whole year.
Thank you ..
Your friend
Hossain
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Dear James,
It seems that your English is very good. You have made a great effort to learn it. You are
a successful man!
I did not received any emails from you yet. My mail account does not work properly. It
has got some problems. I have received some emails, but there is not yours.
Please keep in touch with me and share something with my friends and me. Thanks to
Clare, here is a friendly place to practise our writing skills.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mitra,
Thanks a million for your so nice writing. You have written something which is
meaningful in Iranian literature. Thank you once again for your kindness.
If someone looks at your writing a little bit closely, their will find out that the writer of
these sentences is not an ordinary person in Iran. You are a well-educated person. I do
not know whether you are a male or a female. Your name is a nice girl's name in Iran, but
I am not sure, since you did not introduce yourself. Anyway, gender is important when we
are going to make a judgment on writing.
My way of thinking will be strongly criticized by my friends. They will write: Behnam has
written some strange things again.(LOL) I am not worry about criticism. I have to learn
to accept criticism. (LOL)
People's personality and art are hidden behind their words. It is extremely important to
know that whose writing you are going to read and who are you going to write to. A male
or a female? I believe so.
Let me imagine that I am going to answer to a female. As your name and way of writing
imply, you are, 90 percent, a lady. Am I right in thinking that you are a female?
That is very kind of you to think of me as an English teacher. Your English is pretty good.
You have described your thought very good.
Your analogy between teacher and candle is really fantastic. A candle gives light while it
is burning. So, according to your analogy, a teacher is as a candle who gives guidance on
humanity, while it is burning and losing his/her existence! What a wonderful analogy!
So far, everything is very good in your writing. Your analogy between candle and
butterfly is very romantic! As far as I know, in Iranian literature, candle and butterfly are
the symbol of love and deep friendship! As far as I�??m concerned, it is really a great
honour for everybody to be loved by a person. You have written that I should not worry
about it. Well, there is no place to worry about, even though, you come much closer. What
will happen? I think, it is as obvious as a bright day that you will burn and kill. So, all in
all, you should be careful enough to avoid getting close. (LOL)
To put it another way, a butterfly cannot hurt a candle at all. Of course, candle is burning
and losing its existence, but this is not influenced by butterfly!
There is another probability. More likely, you did not mean Iranian feeling about candle
and butterfly. In other words, your general understanding of this symbol is the same what
you have used in making analogy between teacher and candle. In this case, I owe you an
apology and have you a piece of advice! First of all, I am terribly sorry about the
confusion. My advice is this:
It is better to avoid getting closer. Try your best to stay and keep a safe distance! Since it
is very dangerous and harmful, so do not get closer! You will burn yourself, or you will
lose your wings. It is best to be on the safe side! (LOL, LOL, LOL) I am still laughing.
My friends will write about this wonderful topic. I am sure they will give us more
information about your analogy.
I am going to ask whether my conclusion about Mitra's writing is true or not? What is the
symbol of a good relationship in your culture? Having said that in Iranian culture, there
are so many symbols like flower and nightingale, candle and butterfly and so on.
After all, as your writing implies, you are a very nice person. I made joke with you. Please
do not get upset. I like your way of writing. It is really an artistic writing.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Joodi,
I read something in your thread that you have caught a cold. I hope you will get better
very soon. I am keeping my fingers crossed that you are going to be OK.
I hope all my friends and me will read more from you.
Please reply soon.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mitra... I had seen your nice email written to Benham. Your expression is very nice
but a butterfly cannot fly around the burning candle. She will be fall into accident and her
feather will be wounded. We did not want any accident to earn knowledge. We want to see
the butterfly to fly in the garden to collect her honey. Knowledge is as like a burning sun
that highlighted all the things but to compare it candle appears to be not justified. I made
joke to you. I will be happy if you write me.
Thank you..
Hossain

Dear Mitra... I had seen your nice email written to Benham. Your expression is very nice
but a butterfly cannot fly around the burning candle. She will be fall into accident and her
feather will be wounded. We did not want any accident to earn knowledge. We want to see
the butterfly to fly in the garden to collect her honey. Knowledge is as like a burning sun
that highlighted all the things but to compare it candle appears to me not justified. I made
joke to you. I will be happy if you write me.
Thank you..
Hossain
James April 3rd 2008

Dear Benham
how is everything?
my english is not so good as you think, althought i did many jobs to improving my english,
but there seems not any effect.
i went to the human resource market today, i sent my resume to a company, and they gave
me a call afternoon, tell me to have interview at their company 14:00 tomorrow. very
lucky, i have a check in the internet about their company, and found that their company is
a cogged company. so by the way, a mention to anybody, " be careful when you are look
for a job, or take one more eye when you are look for a job, it is better to have a search in
the internet or on other ways"
best wishes for you!
your sincerely
James, 3 April,2008
adelaida April 3rd 2008

Dear Behnam,
I have read your answer to Mitra at least three times.
As always you face our writings with great humour and bring forth new subjects to
discuss.
I have read Mitra's writing addressed to you as well.Well I think she/he was saying
her/his meaningfull words in very beutiful metaphorical language,amd I understood the
candle and butterfly example,like teacher and learner example.
But you enlighted us by saying that this example in Iranian literature,is used yo describe
love and friendship.
It is as well beutifull.
But I prefer Mitra's example.
In this case some of us are butterflies attracted by your light, sorry teachings.LOL
I even can smell that something burning.Guess what?LOL
Iranian culture and literature is very reach with beutiful symbols and metaphorizms.Well,
I think all nations used some sort of symbols to express different fillings and situations.
But I am going today to bring some quatations from different
nations,mainly about love,because today,s topic is about butterfly and candle(I reffer to
Iranian symbol).LOL
But first let me write a quatation about friendship.
"Make new friends but keep the old ones ;one is silver and the other is gold".
So dear Behanam you have a lot of silver which become more and more every day.LOL I
wish you your gold be much more than your silver.
It should be said that I choose quatations mainly from males,as soon as, some men said
that women are too emotional.
I will not comment them.let everyone in this thread to pick up the one which expresses
his/her feeling about love.
''In love the paradox occurs that two being become one and yet remain two"
''Where there is love there is life.""
-Mahatma Gandi
A coward is incapable to exhibit love:it is the prerogative of brave.
-Mahatma Gandi.
''Love is the irresistable desire to be desiredirresistably"
-Louis Ginsberg.
''The entire sum of existence is the magic of beeing needed by just one person''
-Vi Putnam
'Being deeply loved by someone gives you strengh:loving someone deeply gives you
courage"
-Lao-Tzu
''The only abnormality is the incapability to love"

-Anais Nin
''If you want to be loved, be lovable"
-Ovid
''The onlything we never get enough is love; and the only thing we never give enough is
love"
-Henri Miller
No love , no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it
forever"
-Francois Mauriac
''I don't wish to be everything to everyone but I would like to be something to someone"
-Javan
''The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the
depth,the delight, the ecstacy of it,you
will discover that for you the world is transformed"
-J. Krishnamurti
"There is only one sort of love ,but there is thousand copies.
-Fransois De La Pochfoucould.
''Love is an egoism of two"
''The course of true love never did run smooth"
-William Shakespear
''The first duty of love is to listen"
-Poul Tillich.
''Wine comes in at the mouth and love in at eye;That is all we shall know for truth before
we grow old and die.''
--William Butler Yeats
''One should always be in love.This is the reason one should never marry.''
-Oscar Wilde
I think we will find an expression which is more closer to everyone from us.
Dear Behnam and Dear friends thank you for your time.
I am waiting for your comments.
Best wishes
Adelaida

Dear Lina,
Thank you very much. You have written some useful points. I got all of them. You are
completely right. Thank you very much indeed.
We are here, just for practising our English. I think that is enough. I am trying my best to
make a good excuse to write in English. I was never going to hurt someone's feeling or to
make someone feel unhappy.
All in all, it is better to try our best to improve our writing skills. So, we should take this
opportunity to write and write and write.
I hope to see your reply soon
Yours Sincerely,
avaledai April 3rd 2008

Dear Behnam ;
Salam.
You are right in thinking that i am a girl. And also ,many thanks from dear Hossain for
his attention in behalf of me !
Mitra.
behnam April 4th 2008

Dear Mr Araghi,
Many thanks for what you have shared with us. It was meaningful.
Please do not lose touch with me. "Yashiyasan"!

Yours Sincerely,
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Dear James,
Thank you for your writing. Thank you once again for your advice.
I hope you will find a proper job.
Yours Sincerely,

Dea Hossain,
So many thank for your nice writing about your country, culture and ceremonies. It was
really perfect. Well done!
As It seems to me and your writing implies, you are going to have a New Year in the near
future. Happy New Year to you and to your family! I hope this year brings you happiness,
good health and prosperity.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 4 april, 2008

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you for your nice writing. It is really excellent.
I watched an Iranian serial On TV few minutes ago which was about biography of
"Shahreyar", an Iranian famous poet. It was romantic, somehow. My heart is heavy. I am
not in a good mood.
All quotations are excellent. They are from some important people.
I am a fool. My idea about love is foolish. I do not know what love is. So, I would rather
no answer.
Yours Sincerely,
fard April 5th 2008

Dear behnam
salam
I hope that you were whiling good times in Noruz holidays and ready to begin New Year
with more attempts. My English language is not perfect and it is necessary that to learn
more and more from you but thanks for your compliment.
I read your writing but do not understand all of it because my Azari language is not very
good. I have Azari friends and like that better it. But �??man aslan ghasd nadashtam
darbareie azadi dar keshvare khodemun tu in site bahs konam, mikhastam az sefr shoru
konim va digaran ham kam kam varede bahsemun beshan va az bahsemun natije giri
konim. Be har hal az in mozu begzarim va darbareie iek chize dige bahs konim.�?�
As I had said my course is nuclear engineering, I studied mechanical engineering before

it so I am interesting that know about nuclear physic. Your course is physic so I think you
can help me. There are some matters that I do not understand it very well. For example,
what is reason of nuclear vibration? Can you explain it simply or introduce me a book
that was explaining it simply?
Thanks and best wishes.

Fard

Dear friends,
Today I am very sad. For me it was, and still it is a time of great sorrow.
All life is a kind of misunderstanding! It is true that cultural differences between people
from different countries can sometimes lead to misunderstandings. But I do not mean this.
What I am saying is; nobody can understand someone else exactly. It is principal of
human beings' life. Why?
Well, we all are human beings with some feelings, senses, and emotions and so on. We
form or give an opinion about someone or something after thinking carefully about all the
information we know about them. Yes, we think carefully and then we make a judgment
about someone and something. There are two important points should be noticed. The
first one is data and information which we get and the second one is evaluation and
making conclusion. How do we get information and data? Well, with the five external
senses. Do they work properly? Of course they do not work exactly right. There are
always some uncertainties. It is not our fault, but it is the property of nature and human
beings. People live in a world full of uncertainties. In other words, life is full of
uncertainties. There are so many uncertainties in getting data, in determining and in
making conclusion. The amount of uncertainties is different from person to person, but it
is not zero, I guess. This is not a strange thing, at all. Our thought which we call these
sorts of things "facts" is strange and funny!
What will happen then? If we insist on our conclusion and believe in it without any doubt,
we will make an unfair judgment. We will be cruel! What should we do? I do not know. Is
there a way to avoid making mistakes? No, never, to the best of my knowledge. We can
only try to reduce uncertainties. How can we do that? I do not know.
I am not worthy! But, it worth considering that we all are living in full uncertainties. I just
wanted to say that all life is a kind of misunderstanding. We should not call our thoughts
"facts". We should try to use, "I guess", "Likely", "maybe", "perhaps", " Probably", or
something like that, as more as we can.
I will write about this topic more. I am not in a good mood now. I cannot focus on topic. I
beg your forgiveness because of making mistakes.
Please be generous to make comment.
Yours Faithfully,
joodi April 6th 2008

Hello Behnam
How are you?
thank you for your friendliness.
You are really so kind person, and gentle man.
I'm better now and prepare my self to read your creative thoughts.
Thanks for your reply

See you later
bye..
James April 6th 2008

Dear Behnam
yes, life is full of uncertainties, we never make a exact all-sided conclusion about
something especially human. because we make the conclusion base on the data, the
information and the knowledge we got or collected from before till the moment we making
conclusion, but these are limited, are different from people, because no one has the same
experience with the other or others.
so, here is my opinion: never make a conclusion randomly, and the conclusion don't aim
at the person, only aim at the things the person who did or said.
so don't be in bad mood any more, there are many interesting things waiting for us~~
talking about me today, i was learning in a art painting shop, and came two Germans,
then we have a conversation about the painting. i found my english is better than before,
is improving, so everybody, come on, go on striving, we are all improving..........
your faithfully
hi_jameswu@yahoo.cn
James, 7th April, 2008
James April 6th 2008

supplement:
"talking about me today" is not correct, it should be "talking about myself today",
sorry.........
lina April 6th 2008

Hello
I am sorry for you .
I am very hesitant in my reply to you but when I am reading your last message , I decide
to give you advice .
When I am reading last reply to me from you , the message looks * as you say to me (shut
up #### I want to improve my English ######)*
I understand that from your reply to me , but as you say the people always understand you
in wrongly way so I want to say {be careful in your writing more to anyone transact with
him and good luck in your life more )
Bye
qingqing April 6th 2008
Dear behnam,
I read your letters!I know these letters are improtant for you ,as your diary,including your
mood ,feeling and so on!
I dont know why you feel so many understanding in our life.but ,in fact ,you are right!
most of things are not Absolute,but relative!we judaged them by our position,including
many personal color!!
but ,that's normal,because we have our own thinking!we can't understand others
completely even if we put ourself to others' point!because we are unique!
so ,everything become unexpect and we can't judege its resaut,so the world becomes
interesting!It's very terrible ,if I can everything's result before it happen!1
so ,have a good mood!
everything is ok!
now ,I have to go home!
see you
yours'
qingqing
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soosoo April 7th 2008
Dear behnam
Are you in bad mood now?

Most of men always have a period with sad or confused mood for a long time when they
age close to thirty-years-old.
You are in right age.
Do you even have a attention to the tone wavy on the radiogram?
In my opinion, the mood of human beings just like the tone what highly in somtimes while
low in sometimes.
So, I think that a life with experience wavy would be a wonderful music, and a life like a
beeline would be a meaningless one
because of the tone like a beeline just is a section of noise.
So, don't worry about something happened to you, mistakes, faults, or misunderstands
and so on will just add experience to your life.
soosoo

Dear friends,
Thank you for your message. Thank you once again for your kindness. It is impossible for
me to name you one by one. Thank you very much indeed. I am late in answering. Please
forgive me!
As you all know perfectly well, writing is a kind of communication. As all things around
us, it has got two sides; the negative side and the positive side. Its positive side is clear
enough for everybody to understand. For example, I am writing something to you and at
the same time I understand that writing and being able to write is a good thing. I can
share my happiness and sadness; I can make friends; I can get some useful information
about people, cultures; and more important than others, I feel that I am not alone in this
cruel world. So, I am not going to waste your time by writing the advantages of 'writing',
since everybody is clear.
I am going to write something about its negative side. The most important disadvantage of
writing is the lack of ability to share your emotions and feelings. You are reading only
some words and you are looking at some letters.
Let me ask you a question. In your opinion, how important is the spoken words in a
communication? According to what researchers say, only 7 percent of communication
comes from spoken words, 38 percent is from tone of the voice, and 55 percent comes
from body language! It is very amazing.
There are two states when we are going to write someone a letter. The first state is that
we know someone's from personality point of view. We know him/her well. He/she is,
maybe, a member of our family, a close friend, a relative, a classmate, a workmate and so
on. At lease, we can meet him/her. In this case, the reader is, more or less, familiar with
our way of thinking, insight, feelings and behaviours and a high percentage of our body
language and tone of voice will be sent with our words automatically.
The second state is that we are not familiar with someone who we are going to write to!
This is, actually, our state. What will happen? We communicate with 7 percent of our
ability! To put it another way, 7 percent of our message should be sent by words! What
about 93 percent of our message? We cannot transfer it and the reader cannot receive it!
What will happen then? The reader will imagine something by means of simulation! How
does it do this? It depends on its personality, culture, education, upbringing, beliefs,
insight, way of thinking, and all in all, it depends on the colour of worn glasses!
It is worth considering that because of using colour glasses, light filters into our eyes!
For a pure all are pure! Why?
I have been chatting with a friend of mine, at least, for one year. In comparison with
writing, you know that in chatting on the internet, we are able to use some emoticons
which transfer our feeling, not completely, but partly. This is an important advantage of
chatting. However, after one year, we had a chance to voice-chat and hear voice of each
other. It was very interesting. My friend said that it had thought that I was an angry
person, and then it always had chatted with fear! When it heard my voice said it could not
believe that!
So many people have told me that I wrote and spoke in a formal way. I do not do this on
purpose. This is a part of my personality.
Some of my friends have told that they were as in a classroom while were chatting with
me! Another friend of mine told me that I was going to prove that I was a Physicist or
someone who was involved in Physics!
All in all, human beings are so complicated. Each person is an unknown world. Apart
from this fact, people opinions are, often, some errors of judgment!
What should we do? Some people say," Forget all and try to enjoy your life!" Well, what
is enjoyable?
Some people believe that we should be optimistic. I agree with all my heart. Because of
being optimistic, I am writing these sentences and practicing my writing skills. (LOL)
If my small mind, for some convenience divide people into some groups- optimistic,
pessimistic, kind, unkind, happy, angry, and so on. Remember that people do not know it!
Forget it, and enjoy your life!
I am a human being with lots of faults, but I am sure that ingratitude is not one of them!
Thank you for reading. Please make comment!
Yours Faithfully,
adelaida April 8th 2008

Dear Behnam,
I am really happy you recover from your sadness.Few things on this Earth are worthy to
keep a person long time in a bad mood.
I agree with you partly.It is general opinion about people's communication.As you know
there are exceptions from everything.In real life there are not axioms.There is just one
axiom in life:we all will die one day.
There is word betrayal in all languages of the world.According to you if one person
knows another from all sides,I mean you see him, you observe his emotions,you smell
him,you can say you know that person?One day that same person you know so good
betray your bilief in him.On another hand a strange person ,a foreigner can offer his
hand to you ,can understand you and even die for you.Of course I speak about rare
things.
So your general theory is right.
What can we do than?
It is better belive people than to be suspicious,even if you will be hurted at the end.
I don't belive outer signals of people anymore,I better should say I don't judge from
persons appearence, from tone of voice and so on,because as life teaches me ,many
people are pretending very well.
It is very rare to meet honest people, honest not only towards stranger,but even with
theirself.
Dear friends I will not bore you anymore,because unfortunately we all are stubborn in
keeping our point of view.Besides all this discussion is from the field of psycology
,philosophy and so on,and we cannot imply our opinion,at least not being an expert in this
questions.
Even so there are thousands of teachings and opinionsabout this questions, so we can
speak and try to understand each other till the end of our lifes.It is really hard to find
someone who can understand someone else completely,even partly,thats why it is better
someone keep his thoughts and feelings for himself.
Unfortunately even close people such like parents,brothers and sisters,close friends
cannot understand someone .What we expect from strangers?But miracles happen
sometimes and maybe there is somewhere, in the vast word of milliards of human
being,the one who can understand you ,at least listen to you without making wrong and
ironic conclusions.I wish I would meet a stranger like that in my life.
There is no perfection anyway in nothing,except, I belive, only God can be perfect.
So dear Behnam let us be acceptable in order to be accepted by someone else.
Best wishes
Adelaida

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you very much for you nice comment. You agreed with me up to a point, but I
completely agree with you.
I am not a stubborn person at all. I am really an open-minded person.
I have not expressed my own views in my last writing. I just have written the opinions of
some experts.
As I have written over and over again, I only know just a little bit Physics. I know nothing
about other subjects. But, for me it is clear that our feelings cannot be sent by writing.
You always try to say that it is possible to..... Yes, you are completely right. But, when it
comes to studying people, the avarge behaviour is important.
Anyway, without any doubt, your idea is correct. Please read my writing kindly. You
should find out that I have no problem accepting people. I have lots of problems being
accepted by people. This is what miserable Behnam was going to say in his last writing!
Generally speaking, thinking in a different way shows that people are different. As a
matter of fact, the difference between people is one of the most important proofs of God.
In order to finish this writing I should write that I have never tried to hurt people's
feelings on purpose. Some people got upset with my writing. I am a fool! So, wise people
are expected to forgive me!
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Behnam,
Thanks a lot about your comment.
And thanks about being a gentleman and polite.
I don't think your writings are fool,otherwise I would never try to argue and discuss
something with you.
Besides I always have said and I insist that the topics you write are worthy of
concideration,if you don't like I express my opinion and you get upset, as I believe ,I'll
stop to comment and I'll just read your writings,because I really like them.
You know I have very hard period in my life lately,from all points of view,so I really
would appreciate if you do not speak with half-words.If you don't like something about
myself or my thoughts
or my opinions,plese say it to my face.
I am sorry if I get a wrong impression.
I really like to read from your thread,it is one of my few enjoyments.Please keep this one
for me.Thank you in advance.
Best wishes
Adelaida
qingqing April 8th 2008

Hi,both of the two stubborn men,
It's very excellent about your discussion!I think ,with the intelligence of the 24 years old
,(of course ,i havent experienced many things ,some innocent)both of you are right,but too
absolutly,as we know nothing is absoulte in this world!In fact ,I believe that man was
born kind! everyone can find that peploe,who can share sadness and happiness!he will
help you even if he knows that you are wrong!this is real friend!I have this friend ,she
knows my shortcoming clearly,but still help me when I need her!!we can try to believe
that God has arrange this pepole for everyone!God is kindness,he can't endure there are
too pain with his sun!
behnam said that how important for us in spoken and body lauguages!I think the expert
isn't authority,some of them are right,but some maybe not!In my own opinion,body
lauguages and spoken are the same important!if we are short one of them ,we can't
understand the others clearly!I say clearly ,just mean ,can see her words mean clearly
,not her mood!as Behnam said ,we may can't understand the other completely!that's
right!I think eyes are most important,pepole say thateyes are windows of the human!you
can read honest,sad,angry,happy ,hate and so on!!you can guess the meaning of the
others's expressing!
Am I right?or I just be in the middle,don't have my own opinion!hhhhhh!!I just think
evrything is possible!the world is hopful!
Ok,I have to stop now!
with my best reguard!!
Qingqing!1

Hello every body
Hi (Adelaida and Behnam)
At the first, I don't prefer to give my view point in the subject, frankly, because with such
as this subject every one of us is right, but i have to do at this time.
We are discussing things give the human kind the specialty and character, so I can't
"judge" some one by means her/ his writing, but I can "discuss" her/his writing.
If "this one" is writing to send a message, sure I will receive it by my way of thinking, and
then I will understand it by my mind, heart�?�etc
Or I will fell it with my sense, or with all together.
The summary :
We all are right, just by means our thinking, feelings�?�we are right by means
character, and the other persons who surrounding us will judge by their charector, and
this should not make us upset at all!!
So please, you are writing Behnam, and we all absolutely love your way of writing so that
why we all communicate with you,
and we have all right to speak and express our points of view, maybe we are wrong and
maybe right and that deference will give us our character, and you can accept or not, it
gives you your character!!
This is why no one likes others!!
If there is misunderstanding you can discuss it, but it should be no problem.

I know that you (Behnam) allow that it happens and you accept it, but your way little bit
comes like you didn't like what you had read, not all the time,.
"forgive me it's my feeling"
I agree with you and Adalaida, cuz we are discussing controversial things.
You have point of view and she has another, consist with you in some points and doesn't
in others.
To me "as you and all", humankind whoever their beliefs and cultures are, just God can
know all right things, and maybe good instinct God have created it in our souls.
Thank you both, and forgive me if I sent wrong message to be received.

Please let us make a conversation about any subject we can make sure that it's simple and
have capability to discuss it.
Waiting your answers

Joodi..

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you very much for your writing. I have no problem with your opinion. I completely
agree with you. Please do not get upset. I beg your forgiveness if I have written something
which makes you feel unhappy.
How can I make myself understood?
I take an oath on the Bible that you are right. I swear to God that you are right. I must
apologize to you for my mistakes.
Please try your best to write something. I am really interested in reading your writings.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Qingqing,
Thank you for your comment. I do not know what should I write. Your writing is very
good. I really enjoyed reading it.
Please keep in touch with me. I hope to read more about you.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Joodi,
So many thanks for your comment.
Would you please do me a favor and let me know what have you got from my writing?
What is my idea? What is Adelaida's idea?
Please read my writing kindly. There is no idea. Poor Behnam has not got idea!
What I have written are some information which I have found it out by reading and
surfing the net.
I think there is a big misunderstanding.
Thank you once again for your attention.

Yours Sincerely,
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Dear Fard,
Thank you so much for your writing. I owe you an apology because of being late in
writing to you. Actually, I was in a bad mood last week. I really was disable to write to
you. I still cannot focus on topic. I have lost my writing talent!
To tell the truth, this place is not convenient to make discussion about nuclear Physics or
something like that.
I apologize to you for saying sorry.
Please write about some common topics. We all are here just for practising English. I
believe so.
I have set myself a goal to improve my writing skills. Thanks to Clare, the owner of this
powerful site, I can practise my English, particularly, my writing skills.
Please be kind enough to join us and share something with us.
I am eager to make friends with you. Please put me message.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Behnam
I am very sorry that we was arguing about things that are not important at all.Let us
forget everything we said to each other.I belive that we both was unacceptable.So I beg
also for your forgiveness.I hope you will write something which is neutral.I promice never
again comment something, if I understand it will be led to misunderstanding.We all are
just simple people with our disadvantages prevailing our advantages.
As have said Qingqing even experts should not be to us authorities .
Let us forgive each other if we was hurted by something we shouldn't say.We all are
humans,and yes we make mistakes and false judgments.Well I hope we can do that.
Thanks again for your attention and kind words towards my person.I hope I deserve your
perfect attitude.
Best wishes
Adelaida

Dear NANA,
Thank you for your E-mail. I became very glad when I saw it. That is very kind of you to
think so. Your English is very good. To be honest, I am learning something. You are my
teacher. I believe, all people who write to me and force me to answer, and to think, are
actually my teachers.
I would be glad If I could thank all my friends.
Dear NANA, please do not lose touch with me.
I hope to see your writing soon.
Yours sincerely,

Dear Lina,
Dear Lina, when have I written such a bad word? When have I said such a bad phrase?!
As far as I can remember, I have never used such phrase in all my life!
There is a complete misunderstanding of the situation!
Anyway, I beg your forgiveness!
I believe in treating all people with respect. Please do not hesitate to write to me. I am
very much looking forward to receiving your writing as soon as you can.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mitra,
So many thanks for your writing. Your writing gave me a good chance to write something
in English. It was really excellent.
I have missed you a lot. Would you please be kind enough to put me message?
I hope to see your writing and message soon.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Aida(Know me),
How are you Aida? I hope you a healthy life, full of happiness. I have missed you terribly.
You always write in a kindly way. Please write again. I am really interested in reading
your writing.
Please do me a big favor and put me message.
Please forgive me if I have done something, or have written something and have made
you feel unhappy. Please do not get upset. I never meant to hurt your feeling.
I hope to read your writing very soon.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Hossain,
I have missed you a lot. Please do not lose touch with me.
I hope to see your comment soon.
Yours Sincerely,

Dea Heyva,
How are you? Where are you?!!!!
I have no news about you.

Yours Sincerely,

Dear Araghi,
Thank you for your E-mail and useful writing. I believe you have got lots of interesting
things to share with us. Please join us and be gracious enough to write something, to put
message, to share something, and to make comment.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Know me April 9th 2008

Dear my brother and friend Behnam,
Thank you very much for your kind reply.

Thank you for your pure feeling.
If you don't mind, I'm your little sister, and as you know as well the sister can not be
cruel, she can not forget her brother , specially ,if her brother was Behnam.
Please, be happy , remove all your sadness and be as we used to see Behnam as, with his
strong and persuasive opinion , with his trust and confident personality.
And really I will be very happy to share you here , It's from my pleasure.
Thank you again. I wait your topics and your replies.

Your sister,
Aida.
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avaledai April 10th 2008
" A friend is a person who at time your achievement

says to others ,she/he is my friend and at the time
when you have upset says i am her/his friend."
Dear Behnam;
Greeting.
For me you are a treasure that i am not willing to swap you with anything and i keep this
treasure for my own forevermore.
Therefore ,don't be annoyed !
I am right here.I see you . I read your letters everyday and take a great of pleasure of
them.
Do you know , why ? Because, i am your friend...before this , you are my friend. That is
why i am here !
Mitra.
buick April 10th 2008

Hello Behnam(Salamlar),
Bizdan salam sana Gul oghlan!
Behnam, Thanks for tralslating. I am here. I always read your comments. They are nice. I
love all them.
Behnam, I want to write one thing! BE PATIENT.
Dada baba suzi:"Sabrinan halva bitar ey ghoora sanna."
Don't be angry. Only write write write.....
Best regards
Your Heyva
NRLHOSSAIN April 10th 2008

Hellio Mitra...
You wrote very nice. Oh what a nice word that i did n't hear before. i hope Benham will
find your writing and be able to understand you verily. You are not an ordianry writer-
you are an excellent writer seems to me. Because in general like me public if anybody ask
me to look at the field "'what i can see''. But my answer will be only open field what I can
see at present . In reply your answer will be in another way that like me people cannot
imagine. Because you are a poet - very romantic poet. May you live long poet.
Thank you very much.
Hossain

Dear Benham..
How are you. I have seen your email. Thank you for your kindness. I am very happy that
you are feeling good in mind. Here i have read your topic about writing advantage and
disadvantage. You wrote correctly everthing. Can we discuss with our writing that will be
very helpful for us. Benham you can do it. We will support you.. You can select a topic
and can ask to write something what i understand to read this. I think it will help us at
least we can develop our writing. I want to discuss wth you a subject in writing that is --
When we will write formal letter and how can we practice that. I would like to hear from
you.
May Allah bless you
Thank you.
Hossain
Dear Hossain;
Greeting.
I am not a poet.I am a person that know life is very brief. So,it must have a heart overflow
with love!
With love,life will be agreeable.You can examine !!!
Attention ! Offer your love to a person who merit.
I had a uncle by name Hossain.I loved him since , he was very kind and discerning.
It looks like you are him !
Thanks a lot.
Mitra.

Dear Mitra... Before leaving my office I am very pleased to see your reply addresiing me
uncle.. I am very happy to your reply. Not mentioning gender, some have very good word
in our language which we cannot use normally even when we write ,when it apply to in
one simple sentence to meaning a thing, it creates a great thing.That i feel your writing.
Just look you wrote "'With love , life wiil be agreeable. You can examine. Its very simple
word. But it had a another feeling.. that i got your letter. Thank you friend... You are
really nice.
Your uncle
Hossain

Dear Adelaida,
Many thanks for your advice. I read your nice writing in my friend's thread (Aida, I
mean). It was very interesting. As far as I understand, you are in love with someone.
Good for that lucky person whom you love!
Would it be indiscreet of me to ask your feelings? I am not going to make you feel
embarrassed in front of your friends. If it is possible, please write something about your
feelings.
You have written that your love do not think about you! How do you know this matter? I
think, you should be optimistic about your love.
I am not going to make you feel upset again. Please pay a careful attention to what I am
going to write. In my poor opinion, when someone criticise his/her love, she is not a good
lover!
Please take a good look at what I have written. I did not mean that you are not a good
lover. I did not mean that you have criticised your love. I did not want to teach you
something. I, just, make an excuse to write something in English.
In Persian literature, there are so many stories about love and some people who were in
love with someone else. The most famous one are Leili & Majnoon. Leili is a girl and
Majnoon is a boy. In my country, If someone wants to describe the intensity of love
between two people, uses a well-known expression which is" They love each other as Leili
& Majnoon!"
Now, let me write a short story from Leili & Majnoon. First of all, you should know that
according to what history says to us, they never got married to each other. It is worth
mentioning that Leili was an ugly girl. Majnoon was strongly criticized about falling in
love with an ugly girl by his parents and his friends as well.
�?�Majnoon was in love with Leili. Leili had got a tribal life. Her father's job was
animal husbandry. So, her family was forced to change their living place from time to
time. Poor Majnoon was always looking for Leili. Once he lost them. After searching
much, he found her address. He went to the place which Leili was there. He was very
thirsty and hungry. Majnoon saw that lots of people are standing in a queue. He asked,"
Why are you standing in this long queue?" One of them answered," We, all, are workers
of Leili's father. Now, we are standing in this queue, just, for taking our food which is
some milk and a piece of bread. Leili is going to give us our share." Majnoon got happy.
He, immediately, found a small milk container and stood in the queue, since he was very
thirsty and hungry as well. Workers took their share and it was Majnoon's turn.
Now, imagine what happened? Leili saw Majnoon and knew him very well. Without
paying any attention and greeting, she broke Majnoon's container, rather that giving him
some milk!
Workers were eating their food. When they saw this situation, they laughed so much very
loudly. One of them asked," Young man! Who are you?" He said," I am Majnoon. I love
Leili." They laughed again much louder than before. They Said," How stupid you are! You
love Leili, the daughter of our boss, whereas she does not, even, like you! She hates you,
because she even avoid giving you some milk and, also she breaks your milk container."
Let us imagine this situation. What did poor Majnoon answer them? I have tried to write
and have wasted your precious time, just, for writing this important sentence.
Majnoon did not get annoyed. HE DID NOT CRITICISE LEILI. In answer to them he
said," If she does not love me, why does she break my milk container then? That is a sing
of her love towards me!!!"
"Agar ba digaranash bood meili,

Chera zarfe mano beshkast Leili?"
Since, Leili, in comparison with other girls, was so ugly, lots of people have heavily
criticized Majnoon for having a bad taste. There is a famous and meaningful comment
which he has made in answering to this kind of criticizing.
"If you want to know how beautiful Leili is in my eyes, you must look at her from my
standpoint."
Dear Adelaida and all my dear friends! We should try our best to distinguish, carnal
need, carnal interest, carnal pleasure, carnal love, and carnal desires from real pure
love. All that glitters is not gold! Real love is in books only! In more than 99% of these
kinds of situations, we, just, think that we are in love with someone. We are, often,
confused with some feelings and do not know what do we call them, so we choose the
simplest way and which way is simpler than offering love as a sacrifice to show our
feelings?
It is worth mentioning that in my sentence,"We" does not refer to particular person. You
should use "human beings" rather than "we". Although, I have addressed this thread to
my dear friend, Adelaida, I have never meant to hurt her feeling nor have I ever meant to
hurt the feeling of someone else.
I have thought about love for so many years. I found it so complicated to understand. I am
going to make an analogy between the level of love and states of water. As you know very
well, water exists in three states: liquid, gaseous, and solid. It boils at a temperature of
100°C and freezes at a temperature of 0°C. Where there is no love, it is below zero, so it
is a solid, when there is a relationship and friendship, the temperature is between 0°C
and 100°C , so it is a liquid, and when there is a pure real unconditional love, it is above
100°C, therefore, it is a gaseous. How many probabilities are there for some water? It
can be at lots of different temperatures and different states. It depends on situation. I
think, the intensity of love between two people is different. There are so many levels for
describing the intensity of love and all of them are named love, with the same meaning, by
human beings.
This writing is dedicated to my friends, particularly Adelaida, because her comment in

Aida's thread makes an excuse and gives me a chance to write something about love.
Thank you for reading. Please do not hesitate to make comment.
Yours Sincerely,
Dear Behnam,
Thank you for this painful story.

It's very beautiful , I have read it twice , and when I finished it , I had a terrible feeling, I
don't know why.
Maybe , when someone will read it at first will say " How hard is she " or " she don't have
a heart" or something like that ,but if we think carefully about her behavior, we will find
that " she is just a miserable girl " or " a simple romantic lover" .
But as we saw her lover understood her very well , it's a beautiful feeling when you will
say or do something ,then, you will find person who understand and know you as well.
In Arab history there are so many stories like your story, like " Laila & Quais ",
"Jameel & Bouthaina ", It's a kind of love which there is no a happy ending
Like " Romeo & Joliet" story , they dead at the end of the story as we know.
So maybe , we have to ask this question " do the real love would finish if the end was
happy???" , is this a fact ?? --- I don't know--- maybe!!!
But in my life I have a fact , It's a true story , I can feel it everyday , It's my sister's story.
She didn't know her husband before she had got married, and now after 6 years of her
marriage , she loves her husband more than anything in her life , In fact he is her life.
I wait your reply.

Aida.

Dear Behnam
Thanks a lot for your kind consideration about my feelings. I believe you are like brother
to me, you waste so much time writing this wonderful topic thinking of me. I am happy I
could inspire you, or give you the signal for writing. It is my fault I put that massage and
now my feelings are discussed on public. Don�??t you think it is something between me
and him? Why I did this than?
I�??ll tell you something and you will understand.
�??hezar jahd bekyardam ke sere eshkh bepoosham
Nabud bar sere atash
Muyassaram ke najusham
Behush budam as avval
Ke del ba kyas naseparam
Shamayele to bedidam
Na agl mando na husham�?�
You know where is it from,my brother Behnam, because we have discussed this great
Iranian poet in our emails.
So I kindly request you if you are going to give me advice about something ,especially so
delicate subject like this one, send me email or ignore my presence and my comment. But
of course you do not, you have worn me before, that it was just interest in order to write
topic and you are not advising me, oh of course you are making excuse to write
something.
So you are really wasted your time if you tried I understand something about love. You
are not me and I am not you. It was great words that Majnoon said at the end. You are
not in my standpoint and I am not on yours.
I knew that beautiful story very well, I am pretty common with Iranian literature and
poesy. Oh I forget, you wrote this story not for teaching me, because I always get upset,
you just share this beautiful story with all your friends.
And of course I am not going to discuss my feelings with you, you are man, like brother to
me ,I wrote to Aida because she is girl and she understands me better, besides I felt like
the girl in poem and had very strong feeling at that moment to share with her my story.I
made a foolish mistake.
So let me inspire you about your next topic. Write something about Farhad and Shirin ,or
Yusuf and Zoleykhah. But, please, don�??t mention even my name by doing that.
Don�??t think please that I got upset, not at all. I feel you like my brother.
Now I will reply you about neutral subject.
I agree with you with all my heart when you speaks about water as measurement of love.
Yes ,indeed it is like water, that helps us to meter our feelings from 0C till 100C.
When you meet someone you feel O/C. It depends on many factors whether your water(I
mean feelings towards that person)will get hot or not. But let us imagine that you
sympathize someone and feel he/she is right person that you was looking for along time,or
maybe you wasn't looking and he/she came accidently on your way.
So your water is somehow warm,because that person said or did something that attrcts
you very much towards his personality, and let us imagine that you desire make the water
as hot as possible. In order that water TO become hotter and hotter we need fire. What
fire needs in order to remain strong? It needs fuel, which are woods etc and oxygen,
instantly. I mean you need to communicate with person rather long time and supply your
relationship with fuel. If you are determined that you want to keep that person in your life
you supply your relationship with fuel, you are patient, you are tolerant ,you try to
understand and accept the personality of that person. But it is often do not work because
people don�??t like to waste fuel, it is very expensive and hard to get so much fuel.
Besides someone can have bad quality fuel etc. At the end they stop doing it and water
became colder and colder.This is my understanding of your beutiful theory,my dear
brother Behnam.
I will not put any example it is clear, I believe.
My dear brother Behnam I thank you again for your interest and forgive me for
everything, my intentions was and are pure towards my all dear friends.
Be well and healthy, and please don�??t be sad and in bad mood again.
You see how many your friends, brothers and sisters need your company and kind
attention.
Best wishes
Adelaida
Dear Heyva,
How can I thank enough for your affection and attention?
I am really a patient person. In Physics, time is an important factor. I have learned to be

patient with difficult situations.
Thank you very much for your advice. Please do not lose touch with me. I hope to read
more from you soon.
Yours Sincerely,
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araghi April 12th 2008

Dear friends,
How are you,
I hope every thing goes well for you .I am not bad today.
I am imaging in this manner.
It is 9 o,clock and we are waiting for airplane landing in Tehran airport. Our guests are:
Nana,Lina,Hayva,Aida,Joodi,Hossain,...as representative of world people.
we are suppose going to a tour with these friends and talking about our cuntry and other
topic (Dialogue among civilization)
we(Behnam, Mitra,fard and I)are providing a friendly trip from Tehran to Shiraz.
Airplans are landing one by one and our friend arive one by one.
Behnam made a big tableou and wrote on it "Let,s learn together,Welcome to Iran"
Heyva is the first that arive,her eyes are shining.she has some drag with herself ,because
she will be suppose grop doctor in this trip,.........
I am sorry my english finished, and I am very busy today,
please countinue this imaginal trip.......
Thank you
Araghi

Good evening Behnam,
How are you
I'm so happy for your understanding my writing; you are really very open mind man.
Pls forgive me if I hurt your felling somehow you are my brother and very special friend.
And I want to thank you a lot for your attention.
I missed all of you so much, but I was busy this weekend, because it's family time.
See you later

Waiting your letter
Bye..

PS: thanks a lot for your writing in my" poor" thread
Really it's make me happy.

Salam Behnam
I have hope that you are good. How are you?????
Why you don't write? What happend?
I missed you. Please write soon. You writing is a english calss. I learn much.
I wait...........
Warm wishes
Heyva
fard April 14th 2008

Dear behnam
Salam
How are you recently?

Thank you for your writing. In these days I am very busy so I apology for delay of my
responses.
Often, I think to a question. I mean this question: how should we use from our times?
What is your opinion?
I apology for my short writing.
Best wishes
Fard
Dear Mrs. Adelaida,
Salam to you and your family,
reference to your recent letter to Mr. Behnam,I think you pass throw common love and
arive to heavenly love.
Therefore we cann,t say anything,but I found a poem from Moulana (Rumi) and present it
to you.maybe your love to be same as Moulana and Shams(Tabrizi).
From love, bitter becomes sweet,

From love, thorns become flowers,
From love, vinegar becomes wine,
From love, fire becomes light,
From love, sorrow becomes joy,
From love, sickness becomes health,
From love, fury becomes mercy,
From love, dead becomes alive,
and
The animosity of people toward you in this world,

If you realize, is a hidden gold treasure.
People's tempers are turned against you,
So your face is forcefully turned
toward that direction (God).
Carry the burden smilingly and cheerfully,
Because patience is the key to victory.
and
Oh my brother, you are all thoughts,
The rest are bones and flesh.
If your thoughts are flowers,
You are a flower garden.
And if your thoughts are shrubs,
You are burning wood for fire.
If you are rose water, you are sprinkled on head and bosom,
And if you are urine, you are poured out.
Have a nice day

Araghi

Good morning Behnam
How are you?
Wish every thing is going smoothly with you
Don't be late please, we missed you
See you as soon as possible
joodi

Dear Mr. Araghi
Thanks a lot for your kind concern.

Please read this carefully.
Unto forgiveness is truth.
How often do we assassinate another,

By word of mouth, hatefully said?
How often do we kill the atoning Spirit
When we pursue that which has been pled?
We must learn 'tis not ours to forgive.

Forgiveness is from the Lord.
We, in all honesty to our God, need to help
The transgressor to be restored.
If forgiveness is asked of you for a trespass

Then, embrace the one to fellowship, again.
Bring it not, again, to your lips
So that you might not fall into your own sin.
The tongue is a two edged sword,

Either for the good or bad.
To see our brother restored, in love,
Should make the spirit glad.
Hold nothing to another's charge.

Let it go. Let God handle it all,
So your heart comes to Him;
Cleanly washed at the Master's call.
He has not called you as judge or jury.

Yours is to be the quiet voice,
To lead the fallen brother to Him.
To condemn or forgive is His choice.
Pray that your mouth not be an offender.

Let your answers be yea or nay.
Be not double minded.
Speak, in all truth, what you have to say.
Be the one who can be trusted

With the thoughts of a friend.
Don't use their heart
As a means to another end.
Let others sins be upon them.

You need not tell it all around.
Let the truth, and only the truth,
In your spirit be, then, found.
Defile not your own soul

With the transgression of another,
Know nothing save Jesus Christ.
'Tis your duty toward your erring brother.
Don't let your manners

Be a guessing game of your heart,
Of whether you are a disciple of the Lord
Or if He has just a little part.
Be sold out or be nothing at all.

From your lips, sing unto Him your praise.
Blessed is the lips
That His anthem can raise.
Dear Mr. Araghi
Thank you again for your attention.
Have a nice day too.
Best wishes
Adelaida

Dear Mr Araghi,
Thank you for your dream, your short story, your imagination, or whatever you call it.
Thank you once again for delightful poets. Please keep on writing.
I hope to read your writings soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Dear Mrs Joodi,
Thank you for your attention, affection and kindness.
Nowadays, I am a bit busy. I will write something in the near future.
Yours Sincerely,
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Dear Heyva,
So many thanks for leaving a message on this site. Thank you once again for your worries
and kindness.
Dear Heyva, I really love writing, but, actually, I have no topic to write about. Would you
please choose a topic to write about?
I wish you would give me an excuse for writing something.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Fard,
Thank you for your message. Your question is very good. It gave me a chance to think,
and to make myself ready to make a comment on it. The topic is this:
"How should we spend our time?"
It is an interesting subject to think, and to write about.
At the moment, I have no enough time to write about it. I promise to make a comment
about it soon.

Yours Sincerely,

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you for leaving some comments on this site, and in this thread. Please keep on
writing. I am really interested in your writing.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Aida,
Thank you for your writing. Thank you once again for thinking of me as a brother.
Your writings are very good. Please do not hesitate to write. Please do not lose touch with
me.
Yours Sincerely,
DR.X April 14th 2008

Dear
Well, good Time for every one, ( Behnam, Joodi, Aida, Adelaida, ,and Heyva)
I had seen this nice web page, I red for most of your writings
It was really good for me to learn from,
I am young Syrian doctor trying to educate my self in public English
Let me hope that we could start civilize conversation with you all.
About, life matters, cultures, love, travels, and friendship
In fact I do believe that there is very limited number of subjects
In the live
But there are infinite ways to talk about it
Let us explore each others aiming to learn English during our life
Or to learn the life through certain language
It could be nice to start, what each nickname of you "at this web", indicate for
In your language
Or if it's not your real name, why you chose it
Thanks Awaiting
Dr. X

Dear Behnam,
Salam. How are you? How about your family?
Behnam!!! Write about friendship. When you will come Azerbaijan? Write some Azeri
poems.
please write and write and write.... Ha ha!
I am waiting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best regards
Heyva

Dear Heyva,
You ask from Mr. Behnam to write.He will write ensha,allah better than me.
I,m sorry, I am Araghi not Benam but:
sani va khanavadenizi salamniram.
How are you? (nejasiniz), Bakida hava najordi?
Irana va ya khod Tabrize navaght galajaksiniz?
As I have said previously, I am very intrested in Azerbaijan culture especialy Azerbaijan
music,chiefly mugam music.
It is common between Iran and your contry.I blive that your contry have a magnificent
and ancient (mohtasham)culture with experienced and aged people. Azerbaijan people
are very kind and polit nation.They are overfiowing from affection . These made me keen
on Azerbaijan.I am feeling I have many brother and sister on there and I wish visit as
soon as.Please pass my salam to your family and to everybody in my secand contry.
"koochlare soo sapisham yar (Heva,alma,nar)galande toz olmasin,.....
God bless you
have a good time,best wishes
Araghi
hadihello April 15th 2008

I can't understand..
I come to learn English..
But I saw a Torkish Post..
I'm new..
Now I ask From You..

Which is the Lang. I can learn here?
English or ...
Have fun
hanyufei April 16th 2008

dear Behnam
first ,i'd like to say hello to all people concerned this topic.
i'm new here and i come from china as NANA. it tooks me a long time to read all the
writting above. Trough the writting I know you a little. The comments you have discussed
helps me a lot . I appreciate to expess my thanks to you and all friends here .
I newly graduated from university in china and now i'm working as an engineer. I love
English and have a strong willing to learn it well.
Looking forward for your reply.
yours sincerely
yufei April 16th,2008

Dear Dr.X,
So many thanks for your writing. When I saw your writing, I got that you are from Syria. I
started reading your writing impatiently. When I finished it, I got a bit upset. I found it a
bit rude! I do not know why. I read it, at least, for three times, and my feeling about your
writing didn't changed.
Please try to be a bit kind to me!
As far as I know, there are some rules to start making friends with someone, or to write
something. The most important rule in making friends with people is introducing ourself
in a polite way!
You have written something about choosing name on internet. I think, you have criticized
people in a bad way again! Why?
My name is Behnam, which is an Iranian boys' name. It means, the best name ,or a
famous person. I am not a famous person at all.
Now, what is the meaning of Dr.X?!!!! If it is not a name, why did you choose it then?!!!!
All in all, feel free in writing whatever you like, because you are a doctor and a young
one! Doctors are free!

Yours Sincerely,
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Dear Hadihello,
Thank you for your writing. I cannot understand too! Now, what should we do?
If you try to understand how to make conversation with people, you will understand. Try
your best to learn how to treat with people when you do not know them!
Please do not get upset. I have written something on purpose to you and to Dr.X, in order
to inform you "How to treat with people in a polite way." I , deliberately , wrote this
writing in a impolite way!
Please keep on writing and learning. I hope you will understand in the near future.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Behnam
As you know me a little,from my words of course,because you have no other way to find
out if I am honest with you or not,I try my best to be as good person as I can.I recognize
my mistakes and try to listen to people.
You may trust me or not,it depends on your personality.
I had a difficult life and had very many good and as well as painfull experiences.But I am
happy person,I have seen so much different things during my life,so many different people
from different nationalities,countries and cultures.I can say I had very exciting life.I am
only 33 years old but my opinion is very respected by older people,because I have formed
my own judgment about near everything,and it is not ordinary at all.
Even my father asks my opinion about different matters.I know you are not from some
men who doesn't count women's point of view, believing that women are emotional and
have no brain.What I wanted to tell you is;I respect you enourmously and it is my honour
to be called Behnam's friend.I have in fact few friends(in its real meaning),I can count
them in my one hand's fingers and all of them are life friends.As you know very well
people are recognized by their friends,well I wish you would be able to learn my
friends,so you could understand who am I.
Our purpose here on this site isn't to make friendships and so on,there are more
appropriate places ,also on the web,but you are very special person among thousand
people I met during my life,and I believe if you dedicate yourself to a purpose or to
friendship or watever else, you are real treasure in this point of view.Because you are
very attentive and kind personality.I believe your real friends in Iran respect you very
much.I 'll say you one sentence from holy bible:People collect what they spread.You know
what I mean,if you spread kindness you will collect kindness....
Well you follow this rule, what you spread is returning to you.It is my opinion about
you,and as I have mention above I have met a lot of people,so I can have my humble
opinion about people.
I follow the rule too. I want people to treat me as I treat them.If I am honest I expect
honesty, if I respect someone I am waiting to be respected and so on...
Dear Behnam
I wish you all the best.
Your friend
Adelaida.

Dear Fard,
I have made a promise to write about your very good question. First, It should be said
that, I am not going to give you some advice, nor to someone else. I, just, take this
opportunity to write something in English, and to improve my writing skills.
As far as I can remember, you question was "How should we spend our time?"
I know completely well that you, yourself, know the answer better than me. You have
questioned it in order to choose a topic for writing about. Thank you very much indeed.
When I was a young boy, my father told me, "Behnam! If you want be really successful,
find out what God wants to you to do with your life and then give all your attention and
effort to achieve it". At that time, I did not really understand that idea; I did not believe
that my life could have any particular purpose. Gradually, I have come to believe that
what my father said to me is completely true.
What are we doing with our life? Would we say we are living our dreams; or are we
living from hand to mouth, making the best of things, just getting to the next week? If we
are not living our dreams, we are trying to exist rather than live!
If you are living your dreams, then well done. In this case, you are truly on the road to
success and you are spending your time in a proper way.
A wise person once said, "If you always do what you have done, you will always get what
you have always got". Albert Einstein has put this sentence another way as a famous
quotation, "Insanity is doing one thing over and over again, and expecting different
results!"
That is a wonderfully true statement. In other words, if we continue doing exactly what we
are now doing, then we do not be surprised when we do not see any increase or change in
our results.
It is the law of cause and effect in operation. The results we are now getting (effects) are
the product of the causes (efforts) we have made in the past. To get greater benefits in the
future, we need to change what we are doing in the present in order to produce them.
We can achieve whatever we want. We can be the person we were meant to be, and we
can really live the life of our dreams.
Everybody is a truly unique person. We can tell this simply by taking a moment or two to
look at our thump print. Do that please! Take a look at your thump print and know this:
You are the only person who has ever lived who has had that thump print! Is not that truly
amazing? In fact, it is even more amazing that that because, as it turns out, you are the
only person who will ever have that thump print.
We should remember that we are here only once. This is our life-right now! So, we should
make sure we live the life we are born to live.
We should learn to enjoy every minute of our life. We should be happy right now. We
should not wait for something outside of ourselves to make us happy in the future. We
should think how really precious is the time we have got to spend. Every minute should be
enjoyed.
To sum up, we should spend our time on our dreams and enjoy it.
All successful people, men and women, are big dreamers. They imagine what their future
could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work everyday toward their distant vision,
that goal or purpose.
Everything is possible. Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
I have written a lot. I did not mean to advise you, or to advise someone else. As it is
mentioned above, I just tried to write something in English. I did not mean anybody by
using "you" or "we" in this text.
I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as you can. Please be generous enough
to leave a comment on this site and in this thread.
Yours Sincerely,

Hi Behnam my new friend
When I red your article, I thought you might be right, I re red mine, I am sorry
Nothing was rude that you or any can point to, but as you said, it is only feeling and we
cannot argue with feeling, for me it was just direct and as you know there is huge deferent
between direct and rudeness, let us say it was aggressive but against no one
If that will satisfy some one.
I would really appreciate if you point some sentence
That creates such feeling.
Nevertheless I think you commit mistake by judging
The personality of some one without authorization or permission
I didn�??t really introduce myself , normally I am doing that to a specific person
Not to unrecognized group, or if somebody ask about or if it serve certain purpose
As I mention I think at this site my aim is to learn, I will be happy if some one
Correct my language or suggest deferent words to use in my writing to reflect better
Feeling or more understanding,
However, since you asked, you most welcome I am doctor in physics specialize officially
In thermodynamic and liquid movement, and unofficially in the philosophy of the
Physics lows, and its implementation on people feeling
I have my own theory which never yet proven and I am working on that.
The X means I am only doctor in one dimension and my view is narrow �??consequently
I do mistakes LOL
I hope to be Dr. Xyz in order to have full comprehensive view
Can you see that I felt free, hoping to communicate
Awaiting your reply and no hard feeling or in physics no friction feeling please
DR.X 16/04/08
NANA April 17th 2008

dear Behnam
I have sent two e-mails to you,have u got them,why i could receive your any message?
looking forward to your reply
Yours Sincerely,
NANA

Dear Heyva,
Thank you for your message. Nowadays, I am so busy to write something about friendship
and love. On the other hand, it is a hard task to do! To make it clear I should say that it is
really dangerous to write about friendship and love. (LOL)
There is a famous expression which is " Men are from Mars and women are from Venus"!
They speak in a different way, and with a different language. They pretend to understand
each other, but actually they cannot do that properly. That is so, and it does not mean that
there is something wrong with them. The simple fact is this: They are created to love each
other.
I will write something about this later.
Dear Heyva, forgive me because of being rude.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Dr.X,
Thank you for leaving comment on this site.
A man's art is behind his word. It seems that you are an arty person!
Your English is very good. It is, even, better than mine.
My field is Physics, but I know nothing about it. I am learner. You have written that you
are working on a your own unproven theory. Congratulation! Could I ask what is it?
What do you mean by saying " never yet proven..."? Who is going to prove it? When a
theory is proven and when it is not?
I think, you should look at the definition of theory a bit closely.
Anyway, Dear Dr.X, Have you ever heard that " The more noble, the more humble!"
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Nana,
Thank you so much for your messages and emails.
As far as I can remember, I have received only one email from you, and of course I have
answered it.
Thank you for your kindness.
Your Sincerely,

Dear Adelaida,
I write this just to let you know that I miss you a lot.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Joodi,
I write this just to let you know that I terribly miss you.
Yours Sincerely,
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Dear Hossein,
I write this just to let you know that I miss you very much.
Please do not lose touch with me..
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mitra,
Your name is very nice. It, really, makes me feel calm. I write this just to let you know that
I miss you terribly.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Aida,
I write this just to say that I miss you a lot.
I hope to read more from you. It will be kind of you if you leave me a comment.
Yours Sincerely,
Dear Behnam ;
Silent 'n listen...it's coming in a moment.

Listen & silent are two words with same alphabets and are very important for friendship
because only true friend can listen to you when you are silent... !
Mitra.

Dear Behnam
I think it is important to say what you feel rather than what it is good to say..
Alternatively, what others like to hear
Personally, I like to be humble but I am not. Are you?
I am respecting all other opinions without loosing mine. I talk frankly to all people
Moreover, disagreeing with them, without considering them as enemy, without even
believing that I have to convince them or I could do so
The humble is not what a person can say in front of others
It is what he is feeling inside as reality, it is how much he is proud about his opinions
What efforts it will take to convince him, While he can always say, I am elastic Humble,
Let us back to your love although i believe it is not the right place to discuss the same and
our friend will hate us
As you know most of energy shapes are transferring to each other at deferent efficiency or
rates
For some transaction like heat to be work, we say 70% rate is perfect
While for work to be heat, even 98% is not good
As deferent example we can say: 1000 liter of petrol are good to cross 3000 km by car
But not enough to go 300 km by plain
Oh, its become complicated, well you are educated man and may be I can tell you as
Summary:
The transaction rate or efficiency for any action is depending on how much this action is
Against the nature , and my theory task is to classify the classic nature transactions and
its rate
Such is applicable on power, emotions, as well as energy
Did you ever thought �??using physics lows�?� what it is easier to transfer
Love to hate or hate to love, and why,
Electrical to heat or heat to electrical and why
Success to fail or fail to success

So on
this is the basic assumptions that I am working on , and I had some great
Equations and results , who knows maybe I can later on measure the constricting By pixel
LOL
It was really not nice subject to discuss here I am sorry for every one, and I am sure
That no one �?? other than you maybe �?? and me are interested in such subject
I will make copy of these comments on my thread- Dreamer and check
If I will get any comments
See You
DR.X
Dear Behnam
Sorry for being late in answering.
Thanks for putting massages for me and always reffering my name among your friends'.
I have missed you too very much.
The topic you wrote is excellent.You have proved one more time that you are
multitalanted personality indeed.I could not find even one word to desagree.LOL
Sorry but this time we will not argue,because I share your vision,as if it was me who
wrote it.
I present you one poem wich is a little childish but it is very beutiful in it's simplicity.I
dedicate it to you and to all my true friends.
A Friend ABC
(A)ccepts you as you are

(B)elieves in "you"
(C)alls you just to say "HI"
(D)oesn't give up on you
(E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)
(F)orgives your mistakes
(G)ives unconditionally
(H)elps you
(I)nvites you over
(J)ust "be" with you
(K)eeps you close at heart
(L)oves you for who you are
(M)akes a difference in your life
(N)ever Judges
(O)ffers support
(P)icks you up
(Q)uiets your fears
(R)aises your spirits
(S)ays nice things about you
(T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it
(U)nderstands you
(V)alues you
(W)alks beside you
(X)-plain things you don't understand
(Y)ells when you won't listen and
(Z)aps you back to reality
Isn't it amazing poem?I remember my childhood when I read it.

Dear Behnam
Friends?
Adelaida

P.S.
I'm Nobody! Who are you?
Are you -- Nobody -- too?
Then there's a pair of us?
Don't tell! they'd advertise -- you know! LOLLLL
See you
Bye...

Dear Mitra,
Thank you for your message and your great point. It is really interesting.
Please be kind enough to leave me comment on this site and in this thread.
I am looking forward to receiving from you as soon as you can.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Adeaida,
Thank you for your delightful poems. It is very amazing. I found really meaningful. I am
in a hurry right now. I will write about your poems and Aida's topic in the near future. I
hope so.
Thank you once again for remembering my poor name in Aida's thread. It made me feel
happy. Thank you very much indeed.
I wish you all the best in the world.

Yours Sincerely,

Dear Adelaida,
I found that poems simple, but meaningful. Thanks a lot.
Yours Sincerely,
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Hi Behnam,
How are you? I am hope you are good!!!
Behnam! My English isn't good. I can't write as you write.
Thanks for your message. It is very good.
Please write very. I like reading your Writing.
Best wishes,
Heyva.

Mr Araghi,
Thank you because of writing good thing about my contry. I am very happy.
my English isn't good to answer you. "Yashiyasan". "Man bakidan dagilam, balkada
Ganjadanam."
Best wishes,
Heyva.

Dear friends,
Thank you for your kindness. How can I ever thank you enough for leaving me message
and motivating me to continue writing? Thank you very much from the bottom of my
heart.
First of all, it should be mentioned that I am not going to teach someone, to inform
somebody, or to answer someone. I am a learner, and I am learning a lot, while I am
trying to write something. In fact, apart from making friends with some nice people from
all over the world, and apart from having a good feeling while I am writing to you, I am
practisiing my English as well. This is an important excuse to keep on writing.
There are two topics I should write about them. The first one is "friendship", which my
dear friend "Heyva" has asked me to write about it. The second one is "making a good
impression on somebody". It means, making someone to admire or remember us. My dear
friend "Aida" has written some useful things about this topic in her own thread, and my
dear friend "Adelaida" has made some nice points about it in Aida's thread as well.
This is really a complicated topic to write about. It is impossible for me to approach the
topic from all angels. In doing so, on the one hand, this writing will become so boring. On
the other hand, it will be a sign of my weakness! (LOL) Well, it is better for me to cut my
coat according to my cloth!
I am having a try to write something about both of mentioned topics.
Sometimes, we look at someone, or hear his or her voice, or read something about them,
and we feel a strong attraction towards them. What is this?
Somehow(and nobody knows quite how), we are imprinted at an early age, possibly as
young as three or as old as eight or nine, with the imprint that will determine the person
we will find attractive later in life! We seem to have a mental picture of the person who is
just right for us. Not only is there a picture, but also there is an imprint for the right
voice: the sound, the tone, and the pace. We are imprinted not only with picture and
sound, but odor, taste, and feel.
We are always on the lookout for people who match our attraction imprinting. We,
without even realizing it, automatically scan each person (of the right sex for us), and we
feel Physical attraction when we see, hear, meet, smell, touch, or taste someone who
matches some of the features for which we are imprinted. The closer that person comes to
matching our imprint, the more intense the feeling. It is worth considering that a complete
match is not necessary for attraction. Just one or two key variables may be enough to give
us the feeling of being attracted.
There are some pieces of news about this attraction. The good news is that attraction is a
wonderful, delightful, and exciting experience. The bad news is that some people confuse
attraction with love and think they should act on the feeling of attraction. Attraction is not
love; it is simply Physical attraction. I have mentioned some of the variables in Physical
attraction above. At first glance, they seem to be all about physical appearance. As a
matter in fact, the theory is true, even from spiritual point of view. The closer that person
comes to matching our physical and spiritual imprint, the more intense the feeling.
We reap what we sow! This is an old saying that goes back a very long way but it still
holds true today. If we sow love, forgiveness, kindness, faithfulness, encouragement,
honesty, affection, and acceptance, then that is what we will reap. It is definitely true that
what we put into a relationship is what we get back!
A little boy got angry with his mother and shouted at her," I hate you, I hate you."
Because of fear of reprimand, he ran out of the house. He went to the valley and shouted,
" I hate you, I hate you," and back came the echo," I hate you, I hate you." This was the
first time in his life he had heard an echo. He got scared, went to his mother for
protection and said there was a bad boy in the valley who shouted "I hate you, I hate
you." The mother understood and she asked her son to go back and shout," I love you, I
love you." The boy went and shouted," I love you, I love you," and back came the echo.
That taught the little boy a lesson that life is like an echo: we get back what we give.
Benjamin Franklin said," When you are good to others, you are best to yourself."
Generally we see the world not the way it is, but the way we are. Most of the time, other
people's behaviour is a reaction to our own.
To some up, there is a good expression which matches our topic; "Heart speaks to heart".
It is worth mentioning that if we have faith in ourselves, and if we mean what we say from
the bottom of our heart, we will make a good impression on people, even on whatever is
in the entire universe! This is an important mystery of life.
It should be always kept in mind that my writing does not necessarily mean that I am such
a person. Not at all. There is a world difference between knowing something and being
able to do that!
What I have written is not my own theory. They are some useful points which I have got,
while I have been studying some books before. Some of them are originally in Farsi. I
tried my best to translate them from Farsi into English. I have made a lot of mistakes. I
wish you would forgive me because of making some mistakes.
Thank you for reading this boring text. I hope someone will find this writing a little bit
useful and so will pray to God for my success in life.
Would you please be kind enough to leave me comment on this site and in this thread? I
hope to read more from you.
Yours Sincerely,

A funny spelling mistake is "to some up" rather than "to sum up"!!!(LOL). Laughing at
ourselves is sometimes useful to get relaxed and to have a sense of humour. I laughed at
myself a lot.
With Love,

Dear Qingqing,
How are you and where are you? Long time no see! This is just to let you know that I
have missed you very much.
Please be kind enough to leave me message on this site, in this thread.
I hope to read your nice comment soon.
Yours Sincerely,

All my friends,
Hello,how are you,
there is a short story to present you,
"A son and his father were walking on the mountains.

Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams: "AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain:
"AAAhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Curious, he yells: "Who are you?"
He receives the answer: "Who are you?"
And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!"
The voice answers: "I admire you!"
Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward!"
He receives the answer: "Coward!"
He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?"
The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention."
Again the man screams: "You are a champion!"
The voice answers: "You are a champion!"
The boy is surprised, but does not understand.
Then the father explains: "People call this ECHO, but really this is LIFE.
It gives you back everything you say or do.
Our life is simply a reflection of our actions.
If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart.
If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence.
This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life;
Life will give you back everything you have given to it."
YOUR LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU!"
Thank you for your attention,

best wishes
Araghi
adelaida April 21st 2008

Dear Behnam
Thank you very much for writing as usual in very simple, meaningfull and detailed way.
I am very gratefull to you,I learn a lot from you ,new words,new expressions,new ideas.
I really believe we all here help each other in the best way we can,in order to improve our
writing skills by writing and improve at least our vocabulary by reading.
I have jast returned from my English class,And I am exersizing on and on lately ,because
I 'll have my written examination in English in about two weeks.We will have intensive
English classes this week,in fact every day in the mornings.
So I do not loose my time and try my best in order not to fail.I am not perfect in my
writings ,expressions and grammar,but I put all my spare time in it, because there is
target in front of me.
It is very important week here in Greece,"big'' or ''great'' week as it is translated from

Greek(megali evdomada),because it is Easter on Sunday.Today it is "great Monday'' for
example and so on for all the days of the week.
Because of it we all are very sensitive nowdays,we try to feel our hearts with
forgiveness,kindness,love toward all human beings.All people are in very happy
mood,they make prasents to each other,and so on.
Let me just make a little comment to your writing.

What you have written is all true,but it is pattern of perfect behaviour.We should be like
this,we should try to follow it.But unfortunately there are so many bad people in this
world.
Let God have mercy on their souls!
When we are good,kind and so on,are all people return us the same?There is an
expression,I do not remember exact words,but it is something like this:''Do not spread
your pearls in front of swines".
Of course there is one another expression,as well known:''Eye for eye and tooth for
tooth".
In other words it is equation of cause and effect.It is also a quintessense of what you have
written.Should we behave like that?I belive no.We should try to forgive,it is very
difficult,because pride is not virtue in no one religion of the world,but virtue
''hambleness'' and ''forgiveness'' are virtues....''offer your another cheek''.It is hell difficult
to do,but if we do not do it,we will stay animals.We should care about our spirits more
than about our bodies.
I should also mention that whatever I wrote is just my efforts to be better human,it doesn't
mean I am like that,nobody of us is saint.
Dear Behnam
Thank you one more time for everythig you have done for me.
I'll pray that I could express my gratefulness towards all people not only in "megali
evdomada" but as well as to all other simple days of the year!
With warmest wishes,
Adelaida
Dear Mrs. Adelaida,
How are you?
Thank you for your statement about human rights espacially Palestin people life right.( I
think Aida had wrote about it)
yesterday was Saadi annivesary(one of the greatest poet in Iran),I know you intrested in
Saadi and Hafez,
This poem from he and one of the famous poem about oneness of mankind.
It is used to grace the entrance to the Hall of Nations of the UN building in New York.
Human beings are members of a whole,

In creation of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain,

Other members uneasy will remain.
If you have no sympathy for human pain,

The name of human you cannot retain.
please pass on my best regards to the family.

Araghi
adelaida April 21st 2008

Dear Mr. Araghi
Thank you very much for your kind words and your concern.
Thank you for mentioning the name of Saadi,really I am his admirer.I like Hafez as
well,and one of my warmest wishes is to visit one day Iran in order to go to the tomb of
Hafez,Hafezieh in Shiraz,and even make a fal-e-Hafez.LOL
The poem you presented from Saadi or Sa'di, is well-known,of course I knew it,its truely
very meaningful.But because only Iranians I believe know Saadi very well,I think it is a
good idea to present him to our friends from other countries.Saadi is worthy to be
presented in the best way.
My dear friends,this great man's name was

Sheikh Muslih-uddin Sa'di Shirazi
World famous Persian (Iranian) 13th century poet.
His two masterpieces are named Golestan and Boostan.

Golestan is translated as flower country and
Bustan in Persian means flower-garden.
I present to you today Bustan!
Bustan of Sa'di is a composition of stories and maxims each representing a flower of this
garden.
Bustan of Sa'di is world famous due to its eloquence of style, clear language, moral
guidance and counseling through the art of poetry.
Sa'di himself describes this book as:

I traveled in many regions of the globe and passed the days in the company of many men.
I reaped advantages in every corner, and gleaned an ear of corn from every harvest. I
regretted that I should go from the garden of the world empty-handed to my friends, and
reflected: "Travelers bring sugar-candy from Egypt as a present to their friends. Although
I have no candy, yet have I words that are sweeter. The sugar that I bring is not that
which is eaten, but what knowers of truth take away with respect ..."
Dear Mr.Araghi,you have written a beutiful poem of Saadi about mankind.Let me

continue and present this wonderful maxim of Saadi:
You, O creature of God, was created of the dust; therefore, be humble as the dust. Be not
covetous, nor oppressive, nor headstrong. You art from the dust; be not like fire. When the
terrible fire raised his head in pride, the dust prostrated itself in humility.
And since the fire was arrogant and the dust was meek, from the former were the demons
formed, and from the latter mankind.
Great words indeed!!!!
You know dear Mr. Araghi,we all hear are learners and we should always remember be
friendly to each other and remember that we know nothing.Only in this way we can help
our knowledge as in English as well as about each other.
Let me present one very meaningfull story from Bustan of Saadi.I like it very much,and it
concerns all of us.
It is masterpeace,in my opinion!!!
A certain man knew something of astronomy and his head, in consequence, was filled with
pride. Journeying far, he visited Kushyar, (Abu �??al Hasan Kushyar was a celebrated
astronomer and the tutor of Avicenna(Ibs Sina)), who turned his eyes from him and would
teach him nothing. When the disappointed traveler was on the point of leaving, Kushyar
addressed him with these words:
"you imagine that you art full of knowledge. How can a vessel that is full receive of more?
Rid yourself of your pretensions, so that you may be filled. Being full of vanity, you in fact
are empty."
All my dear friends I really appreciate the help of all of you,thank you very much.
I wish you all the best,dear Mr. Araghi.
Adelaida
buick April 22nd 2008
Hello Behnam
How are you? Are you ok? I hope you are ok. Your writing is wonderful. how do you
write? Bravoooooo!!!
You are teacher of Physics or you are sychologist? I enjoy very much. (Thank
you)*100000000000000000000
Please write and write. It is excelent. My english is poor. Sorry.
Yasha Behnam yashaaaaaaaaa
Best wish,
Heyva
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buick April 22nd 2008
Salam Mr Araghi,
How are you?
Excelent. Your writing is very good.
I hope you write again.
Best wish,
Heyva.
behnam April 22nd 2008

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you for your comment. You are right. We have got some positive proverbs or
sayings, and some negative expressions as well. What should we do when there seems to
be some confusion? I believe, we should be optimistic about life. As it seems from your
writings, you are, of course, an optimistic person.
In order to avoid confusion, we have to have got a solution to this problem. What should
we do with so many sayings when some of them are completely opposite to each other?
I think, when we are going to use a proverb or saying, we should judge whether it makes
this world a better place to live or not. If a saying, even our acts, make this world a
comfortable place to live, we should use it and do them respectively.
There is a magic formula for acting like a real human being. When we are going to do
something, we should pay a careful attention what will happen if all people in the world
act like me? What will the result be? If the result is reasonable, so that action is right, and
if the result is unreasonable, something like disaster, that action is wrong.
At the moment I am in a hurry. I have no time to check my writing. I am in a bad situation

that I cannot focus on topic properly. I, maybe, will write about this topic in the near
future,
Yours Sincerely,
araghi April 22nd 2008

Dear Aida.
Assalamo alaykom,
How are you ?
Thak you very much for your topic about unforgettable woman and unforgettable man.
Dr. Ali shariati was writing.(his tomb is in your contry)
" The French writer who was speaking one day in a

conference about the Virgin Mary. He said, "For 1700 years all
of the speakers have spoken of Mary. For 1700 years, all
philosophers and thinkers of various nations of the East and
West have spoken of the value of Mary. For 1700 years, the
poets of the world have spent all of their creative efforts and
power in their praise of Mary. For 1700 years, all of the painters and artists have created
wonderful works of art showing the face and form of Mary. But the totality of all that has
been said and the efforts of all the artists and thinkers throughout these many centuries
have not been able to better describe the greatness of Mary, than the simple words,
'Mary was the mother of Jesus Christ."'
And I wanted to begin in this manner with Fatima. I got

stuck. I wished to say, 'Fatima was the daughter of the great
Khadija,' but I sensed this would not fully describe Fatima. I
wished to say, 'Fatima was the daughter of Muhammad,' but I
sensed this would not fully describe Fatima. I wished to say,
'Fatima was the wife of Ali,' but I sensed this would not fully
describe Fatima. I wished to say, 'Fatima was the mother of
Hasan and Husayn,' but I sensed this would not fully describe
Fatima. I wished to say, 'Fatima is the mother of Zaynab,' but I still sensed this would not
fully describe Fatima.
No, these are all true, and none of them is Fatima
Fatemeh is Fatemeh "
so I (Araghi)wished to say woman is the best friend, woman is the best unanimous,
woman is the best companion,fellow,sympathetic,boon,crony,heartfelt,
woman is the best creater of cordiality in home.woman is mother and sister , and we know
,
Mary is woman
Fatima is woman
Zeynab is woman
yes these are all true and would describ a bit woman character,
so
woman is woman
and the best of the best
have a good time

best wishes
Araghi

Dear NANA,
As far As I can remember, poor Behnam has answered all your writings. What is wrong
with me?
It should be always, kept in mind that there is a crying need for your friendship.
Please do not lose touch with me. Please leave me a message on this site.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mitra,
This is just to let you know that I have missed you very much.
Please do not lose touch with me. I wish you would write something soon.
Yours Sincerely,
My dear treasure ;(Behnam)
Without a real friend ,the week has such days :

Sadday
Moanday
Tearday
Wasteday
Thirstday
Frightday
and Shatterday...
WOW................such a disgusting week.............GOD has never created.
Thanks for being as a real friend to stand seconds , minutes ,hours ,days 'n weeks , years
and destiny...
Mitra.
winnie April 23rd 2008

Hey Behnam,
Waa... It is very very nice to meet you today.
According the above words, I sense you are the one of the most popular person at
here.Your wonderful writing have attracting many friends who love English together .
You are great.
Winnie (from China)
araghi April 23rd 2008

Dear friends
I hope every thing goes well.

woul you like a joke?
please read,
it is for break.
One day the King invited Molla Nasradin to his palace for dinner. The royal chef
prepared, among others, a cabbage recipe for the occasion. After the dinner, the King
asked, "How did you like the cabbage?"
"It was very delicious," complimented Molla.
"I thought it tasted awful," said the King.

"You're right," added Nasradin, "it was very bland."
"But you just said it tasted 'delicious,'" the King noted.
"Yes, but I'm the servant of His Majesty, not of the cabbage," he replied.
One day someone asked Molla Nasradin, "What are the best qualities of mankind?"
"Well," he replied, "a philosopher once told me that there are two. He had forgotten the
one, but he told me the other. But to tell you the truth, I've since forgotten that one, too."
God bless you

Araghi

Dear Heyva,
Thank you so much for your encouragement. Thank you once again for your kindness.
Your writing is always welcomed by Behnam. Please feel free in writing in which
language you prefer to. By the way, your English is very good. Learning language is
necessary to make conversation with people. You have written something in English, and I
have got it. I think, all my friends have understood it. It means that you have made
conversation with people. Please do not worry about your mistakes. We never learn if we
never make mistake!
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mr Araghi,
Thank you very much for your excellentwriting. It is really wonderful. I read it and
enjoyed a lot. San Yasha manim dostim va hamshahrim. Long life!
As it seems to me, you have got a lot of general information. Please share some of them
with me and with my friends as well.
Your English is very good. You write very well. Please keep on writing.
Yours Sincerely,
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Dear Mitra,
Thanks a million for your delightful message. It is exactly as you have written.
The world without friends is a graveyard.
Please write to the best of your ability. it means, write as far as you can.
I hope to read your writing soon.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Winnie,
Thank you very much for your writing It makes me feel happy.
Chinese people are very kind. Thank you once again for your paying a nice complement!
I hope to receive more from you. Please do not lose touch with me.
Yours Sincerely,
adelaida April 23rd 2008

Dear Behnam
Thanks a lot for your kind respond.You are really very polite and above all a real
gentleman(which is rarity nowdays).
What we are doing here is learning particular language.What helps us keep writing to
each other?Our attention and kindness towards each other.It is our motivation!!!When we
are discouraged with bad words or behaviour we quit to communicate with such a
person.As far as you are so attentive and kind towards all your friends ,you can be sure
there would be not a lack of them in your life!!!
We all here are simple people,no one of us is better or worser than others,we express our
opinion,because in this way we manage to write something.
I agree with what you have written above.
Let me write whatever cross my mind now.
All people on the Earth have alike way of thinking,feeling,acting and believing.We all like
roses and dislike thorns!!!
There was so many wise people who left their teachings for future generations.Are the
teachings ,expressions,quotations,sayings and so on of wise people of the
past(.....Saadi,Hafez.........I don't mention all the names,it's clear enough )argent
nowdays?
Yes ,they are argent.
But it is like people don't learn anything through ages and centuries.Indeed this life is
school for everyone of us till our day of leaving this Earth.
Is there something new to say(because it seems that everything is said by wise people of
the past)?I believe yes.!!!
You know I like very much Iranian poets.How can I like them not being Iranian,not being
muslim,not being man, not being...
It means one thing; people are alike in essention.What can be more wonderful?
It is like coin with two sides,we all are one in our divercity.A great mankind puzzle!
Being one we all are uniqe.
Do you remember you have written about every persons fingerprint that it is
uniqe?Everything on earth is unique!!! Every situation,every feeling,every.... are
unique.Maybe there are alike things,situations,thoughts,feelings... but they are never
same!!!
You know I like Hafez very much.What a wize man!!!Better to say gifted by God.
I want to write something from Hafez now.
But first I like to introduce him to our friends;
It is worthy to mention that name Hafez means the memoriser of Quran(hafez= memory).
Shams al-Din Hafez Shirazi

was born at Shiraz the capital of the province of Fars, Iran about the year 720(Iranian
calendar)/1320; some fifty years after the death of Jalal al-Din Rumi (d. 672/1273),
Persia's most influential mystical poet.
He grew up in an age when the finest Persian literature had already been written, and in
the shadow of the reputation of his distinguished fellow-citizen, Shaikh Sa'di (d. 690/1291
or 691/1292).
Although ,there were so many famous poets before Hafez,he didn't give up.Did he say
something new?Oh yes,yes and yes.!!!
Hafez was specialised on Ghazals.
A Gazal or Sonnet is an eight to fifteen verses joint in meaning by a kind of symbolic

inspiration and in style by the same melody. Each verse has two parts. In Ghazal, the
second part of all verses share the same ending word or sylab.
This one is Ghazal 208
Those who are tired may seek your aid

It is unfair if your aid is stayed.
You never mistreated us. It�??s not your way.
Any such mischief, you would degrade.
Unfortunate the eyes that can�??t shed tears of love,
Unhappy the hearts that candle of love barricade.
With the auspicious fly towards the light,
Leave behind bats and birds who seek the shade.
Wonder not if I sought help in the tavern,
My Master said in the temple they trade.
Without virtue, worship is idolatry,
Goodness won�??t come, when virtue delayed.
Hafiz, through virtue and wisdom wade,
Else hold your tongue and remain afraid.
Generally, in my opinion, every poem and so on must be read in the language it was
written,because translated It lost all its magic and great deal of it's true meaning.Thanks
God my Farsi is good enough to enjoy the music and get the deep meaning of the poems I
like.
Dear Behnam I would be greatfull if you correct me if I have made mistake in introdusing
Hafez(of course you know much more about him then I do.)
Dear Behnam
Thanks a lot for your attention.Thank you for giving me always an opportunity to write
something to you.
Your kindness to me is endless,as endless is my thankfulness to you.
With best wishes
Adelaida
Dear Behnam;
Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. (Thomas Edison)
So this year ,YOUR persistence says who YOU are! Don't forget to take a look to YOUR
diary in calendar on Saturday 21st March 2009 to know YOURSELF . YOUR consciennce
is there , be sure !
Sure enough that you make a success because you are invincible.
My dear Master ,i'd rather listen to you so that write .(my English is very bad.)
You are having the humble pie when you say " I'm learner ".
In reality , you are here for teaching .
Good job and thank you.
with... !! (lol) Bbye.

Mitra.

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you very much for your excellent writing. It is really wonderful. It makes me
surpise.
What you have written is right. I completely agree with you.
Your English is excellent. Should you be my teacher?
Please keep on writing. I hope to read more from you.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mitra,
Thank you so much for your delightful comment. You always have got some advice in
your writing. Thank you very much indeed.
Your writing is very good. Please keep on writing.
By the way, Would I ask you what do you mean by writing "with...!(lol)"? I did not got it.
You writing encourages me to continue learning English. Thank you once again for your
encouragement.
Please reply soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Dear Hossain& dear Nana& Joodi,
This is just to let you know that I have missed you awfully. Please do not lose touch with
me.
I hope to read your nice comment again.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear friends,
Thank you for reading this writing.
In this thread, I am going to write something about treating with people and friendship.
Dealing with people is like digging gold. When someone wants to go digging for some
pieces of gold, they have to move tons of dirt to get a piece of gold. Are they looking for
dirt? Not at all. They do not looking for the dirt. They are looking for the gold.
If we are looking for what is wrong with people or with things, we will find many. I
believe, each human being is like a hidden treasure. It is a buried treasure, in fact. In
other words, there is something positive in every person and every situation. Sometimes,
we have to dig deep to look for the positive, because it may not be apparent. Besides, we
are so used to looking for what is wrong with other people and situations, we forget to see
what is right.
Someone once said that even a stopped clock is right twice a day!
When we go looking for gold, we have to move tons dirt to get to some pieces of gold.
Well, some people do not let us to dig!(LOL) What should we do? I do not know. What is
your suggestion?
As far as I know, nowadays, making friends, chatting, dating, is more like a marathon.
Most people try to chat, to date, and to meet as many people as possible, instead of taking
time to get to know someone at a deeper level.
There are plenty of points in the bottom of each human being.
We should try our best to keep digging. We should try our best to make efforts to dig. We
should try our best to keep friendship going. We should try our best to see the postive in
people.
I like digging, as I mentioned above, but I do not know how to stop people to dig
them!(LOL) Can you help me?
I hope to read your comment soon. Please do not hesitate to leave me a comment here.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Dr. Akram,
Thank you for your writing something about "Energy" and "Conservation of Energy". As
far as I know, you are working on "Conservation of Energy", or something like that. I
hope you will be successful in your theory.
According to what I have written in my last thread, I have to dig you.(LOL). Please do not
get upset. I have to dig your personality. Would you please stop to be digged enough by
poor Behnam?(LOL)
You are a nice man. I am sure. Please keep on writing. I am interested in making friends
with you.
Yours Sincerely,
winnie April 24th 2008

Dear Behnam,
You can't image how wonderful when i going to start my work after i reading your words
in this morning.
There is a piece of good news I have to share with you:

ShenZhen , the city which I live in,will conduct an Olympic torch relay rehearsal this
morning in order to test the schedule and traffic conditions for the real relay that will be
held in the city May 8.
Behnam, have you ever been to China? do you like sports?
What did you do in your spare time?
Your English is very very good ,how did you learn it ?
Please write me more about yourself,I love read your writing.

Winnie
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Dear Behnam
Thanks a lot for your excellent topic about digging.Thanks about digging all of us.You are
great digger!!!LOL
I wish you to find a lot of treasure in your life.You are on right way!!!
I want to right something about happyness!

And I ask you too,write about this topic,as soon as you have time.In other words, I give
you idea to write something and let us know about your opinion.
Of course perfect happyness is impossible,because you cannot have it all!!!One has

money but doesn't have health,another have good wife or husband but has no children
and so on.
But can we find happiness in few things?I think we should be gratefull even for simple
things in our lives and be greatfull for them,it will make us happy if we appreciate them.
Someone has said;
The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something
to hope for.
I like this way of thinking too.

A happy life is one spent in learning, earning, and yearning.LOL
Someone else has said;
Happiness is good health and bad memory.It is so!!!LOL
Unfortunately we cannot have evrything, let us be happy with whatever we have!!!

I present you a poem about this matter from Priscilla Leonard:
Happiness is like a crystal,

Fair and exquisite and clear,
Broken in a million pieces,
Shattered, scattered, far and near.
Now and then along life's pathway,
Look! some shining fragments fall;
But there are so many pieces
No one ever finds them all.
You may find a bit of beauty,
Or an honest share of wealth,
While another, just beside you
Gathers honor, love, or health.
Vain to choose or grasp unduly,
Broken is the perfect ball;
And there are so many pieces
Yet the wise, as on they journey,
Treasure every fragment clear,
Fit them as they may together,
Imagining the shattered sphere,
Learning ever to be thankful,
Though their share of it is small;
For it has so many pieces
Please write something about it.

I am waiting to hear from you soon.
With best wishes

Adelaida.

Dear winnie,
Thank you for your nice writing. Thank you one more time for your kindness.
As far as I know, almost all men, in all over the world, like playing football, or watching a
football game on TV. For example, my father is one of the biggest fans of football. My
mother does not like football at all. She, usually, has got a quarrel with my father while
he is watching a football game on TV.
When I was a young boy, I liked playing football, and watching a game on TV. At the
moment, I have no idea about it. Thank goodness! My wife will not argue with me (LOL).
I love playing chess. I love swimming, walking, and hiking as well. I can safely say that I
have got a one hour walk each evening. You are, maybe, interested in knowing that what I
am doing while I am walking. Well, there is a quiet long street, and a beautiful park with
a lot of trees. I, often, take a walk in the street and park. My mp3 player is turning on, and
I am listening to some audio files that I have downloaded from internet. Sometimes, I
imagine, as if, I am, exactly, in London, and I am trying to make myself understood to
someone "Excuse me madam! Where is the nearest hotel around here?", or "Excuse me
sir! Could you possibly speak a little bit slowly? I can�??t get you." (LOL).
Albert Einstein said imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited.
Imagination encircles the world.
I have been learning English, at least, for 15 years. Because of poor quality of education
system, I never learnt the English language until 8 October, 2006. Having said that all my
training manuals and books were in English. Apart from this fact, I was very good at
English. But, all in all, it was not enough, and it did not work.
It was, just, 8 October, 2006; I made a serious start to improve my English. I tried my
best to study hard, and to spend all my free time on practicing English. At the moment, my
English is not as good as you said. To tell you the truth, I can only make myself
understood.
I hope to read more from you soon.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Aida,
Thank you for your delightful, enjoyable, and interesting writings.
First, I decided not to write about this topic, due to the fact that writing about these sorts
of things is not easy. On the other hand, people, often, get confused about it. After
thinking deeply I said,"Behnam! You should write your idea, even though; some people do
not like to hear that. Behnam! Avoid trying to please everyone. Behnam! Do not be
phoney in your friendship! Behnam! Try to be yourself, and react to things naturally!" A
strong sense of moral duty forces me to write something about this topic, in the hope that
my friends find it useful.
As you know perfectly well, there are so many proofs to prove the existence of God. Let
me take a look at the holy Koran in order to find out that how we can prove the existence
of him. He is gracious, merciful. He is much kinder than our parents to us. He has created
us, and then he teaches us how to understand him.
There is an aye in the holy Koran (Al-Room 21). I find it convenient for this situation. I
am going to translate it from Arabic into English.
Among his proofs is that he created us spouses from among ourselves, in order to have a
pleasantly peaceful situation and a feeling of deep contentment with each other, and he
placed in our hearts love and care towards our spouse. In this, there are sufficient proofs
for people who think.
To avoid of confusion, it should be said that I am not a priest. If we concentrate our

thoughts on the used words in this paragraph, we will find out that "who is an effective
man or woman".
In a nutshell, an effective woman is someone who makes me feel inner peace, and I have
got a feeling of happy satisfaction with her.
Why is there so strong attraction and feeling between women and men? How does it
work? Why do they complement each other well? It seems hard to explain the attraction
between them. It is all quite mysterious, and the more we look at it closely, the more
mysterious it seems!
We all know that more than 70 percent of our body is made of water. Only God knows
that how does it work. I can easily say that this attraction is not only because of being
some differences in our body, but also because of being a magical attraction between our
souls. And, this magical attraction between our souls plays a vital role in reproducing
human being. It is so mysterious! It is not understandable.
Nowadays, some people take offence at hearing that woman and men complement each
other. A woman once said proudly "I am, myself, complete alone. There is no need for a
man who makes me complete." I tried my best to prove that men without women are
meaningless and vice versa! But, she disagreed. After, maybe, one year, I saw her walking
with a dog! I asked "Complete lady! What are you doing?" She got my point very well.
But, she answered impolitely " That is none of your business incomplete man!" I said
"Thank you very much kind lady" (LOL).
Dear Aida, I am going to be boring again. I have to bring this writing to a close. Thank
you for giving me opportunity to write about this topic.
Yours Sincerely,
Christian Bobin , at his celebrated book " La plus que vivre " says : The dearest of
present of love is its absence ! And love
be able dreadful as the dead also .
And after Bobin , i encountered to Paulo Coelho , that said " Love is always companion
with absence of one thing not with presence of thing.
Dear Behnam;
Now ,In answer to your loaded question ! with....!!(lol) ?

It was WITH LOVE !! I didn't write LOVE , because you have no idea about it ! And (lol)
, I wanted to have a joke with my dear friend.
Now, a bit iaugh because your smile is nice !
LOVE
Mitra.

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your message about your hobby and your way to learnning to English,you are
really a humorous and studious man .I sensed this is the main reason why you have so
many friends here. You are a hero.
Mention the English, I started to study English when I was a junior student. There is no
big promble to pass examination.
But, all in all, examination is examination. When I step into society for work ,you can't
image how shame am I . Oh, I can't rememer whether I told you I work for a Express
company as a purchaser.This is a big Express company in China which have more than
60,000 staffs work for . My main duty is to buy things from out of company. e.g. we do
bisness with CASIO for Purchase HHT.(a kind of equipment).Sometimes, poor me can't
understand what they said.I am not sure what i understanding is right or wrong.So from
the last year, i was start to learn English ,my teacher is a England gentleman, he is kindly
as same as you. He helps me a lot. He insists on to encourage me to show what i want to
say,and he gives me enough chance to express everything.
Practice,practice, practice!.I have to try my best to learn English. You are a nice teacher
too,your enjoyble writing gave me a lot of power.
Besides, I have been reading your article about "friendship",you are so interested to give
the "dig gold" for example.Wa.. How lucky am I to dig gold like you,please carry on
diggning me. Thank you!
Time is hurry ! I have to leave now though i have lots of things to share with you.
Good weekend!
Winnie

Dear Hayva, nana,Hossian,Lina,
Where are you?
we have missed you all a lot.
why don,t you writing anything?
without you, I fall in sorrow......
yours very truly
Araghi

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you very much for your writing.
You wanted me to write something about happiness.

At first glance, I thought this topic is easy to write about. When I started writing, it turned
out to be so difficult to do. I, sometimes, think such-and-such thing, or topic is easy to
understand, or easy to describe, but when I want to describe it, or when I want to explain
it to someone else, I find out that, as if, I know nothing about it.
When I am going to write something about a topic, I have got a habit of thinking carefully
about how I am going to start, how I am going to end and what is a good way of doing it.
Unfortunately, I have to confess that this habit did not work in writing about "happiness".
(LOL)
Well, I never stop trying. Let me have a try.
As you know, happiness is the state of being happy. Well, what is the meaning of happy?
Who is happy? I think, paying a careful attention to the meaning of "happy" can help me.
In my opinion, someone who is happy seems relaxed and cheerful, and feels that their life
is good, especially because they are in a situation, job, or relationship that they enjoy.
Well, it seems that there are so many ways to make someone feel happy. It is different
from person to person. For example, you can make a child feel happy by giving their
some sweets! (LOL)
What about other people? It depends on situation, personality, beliefs, way of thinking
and many other factors. For example, imagine someone in a desert, which is very hot and
dry, there is no food to eat and no water o drink, what makes this person get happy? I am
sure the answer is not Gold, Silver, money etc. In this situation, this person has a deep
belief in these Expressions: Money is not the key to happiness! Happiness is more
important than money!
Well, this kind of thinking about happiness is a bit childish. In other words, it is animal
instincts! Let me go a little bit to the upper level! (LOL)
In my poor opinion, inner peace and peace of mind is the most important wealth for
human beings. Well, how can we get it? There are different answers. These answers are
what human beings have written, or said about that question. They are not absolute. They
are relative! When a thing is relative, it is depending on the reference frame (situation) of
the person who is making the comment. So, it does not work in all situations. Physics
again! (LOL)
What can we do? Someone said a guilty conscience cannot be happy. That is true. What
about people who have not got clear consciences? What about people who have got minds
with which do not understand; they have got eyes with which they do not see, and they
have got ears with which they do not hear? These kinds of people are like animals
(Pardon my French!), even, far worse than them!
It seems that my writing is as a dead end street. (LOL) How can I get rid of this dead end
street? GOD, please help me!
Well, only GOD, our creature, knows that which sort of drug we should take in order to
make ourselves feel happy.
There is an aye in the holy Koran that is really convenient for this situation. I am going to
translate it from Arabic into English. I hope I will be able to translate it in a proper way.
They are the ones whose hearts feel happy in remembering GOD. Absolutely, by
remembering GOD the hearts feel happy.(Al-Raad, 28)
The answer is really complete. If we want happiness, we must be with GOD, live with
GOD, do as our GOD allows, and remember GOD in all situations. Only, GOD gives us
the real happiness. Without GOD, the world is just a mirage!
Thank you for reading. Please be kind enough to leave a comment on this topic in this
thread.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mitra,
Thank you for your message. Thank you for writing some nice quotations about love from
some famous people.
Thank you for your love.
I think, you love me in the way a sister loves a brother. So, I love you in the way a brother
loves a sister!(LOL)
Please reply soon.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear winnie,
Thank you for your nice comment.
Your English is really good. Please keep on writing. We all are here to improve our
writing skills. Please join us. You are warmly welcomed by me and my friends.
There is no teachers and no students in this thread. We are learning English. We, all, are
students, and at the same time we are teachers. (LOL)
Please try your best to keep in touch with me and my friends. They are very kind. Without
any doubt, they will welcome you with open arms.
Please reply soon.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Behnam,
Thank you very much for your fantastic writing,indeed you fullfil a lot my understanding
of happiness.
Of course you are right.I will not write a lot because we are expressing general ideas
which cannot be complete,because you are right, happiness for every individual appears
different and it means different thing in so many varieties of situations.
Your writing finishes in very wise sum up of Happiness ''with GOD''.

There are a lot expressions in Bible as well and they are going to state the same.
Rom. 8:28, 31-39
We are happy when we trust in God and see His hand working in our lives to turn every
situation into something good.
If we believe in God we trust him our lives and whatever he send to us whether something
good or bad(in our opinion) it is for our own good.Sometimes we must take a
bitter''pill'',in order to recover from our ''sickness''.
You'll never appreciate Joy until you've known Sorrow!Isn't it true?
We should try to please our Father and Teacher in order to be blessed by Him.
We are happy when we are blessed!!!
"Blessed" means happy. The Greek word (makarios) is translated "blessed" identifying
the fact that we are happy because of God.
If you put Him first, love and worship Him above all and thank Him for all these things
He's given you, and you enjoy them, find great pleasure and pleasantness in them , but not
to the point that they come first before the Lord or exclude God and His love and worship,
then it is not a sin to enjoy life and body pleasures and food and sensual pleasures which
God has created for your senses to enjoy.
In other words:
God is the only One Who can give meaning to the Universe, purpose to the planets, love
to your heart, peace to your mind, health to your body, rest to your spirit, happiness to
your life and joy to your soul!
You know I have a motto in my life
Life is hard by the yard;
By the inch life's a cinch!(something easy)
We must not desire everything right now ,at this moment we must be patient ,in
accordance with His will and, if we act like that, He will send it to us,because he is our
Loving Father.
We must not be greedy and if we appreciate what we have we will surely will rewarded by
more.
The time to be happy is now,

And the place to be happy is here,
And the way to be happy is to make others happy
And we'll have a little Heaven right here!
I know a very good recipe for heavenly drink and I share it with you dear Behnam:
Take a cup of kindness, mix it well with love.

Add a lot of patience and faith in God above.
Sprinkle very generously with joy and thanks and cheer,
And you'll have lots of "angel food"
To feast on all the year.LOL Cheers!!!
Thank you for being a good friend for me and to others.
Friendship doubles your joys and divides your grief.
We cannot write a complite definition of happiness,but we can feel it in one or anotyer

situation,so let us try to multiply it.The paradox with happiness is that:
"The only way on Earth to multiply happiness is to divide it."LOL
Dear Behnam thnks a lot again for your time and kindness for paying attention to my
request and answering in so wise and enjoyable way abot this topic.Thank you very
much!!!
With my best wishes

Adelaida
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Hello Behnam,
How are you? How life is? I read your message about happiness. It is great. Thank you.
Bravooooo. You write very good. I want write "Azeri" peoms but it is sad! Maybe I write
later. I always read your message.
Best Wishes
Heyva

Dear Adelaida,
Thanks a million for you very nice and so complete writing about happiness. It is really
wonderful. I completely agree with you.
You always write in a simple and good way. I really love reading your writings.
Please keep on writing. I am very much looking forward to hearing from you as soon as
possible.
By the way, happy Easter day to you! I wish you all the best in the world.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Heyva,
So many thanks for your message. Thank you once again for your kindness and
encouragement.
At the moment, I have no topic to write about. I would appreciate if you could choose
some topics to write about.
Have you ever heard the name of "Shahreyar", one of the most famous Iranian poets who
is originally from East-Azerbaijan province of Iran?
What about"Alasgar", "abbas tofarghanni", "Khasta ghasim", "parviz ghara daghli"?
If you agree, I am really interested in writing something about them.
Please do not be late in answering.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Behnam
Thanks a lot for your wishes for Easter day.I had very beutiful day yesterday.I cannot
write much because I am very tired.
With best wishes

Adelaida
metzean April 28th 2008

this is Mohsen I think the best way to learn english is telling jok
my email is :mohbon@gmail.com
A JOKE:
An old Italian Mafia Don is dying and he calls for his grandson to
approach the bed;
'Lissin' a me. I wanna for you to taka my chrome-plated 38-caliber

revolver, so you will always remember me.'
The grandson smiles weakly and replies; 'But grandpa, I really donna a lika
guns. Howzabout you leava me you ROLEX watch instead?'
Gasping for air the old man answers with a snarl in his voice; 'Shuddup an
lissin'. Somma day, you gonna runna da business. You gonna have a
beautiful a wife, lotsa money, a biga home, and maybea a couple of
bambinos.'
After a slight pause to catch his breath he continues; 'Somma day, you
gonna comma home, and maybe find you wife inna bed with another man. Whadda
you gonna do.... pointa to you watch and say 'Times up?'

this is Mohsen I think the best way to learn english is telling jok
my email is :mohbon@gmail.com
A JOKE:
An old Italian Mafia Don is dying and he calls for his grandson to
approach the bed;
'Lissin' a me. I wanna for you to taka my chrome-plated 38-caliber

revolver, so you will always remember me.'
The grandson smiles weakly and replies; 'But grandpa, I really donna a lika
guns. Howzabout you leava me you ROLEX watch instead?'
Gasping for air the old man answers with a snarl in his voice; 'Shuddup an
lissin'. Somma day, you gonna runna da business. You gonna have a
beautiful a wife, lotsa money, a biga home, and maybea a couple of
bambinos.'
After a slight pause to catch his breath he continues; 'Somma day, you
gonna comma home, and maybe find you wife inna bed with another man. Whadda
you gonna do.... pointa to you watch and say 'Times up?'
lina April 28th 2008

hi araghi
thank you very much because you remeber me
mabye i come back in later time .
bye

Dear Lina,
I owe you an apology. I have not written your name in my threads. I am terribly sorry to
forget your nice name! I think,this has bee happend because of being so late in answering
to my writing. I can remeber vaguely that I have written something to you but there was
no answer. Anyway, I beg your forgiveness.
Please do not lose touch with me or with this thread. Please be kind enough to leave a
comment on this site from time to time. Is it a hard task?
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 29April, 2008
Dear Behnam ;
It stands to reason that we are as a sister and brother .(lol)

Yes, i like you how one truth brother !
Then ,i owe you an apology in behalf of misunderstanding.
.........Mitra.
Dear Aida,
Hello, how are you ? Thank you very much for your valuable and precious writing about
invaluable and priceless topic.
I heard that you are studing electronic and microwave,could you please help me about
siol sterilizing( kill the weed seed and ..in the soil)with microwave, it seems that siol can
be sterilized with microwave.
Thanks for your time and I look forwaed to hearing from you.
My God be with you always.
Araghi
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Dear Aida, Sorry I make A mistake,I want to write "soil sterilizing" .
Araghi
a.kh April 29th 2008

hello Behnam
how are you my name is akram from your country and i'm living in Australia, i came here
2 months ago ,i really need to learn english ,i try to read your tread but i'm a new member
and your writing is the longest nad most number tread , so i couldn't have time to read all
of them ,but i want to know how can i improve my English language because writing is
very essential for me but if it is possible ,you reply my mistake . I know it is very huge
request ,i hope you accept ,also i must thank of cleark for creating this opportunity for
me.
it is just a recommendation ; please introduce a topic after that every body who would
like to write an essay about it ,after short time i get family with others idea and learn what
do i write ? how can i organise my priority idea in writing ? and if you will help me i
learn how to write?
thank you so much

Dear Mitra,
Thank you for your message. It really made me feel happy. Please do not lose touch with
me. You know, Behnam is a naive person. Please do not leave him alone.
There is always a crying need for your kindness and writing.
Yours Sincerely,
Dear Akram,
First of all, you should believe, and of course you should know that your English is very
good.
I am a learner. I have no idea about writing. I am improving my writing skills as other

people who are visiting this site.
We should help each other. For doing so, I am always ready to help people. Pleas join us
and try to write something.
At the moment, I have no topic to give you. As a matter in fact, I have no topic to write
about.
I would appreciate if you could give me some topics to write about.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Araghi,
Thank you very much for your writing.

You have asked me about microwaves , in fact I know a little bit of information about it, I
know that everything in communication science depends on microwaves, we use it for
transmitting and receiving signs , you know it is used in the wireless systems and I know
that we keep a way from microwaves when we make our trials.
Apart from this fact I don't use the microwave in my home ,all my family use it except
me(LOL).
I know this part about it because I'm a poor student, and this is the first time that I hear
about your question, maybe you have to ask an agriculture engineer (LOL).
I'm sorry because I couldn't help you .
Your friend.
Aida.

My dear Master ;
" At times , as the rain it is necessary to rain,

Give life to the others,
Refreshes,
and leave . "
The day of Teacher, felicitation !
Mitra.

Dear Behnam
How are you doing these days?
It is ShangHai here, I have a business trip from 28th April to 2nd May. I leave message to
you in the process of meeting ,this meeting will lasting two days, everyone here are too
boring to concentrate ownself .
Oh, the topic will change it..
I will contact to you when I back ..
Good luck and best wishes.
Winnie

Dear Mitra,
Thank you very much for your very nice message. Thank you one more time for your
kindness. I got surprised at reading your message. Happy theacher's day to you too.

Yours Sincerely,

Hi Behnam,
How are you? Are you good? I hope you are ok.
Why you love English?
I miss you.
Best wishes,
Heyva

Hi behnam
How are you today ,as i know you are a physics teacher ,and tomorrow is a Teacher's day
,this day is very memorable for me ,i remember many my teacher's who had an essential
role in my life .
when i went to school ,i thought that my teachers have different life of my family ,so i
accepted all of their advice.
This time children are very different with my time.i am sure you encounter with student
who expect very much .
However, congratulation your day (Teacher's day )
by
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Hi Behnam again
i forget to recommend (if you are agree) teacher day is good issue for an essay ,your
writing az a teacher about teacher day and why this time students have fallen in their
lessons and their motivation has been fallen ,is very interesting
Best Regards

Dear Behnam,
When I have knew that is the teacher's day in Iran, I wanted to say " HAPPY TEACHER'S
DAY" for you .
I hope you will do everything you want in your life, reach to all your dreams , and get
your PHD degree. because someone like you deserve the best.
And if nice Hyva allow to me , please write about

" Shehrayar" , in fact I love his story, and I want to know your opinion.
I hope to read from you soon.
Your friend.
Aida.

Dear Behnam,
Dear candle
Happy teacher day
best wishes
Araghi

Dear Behnam
Happy teacher's day!

On this special day I wanted to write something for you from Khalil Gibran.I love him
very much.
Khalil Gibran (full name Gibran Khalil Gibran bin Mikhael bin Saâd) 1883-1931 is the
third bestselling poet in history after William Shakespear and Laozi.He is very famous so
I don't introduse him.
On Teaching
Kahlil Gibran
No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of
your knowledge.
The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his
wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness.
If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads
you to the threshold of your own mind.
The astronomer may speak to you of his understanding of space, but he cannot give you
his understanding.
The musician may sing to you of the rhythm which is in all space, but he cannot give you
the ear which arrests the rhythm nor the voice that echoes it.
And he who is versed in the science of numbers can tell of the regions of weight and
measure, but he cannot conduct you thither.
For the vision of one man lends not its wings to another man.
And even as each one of you stands alone in God's knowledge, so must each one of you be
alone in his knowledge of God and in his understanding of the earth.
My dear Behnam I think you can grasp this words easily.
Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh
and the greatness which does not bow before children.
By Kahlil Gibran
This words are written for you:

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
By Kahlil Gibran
And this is about our friendship:
A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the
mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the
valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?
By Kahlil Gibran
I am last but not least of your friends to congratulate you with Teacher's day and wish
you all the best in your life.
Adelaida
May 2008
patrick May 1st 2008

Add me patriciomuniz65@hotmail.com
behnam May 2nd 2008

My dear friends,
Thank you for your message. Thank you all: Adelaida, Mitra, Heyva, Aida, Araghi,
winnie, Nana, Akram, lina, Joodi, Fard, Quinquing, Hossain, Zita ...
I am so sorry if I forget someone's name.

I hope to read you message and comments soon.
Yours Faithfully,
Behnam, 2 May, 2008
winnie May 2nd 2008

Dear behnam,
Later wishes for you: " HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY".
Given below is to you:

:
There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid
Of what you are
There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will meit away
And then a hero comes along

With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
It's a long road

When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
If you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt will disappear

Lord knows......
Dreams are hard to follow
But don't let anyone
Tear them away
hold on
There will be tomorrow
In time you'll find the away

That a hero lies in you...
That a hero lies in you......
Wish you happy...
Winnie
araghi May 3rd 2008

Dear friends,
could you please read these letters,
Letter to Grace Bedell
As you read this letter, it's easy to imagine a smile on Abraham Lincoln's face as he wrote
it. It's a reply to an 11-year-old Westfield, New York girl who wrote to suggest that he
grow a a beard to improve his Presidential prospects. Lincoln didn't make any promises,
but he wore a full beard as President-elect when he stopped in Westfield on February 16,
1861, and met his young correspondent.
Grace Bedell's Letter to Lincoln
Hon A B Lincoln
Dear Sir
My father has just home from the fair and brought home your picture and Mr. Hamlin's. I
am a little girl only eleven years old, but want you should be President of the United
States very much so I hope you wont think me very bold to write to such a great man as
you are. Have you any little girls about as large as I am if so give them my love and tell
her to write to me if you cannot answer this letter. I have got 4 brother's and part of them
will vote for you any way and if you will let your whiskers grow I will try and get the rest
of them to vote for you you would look a great deal better for your face is so thin. All the
ladies like whiskers and they would tease their husband's to vote for you and then you
would be President. My father is a going to vote for you and if I was a man I would vote
for you to but I will try and get every one to vote for you that I can I think that rail fence
around your picture makes it look very pretty I have got a little baby sister she is nine
weeks old and is just as cunning as can be. When you direct your letter dir[e]ct to Grace
Bedell Westfield Chatauque County New York
I must not write any more answer this letter right off
Good bye
Grace Bedell
oct.15. 1860
Miss. Grace Bedell

My dear little Miss.
Your very agreeable letter of the 15th. is received.
I regret the necessity of saying I have no daughters. I have three sons -- one seventeen,
one nine, and one seven, years of age. They, with their mother, constitute my whole
family.
As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think people would call it a piece
of silly affection if I were to begin it now? Your very sincere well-wisher
A. Lincoln
oct.19, 1860
God be with you always

araghi
May 3, 2008
behnam May 3rd 2008

Dear Friends,
When you are sad, I will dry your tears.

When you are scared, I will comfort your fears.
When you are worried, I will give you hope.
When you are confused, I will help you cope.
When you are lost and cannot see the light, I shall be your beckon shining ever so bright.
This is my oath, I pledge till the end.

Why you may ask? Because you are my friend.
Yours Faithfully,
Behnam, 3 May, 2008
behnam May 3rd 2008

Dear Friends,
A good friend is someone who:
1) Will help you when you are in trouble.

2) Will support you at difficult times.
3) Will give an honest opinion if you want it.
4) Will tell you if you are wrong.
5) Accepts you as you are.
6) You can depend on.
7) You can share secrets with.
8) You can be yourself with.
9) Will feel happy with your happiness.
10) Will feel sad with your sadness.
11) You get relaxed talking to.
12) You improve your knowledge.
13) You feel inner peace with.
14) You feel calm with.
How do you think about a good friend? What are your important and main quantities?
I hope to read your reply soon.
Yours Faithfully,
Behnam, 3 May, 2008
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yangyang23 May 3rd 2008
dear Beham,
I noticed that you have a lot friends here, i admire your willpower here since 3 december
2007 to now ,just 5 hours ago,I have a great desire to make friends with you .
by the way ,im a vulenteer of the olympics ,so i would like to chat with you and your
friend:)
this is my 1st time to write a real letter to other ,so i found myself in a letter tension.
i want to use ENGLISH as smooth as you,so i am hoping for your letter sincecely.
I want to know more about your country :)
my email :yuyang198653@yahoo.com.cn
yours sincerely ,
yuyang ,3 may ,2008(today is my birth day)
adelaida May 3rd 2008

Dear Behnam
Thanks a lot for your beutiful writings about friendship!
Although I have write to you first time on 13th of March and on the13th page in your
thread,but I am not superstitious to belive that our friendship wll have bad end.LOL
We know each other 50 days but I want to beleive it is a lot of time to give our first
examination in friendship.
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.
The six most important words: "I admit I made a mistake."

The five most important words: "You did a good job."
The four most important words: "What is your opinion."
The three most important words: "If you please."
The two most important words: "Thank you."
The one most important word: "WE"
The least important word: "I"
Dear Behnam I beleive that there's never a wrong time to pick up a phone or send a
message telling your friends how much you miss them or how much you love them.
Dear Behnam I hope we can become true, real friend in the future .Because there are
friends and "friends".
These are differences:
A simple friend identifies himself when he calls.

A real friend doesn't have to.
A simple friend opens a conversation with a full news bulletin on his life.
A real friend says, "What's new with you?"
A simple friend thinks the problems you whine about are recent.
A real friend says, "You've been whining about the same thing for 14 years. Get off your
duff and do something about it."
A simple friend has never seen you cry.
A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.
A simple friend doesn't know your parents' first names.
A real friend has their phone numbers in his address book.
A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.
A simple friend hates it when you call after he has gone to bed.
A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.
A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.
A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps himself.
A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.
A real friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've had a fight.
A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for you!
Dear Behnam I hope you have a lot of real friends in this life,in fact I am sure about it.
With best wishes

Adelaida
araghi May 4th 2008
Dear friends, My sisters and brothers,
Thanks a lot for nice topic from Mr. Behnam and nice reply from Mrs. Adelaida about
friendship.
I learn many thing from you everyday.
I found a few quotes from Imam Ali and Imam Hassan and short stiry about it, please
read those.
"Keep away from friendship of liar surely he will show you as near what is far from you
and will show as far what is near you."
"The poor is one who does not have any friend."
"Be not friend with a fool, for he will harm you while meaning to do good to you."
"Two true friends are a single soul in different bodies."
"If a friend envies you, then he is not a true friend."
a short story
Two friends were traveling together, when a Bear suddenly met them on their path. One
of them climbed up quickly into a tree and concealed himself in the branches. The other,
seeing that he must be attacked, fell flat on the ground, and when the Bear came up and
felt him with his snout, and smelt him all over, he held his breath, and feigned the
appearance of death as much as he could. The Bear soon left him, for it is said he will not
touch a dead body. When the Bear was quite gone, the other friend descended from the
tree, and jokingly inquired of his friend what it was the Bear had whispered in his ear.
"He gave me this advice," his companion replied. "Never travel with a friend who deserts
you at the approach of danger."
thank you for your attention,

yours truly,
Araghi
May,4,2008
behnam May 4th 2008

Dear Yuyang,
Thank you very much for your comment. Your English is very good. If that is your first
writing in English, you will be, without any doubt, a famous writer in the world. Your
writing is great.
An important things is forgotten yet. Happy Birthday to you!
Thank you for joining us. Please do not hesitate to write to me and to my friends. They are
so kind to answer you.
I will write about my country in a due time. This is a promise.(LOL)
Please write about your country and olympic. Is your country ready to host lots of guests?
I hope to read more about yourself. Please introduce yourself as completey as possible.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 4 May, 2008
behnam May 4th 2008

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you so much for your complete writing. Your writing is meaningful.
Well, please be kind enough to to write whether Behnam is your simple friend or real
friend.(LOL)
This question is so hard to answer, by the way, I asked it on purpose.(LOL)
Thank you one more time for your kindness. I hope to continue this friendship with you
until my dying day.
Please reply soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 4 May, 2008
behnam May 4th 2008

Dear Mr Araghi,
Thanks a million for your nice writing. It is really interesting.
You always have got some nice points from the most famous people. You always try to
translate some interesting stories and quotations from Persian into English. Thank you
very much indeed.
"Yasha manim gozal hamshahrim"(Long live my nice citizen)!

Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 4 May, 2008
adelaida May 4th 2008

Dear Behnam
Thanks for your kind reply.Well,indeed you ask difficult question if I am simple or real
friend to you.LOL
But let me have a try!!!
Well what is friendship?
The dictionary says:LOL(I am joking with you!!!)
Friend (frend) noun.

1. A person whom one knows, likes and trusts.
2. A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; comrade.
3. One who supports, sympathizes with, or patronizes a group.
4. An acquaintance.
The dictionary makes one small omission though.

It doesn't speak of the years that a friendship endures,
the laughter that fills the air when friends are together,
the support, understanding and comfort a friend can offer or
the anguish you cannot escape from when a friend is dying.
The dictionary, I'm afraid, cannot begin to define the word:
Friend.
So then what is this magic called Friendship?

Is there a magic wand that silently transforms you and
those special people on a jouney into,
what sometimes can be a lifelong relationship?
Is it mutual admiration, common interests, the need to be a friend?

Or is it just an enduring tie that bonds you together,
allows you to almost think as one and gives you one of lifes greatest joys.
My dear friend Behnam the meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two
chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
The simpliest recipe in obtaining good friends is performed by you in this site!!!!
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than
you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
Let us see how the word friend sounds in different languages!!!(Because we all here are
international friends)
Albanian -- mik
Greek-philos
Chinese - pangyou
Dutch - vriend, vriendje
Danish - ven
Estonian - saber
French - ami
German - freund
Georgian - megobari
Hungarian - barat
Indian - dost
italian - amico
Irish - cara
Japanese -- tomodachi
korean -- jingu
Latin -- amicus
Old English -- freond
Persian -- dust
Russian -- prijatel,druog
Sanskrit -- mitra
Spanish -- amigo
Turkish -- dost,arkadas and so on...
BUT!!!.....Let us return to English.
Friendship isn't always easily described. The Eskimos, they say, have a hundred different
words for snow. Unfortunately, the English language isn't quite as innovative, though it
has vast opportunities to differentiate meaning. Certainly, Love is one of those
opportunities. And so, too, is Friendship.
Instead of different words, however, we're stuck with simple adjectives. Close friend. Best
friend. Childhood friend. Intimate friend. Trusted friend. Beloved friend. But whether you
use adjectives or different words, few could deny the nearly infinite meaning in such a
simple word.
Let me to sum up!!!

Friends are special people. But our friends can be as diverse and infinite as the adjectives
we choose. Our friends, in a very real sense, reflect the choices we make in life.
Dear Behnam you are my VERY SPECIAL FRIEND!!!
Your Special friend LOL

Adelaida
winnie May 5th 2008

Dear Behnam ,
Thanks for your inreresting topic about "Friendshiip". And your profound description
make me so happy.
In China, we have an old saying about Friendship:"A hedge between keeps friendship
green."What do you think of?
Undoubtedly , you are a real good friend.
Winnie
araghi May 5th 2008

Dear Miss Hayva,
How do you do?how is everything?
I hope everything goes well for you.
A present for you.
Yazoun avalindae Ganja choloundae

chekheblar biza yiena lalalar
yaghishdan islanan yarpaqlarini

sariplar daraya dooza lalalar
khialimnan nalar galip na keachar

yaz galar ellarae dornalar kouchar
maylim ouzdaky gara khaldadi

hijranoon alaji iek vesaldadi
navagdir Rashidoun gouzi youldador

ber gonag galaziz beza lalalar
with best regards

Araghi
behnam May 5th 2008

Dear winne,
Thank you for your writing. Yes, it is as you have written. But, please do not use a hedge
between our friendship. (LOL)
As far as I'm concerned, we should use a hedge when our friendship is going to bother
each other. In other words, when we are going to be very close friend. In this case, some
people believe in making just a little bit distant to avoid joining completely and melting.
(LOL)
An Electron and a Positron are two close friends. There is a strong attraction between
them. If they get closer and closer, what will happen?
Well, they will convert into energy and light, afterwards, there is no electron, no proton.
So, it is better to be in a safe distance!(LOL)
I am only joking. Thank you for your writing.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 5 May, 2008
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behnam May 5th 2008
Dear Adelaida,
Thank you for your nice writing. It is complete and fantastic.
I can only write " Thank you very much indeed."
I hope you will never stop writing!
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 5 May, 2008
Cathy Li May 6th 2008

Dear Behnam,
It's happy to hear from you.

It's kind of blessing to know this place to learn English and make funs detailed with
friends from all over the world.
Hope I would be one of yours to march further and learn English together.
I'm Cathy, female, 26 from China. I'm working as a secretary in an agent serving visas
business in Beijing.
I've enjoyed a lot from learning English. However, what I've learnt is just sort of a little
waterdrops from the big sea. Your are a good English speaker, and a helpful friend, too.
You are a pearl from that big sea. I wish I can keep your company.
PS: I knew a good couple from Iran who are Baha'is. They are the followers of the Baha'i
Faith. They are so kind and helpful. By making friends with them, I've benefit a lot
therefrom.
I'm longing for your reply.
Yours Truly,
Cathy Li May 6, 2008
E-mail and MSN: greenkiss1981@msn.com
behnam May 6th 2008

Dear Cathy,
So many thanks for your writing. It makes me feel happy. Your English is very good. You
have written some nice things, particularly, your analogy between English knowledge and
see is very meaningful. I believe, you are not a drop of water at all. In fact, you are an
ocean yourself.
It is a great honour for me to make friends with you. Please keep on writing and share
something with us. We, all, are here only for practising English. Thank you for joining us.
Your are a kind person yourself. That is why you feel kindness from other people. It is
very kind of you to think so positive about Iranian people.
Please do not hesitate to write something. Please give us some news about China and
Olympic.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 6 May, 2008
Know me May 6th 2008

Dear Araghi,
I want to thank you so much for your fantastic writings.

You have described your thoughts in deferent way,
< beautiful way>
And I will always read your writings.
I have a few exams, please pray for me.
Your friend.
Aida.
araghi May 7th 2008

Dear my sister Aida,
Thak you very much for your kindness message, that is very kind of you to think so,it is a
great pleasure for to oray you,of course I do it and last night I did it when I was praying
my night pray (salate esha).
My God bless you and encourage you at every moment especially at the time of exam.
good luck
yours truly
Araghi
buick May 7th 2008

Hi Behnam
How are you? How is it going? I hope you are ok. Excuse me Behnam. I am very busy. I
have exam. I miss you. I see Shahryar in satlite. It is beautiful. Behnam, I am busy. sorry
being late. I will write.
Byebye
Heyva,
buick May 7th 2008

Dear Mr Araghi
How are you? Thank you. Poems are very good. Sorry. I am very busy.
Best wishes
Heyva

Dear Behnam,
How are you today? It's not clear and a bit of cloudy in Beijing today.
I was so happy to read your letter this morning. Distance didn�??t make a difference
between us, I can really feel the pure friendship between us, I am so lucky to be a friend of
yours.
As you know, China will host the 29th Olympic Games in the capital city, Beijing. I�??m
so lucky that I am working in Beijing now. From what I have seen so far, the preparations
for Beijing 2008 are truly impressive in every regard. I don't think I have ever seen
preparations on this scale. China has been efficient in building venues. Except for the
"Bird's Nest" National Stadium, all of the 37 venues has been finished at the end of last
year. Venue construction has eaten up only a part of the US$40 billion being spent on
new subway lines and skyscrapers to remake the capital. As far as I�??m concerned, I
am so excited to have the Olympic Games in China. This is a dream that the Chinese have
been longing for a century.
The opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games will finally come at 8:08 p.m.and 8
seconds on August 8, 2008. I sincerely welcome you and people from all over the world to
Beijing, China.
Best Regards,
Lovely Cathy Li May 7, 2008
My MSN: greenkiss1981@msn.com
behnam May 7th 2008

Dear friends,
Thank you for your kindness and for trying to keep this friendship going. In my poor
opinion, making friends is really very easy, but when it comes to the maintenance, it turns
out to be very difficult.
Making friends is as easy as A,B,C, but keeping in existence, or continuing to have, and
not allowing to become less is very hard.
Anyway, it is my whish that we, all, be able to keep this friendship going. I hope so.
I am reading a book. I came across some good sentences. It is impossibe to write all of
them here, but I am going to write a meaningful subject.
A medical doctor who was invited as a guest speaker to address a group of alcoholics. He
wanted to make a demonstration that would be powerful enough to make people realize
that alcohol was injurious to their health. He had two containers, one with pure distilled
water and one with pure alcohol. He put a earthworm into the distilled water and it swam
beautifully and came up the top. He put another earthworm into the alcohol and it
disintegrated in front of everyone's eyes. He wanted to prove that this was what alcohol
did to the inside of our body. He asked the group what the moral of the story was.
One person from behind said,"If you drink alcohol, you won't have worms in your
stomach!"
Was that the message? Of course not.
Well, what was it? It was "selective listening".
We hear what we want to hear not what is being said.
I hope to read your comments on this topic.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 7 May, 2008
behnam May 7th 2008

Dear Heyva,
Thanks a million for your writing. I have not read your writing for weeks. This short
message made me feel very happy. Although, it is short, in fact, its effect is enormous.
I hope you will get good marks at your exams.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 7 May, 2008
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behnam May 7th 2008
Dear Cathy,
So many thanks for your beautiful writing. It is excellent. Thank you once more for
information.
What a good sentence you have written! Distant didn't make difference between us,.."
Well done!
Thanks to internet and thanks to Clare, the manager of this powerful site, long distance
has became short! Yes, I feel your spirit with me.
Please do not hesitate to write me. I hope to read more about you and your country.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 7 May, 2008

Dear Behnam
Thanks a lot about your ''selective listening''story.

Indeed it is so.Many people want to listen what they need to listen,not what is said.LOL
It is an old truth and there are a lot of funny stories,anecdotes and jokes around it.
I present you one.
A man and a woman are travelling in the train,and it supposed to be a long travel.But
man stinks aufully.His bad smell tortures poor woman for a long time.At least she looses
her patience and makes an ironical remark:''Sir do you change your socks?"'
''Yeh, why not, I would gladly change them with a bottle of whisky",he answered readily.
So ,dear Behnam alcoholics again.LOL
Dear Behnam I want to write again something about friendship,it is endless topic because
there is always something,that can be said about it!!!
Never refuse any advance of friendship, for if nine out of ten bring you nothing, one alone
may repay you. So keep om making friends!!!
True friendship consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and value.
The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without
growing apart.
Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your
intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact
and courtesy become. Except in cases of necessity, which are rare, leave your friend to
learn unpleasant things from his enemies; they are ready enough to tell them.
And now poem about ''syber'' friendship:
For My Friend
by Carol Miller
Across the miles

you touched my life,
opened my eyes, and
filled my empty heart-
strangers, yet friends,

our spirits reach out,
always touching, never apart- -
you in the east,

me in the west,
never together,
never apart- -
Best wishes
Adelaida
metzean May 8th 2008

Four years ago, as the state labored to eradicate citrus canker by destroying trees,
officials rejected other disease-fighting techniques, saying unproven methods would waste
precious time and resources.
But for more than six months, the state, at the behest of then-Secretary of State Katherine
Harris, did pursue one alternative method -- a very alternative method.
Researchers worked with a rabbi and a cardiologist to test "Celestial Drops," promoted
as a canker inhibitor because of its "improved fractal design," "infinite levels of order"
and "high energy and low entropy."
But the cure proved useless against canker. That's because it was water -- possibly,
mystically blessed water.
You've got to love that sales pitch: "improved fractal design! infinite levels of order!
miscellaneous chicanery!" I have to give the manufacturers credit for abandoning the
standard lines in selling their snake oil. Everyone selling bogus water cures uses the same
routine: quantum this, resonance that. Kudos to the makers of Celestial Drops for talking
about fractals instead.
The Sentinel continues:

One document in the state's files indicates an official had searched the Internet for
information on [the promoters of Celestial Drops, New York Rabbi Abe] Hardoon and
[his partner, New York cardiologist Artur] Spokojny and discovered both practiced
Kabbalah, a religious movement whose followers include celebrities such as Madonna.
Hardoon also teaches Kabbalah.
Mystically blessed water is a vital part of the faith and is sold for $3.80 a bottle at
Kabbalah centers throughout the country.
Believers maintain the blessings performed over the water change its molecular structure
and imbue it with supernatural healing powers. The traits attributed to so-called
Kabbalah water -- "elegant crystalline structures" and "high energy and low entropy" --
are virtually identical to those of Celestial Drops.
Hardoon said he did not want to discuss any possible connection between the two.
Asked whether the mystery cure was really Kabbalah water, he said, "I can't really give
you that information."
Asked whether the canker project was related at all to Kabbalah, he said, "It is, and it
isn't."
He then referred all further questions to the Kabbalah Centre of Los Angeles,
headquarters of the movement. Officials there did not return calls, and Spokojny was not
available for comment.
I can only imagine how the interview with Hardoon went.
BEGIN DREAM SEQUENCE

Sentinel: Rabbi, what is the difference between Celestial Drops and Kaballah water?
Hardoon: I can't really give you that information.
S: Why not?
H: It's a secret. Kaballah only.
S: All right. Is this project related to Kaballah in any way?
H: It is, and it isn't.
S: What the hell kind of answer is that? You know that everyone who reads the article will
take that to mean "yes."
H: No comment. Please direct all future questions to Kaballah Headquarters in Los
Angeles.
S: Wait - why are you referring us to Kaballah High Command (Gullible Celebrities
Office)? I think the only reason for you to do this is because the project has something to
do with Kaballah.
Hardoon points over the Sentinel reporter's shoulder.
H: Look, over there!
The reporter looks. Hardoon runs away.
FIN
Maybe I'm not being fair to Hardoon. After all, noted health expert Madonna will drink
nothing else. And the Kabbalah Centre International has this to say:
The Kabbalistic blessings and meditations that are used to create Kabbalah Water, for
example, bring about elegant and balanced crystalline structures in water, while negative
consciousness has an opposite effect. This is hugely important. In a very literal way,
Kabbalah Water is life's original blueprint information brought into the modern world.
Just as it did at the first moment of Creation, the growth of every living organism should
follow this blueprint. All the metabolic and regulatory processes of life require
information -- and because of its unique crystalline structure and fractal design,
Kabbalah water is an excellent information transmitter. Positive, health-giving
information is defined by symmetry and high energy, while low energy and entropy -- like
static in TV or radio reception -- characterize muddled information.
Fractal design? Why, that rings a bell.
My advice to Rep. Harris, provided gratis and free of charge: first, quit your day job.
Second, you might want to ward off the effects of bad publicity, especially since rumor has
it that the Bush administration has decided not to back your upcoming Senate run. I
recommend that you use the Red String Kabbalah Bracelet, guaranteed to protect you
from the Evil Eye and provide a shield of positive energy from "the negative glances,
looks of envy, and mean-spirited intentions of others." If you can't afford the Red String
book, I recommend that you buy a copy of your book Center of the Storm at the dollar
store for only one dollar and return it at Borders for $24.60. Finally, please resign.
canthy May 8th 2008

haha,I am gald to see you .it is a goodliness environment for us to learn English .I hope it
is a good start .My name is qingqing, work for BYD company .I'd like be good friends
with you!
behnam May 9th 2008

Dear Friends,
This is just to let you know that I have missed you terribly. I wish you would write
something to give me some news about yourself.
I am keen on keeping our frindship going. Please do not leave me alone. There is a crying
need for your kindness and frindship.
I am very much looking forward to hearing from you, as soon as possible.
Yours Faithfully,
Behnam 9 may, 2008
behnam May 9th 2008

Dear Qingqing,
I got so happy when I saw your message. Long time not see!
Please do not hesitate to write to me. Your writing is always welcomed by Behnam.
I hope to read more from you, Chinese shy girl.(LOL)
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 9 may, 2008
buick May 10th 2008

Salam Behnam
How are you? I hope your are good. Today I take a important exam. I think my mark is
good. It was about designing.
I saw "Shahreyar" last night. Did you see it?
Behnam, in summer come here. You welcome! Please write. Your writing give my hope.
With regards,
Heyva
araghi May 10th 2008

Dear friends,
How do you do?
Do you agree with this list? I need it for ever, so I repeat it for myself everyday.
*************
The most destructive habit Worry
The greatest Joy Giving
The greatest loss Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work Helping others

The ugliest personality trait Selfishness
Our greatest natural resource Our youth
The greatest "shot in the arm" Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome Fear
The most effective sleeping pill Peace of mind

The most crippling failure disease Excuses
The most powerful force in life Love
The most dangerous pariah A gossiper

The world's most incredible computer The brain
The worst thing to be without Hope
The deadliest weapon The tongue

The two most power-filled words "I Can"
The greatest asset Faith
The most worthless emotion Self-pity

The most beautiful attire SMILE!
The most prized possession Integrity
The most powerful channel of

communication Prayer
The most contagious spirit Enthusiasm
If you have opinion about this , please write here,

Please forgive me,
Warm wishes
Araghi

Italian Pregnancy
An 18 year old Italian girl tells her Mom that she has missed her
period for 2 months. Very worried,the mother goes to the drugstore
and buys a pregnancy kit. The test result shows that the girl is
indeed pregnant.
Shouting, cursing, and crying, the mother says, "who was the pig that
did this to you? I want to know!"
The girl quietly picks up the phone and makes a call. Half an hour later, a
Ferrari stops in front of their house. A mature and distinguished
man with grey hair, impeccably dressed in an Armani suit, steps out
of the Ferrari and enters the house.
He sits down in the living room with the father, mother, and the girl
and tells them: "Good morning. Your daughter has informed me of the
problem.
"Though I love her very much, I'm unable to marry her because of my
personal family situation. But I'll take full responsibility. I will pay
all costs involved, and provide for your daughter for
the rest of her life.
"Also, if a girl is born, I will bequeath a Ferrari,

2 retail stores, a townhouse, a beach-front villa, and a $2,000,000
bank account.
"If a boy is born, my legacy will be a couple of factories and a

$4,000,000 bank account. If twins, they will receive a factory and
$2,000,000 each.
"However, if there is a miscarriage, what do you suggest I do?"
At this point, the father, who had remained silent, places a hand
firmly on the man's shoulder and tells him, .....
"Hey, you gonna try again, eh?"

Zaynab [as.] grew into a fine statured young woman. Of her physical appearance little is
known.
When the tragedy of Karbala befell her in her mid-fifties she was forced to go out
uncovered. It was then that some people remarked that she appeared as a 'shining sun'
and a 'piece of the moon'.
In her character she reflected the best attributes of those who raised her. In sobriety and
serenity she was likened to Umm ul-Mu'minin Khadija, her grandmother [a.s.]; in
chastity and modesty to her mother Fatima Zahra [a.s.]; in eloquence to her father Ali
[a.s.]; in forbearance and patience to her brother Imam Hasan [a.s.]; and in bravery and
tranquility of the heart to Imam Husayn [a.s.]. Her face reflected her father's awe and her
grandfather's reverence.
When the time came for marriage, she was married in a simple ceremony to her first
cousin, Abdullah ibn Ja'far Tayyar. Abdullah had been brought up under the direct care
of the Prophet [s.a.w.]. After his death, Imam Ali [a.s.] became his supporter and
guardian until he came of age. He grew up to be a handsome youth with pleasing
manners and was known for his sincere hospitality to guests and selfless generosity to the
poor and needy.
Together this young couple had five children, of whom four were sons, Ali, Aun,
Muhammad, and Abbas, and one daughter, Umm Kulthum.
In Medina it was Zaynab's practise to hold regular meetings for women in which she
shared her knowledge and taught them the precepts of the Deen of Islam as laid out in the
Holy Qur'an. Her gatherings were well and regularly attended. She was able to impart
the teachings with such clarity and eloquence that she became known as Fasihah
(skillfully fluent) and Balighah (intensely eloquent).
In the thirty-seventh year A.H. (after Hijrah), Imam Ali [a.s.] moved to Kufa to finally
take up his rightful position as khalifah. He was accompanied by his daughter Zaynab
[a.s.] and her husband.
Her reputation as an inspiring teacher among the women had preceded her. There too
women would throng to her daily sittings where they all benefited from her erudition,
wisdom and scholarship in the exegesis of the Qur'an.
The depth and certainty of her knowledge earned her the name given to her by her
nephew, Imam Ali Zayn ul-Abidin [a.s.], of 'Alimah Ghayr Mu'allamah, she who has
knowledge without being taught.
Zaynab [a.s.] was also nicknamed Zahidah (abstemious) and 'Abidah (devoted) because
of her abstemiousness and piety. She found little of interest in worldly adornments, always
preferring the bliss and comfort of the Next World over that of this world. She used to say
that for her the life of this world was as a resting place to relieve fatigue along a journey.
Humble and of high morals, her main concern was to strive to please Allah and in doing
so she avoided anything which was the least bit doubtful.
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Dear Behnam
How are you my friend?

I hope you are well and enjoying your life.
Yesteday I wrote my exam and we had not enough time during written test.All students
was complaining about it.
I will have my results after two month,because our ''works'' have to go to USA(Michigan)
and come back.
Now I can relax a little,because my next examinations will be after a month

approximately.
Lately I make my coffe and sit in my balcony and enjoy my flowers.I have a lot of flowers
I planted myself.I try to remember pleasant things and just enjoy spring sun and air.
I am tired from worrying and stressed situations.It is direct way towards depression.
I want to forget English for a while,forget topics and writing some things with purpose I
want just ralax and share with you insignificant things.You know it is very good
sometimes to speak a lot about trivial, Earthly things without purpose,just let the words
flow.I am tired from philosophy and seriousity.It is heavy burden.
I will better speak about something that will give me a joy.
I love a sea very much,and I love blue colour.I was thinking why I love blue
color?Because it is a colour of sea?Maybe.
But I have never travel over the sea by ship.Now I have an opportunity to visit one of
Greek ilands, Samos.It is near Turkey and it is very far from Athens.My friends have
house in Samos and we are planning to go there,I cannot wait when it will happen.LOL
Greece have over 3000 islands,but I haven't visit any of them.It is my big mistake and I
am going to correct it.LOL
It is so calming to speak to you.I feel like we are friends many years and we know
everything about each other and now can just speak with hints supposing that all the rest
is already known.I imagine that you just read this sentences and smile kindly.I didn't see
your smile but I believe it is very kind.LOL
Thanks for reading.

Bye my friend.
Best wishes
Adelaida
behnam May 11th 2008

Dear Metzean,
Thank you for putting some useful messages in this thread. Could I as you to introduce
yourself? Where are you from? What is your gender? Is it possible for me to make friends
with you?
I hope you will answer as completely and kindly as you can.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 11 May, 2008

Dear Araghi,
Thank you (Ghardash) for your very nice writing. You have always some advice in your
writing. You write very well.
I completely agree with you and with your writing. I think they are some useful advice and
comments from Emam Ali(Peace be upon him). They are all meaningful and fruitful.
By the way, I recently received your delightful email. It was wonderful. Was it a real or a
fake? It is unbelievable! Anyway, I laughed and enjoyed a lot. Thank you very much
indeed.
Please do not stop writing. Your writing is always welcomed with open arms.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you very much for your reminding about great writer and poet, Gibran Khalil
Gibran , last week I went to book fair and bought some books that written by Gibran
Khalil, paulo Coelho,Ali Shriati and.... , three of these books from Gibran Khalil (broken
wings,forerunner and new and wonder thouts).
I study them, they are very enjoyable, ofcourse these books are translation (in farsi). are
you able to read book with farsi alphabet indeed? if you want, I can send to you Hafez
and Saadi poem books. as you know books are intimat friend for men/women.
There are many interesting quotes about book,like these:
"when you sell a man book you don't sell just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue -
you sell him a whole new life,love and frienship and humour and ship at sea by night-
there's all heaven and earth in a book (Chistopher Morley) or "a book is like garden
carried in the pocket (Chinese Proverb)"
by the way thanks a lot once agien for your kindness , I am reading my friends written in
this site and I am feeling that I have a big garden with many flowers and trees , these
flowers are my friends like:Behnam, Aida, Adelaida, Hayva, Lina,Hossien and.....of
course this garden is carried in my heart and it's name is diary.
good luck
Araghi
May,12,2008

Dear Araghi
"A brother is not always a friend,

but a friend is always a brother."
Thank you very much for writing this kind letter for me.
Your attitude and quatations about books are excellent.
Dear Araghi I admire all people who are interested in reading books,because I believe
that this kind of people are truth seekers with high values in their lives.
I beleive dear Araghi you are very humble and kind personality.It is my pleasure to read
all your writings,they are meaningful and I think a lot about them while reading.
Dear Araghi of course I can read Farsi alphabet.It is easy because I studied Farsi in
University.Thank you for your offer of Saadi and Hafez books,thanks for your
kindness.You know I have very high speed broadband internet connection at home and
there are all books of Saadi and Hafez on the net in PDF format also in Farsi alphabet.So
I have downloaded them long time ago.
Generally I stop bying books,because I find all books I need on the net and download
them in a few seconds.
Thank you very much indeed,your kindness is priceless.
I always enjoy reading your writings,please write again and again.
Hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes
Adelaida

It is said that best friends who break up make the worst enemies. Benjamin Franklin
quotes, "You and I were long friends: you are now my enemy, and I am yours." What
makes good friends turn into bitter enemies? Do friends turn against each other because
of the feeling of betrayal?
If you have a best friend, you are lucky. Remember, it is important to nurture your
friendship. Trust is an implicit bond between good friends. Don't break this bond.

Dear Adelaida,
So many thanks for your nice writing. Forgive me because of being late in answering.
Please do not lose touch with me and be kind to me as before!
Please keep on writing. I love reading your writing.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mitra,
This is just to let you know that I have missed you a lot.
Yours Sincerely,
Dear Hossain,
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Lina, joodi, Qingqing, Cathy, Fard, zita, rosa, Nana, ....
Please do not lose touch with me. Please do not leave me alone. There is a crying need
for your friendship.
Yours Sincerely,
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Dear Heyva,
Thank you for your message. Sorry to be late in answering. I hope you are in good health.
I am keeping my fingers crossed for you to take your exam well.
I wish you would be able to write something in my thread. Please do not lose touch with
me.
Yours Sincerely,
avaledai May 12th 2008
Dear Behnam;
Salam. I hope you are in good health .

It is a French poem that i like it very much . Dedicated to you :
Remind you of Barbara

It rained continuously on Brest that day
And you walked smiling
Enraptured streaming smiling
In the rain
Remember Barbara
It rained continuously on Brest
And i have you cross street of Siam
You smiled
And me i also smiled
Remind you of Barbara
You whom i didn't know
You who doesnot know me
Remember
Remember all the same this day there
Do not forget
A man under a close took shelter
And he shouted your name
Barbara
And you ran towards him in the rain
Streaming enraptured smiling
And you threw yourself into his arms
Oh Barbara
Which stupidity war
That you became now
Under this iron rain
Of fire of steel of blood
And the one that gripped you in his arms
Lovingly
He died missing or still living
Oh Barbara
It is raining without cessation on Brest
As it rained before
But it is not similar any more...
My dear brother ! i am very sad because i oblige to leave your useful thread . I would like
to thank you beacoup for all the things which you have me give...
I shall keep you in my heart forever.
Thank you still.
LOVE (fekr konam baray akharin bar eshkali nadashte bashe !)

Mitra.
Dear Behnam,
Sorry to the delayed response. How is everything going?
It never occurred to me that how long the human being can last, but just yesterday, a few
minutes went away, I realized that an earthquake happened. I was sitting in front of the
table, facing my computer, suddenly, I felt that I was moving from right to left. It�??s
just kind of dizzy, I thought I was too tired to keep awake. But as the state kept going, I
asked to one of colleagues whether she felt the same thing, it might be an earthquake.
Then I got an instant answer, she thought it was. We all run out the office building and
see many people gathering together in the plaza in front of the office building. Later we
got the news issued in the internet saying the deadly earthquake that rocked southwestern
Sichuan Province, China and felt all across the country and beyond.
After this earthquake, I thought man is so helpless when being met with the the natural
calamity. If tomorrow never comes, what shall we do today? I hope the world people will
live under the peace and the shelter of pure love. We all live in the same earth and shall
cherish what we�??ve got now. The earth is crying for the need of unity of all countries.
All the best wishes to you and all friends in this world.
Lovely Cathy May 13, 2008

MSN: greenkiss1981@msn.com

Dear Mitra,
It is very sad to read your message, poems and to hear that you are leaving me alone.
How cruel you are! There is a crying need for your presence.
Mitra! I DO NOT LET YOU GO!
Please write to me what has happened to you. Please Email me. I will never forgive you if
you do not email me and let me know what has happened.
Please do not leave me and my thread.
I hope to read your email.
Yours Sincerely,
Email me at: behrampednam@yahoo.com
chat with me at: you.believeme@yahoo.com

Dear Cathy,
Thank you for your message. There are two important points in your writing. First, it is so
sad to hear there was an earthquake in China. It makes me feel very sad.
Secondly, it is so glad to see you in good health. This makes me feel happy. So, let me
have a calculation. Happiness+sadness=???
What is the answer? What is your answer?
This is life, full of happiness and sadness. More or less, we all are involved in this
situation.
As you have written, love makes us feel always happy. Love is the most powerful engine in
the world.
God bless people who have died. God helps people who are injured.
Human beings are members of a whole,

In creation of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain,

Other members uneasy will remain.
If you have no sympathy for human pain,

The name of human you cannot retain.
This poem is from a famous Iranian poet. "Sheikh Sadee". I love his poems. This poem is
written above the entrance door of UN. My nice friend, Adelaida has sent me it before. I
found it convenient for this situation.
Yours Sincerely,
My dearest brothers and sisters in China,
I am deeply sadden for hear the news about China eartquake.I am writing to extend my
deepest condolances to you all.I was so very sad .
all of China's people are in my thought and players.
please accept my heartfelt condolences at this difficult time.
my God be with you today and always.
yours with love
Araghi

all of china's people are in my thought and prayers,
sorry.sorry
Araghi

Dear Chinese friends,
I wish to express my heartfelt sympathy for the death of many people. It was really a great
shock to hear the death of some people in a horrible earthquake. It was so sorry to hear
the death of some sinless children, ladies and gentlemen.
God bless all dead people and helps all injured. I hope the government will be successful
in rescuing other people who are buried under destroyed buildings and lots of stuff. It is
vitally important to be as fast as possible to save the life of people.
PLEASE ACCEPT OUR CONDOLENCES.

buick May 15th 2008

Salam behnam
How are you? I hope you are ok. I am studing for exams. I am very busy. Please dont
forget me. I will come here soon.
Best wishes
Heyva
buick May 15th 2008

Hello Mr Araghi
How are you?

I hope you are ok.
Best wishes
Heyva
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Dear Hayva,
thank you very much for your short and kindness message.
in fact you are my very noble sister and friend,
as you know life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by friends.
my God be with you today and always, specially exam time.
please pass on my warmest salam to the family.
with many prayer,
Araghi

Dear Chinese friends
The past days has been filled with tragedy and loss for many Chinese. If you or someone
you love has been affected by the horrible events of the earthquake and its aftermath,
please accept my sincere sympathy. I hope you know that people throughout the world are
holding you in their hearts and minds.
Although many people throughout the world have been touched by the disaster, some
have been touched more deeply. These are people who have lost or been separated from
loved ones, whose homes or businesses have been destroyed, or whose future has been
turned upside down in one way or another.
I share in your grief, our love is with you always,
You are in my thoughts and prayers
Mohsen

Dear Heyva,
Thank you for your message. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you in your exams. I
hope you will pass them successfully.
Please do not leave me alone. I hope to read more from you.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear friends,
As far as I am concerned, it is very useful to get some information about people and
cultures. Sometimes, it is as a crying need.
As you are fully aware, there are many different greeting customs around the world.
People in different countries greet differently. I believe, it is interesting to write something
about greeting.
In this thread, I am going to write something about Iran. That is my hope that you will be
interested in writing about your own country.
In Iran, people (friends, family, classmates, colleagues) shake hand when they meet for
the first time in a day. Men shake hand with men and women shake hand with women.
Men and women shake hand only for close family(brothers and sisters for example).
If a man or a woman has not seen their close friends and family for ages, they often give
three kisses on the cheeks(Right-Left-Right, or Left-Right-left. There is no rule, I
think.)(women for women and men for men). Some people, actually, kiss the air.
The most important point is that men are forbidden to touch women and vice versa (
unless family). This limitation is imposed by our religion, Islam.
As you know, some people are not enough care about Islam. Therefore, there is always an
exception for all rules.
These rules do not work for people who are not religious. So, if someone ignores God
and, especially, Islam, they are allowed to do whatever they want!(Of course, not legally)
By the way, I am a religious person.
I hope this thread helps you to get some information about Iran.
Please be genious enough to write something about your country. I hope to read more
from you.
How do people greet in your country?
Yours Faithfully,

Dear Behnam
Thanks for interesting topic.

Let me write something about it.
A common sign of affection throughout all societies is shaking hands or kissing, or the
touching of one's lips other body part, such as the cheek, of another person. Whether the
handshake or hug or kiss is meant romantically, as a sign of respect, or as a
greeting,these are traditions that is familiar to almost all cultures. Similar to other
traditions, these traditions have been passed down from generation to generation.
During past centuries when social differences existed between people aristocrates were
kissed by lower classes at their hands and even feet as a sign of respect.When gentlemen
and ladies existed in the past, gentlemen kiss only the hand of a lady,who was wearing
gloves, as a sign of respect.
Of course we speak about democratic greetings which consider that greeted sides are
equal in some way.
A greeting is much more than a simple kiss, a hand shake or a hug. The way in which you
greet someone reflects upon your social etiquette, your character and is often the basis
behind a first impression. Facial expression, gestures, body language and eye contact are
all signals of what type of greeting is expected. Gestures are the most obvious signal, for
instance greeting someone with open arms is generally a sign that we want to hug;
however, if we were to greet someone with arms crossed it would be viewed as a sign of
hostility. Facial expression, body language and eye contact give away the greeter's
emotions and interest level. A frown, slouching and lowered eye contact suggests
disinterest, while smiling and an exuberant attitude is a sign of welcome.
Throughout all cultures people greet one another as a sign of recognition, affection,
friendship and reverence. While hand shakes, hugs, bows, nods and nose rubbing are all
acceptable greetings, the most common greeting is a kiss, or kisses, on the cheek. Cheek
kissing is �??a ritual or social gesture to indicate friendship, perform a greeting, to
confer congratulations, to comfort someone, or to show respect.�?�
Cheek kissing is most common in Europe and Latin America and has become a standard
greeting in Southern Europe. While cheek kissing is a common greeting in many cultures,
each country has a unique way in which they do so. In Russia, the Netherlands and Egypt
it is customary to �??kiss three times, on alternate cheeks.�?� Italians usually kiss
twice in a greeting and in Mexico only one kiss is necessary. In the Galapagos women
kiss on the right cheek only and in Oman it is not usual for men to kiss one another on the
nose after a handshake. French culture accepts a number of ways to greet depending on
the region. Two kisses are most common throughout all of France but in Provence three
kisses are given and in Nantes four are exchanged.
Another kissing tradition in Christianity is known as the �??kiss of peace.�?� The

root of this tradition comes from Apostle Paul�??s instruction for Christ�??s followers
to �??greet each other with a holy kiss�?� (Romans 16:16) however today during the
�??kiss of peace�?� members of a church will exchange a handshake, hug, or kiss on
the cheek as a sign of mutual forgiveness. The most relevant topic regarding religious
kisses is the kissing of feet. Feet washing, which precedes the kissing, is a sign of
humbleness and is looked upon as an "act of lowly service, of loving service, and of self-
giving service�?�
There is a widely known expressian the �??�??kiss of JUDA�?��??,which means a

kiss of betrayal.Juda was one of twelve disciples of Jesus Christ,who sold him to Romans
for 30 silver coins,kissing him before he done it.
Dear Behnam I hope to read your reply soon.
Best wishes
Adelaida

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you for your excellent writing. I have to study it carefully.
Would you please let me know how people greet in Russia (Yourmotherland), Armenia
(Your fatherland), Netherlands (Where your family live now), Greece (where you live
now) and so many countries that you have been.
I believe, you have got a lot of information about these kinds of things. Please share some
information with me.
By the way, I read your writing in Aida's thread. It is fantastic. It is extremely good.
Thank you for your effort to teach me some useful things. I strongly believe that these
sorts of things cannot be found in books. These are some secrets.
I wish I would be a real gentleman.
Dear Adelaida! This sentence is meaningful. "A man is know by his wife!" It is not only a
very good sentence, but also a great theory and idea.
How did you write this sentence? How did you learn it? It is really amazing.
Yours Sincerely,

Sorry to make some mistakes.
"A man is known by his wife".
I wish I would be a real gentleman. (LOL)
Best Wishes,
Behnam

Dear Behnam
Thanks a lot for your quick respond and your kindness.

As I have written above and know from my experience traditional greetings in almost all
societies are common.
You were interested about greeting customs in Russia,Armenia,Netherlands ,Greece and
other countries I have been.I can surely say they are same everywhere.
Well the major difference from Iran is the following.

Women are considered as men in greeting.So if woman knows a man as a friend,collegue
etc.she can greet him with handshake.Kissing is very rare even here,at least I don't
practice it myself.I think it is unavailing to exprress to strange men(even friend or
collegue) your affection and respect by kissing his cheeks,unless your relatives.
Things are more acceptable outside of Iran not only because of religion and state are
separated and not interfere to each others field.
Things was the same with Iran here one hundred year ago,when church play enourmous
role in peoples life.There was invisible wall between men amd women.Boys and girls
grew up separately,studied in different female and male classes and so on.
We,nowdays, used to grow up with men from our childhood.
We study in one class during school time with boys and of course we used to touch
them,to play with them and even fight with them and vice versa.LOL
So it became tradition to us to treat man and women in similar way.
Whether is it good or bad is other question.It is just bare fact.
For example imagine that a woman run a company,she is businesswoman and has got a
supplier who is male.They are going to meet in order to make a certain agreement in
business
and they suppose at least to shake hands or even kiss each others cheeks(air usually
LOL).It is just simple politeness.
Thanks again for your kindness.
By the way you are real gentleman!!!
Best wishes
Adelaida
P.S.Sorry for so many mistakes in my writings with spelling and wrong usage of irregular
verbs,you know I am just learner of English language,and I have really no time to check
my writings properly.
Dear Adeaida,
Thanks a lot for your answer. It is complete and simple at the same time.
There is a meaningful sentence in the Bible. In fact, all the Bible is meaningful. I found
this sentence convenient to write here and to use it in this situation.
"A tree is known by its fruit."
All theories claim that they are correct. The result of a measurment and experience show
that whether a theory is right or not. In terms of science, the accuracy of a theory can be
checked easily, but when it comes to studying about human beings, it turns out to be so
complicated. I mean, it is so difficult to examine the accuracy and the effect of way of
thinking and world view on mankind life. It takes a lot of time, maybe, more than two or
three centuries. Who knows what will happen in the future?
Anyway, I believe, human beings should obey their creature, mainly God.
All sociaties claim that this is what Lord has said. All religions claim that the heaven is
made for us. We cannot understand that which of them is right. Time is an important
factor. The result of our way of acting and thinking is an important factor too.
According to the result of our actions, I can safely said that human beings are not on a
right way.
I am not in a position to write about this complicated topic. I, just, have written my own
point of view about it. This subject should be discussed more.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Behnam
In Esfahan people greeting as follow:
Shaking hands
kiss on lips
Kiss on cheeks
Kiss on forehead
Kiss on hand
Cheek on cheek
Hug
Hug and lift
Hand on chest
bow
Hand on shoulder
Head on head
Nose on nose
Kick on shoulder
Kick on back
Thanks for your nice writings
turly yours
Mohsen
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Dear Behnam
Thanks a lot for your interesting writing.
I beleive that everybody should choose his/her own way of evolution in their lifes.God
gives people the greatest gift of all the right to choose.We can choose to be good or bad
and even to beleive to God or not.We can be responsible for ourself.
IT IS FORBIDDEN FOR US BY GOD TO JUDGE.HE IS ONLY JUDGE!!!
If someone beleive in God from his/her own initiative, through his/her understanding and
will,throug his/her free choice it has greatest value.Some people beleive in God ,because
of fear of punishment,concidering God as heartless tyrant,ready to punish them at first
chance.
My understanding of God is not like that and I am not religious at all.God loves all his
creatures.Is it possible for father not to love and forgive his children even if they behave
not properly?
I believe His understanding and patience is endless like Universe.
You know there is an exprassion in Bible:''Forbidden fruit is sweet".And it suits for
children!!!
It is very very meaningful expression.Think about it please.
Please read this:
Geli dar hamam resid az daste mahbabi be dastam
Be du goftam ke moshki ya habiri ke az buye delavize to mastam
Begofta man geli nachiz budam
Valikan moddati ba gol neshastam
Kyamale hamneshin dar man asar kyard
Vagyarna man haman khakam ke hastam.
Dear Behnam this poem is very meaningful too,if you do company with wolf you will
behave like wolf etc.
Mankind is too young in comparison with endless time and space we are lost in Universe
like a partcle of dust and in time all history of mankind is a second.
I beleive that if we can understand it, God's understanding is much more better.Mankind
is child!!!
Anyway there is no special people or nations for God I think he concider us as a
mankind,every human being is considered by him equally.
Bani adam azaye yek digyarand

Ke dar afarinesh zeek goharand
Cho ozvi bedard avarad ruzegar
Degyar ozvhara namanad gharar
To ke az mehnate digyaran bigami
Na shayad ke namat nahand adami.
Dear Behnam thanks a lot for your writing and your way of thinking.
You are thoughtful young man and it is my pleasure to communicate with you(see poem of
Gol and Gel)
See you my dear friend!!!
Best wishes
Adelaida

Dear Mohsen,
Thank you for your writing. What a wonderful city!
Could I ask which way of greeting do you prefer? (LOL)
You are absolutely right. I got your point. A friend of mine always greets witha very very
firm handshake. The sound of his handshaking is as loud as an explosion. Then he gives a
tight hug. After that, he gives a lot of kisses on cheeks, maybe, more than 20 times. Then
he gives a pat on the back and on the head. Then he takes his partners' head firmly and
rubs his nose .... It is so complicated to describe what he does. It takes a long time to
greet. (LOL)
Of course, they do in that way just to take the attention of other people. It is not a formal
greeting at all. By the way, some people just touch the tip of their fingers!( Prayers, when
their hands are wet(LOL))
Anyway, thank you once again for your useful writing. Please do not lose touch with me. I
hope to read more from you.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Behnam,
I like to shake your hand and kiss your cheek; this is my way for friends who are
gentleman. To be in public and for a common ceremony I greet by shaking hands and
cheek on cheek.
When I was at school, I had a friend, he was a gay and always bit my cheek or ear for
greeting, sometimes he kiss the lip by his tongue. I hated him when he wet my cheek.He
was a bully boy and I couldn�??t to beat him, for me it was difficult to express it to my
father ,but I had to change my school .
I think shaking hands and kissing is way to express ones affection to others, but it has
some disadvantages
To spread contagious diseases
To bear a bad mouth smell
To have a mark on cheek by women who used cosmetic
What is your idea? Maybe I have a bad experience of greeting and it cause me to have a
negative viewpoint.
Good day
Mohsen
19 May

It is so difficult for me to write about God and how he does in managing the entire
universe. As you have mentioned, everybody has got their own perception of the Lord and
the world.
God is much kinder than parents. In fact, kindness is one of his creatures. He has put it in
our heart.
We are human beings with five senses. All our observations, perceptions, judgments and
calculations are based on our senses. We, often, make a lot of mistakes because of the fact
that our senses make mistakes. They are some detectors, but not perfect at all. We have
got some feelings as well. All in all, speaking about God and making analogy between our
actions and his actions does not work at all.
We, usually, try to understand his way of acting by comparing it with our ability. It is not
a right way, but what can we do? When we are making comment about different
phenomena, in fact, we are making some judgments about them, but we are not aware at
the same time. Anyway, all our speaking and way of thinking is a kind of judging.
It is really interesting. When the Lord is going to speak about rewards, he speaks about
delicious food and fruits. For men, he gives promise to offer beautiful wives and mates,
like protected pearls. "We create for them (good people) mates. Never previously touched.
Perfectly matched." (Al-Waaqeah)(What about women? Well, God is zealous, he never
speaks about it, but it will be clear enough if we answer to this question: where have the
beautiful women come?) (LOL).
At first glance, it seems a little bit funny! If we focus on it carefully, we will understand
that it is absolutely true. What else can God do? We are human beings with lots of
defects. We only can understand these sorts of things!
Well, when are speaking about God and his way of managing the universe, we imagine
ourselves in God's position, then we make judgment! It is really a kind of judging. On the
one hand, it is not true. On the other hand, we have not got other choice and other way.
We are as a small fish, swimming in a wide and vast ocean. The fish can not understand
the outside of the ocean, even though, someone says that there are a lot of things,
animals, plants, human beings, stars �?�.This small fish(if it is a clever, sharp and
intelligent one) just will has got some imagination about it. The fish only understands
water and swimming. What will happen if a man catches the fish and throws it outside the
water, on ground? The fish will face with another world! It, maybe, will say," Oh my God!
What the hell it is!" The fish of our story will get it, but it is too late!
What will happen if someday, someone takes and throws us in a five - dimensional world?
Who knows that the life is only this ocean and swimming or there is something else? Who
can guarantee it?...
An important person once said," The number of ways, in order to understand God, are
more than the number of all creatures." It means that everyone has got their own idea and
way of thinking about God. It does not matter. We should speak about similarities, not
about differences. We have got a common sense that there is a powerful owner of the
entire universe. This is enough for us.
How does the powerful owner do in managing the entire universe? There is no answer. To
put it another way, there are so many answers. The answers are different, because of the
fact that we think differently. We manage differently.
Well, the Lord has created so many things and creatures. Some of them have no choice in
living. They have no choice and selection. They are managed by the laws of nature. Of
course, all creatures and things are managed by the laws of nature. God is not standing
above, with a lash in hand, looking at us carefully, and ready to punish us with the lash or
something like that! On the contrary, he has made some laws. All creatures are managed
by laws. The laws work perfect, so it means that there is someone who is very intelligent
and powerful, but with no muscles by the way (LOL).
When it comes to managing of mankind; this two - leg creature, it is a little bit different.
The difference comes from this fact that it (mankind) has got the choice and selection.
Freedom of choice, which human beings have got, on the one hand, indicates the meaning
of humanity that it (mankind) is carrying, or it (humanity) is applied to it. On the other
hand, it (freedom of choice) is the root of all evil.
In this case (managing human beings), God has given some advice and tips on way of
living. There are some rules that we have to obey. There are some instructions that we
have to follow. These instructions are on how to live�?�
There is an important and a difficult question. Which of them (religions that have got
some rules or instructions) is much more complete and better than others? The answer is
given by Jesus Christ in the Holy Bible. "A tree is known by its fruit."
The lord has not created us to punish. God does not take pleasure when sees human
beings are in pain. All our miseries are because of our actions.
Well, it is really difficult to write about religion. I believe, a human being has got two
parts; physical body and spirit. Both of them need some food. At the first place, the
religion must be able to guarantee to solve these two important basic needs. This is not an
easy thing at all. This is very very complicated. Some theories focus on how to use and
take pleasure from nature, as far as it is possible. As a matter of fact, they have got some
useful instructions on how to take a lot of pleasure from life. They focus more on body
and its need (eating, drinking, having s..etc.)
Some theories (distorted religions) only focus on spirit. They must know that if poverty
comes in the door, belief flies out through the window. In other words, there is no faith
and belief with empty stomach.
Which theory (religion) is successful? I do not know! I, just, know that it is a theory
(religion) that is able to balance the human beings basic needs from body and spirit point
of view.
I am neither a priest nor a sheikh. I, only, strongly believe in the Holy Quran. It is time to
bring this story to a close. It is going to become boring. (LOL)
The Lord helps and guides us.
Dear Adelaida! Thank you once again because of giving me this excuse to write
something. Thank you for reading. Please ignore my shortcoming. I hope to read more
from you.
Thank you for reading.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Adelaida,
the world.
our heart.
of view.
I hope the Lord helps and guides us at all time and situations.
from you.
Thank you for your reading and kindness.

Dear Adelaida,
the world.
our heart.
of view.
I hope the Lord helps and guides us at all time and situations.
from you.
Thank you forreading and kindness.

Dear Adelaida,
I will write something about your poems as soon as I find time.
Thank you for all you have done for me.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Behnam,
Thanks a lot for your wonderful writing.Sorry for your time.It was really a long
letter.Thanks for your efforts to make it clear and simple.
Indeed we can write a whole library.By the way there are written thousand books on this
matter by brightest thinkers of all times, but it is not sufficient because of the reasons you
have explain yourself in your writing.
Indeed all knowledge of mankind about this subject is a receding mirage in an expanding
desert of our ignorance.
I know one thing belief in God and religion are different things.
If we look back in History we will frick out how many crimes have done by religious
doctrines in the name of God. In this case all thas religious people should burn in Hell
forever.
If there are lows and rules given by God they are for all, including priests, kings etc. They
are first law brokers, with their huge bellies and enormous wealth which they collect from
innocent people by fooling them.
They ruine all things by interpreting the Word of Lord in accordance with their own
profit.
Who made religion? Mortal people,as ignorant as all of us.
The Church says that the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the
shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the Church.
By Ferdinand Magellan
In fact our religions are mostly alike because they start from creation of Adam and Eva.
Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular

color, but the candle is always there.
By Mohammed Neguib
Religions will come and pass but Candle is always there.
We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the same sense and to the extent
that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.
By H.L. Mencken
The problem with religions is that they devide people in �??�??good�??�??or right
belivers and �??�??bad�??�?? or wrong bileivers.
We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one
another.
By Jonathan Swift
I cannot imagine what God thinks when the worst crimes are made in his
name,(killing,punishing etc)
Today, I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: by
defending myself against the Jew, I am fighting for the work of the Lord.
By Adolf Hitler
We know the rest!!!Because of this insane man 60 million people pay with their lives.
Why people like to behave like brainless ships.Why?

I believe man should have his own understanding of God and free will.
If priest or king or tyrant says:�??�??Kill ,punish,etc�??�??For me it is better to be
black ship�?�.
Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.
By Denis Diderot
It is exaggeration of course,because there are true servants of God among priests.

Freedom and liberty are necessary in finding true ways to serve and praise the Lord.
Freedom doesn�??t automatically means that someone should ignore ten
commandments given by God to Moses.
Freedom means to do it free, willingly, lovingly and cheerfully,with joy and readiness.Not
under the punishment with lashes or imprisonment or fear of death.
By freedom I don�??t mean this:
By physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the
happiness of another. By intellectual liberty I mean the right to think wrong.
By Robert Green Ingersoll
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
By S. G. Tallentyre
The right to be heard does not autmatically include the right to be taken seriously.
By Hubert Humphrey
As you see we can hear different opinions and theories but we again are free to choose
which one we and only we consider right for ourselves.
If someone else has made this choice for us ,in this case we are truly miserable.All wrong
actions start from our poisoned by doctrines heads and our harden hearts.
If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?
By Kahlil Gibran
Dear Behnam
Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the
thousand small uncaring ways.In fact millions of people are living deads.May God have
mersy on our souls.
Thanks for your attention and patience.
Best wishes
Adelaida
P.S. Sorry for so many quotations.I just don�??t like to express my own opinion.My own
opinion does�??t matter,it is important only for myself,it is my truth,and I don�??t like
to announce it in order not to be judged.LOL
buick May 20th 2008

Salam Behnam
I came here to see what you wrote. It is interesting. Bravoooooooooo! Behnam good for
you! How you can write good? I am jealous of you. hahahahaha
I like reading your writing. It is wonderful.
Thank you Behnam.
Best regards,
Heyva
Dear Adelaida,
Thank you for your fast reply.
I agree with you up to a point. There are so many details I disagree with.
In terms of religion, I do not like following some people how have not enough knowledge
about it. I only follow the instructions which are written in the holy Quran. I have a habit
of thinking about the holy Quran, as deeply as I can. Thanks to Physics I have no problem
with religions and God.
If all people in all over the word would have a common idea about a religion, for example
(Islam), I would never follow them. For me, the way of acting of some priests or sheikhs,
who make money and power by means of religions, is not important at all. The religions
are not what priests and sheikhs say or do.
There is something in the bottom!
The same goes for quotations from some famous people. I hate following them. I follow
them as long as that helps me.
Anyway, I believe, if we just try to follow someone, we will be a good follower in all our
life. This is not a right way, I think.
Would you please let me know how I can be followed be someone(at least by my wife or
girlfriend(LOL))
As a matter of fact, I am tired and sick of following.(LOL)
I like reading your own idea. Please do not hesitate to write your own way of thinking.
Yours Sincerely,
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Dear Heyva,
Thank you for your writing. Thank you once again for encouraging.
You always make me feel happy with your kindness and with your way of writing. It is
really interesting.
I have got a lot of respect for you and for people of your country.
I hope you will pass your exams, then be able to write more about yourself.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mitra, Aida, Hossain, Lina, Joodi, Nana, Cathy, Qingqing, Fard, Araghi, Mohsen,
Zita, and all my friends,
This is just to let you know that I have missed you terribly.
Please be kind enough to write something. I am really interested in hearing from you.
I really love you in the way a good friend loves a good friend.
I hope to hear from you soon. Please do not leave me alone!Please keep in touch.
Yours Faithfully,

Dear Behnam
Thanks a lot for your reply.
I won't write anything.

I agree with you.You are right,absolutely and completely right.
It is meaningless to discuss something like that.

I write again, my opinion is not important at all.
I hope to read more from you about other useful topics.
Please write something as soon as you have time.
Best wishes
Adelaida

Dear Adelaida,
There is a misunderstanding again. Please read my writing carefully and kindly as well.
Write your own idea about everything. Your way of thinking is welcomed.
I have written that I do not follow some people who has not enough knowledge about
religion. What does this sentence mean? I did not mean you. I meat the people who you
have wriiten their qoutations!!!!!(LOL)
Anyway, please do not get upset. There is a misunderstanding again.
I hope to read more from you. Forgive me for writing in a way that made you
misunderstand.
Yours sincerely,
adelaida May 21st 2008

Dear Behnam
I wanted to avoid this discussion, but as far as you think that I got upset and so on, I will
try to write as simple as I can.
My dear friend we speak about same things. When I have said you are right I meant you
are right I agree with you.
So I find it needless to write same things over and over again.
Of course I read your writing very very carefully and it is perfect, it shows your
individuality. It is wonderful.
I think you misunderstand me.
I agree the only thing that we have to consider seriously is Holy scriptures. How else we
can have idea about God? Man need to have information first in order to form his/her
own idea about things. Holy scriptures are enough for one who have thinking ability.
And yes, all our actions have in their basis some sort of judgment. You see, I agree with
you.
All what I wanted to say is ,that people should remember never make idols in their lives.
This message I wanted to pass. Idolatry is our common enemy.
Idolatry is, following someone without using brain.
If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
~ Matthew 15:14
Whatever a man seeks, honors, or exalts more than God ,this is God of his idolatry.
Whoever man listens or follows or worships more than God, without thinking, he is the
god of his idolatry.
You see I repeat you.
You have said all in sufficient and complete way.
I just want to sum up: Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man. In Ancient times when
some tribes believe in Idols,or cruel,selfish Gods,what did they do?
Sacrifices, sacrifices, sacrifices.
Why? Because they believed that Idols, or gods of them are thirsty for man�??s blood,
heartless creatures. Fortunately our belief changed and we all believe that God is Love
and Light.
Now about your wife ,dear Behnam.

It depends on what you want to be.
Boss or leader in your relationship?
The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, 'Go!' - a leader says, 'Let's go!'
This is a secret of your success in this site.
And this way you will succeed in making your wife to follow you.
Your thread is entitled �??�??let�??s learn together�??�?? ,that�??s why you
have so many followers here.No ''I'',''WE'' or ''US''is working.
So this theory works,in your thred first.LOL
Dear Behnam.I hope I was clear this time.

Please write about something else. I love to read your writings very much.
I hope to hear from you as soon as you can.
Best wishes
Adelaida
araghi May 21st 2008
Dear friends,
How are you?
As Mrs. Adelaida said priveusly, sometimes we are tired from worring, stressed, work ,
argue and philosophy and seriousity and formal speaking
Let us ask from ladies writing about food in their country. I think Adelaida, Aida, Hayva
can.
Please write about food and cuisine. I think Mediterranean food are very nice from both
quality and taste.
My dearly friends did you hear about Iranian food and spices?
They are not bad. There are many spices that use in Iranian food, one of them is saffron,
botanical name Crocus sativus, is the most expensive spice in the world. Derived from the
dried stigmas of the purple saffron crocus, it takes anything from 70,000 to 250,000
flowers to make one pound of saffron. Moreover, the flowers have to be individually
hand-picked in the autumn(always by women and girls) when fully open. Now, the
majority of the world's saffron is produced in Iran , but it can also be found in Egypt,
Kashmir, Morocco and Turkey.
saffron has delightful aroma and beautiful golden color that
are used as essential and natural �??colorant in industrial factories. Weaving industry
uses it for coloring strings. Dairy factories use �??Saffron in making varied kinds of
butter, cheese and ice cream. Factories of wine, drink, jelly, �??candy, cake and cookie
product all benefit from Saffron. The use of saffron in the cosmetic industry is now fairly
widespread with the trend to use natural products and owing to its active substances.
Saffron is also used as a perfume ingredient in many famous internationally renowned
brands. of course it has many medical virtues.
when you use this spice please remember Iran, in the same way we remember you when
we use olive oil.
Best regards,
Araghi
behnam May 21st 2008

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you for your message. I am so sorry for misunderstanding. Thank you once again
for your nice description.
You always encourage me to write more. You give me motivation to write. Thank you very
much indeed.
You have said that Behnam is a successful person on this site. Would you mind telling me
what exactly you mean by that?
I am a little bit pressed for time. I will write something soon.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Araghi,
Thank you for your nice writing. I agree with you. In fact, I couldn't agree more. It is time
to write in an informal way. To tell the truth, I am tired and sick of writing
formally.(LOL)
Sometimes, I think, I have a bad habit of writing formally. As you know, it is so hard to
break a habit. I will try my best to break this habit.
First, I should get rid of my way of thinking. It is so philosophical. I want to get rid of this
habit.
I hope my friends (Your friends as well) will write about it.
As a sense of moral duty, I should write something too.
One of the most famose Iranian food is "Fesenjan". It is prepared with chicken, walnuts
and pomegranates. It is really delicious. On the other hand, it is too expensive.
As far as I know, Tabrizian ladies (Even men) are good cook. They are very famous in
cooking. My mother is originally from Tabriz. This is a real fact! (LOL)
I do not know its exact recipe, but When it comes to eating, I know it very well(LOL).
It should be mentioned that I am not a big - eater at all.
"Yashiyasan manim gozal dustim."( Long live my nice friend!)
Yours Sincerely,
Know me May 21st 2008

Dear Araghi and my friends,
How are you my friends?

dear Araghi ,To be honest your topic was mine , I wanted to speak about it soon, but you
asked us to talk about it before me (LOL).
As you know I'm not married , so I don't know how to cook, my mother take this privilege,
she is a perfect cooker , but sometimes I stand with her in the kitchen , I help her in simple
things.
But I will tell you about a kind of salad which is famous in Syria and Lebanon only, It's
very delicious and easy, its components are a little onion, parsley, lime, a bit of red paper
,and wheat.
In Arab countries all women cook hard foods, maybe it will take hours from their time,
and these hard food will be eaten in minutes, but as you know the simplest way for woman
to enter her husband's heart is to cook delicious food..(LOL)
In fact , today I'm happy I don't know why , and in all day I remember funny accidents
which are happened with me in the past.
what is your mind? Can you tell us about a funny accident which is happened with you?
I will tell you about something happened with me, It was from two years ago, when I had
an interview with a hard doctor in my collage , I was a bit nervous and worried,
When I have entered to his office I said:" The doctor's morning!!", imagine I said that
with a lot of confident, instead of saying" good morning doctor!!!", my doctor looked at
me and laughed �?�
In fact in my life there are many funny situations like this, at the beginning of them I was
embarrassed , but now I only remember them and laughed.
MY DEARS , Adelaida, Araghi, Behnam , Heyva, Mohsen and Mitra , what about you?
Thank you very much for reading my message.

Your friend .
Aida.
adelaida May 22nd 2008

Dear Behnam
I am glad that Mr.Araghi agree with me that sometimes it is useful and relaxing at the
same time to be less formal and more friendly.
Dear Behnam thanks for supporting this line too.
OK it is interesting to speak about food,because it is an essential component of our

lives.LOL In fact there is an expression ,we are what we eat.LOL(our body I mean)
But first let me to answer your question first,dear Behnam.

When I have said you have success in this site,I meant you attract many people because of
your personality.
Do you want a lot of nice adjectives?.........Put yourself the nicest ones.I don't like to
sound like I am flattering or compliment you,or even praise you.LOL
You are sucsessful in this site because you don't give up in your friendship.Your
statements about friendship and your actions in keeping to be a good friends meet each
other.
LOL Of course, it costs much time and efforts.So thank you for your generousity.
Some people appreciate it,some people not.So, the ones who appreciate it are here with
you.(name them yourself)
I hope I was sufficiently clear.

Best wishes
Adelaida
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adelaida May 22nd 2008

Dear Araghi
Thank you so much for your nice topic about something that we all understand very
well.Eating I mean.LOL
Let me start with a statement that I am good cook.LOL

I mean that I am very serious in my kitchen,because I have a son and I have to grow him
up healthy.So the best way to grow up a child healthy is to cook yourself,in order to have
control over food one eat.I mean that it is much more easier to buy food from outside,fast
food I mean.Sometimes I do so,when I have no time at all.But ,as I have said ,I prefer to
cook myself.I prefer healthy food.
What I mean by saying healthy food?Well it is clear,but I will explain.As you know
Mediterranian diet is considered as one of the best ways to keep someone healthy and
slim.LOL
It's main components are olive oil,lemon,beans,fish,milk products and a lot, a lot of
vegitables.What is unhealthy food?All delicious things,unfortunately.LOL
I know also so many recipes of unhealthy food, with a lot of cholestereol,sugar and
salt,The main enemies of man's health.
LOL
I like very much Mexican and Indonesian food,as well as some of Iranian foods(not
all)LOL
Thanks about your very useful information about Saffron.I use it in my cooking a lot.
Can you be so kind and write something useful about some plants that was unknown in
our hemisphere,before Columbus bring the seeds from America?I mean
tomato,potato,sunflower,cocoa beans, tobacco and so many other plants.
Also I have read an amazing fact in Greek book,that Greeks had no idea about sugar and
in ancient times they discover the meaning of sugar from ancient Iran.
What you have said about spices is very amazing.As a matter of fact in previous centuries
all spices was mainly in use in Eastern countries,and when Europe was in trade with
Eastern countries,spices was as expensive and valuable as gold and silk.In trade, spices
could perfectly replace money,I mean Eastern merchants pay for goods from other
countries with spices.
Dear Araghi,thanks again for your writing,it was really very interesting.
Best wishes
Adelaida
metzean May 22nd 2008

Dear adelaida,
Thanks a lot for your email, every day you were in my thought and I decided to write you,
but I had a lot of things to do and I wish I had a free time for nothing to do and rest.
When I found this web site ,I don�??t remember how, may be by chance ,I registered
without care about my information like many sites that I have registered so far. As I read
the subjects that friends like you and Benam,Araghi heyva Aida and
others�?�discussed ,I got interested in and tried to read all threads although it is really
great and time consuming.
I am sorry that my writing is not good, I can not consider the coherence in writing and I
write abruptly what comes to my mind and not on talking terms with dictionary
It is my pleasure that you are interested in Esfahan
There are several Museum in Esfahan, these permanent museum about culture
,antiquities, animal and birds ,astronomy and arts such as painting handicraft and
carpets, you know that once Iran was the best in carpet and many carpets exports to
Europ and America ,but because of American boycott it has a dull market now.The main
museums are in Tehran,I write you some museum web address as follow:
http://saadabadpalace.org/exhibitions.htm
http://www.tehranmoca.com/en/index.aspx
http://www.niavaranpalace.ir/English/home-english.htm
http://www.rezaabbasimuseum.ir/index.htm
http://www.golestanpalace.ir/En_Site/collections/al-talar.htm
http://www.aqm.ir/default.asp?la=1
You can visit them through web and enjoy it,please write me the web address of famous
museum in your country,I like to visit there
it is 2th of Khordad in Iran equal to 22th of may, in this month all students have final
exam and very busy, students are in bad mood and impatient, is it the same in Greek?
Is your child Aram busy with exam
Take care
Mohsen
Cathy Li May 23rd 2008

Dear Behnam, Araghi, Mohsen, and All Friends,
How are you?
I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to all of your caring and consolation to the Chinese
people. A simple greeting and a word of solicitude, represent a love deeply rooted in our
hearts, which turns friendship into an ever-flowing stream.
This earthquake is a deadly hit to China, but we've gone through it and created the
miracles unceasingly in rescuing the injured and resettling survivors. With the power of
universal love and prayers, nothing can ever hurt us. All people stopped for 3-minute
tribute to the victims of Wenchuan Earthquake at 14:28 p. m. and 4 seconds on May 19th.
We mourned for the victims of this earthquake, and prayed for the survivors.
The love is a golden thread that links each person together to create a peace world which
we all can find shelter.
I wish I can be a candle to light and warm people who come across me.
I deeply love you all.
Best Wishes.
Lovely Cathy May 23rd, 2008
adelaida May 23rd 2008

Dear Mohsen
Thanks a lot for your kindness and your very nice letter.
Your English is quite good.

I make a lot of mistakes myself.
But all of us must not shy to make mistakes,with a little selfconfidence and encouragement
from our friends we can achive a lot in shorter time.
Please keep writing and you will see that it will bring great results.
As far as I understand you are a student,so I wish you good luck in your exams.
My son Aram hasn't any exams because he is only 11 years old,but thanks for asking.
Thanks a lot about usefull sites of Iranian museums.I will visit them all one by
one.Unfortunately I don't know any site for Greek or other museums,but I will find some if
you are interested.
Dear Mohsen Iran was and is first in carpet production.Despite of embargo from some
countries Iranian goods and espesially carpets are famous worldwide.Every person who
has enough selfrespect and know about aesthetics(have good taste in beautyful things)
should have few Iranian carpets in his house.Of course if someone can afford it.Iranian
carpets are hand made and it mades them unique,beautiful and expencive.LOL
Indeed Iranians have great understanding of beauty.
Here is Greece we have a lot of shops with Iranian carpets.

Greek word for carpet is khali,so they name it like in Iran and they have word of kilimi for
gilim.
By the way Isfahan is really beautiful city.(I saw only pictures of course)
Best wishes
Adelaida
buick May 25th 2008

Salam Behnam,
How are you? I missed you. I am studying for my exams. I will finish soon. In summer, I
will write a lot of.
Sorry that I haven't time to come here. I don't forget you.
Please answer very very soon.
Best regards,
Heyva
buick May 25th 2008

Dear Mr Araghi,
Thank you about your good subject. My cooking is not good. I will write something. Now,
I must go for studying.
Forgive me please.
With regards
Heyva

Dear cathy,
Thank you for your really nice writing. Your writing is full of feelings. You have written
something in a very good way.
Sometimes, I think by myself, Cathy is originally from Iran!(LOL)
I do not know whyI have got this feeling. The format of your writing and your way of
thinking, which your message implies, is Iranian. I think, you think as Iranian. (LOL)
Please do not laugh at my thought, although it seems as a joke! (LOL)

I believe, you are in love with someone. Please forgive me for saying so. You have written
in the language of Love, which is the same in all over the world! (LOL)
I do not know what made me write in this strange way! I wish you would forgive me
because of my impolite words.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Heyva,
Thank you for your message. I though a lot to make an anology between your appearance
on this site and in this thread, and some stars. As you know, there are so many (
uncountable) stars in the dark sky. Some of them are always there, in a special known
place. Some of them cab be seen once a year, once one hundred years and so on. You are
like a star, can be seen once in two weeks. (LOL)
That is satisfactory. At least, I and my friends, are able to see you once in two weeks.
There are sorts of stars that turn into black hole. I am afraid of this event! (LOL)
You are studying hard, as you have said it before, to reap what you have sown. God helps
you! My fingers are still kept crossed for you in exams. (LOL)
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 25 may, 2008

Dear Friends,
With money you can buy a house, but not a home.

With money you can buy a clock, but not time.
With money you can buy a bed, but not sleep.
With money you can buy a book, but not knowledge.
With money you can buy a position, but not respect.
With money you can buy blood, but not life.
.....
.....
.....
"The best things in the world are free." They are free because we cannot buy them with
money. some of them are: Love, Friendship, ...
How do you think about it?
I hope to read your idea about this topic.
Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 25 may, 2008

Dear friends,
How do you do ?
Thank you very much for your nice writing, they are very useful for me.
Dear Behnam , my kind teacher
I'm sure your mother can cook other delicious food like: Kofteh Tabrizi,Dolmeh, Ash,
Chelo Kabab, Jojeh Kabab and....., as you know Azerbayjanian ladies are very
professional cooker.
My dearly sister Aida,
please learn cooking from your dearly mother , maybe you will need it,as you said it is
necessery for entering in heart,LOL,
It is a important point in your good write , I think that is true in my country too, women
cook many food hardly with many time consuming and this food will be eaten in a few
minutes,
I think you are always happy girl because you have positive and kind heart.
Dear adelaida,
I am jealous of your son, because he has a very multiefficient mother(kind , well-educated

, good writer, positive, optimistic and ....) of course it is my honour, because she accepted
will be my kind sister.
Dear Heyva,
your write in this thread like spices in food , they are short but very delicious, please write
about Azerbayjanian delicious food and other thing.
May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you.
Best regards
Araghi
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Dear behnam,
A fish in the ocean was a very good example. It cause me to plunge in my thought, enjoy it
and afraid of imaging the other world,5D world�?�!!.Thank you very much for your
nice writing.
For friendship and love ,I think the money is need, you see a lot of lovers don�??t reach
to their beloved because of poverty ,so they have to perform any acts to get their beloved,
and sometimes they have special mentality which is dangerous so we can say that
You have home,but without money you always dream to have a house.
You always sleep but without money you wish to had a bed, spouse and family
You have time but without money you always dreams to have a clock to be on time
you are respected but without money you are always ashamed to receive the admirers.
You have life but without money you will be died by lack of blood.
Well the last one is ok .If you have knowledge you can achieve money and buy book.LOL
Thanks to hear from you
Mohsen
Dear Mr Arghi,
In esfahan there is a food called Aash-e Sholeh-Ghalamkar which is usually served at
morning in all 4 seasons of year. people get it from food seller shop, restaurant at
morning and go to the parks, mountain with their family or friends and eat Aash-e
Sholeh-Ghalamkar as their breakfast.people eat a lot, Aash-e Sholeh-Ghalamkar is a
strong meal and after eating you feel heavy and the stomach is inflated.
This is the Ingredients of serving for 4 people

vegetables: parsley, dill, coriander, spinach, spring-onion ends, 500 grams
long-grain or basmati rice, 100 grams
peas, 100 grams
beans, 100 grams
lentils, 100 grams
beef or lamb, 500 grams
onions, 3 large
turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon
cooking oil
salt
black pepper
Directions:
Soak peas, beans and lentils in water for 4-5 hours. Peel and chop onions and fry in oil
until slightly golden. Cut meat into small pieces and fry with onions until it changes color.
Add peas, beans, lentils, turmeric, salt, pepper and hot water, and cook over low heat for
about one hour. Wash rice and add to the aash. Cook for another 20-30 minutes.
Wash vegetables and chop finely. Add to aash and cook for another 10-15 minutes,
stirring frequently. Add more hot water during cooking if necessary.
Dear Mr. araghi, have you tasted Aash-e Sholeh-Ghalamkar?

Thanks to hear from you.
Dear Cathy,Adelaida,Aida,Heyva ,please write bout your local food.

Beast May 26th 2008
Wow! I'm really impressed with the English level of everyone who's replied to this post.
I'm a Canadian who's living in Shanghai. I've been living in China for the past 6 years
and I love it. I am making a free ESL website with my brother for advanced learners of
English. We make a free podcast that you can listen to on your mp3 player in your spare
time. My feeling is that many of you would like it a lot since it's designed to help people
like you. We have a discussion forum as well where we can share ideas and opinions. I
hope to see you all soon.
www.china232.com
Thanks.
Andrew

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you for writing about me in Aida's thread.
You can write so many times for whom you prefer writing to.
Unfortunately, I like to be independent.
I hope to read more from you in my own thread.
Please do not leave my poor thread.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mohsen,
So many thanks for writing that nice passage. It is really interesting.
As your writing implies, your English is very good. You have got a lot of information
about many fields.
Pleasekeep on writing. I hope to hear from you more.

Yours Sincerely,

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your writting.
Love is around me. As you said in your thread that all the best things in this world are
totally free. I can�??t help being in love with everything in this world. Open my eyes, let
my vision be world embracing, rather than confined to my own self. We are brothers and
sisters, no wonder you thought I was originally from Iran, just like I thought you were
originally from China.
I really love you and all friends I met here. I clearly figure out your thread is full of love
and kindness. That is why all friends were attracted a lot and kept in good touch here.
By the way, in my eyes, you are a gentleman in every words and details.
Keeping in good touch.
Lovely Cathy, 27 May, 2008


Dear Friends,
Thank you for your friendship.
It takes both rain and sunshine to creat a rainbow! Our lives are no different. There is
happiness and sorrow. There is the good and the bad; dark and bright spots.
If we can hadle adversity, it only strengthens us. We cannot control all the events that
happen in our lives, but we can control how we deal with them.
I hope to see you always happy.
Yours Faithfully,
Dear cathy,
Thank you very much for your writing. I completely agree with you. The language of love
and kindness is the same in all over the world.
It is not our choice, by the way. I believe, we are created with the same format.
Thank you once again for you opinion about my poor thread. In fact, my friends are so
kind to keep writing in this thread.
If hope that I deserve this friendship and kindness.
I am looking forward to reading from you as soon as you can.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear friends
Iranian people like poems and usually they use in their dialogues and put the frame of
famous poems on their wall as decoration. All people have Hafez book at home. we have
international poets like Molana. At the end of his life Molana took a trip to Konia which
in Turky now and passed away ,so his tomb is now in Konia-Turky. This some website
about Iranian poets.
http://www.iranchamber.com/literature/jrumi/molana_rumi.php
http://www.iranchamber.com/literature/hafez/hafez.php
http://www.iranchamber.com/literature/petesami/parvin_etesami.php
http://www.iranchamber.com/literature/saadi/saadi.php
http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/list-of-persian-language-poets/
Mohsen

Dear Friends,
What makes a person successful? How do we recognize success?
To some people, success might mean wealth. To others, it is recognition, good health,
good family, happiness, satisfaction, and peace of mind. What this really tells us is that
success is subjective. It can mean different things to different people.
Who is a successful person from your point of view?
I hope to see you in a good health.

Yours Faithfully,
egyption gir May 27th 2008

dear Araghi
i received your e - mail just now sorry for late replay
and i will send you e-mail as soon as i can because is too late now aand i should go to
bed i have work tomorrow i must get up at 6.30 am
so good night now
wait for my letter and keep in touch with me
Manal
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Dear Manal,
How are you and welcome my kind sister from ancient country (Egypt)? thank you for
your message.
We are waiting for your letter in this site.
May Allah reward you greatly.
Araghi

Dear Mohsen;
Thank you very much for your nice writing about a delicious food (ash).It was very
accurate.
I can fell it tast however I maybe don't eat it, of course Esfahan has many topic for
writing, please write about them, espechally about it's souvenir,
Good luck
Araghi

Dear Behnam,
Thank you very much for your new topic about success,
I am thinking about it but waiting for reading from you and Adelaida about this new and
important topic,
warm wishes,
Araghi
buick May 29th 2008
Salam Behnam,
How are you Behnam? Where are you? What happend? I miss you. I have two exams. I
give promise to write very much. Please don't leave here. I will write about Azerbaijan. In
Azeri, English....
"Azizim baghda dara,
tuklarin baghda dara,
bulbuli gul dan otir,
chakdilar baghda DARA!"
Regards
Heyva
buick May 29th 2008

Salam Mr Araghi
I like to write about my country. I will write. I have only two exams. I am busy. I have
promise to write very much. Please wait a bit.
"Azizim dasha dooshar,
guzlarim dasha dushar,
dolanar ghardashin eshi,
gena bir gun ghardasha dushar."
Regards
Heyva

Dear Behnam amd Araghi
It is so difficult to write about some subjects like �??�??success�??�?? and �?�

not being professional.
It is dangerous for our selfishness, because we cannot cover all the subject completely, so
we can write only some points and be in danger to be criticized for emphasizing 'this'
points and not 'other'points.
I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure,
which is: Try to please everybody and try to succeed in everything.
Of course Behnam is right,'success' as well as so many other abstract definitions(not
material, idealistic)are so different from person to person, from age to age ,from country
to country etc�?�Here we need some clarification.
The problem is that, although all human beings have more or less common idea about
success and try to succeed in as many fields of their lives as possible, it is exhausting and
meaningless ,because success in one field causes failure in other aspect of life.For
example a woman for whom success means career and making money is in danger not
succeed in her marriage and never become acquainted with the happiness of motherhood.
Etc�?�.
So, making our life successful is in our choices ,we figure out what is important to us ,we
choose several goals in the same direction,(it is blessing when we can combine them ,the
goals I mean) and move in that direction.
Give me someone with a goal and I'll give you a man who will make history. Give me a
man with no goals and I'll give you mediocrity.It is simple like that and complicated at the
same time.
Every person should try to understand what he needs most, dream of it ,make goals,
believe in it and make movements in that direction. He should find out his/her own truth,
which is in our brains only. Man cannot come to it through any organization, through any
creed, through any dogma, priest or ritual, not through any philosophical knowledge or
psychological technique. He has to find it through the mirror of relationship, through the
understanding of the contents of his own mind, through observation and not through
intellectual analysis or introspective dissection. Man has built in himself images as a
fence of security - religious, political, personal. The burden of these images dominates
man's thinking, his relationships and his daily life. These images are the causes of our
problems for they divide man from man. His perception of life is shaped by the concepts
already established in his mind. The content of his consciousness is his entire existence.
This content is common to all humanity. The individuality is the name, the form and
superficial culture he acquires from tradition and environment. The uniqueness of man
does not lie in the superficial but in complete freedom from the content of his
consciousness, which is common to all mankind.
Our real uniqueness exists much more deeper in our selves, in our
�??�??core�??�??�?�
For me success means to live every day with feeling that it is not 'lost' day. Of course I
have my own goals to succeed in them and not to fail. But every day before I go to sleep, I
think did this day bring me something valuable? Was it lost day? Was I lazy or
indifferent? And so on. You know small successes every day is like drops ,they will form
the ocean of our greater success later(in our personal understanding always).
Dear friends, thanks for your attention, please don�??t criticize severe this writing,
cause it is truly hard to write about something so abstract and personal.
Best wishes
Adelaida
metzean May 31st 2008

Dear Behnam,
The following tips pave the way to get more success.
Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully

Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will
be as important as any other
Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want
When you say, "I love you," mean it .
When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
Believe in love at first sight.
Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life
completely.
In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
Don't judge people by their relatives.
Talk slowly but think quickly.
When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you
want to know?"
Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
Say "God bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson .
Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all
your actions.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
Spend some time alone.
Take care
Mohsen

Dear Heyva,
So many thanks for your message. I became so glad when I saw it.
The written poems are very interesting. First, it was difficult for me to understand the
meaning of the poems. I thought about it very deeply, then I got it. I think, I got!(LOL)
This sort of poem is name "Bayati" in Azerbaijen province of Iran. My mother has got
some books in Azeri language. I, sometimes, take a look at them. They are really
interesting.
Thank you once again for your kindness. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you in
exams.
Please do not lose touch with me. I hope to read more from you soon.
Yours sincerely,

Dear Adelaida,
Thank you very much for your very nice and complete writing.
I completely agree with you. Your idea, or way of thinking about success is interesting. As
a matterof fact, your writing is really intellectual. There is no need to criticize it.
By the way, it should be mentioned that when I wrote "your writing is nice blah blah
blah" I meant it. I am not flattering and there is no need to flatter someone. That is really
important to know that it is so bad to flatter someone in order to get benefit or something
like that. When God is greater than whatever we think, in fact, there is no need to other
people.
Of course, human beings are created to live in a social way. In these cases, our
relationship or friendship is a kind of dealing. There is no doubt about it. We pay
something, then receive something.
I had to write those sentences, because of the fact that you have written some strange
things in your thread about men and women. It was a little bit insulting somehow.
Behnam has got so many faults, but he is hopeful that ingratitude is not one of them. I am
so grateful for all your helps in improving my English and knowledge.
Please do not lose touch with me. I hope to read more from you.
Yours Sincerely,

Dear Mohsen,
Thank you very much for your delightful writing. I enjoyed reading it a lot. What you have
written is so useful and interesting. They are meaningful, even though, they are written in
a simple way.
Dear Mohsen, I would appreciate if you could write something about yourself. I only
know that you are a male who is from Esfahan. Would you possibly let me know a little bit
more about you?
Yours Sincerely,
June 2008
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Mahsa June 1st 2008
Dear Behnam,
I realy want to join you and your friends because I find this, very usefule to improve my
english.
I am computer engineert from shiraz and I work at social security organization, I realy
need someone to help me to correct my mistakes in english.
I will be glad if you reply me as soon as posible.
Yours Sincerely,
Mahsa
behnam June 1st 2008

Dear Mahsa,
Thank you so much for your message. First of all, you are very much welcome to this
humble thread. Secondly, that is very kind of you to think in a positive way about this
thread. I am a beginner in learning the English language. Finally, thank you once again
for joining us. My friends and I, certainly will welcome you with open an arm.
As your writing implies, your English is very good. I am one hundered percent sure that
your English is better than mine. So, it means that you will be a loser in this dealing,
because of tha fact that you must play the role of the teacher. It is crystal clear that
teachers are like candle, and a candle is always a loser.
My writing is going to change and be so philosophical. It will be boring if I continue.
My spoken English is really awful. I, sometimes, record my voice and listen to it. I really
hate it. My accent is very awful too. I prefer learning British accent to pronouncing
American accent. I am trying my best to learn it, but in fact, I am not satisfied with my
improvement. Sometimes, I think,as if, I am pretending to pronounce British accent. My
mother once said," Behnam! Your voice is naturally awful. Do not blame the English
language!". She was kidding, by the way. (LOL)
In fact, you can yourself imagine what kind of broth is my pronouncing. Just make a guess
about the result of this equation: Azeri accent+Farsi accent+ masculine voice+
pretending to pronounce British accent=????(LOL)
I firmly believe that Shirazian people are very interested in English language. I think, it is
as a habit or a type of culture in Shiraz.
All in all, I would be so glad if you could help me and let me know how I can help you.

Yours Sincerely,
Behnam, 1 June, 2008
metzean June 1st 2008

Dear Behnam,
You asked me to write you about myself,but there was a tip in my last massage:
When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you
want to know?"
But I can not reject your request although it somehow hurts my success.
I am a homeless(a tenant) ,not jobless,not single.
My net weight is 76 kg x 174 tall(cm) but my gross weight is 80 kg as I wear suit and my
packets are full of money, I work in financial section, sometime commercial.
I am connected to internet (English at home) every day at work, mostly when my boss is
sleep and I am awake at evening. I have no time at home
I like football but not a soccer fan ,as a soccer player I play football two times in week in
saloon.
I love God, because I feel her everywhere around me.
I like Iran, Iranian, but I am sorry that some Iranian do not appreciate what God blessed
them.
I am not a nationalist, because I do not believe the borders . I know why the borders were
created.
I like religion but fail to follow it .I am a guilty
I am not a politician ,but I like to follow politics.
I am not a terrorist ,but I know who is the sponsor of terrorist in the world, no one except
George W. Bush.
I am not a humorist ,but I like humor very much, the most ridiculous things for me is
listening to Bush speech when he is speaking about human rights and establishing a
democracy in Middle East .
I like American ,but I wonder how they believe the 11 sep. was happened by 4 Arab
people headed by Osame ben laden. Osame ben laden is a virtual personality for CIA
terroristic activity purposes
Oh sorry I think I deeply sinked in politic,sorry that i used "I" more than 20 times
Hope it meets a little your expectation.
Take care
Mohsen
Mahsa June 1st 2008

Dear Behnam,
Thank you for your desirable and agreeable message, you are so amazing and I am realy
so please to get in touch with you.
In fact these days I am so depressed because last month I had an IELTS exam and I
coudn't get an acceptable score for the third times, moreover I enrolled for exam on 28th
of June and I am so anxious about it, so I realy need someone help me to improve my
english and my confidence.
Once again I am so grateful for your beautiful letter and I hope we can be good friends to
eachother.((sughol))
Best wishes,
Mahsa
behnam June 3rd 2008

Dear Mohsen,
Thanks a million for your reply. Thank you once again for information. It is really
complete.
As your writing hints, you are interested in politics. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I am

not interested in politics at all. In fact, I know nothing about politics.
I am in no position to judge whether what they (politicians) are doing, or saying is right
or wrong. It is too difficult to judge.
When I am judging a person, I ask myself whether, if I were in their situation, what would
I do? It, sometimes, makes me get relaxed and makes me be clear about the world around
me.
I believe, we should set ourselves some goals and try our best to achieve them. We will
waste our time if we just focus on some topics which are not useful.
As a matter of fact, the world of politics is so mysterious. The more you notice on it, the
more mysterious and amazing it seems. Politics has got its own language as other
subjects.
Please do not hesitate to write to me. I hope to read more from you.
Yours Sincerely,
behnam June 4th 2008

Dear Mahsa,
So many thanks for your writing. I hope you will be successful in your exam. I am sure,
you will pass it.
In fact, I am studying English in order to get IELTS certification. I need it to be able to

take part in entrance exam, then to countine studying in my field (Physics). As I guess you
now, having IELTS (5 Academic) or TOFEL certification is one of the most important
condition for studying PHD at university.
At the moment, my English knowledge is not enough to take IELTS exam. So, I still have a
lot to learn.
It seems that we both have got the same goal. So, I would be grateful if you could help me
to achieve this important goal.
By the way, I will be really happy if you let me know how I can help you. It is a mutual
need, I think. (LOL)
Yours Sincerely,
Email me at: behrampednam@yahoo.com

Chat with me at: you.believeme@yahoo.com

Dear Friends,
I am at the weekend now. As I guess you know, in my country (Iran), some people do not
go to work on Thursday and Friday. Next Saturday is a religious holiday in Iran as well.
It means that I have got two days to stay at home and study English. Although, it is a
golden opportunity to practise writing in English, and improving writing skills.
This is just to let you know that I will reply very soon all messages and writing that I will
probably receive during these two days (Friday and Saturday).
If there were no messages and writing, I will not stop writing in fact, I will write
something about some interesting topics.
For instance, I am going to write something about "Winners and Losers" now. I hope you
will find it interesting and useful.
**********WINERRS VERSUS LOSERS **********
The winner is always part of the answer,

The loser is always part of the problem.
The winner always has got a program,

The loser always has got an excuse.
The winner says, "Let me do it for you",

The loser says, "That is not my job".
The winner sees an answer for every problem,

The loser sees a problem for every answer.
The winner says, "It may be difficult but it is possible",
The loser says, "It may be possible but it is too difficult".
When a winner makes a mistake, he says, "I was wrong",

When a loser makes a mistake, he says, "It wasn't my fault".
A winner makes commitments,

A loser makes promises.
The winner has got dreams,

The loser has got schemes.
Winners say, "I must do something",

Losers say, "Something must be done".
Winners are a part of the team,

Losers are apart from the team.
Winners see the gain,

Losers see the pain.
Winners see possibilities,

Losers see problems.
Winners believe in win-win,

Losers believe for them to win someone has to lose.
Winners see the potential,

Losers see the past.
Winners are like a thermostat,

Losers are like thermometers.
Winners choose what they say,

Losers say what they choose.
Winners use hard arguments but soft words,

Losers use soft arguments but hard words.
Winners stand firm on values but compromise on petty things,

Losers stand firm on petty things but compromise on values.
Winners follow the philosophy of empathy: "Don't do to others what you would not want
them to do to you",
Losers follow the philosophy, "Do it to others before they do it to you".
Winners make it happen,

Losers let it happen.
I have written (I saw these sentences in a useful book) Twenty sentences to compare
"Winners" with "Losers". I am absolutely certain that you, yourself, know there is a world
of difference between "Winners" and "Losers".
Yours Faithfully,
adelaida June 6th 2008

Dear Behnam,
Thank you for writing that beautiful poem.
I knew it very well but there are more than 20 sentences of comparing winners and losers,
in fact there is so many versions of it, because in fact this poem is folklore, the author is
unknown.
I present to you the missing verses.
----Winners vs Losers---
A winner works harder than a loser and has more time;

A loser is always �??too busy�?� to do what is necessary.
A winner goes through a problem;

A loser goes around it, and never gets past it.
A winner says, �??I�??m good, but not as good as I ought to be;�?�

A loser says, �??I�??m not as bad as a lot of other people.�?�
A winner listens;
A loser just waits until it�??s his turn to talk.
A winner respects those who are superior to him and tries to learn something from them;
A loser resents those who are superior to him and tries to find chinks in their armor.
A winner feels responsible for more than his job;

A loser says, �??I only work here.�?�
A winner says, �??There ought to be a better way to do it;�?�

A loser says, �??That�??s the way it�??s always been done here.�?�
Winners are not pretender;
Losers wannabe know it all.
The Winner says, "I will do it";

The Loser says, "Let me see what I can do";
You know, I believe nobody is winner all the time.

I myself feel sometimes winner and sometimes loser.
It is good to lose sometimes a battle, but not the war, because we learn from our mistakes.
Please read the book I sent to you (John Gray�??s book), it is amazing and there is
some useful information about win and lose concept on Mars and on Venus. It is the best
book I ever read. It is different for men and women the concept of winning and losing.
You are scientist and you know that we can compare only comparable things. You can
compare man with man and woman with woman.
As John Gray says and proves, man and woman speaks different languages (they use
same vocabulary by the way) and sometimes there is a need for dictionary and even
translator or interpreter. But it is better you find it out yourself by reading that book
I hope to read your answer soon.
Best wishes
Adelaida
Know me June 6th 2008

Dear friends,
How are you? I hope you are fine and ok.
Tomorrow the competition will begin in< Euro 2008 in Austria- Switzerland >
Nowadays , football is the most famous sport in the world, and it make all people have the
same care, they will sitting in the same time to watch the same thing.
It make all people have different feeling, some of them will feel like winners and the
others will have the contrary feeling , but any way it will collect all people around it from
all countries and Genders.
In the past , men were the only motivators and fans to this kind of sport, but now all
people( men or women ) love it.
It's very exciting, I motivate Italian and German teams, and I guess Italian team
has a big problem in his group ,but as you know the Italian team is the best (LOL).
I think dear Adelaida motivate her country team , am I right Adelaida..?
(What about all of you)?

Aida.

Dear Adelaida,
So many thanks for writing in this humble thread. I have missed you very terribly.
Thank you for writing something about Winners & Losers.
I have read the persian version (translated) of that book. I am familiar with these sorts of
things. Anyway, thank you very much indeed.

All the best,

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phil5188 June 7th 2008

dear behnam:
thank you for really love English! i am from the china, i like english very much ,i want to
inprove my spoken english, so i want to make frends whith you !
my email dress:phil518888@yahoo.com.cn
araghi June 10th 2008

Dear friends;
How are you? I hope every thing goes well.

I read your writing about winner and loser, they are excelent.
just i add it one thing: winners have many friends and losers haven't any.
I am winner and so lucky because I have many friends like Behnam, Adelaida, Aida,
Hayva, Mohsen, and all members of this site.
I learn from you many useful things. please forgive me , my English is poor and I can not
write long write, but read all of yuor writing in this site every day, I took a back up from
their and changed in to word and save them in my computer.
Best wishes
Araghi
Cathy Li June 11th 2008

Dear Behnam and all friends,
How is everything going?
Every time I surf here, I found I would be enriched and refreshed a lot because of all your
excellent words and sparkled thoughts.
It had passed a couple of days since I said greetings to you all, please forgive my laziness
and constantly keep in good touch.
I just enjoyed a three-day holiday because of one of the Chinese traditional festivals
"Dragon Boat Festival". In order to let you all know more about Chinese culture, I wish
to introduce this festival as follows:
�??Dragon Boat Festival�?� ---over two thousand years old festival: Dragon Boat
Festival commemorate the attempt to rescue the patriotic poet Qu Yuan, who drowned on
the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277 B.C. Unable to save him, the people threw
bamboo stuffed with cooked rice into the water so that the fish would eat the rice rather
than the body of their hero. This evolved into the present custom of eating zongzi, rice
dumplings filled with ham or bean paste and wrapped in bambomobileo leaves. Dragon
Boat races are the most exciting part of the festival, drawing crowds of spectators.
Dragon Boats are generally brightly painted and decorated canoes. Ranging anywhere
from 40 to 100 feet in length, their heads are shaped like open-mouthed dragons, while
the sterns end with a scaly tail. Depending on the length, up to 80 rowers can power the
boat. A drummer and flag-catcher stand at the front of the boat. Before a dragon boat
enters competition, it must be "brought to life" by painting the eyes in a sacred ceremony.
Races can have any number of boats competing, with the winner being the first team to
grab a flag at the end of the course. Annual races take place all over China, Hong Kong,
Macao, Taiwan, and other overseas Chinese communities.
Hope you all like the above information.
Keep in good touch.
Best Regards,
Lovely Cathy, June 11, 2008
MSN:greenkiss1981@msn.com
metzean June 11th 2008
Dear Behnam
This is a wrong theory that when you are judging a person, think that if you were in their
situation, you may be do the same,then you acquit a guilty person in this way. this is not
base on right reasoning because you see a lot of young people at your age around you.
some of them are in a situation better than you and lower than you but almost in same
situation but they have their own control and choose their own way to live. Even 2
children in one family ,they will find different idea when they grow up.
Politic, at least foreign politic is not something that interest in or not. People should know
their enemies or friends.
Thank for new subject you have offered �??Winner and Loser�?�
Winner are not decide for short term benefit ,not sensitive, not materialistic, not regret for
the past, not only read books,not only collect money ,not violate other people right.
A Winner never quits; Loser always quits.
Winners hardly get mad; Losers always upset.
Winners never whine; Losers always bitching.
The Winner says, "I will do it"; The Loser says, "Let me see what I can do";
A loser equation for life as follow �??LOL�?�
Equation 1
Human = eat + sleep + work + enjoy
Donkey = eat + sleep
Therefore,
Human = Donkey + work + enjoy
Therefore,
Human - enjoy = Donkey + work
In other words,
Human that don't know enjoy = Donkey that work
=========== ========= =========
Equation 2
Men = eat + sleep + earn money
Donkeys = eat + sleep
Therefore,
Men = Donkeys + earn money
Therefore,
Men - earn money = Donkeys
In other words,
Men that don't earn money = Donkeys
============ ========= =========
Equation 3
Women = eat + sleep + spend
Donkeys = eat + sleep
Therefore,
Women = Donkeys + spend
Therefore,
Women - spend = Donkeys
In other words,
Women that don't spend = Donkeys
============ ========= =========
To Conclude:
From Equation 2 and Equation 3
Men that don't earn money = Women that don't spend.
So, Men earn money not to let women become
Donkeys! (Postulate 1)
And, Women spend not to let men become
Donkeys! (Postulate 2)
So, we have...
Men + Women = Donkeys + earn money +
Donkeys + spend money
Therefore... from Postulates 1 and 2, we can conclude
Man + Woman = 2 Donkeys that live happily together!
Take care,
Mohsen

Dear Cathy,
I read your writing for Dragon Boat Festival,very intersting ,thanks.I have 2 question -Is
the festival hold in Bijing and other cities in china?.how is sponcer of the festival
,government or people?
Thanks,
mohsen

Dear Araghi,
it is my pleasur to be a friend of you, your English is excellant as I read your
writings.Please let me know a little more about your personality.what is your propose of
learning english/
have a good time
Mohsen

Dear Aida,
I enjoy watching Euro2008 football much,I am almost sick now ,bacause I am awake till
midnight to watch second games and the day after should be early at work.but it is worth
to watch the games and maybe fired from my work-LOL.
how do you see the game ,do you have outside job
I got sorry when Italy received 3 goals as I knew that you are an Italy fan.also for
Adeladia that Greece was defeated v sweden.
i see Spain or Netherland winning the tournament this year if they keep it up this
way,what is your idea?
Best wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Mohsen,
I�??m happy to take answers to your questions.
The patriotic poet Qu Yuan is from Zigui County, Hubei Province, China. Usually, the
grand festival to memorize him was held in the southern cities in China, such as Wuhan,
Changsha, etc. The sponsor to the festival could be either government or communities.
Anyway, it is our honor to remember this great hero and sing praise to his spirit.
By the way, I got you�??ve ever been to China before. Welcome you travel again in near
future.


Dear Cathy,
Your explenation is very useful for me.thanks.Do you take part in festival/ If it possible
,please send me some picture from it to my mail:mohbon@gmail.com.
it looks that you are skillful in english,please tell me how do you get it?
I like to visit China again,as i have a good memories form my first trip.i also visited
Wuhan, Changsha.
Best wishes,
Mohsen

My dear friends
Please Be Extremely Careful, especially if using internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail,
AOL and so on. This information arrived this morning direct from both Microsoft and
Norton. You may receive an apparently harmless email with a Power Point presentation
'Life is beautiful.'If you receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES , and delete it immediately . If you open this file, a message will
appear on your screen saying: 'It is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful.'
Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC and the person who sent it to
you will gain access to your name, e-mail and password.This is a new virus which started
to circulate on Saturday afternoon.AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the
antivirus software's are not capable of destroying it.The virus has been created by a
hacker who calls himself 'life
Mohsen
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Dear Mohsen,
I�??m happy to get your response soon.
It is a real pity that I didn�??t take part in any festival during three-day holiday because
of my part-time graudate program. I felt very sorry that I have no festival photos
available to send to you.
Thanks for your compliments on my poor writing. Actually, I didn�??t know what is the
skill used in English writing, I just made it in a natural way. On the contrary, I knew there
are more friends in this room speaking in an elegant English, either you or Behnam. I was
enlighted a lot from the topic you two shared together. It seems you two had built up a
model example on learning English along with many kind friends. English is just a tool
for everyone to use, but how to faciliate it proficiently should base on one�??s
knowledgable capacity. I wish I can constantly increase my knowledge in different
aspects, either linguistic field or other circles. Luckily, you all are the ones from whom I
can learn more.
PS: Mohsen, I�??m glad to hear that you enjoyed the good momeries from the trip to
China. Hopefully the good momeries would enhance our friendship.
Best Wishes.
buick June 12th 2008

Salam Behnam
I promise to come, now i come! How are you? You aren't here? I finished exams and
ready to write. Behnammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm????? where are you? What is
the matter? Why you not answer to your friend? Are you travelling???
"Guzlarim dalonja akhtaror sani"
Please write soooooooooooooooooooooooooon. I am waiting!!!!
Best Wishes,
Heyva
Salam Mr. Araghi
How are you? have you news about Behnam? Are you in touch with Behnam? Dear
Araghi, Behnam isn't here. I worryyyyyyyy. Please help me very soon. I read all the site
and Behnam didn't goodbye. I finished exams. I will come here soon. Please answer me
sooooooooooooooooooooooooon.
Best Wishres
Heyva

Dear Hayva,
How are you?
I think Behnam is fine and will write soon.
ogoular
Araghi

Dear friends,
Hello to you all,
�??I have no religion, but if I were to choose one, it would be that of

Shariati�??s�?�
;;Jean-Paul Sartre;;
Please read the following prayer or supplication from Dr. Ali Shariati
"My Lord, give me the capability to tolerate an opposing point of veiw.
My Lord, keep me wise and aware, so that I may not judge someone or some idea right or
wrong unless I have understood him/her or it correctly and completely.
My Lord, help me so that I may be aware of the differences between humanity, thoughts,
and relationships, and so that I may be capable of distinguishing each of them.
My Lord, give me absolute submission through faith (Iman), so that in the world, I may be
in absolute rebellion.
My Lord, inspire me with the piety of rebellion so that I may not stumble in the grandeur
of my responsibilities. And save me from the piety of avoidance so that I may not be
wasted in the corner of solitude.
My Lord, grant my soul noble worries, troubles and fears. Grant pleasures to your
insignificant servants, and grant me honorable concerns and pains.
My Lord, free me from the four prisons of "nature", "history", "society", and "self", so
that I may recreate myself in the form that You originally created me, not as an animal
who adapts to the environment, but so that I may make my environment adapt to Me.
My Lord, You teach me how to live; I shall learn how to die."
Best wishes
Araghi
may June 14th 2008

Thank you for the remind from metzean!!
we will pay more attention. I am may.
may June 14th 2008

Hello! I am may.I come from china.I also like English very much.so I come here to meet
all the friends who have the same hobbies. I have studied English for about ten years
since I go to high school.But what I have learned is how to take the English exam.I have
little chance and time to speak with foreigners,even when I happen to come across a
foreigner, I feel so nervous.
Now I will graduate from the university,and I have found a job in a city far from my
hometown.I don't like that job very much.It is not match with my major and it can't
develop my special skills.But it is hard to find a job as a graduate without work
experience.First get a job to surport myself and then chose my favorite job.Sometimes i
am comfused,I don't know what I am good at,after thinking carefully,I realize that I can
devote myself to English.To some extent,I can spend more time on english than other
things,yah,I have pass college English six in the university,only a third of my classmate
pass that English exam.I have learned some vacobulories and mastered some reading
skils.now I am poor in writing and speaking, so I come here to comunicate with all of
you,in the process of comunicating ,we can learn each country's culture,at the same
time,our English skills are improved.
Lastly,I like reading,now I am reading "The romance of three kingdoms" which is one of
the most famous work in china,it is a griping story,enjoyed by young and old
alike,capturing much of the wisdom of Chinese civilisation.Also I like paly pingpong and
badminton in my spare time.when I am at home ,I help my mother cook,I know many
delicious chinese food,if you want to know,please write to me.
China is a very big country,and chinese is very friendly,if you have the chance to visit my
country,I will give you some suggests.
I hope to make friends with different kinds of people,it will be very fun to comunicate with
you.I look forward to hearing from you .
My E-mail is wuhongmei86@yahoo.com.cn
Good luck!
Dear Mr.Arghi,
You gave a hint to remember Dr. Shariati PBUH .thanks a lot.
He was a great teacher, a sociologist ,an idialogist,a champion who challenged and rose
against Pahlavi regime . He alerted the thoughts, his role in Islamic revolution of Iran is
inevitable. He reinforced the Islamic ideology in young people thought, the young people
who made the Islamic revolution by leadership of Imam Khomaini PBUH. Dr.Shariati
was like a volcano , cried against exploitation and colonial politics
Ali Shariati influenced many young Iranians with his interpretation of Islam as the one
true way of awakening the oppressed and liberating the Third World from colonialism
and neo-colonialism and ultimately Imam Khomaini formulated the ideology of the
revolution, He preached that revolt, and especially martyrdom, against injustice and
tyranny was part of Shia Islam. . Imam Khomaini introduced Qur'anic terms -- mustazafin
('weak') and mustakbirin ('proud and mighty') -- for the Marxist vocabulary of
"oppressed" and "oppressors." He rejected the influence of both Soviet and American
superpowers in Iran with the slogan "not Eastern, nor Western -only Islamic Republican"
Mohsen

Dear behnam,
As I look back on all that's happened there were times when we dreamed together,
somtimes we laughed and cried together through writing. As I look back on those days, I
realize how much I truly miss you and how much I truly love you. The past may be gone
forever..and whatever the future holds, our todays make the memories of tomorrow. So,
my friend, it is with all my heart that I send you my love, hoping that you'll always carry
my smile with you, for all we have meant to each other and for whatever the future may
hold.Please come back and don't leave us.
Mohsen

Dear Behnam,
A warm salam to you.
Indeed where are you? sedayeh mara mishenavi javab bede.
Best regards
Araghi
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Hello Behnam.
How are you? Why you don't answer my Email?????????????What happend???? I am
ceyingggggggg. Please write me soon. Do not put me waiting. Please write here.
Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
I hope.
Best wishes
Heyva

My dear sister Hayva,
How are you? how is everything?

Yesterday I inhaled your scent in our institute , because Azerbaijan Agricultural minister
and his attendants visited our institute, I spock with him, They invited us for visiting
Azerbaijan. I really missed you.
I don't have any new from Behnam. I hope he comeback soon.
I hold you close to my heart.
Araghi

Dear Cathy ,
China is great land with many different cultures.would you please let us have your idea
about Superstitions ?
Do you have any belief in superstitions? What are your country�??s superstitions? Do
you think that superstitions have any affect on your life?
There are some people with evil eyes ,I think all people around the world knows about
it.when the evil eye look at a person ,there will be doom and gloomy for him/her
There are some ways to neutralized or cancel it. In Iran some people pour a kind of seed (
wild rue or Syrian rue ) on fire which prepared in small bowl, it has a good smell and
smoke and turn it around the head of person who afraid to be caught by evil eye for
example bride and bridegroom or a person who want to take a trip.a lot of people
perform it although they don not know why?
Some people put some beans in thread ( a special wild rue) and hung it behind the door to
neutralized evil eyes for their family.the traditional family consider Evil eyes more than
young.
Best wishes,
Mohsen

Dear may,
It is my pleasure to read your writing ,your English writing is progress and excellent, we
have many thing to speak about .I hope you find a suitable job adapted with your major.
Iranian say that 2 things cause a person to feel prosperity ,suitable job and husband. I
wish you for the both.
One my favorite amusement is playing ping pong, usually I play with my wife at home ,I
also play badminton when I go to park, Are you a professional player? Please write your
idea about superstitions and state some examples
Best Wishes
Mohsen

Dear Heyva,
Please don�??t worry, I thinks that Behnam as a teacher is busy with taking
examination,I hope he will come back soon.
Dear Heyva please write your idea about superstitions and state some examples.
We should keep the behnam thread active until he come back.
best wishes,
mohsen
adelaida June 18th 2008

Dear Friends,
I saw how all of you worry about Behnam.
As you know, I and Behnam were close friends and we chatted often by yahoo messanger.
DO NOT WORRY!!!
Behnam is OK.
He is just tired and he said to me that he wants to leave his thread(and internet generally)
for a while.
That's why I don't write here anymore,because I know he won't answer.
We all hope that he will return.
I just know how all of you care about Behnam,so thank you and do not worry.
Let us hope that he will return ,at least, he will leave a goodbye message to all of you.
I have already said my goodbye to him(during chatting),that's why I didn't worry.
Thanks for attention.
Adelaida

Dear P.C, and ...
Oh dear p.c keyboards please don't never write ''goodbye'',
please always write hello, welcome, how are you, how do you do, thank you, see you
again, looking foward,.......
what a pity?.....and anything.
Araghi

Dear Friends,
So many thanks for your writing. At the moment, I am so busy to write something. I have
decided to leave this site. But, I have received a lot of emails from my friends in all over
the world to continue writing on this site and in this thread.
First, I suggested to come here and practise writing with account of a friend of mine. I
wanted to kill Behnam (myself) and start being another person. A freind of mine, I bet you
know her, gave her account to me! Today, I wanted to sing in with her account. But,
actually, for me, it is so hard to pretend.
Well, my nice friend. Please change your password. Thank you for offering. I promise to
continue writing on this site, in this thread.
All my friends, I am in a hurry, I have to leave soon. I promise to answers your writing
very soon.
Yours faithfully,
nageeye June 19th 2008

Dear Behnam,
I am Nageeye From Somalia and I am new this site but after reading your messages I
decided to be your friend if you accept me.
Please I need to have your personal information and your help for some reasons;
1. Writring process.
2. Friendship.
3. intercultural diversity.
4. introducing more friends around the world.
please all above reasons and so on are what I have decided to be a member of your friens
so your acceptance is highly appreciated.
best regards,
Nageeye

Dear friends,
congratulation for opening the learning English at home site again.
thanks for this useful site, and wish all the best for you all.
Araghi
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metzean July 5th 2008

Dear Behnam,
as far as I read your writing ,you have some expriance about women's behavior and I am
not in position to defend women,If Cathy,Aida ,Adelaida and other female friends don't
mind ,please sending your comment about behnam idea for women jealousy and
exaggeration.
Dear behnam ,about my life i should say that I had killed the cat when I was going to
bride chamber, so please don�??t worry about me I am on safe side.
If a person is Jealous, first it is her/his problem as Imam Sadegh (PBUH) said: An
envious person sustains a loss to himself before causing a loss to whom he envies .
The English lady I talked to her was a widow, she got married two times and divorced ,
you know that in England there is no real love, they marry like when they are hungry
,when they eat as much as they satisfy, they divorce ,this is because of thier modern
civilization, there are apparently concern about women rights ,but they abuse women for
their aim,for example you see in google image when you inter a name of a woman ,first
there will be a lot of naked woman and I saw a picture in Europe that a lot of people
gathered in a square they were completely bare ,those crazy people wants to show how
much liberty are there, it shows that their civilization is coming back to when the man live
in cave and they live without wearing. Maybe liberty means for them to live like animals.
In this kind of civilization no one is ready to have family or have a child, you know that
their governments give a lot of rewards and advantages for a woman who born a child
but they avoid ,because the real love is being dead
Something that is very shocking and animals never do is homogenous

You see that in England the homogenous is became legal and how much is absurd that
this civilization criticize Iran for woman rights through BBC.
I told that lady all above mentioned poits and she confirmed it, she told that in her
country the core of family is about extinction
I will give you some tips that who is a good spouse and I appreciate if our friend inform
us their criteria of suitable spouse.
Turly yours
Mohsen
behnam July 5th 2008
Hi qingqing,
How are things with you?
So many thanks for your message. It is great. I understood what you have written. Do not
worry about making mistakes.
As a general rule, we learn when we make mistakes. In other words, if someone makes
mistakes, they learn.
Your English is very good. I am absolutely certain that you will improve your English to
an upper level if you try just a little bit more, and practice it. Practice makes perfect.
Thanks to Clare and internet we have got golden opportunity to practice our English
skills. We should take this opportunity to make a good progress in learning English.
Do not worry about your problems. It is life, we all have got ups and downs. All in all, life
is very beautiful.
That is not just your problem. In fact, that problem and feeling is a common thing. Human
beings are created with the same feeling and need.
All the best,

Behnam, 5 July, 2008
NANA July 5th 2008

Dear Behnam,
It's long time that i havn't been here.Hoping your exam is passed.As you know,there were
a giant earthquake and flood taken place in China.Many people died and many children
lost their parents.I was shock when i saw the picture through TV.Any life is so bent down
easily.I think it is the punish of Providence or the warming of Mother Nature .The hope
that they can win the Nature is laughable.Face the world,what we can do and want is to
take care of ourself and our families.Pretect them and love them.Do you agree me?
BEST WISH
NANA
Hi Mohsen,
There are two words that are very important and people often get confused when they
hear them. One of them is "jealous", and the other one is "zealous". I think "jealous" is
much more confusing than "zealous".
Here is an important question. Why do people get upset if we name them as a jealous
person?
In order to answer this question, it should be said that we have got two sorts of jealousy;
positive jealousy and negative jealousy.
Before writing about them, first of all, it is worth mentioning that all human beings are
kind of jealous. In fact, being jealous and jealousy is a part of our nature. The only thing
which varies from person to person, male to female, is its strength. Also, some people try
to hide this feeling.
As all things in the world, "jealousy" has got two sides; positive side and negative side, or
advantage and disadvantage. According to psychologists, people are motivated by
jealousy and greed. So, "jealousy" is a need to be motivated by it. Apart from this fact,
being jealous in relationship or in matrimony between spouses, is feeling angry and
unhappy because someone you like or love is showing interest in another person, or
another person is showing interest in them. Is it bad? Of course it is not bad at all, but it
is a need. In this case, it is, in fact, a gift from God to human beings. It has got a lot of
advantages; caring about wife, husband, and family is one of the most important of them.
On the other hand, a kind of "jealousy" is feeling angry and unhappy because someone
has something that you wish you had. In this case and with this meaning, it is so bad. That
is strongly disapproved by all religions.
Another thing which is very useful for human beings is being zealous. Someone who is
zealous does or supports something with great energy. When it comes to supporting
family, this feeling has a powerful effect on keeping it safe and continuous, or going.
All in all, if a lady feels jealous of her husband, there is nothing wrong with her. On the
contrary, it is an important need to keep marriage going in a safe way. The same goes for
a man who is zealous.
Unfortunately, nowadays, some people try to reveal their selves intellectual, just by
pretending that they are modernized and these sorts of things and belief are old and
ancient! Well, this is another topic. First we should define modernity and enlightenment. I
will do that in due time. Briefly, I disagree with people who think that human beings are
modernized. These days, human beings are much able than before to take nature into
service; to gain control of materials, and to make a lot of tools to rule the universe, but
when it comes to speaking about the ratio of divorce to marriage, it is something like
disaster. According to the unofficial reports, one in three marriages ends in divorce! But,
statistics show that 50% of new marriage fails! Apart from this fact, there are too many
children who are born outside marriage, and a lot of them have no known father. How
about the gap between rich and poor? There are so many factors should be discussed, but
in due course, in the future.
To bring this writing to a close, it should be pointed that humanity is one thing, and
modernity is another thing. If being naked, having a lot of �?�, eating a lot; sleeping a
lot, and all in all, fulfilling the animal instincts in a best way, means modernity, in this
case, animals are much more modern than us!
Dear Mohsen, as I guess you know, in Physics we have got four laws of conservation. For
example, "the total energy of an isolated system cannot change." This law is considered
as the law of conservation of energy. When we pay a careful attention to life and other
circumstances, it seems, as if, there are some laws of conservation! In short, life is selling
and buying, it is giving and receiving, and it is a type of dealing. For example, someone
enjoys eating a lot; this is receiving. On the other hand, they suffer from some diseases;
this is giving. Another example, someone has a lot of �?� with different people; this is
receiving. On the other hand, there is no love and trust; this is giving. My writing is not
complete. Unfortunately, I have no enough time to expend on it to expand it!
I would welcome any advice, suggestions, and criticism with open arms.
All the best,


Hi NANA,
How are you my old friend?
You never can imagine how happy I am now. Thank you for your writing. It is nice
reading your messages. I have missed you a lot. Thank you very much indeed.
Dear NANA, it was so sorry to hear about the death of many people. It was a great shock
in fact. Please accept my condolences.
I have written about it before. I hope you, your family, your friends, and your relations
are in a good health.
It was so pleased to meet you here again. Please do not lose touch with me.
All the best,
araghi July 8th 2008

Dear Behnam,
How do you do my Gnostic (Aref) teacher,
As you know sometimes one sentence can give you a lot of energy and even change the
way you see the world . your recent topic was thus, so many thanks , but how can we be
able to balance between giving and obtaining thing in our life? Let me know your
precious opinion.
God bless you,
Araghi

Hi my old friend Mr Araghi,
It is very kind of you to say so. I am not your teacher. In fact, I am your friend. You are a
humble and kind man. Thank you very much indeed.
Thank you once again for your question. I have got no sufficient knowledge to answer
your question as it deserves to. Therefore, the philosophy of this writing is not answering
to your question, unless taking it as a good excuse to write something, and maybe, just to
have a try!
I found you very intellectual, and your question very difficult. No doubt, that's a very
difficult question to answer.
I am in a hard situation; so that I do not know how to start, and where do I have to start
from?
I have written that life is a kind of dealing; buying and selling; receiving and giving. Also,
I have said that it appears, as if, there is a sort of principle of conservation, but not
exactly what we have got it in Physics.
Before writing about keeping balance between giving and receiving, let us divide it into
two categories; giving and receiving cash or kind (material things), and giving and
receiving some feelings, attitude ( spiritual things). I am not going to write about the first
one (material things), because it is clear for everyone how to balance giving against
receiving. The only rule is making profit.
I am interested in writing about giving and receiving spiritual things. However, in

general, it should be applicable to all sorts of dealing.
First of all, we must understand the law of cause and effect and the relationship between
actions and results. In addition, we should have a strong belief in it. Having a firm belief
and a good faith in the laws of nature makes the entire universe and life perfectly
understandable.
For every effect, there is a cause. The law of cause and effect is the law of sowing and
reaping! The law of sowing and reaping says four things.
1) We must have the desire to sow. Desire is the starting point.
2) We reap what we sow. If we sow potatoes, we are only going to reap potatoes, not
tomatoes.
3) We must sow before we reap. Sowing takes place before reaping; we must give before
receive. We cannot expect the fireplace to give us heat before we put in the fuel. Some
people are constantly looking to receive before they give. It does not work this way.
4) When we sow a seed, we do not reap just a fruit. Our harvest will be manifold. If we
sow a positive seed, our harvest will be manifold in the positive, and if we sow a negative
one the harvest shall be manifold in the negative. If we look at the nature and its actions
more closely, we can understand how to balance giving against receiving. We sow one
seed of wheat (giving), but the nature is very generous. It gives us 70 seeds of wheat
(receiving)!
According to folklore, a king saw a very old farmer who was planting a sapling. The king
said to his vizier, "What a fool farmer! He is planting a young tree, whereas, there is no
hope for him to profit by it." The vizier was a wise man (I do not know why the viziers are
so cleverer than kings in, almost, all stories! LOL). He wanted to give a lesson to the king
in a proper way. He said to the king, "Well! Let us go and ask him the reason of planting.)
They went to the old farmer and asked, "Hey! What are you doing?" The farmer answered
very politely, "As you see, I am planting a tree." The king laughed at him and said, "Old
man! This is a young tree, and for you, there is no hope to be alive, so to use its fruits!)
The old farmer replied politely, "I know it very well, but some people have planted long
time ago and I have taken the advantage; now it is my turn to plant for next generation!"
The king felt so pleased with the quick-witted farmer, and told his vizier to give the old
farmer a big tip. The old farmer took the tip and added, "Look the benefit of good action!
I took its benefit before finishing planting." What is the moral of the story?
It is like the law of physics. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In
other words, according to Newton 's third law, Action equals reaction! What goes around
comes around!
Studying about human beings and their behaviours leads us to study about feelings. When
it comes to speaking about human beings' feeling and their way of thinking, one of the
most important feelings is self-esteem. As you know, self�??esteem is the way we feel
about ourselves. There is a direct correlation between feeling and behaviour. To put it
another way, our actions are directly influenced by this feeling. In order to understand
the importance of self-esteem, it is worth mentioning that the most helpful advice of some
psychologists for their patients is "Doing something for others who cannot repay you in
cash or kind." In doing so, you will become a person with high self-esteem. People with
high self-esteem are like the sun; they serve the society.
In terms of giving and receiving, there are two kinds of people in this world; takers and
givers. Takers eat well and givers sleep well! Givers have got high self-esteem, and a
positive attitude.
As human beings, we all have the need to receive and take. But, a healthy personality with
high self-esteem is one that not only has got the need to receive, but also to give.
Unless a person is at peace with himself, he cannot be at peace with others. Just we
cannot give to other what we don not have got. If we want to build positive self-esteem
quickly, one of the fastest ways is to do something for others, who cannot repay in cash or
kind.
To sum up, giving and receiving material things needs to keep balance between them. The
only rule that works in this space is making profit, or taking advantage. Giving and
receiving spiritual things have got no some formulas or rules. According to what the Holy
Quran teaches us, it is better to give some more against what we receive. This cannot be
done, unless we improve our personality, expand our horizon, open our mind, have a high
degree of self-esteem etc.
Although I have written a lot, I am not sure whether I have made myself understood or
not. Forgive me for being boring. I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Behnam
Consider two aspects of jealousy I think it is minimum motivation for an positive
action,and it is a powerful motivation for negative one. there is not comparison for
interest and love behavior and the action emerge from jealousy. The jealous person acts
untrusting or unworthy. Jealousy makes the person unattractive, even repulsive and
nothing can ruin a relationship or marriage faster than jealously. Jealousy creates
anxiety, anger, loneliness, hate, fear. No one thinks clearly when jealous. No one wants a
jealous mate and no one likes being jealous. So what causes jealousy? How to kill the
green-eyed monster I can't answer it because it is a psychologist affair, I think much short
minded to be more jealous.
I read an essay that explain , it is something in our nature and we should try turn it off,
one way is communication, the jealous person who is surly suspect to many things, for an
jealous woman ,she thinks maybe her husband�??ll fall in love with his secretary and
leave her, he is going to lunch with his classmate because she�??s attracted to him.,
He�??ll come home and tell me he wants a divorce.
If you are jealous, you need to communicate. You need to stop assuming the worst and ask
questions. Communicate your feelings so you can work out solutions.
she says to her husband, "I don�??t want to feel this jealously. I want to get rid of it by
asking you a question, okay? Good. So are you attracted to your secretary?"
her husband says, "Heavens no! my darling, just wanted some help with her son. I love
YOU like crazy!"
Bang! The hidden communication is revealed. The mystery is resolved. she feels much
better.
If she doesn�??t communicate, her husband�??s communication with secretary makes

her jealous, afraid and angry. Their marriage suffers.
As well as using communication to resolve mysteries, communicate your feelings for your
spouse.Tell him or her how you feel. Express your love. Show your affection.
Jealousy comes about because of the insecurity of the jealous person
Resolve the mysteries of the past. Discuss your feelings in the present. Make plans for the
future. Because of communication, your relationship will be a big success.
Respectfully yours,
Mohsen

Dear Friends,
How is it going? I hope you are okay!
Your writings always help me with my English. Thank you for your help. I am really
interested in as...as structure in the English language. I do not know why?! I just know
that I like it very much. I am going to collect them and make a document. I would
appreciate if you could help me with it.
I have written some of them, but surely it is not complete. I am going to write them here,
in the hope that helps someone. I hope so.
1) As quiet as a mouse (very quiet).

2) As busy as a bee (very busy).
3) As proud as the peacock (very prod).
4) As strong as a horse (very strong).
5) As well-known as the village-pump (very famous)
6) As black as coal (night) (very dark).
7) As white as snow (very bright and white).
8) As clean as a whistle (very clean).
9) As dry as a bone (very dry).
10) As hungry as a hunter (very hungry).
11) As quick as lightening (very fast).
12) As sharp as a needle (very clever).
13) As thin as a rake (very thin).
14) As ugly as sin (very ugly).
15) As miserable as sin (very unhappy).
16) As guilty as sin (very guilty).
17) As old as hills (very old).
18) As hard as iron (very hard).
19) As red as fire (like fire from colour point of view)
20) As light as a feather (very light).
21) As sweet as sugar (very sweet).
22) As good as gold (valuable).
23) As poor as a church-mouse (very poor).
24) As cold as death (very cold).
25) As light as air (very light).
26) As patient as job (very patient).
27) As wise as Socates (very wise).
28) As warm as wool (very warm).
29) As heavy as lead (very heavy).
30) As green as grass (very green).
31) As sure as gun (very sure).
32) As dead as a door-nail (completely dead).
33) As sharp as a razor (very sharp).
34) As fresh as a rose in June (very fresh).
35) As easy as winking (very easy).
36) As easy as ABC (very easy).
37) As soon as possible (as soon as you can).
38) As far as I know (I think it is true, but I am not absolutely sure).
39) As far as possible (as much as possible).
40) As far as I can judge (used to say that you think what you are saying is true, but you
are not sure).
41) As far as I can remember (what I can remember).
42) As far as I can make out (As far as I understand).
43) As far as the eye can see (to the furthest place you can see).
44) As far as I am aware (to the best of my knowledge).
45) As long as your arm (very long).
46) As long as (on condition that).
47) As far as I'm concerned (used when giving your opinion about something).
48) As far as I can tell (used to say that you think that something is true, although it is
possible that you do not know all the facts or cannot remember completely).
49) As far as I can see (used to say that you think that something is true, although it is
possible that you do not know all the facts or cannot remember completely).
50) As far as the eye could see (all the distance you could see).
51) As early as possible (soon).
52) As far as I can gather (this is what I believe to be true).
53) Not trust somebody as far as you can throw them (not trust someone at all).
54) As long as (used to talk about something continuing for the amount of time that you
want, need, or is possible).
55) As easy as pie (very easy).
56) As hard as nails (someone who is hard as nails seems to have no feelings such as fear
or sympathy).
57) As good as new (in excellent condition).
...
I would be gald if you could kindly help me with making it as complete as possible!
Yours Faithfully,

Hi Mohsen,
How are you my dear friend?
Thank you for criticising. I am always willing to hear constructive criticism. Constructive
criticism makes us correct our opinion and complete it at the same time.
Dear Mohsen! What you have written is completely correct. We should pay attention that
there are some words which are confusing. I am going to divide them into two groups.
The first group consists the words which I have written about them in my last thread. They
are (Jealous, possessive, and jealousy). The second group consists the words which you
have written about them. They are (suspicious, distrustful, and mistrustful). In terms of
meaning, I believe, there is a big difference between them. As you know, they have got
several definitions; Let us have a look at their dictionary definition which is proper for
our discussion.
Someone who is jealous feels angry and unhappy because s/he thinks her/his husband,
girlfriend etc loves someone else more than they love her/him.
Someone who is possessive wants their husband or wife, children, friends etc to love only
them, and does not like them spending time with other people.
Jealousy is the angry, unhappy feeling you have when you think your husband, girlfriend
etc loves someone else more than they love you.
Suspicious is the feeling that you cannot trust someone, even though you may not know
exactly why.
Mistrust is not to trust someone, especially because you think they may treat you unfairly
or dishonestly. And finally �??Distrust�?� is a feeling that you cannot trust someone.
It seems that two groups are very different. Let us imagine someone says, "My girlfriend
gets jealous if I even look at another woman." What does it mean? Is it bad or good? Why
her girlfriend has got this feeling? In my poor opinion, there is a sign of deep love. That is
what I have named it positive jealousy. It is an important feeling to keep marriage and
family in a safe way.
When I do not care about who touches my love, who dances with my love, who kisses my
love, who speaks with my love, and who flirts with my love, it means that there is no love
at all.
Sometimes, we ogle when we are walking with our girlfriend, for example. She gets angry.
It is not bad. In fact, it is her basic right. It is the sign of real love. If she does not care
about it, there are two possibilities. The first one is paying not attention intentionally. It
means that you are not important for me and your actions are not important as well. Some
girls try their best to revenge just to make their partner understand their fault. This is very
bad. I prefer being jealous to revenging! The second possibility is forgiving. In this case,
her love is very strong and it makes her come to terms with this action. Although she does
not nag, but she often takes it to her heart and it is another problem!
Dear Mohsen, I still think that positive jealousy is an important need to keep relationship
going.
We, often, make a big mistake with thinking that, "It is 21st century, human beings have
improved and changed during long history!" Yes, it is right. Human beings have changed
a lot, but their nature is the same. Human beings are created with a lot of positive and
negative feelings. As a matter of fact, humanity is defined by these feelings. We must
manage and organise them. Completely ignoring or deleting is not recommended, and is
impossible at the same time. I think, there is another principle of conservation. We must
balance positive attitude against negative attitude. If we delete one of them completely,
the other one cannot be defined! (LOL) We can understand light and believe its existence
by means of looking at shadow and darkness. In other words, the shadow of something
helps us to understand the existence of the light.
HUMAN BEINGS OFTEN UNDERSTAND BY MAKING COMPARISON! WE OFTEN

DEFINE SOMETHING BY MEANS OF USING THE OPPOSITE OF THAT THING. SO,
MISSING A THING OUT FROM THE LIST OF THE UNIVERSE, USUALLY, CAUSES
TO MISS OUT ITS OPPOSITE AT THE SAME TIME!
When we are speaking about a problem, we should approach the issue from many
different angles. In other words, we should notice to the problem from all aspects and
angles. For me it is not possible, due to the fact that I have no enough knowledge about
these sorts of topics.
I completely agree with what you have written about distrusting. Thank you very much
indeed.
I would welcome any suggestions, criticism, and advice with open arms. Please do not
hesitate to write to me.
All the best,

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Dear Friends,
I have not any practice since the web was closed,I come to start slowly.Very happy to see
that clare open the website,I think one of thread was being cut down and clare repiared it.
very pleasure that Behnam come back,I think we will have a warm writing room.hope
your hearts to be as this hot summer.
Mohsen

Dear friends
( Araghi, Mohsen, Heyva, Zita, Emily, Wine, Cathy, Rosa, Rita, Ray, Kamelia, Azarm,
Hashem, Ali, Zaim, Rahil,�?�)
As you know, it is impossible for me to name all my friends. I am so sorry to forget

someone's name.
This is just to let you know that I am alive and still breathing.(LOL) I have missed you
terribly. I have decided to continue writing, even more serious than before. As a matter of
fact, by writing, I am killing two birds with one stone. The first bird is making progress in
writing skills, and the second one, which is more important than the first one, is getting
relaxed. I, really, get relaxed by writing.
For me, writing is the only way to make myself calm! So, I would appreciate if you could
kindly write something to me, in my own thread, and also criticize me. All your writings
will be warm welcome by my open arms.
Thanks to Clare, the owner of this useful site, we can write to each other again. I believe,
it is an important need for all human beings to share their sadness and happiness with a
good partner. We are human beings and very ill equipped in this world. I, strongly,
believe that human beings are physically the most ill equipped in this world. It is a simple
proven fact. We cannot fly like a bird, can be killed by a tiny insect etc. I think, human
beings are mentally ill equipped in this world too. This matter is more important than
what we called "physically ill equipped". The reason is clear. Well, nature is reasonable
and kind. Nature has given the greatest gift to human beings. It is the ability to think, and
to create. They cannot fly like a bird, but they can produce airplane to fly, for example.
When it comes to speaking about what I called "mentally ill equipped", there is no gift to
human beings from kind nature! This is the most difficult problem, and the biggest pain of
human beings. Some people believe that nature has given partners to human beings as a
gift to cope with this hardship. Well, what percentage of people has found their partners?
I will dig this topic deeper later!
There is an important change in my plan. It should be mentioned that, unfortunately, I am

really pressed for time. In fact, I have no time to chat with someone, or to email someone.
I can only write to you, answer you, and of course I promise to answer, just on this site
and in my own thread. I hope you will forgive me because of saying that.
I am so glad to see this useful site active again, and my old friend on this site. I hope we
all will take this golden opportunity to improve our English, to make friends with people
in all over the world, and to expand our horizons.
Please do not hesitate to write to me. Thank you for your kindness and affection.
Yours Faithfully,
Cathy Li July 1st 2008

Dear Friends:
It's happy to embrace you all as this website opens again. How have you been recently?
By the way, I read the above information without pausing for breath and was deeply
touched by Behnam's decision and friends' calling. As one of Behnam's friends, I was so
happy to see that Behnam was so attractive that all friends can't live in this room without
him. This makes me know that how strong a man can be.
PS: Dear Mohsen, how are you?
My dear friends, please keep in good touch and boost the atmosphere for this room.
Lovely Cahty
July 1st, 2008
metzean July 1st 2008

Dear behnam,
I am glad to see your writing, I have read all pages of your thread and learn al lot in
writting and many valuable things.
Dear behnam,I practice speaking by myself,I memorize a sentence or a short story and
state it loudly when i am lonely,when I took a bath ,I use to sing ,but nowadays I deliver
an English speech, my wife tell me I do like crazy one.
I went to Park at dawn to have some exercise ,running(VS you I don't like Walking, I
always running-I like high speed)I met a woman ,she was blond ( Blond in Eroup means
stupid person-I mean her face was blond), I went near carefully to establish a
conversation.as follow
-Good morning madam?
-Thanks, she answered with a little fear because it was 6 Am and nobody was around us.
-do you like sports.
-Yes ,she said
- very nice weather to have some exercise( I was speaking her as I do some exercise) do
you like Esfahan?
-yes it is beautiful
-Did you visit Naghsh-E jahan Square?
-Today I want to visit it.,I want to buy a Chador(Special Moslem wearing).
-A Chador !!! why
-I like to have it as a souvenir .
- I can help you.
�?�..later I speak to her a lot ,I took the woman to bazaar to buy cloth and then tooke
her to my house ,asked my wife to sew the cloth and prepare a Chador for her.we have a
lot of conversation ,she was an English archeologist, she was native speaker and I had a
good chance to speak with native. she has come to Esfahan alone. she speak about how
secure is Iran.
I remember one of my friend which graduated from England and get his PHD in
Mechanic told me that in London he was afraid to come to street at evening ,after
darkness, he certainly was being attacked by vagrants or robbers.
Dear behnam, do you know about the role of animal in English speaking, for example if
somebody speak so much in opposite way that audiance can not tolerate him, they say he
is barking.,or when he come something bad happen ,he is like an owl
Sincerely Yours,
Mohsen
behnam July 1st 2008

Hi Mohsen,
How is it going? I hope you are in a good health.
Dear Mohsen! Thank you for writing a wonderful exciting subject. There is some
information, or maybe there are some points, in your writing. First of all, I understand
that you are a married man. Secondly, you are a very brave man! Finally, you are a
clever man.
Being a married and a clever man is easy to understand from your writing. I am not going
to give you any reasons about calling you a clever man. It is crystal clear! If you are
interested in knowing my reasons, just let me know.
The important part of my claim is calling you such a brave man! You are a brave man,
because you have taken that lady to your home, whereas, your are a married man,
particularly, your wife has seen her (That lady)! How come? You know better than me
that women are very jealous! They, often, try to hide their jealously by pretending that
everything is ok, and they are not jealous, but in fact, there is no even a woman in the
world who is not jealous. Look! It is ok for women to be jealous!
Dear Mohsen! Be careful! Try to be on safe side! (LOL) It is very painful to lose you!
(LOL)
My Spoken English is really awful, due to the fact that I have no good partner to practice
my spoken English. Practice makes perfect as old saying goes.
It seems to me that your spoken English is good. It is good, because you have been able to
make yourself understood, and to understand a native speaker at the same time.
Dear Mohsen! If the lady has said to you that your English is excellent, do not believe it.
You will say "why" while you are feeling shocked now. Do not worry! I am going to make
it clear.
You should not believe her comment, because she is a woman! Women, often, say
something and mean other thing! Their language is different from our language! You
should pay attention that both women and men use the same words, but with different
meaning! It is very mysterious! The same sentence, but different from each other in terms
of meaning!
It is a proven and well-known fact that women do not mean what they say! They enjoy
speaking indirectly. They, often, exaggerate their feeling, and enjoy exaggerating at the
same time!
You are a married man. I would appreciate if you could give me some advice, or maybe
some tips on this topic.
As far as I can understand, it is so hard to have a steady friendship with women! If they
make a fifteen-minute speech, at the beginning, they will say something, in the end, they
will say something else, which is completely opposite of what they have said before!
All in all, it must be said that there is nothing wrong with them. It is their nature! The
most interesting thing is that men cannot live without women. It is so magical!
Using name of animals in spoken English is common. I will write some sentences which
the name of some animals are used in them later.
Yours Sincerely,

Hi Cathy,
How are you my old friend? How are things with you? I hope you are enjoying your life.
It is nice writing to you again. It was nice reading your writing as well. Thank you for
writing some goods words about me. That is very kind of you to think so.
Please try your best to have a look at this site and in this humble thread regularly, and
leave messages to me. It makes me happy reading your writings.
All the best,

behnam July 2nd 2008

Hi Nageeye,
I was seeing my threads and I saw your message that is not answered by me. Please
forgive me for being late in answering. I owe you a apology. Please accept my sincere
apology.
You are most welcome to this humble thread. In fact, it is a great honour for me to make
friends with you. It is my mission in life to treat people from all over the world with
respect. You are very respectable.
Your suggestions, friendship and writings will be warmly welcomed with open arms.
Please do not hesitate to write to me in this thread. I am always ready to communicate

with you. Please write something about yourself.

Yours Sincerely,
qingqing July 4th 2008

dear Behnam,
I'm so sorry that haven't caught in touch for a long time!!and ,haven't give you any
messages!!I work at the day these days ,maybe It's night at your country ,and ,you were
sleeping sweetly when I was busy!
I'm moved you still remember me!!I know you have so many friends from every country.
I wanted to take a messages for you ,but dont know what should I say at the beginning of
it !!my life is so simple,dull !I do the similar thing every work day .
I'm busy with changing the new work ,though It has passed half year ! I haven't got a
suitable work! of course ,It is excuse for any reason ,the most important is that I dont do
my best to face it .
sometimes ,I'm puzzled ,I don't know what I want to do ,dont know how stuggle for my
dream!
sometimes,I cant see the point of my life road
sometimes,I want to do anything but sleeping
and ,sometimes I want to fall in love with someone , I want to earn money ,I want to do
business ,I want to do HR and so on .maybe too many thoughts are not a good thing ,so I
still haven't find the right way !!
how happy when you correct my poor english!!
hhhh!!I hope I can have that chance agagin
but ,qingqing isn't a foolish girl !hhhhhh!!I still try to do the right thing ,reduce the wrong
thing !!
and ,how about you!!
yours
qingqing
forgive my poor English ,just use these simple words to express my meaning !!
now ,It' work time!!I have to stop!!
take care !!

dear Behnam,
I will communicate with you!
forgive me!!
I read my last letter and can't help laughing ,so many mistakes ,
don't laugh at me
without your help ,
my English level is �?��?�
hhhhhhh!!!!!!!
I will take a message as quickly as I can!!

Dear Cathy,
I hope you are doing fine and also your family. what is you job and your interests?
I think that you are very happy a the Olympic games are held in China, Do you exercise
any kind of sport?
Dear Cathy, I watch a serial movie which is broadcasting in Iran TV( Emperor of sea
�??manufactured by Korea) in one episode when one the actor�??s wife was killed ,he
burned her body and put the ashes in a bowl and pour the ashes in the sea. Is it the same
in China. Do you have any graveyard in China?
We have a different culure for our death,do know it?
Have a good weekend
Mohsen
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Cathy Li July 11th 2008

Dear Behnam and Mohsen,
I was greatly touched by your topic "jealousy". Before illustrating my view on that, I show
my smile to both of you, I love smiling to my dear friends, best teachers ...
As Behnam stated above that jealousy is the angry, unhappy feeling one holds when one
thinks his or her lover loves someone else more than himself or herself. I partly agree that
point. As a plain woman, I always meditate myself a lot and try to be nicer and more
peaceful. Don't be jealous, jealousy will kill the love. When I feel in anxiety of losing love,
my lover will comfort me gently and tell me: "You are the apple of my eye." Because of his
comfort and love words, I learnt to be nicer and more beautiful. As a matter of fact,
everything has its two sides. Jealousy will affect bad influence on many things, however,
understanding is more important to melt bad things away. When you fall in love with
someone deeply, it might you will affected more by his or her behaviors. When he is
smiling, you feel happy extremely, when he is in bad mood, you will also be the same
feeling. The best way to clear the jealousy away is understanding and kindness. If we
really love someone, we should understand what's the source of jealousy. If we knew that
our lover are afraid of losing love, we need to support them strongly and patiently and
make sure that ture love can bear all trails. If you are in jealousy, come to me, look into
my eyes, you will know how strongly my love is. Don't be panic and scared, I knew you
are jealous just because of your deep love to me. But trust me, you will be more beautiful
by getting rid of jealousy.
To be happy with a woman, man must love her a lot and understand her lot.
To be happy with a man, woman must be patient a lot and forgive him a lot.
A woman +A man=the endless miracles

Hopefully, everyone can embrace miracles with a kind heart.
Best Regards,
Lovely Cathy
July 11, 2008
msn:greenkiss1981@msn.com
buick July 12th 2008

Salam Behnam
How are you? I am happy you are here ? What about family? Are they ok? Behnam, why
you don't reply my emails?
I was travelling to a village near my city. Weather was very good.
Behnam, please answer my emails. Pleaseeeeeeee.
Best wishes,
Heyva

Salam Araghi
hOW are you my friend? I am happy see you here. You are still here. It is very good. I was
in a village. I am late, sorry. I am studying English now. I want learn it. Please write me,
I will answer.
Best wish
Your small sister Heyva
Dear Heyva,
How do you do my intelligent and kind sister?

Thank you for your massage and hello to you and to all of the Azerbaijan nation , salam
to Ganjeh and its villages.
Village and hamlet is symbolic of truth , sky in the village has many stars at night and air
in village is very fresh, I can imagine the early morning , cool night with chilly breeze,
mineral water and a sky full of star and silence at night and etc. in village.
I wish I had enough time and could go to my village and carried a lot of books with myself
and studied their there.
Could you please write about Azerbaijanian nice villages and their customs?
With my prayer.
Araghi
egyption gir July 14th 2008
dear friends
we begin book clup in other thread to begin to read to gather and learn english by new
way
if you interested please join us at
" let's begin our book clup"
wait for you
Manal
jennysoon July 15th 2008

hihi,
everybody,nice meeting u all here.give my best wishes 4 u.
i am the girl from china,gz city.graduated from university.i have little chance of
improving my english.hoping that i can make friends with u all.we can make more
progree together in future.

Dear friends,
Happy Imam Ali�??s birthday, as you know Wednesday is Imam Ali�??s birthday.
Congratulation to all on this auspicious birthday anniversary .
The birthday of the "real human", he who devoted all his divine life to support the truth,
to be the truth and to spread the truth,
A divine soul who was born inside the Ka'aba and raised learning many good values from
the messenger of God , He who was an advanced human comparing to the time he was
living in , He who was the truth by all his words and more importantly by all his deeds ,
Dr. Geoge Gordagh says:
�??�??O, mother nature, it would have been wonderful of you if you would have
employed all your powers and potentials to once again give birth to a great man, a genius
and a hero such as Imam Ali.�??�??
There are many wisdom quotes saying by Imam Ali , I remember a short one.
�??�??A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then
thinks.�??�??
My God be with you,
Araghi

Hi my old friend Cathy,
How are you? How are you keeping? How are things with you? How is it going?
I hope you are in a good mood and in a good health, enjoying your life. I hope you have
got inner peace and peace of mind. I wish you a happy life.
Thank you very much for your wonderful writing. It is really interesting, meaningful, and
complete. I couldn't agree more. It seems to me you are not a usual lady, but a wise
philosopher.
Please do not lose touch with me. Your messages always make me happy.
All the best,


Hi Heyva,
How are you my kind, faithful friend? Keyf ahval?
I hope you are happy right now. I hope you a happy life.
Thank you for your messages and emails. They make me feel happy.
Dear Heyva, as I have pointed in a thread of mine, unfortunately, I have no time to spend
on answering emails, chatting or something like that. I am very hopeful that you will
understand me. I have made a promise to answer all writings and messages on this site
and in my own thread. It is my hope that you will not get upset. Believe me Heyva, I am
pressed for time.
Please write about your journey. Please write about what you have seen and other
interesting things in your village. Please try your best to make us familiar with
Azerbaijan. I really love Azerbaijan.
I hope to read more from you as soon as you can.
All the best,


Hi my dear friend Mr Araghi,
How are you? How are things with you?

Dear Araghi, as far as I can remember, I have written a long text about your question
"how to balance...". There is no answer! Have you read it?
I think you have not seen it. Please try to find it and let me know your idea about it. Your
idea is very important for me.

All the best,

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Hi Manal,
How are you?
Thank you so much for putting that message in my thread. It was very kind of you to write
something in my poor thread. I hope you will be successful in achieving your goal.
Please do not hesitate to make a comment, or to leave a message in my thread.
All the best,


Hi jennysoon,
How are you? How is it going?
So many thanks for leaving message in my thread. We all are here to improve our English
language, especially to improve our writing skills.
I am absolutely sure that my friends and people who kindly visit this thread will welcome
you with open arms. I am always ready to answer your writings.
I have got a lot of very kind friends from China who are learning English language. You
can see yourself, how many Chinese have written in my thread. They are still in touch
with me and they write me from time to time.
Thank you for joining us. I hope you will make a good progress in learning English.
Would you please write a little bit more from yourself? I am looking forward to reading
from you as soon as you can.
All the best,


Dear Mr Araghi,
I am afraid of forgetting to say you "Happy father's day!" I think you are a father, so my
dearest friend Mr Araghi:
HAPPY FATHER�??S DAY TO YOU!
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
Thank you very much my kind and dear friend, thank you for your two messages and sorry
for late answering ,you are very on time but I am not, please forgive me.
I read your writing several time and take a note always.
Your long text about balancing was very useful as usual, especially tree planting by old
man. As you know Iran located in dry region , and this outlook about tree is the basis of
stable development and conservation of environment and ecosystem. I must say Iranian
mark in the past ( until 100 years ago )was 20 but nowadays it is 5 because trees are
cutting and there is no old man for planting again .
Let me write something about tree.
Trees are on the job 24 hours everyday working for all of us to improve our environment
and quality of life. You know air quality is improved by trees, trees provide shade which
reduces temperatures , even one tree over it's lifetime will release clean oxygen back into
our atmosphere .trees leaves filter the air by removing dust , absorbing pollutant gases ,
trees are the bird house often , we are cooler when we stand in the shade of trees and are
not exposed to direct sunlight , one hectare of trees produces enough oxygen for 40
people everyday. Trees are the natural harmony components , and the trees are God�??s
great alphabet , with them He in shining green across the world His thoughts serene. And
who plants a tree , plants a hope.
I love everybody planting , watering and conserving trees and flowers.
your heart be flown with tree and flower love.
Best wishes
Araghi, 7,16,2008
Dear Behnam
I read your beautiful writings ,thanks,I also take this appotunity to congratulate on Imam
Ali brithday to you and also Mr Araghi,thanks for nice writing of Mr. Araghi for Imam
Ali.Thanks for cathy who wrote her opinion about jealousy.
Dear Behnam each culture has its own limits and boundaries. Jealousy is a concept
evaluated within limits. If an action is beyond limits this is consider as disloyalty,
treachery, treason and perfidy. A boss speaks to his secretary everyday at work or even
over work by phone and it is a positive jealousy that the boss wife is worry about her
husband and feel jealous ,but she is not appears her jealousy and it causes her to be more
concern and express her feeling and love to her husband. If her husband get closer to his
secretary she has right to be suspicious and state her suspicious feeling to her husband
and if her husband continues, do actions out of limits... what she can do? She acts
foolishly to tolerate her husband and only feel jealous. Normally she gets upset and thinks
about revenge. how to take revenge..? I don�??t know ,ladies should answer but finally
it leads to divorce. In some countries women use marriage portion as a tools to have more
control over their men. when they want to take revenge they ask for divorce and then gets
their portion, usually the marriage portion is too much that her husband can not afford it
so he will go to the jail.
i think this discussion is too serious, let have some LOL marriage points.
You have two choices in life:

You can stay single and be miserable,
or get married and wish you were dead.
At a cocktail party, one woman said to another,

"Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?"
"Yes, I am. I married the wrong man."
When a woman steals your husband,

there is no better revenge than to let her keep him.
A woman is incomplete until she is married. Then she is finished
A little boy asked his father,

"Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?"
Father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying."
A young son asked,

"Is it true Dad, that in some parts of Africa
a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her?"
Dad replied, "That happens in every country, son."
Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
If you want your spouse to listen and

pay strict attention to every word you say -- talk in your sleep.
Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no
faults at all.
First guy says, "My wife's an angel!"

Second guy remarks, "You're lucky, mine's still alive."
"A Woman's Prayer:

Dear Lord, I pray for: Wisdom, To understand a man , to Love and to forgive him , and
for patience, For his moods. Because Lord, if I pray for Strength I'll just beat him to
death"
so long
Mohsen

Hello my friends,
Thank you for visiting this humble thread.
A friend of mine once asked me to write about this topic:

"If you want to wish something for a girl, what do you wish?"
I wrote something about this interesting topic. Now, I am going to copy my writing in this
place. I found that topic really interesting. I would appreciate if you could write your
answer to that question.
(Your topic is so difficult to write about. Believe me my friend; I should be a girl to

understand their feelings and their worlds. In fact, it is impossible for me to play the role
of a girl. You know very well that boys and girls are very different from dreams point of
view.
Unfortunately, I am not a girl, then to be able to understand their worlds. I believe, they
have got a different world, and an interesting one at the same time. Therefore, I have to
wish something which is common to both boys and girls.
I strongly believe that the best gift from God to human beings is a healthy body and
healthy mind. After that, peace in mind, or inner peace is the second most important gift.
Happiness is an important feeling as well. Self-esteem is very good feeling too. I wish
them (girls) happiness, peace of mind, inner peace, and healthy body.
Dear R! I am going to write something in a little bit funny way. I think, for a girl, getting
marriage to someone who understands her, is a big dream. As far as I'm concerned,
women in all over the world would like to be understood by their partners. They usually
feel unsatisfied with behaviours of their partners. To put it another way, they have a
nagging sense of being unsatisfied with their partners' behaviours. They often complain:
Our partners do not understand us; do not treat us with respect; do not listen to us
carefully; do not pay enough attention to us, and they only think us as a machine to have
s.. and to get pleasure!
So, it reminds me to wish girls sensible husbands who understand women and their
feelings very well. I wish them husbands who are really good listeners. If a man can be a
good listener, more than 50% percent of his problems in life are solved.(LOL)
This story is so long. To be brief, I should say; I wish girls partners that they deserve!)
I am looking forward to reading your text about this interesting topic. Please be generous
enough to make a comment, or to leave a message on this site, in this thread.
Yours Faithfully,

Dear Behnam,
I'm Qingqing!I miss you!
I was very glad to meet you last time!!
hhhhhhhhh
Don't be angry with qingqing,she is a willful girl and don't know how to consider for
others,like Behnam,this good man!
In fact ,when I'm free ,I want to talk with you very much !I mean ,face to face!I know you
must be can give me an excellent topic and give me more hope and power !then ,make me
to struggle for my dream!!
but ,It's impossible ,It's too far between us!you cant feel my feeling! when we stare at each
other you may can't understand my word from my eyes.
oh ,I will resign next week! for finding my new beginning!I cant waste my time!!I want to
get your support!you can give me encourage!
Behnam,you haven't told my your life!to go to class everyday?when It's free ,you stay at
home !!
OK!!see you next time!!
I will be back as quickly as I can!!
have a good mood!!

Hi Qingqing,
How are you my kind friend? How is it going? I hope everything is going well with you
and you are enjoying every minute of your life.
So many thanks for your delightful writing. It really made me feel happy and glad. In fact,
it is very much kind of you to think so, to say so, and to write so.
I strongly believe that Chinese people are very kind. You, as a shy Chinese girl, are very
kind too.
You know, the most important thing that a human being should has got is dream. We
should set ourselves some goals and dreams then try our best to achieve these goals and
dreams. Dreams are very important in our lives. Actually, they define the life. The life
without dreams is a kind of death, or struggling for survival in fact.
Hopefully, you are a girl with a lot of dreams. Congratulations!
Learning English as long as receiving IELTS certification is one of my goals. Receiving

PhD in Physics is the other one. Researching in one of the most famous laboratories, and
teaching Physics at one of the most famous university in all over the world is the other
one...
I hope you achieve your dreams. Please do not hesitate to contact me.
All the best,

araghi July 22nd 2008

Dear friends,
Behnam , Mohsen , Adelaida , Aida , Heyva ,.....
How do you do ?
I dont ever let myself forget you, so salam to you and salam to your relatives.
My God be with you every moments,
Araghi
Cathy Li July 23rd 2008

Dear Friends,
How are you? I hope everything is ok around you.
I didn�??t remember a day that I firstly found this room and tasted the best fruits here.
However, I am sure that I can�??t live happily any more without a simple greeting since
I met with you. Even though we didn�??t contact with each other frequently, I still
believe that we all keep such a special feeling-warmth in our hearts. Occasionally, this
special feeling will knock at our hearts and let us be in pursuit of its traces or origins.
No matter wherever you are and no matter whatever you are doing now, please accept my
simple greetings and visit this room as you are free.
Best regards to all of you.
Lovely Cathy, July 23, 2008

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Cathy Li July 23rd 2008

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your interesting topic "If you want to wish something for a girl, what do you
wish?�?�.
I didn�??t want to give my answer to this question, but I want to share my thoughts on
the word �??wish�?�. This word �??wish�?� which shows the man who said that
word must be a kind gentleman appears twice in this interesting question and implies best
regards and heartfelt blessings. With the power of a good word, a girl will be extremely
happy.
A girl is a magic creature, a boy can lock her out of his room, but he can�??t lock her
out of his heart; a boy can lock her out of his vision, but he can�??t lock her out of his
mind.
A girl must be full of stories and mysteries with the word �??wish�?�.
By the way, I wish to close my words by this word �??wish�?�.
Best wishes to all men.
Lovely Cathy, July 23, 2008


Hi Cathy!
How are things with you? I hope you are enjoying every minute of your life.
So many thanks for writing so beautiful text. It is wonderful. It seems to me you are a real
treasure. Please do not stop writing. Your thoughts are very intellectual. Please be
generous enough to let us get familiar with you and with your great thoughts and mind.
I am not exaggerating at all. You are a big philosopher. Please write a lot and make
yourself known, and make us able to use your thoughts at the same time.
All the best,


Dear friends,
How are you? I hope things are going well with you and I hope you are in a good health.
During the last two weeks, my mind was very busy focusing on solving some unsolved
problems. When there is an unsolved problem in my life, I feel stressed, unless I solve it.
When I am thinking about the solution, I am not capable of giving other people the
attention and feeling that they normally receive and certainly deserve. As a matter of fact,
at such times, I am really incapable of giving enough attention to someone or something
else. It is one of my bad habits. Sometimes, I am having my dinner with my parents, but
actually I am not with them. Sometimes, I am driving, but I do not pay enough attention to
what is happening around me. At such times, I like thinking about my problem and its
solution on my own. In other words, I hate to be advised, or to be helped, or something
like that. After solving a problem or finding solution for it, I feel good and relaxed!
I am supposed to be asked," Well Behnam! How long does it take?" That is a very nice
question. The short answer is that it depends, to a great extent, on the difficulty and
importance of a problem. Sometimes, it takes only an hour, and sometimes it takes weeks,
months, or even years!
If someone asks, " Behnam! Imagine there are some problems and they are very
important and difficult at the same time; so according to what you have written, it maybe
takes some months to solve them or to find solution, and during that time your full
attention and awareness is not present, how your poor partner, girlfriend, miserable wife
etc. should cope with this very hard situation?"
Oh my God! How can I answer this difficult question? I really do not know! When I am
sticking in a problem, only my 10 percent of mind is available for other events around me,
the other 90 percent is at problems. Let me give you a simple answer (in fact, it is not an
answer. It is a kind of getting rid of the question); it is better to avoid having partner,
girlfriend, wife, or something like that!!!(LOOOOOOOOOOL)
Thank you for reading. Please be generous enough to leave a message, to make a
comment on this site, in this humble thread.
Yours Faithfully,

Hi my old friend Araghi,
How are you? nakefdasan? I hope everything is going well with you. I hope you a happy
life.
I have missed you. Please do not stop writing. Your presence in this thread gives me a lot
of energy to continue writing, encourages me, motivates me and inspires me to write.
Please do not lose touch with me. This thread belongs to you, in fact. It is yours.
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
How are you? How is it going my Esfahani friend?

Long time no see! I mean, I have not seen your writing for a long time, so I have missed
you a lot.
Thank you so much for your nice writing and jokes. I enjoyed them a lot.
There are a lot of marriage jokes which are very comic in all cultures. Everybody laughs
at marriage jokes and marriage itself. Everyone wants to be married yet. It seems so
mysterious.
Some marriage jokes:

1) A man doesn't know what happiness is until he's married, by then it's too late.
2) Love is one long sweet dream, and marriage is the alarm clock.
3) Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll give you a little
love, a little affection, a little tenderness. It means you are in the wrong house! (Very
meaningful. Women can understand what men are looking for!)
There are a lot of positive things and quotes that can inspire:
1) The first duty of love is to listen.
2) A good marriage is the union of two good forgivers.
Dear Mohsen! Please keep in touch with me. I really like reading your writings.
All the best,

My dear friends, Heyva, Nana, Wine, Quinquing, Cathy...
How are you? I hope you are in a good health. I have got no news from you. I have
missed you terribly. Please be kind enough to leave me message and to let me hear about
you. I am impatiently waiting for reading your messages.
Please keep in contact.
All the best,


Hi my dear friends,
Hello my brothers and sisters , Behnam , Aida , Mohsen ,Adelaida , Heyva and......what's
up?
I missed all of you.
I find a short story and present to you.
" time and love "

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness,
Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the
feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.
Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible
moment.
When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,

"Richness, can you take me with you?"
Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no
place here for you."
Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please
help me!"
"I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you."

"Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when
Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed
and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they
arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder,
Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who Helped me?"

"It was Time," Knowledge answered.
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of
understanding how valuable Love is."
Best regards,
Araghi, 7,28,2008

Dear Behnam,
As I took a trip to tehran for 3 days,i had no time to be in threads.
regarding your mind struggling to solve the problem ,i have some similarties when my
mind is busy in dreaming
Sometime I build a castle in the sky especially when my dream is bigger than my
circumstances, My eyes are open, staring but I don�??t see things around me. If I ,m
destructed I will be annoyed, I don�??t let my castle to be ruined .Successful people tell
to have big dream to achieve big.
Last night I was reading this article:
�??�?�Scientists are eager to find a sign of extraterrestrial life - any sign. Billions of
dollars and millions of man hours have been spent in this endeavor over the years. The
latest attempt is the Phoenix probe that just landed on Mars. Yipee! I applaud the
engineering feat, but the goal leaves me less than enthusiastic. In fact, I think it's a bloody
waste of time and money. I'd wager that we'll never find a sign of life outside our own
biosphere.
While the Bible doesn't specifically address alien life forms, Genesis does make it clear
that God created Man and life on Earth. It does make it clear that Man is a special
creation and that all the flora and fauna were created for us - to support and brighten our
physical existence.
As I am not a devotee of the religion of evolution, it isn't logical that even the tiniest little
sign of life would appear anywhere else. It would be meaningless. God doesn't do
anything illogical or without meaning.
I think the thought process is that since the universe is so vast, there absolutely must exist,
at the very least, the "beginning" of life somewhere out there or signs that life once did
exist or that conditions (water) exist that could eventually give rise to the first building
blocks of life. If a random process could create life on Earth, surely the odds are that a
similar randomness can occur elsewhere.
And wouldn't such a discovery make atheists jump for joy. But, don't hold your breath
waiting on that. On second thought, please do.�?��?�
I left the article as my head was heavy . I was lying down to sleep in my balcony. I was
staring to sky,lot of stars were shining, meteors were moving fast ,but a little shining
object changed the way it came toward me ,my hair stood on end, the spaceship landing
in front of balcony�?�..my wife put a sheet on me ,she told it will be cold at
midnight�?��?�My castle was ruined as I was getting on the spaceship
Best wishes,
Mohsen

�?? Read, in the name of your lord , who created �??
Dear friends,
Behnam , Aida , Adelaida , Mohsen , Heyva , Manal and �?�.
How are you? I hope you have a good time.
As you know , the July 30 is the Besath day (Besath feast), the greatest event in history of
man�??s life . happy Besath feast to all of you.
This story is began in this manner,
Mohammad had gone to mount Hira , when the angel came and told him �??iqra�?�
read , and he said that he was not versed , angel embraced him and told him again and
again , and Mohammad repeated the same answer , then for the fourth time angel told
him
�?? Read in the name of your lord who created ,
Created man , out of a clot of congealed blood,
proclaim and your lord is most bountiful,
He who taught ( the use of) the pen,
Taught man that which he knew not.�?�
It is imaginable , the messenger of Allah , his energy spent due to receiving the first
massage , went to his wife Khadijah and told her cover me , wrap me in mantle,( woman
beside the man and help him, as usual even in the receiving the inspiration). And she was
the first one that converted into Islam and thus God sent a massage and messenger to
human.
Gibran Khalil Gibran says:
I am a Christian and proud to be so, but I love Arab prophet and I appeal to the greatness
of his name.
The praise of God and angle to Noah , Abraham , David , Moses , Jesus and Mohammad.
God bless all of you,
Araghi, 7,29,2008
Dear Mr. Araghi,
Thanks for your beautiful writing on occasion of Besat Feast,I would like to congratulate
you and other friends.
The eve of 27th Rajab is a highly blessed night & this day is one of the great feast days.
On this day, the Holy Prophet was appointed for conveying the Divine Mission of
Almighty Allah when Archangel Gabriel first came to him with the Divine Revelation.
Several acts are advisably practiced on this day. Some of them are as follows:
1-Ghusl (bath) on this day.

2-to observe fasting
3-It is recommended to repeat very frequently the invocation of praying for sending
blessings upon Prophet Muhammad and his Household.
4-to visit the holy tombs of the Holy Prophet and Imam Àli Peace be upon them and their
Household.
Happy this great day to you
Mohsen
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Dear Mr. araghi,
I was impressed by your beautiful writing about trees and the vital role of trees in our life.
i was thinking about the main sources of trees,the jungles,as you know hectares of jungles
have being destroyed by fire, the fire which made by thunder electricity or by careless
people,It takes time that fire fighters come to the place and extinguish the fire,so the fire
rapidly extended to more area and make a holocaust and conflagration.
I have a suggestion to you as you working in an organization to preserve forests and
green sources.
There are some electronic detectors which are sensitive to the smoke, fire and heat .If we
install such a devices in our forest ,specially in remote area,we can control the fire very
soon ,before the fire extend to other area.I think it is worth to try it.what is your idea?
B.R
Mohsen

Hello Behnam
How are you? I am not bad not good, middle. I am sad because you don't write me and
answer my emails. Behnam, I am your small sister. Don't be selfish. You are kind for
everybody except me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why?????????????
Thank you for writing my name.
Best wishes
Heyva

Hello Araghi
How are you? Thank you for writing my name at your letters. You are very very kind. My
English isn't good. I can't write well. I like this site very much. I am studying my books
and English books now. I want learn English. Please help me.
Your sister
Heyva
Cathy Li July 31st 2008

Dear Behnam,
How are you? I hope you can enjoy every shining minute of beautiful life.
As I read your updated letter to all friends, I was touched by your perseverance and
independence on seeking the truth or solution to the problems. However, as a real friend
who cares much about your safety, I have to alarm you that please stop thinking tough
problems when you are driving.
Sometimes, even though we�??ve exhausted ourselves, we can�??t find the solutions to
some certain problems, either. However, it doesn�??t matter whether you can solve it or
not. The matter is we�??ve been enjoying the process of seeking the answer or the truth.
I�??m not a philosopher, but I know that everyone has its own philosophy and that�??s
why we can better understand each other by reading its philosophy. I knew that Behnam
didn�??t like to be helped or advised when confronted with difficulties, but I would like
to say that:
If it�??s time to shake the hands, don�??t leave him alone;

If it�??s time to be hand in hand, don�??t just stand shoulder to shoulder;
If it�??s time to embrace, don�??t only be hand in hand;
If it�??s time to get together, don�??t separate easily�?�
Let me give a simple advice, it�??s better to get partner, girlfriend, wife, etc instead of
avoiding their happenings.
Let it be as it is!
Best Regards,
Lovely Cathy July 31, 2008


Hi Heyva,
How are you? How are things with you? I hope everything is well with you.
I had missed you terribly. Thank you for your short writing. It made me really happy.
Dear Heyva! I am ashamed to say that I have no time to spend on writing letters or
emails. It takes a lot of time, but I am really pressed for time. Please accept my sincere
apology. I am terribly sorry.
It (Not having got enough time) is not an excuse to avoid writing, These days, it is a fact
in my life instead.
Dear Heyva! Why don't you try to write here (Or wherever you prefer to)? My friends and
I will welcome your writings with open arms. Please do not worry about making mistakes.
As a matter of fact, we learn from our mistakes. I think, you are worried about making
mistakes, but I believe , your English is good enough to share your thoughts with us.
Please do not lose touch with me and with my friends.
Dear Heyva! I have lost a lot of chat-friends and pen-friends because of the fact that I
have no enough free time to be in contact with them.
Please do not get upset. Please do not hesitate to write, and to make comment.
I am impatiently waiting for reading your beautiful writings. I have to say again that do
not worry about making mistakes. Mistakes are our best teachers. To put it another way,
if you do not make mistakes, you do not learn!
I hope to read your writings as soon as you can.
All the best,

August 2008
behnam August 1st 2008
Hi Cathy,
How are you? How are things with you? I hope everything is going well with you.
So many thanks for your very good writing. As I have said before, you always write in a
way that I feel, as if, you are familiar with me for so many years. You write in a way that I
think you are an Iranian! Anyway, thank you very much indeed.
I will take your advice as soon as I can (LOL).
All the best,

Behnam, 1 August, 2008
araghi August 3rd 2008

Dear Mohsen,
Salam my friend and salam to Isfahan and salam to desert (kavir) one of holly word in
shariati�??s writings , kavir is the world of secrets , I think Isfahan is located near the
desert, so it has a sky full of star at night.
Thank you for your attention, you are right, the source of trees is forest , but unfortunately
the greedy human destroyed it intentionally or by mistake. As you know nowadays climate
changing is the greatest problem in the world, and forests have an important rule in
decrease of climate change harm. Forests are earth oxygen producer. Your idea about the
instrument that can sense the fire and warn about it, is very interesting.
I respect everybody who respect to nature and it�??s beauties, I love everybody who
love earth, trees, and flowers.
God be with you every moment,
Best regards,
Araghi
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Cathy Li August 4th 2008
Dear Behnam,
How is everything going with you? Did you fully enjoy the past weekend?
Thanks to your kindly blessing, I enjoyed a good weekend and really had a good relax.
I visited one of good friends and had a nice meal together. It's good to share beautiful
things with good friends, just like we always share our infinite thoughts in this room.
We live in such a big world that we always find a bosom friend is nowhere to be found,
and we also live in such a small world that we are easy to meet a close friend by chance.
It's an amazing doom. I was lucky enough to meet you and share beautiful things with
you. As the Chinese old says goes "A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near."
Hopefully, we can be bosom friends, no matter wherever I am from and whoever I am. I
love Iranians and hope all Iranian could open arms to embrace the Chinese.
Best Regards,
Lovely Cathy August 3, 2008

majal August 4th 2008

hello everyone..Im stella from Phillipines, I am so glad reading messages in this forum. I
really find it so interesting thats why I wanted to join with you guys. I beleive that through
this way i will gradually improve my english language. Im hoping that you would accept
me and share lots of thoughts with me. Thanks... it would be so lovely if you will add me
on your friendlist, here is my email add stella_porneso@yahoo.com. Thanks once again.
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behnam August 5th 2008

Dear friends,
How are you? I hope everything is going well with you.
As I guess you know, I am taking part in an English course on Fridays. My teacher is a

talkative single man, almost as old as I, or maybe two years older than me. To be
absolutely frank (I do not mean to flaunt), my general English knowledge is much better
than him. My main aim of the course is to improve my speaking. I firmly believe that the
practice of speaking, in an effective way needs to be involved in doing it with other people
in the real world. Therefore, I believe, a good teacher is someone who gives you chance
to speak, forces you to speak, encourages you to be involved in different situations etc.
Unfortunately, my teacher loves speaking about religions and politics, and these sorts of
useless things, himself. It is clear that when he is speaking, the students are listening, or
maybe hearing! (LOL), so it does not help me with my goal. In some situations, I
reminded him, in an indirect way, to avoid wasting time in the classroom. I tried to reason
with him that I have got an mp3 player full of audio files downloaded from
www.bbclearningenglish.com with native British speakers. It is so easy for me (for
everybody) to listen to those files. Apart from this fact, it just needs to turn a radio on then
listen to BBC. It means: My teacher! I am not taking part and I did not paid to listen to
your speech, so would you mind concentrating on following the topics of books?
It should be mentioned that the class book; "True to life (T.T.L)", is British spoken based
with a lot of interesting topics to talk about in groups, and that is why I have chosen this
particular institute in the heart of Tehran; the capital of Iran.
Anyway, last session the teacher said to us, "Have I ever told you my life story?"
Some students: No teacher! What is it? (You should know some people take part in such
classes just to waste their time).
The teacher: You know, In �?�(Year) I did that, In �?�I saw such and such a person,
In �?�I went there. In�?�I asked a girl to marry me but she rejected! I felt really sad.
Then I went to such and such a city in order to forget that event. I started to work as a
teacher in an institute. The manager was a bad person. I saw a beautiful girl who was a
teacher too. I thought she deserved to be my wife. Then I proposed to her. And then she
rejected!... After that, I left the institute and decided to establish an institute with a friend
of mine. We did some work�?�I fell in love with a girl�?� she rejected�?� My
friend was a bad person He left me alone. I could not manage the institute then it went
broke�?� I got ill. �?�I visited a writer of amulets and prayer. He said to me that it
was the action of God that you could not got married to those girls who you named. They
did not deserve you and God has helped you. I thanked God for his help. So, I came
here�?�
I was listening, but with divided attention! I was looking the meaning of some words up in
my dictionary at the same time!
The teacher: Behnam! What are you doing now? Were you listening to my story?
Behnam: To be honest, no!
The teacher: Why not?
Behnam: Emm, you know, I am not interested in listening to these types of stories! It is a
kind of wasting time!
The teacher: But it took only 15 minutes Mr Behnam!
Behnam: I would like to tell you something, but I am not sure, whether I should do that in
a private way or just in the classroom.
The teacher: It is ok! Feel free! Tell it right now!
Behnam:I think, you have done some mistakes in your life, as all people in the world, but
you have not learned from your mistakes, because you are still making mistake, and
telling these sorts of things in the classroom is a big mistake from every point of view!
You maybe lose your job again, and then you will blame the manager again.
In my opinion, from some points of view, man is a hunter and woman is a prey! It is man
who is often looking for woman; as far as I know, it is the same in all animals. In this
analogy, the man's capabilities, abilities, and characteristics etc. are his weapon. A good
hunter is aware from the quality of his gun, then he always evaluates before shooting.
Some people often rely on chance and something like that. It is not good, and reasonable!
Haven't you ever heard that famous proverb; cut your coat according to your cloth.
Some people live and learn, and some only live. Wise people learn from their mistakes
wiser people learn from other people's mistakes. Our lives are not long enough to learn
only from our own mistakes.
I have written this so long preface in order to make a conclusion. The first point is that a
wise man often evaluates before acting. For example; in terms of proposing marriage, he
can understand the feelings of the girl from her coyness, shyness, eye contact, body
language, way of acting etc. It means, somehow, the answer of his proposition is
predictable. The second point is learning from our mistakes and other people's mistakes
as well. The third point is the famous quotation from Albert Einstein which is; "Insanity is
doing something for again and again over and expecting some new results!" (I am not
sure about writing that quotation with the exact words, but the meaning is still there.)
In some cases, it is a good thing to propose a man to get married to someone. As far as I
am aware, the story of Moses and Jethro( the father-in-law of Moses) in the holy Koran is
one of them. If we pay a careful attention to that story, in such cases, the girl and her
family is often very famous. On the other hand, the boy is a miserable (at that particular
time); without mother and father, wealth or money. So, this proposition is as a favour for
that man. It should be kept in mind that, almost in all situations, a girl does not propose a
man to marry him, but her father or other people can do it on behalf of her. There are a
lot of reasons for this interesting rule. This topic needs to be dug.
When we are speaking about human beings, we should avoid generalising just from a few
cases. In other words, there is no rule applicable in all cultures, or all cases. In the world
of human beings, the average is valid to rely on.
Thank you for reading this very boring writing. I hope to write an interesting one very
soon. It would be generous of you if you could make a comment on this writing, in my
thread, on this site. I hope to hear more from you.
All the best,

Dear friends,
I am so sorry. I have written this text in microsoft office word then have pasted it here. it
is ...( I did not want to write the teacher's story in great details) has cahnged to ?. I am
going to correct them to make my writing clear. Sorry for repetition.
As I guess you know, I am taking part in an English course on Fridays. My teacher is a

talkative single man, almost as old as I, or maybe two years older than me. To be
absolutely frank (I do not mean to flaunt), my general English knowledge is much better
than him. My main aim of the course is to improve my speaking. I firmly believe that the
practice of speaking, in an effective way needs to be involved in doing it with other people
in the real world. Therefore, I believe, a good teacher is someone who gives you chance
to speak, forces you to speak, encourages you to be involved in different situations etc.
Unfortunately, my teacher loves speaking about religions and politics, and these sorts of
useless things, himself. It is clear that when he is speaking, the students are listening, or
maybe hearing! (LOL), so it does not help me with my goal. In some situations, I
reminded him, in an indirect way, to avoid wasting time in the classroom. I tried to reason
with him that I have got an mp3 player full of audio files downloaded from
www.bbclearningenglish.com with native British speakers. It is so easy for me (for
everybody) to listen to those files. Apart from this fact, it just needs to turn a radio on then
listen to BBC. It means: My teacher! I am not taking part and I did not paid to listen to
your speech, so would you mind concentrating on following the topics of books?
It should be mentioned that the class book; "True to life (T.T.L)", is British spoken based
with a lot of interesting topics to talk about in groups, and that is why I have chosen this
particular institute in the heart of Tehran; the capital of Iran.
Anyway, last session the teacher said to us, "Have I ever told you my life story?"
Some students: No teacher! What is it? (You should know some people take part in such
classes just to waste their time).
The teacher: You know, In...(Year) I did that, In...I saw such and such a person, In...I
went there. In...I asked a girl to marry me but she rejected! I felt really sad. Then I went
to such and such a city in order to forget that event. I started to work as a teacher in an
institute. The manager was a bad person. I saw a beautiful girl who was a teacher too. I
thought she deserved to be my wife. Then I proposed to her. And then she rejected!... After
that, I left the institute and decided to establish an institute with a friend of mine. We did
some work...I fell in love with a girl... she rejected... My friend was a bad person He left
me alone. I could not manage the institute then it went broke... I got ill...I visited a writer
of amulets and prayer. He said to me that it was the action of God that you could not got
married to those girls who you named. They did not deserve you and God has helped you.
I thanked God for his help. So, I came here...
I was listening, but with divided attention! I was looking the meaning of some words up in
my dictionary at the same time!
The teacher: Behnam! What are you doing now? Were you listening to my story?
Behnam: To be honest, no!
The teacher: Why not?
Behnam: Emm, you know, I am not interested in listening to these types of stories! It is a
kind of wasting time!
The teacher: But it took only 15 minutes Mr Behnam!
Behnam: I would like to tell you something, but I am not sure, whether I should do that in
a private way or just in the classroom.
The teacher: It is ok! Feel free! Tell it right now!
Behnam:I think, you have done some mistakes in your life, as all people in the world, but
you have not learned from your mistakes, because you are still making mistake, and
telling these sorts of things in the classroom is a big mistake from every point of view!
You maybe lose your job again, and then you will blame the manager again.
In my opinion, from some points of view, man is a hunter and woman is a prey! It is man
who is often looking for woman; as far as I know, it is the same in all animals. In this
analogy, the man's capabilities, abilities, and characteristics etc. are his weapon. A good
hunter is aware from the quality of his gun, then he always evaluates before shooting.
Some people often rely on chance and something like that. It is not good, and reasonable!
Haven't you ever heard that famous proverb; cut your coat according to your cloth.
Some people live and learn, and some only live. Wise people learn from their mistakes
wiser people learn from other people's mistakes. Our lives are not long enough to learn
only from our own mistakes.
I have written this so long preface in order to make a conclusion. The first point is that a
wise man often evaluates before acting. For example; in terms of proposing marriage, he
can understand the feelings of the girl from her coyness, shyness, eye contact, body
language, way of acting etc. It means, somehow, the answer of his proposition is
predictable. The second point is learning from our mistakes and other people's mistakes
as well. The third point is the famous quotation from Albert Einstein which is; "Insanity is
doing something for again and again over and expecting some new results!" (I am not
sure about writing that quotation with the exact words, but the meaning is still there.)
In some cases, it is a good thing to propose a man to get married to someone. As far as I
am aware, the story of Moses and Jethro( the father-in-law of Moses) in the holy Koran is
one of them. If we pay a careful attention to that story, in such cases, the girl and her
family is often very famous. On the other hand, the boy is a miserable (at that particular
time); without mother and father, wealth or money. So, this proposition is as a favour for
that man. It should be kept in mind that, almost in all situations, a girl does not propose a
man to marry him, but her father or other people can do it on behalf of her. There are a
lot of reasons for this interesting rule. This topic needs to be dug.
When we are speaking about human beings, we should avoid generalising just from a few
cases. In other words, there is no rule applicable in all cultures, or all cases. In the world
of human beings, the average is valid to rely on.
Thank you for reading this very boring writing. I hope to write an interesting one very
soon. It would be generous of you if you could make a comment on this writing, in my
thread, on this site. I hope to hear more from you.
All the best,
araghi August 6th 2008

Dear Heyva,
Hello , how are you ? what�??s up? I hope you are in a good mood.
Thank you for your kindly message . Heyva, as you know I am interested in trees and
flowers , could you please send me some photo from your city ( Ganjeh) street trees and
flowers , I think Ganjeh located in Caucasia region and this region has many variation in
plants. My email is: araghipor@yahoo.com
Best wishes,
Araghi

Dea Steven,
How are you?
So many thanks for putting message in this thread. We, all, are here to improve our
English. Please jion us. Thank you for joining. My friends and I will help you with your
English. All your suggestions and writings will be welcomed with open arms.
I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

Hi Cathy,
How are you? How is it going? I hope you are in a good health.
Thanks a million for writing that very nice things about "bosom friend". Your writing is
very meaningful, as always. Although we are very far from each other, in terms of
physical body, but our spirits are very close together.
Please do not lose touch with me. I hope to hear more from you as soon as you can.
All the best,


Dear Stella,
How are you?
Thank you for putting message in this thread. This thread belongs to you. My friends and
I are ready to help you with your English. Please join us.
Please do not hesitate to write, to criticise, to make a comment, to give suggestions, and
to give some advice and tips. Please write in this thread without hesitation.
All the best,


My dearest and old friends Araghi and Mohsen,
How are you? I hope every thing is going well with you.
This is just to let you know that I have missed you a lot. Please do not leave me alone.
Please make comment on my writings. Your comments and criticism motivate, and
encourage me to continue writing.
Please do not lose touch with me, I cannot bear.
I hope to hear more from you very soon.
All the best,

Dear Behnam,
Hi ,Hello , and salam to you, and salam to your family and salam to your friends those
who from venus and mars. Thank you for your good writing about good topic and nice
thing .
How do you do my friend , how summer vacation goes? How are you getting along with
your English studying?
I hope you can catch every good thing with God�??s help. Behnam, I want to go to my
village for two week for take part in a meeting with my fellow citizens.
Could you please write your opinion about driving rule and regulation in Iran?
Best regards,
Araghi
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metzean August 10th 2008

Dear Behnam,
In wilderness of a village called Khansar near to my city, Esfahan, there lived a sturdy
countryman named Babakohi, with his family, in a rude hut of his own construction. One
day early last week Babakohi saw a bear passing near his home, whereupon he
immediately prepared himself with a rifle and hunting nife, and , with his dog, started in
pursuit of bruin. Night came on and he did not return. His wife, becoming alarmed at his
absence, s ent to a neighboring settlement and enlisted the aid of a couple of men who
plunged into the wilderness to discover the missing man. After a most fatiguing search,
lasting several hours hey came upon the mangled remains of Babakohi and his dog,while
near them lay three dead panthers. Tow of them, young ones, bore marks of having shot
by Babakohi, while the mother met her death while fighting Babakohi, who had plunged
his hunting knife into her vital parts, where it was found by the researchers. Babakohi,
while following the bear, had probably been intercepted by these more voracious animals,
and met his death while protecting his person from the gnashing jaws of the mother whose
young ones he had slaw.
Babakohi was aware from the quality of his gun (the man's capabilities, abilities, and
characteristics), and he always evaluates before shooting.but he had to use
coercion,sometime the prey make the hunter to shoot it and the hunter cannot avoid
shooting though he was following another prey and he know himself well.
Cheers,
Mohsen
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Hi my good friend Mr Araghi,
How are you? Nejasiz? I hope you are happy, relaxed with having very good time.
So many thanks for your writing. It really made me happy.
Dear Araghi! I am not on my holidays. I am working as a researcher for a company now.

I will be there working by the end of the summer.
As you know, the weather is really hot. In fact, it is unbearably hot. It is a kind of hot that
breathing is very hard. Sometimes, I feel, as if, I am going to die because of the lack of
air. (LOL)
Dear Araghi! I really did not catch your question. Would you please make it a little bit
clear? Would you please explain it further?
I am waiting to read your reply as soon as you can.
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
How are you? I hope you are enjoying every minute of your life.
Thanks a million for your comment on my writing. It is really interesting.
As you know, everything has got two sides; negative side and positive side; advantage and
disadvantage. As everything, my analogy between man and hunter; woman and prey;
proposition (marriage) and hunting has got two sides too.
What you have written is right. It is the downside of an analogy. Generally speaking,
there is no need to be right in all points of view when you are going to make an analogy
between two things. As a matter of fact, we often draw an analogy to make our opinion
clear and easy to understand. I believe, an analogy does not work for making exact
comparison between two things as completely as it deserves. For example, in my analogy,
hunters often hunt animals to kill or catch them, but men do not propose to someone in
order to kill them. (Although a huge number of ladies believe that living with men is a
kind of dying in a very painful way! LOL).
Anyway, thank you very much indeed.
Dear Mohsen! I found your writing really hard to understand. In fact, there are some
words that I could not find them in my dictionary. It means that your English is excellent.
Would you please do me a favour and write your writings in a simple way with some
simple words? I strongly believe that writing in a simple way is an art, and you are an
arty man.
All the best,

winnie August 12th 2008

Behnam,My dear friend
I am very sorry to got your message from MSN so late.
And thank goodness for friends like you.
How are you doing ? Dear Behnam!
Recently, I am not good at all.
I feel very upset.
It is for job.
The society is more complicated than I imagined.
My original philosophy and Weltanschauung has take place a great change.
"away from here" ,this idea often stings me these days.
I feel hopeless.
I am waiting ...
Anyway, wish you happy.Behnam
Winnie
12th,August

Hi Winnie,
How are you?
Thank you for your message.
Dear Winnie! I am not aware from your problems, therefore, I cannot give you tips or
adivice on it. I can only say that it is life and it has got ups and downs. It happens for
everybody. Human beings are faced with a lot of problems from the beginning point of the
history. We should try or best to deal with problems and different situations to the best of
our ability.
Do not let some problems make you feel sad and hopeless. I am absolutely certain that
you are stronger than problems. Do not feel disappointed at all. Just tell this very loudly:
Hey Difficulties and problems! You are very smaller than what can affects me and makes
me unhappy our hopeless. Do not worry about change. Sometimes, a change is as good as
a rest.
Dear Winnie! I saw your writing right now. I got really sad because of your nowadays
feelings. I cannot write more. Be patient! Do not panic.
I have to dash. Please be in touch with me! I hope to hear some pieces of good news from
you soon.
All the best,

JUNNIE August 13th 2008

Hi Everyone, I'm from the Philippines, and I'm a future English teacher (2 years from
now) I'm majoring in Enlglish and I'm already in 2nd year college. I hope I could help
you out with your English. take Care, my email address is: junnie08@yahoo.com

Dear Behnam,
I have read your analogy about marriage, and I strongly agree with you, that a man
should evaluates first the girl before getting marry. In this respect, he could be able to
know whether the woman has a mutual feeling towards him or not. Whether if the
kindness that has been shown to him by the girl is meant of love or friendship. Actually, it
is really hard to predict one�??s feelings but if we know how to use the word patience,
perhaps we could learn to know it. In this sense, we could say that the hunter should have
a capability to persevere calmly specially if he desires to shoot a prey.
I just wanted to ask something, are you agree in a marriage that has been decided by
parents. ( what I mean is, they will be the one to choose the girl that you will marry
Regards,
Stella

Dear friends,
How is it going? I hope you are enjoying every minute of your life. Life is really beautiful.
Please enjoy it! (LOL)
I am going to write something which I think is necessary to be written now. Let me start
by reminding that I am not going to insult someone by writing these sentences. I have
taken this topic as an excuse to write about, and then to practise English.
1- Let me ask you a question! Have you ever met someone who claims that s/he is not
wise? To put it another way, have you ever met someone who claims that s/he is unwise? I
have never met such a person yet, and I am sure I will not meet their in the future.
Wisdom is the only thing in the world that is divided fairly, because everybody is satisfied
with their portion!
2- There are two famous quotations from Albert Einstein that are convenient to be written
here. They are, "The most difficult thing for human being is thinking",and "A little
knowledge is more dangerous than no knowledge". Therefore, it is not easy to think.
Sometimes, we are under illusion that we are thinking! It is not thinking in fact; it is
pretending to think rather than real thinking.
3- It should be mentioned that there is a world difference between education (let me call it
board based knowledge) and wisdom. Education and knowledge without common sense
has got little meaning. Common sense is the ability to see things as they are and do them
as they have to be done. We are born with five senses; touch, taste, sight, smell, and
hearing. But successful people have got a sixth sense; common sense. Common sense is
gained in spite of not necessarily as a result of education. The best education without
common sense is worthless!
4- Everything has got its own definition. According to this simple idea,"woman" has got
its definition, and "man" has got its definition too. The definitions should be different from
some points of view, due to the fact that we should define two kinds of creatures.
Therefore, there are some differences between a man and a woman. For example, you
cannot find a woman on the earth who is a good philosopher! (I have not searched the sky
yet! LOL) I do not mean being a philosopher is an honour. What I am trying to tell is that
there are some duties and tasks that women are not able to do and vise versa (I know,
ladies will kill me! LOL). Imagine a lady who is a philosopher. She will express some nice
statements today (for example) which are the opposite of what she has expressed the other
day! It is magical that she is not aware of this fact. She often say,"No! There is no change
at all!" What is the reason? I do not know! I am looking for some reasons myself. (LOL)
I have no time to complete this writing. I just wanted to write that women are not good
philosophers at all. They can make men good philosophers, if men can be patient enough!
(A lot of lol). By the way, they themselves do not think so.
Thank you for reading. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
How are you? Every day is special and hopefully you fully enjoy it.
Every time I read your writting, I found you never stop improving yourself. You are of a
great thought. You are so brave to propose an issue that I, as a woman, had to argue a
lot.
Acutually, I am not a philosopher at all. That is the truth.
"Philosophy" is a word which has been used in many ways, some wider, some narrower.
In order to fully understand men, we women must ourselves be in some degree
philosophers. There is also, however, a more personal answer. The circumstances of
men's lives do much to determine their philosophy, but, conversely, their philosophy does
much to determine their circumstances. Even though I am not a philosopher, I really love
philosophy. I am taking the liberty to critisize your issue is partly right and partly wrong.
I am also sure that women has profoundly affected the philosophic temper that the
development of philosophy cannot be understood if they are ignored.
I personally think that I owe a word of compliment and apology to your issue. You are
still a notable example for me to learn from, on the other hand, you are a man whom
women appreciate a lot and attack more, hehe.
Show my smile...
Best Blessing.
Lovely Cathy, August 14, 2008
Alison Gu August 14th 2008

Hi Behnam,
The huge replies attracted my attention, you realy gathered so many English Lovers here-
-So nice :)
I'm Alison, it is really nice to meet all of you, I read some of you but due to the huge
amount, I think I still have time to read the all :)
This plat is for communication, use the same language, from different part in the
Earth,that's miracle!
Maybe I will talk about something happend in my life here someday, ask for some advises
or sharing joyes, sadness...
Anyway, just as Behnam said, life is really beautiful, please enjoy it! :)
P.S Hi,Behnam,can I ask how to pronounce your name? It's something bothered me lot :)
Best Regards
Alison
Hi JUNNIE,
How are you my new friend from Republic of the Philippines; country located on a group
of islands in the Pacific Ocean?
So many thanks for putting message on this site and in this humble thread. You are
welcome. In fact, we need an English teacher to manage us, and to teach us at the same
time.
As I have written before, I am really pressed for time. I, personally, have no time to chat,
or to E-mail. I hope my friends will take this golden opportunity to improve their English
skills with your help. It will be a great honour for me if you kindly write something, or
make comment about something in my thread. I promise to keep conversation going.
By the way, would you please write a little bit more about yourself? I am interested in
knowing your gender, because my way of writing is firmly affected by the gender of the
reader (LOL). I am so, and I think all men are so. (LOL). Do not get me wrong! Men often
try to be polite to women. Some of them (almost all of them) are pretending. They are not
polite at all. Fortunately, I am a frank person. I hate pretending. In fact, I do not need to
pretend. I have got what a man needs to live!(LOL) I said that my behaviour is different,
respect to who I am writing to. Yes! But I did not mean being polite or something like
that. I meant to write something that is useful for the readers.
All the best,

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Hi Stella,
How are you keeping?
Thank you very much for your nice question. Thank you once again for your beautiful
writing, and your agreement (LOL).
First of all, let me give you a direct answer. No, I do not agree with a marriage that is
suggested, is chosen, or is decided by my parents.
Now, it is time to explain it a little bit further and give some reasons. My father once
said,"Behnam! That girl in the family is a good case, how do you think about her?" I
answered, "Daddy! What is/are your reason/s? How is a good case from your point of
view?" Daddy answered, "Well! A good girl is someone who has respect for her father-in-
law to be!!!"
As far as I know, everybody has got their especial definition of good and bad. In order
words, the definition of "good girl" is different in different dictionaries! The same goes for
the definition of other things.
Some people have got a stupid definition of "good girl"! In such cases, there is a dying
need to advise them or give them some tips. For example, a friend of mine once said, "In
my opinion, a good girl is someone who is beautiful and her father has got a lot of
money!" Another friend once said, "I think, a good girl is someone who is the only child of
a very rich family!"
There is a funny, but meaningful joke in Azeri culture. A boy was very sad and depressed.
His mother asked for the reason, he answered, "Mum! I am deeply in love." His mother
was greatly surprised at that news and happily asked, "Great! Who is that lucky girl you
are in love with?" The boy answered stupidly, "She is who you choose!"
To sum up, there are different people, different dictionaries, and then different definition.
There is no universal rule. To put it another way, it is not easy to define a thing that has
universal appeal.
All in all, I, personally, agree with discussion, receiving some advice or tips, being
suggested etc. but, I always like to make final decision on my own, because, I hate losing
freedom of choice, and being controled externally.
Thank you for reading. I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,


Hi Cathy,
Thank you for your nice writing, making comment, and criticising. I am always willing to
hear constructive criticism.
It can be proven just by looking at my writing a little bit more closely that I have not
meant women have not got philosophy. As a matter of fact, everybody has got philosophy,
but the philosophy of Behnam is different from the philosophy of Aristotle (LOL). What I
have written; and I still believe so, is that women cannot be good philosophers.
To avoid confusion, and in order to clarify, we should define "good philosophy". A chat
friend of mine once said, "My philosophy in life is enjoying my life, and we are created to
enjoy our life!" You can guess this person is a westerner, or at least she follows western's
philosophy. I asked her, "According to this philosophy, what is the definition of
humanity?" She answered, "The more enjoyment you have got, the better human being
you are!"
It is easily apparent that, however, that is a sort of philosophy, but stomach based (LOL).
It is worth mentioning that a good philosophy is sets of ideas that guide people. When it
comes to guiding, there are some issues and a lot of questions. Start point, the guideline,
and final point. In other words, these three important questions should be answered:
1- Where am I from? (Start point)

2 Why am I here? (The guideline)
3- Where am I going to? (Final point)
These very important questions are what a human being asks, and searches for the
answers.
It is time to make some conclusion:
1- There are a lot of glitters, but all that glitters is not gold!
2- The higher degree in humanity levels, the more someone thinks and searches for the
answers of those mentioned three questions.
3- A good philosophy answers to the questions of human beings without any paradox!
It must be noted in conclusion that the number of philosophies are as many as the number
of human beings in the world, but some of them are valid. To be precise, they are limited,
and are not applicable.
Thank you for reading. Please do not lose touch with me.
All the best,


Hi Alison,
How are you?
Thanks a million for putting message in this thread. You are welcome.
Thank you once more for your good words.
Thanks to Clare, the owner of this powerful site, we, all, are here able to make
conversation with people from all over the world, to share our happiness and sadness
with them. As a matter of fact, she has assembled a large number of people, who are
gathered together in this place, often for making friends, making conversation, improving
their English skills, and sharing their sadness and happiness. We are killing a lot of birds
(not two) with one stone! (LOL)
It is fairly obvious that when we share sorrow, it divides; when we share happiness, it
multiplies. Therefore; we, sometimes, should divide, and other time we should multiply.
(LOL) Both of them are parts of our nature.
You are interested in knowing the pronunciation of my name. Thank you for your interest.
(LOL)
As you can see, my name, "Behnam", contains two vowel sounds; "e" and "a". So, it has
got two syllables. The first syllable is stressed. "e" is pronounced as in 'bed" and "a' is
pronounced as in "come". (Beh.nam/'behn^m/)
Would you please write a little bit more about yourself, and introduce yourself to us as
completely as possible?
All the best,

ugi August 18th 2008

hello dear behnam
i'm hasan, from babol, plz help me to imporove my english languge.
i'm new in this site, and i dont know how i can use this Situation... plz guide me... my
email: hasan_kalantari_ir@yahoo.com
if u chat with yahoo mesenger, its my id: hkd_2004version!
i wait for your mail, and guide...

Hi Hasan,
How are you?
So many thanks for putting message in this thread. Unfortunatelly, nowadays, I am very
busy. I am really pressed for time. I have no time to email, or to chat. I am so sorry.
All people on this site are improving their English. I am improving my English like other
people. Please join us. My friends and I will welcome your writings and questions with
open arms.
Your English is very good. You can improve it easily on this powerful site.

All the best,

Dear Friends,
How are you? I hope you are in a good health and enjoying your life.
We all know the story of the shepherd boy who cried wolf. The boy decided to have some
fun at the expense of the villagers. He shouted, "Help, help, the wolf is here." The
villagers heard him and came to his rescue. But when they got there, they saw no wolf and
the boy laughed at them. They went away. The next day, the boy played the same trick and
the same thing happened.
Then one day, while the boy was taking care of his sheep, he actually saw a wolf and
shouted for help. The people in the village heard him but this time nobody came to his
rescue. They thought it was another trick and did not trust him anymore. He lost his sheep
to the wolf.
What is the moral of the story?
The moral of the story is:

1) When people tell lies, they lose credibility.
2) Once they have lost credibility, even when they tell the truth, no one believes them.
Un-kept promises lead to loss of credibility too. This is a little bit different.
All the best,


at first, i want ,say tanx to behnam.... tanx, realy tanx, i hope i could be active at this
site...
your story is very good, i read all of it , carfully. i write story, like this story and, put
there... but perhaps there will have some mistake...
hasan...
alina August 18th 2008

hello to all....i am very happy to see every one omproving their english...n all of u are
really very good...
well i want to learn new words n improve my english aswell...thank u so much to all.
i think i will improve my english by visiting this site daily.
no need for emails i hope.because i find it more convinient than emails.
thank u to all.
Alina
qingqing August 19th 2008

Dear Behnam,
I'm very glad to hear you!you said you miss Qingqing !now ,I told you a thing,she is
missing you all time !!
NOw ,I watch TV for the Olympic!!very glad for our basketball ,like Yao ming,Yi jianlian
and so on!!and very glad that we have won so many gold medals!
It's a pity that Liu xiang can't take part in it because of his feed hurt!!
about me ?
work day and day !finding new work day and day !!
then sleep,have meal,!
OK
see you later!!
I will miss you!!
wow!!the basketball in your country is very well !!

hello dear qingqing
your country have worked very well in this olapic, but our country because of some
reason havn't worked go0od. i'm very sad for iran! we have go0od people ,powerful
player,but cant succses in the world.
i thinke in next olampic,if we try,we can have some gold medal...
i'm hasan,21 years old...
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hello everyone...i am again here to read n understand english...n imrove it.its nice to see
that everyone is taking part ....
thank u.

i hope someone replies to me aswell n pays attension to incourage me. :((
thank u all.
Hi alina,
How are you? I hope you are in a good health and in a good mood.
Welcome to this site and thread. Thank you so much for leaving message in this thread. I
am really interested in making friends with you.
Your English is very good. You can improve it easily on this site. Please join us. My
friends and I are always ready to help you with your English. When we help you, we,
ourselves, make progress at the same time. In fact, we help ourselves. Therefore, do not
worry about asking questions. Thank you for joining us.
Would you please give us a little more information about yourself?
Please do not hesitate to write to me and to my friends. We would welcome any advice or
suggestions with open arms.
All the best,


Hi Hasan,
How is it going? I hope everything is well with you.
Thank you for leaving message and writing in this thread. Please keep conversation
going. I mean, do not stop writing.
Our main aim of gathering together is improving our English skills and making friends
with people from all over the world, and then being familiar with different cultures which
are on earth. We should help each other with achieving our goal.
Please do not hesitate to write in this thread. I will answer all your writings to the best of
my ability.
All the best,

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your great response. Actually most of my coleague here were gone from
arranged marriage and they told me that, it was their parent's decision so they dont have
any choice but to follw it.They are Muslims and that is one their traditions. Some of them
told me that as time goes by, they have learned to love their partner despite of some mis
understanding some are not give comments. in the lighter side its good to hear that you
have your own decision about this matter, I wish one of my colleague would think first
before engaging with that kind of tradition someday and advocate the essence of freedom.
Great! being honest is a virtue. So we should always mean what we are saying. And
remember a man who could trust in a little thing could be trusted even more in a big
thing. Its hard to regain one's credibility once you've lost it, as you have said no one
would believe you anymore if one has been shown his/her dishonesty . On the other hand
if a person is determine to change he/she should never lie anymore and keep doing good
and be patient despite of people's criticisms.
Thanks...have a nice day...
kind regards
Stella

Hi Qingqing,
How are you doing? I hope you are enjoying evry minute of your life.
Thanks so much for your writing. It really made me happy. Please try your best to make
me happy continuously. It can be done just by writing regularly.
These days, your country has got a lot of guests from all over the world. I strongly believe
that Chinese people are good hosts.
If I were in a position to make a comment about Iranian sportsmen and sportswomen, I

would say, "Do not blame anyone, no pain no gain."
You sow what you reap! That is the law of nature; it is really the law of cause and effect.
Thank you once again for your good words. Please do not lose touch with me.
All the best,


hi dear behnam
you are very active, and try to answer all people who leave mesege to this thread. i say
tank u instead of all friend in this theard...

mr behnam, i am wating for 10 min in this theard for write mesege... but i dont now what
am i write?!:-s... i realy want write some meseg , but i cant... i havenot any idia, any
topic!

Hi Stella,
How are you? I hope you are fine.
Thank you for paying attention to my writings.
I know that you are originally from the Republic of the Philippines, and you are living in
United Arab Emirates (UAE); Dubai now. Would you please write a little bit more
information about yourself? Could you possibly introduce yourself to us?
All the best,


Hi Hasan,
Thank you for your writings. Please write about whatever you like. Choose a topic and
write about it. You can also make comment on my writings.
I hope to read more about you soon.
All the best,

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Dear Friends,
How are you doing? I hope you are enjoying every minute of your life.
Friendship can be categorized as follows:
1) FRIENDSHIP OF PLEASURE: You are a friend so long as the relationship is

entertaining and fun(a fair-weather friend).
2) FRIENDSHIP OF CONVENIENCE: This is where people make friendship to gain

favours. These friendship last until the usefulness of the other person ends. These
friendships are not permanent.
3) TRUE FRIENDSHIP: This is based on mutual respect and admiration. True friends
are people who have the good of each other at heart and act accordingly. Good deeds
come back to us in the form of good friends. There is lasting goodness both sides. It is
based on character and commitment.
Thank you for reading. I hope to read your comments about this topic soon.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
i am very glad to see ur reply.i hope u r doing good.well my englsih is good but not that
good.i mean i can write n talk in englsih easily but i am not that frequent with it.i mean i
want to learn new words n then use them regularly...i gives good impression as well.
well i did my masters in islamic studeis.i am 25 n i live in paksitan near to iran.i have met
so many irani people when i went for umrah to makkah.i like their scarfs ,their chadars
..the long cloth they wear ladies..n their coats they r beautiful.
well iran has so may famous things zafran is one of them.one of my uncle went to iran n
he brought zafran form there.
well which topic will be good for talking u decide.
hmm so u r physics teacher.thats wonderful.i am very glad to see that u give so much
attension to this forum i mean this thread.
u can suggest me some tips for impriving my english.like reading one page english
newspaper daily.at home n with friends we talk in urdu.thats why its not imroved.n as i
know here u all only understand english.i cant talk in urdu n farsi n turkish...lolz so here i
am forced to write english n this is the best thing to improve my english.
i also read what ever u write to others.this will also improve my englsih.
i also want to learn n use new words.i have books at home.but confused what to start first.
i really liked the way u srated.n mashallah u impppppppproved alot...really.
Regards.
Alina August 20th 2008.
Dear Behnam,yes went trought this topic.its very nice.n true friendsship is the real
friendship.
please do correct me if u find some mistakes in my writing without any

hesitations.everyone is welcome to correct me.jazakallah.

Salam Behnam,
I'm a pure Filipino, 23 of age. I've worked here in Dubai as an office secretary since
February 2008. Actually it's my first time to work abroad and I find it quite difficult but I
admit this is a good training ground. Our company was owned by a respectcful architech
from Iran. He created 2 towers that is presently building now and hope to be finished in
2009. Most of my coleagues as I have said before are Muslims, because most of them qre
originated from India, Iran, and Pakistan. To tell you the truth the moment I stepped here
in Dubai I made lots of adjustment specially in dealing with other person from different
countries. My culture, way of living, language, beliefs, traditions, and religion are
definitely differ from them. And i am respecting those distinction between me and them.Its
great that there is an english language that help us to understand each other and I was so
glad that through this medium I have learned to make friends with my colleagues and as
well as from our client. All of my collgues are good and friendly and they have a concern
for each and everyone.
Thanks for reading. Could you please correct my poor writings.
Merci..
Stella

Dear Alin,
How are you doing?
Thank you for your writing. It is really interesting. I cannot correct you, because I am a
beginner myself. Your English is very good. I understood what you have written, and you
can understand me easily, therefore, it means that we are making conversation in English,
and that is enough. Of course, we should try to improve our English skills, but it is a
lifelong process. We should learn it, gradually, little by little, step by step.
Dear Alin, would you please let me know whether you are a male or a female?
All the best,


Hi Stella,
How are you? I hope you are in a happy mood.
Thank you for your writing. Your English is very good, even better than mine. Therefore, I
cannot correct you. In fact, it is not possible for me to correct your English. Should you
correct my writing?
Could you possibly let me know whether you are a male or a female?
Please keep touch with me. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
I am very Sorry.actaully i thought from my name everone can recognize that i am a
female.lolz...
i am girl of age 25.not i hope i have cleared ur doubts.
yes you are right.Its a life long process.n it goes on..learning never comes to an end....till
the last moment we learn new things.
so u teach physics,,,what else u do?
what about ur family what about your likings?
hope to hear from u soon.
thank u.
Alina
Aug 20,2008
Cathy Li August 21st 2008

Dear Behnam,
How are you? It rained heavily this morning in Beijing. Now it is still a little gloomy
outside. I hope everything is going well around you, and you can enjoy every day no
matter whatever it is like.
I can�??t tell what on earth the rain spoke to me this morning. However, I am happy to
see rainbow after rain. Whenever a good rain washes the world, and a rainbow appears
in the sky, let me remember to appreciate its beauty, wonderful and fleeting.
What does friendship mean? There is no definite answer. An eternal theme in literature,
friendship is also indispensable in daily life. Friendship is to our life what salt is to
dasher. When you are happy, friendship is just like adding flowers on the brocade; when
you are sad, friendship is a dose of consolation; if you are in trouble, friends will
surround you and remove the barriers for you; if you have a hard nut to crack, you can
turn to friends for help. Friendship isn't almighty, but no one can live happily without it. I
suppose if life is just like a rain, friendship must be a rainbow. The rainbow is a sign of
hope for tomorrow and it is also the good thing for every one to cherish and appreciate.
As for me, I can�??t live without friends. Even though each friend plays a different role
in my life, I surely believe that there is something in common between us-that is
truthfulness, kindness and mutual understanding. True friends makes me complete.
If you are finding such a friend, please walk in my world and enjoy the great pleasure of
it.
Best wishes.


Hi Alina,
How are you doing? I hope you are in a good health.
Thank you so much for your reply. I am afraid I could not make a guess about your
gender by paying attention to your name, because I am not familiar with boys' name and
girls' name.
As you have said, I teach Physics, and I also work as a researcher for a company.
I like learning English, playing chess, walking, swimming, surfing on the Internet,
listening to music, reading books, travelling, lying on the sands of the beach, hunting,
driving in a rainy weather in a dense forest, horse riding, drinking water and tea, setting
fire in a dark night and then having a barbecue on the beach, or in forest or in a green
place, eating fruits, eating walnut when it is green yet, playing Saz(Turkish guitar),
singing when I am alone, being a famous person in the world, making a difference in the
world, making world a good place to live, understanding the secret, or the mystery of the
universe, being helpful, making people happy, giving hope to someone who is hopeless
etc.
I dislike to be fooled, to be cheated, to be useless, to cook, to watch TV, to read

newspaper, to go shopping, to follow fashion(to be very concerned about wearing), to be
mothered, to be advised by women, to walk in a crowded place, to stand in a queue, not to
finish when I have made a start, etc.
I live with my parents in a flat in Tehran. Both my parents are teachers. I have got only a
sister. She is married.
Thank you for reading. I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,

majal August 21st 2008

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for a humbly and promptly response. You�??re really such a down to earth
being, you know I have read most of your messages here in the thread and no doubt you
have a very good foundation in English. I was impressed for the writings that you have
done which make everyone of us motivated to study English language more seriously. Any
way just continue sending more inspirational story and thoughts and we�??ll keep
reading on that. I also want to acknowledge those people who post their messages in this
thread, �??you guys are really nice and well verse in English�?� thanks to Ms. Clare
who construct this useful site..
By the way I am a girl and I want to speak English without hesitancy however once I start
to speak, I can�??t help the feeling of being conscious therefore there is the time
wherein I got lost and find for the next word to say. And I end up for thinking and cause
me to stop which is really embarrassing. What will I do?
Anyhow�?�I read your topic regarding friendship. Truthfully having lots of friend is a
great treasure in life but we need to be aware of choosing the right one. It�??s much
better to have a few friends but you know all the way, that he/she will be there for you all
the time, rather than having many friends who are just present in the happy moment of
your life but moves away in times of trouble.
I wanted to share this brief story of friendship with you guys and let us learn from the
moral of the story and make this as a guide to be a trustworthy one.
Long time ago in ancient Greece, there was a man named Socrates who was highly
knowledgeable and an esteemed philosopher. He was approached by a fellow one day.
That person told Socrates that he has some information to tell him about his friend.
Before he could even start talking about his friend, Socrates told him to take a test known
as the Triple Filter Test.
The first test was the filter of truth. Socrates asked him if the information he had was the
truth. The person said that he had just heard it on the way and was not sure if it was the
absolute truth. The second filter was that of Goodness. He asked if the information was
regarding anything good about his friend. The man said it was actually the opposite. The
third filter was that of Usefulness. Socrates asked if the information was useful to him in
any way. The man replied in the negative.
Socrates then replied that when the information regarding a friend is not true, good or
useful, then why it should be conveyed at all. The moral of the story is that you may
always participate in loose gossip, but when it comes to your friends it is just not worth it.
You know your friends better than others. So you must avoid talking behind the back of
your dearest friends. It only leads to strained relations and shows that you are not
reliable or trustworthy as a friend.
Thanks for reading�?��?�have a wonderful day�?�
Best regards,
Stella
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Hi Cathy,
How are you? I hope you are fine, and enjoying your life.
So many thanks for your nice writing. It really made me feel glad and happy.
I love rainy weather. I like walking in the rain. Unfortunately, it is not raining in Tehran.
It is unbearably hot instead! There is not heavy rain in most parts of Iran. There is not
heavy rain in Tehran too.
Speaking about weather reminds me to add something to my likes and dislikes list! (LOL)
I dislike summer and winter. I really like autumn and spring.
As you have pointed, the world without friends and love is a very dark place. It is really
like a grave. I believe, there are only two possibilities for living; to love someone, or to be
loved by someone. I strongly believe that dying is much better than living without loving
someone, or without being loved by someone.
We meet a lot of people who do not love someone and are not loved by someone too, but
still alive! In fact, they are not living. They are making their holes full and empty again
and again (Pardon my French!)! How many times must I do these foolish actions? What
is the result? How many times should I care about what to eat, what to wear, how much
should I sleep and so on?
Let me give you a formula, or a benchmark to judge about people! If someone does not
use the words "love", and "to be loved" in their definitions of life, they are some real
fools.
Love defines life. The life without love is nonsense!

Friendship is much meaningful than love! It is not easy for some people to keep a
friendship going! Selfishness and misunderstanding are two main reasons of this
problem! Misunderstanding even is much more dangerous than other things. I think,
misunderstanding is a poison that destroys friendship easily.
Unfortunately, we are created with this bad habit. We are always looking behind of tinted
glass. Therefore, we always see the world coloured. The colours are our way of thinking,
our behaviours, our habits, our culture, our beliefs, our attitudes and so on.
We cannot get rid of these tinted glasses that we are wearing! This is a part of our nature.
Fortunately, we can make our tinted glasses a little bit transparent by being open-minded,
by travelling a lot, by gaining experience from different situations and so on, but it is not
possible to make it completely transparent!
Thank you for reading. This topic should be dug deeper! I will write about it in a due
course. I hope to read your comments about this topic soon.
All the best,

Cathy Li August 22nd 2008

Dear Behnam,
I'm happy to read your updated information. It's sunny today. I love the sunshine,
especially just going through a heavy rain. Hopefully you can laugh happily. I guess your
smile must be as shining as the sunshine.
As you mentioned, you like autumn and spring among four seasons. As for me, I enjoy
four seasons. Of four seasons, I like summer best. It defines the fire of love, burning and
flaming. However, a swallow can't make a summer, that is, four seasons make a full year.
Spring is a lovely season, it means the coming hope. It's a time for renewal and a time for
love. To sow in spring and reap in autumn. There is a breath of autumn in the air today in
Beijing. Autumn is pleasantly cool and it is the best season in Beijing. Winter is serene
and silent. It brings the cold weather. It makes us to know love can warm our hearts in the
cold days.
I like the words "Love defines life". From your writings, I can tell that you are a real wise
man who is full of love and knows how to love. As a female friend, I'm happy to tell that
you brings the new hope for women. To be your friend is to enjoy the colorful life.
As we grow to maturity, we are fully convinced that without love, we can't live any more.
As we experience a lot, we are fully realized that love is the easiest thing we can give
freely and the most difficult thing we can gain happliy.
Friendship colors the meaning of love. An enduring friendship must be consist of

understanding, unselfishness and kindness. I firmly think that kindness is the nature of
human beings. However, it's not enough only with kindness. As life moves on, we are
fortunate to know the meaning of understanding. Understanding is the solid foundation to
establish any relationship.
I wish we can sing together with the theme of "friendship".
Let's drink to our friendship.

behnam August 22nd 2008

Hi Stella,
How are you doing?
Thanks a million for your delightful writing. I really enjoyed reading it. It is very
interesting.
My spoken English is not good. I have got a lot of problems with my oral English. You
have mentioned one of them. The most important problem (for me) is my accent.
You should know, my mother tongue is Azeri. I live in Tehran; therefore, I have to speak
in Farsi. I have no problem with Farsi, but actually, I am always translating from Azeri
language into Farsi. As you know, it takes some time. When I am speaking in English, I
have to translate it from Azeri into Farsi, then from Farsi into English! You can guess
how much will it take for me to say just one sentence (LOL). So, do not worry about your
spoken English. Try to use filler, when you are going to make conversation with people. It
keeps conversation going.
I believe, it is not possible for me to get rid of my bad accent. I have tried my best to
master my accent, and I have made a good progress in it, but that is not enough.
We should improve our English skills. On the other hand, we should know that there is
only a remote possibility of meeting someone who is a native English speaker, and who is
from London or Washington, D.C.as well! So, we should take it(our English) easy!
Your written story is great. We must avoid gossiping about our friends. When there is
gossiping, there is no friendship!
Friends are like books, they should be a few but worthwhile!
All the best,

Dear Behnam
Although we are sure about our ability and take some action but a small mistake our
slipness change our life.
A singular case of physical indurance occurred in Khansar,a small town near Esfahan, on
Wednesday .Babakohee went hunting. During his walk he found a rabbit, which ran into a
hollow stump 10 feet high. He could not reach the game. He climbed to the top of the
stump, and as he did so his left arm became fastened in a spilt near the top, so that he was
held fast. In attempting to extricate himself he slipped and was held suspended by the
wrist. He could not possibly loosen himself. He called for help, but, being some distance
from any house, he was not heard. Seeing no hope of relief, he made up his mind to cut
his throat. He got his knife from his pocket, open it with his teeth, and was in the act of
putting it into his neck when his fortitude gave away. Baring his arm,he felt for the elbow
joint and made a deep incision in the flesh for the purpose of severing his arm,and
thereby effecting his release. He missed the joint and made several gashes in his arm in
trying to find it. Under mental and physical pain he fainted. His muscles became relaxed,
and he dropped to the ground. When he recovered he walked to his house.by this unlucky
Babakohee lose his confidance.
Warm regards,
Mohsen

Hi Cathy,
How are you keeping? I hope you are in a good health, enjoying your life.
So many thanks for your good words about me. That is very kind of you to write these so
nice things.
Your writing was interesting as always. I enjoyed reading it a lot. Thank you very much
indeed.
You are a philosopher and a poet as well. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
How are you doing? I hope everything is going well with you and you are enjoying every
minute of your life.
Thank you for your writing. Although I could not understand it, but I appreciate it.
Actually, I found it very complicated to understand. I know that there is some nice points
and some advice, but I cannot get them. There are some words that I could not find their
meaning. Your English is excellent. My English is not as good as yours. Would you please
do me a big favour and write in a simple way? I would appreciate if you could write as
simple as you can.
Dear Mohsen! I know there is an important point in your text which is hidden for me. I
can only make some guess about it, but I am not sure. As a matter of fact, I dislike making
guess about anything. Making guess is because of the lack of knowledge. In fact, we make
guess about something because we have not got sufficient knowledge about it. I believe,
we should try our best to make the universe easy to understand. It is the most important
duty of Physicists (not me! I am Physics khan na Physics dan! LOOOL)
Be kind enough to write simple. You know, making people feel sad because of their
insufficient knowledge is not a good habit! (LOOOL)
PLEASE WRITE AS SIMPLE AND DIRECT AS POSSIBLE!
All the best,


Dear Mohsen,
How are you?
I read your writing and found it interesting. Although I didn�??t know what exactly you
mean, I admired your vivid writing, which reminded me of a Chinese sentence�?�A
single slip may cause lasting sorrow�?�.
I really hope you can write more in this room and let us appreciate your writings and
know more about you.
When in doubt do nowt.
Keep in touch.
Dear Behnam,
How are you? So many thanks for your nice words. It really made me feel glad and
happy.
Actually, I really gained a lot by writing to you in this room. I must express my heartfelt
thanks to you and hope that we can keep in good touch. I find that you always carry the
good meaning with simple words, just like the saying goes �??When the heart is full, the
tongue will speak�?�. I wish I can write well as you did, easily and naturally as water
wells up in a spring.
Let me keep following you.
Best Regards

Dear Behnam and Cathy,
I am not really a good writer and i got many lessens from your beautiful writing,i only
gathered some stories in form of Babakohee and write for you, i am making a weblog and
collect all stories in it.there is some expreiences in Babakohee stories that every one
interpret it on his/her believes.
this is a sad story of a lover:
On a summer day in a small hilly woods of Khansar ,when Babakohee was creeping
stealthily up to hunt a prey he heard a sound of tiny footsteps on withered leaves.
Suddenly he turned back and saw a little pup following him. It was so little that it could
hardly walk. Babakohee knew that the wolves never leave their pups alone in such an
early age, he immediately came to the conclusion that the pup had lost its family.
At first he decided to let it go but it kept on following him. Later he decided to take it with
him keeping the fact in mind that if he left it, some other creature would kill it.
He took it with him and it given in the custody of one of his friend,Ebrahim.
Ebrahim lives alone. he was in love with a girl whose father rejected Ebrahim ,so
Ebrahim decided to be far from city and live in Babakohee�??s hut for some days to
forget everything.
He was ordered to take care of pup in every sense. Ebrahim started with it and in just two
days the pup became free with him and he also gave him the best. A few days after
Ebrahim used to spend all his time with the wolf. Ebrahim did not have any family there.
It seemed that they both were head over heals in love. The pup did not eat without him
and he cannot sleep without the pup, so he placed his bed near the pup's place.
one months later, an accident washed the whole love story. It happened so that one day
Ebrahim was going for a walk with the pup when suddenly the pup's paw touched a
hunter trap and in no time a sharp branch of a tree passed through the chest of Ebrahim
and he died at the spot. Babakohee, becoming alarmed at his absence,he plunged into the
wilderness to discover his friend. After several hours
he found his friend dead with the pup mourning by the dead body.
After this incident, the pup stopped eating and after a few days it also died. The pup owed
Ebrahim some love and it returned it with its life.
The pup died with the dead one. This showed that the pup was a true lover.
Best Wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Bahnam and Cathy and other friends
I forget to tell you the address of Babakohee weblog:
Babakohee.tblog.com
You can also share your stories and favorite picture
Id:Babakohee
password: English
I hope you take part in this gurop weblog and write somthing
B. Wishes,
mohsen
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Hi Cathy,
How are you my nice friend? I hope you are enjoying every minute of your life.
Thank you for writing some good sentences. Your way of writing is really wonderful and
interesting. You are not a writer, in fact you are a philosopher and a poet as well.
An important point should be made that we should try to keep conversation and
communication going! How can we do this? Well, we should show our interest, and at
least ask some questions to let people feel that we are expected to receive answers!
In speaking, we often use some words like "Right", "Wow", "Oh", "Really?", "Noooo",
"Uh", and so on. In communication we should try to let people continue writing to us. For
example: Would you please let me know some news about Olympic? (LOL)
I am looking forward to hearing more from you soon.
All the best,

Behnam, 28 Auguest, 2008

Hi Mohsen,
How are you gentleman? I hope you are in a good health.
So many thanks for trying to keep this friendship going. Thank you very much indeed.
Your English is great. Your writings are nice, but a little bit hard to understand.
Dear Mohsen! Would you possibly let me know who Babakoohee is(was)? I have heard
something about him, but I am not sure. There is a singing with these lyrics:
Delam az donya gerefte Babakoohee(My heart is heavy because of the cruel world
Babakoohee)
Hamsaram az khoone rafte Babakoohee(My wife has left home Babakoohee)
......
Or:
Babaaaaaaaaaakoohee
Harfat be man omid dad(Your words gave me hope)
Eshgho be man navid dad(Your words gave me love)
Ashegh shodam dobare(I fell in love again)
Darde delam shod chare(The problem of my heart was solved)
........
Is this Babakoohee the same that you have written some stories about him?
All the best,


Dear friends, Stella, Alina, Araghi, Heyva, Qingqing, Winne, Mitra, Nana, Roghayyeh,
Zita, Shanti, Hossein, fard, Judi, and ...
This is just to let you know that I have missed you terribly. I hope you are in a good health
and everything is going well with you.
I am impatiently waiting to hear from you soon.
All the best,


hello behnam and friends...
i'm so surry, i could not conected to internet for 7 days.
i went to VERESK. do you know veresk!?
veresk is country near the tehran, in firoozkoh road.its very beaty, and cold place.
veresk is name who built bridge in this place in many years ago,when reza khan was king
of iran. this bridge is very strong and tarin move up it.
in that year veresk built that bridge. and reza khan said to veresk , u must go whit your
family and sit under the bridge.and train go on the bridge.
after that, reza khan call this bridge (VERESK)
hasan, 28 August, 2008
marzy.iran August 28th 2008
marzy.iran 10 minutes ago

hi behnam
im very glad for finding this site and also really proud that you are the head of this part.
im started learning english from 2 years ago and now my speaking is good enough but i
have problem in writting , my dictation, and also all these practices can not help me for
passing my master of sience exam.
i hope that this letters can help me to improve my writting and dictation.i need your
suggestion.
thanks

Dear Behnam,
How are you? Thanks for your warm greetings. I am enjoying every minute of life,
especially this moment when I am writing to you.
I would like to illustrate something about Beijing Olympic Games. I define it is successful
as follows:
Firstly, the Beijing Olympics is, by and large, a spectacular party, designed to make the
whole country feel good. Guests are accepted from all over the world, and 80 heads of
state/high government officials attended the opening ceremonies - a feat never before
achieved. Beijing successfully showcased the great improvements in everything to the half
million visitors from all over the world, and those who came with goodwill have
thoroughly enjoyed their stay, and has returned to their respective countries and act as
China's best promoters.
Secondly, the Chinese athletes performed amiably, and finishes with more gold than
anyone else in the last Olympics, and certainly more than China's previous wins. In the
past many Chinese eschewed sports as something frivolous and not important to a child's
future. Sport had a low priority in a child's education. But a healthy body and a healthy
mind go hand in hand. The Beijing Olympics will inspire more Chinese to do sport.
Thirdly, the infrastructure put in will help the entire region continue to grow at double
digits for the next 30 years. For example, the high speed train line (currently the fastest in
the world) effectively integrates the economies of Tianjin and Beijing. Now there will be
many years of filling out the space in between with urban development.
I believe that the Beijing Olympics were the best Olympics ever. It will be hard for any
other host to perform as perfect as Beijing. The Closing Ceremony has far exceeded
anything I've seen before in closing ceremonies. However, it will be surpassed, just like
all others were.
I kept some photos of closing ceremony. If you like, I can send it to your email.
Best Regards,

Dear Mohsen,
How are you? Thanks for your kind sharing and unselfished givings.
It's interesting that we can interpret the same story from different aspects. By the mean of
sharing, we will learn more knowledge and know more about each other.
Best Wishes.

hello marzy.
how are u?!
this site, and behnam, is good for english... dear behnam help all peaple who are in this
site...
i thinke if we try ,we can write evry thing...

Hi Hassan,
How are you my friend? Who is it going? Did you enjoy your trip? I hope so.
Thank you for writing some interesting things about "Veresk". I have seen its picture. It is
a great honour. There are of course some important signs. One of them is great
management!
Your English is very good. Please keep on writing. Definitely, you are right. Your English
will improve soon. Writing helps you with changing your passive vocabulary to active.
Just try to write. Do not worry about making mistakes. When we make mistake, we learn!
This is not my belief. This is a simple fact indeed.
All the best,


Hi Marzy,
How are you? Welcome to this site and to this humble thread.
Thank you for putting message on this site, and in this thread. Thank you once more for
writing some nice sentences about me. It is very kind of you to think so.
My spoken English is very bad. I have a lot of problems with my accent. The main reason
of this fact is don't practising. The reason of don't practising is the lack of friend who is
interested in speaking in English.
I hope we take this golden opportunity to improve our English language skills.
Would you please give us a little bit more information about yourself?
All the best,

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Hi Cathy,
How are you doing? I hope everything is going well with you.
So many thanks for writing some interesting things about Beijing Olympic.
I really like receiving your taken photos from Beijing Olympic. Iranian people have got
an expression which is suitable to use it in this situation. It is "Niki o porsesh!" I do not
know how to translate it into English. I am going to give you some explanation.
Imagine, you are thirsty, and your friend is drinking a glass of water. They ask,"Cathy!
Do you want a glass of water?" You answer, "Niki o porsesh!" Imagine, your friend is
going to the kitchen to take some fruits from refrigerator. They ask, "Cathy do you want
an apple?" You answer,"Niki o porsesh!" It means that of course I want, and the answer
is obviously "yes".
All in all, when you are going to do some good actions, there is no need to ask for getting
permission. Of course, it is a kind of saying "yes" and showing your agreement
humorously.
Therefore, Dear Cathy! "Niki o porsesh!" Of course I like receiving some photos from
Olympic!
Another expression that Iranian people use it in such situation is; "Har che az doost resad
nikoost!" It means; whatever you are received from your friend is nice!
I am impatiently wating to receive your Email.
All the best,


hi behnam!...
How are you doing? I hope everything is ok.
if u let me, i am going to discrib own.
i am 21 years old, i'm a man, and i love joks and fun. i'm boy who lafe all time, and have
many firndes. i like all my friends.i am studying in babol.i'm studing industrial enginier.
my hair is black and white. some people call me old man ... its ok, and i'm not sad for this
word.
i think when i'm growing up, i understand many thing what i think they are fun,and not
important in our life. when i was childe,i hope grow up and be man, like my father, but
now i like come back to that day.
mr behnam, i know those sentencee haven't relation between each other, but i want just
writh some sentence. so plz dont lafe:D;)) :-"
plze give me some topic! i dont know what do i write!
hasan,29 August, 2008
Marina August 29th 2008

Hi to all of you here ,
my name is Marina, female, I'm 25 years old... I like traveling and swimming.... I want to
make friends from all over the world...
I read many writings in this thread , I found them very nice and interesting.... and I found
that all the members here are well education and have good information about
everything, but sometimes they are talking in a philosophic way, maybe because of our
hard life, because " as you know" philosophy comes from hard situations...
It will be from my pleasure to be a new member in this group, because I get a good
impression from it. I wish if we could open a controversial topics ....I will wait for a reply
from a " charming" person ( I hope)....
have a good life.

Marina.

hi Marina.
how are u?! i hope every think is ok for u!
do u want we speak about charming person?!
ok , its good idea.
i'm boy, so my charming person is girl,first who have good behavior and tact . after that
have pretty face for me. pretty is depend on person. its happen for me, i like some body
and i said she is very beautiful, but my friend said: no ,she isn't beautiful.
are u agree with me about this!?
hasan,29 August, 2008
Hi Behnam my esteemed friend,
as I had told previously ,I had gone to my village, I come bake today, I see many friends
are added in our group. my warmest hello to all of them.
God bless you , good louk
Araghi

Hi Hassan,
How are you? I hope you are ok!
Thank you for writing something about yourself. It seems you are a handsome man!
Dear Hassan! Your writing is very good. Do not look for topics. Write about whaever you
like! Everything and every point of life can be a nice topic. For example, as a young boy,
would you please let us know what is(are) your main concern(s) in your life? What is your
biggest preoccupation? In your opinion, what are the advantages and disadvantages of
marriage?
You see, there are a lot of interesting topics to write about.
All the best,


Hi Marina,
How are you? I hope you are in a good mood and in a good health.
Welcome to this site and to this humble thread. Thank you so much for joining us and
putting message in this thread.
I am going to reply to your writing, but I am not sure whether I am a charming person or
not(LOL)!
You are absolutely right! Hard situations make people become philosophers. For a man,
one of the most difficult situation is living alone! (LOL)
I was talking with a friend of mine who is married. I told him living without a partner was
struggling for survival! My friend laughed at me and said, "You should know, getting
married is not just living in heaven! There are two possibilities. You will be a lucky man,
or you will become a good philosopher!" I asked for more explanation. He told me I
would become a philosopher if I got married to an unkind woman, and I would be a lucky
man if I got married to a kind one!
As far as I know, some women are expert at making men become philosophers.
I have written a simple fact of our lives in a humorous way! I did not mean to upset you,
or someone else. I just wanted to add that according to my friend theory, the most difficult
situation in the world is living and spending your time with someone who does not
understand you. There is no difference between men and women from this point of view.
Thank you for reading. Please do not hesitate to criticize, to make comments, to give some
tips or advice, to make suggestions. All your writings will be welcomed with open arms.
All the best,


Hi Araghi,
Long time no see! How are you my nice friend? I have missed you and your writings a lot.
How was your trip? How were the village? I hope you have enjoyed your journey.
Please write about your experience. I am sure your experience is like a good teacher for
all of us.
All the best,

Marina August 30th 2008

Hi Hassan,
Thank you very much for your nice writing... you have made a good motivating for me to
keep writing...
I think there are two kinds of persons : the first one who has a good personality , we like
him but he will be very usual person, it won't be anything special.....
the second one who is very especial .. sometimes he will do unexcpected things... things
we can't imagine, we will love or like him very much.... he will surprise us with his lovely
and strange behaviour...... then we can say he is very " Charming" ....
The first person is more easier to contact with or to marry him ( for example).. but the
second one we will remeber him forever.....
Thank you for reading my bad writing.... I will be so glad if we can be friends..
Have a good day.

Marina.

HI mariana
how are u?!
its right,but if we have one person who have good personality and we love her ,it's very
better than we have 2 kind of people.
so we should try find one person who has both of them!
u can have many frinde and learn many thing from their. and when u take Experience
chose one of them for marride.
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hello behnam and every body...
i think we should be a go0d person , and help each other.it's not important who has what
kind of religion. if you are good man, u have pleasant life after u dead.
if u think, u see , all religion is saiing one thing, and that is be kind , good, influencely
person.
so i belive ,you have every religion , u must be good for your life... that is it...
do u agree with me?

hi ugi
thank you.
i think like you.we can help each other for learning more.specially in writing . becouse i
think english a part of writing is almost nice but i have to change my mind about writing .
i hopeful to improve more .
with best wishes for u
marzy

hi ugi
thank you.
i think like you.we can help each other for learning more.specially in writing . becouse i
think english a part of writing is almost nice but i have to change my mind about writing .
i hopeful to improve more .
with best wishes for u
marzy

hi behnam
i hope u be ok.
and about more information: im marzyeh ahmadieh as surely u know im female ,from iran
im 23 years old , im studying medical information in iran university ,im living in tehran
,im studying for master of science exam.
and about english im exactly opposite of u.i love speaking and i have alot of freind to
speak with them in english .
i think english apart of writing and grammer point is enjoyable.but any way im going to
be friend with writing im trying to write my plan &my diary in english .
but using grammer point in writing is hard for me specially in exams.
any way i am sure this kind of letter can help me to improve becouse i have to think about
dictation and ,...more.
i hope we can be good friend .and also i have an eyes operation in 2 days so i will be
absent for almost 2 week and i need your pray .but after that i promise to be a good
student and a good freind.
with best wishes
marzy
ugi August 31st 2008

hello marzy
i'm happy when i saw, u read my writer...
my english is'n good, i think u understand:D...
i pray for u, and i know u can accept in university...
i'm like u too.i am going to get accepting from Foreigner country, so i'm have to improve
my english Language.
i hope it be better with write some thing here.
look, we just speak about our english Language... specialy own:d... plz speak about
another thing.
let go...
ugi
marzy.iran August 31st 2008

Hi ugi:
Why your user name is ugi ?i think u want to show that u r full of mystery .
I m sure if u want u can pass you exam.but im not fond of studying in oversea.becouse I
love my country & and im proud of every thing that I have.and also im some how sure
when a person go to abroad think about other thing more than studying but some people
after graduation return to their country and,�?�yeah all people are not like each
other.any way im sure if u really want u can,and about your English you have adventure
to start learning it and writing ,in my idea it is half of way don�??t worry im sure u will
improve soon.
By the way are u girl or boy ??
With best wishes
marzy

hi marzy
how are u?!
;))no, u Wrong... because when i was child,i went to game net,and in game net , every
body has one nick name and because of i was leader of our team. my nick name was ugi...
and other person in my team were "doostan"
have u ever seen "ugi va doostan"?... ok?!
yes, of cours, but if u went out of iran , u can grow up soon.and be a man;)... i hope i be
successful in my life... i love god, i love life , i love own, i love all people in the world. so
every body help me to i be successful.
and answer your last qustion... ==> i'm boy and 21 years old.
my name is hasan.i'm studiing Industrial engineer in university ==>" oloom va fonoone
babol"
have nice time, job, life...
;) hasan

hi marzy
how are u?!
;))no, u Wrong... because when i was child,i went to game net,and in game net , every
body has one nick name and because of i was leader of our team. my nick name was ugi...
and other person in my team were "doostan"
have u ever seen "ugi va doostan"?... ok?!
yes, of cours, but if u went out of iran , u can grow up soon.and be a man;)... i hope i be
successful in my life... i love god, i love life , i love own, i love all people in the world. so
every body help me to i be successful.
and answer your last qustion... ==> i'm boy and 21 years old.
my name is hasan.i'm studiing Industrial engineer in university ==>" oloom va fonoone
babol"
have nice time, job, life...
;) hasan
Hi Hassa,
How are you?
Thank you for your writing. Have you read my last writing to you? If the answer is "Yes",
what is your response? If the answer is "No", what is the reason then?(LOL)
Thank you very much for trying your best to keep this friendship going.
All the best,


Hi Marziyeh,
How are you?
Thank you for information.
I will keep my fingers crossed for you in your eye- operation.
I hope to see your come back to this site and to this humble thread very soon.
All the best,

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Marina August 31st 2008

Hi Behnam,
are you a charming person??? I don't know... It's depends on you. lol.
anyway.. I hope you are.. then our conversations will be more excited..... but as I noticed
from your writings you talk like a teacher or politic man... and in this case you are not
charming but you are a nice man who deserves respect and appriciate .... and I will be so
glad if we were friends...
I really liked many writings belong to you.... and I can say that your English is very good
....
Thank you for reading my text and for writing to me .... I wish to keep contacting
together...
Marina.

hello beham
i have written , but i think this wasn't post!
ok ,i write again ;)...
my main concern in my life is my education.because if we have good education we
successful in our life. in all field.
and when u arrive education, you can find good wife, have good family, good, job, and
altogether YOU CAN HAVE GOOD LIFE.
and my biggest preoccupation is " i be a professor. i hope i'll be a professor next 6 years.
what advantages are of marride for me are good family, have little beutifuly and have
good education.
and i like my husband understand me and our life... and help me to have good life...
and what disadvantages are of marride are investment... and... i dont know... i think other
choise is so so , mean isn't very important, but important...

hello beham
i have written , but i think this wasn't post!
ok ,i write again ;)...
my main concern in my life is my education.because if we have good education we
successful in our life. in all field.
and when u arrive education, you can find good wife, have good family, good, job, and
altogether YOU CAN HAVE GOOD LIFE.
and my biggest preoccupation is " i be a professor. i hope i'll be a professor next 6 years.
what advantages are of marride for me are good family, have little beutifuly and have
good education.
and i like my husband understand me and our life... and help me to have good life...
and what disadvantages are of marride are investment... and... i dont know... i think other
choise is so so , mean isn't very important, but important...
Hi Marina,
How are you?
Thank you for your writing. To tell you the truth, I do not like to be a "Charming person",
and I do not know what you mean by that. Would you mind telling me what exactly you
mean by "Charming person"? Would you mind saying a little bit more about it? (LOOL)
I am trying my best to treat people with respect, and I would like to be treated
respectfully. I expect so! (LOL)
I have no idea about politics, due to the fact that I have no knowledge about it. I believe
"Honesty is the best policy!"
Definitely I am a teacher(lecturer), but not an English teacher. I love Physics and my I

love job as well.
It seems from your writing that you are Arab, and you are more likely Muslim. There is a
nice quotation (Hadis) from Prophet Mohammad about politics. It is "Al-nejato fi sedgh!"
It is very hard for a lady to have a steady friendship with a man. I did not mean to upset.
It is a part of their nature. It does not necessarily mean that there is something wrong
with them.
I have learned from experience that women are not able to keep friendship going. They
fall in love easily and forget easily too. They hate easily too. I believe simple steady
friendship between a man and a woman is meaningless.
Their heart is unusual. For a right lady, there is only one, and only one, place for a man
to stay there. Therefore, if they make friends with someone, they will fall in love with him
soon. There is no doubt about it. It is a proven fact in the world of human beings.
Your way of writing is very familiar to me! It smells like a well-known text. It smells Arab
(LOL).
I am not going to hurt your feelings. I did not mean to hurt. I usually did not mean to hurt,
but actually, I hurt (LOOOOOOOOOOOL). So, please do not worry. Keep on writing!
By the way, HAPPY RAMADAN TO YOU! Please pray for me when you are fasting and
after your SALAT!

All the best,
September 2008
araghi September 1st 2008

Salam Behnam and my Muslim friends,
Happy Ramadam to you and to everyone,

I'd like to wish you a blessed Ramadan, may Allah accept from us and from you. please
keep all the Muslims and me in your Dua,
Best wishes
Araghi
marzy.iran September 1st 2008

hi ugi:
i dont mean bad about mystery , in my own idea meystery usually is good specially about
girls it makes them more attractive .and about studying abroad i hope u have enough
(janbe)for grow up in positive meaning . u can help other if u really love them no matter
where u are living or what is your nationality. becouse when it comes to helping others
just Humanity is important.
hasan u are so young u have Competency to improve you have time to be best wherever
GOD wants and in whatever GOD wants and dont forget that GOD always want best
thing for us.
also happy your ramezan i hope best whishes for you and for your family in this month.
dont forget us in the time of eftar .
marzy
marzy.iran September 1st 2008

hi behnam:
how are u ?
thank you for your pray for my eyes operation .but actually i have had more exam & after
them my Doctor said that i have to wait more .at first i got a bit upset but when i think
more i got Embarrass becouse im sure god wanted so ,and now im waiting for best
blessing from GOD.
i wanted to get rid of my glasses just becouse im tired but it is far from Loyalty becouse
my glasses were always with me ,....
by the way happy ramezan to you and your family .plz dont forget us when u r praying
becouse we have in our qoutations that teachers have good dignity by the GOD .
i have two question like beginners.

first whats the meaning of (lol) that u write in the end of some sentences .it means like
kidding or joking?
secend: why you write ramedan ?becouse i think ramezan is a word that came to english.
with best wishes

marzy
ugi September 2nd 2008

hello marzy
how are u?! i hope u have good time in ramezan.
yes i know, it is'nt depend on where i am liveing. but i think in iran we can't grow up!
see, some people that haven't any knowledge are very powerfulin iran. i love iran, i never
think about go out of iran for knowledge but when i see around me,i angry and disided get
away . i hope iran come back to when its powerful and all country respect it.
i sure GOD never like this people ,i hope they will see their torture(shekanje). :-(
and happy your ramezan too. i hope, have good time, and use all time at this month.
out of discussion==> i have fast, in this year , day is very long. i have headache. i hope
very soon , i hear the sound of AZAN :D
hasan
behnam September 2nd 2008

Salam My dear friend Mr Araghi,
How are you?
Thank you for your message. Happy Ramedan to you too. I hope this month brings you
prosperity and satisfaction.
Please pray for me too.
All the best,

Behnam, 2 September, 2008

Dear Marziyeh,
Thank you so much for your writing. Happy Ramedan to you too. I hope this month brings
you a lot of satisfaction and prosperity.
It was very kind of you to think and to say so. I am a teacher, but teaching, as a job, is
something and being a good person, and an acceptable one from God point of view is
something else. I do not know how the loard is going to judge on judgement-day. I just
hope and wish God will forgive me.
Let us consider, merely as an example, we are going to take an extremely important exam.
We sit for exam and start answering. On the one hand, the questions are so difficult, on
the other hand, we have not studied enough. We make guess about the answers, and we
try to write something in order to fill the sheet of paper with some words and sentences as
answers. After finishing, we are waiting for the result. We are well aware that what our
writings are utter nonsense! Therefore, we just hope to be accepted, or to pass our exam.
Our acceptance is because of teacher's generosity, not because of our answers and good
marks!
I always pary for God to be accepted by him, becacuse of his generosity. I always
mumble: " God! Please do not pay attention to what I have done, because there is no
mentionable good deed. Please forgive me because of your kindness and generosity"! I
hope so!
As far as I know, it is "Ramedan" in my dictionaries. It is the ninth month of the Muslim

year, during which time Muslims have no food or drink during the day.
LOL is INTERNET ABBREVIATION FOR laughing out loud; used when you think
something is very funny. It also is an abbreviation for "lots of love". I often use it for
showing my smile.
I hope you will get rid of your glasses very soon. But, do not hurry up, they are not so
bad. They make people think that you are a scientist (LOL)!(Also there are only several
tens female scientists! LOL, ha ha ha...). I am only joking!
I hope to hear more from you soon,
All the best,

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Hi Hassan,
How are you keeping? I hope you are fine.
Thank you very much for your writings. Happy Ramedan to you too. I hope this month
brings you a lot of prosperity and happiness.
Dear Hassan! Thank you for your answeres. I think, there is something wrong in your
writing. For example, according to what you have written before, you are a boy, then you
are not looking for husband! (LOL) I wrote this point on purpose to say that I am reading
your writings carefully. (LOL)
I hope all your dream come to true. You have taken my question wrong. Advantages &
disadvantages (Mazaya & Maayeb) is something else. Please pay attention to the
meaning of them. Please write about this question again.
Good education gives you chance to have some extra choices in your life. Of course, there
is a correlation between life and education, but it is not everything.
Good life, wife,.... is not as easy as you have taken it. I mean, having dood education does
not necessarily mean having good life.
Trying hard is the secret key of all success.
Dear Hassan! It is 19:40 in Tehran now. It is time of "RABBANA OF SHAJARIYAN". I

am bored and a little bit frustrated. It is just because of the difficulty of the holy month
Ramedan. Please do not get upset. Please pray for me.
I hope you will be one of the most famous professors in the world.
All the best,

ugi September 3rd 2008

hello my dear behnam.
i'm realy surry , im apsent for 1 day:D...
tanx for your answer, i know you read all meseg in this thread, and give tanx to you ;)
ops, i didn't know husband use just for wemen:D...tanx for reminding this...
yes , your writing its true .i send my idea in bad way... i didn't want say: education is
everything, and if u get this, your life be good!..
ops, wo, i think just 5 mins after you took meseg for me , azan start:d...
i read one writing in my book. this writing was about person who was milioner in usa.he
was very rich man, and he built his own dream city in arizona desert. he made many
house and street and golf courses in that city and he built one bridge that it stone came
from londan bridge.
and after that he made colorado river flow under the birdge. he wrote 10 million $ just for
bridge and river.
its very wonder ,isn't it?!
hasan...4 September, 2008
marzy.iran September 3rd 2008

hi all my friend :
I have a suggestion :
Why we don�??t give present to each other through our letters ??????
Dot get surprise I don�??t mean a wrapped gift!!!!!
I gave a lot of gifts from others in my life that some of them get lost or even they destroy.
(im not untidy person,�?�.) but some of them r always with me they stick to my
mind,�?�.
Any guess???OK
They r nice sentences some time a nice and Logical sentences or quotations can change
our life ,they r like turning point in our life .
So I think we can take more advantages from this letters and finish our letters with a nice
sentences as a gift to our friends .
how do u think?
I start with myself
When we wake up in the morning ,we have two simple choices.GO BACK to sleep and
dreams , or WAKE UP and chase those dreams.
Choice is yours
metzean September 4th 2008

Dear behnam & cathy,
Thanks for you attention to babakohee,You Behnam wrote a poem about it,I think It is
belong to Babahaydar.
Babakohee is a man(Baba means Father in Persian and Kohee: a living thing lives in
highlands) who is reliable ,patience, help others and listen to one �??s grievance .we
have many Babas in our culture like Babahydar ( as the poet,Shahriar, speak to
him),Bababarghi who advise people to save electricity and Babayakhi who sell Ice and
ice things in his shop, a faithful man in neighborehood.
You know Ebrahim who was killed in my last story,how he found babakohee?by happen
as follow:
Ebrahim became dejected as he was rejected by his beloved parents. so he was wandered
on the road by his car, he was plunged in his thought ,for an instant he saw a deer was
running across the road. He tapped the horn a few time, flashed the light. it was about to
hit the deer, he slammed the brake. The deer tried to jump over the car. she did not make
it, landed on the windshield and crushed through ,she started flailing with her hooves and
hit the Ebrahin terribly.
Babakohee witnessed the deer-car collision as he was up on the hill beside the road. He
took the driver,Ebrahim,and deer to his home.
In a wooden cottage Ebrahim layed on wooden bench over which a few rugs had been
spread, he was shaken by fever, his lips blue and cracked, it was cold and Babakohee
tried to keep the oven warm ,he had gone to fetch the wood on outskirt of forest and
return ,carrying on his back as many as branches as he could,he also cooked his prey in
an earthen bowl.
The deer also survived although the collision sent the deer fly upward and falling
violently. she layed behind the oven, Babakohee keep on his nursing for few days till the
patients were recovered. the patient were thankful for babakohee�??s generosity
,bravery and manliness.
Warm Regards,
Mohsen
P.S: I welcome to Marzy suggestion for nice quotations,her idea is valubale.
"There are two ways to look at life. You can complain that the roses have thorns or you
can be happy that the thorns have roses. "
Roni September 4th 2008

My name is roni. I live in the Netherlands and I am 24 years old. I study chemistry. on
this moment run I training period by an american business. I do investigation to smell
matter. smell matter that stink. I want that do, because whole many men burden have for
instance of smelly feet or armpits. they shame, because they not well smell.
And so they hit their social life. Does someone react on that?
marzy.iran September 4th 2008

Hi hassan:
I have similar discussion with my friends All my guys that are boys are as age as yours.
So that I can understand you easily .im instead of their sister or even some time their
grandmother. they almost think like u they think they can not grow up here . be real
�?��?��?��?��?� im not going to ignore some problem that we have in iran
but any way its our country we are responsible about it because here is only land in the
world that is mine ,yours behnams not others .if you keep saying you can not grow up you
will be Paralytic ,..I m dead Serious .
But in other country ,yeah they have good facility they affer good thing yo r free there you
r right they give you wing for Flight (but (ona asheghe cheshmo abroye mano to nistan
dadashy )or( bekhatere rezaye khoda be to emkanat nemidan)) they give you wing and
exactly when you think you r able to flight with freedom they will say you should go just
where we want ????? that is dead .if you don�??t accept their order they will take your
wing exactly when u r in sky and / you will fall down I don�??t want be their Servant I
prefer to wash toilet (with master of science degree) in my land and try to make a better
iran a lot of successful people can do important work even with less facility they just try
more than me and you . I told you im like grandma just one of modern one.
********what do you think is what you will become*****
With best best wishes marzy (your grandma)

hi dear roni :
at first :welcome to this threat .
if these people can not solve their problem with daily shower or body spray or perfum im
dead sure they have inside problem .
may be their Nutrition have problem , i mean they use some food that have bad smell
because i heared that some food are cause of bad smell Sweat . i hope you be successful
in your research . because im sure they have social problem .
oh imagine you have to stand next to this kind of people specially in subway .oh my GOD
.but i try to behave normal to them because im sure they are very tired or may be poor .
thank LORD we havent got this kind of problem Among women.
but im sure i do not react in bad way that they get Blush.
with best wishes marzy.
Cathy Li September 5th 2008

Dear Behnam,
How is it going recently? I guess you are immersing yourself in endless prayers of
Ramadan.
As for me, I�??m happy to welcome the coming Mid-Autumn Day which has a long
history as other festivals in China.
I would like to write something about this traditional festival on the 15th day of the 8th
lunar month. We always reunite together with families to celebrate this festival by tasting
delicious mooncakes and appreciating the moon. The moon in Mid-Autumn Day is quite
round, beautiful and bright. In many places, if the weather is fine enough, people can
walk at night without any other light, everything can be seen just with the moonlight. In
ancient times, emperors would hold memorial ceremonies for sun in Spring and for the
moon in Autumn. In Tang Dynasty, that custom to hold memorial ceremonies for the
moon was valued much by people. And Mid-Autumn Day became a fixed festival from that
time. During Ming and Qing Dynasty, it was important as New Year, becoming one of the
main festivals in China.
What�??s more, legends about this festival are abundant, such as Chang�??e Flies to
the Moon, Wu Kang Chops Down the Cassia Tree and The Jade Rabbit Grinds Medicine
told by many people in folk.
Chang�??e Flies to the Moon:

It is said that long long time ago, there were ten suns in the sky and the world was quite
bad for everything to live in. One young man who called Houyi had high technique. He
shot nine suns down, the rest must rise and drop according to natural rules strictly. So
Houyi was respected by the masses. Later, he married a beautiful wife whose name was
Chang�??e. One day, Houyi got a medicine from Wangmu Queen. It is said that
whoever eats the medicine, he would be a celestial that could live forever. Houyi
didn�??t want to leave his wife, so he asked Chang�??e to keep that medicine.
However, it was found by one of Houyi�??s students, Fengmeng, who was a bad guy.
Fengmeng compelled Chang�??e to give him that medicine when Houyi went out. In
order not to be got by Fengmeng, Chang�??e ate it, then she flied to the moon. Houyi
was quite sad when he came back. When others knew the news, they came together with
Houyi to remember Chang�??e under the bright moon.
Life is somewhat too long, so long that we need some markers to remind ourselves what
time it is now. Fortunately, I have Mid-Autumn Day to fulfill this need. I believe that the
round mooncakes will make my life complete.
Wish you wonderful days and a holy month with infinite blessings.
qingqing September 5th 2008

Dear Behnam,
I haven't seen you for a long time
maybe just some days
but It's too long for me
I have a trouble
I had a interview some days ago
we had a talk in English
I found that It's poor for me in spoken English
so ,I have some puzzle
how can I improve my sopken English
terrible
I don't know
ok
I miss you
have a good mood
yours
Qingqing
Marzy thank you well, because you have reacted to my message.
I want explain for you . why stink the feet of men in the general. everybody has burden of
sweat feet or armpits. and believe me it comes really not through food or drink.
Feet can smell as the foot sweats and its trapped inside footwear. It is the interaction of
these two factors along with bacteria that cause the smell. Feet have more sweat glands
than any other part of the body, so they can sweat profusely which can not evaporate due
to being enclosed in footwear. This perspiration and warmth provide ideal conditions for
bacteria and/or fungi to thrive. Brevibacteria are considered a major cause of foot odor,
as they ingest dead skin on the feet, especially on the soles and between the toes.
The bacteria produce isovaleric-, valeric-, butyric- and isobutyric acid which is what
causes the odor. As physical activity increases, foot perspiration, bacterial growth, and
bacterial waste production all increase, causing odor to intensify.
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hi qingqing,
nice to meet you and welcome on threat.
It is easily to improve your english.But you must want that also self . you can speak good
engelish, if you can listen good.
View many to englishe programs. for the rest you must know many lexicon and read
whole many.
I want to contain pair good engelish site, this site whole a lot of information.
www.english-at-home.com/speaking/
good luck,
roni
behnam September 5th 2008

Dear Hassan,
How are you? I hope you are in a good health, enjoying your life, particularly enjoying
the holy month Ramadan, and reap the benefits of every minute of it.
I have understood what you were going to mean. Therefore, do not worry about it. Thank
you for your writing.
I hope you will be successful in achieving your dreams.
Please pray for me when you are saying your prayers. I hope to hear more from you soon.

Dear Mohsen,
How are you my old friend? I hope everything is going well with you.
Thank you for your very nice writing.
Actually, I did not mean "Baba heydar". As you know, it is the name of a small mountain
in a village in Azerbaijan that Shahreyar made it famous. I meant 'Babakoohee". As far as
I can remember, I have heard this song before. I think, "Simabina" is the singer, I am not
sure!
Anyway, so many thank for explanation.
Please do not leave me alone. Please write as much as you can. I hope to hear more from
you soon.
I hope you will pray for your friend Behnam when you are saying your prayers.
All the best,


Hi Marziyeh,
How are you doing? I hope you are in a good mood. Thank you for your nice writings and
your suggestion. I completely agree with you about writing proverbs, quotations, or
expressions.
What you have written to "Hassan" is right. I couldn't agree more! No pain no gain, it is
the same story in all over the world. From making money point of view, Iran is the best in
all over the world.
As far as I'm concerned, some dreams are not achievable in Iran. For example, we are
not able to work in an advanced research laboratory. Also,we cannot study at a famous
university. It is not possible for us to meet some famous scientists, etc.
All in all, if someone wants to speak in language of science and technology, they have to
go to western countries. Otherwise, Iran is better.
East, West, home is best! (LOL)
"Sadiya dar kooye eshgh az parsaee dam mazan,

Har mataee ra kharidarist dar bazare khish."
Answer one in his own language!
Please pray for me when you are saying your prayers.
With the best wishes,


Hi Roni,
How are you?
Thank you for joining us. Welcome to this humble thread. Thank you once more for
putting message in this thread. Although, your message is a kind of criticising some poor
men for smelling unpleasant, but that is great!
I called it great because it helps us to know some useful things about people. For
example, a friend of us has written that "Thank LORD we have not got this kind of
problem among women"! (LOL) Thank goodness that our friend has got mercy on those
poor men! (LOL) Hopefully, she does not hate! (LOL)
I am not going to make judgment about these sorts of things. It should be emphasized that
'men are men and women are women!" Men without women are nothing and vice versa.
Women without men are not definable, and vice versa!
There is no rose without a thorn!
We should not focus on the weaknesses of people, and we should not look for negative
points and faults! If we are looking for what is wrong with people, or with things, we will
find many!
We should deeply believe, write with this language and literature:

I love you for the woman you are. I love you for the things you do. I love you for the
things you say. But, most of all, I love you, because you love me for the man I am, for the
things I do, and for the things I say.
If we have got a strange idea about the opposite sex, it does not necessarily mean that
there is something wrong with them. Actually, almost in all cases, it means there is
something wrong with ourselves, instead!
Be love maker, not heart breaker!
I have written these sentences on purpose to let you expand your horizons! It is easy for
me to flatter, to encourage you, and to write some good words about your writing, but I
hate pretending!
Please do not hesitate to write me. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

Hi behnam .
Im good , but not very fresh because in Ramadan I can not manage my time to study
,�?�and all the time im just lying or watching tv or reading some thing except from
lesson.
How are you.
Thanks for your agreement about nice sentences and my idea about iran and ,�?�
Do you think that im like a grandma !!!!?????
Any way I agree with u .in iran we haven�??t got some field . and have to go to abroad
for study them studying there is not bad at all but not comeing back is not that much good
.
Any way different people have different ideas and I respect almost all of them.but for
feeling lucky I dont need to all that facility
Any way thanks for every things
Plz pray for me you r young and Sinless (your grand ma .marzy )
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about
the former."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

hi lall my friends
i give a mail a couple of minutes ago and now i share it with you
Keep your thoughts positive
Three things imn life once gone never come back.

1.words 2 apportunity 3. time
Three things in life that make you a great person

1.hard work 2.sincerity 3.success
Three things in life that destroy a person

1.geed 2.pride 3. anger
Three things in life must not be lost

1. peace 2.hope 3. honesty
Three things in life are never sure
1. dreams 2. success 3. fortune
Three things in life are must valuable

1.love 2. self respect 3.time
The Beauty of Life does not depend on how happy you are But how happy others can be
Because of You
So that
Keep your thoughts positive
Because your thoughts become your words.
Keep your words positive
Because your words become your actions.
Keep your actions positive,
Because your actions become your habits.
Keep your habits positive,
because your habits become your lifestyle
Keep your lifestyle positive,
because your lifestyle becomes your destiny
I wish best destiny for you
marzy

Hi Cathy,
How are you keeping? I hope you are in a good mood, and everything is going well with
you.
So many thanks for your wonderful writing. I have received your Email and the atteched
pictures from Olympic as well. Thank you once again for your Email and beautiful
pictures.
I wish you some nice happy days in autumn and in the near future. I really love autumn. I
love walking in autumn, particularly at night when there is a full moon and lots of stars in
the dark sky. It is fantastic, and so romantic. Actualy, spring and autumn are my favourite
seasons. I dislike summer and winter.
I hope you will enjoy this famous and important festival. I wish you happiness and
calmness with your friends and your family.
As you mentioned, it is the holy month Ramadan. Muslims fast in Ramadan. They do not
eat or drink during day in this month. These days, in Iran (Tehran) the duration of days is
about 15 hours, so we do not eat and drink for about 15 hours. I really love Ramadan,
because it is a kind of practising. I hate to be controled with my stomach, or with other
animal instincts.(LOL) Fasting makes you get rid of your basic needs, at least for 15
hours a day!
I am not really in the mood for writing about the philosophy of Ramadan. I strongly
believe that it is useful for human beings from both physical and spiritual points of view.
All the best,


Hi Qingqing,
How are you? I hope you are fine, and you are enjoying every minut of your life.
Thank you for your message. Thank you one more time for your kindness! (LOL) I have
missed you too.
My spoken language is not good. I believe, listening is very helpful to improve our
listening skills. I am, often, listening to BBC.
If you are interested in British accent, like me, just visit www.bbclearningenglish.com It is
really a powerful site. There are a lot of audio files on that site which are downloadable
freely. They are very useful. I think this site alone is enough to make a good progress in
spoken English.
Some people believe that the brain of human beings works like a machine. There are
"input" and "output" in all mechanisms. When "input" is listening, "output" will be
speaking, and when "input" is "reading", "output" will be writing. (LOL)
All in all, 'practice makes perfect' as old saying goes!
All the best,


Hi Qingqing,
How are you? I hope you are fine, and you are enjoying every minut of your life.
Thank you for your message. Thank you one more time for your kindness! (LOL) I have
missed you too.
My spoken language is not good. I believe, listening is very helpful to improve our
listening skills. I am, often, listening to BBC.
If you are interested in British accent, like me, just visit www.bbclearningenglish.com It is
really a powerful site. There are a lot of audio files on that site which are downloadable
freely. They are very useful. I think this site alone is enough to make a good progress in
spoken English.
Some people believe that the brain of human beings works like a machine. There are
"input" and "output" in all mechanisms. When "input" is listening, "output" will be
speaking, and when "input" is "reading", "output" will be writing. (LOL)
All in all, 'practice makes perfect' as old saying goes!
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Marina September 7th 2008

Hi Behnam,
Thank you very much for your nice writing. I can say that it was very interesting�?�
you have wrote many important thing�?� but at the beginning let me say " happy
Ramadan " for you too�?��?�
Yes , I'm Arabic girl , and I'm proud of being Arabic, �?�
But what did I write made you feel that I'm Arabian?? Please tell me�?�.
You have said that is very hard to make a steady friendship with a girl�?�.
Emmmmmmmmmmmm �?�.. who made you think like that???? How many girls have
you made a friendship with???/
Okay.. I can say from your thread that you are very charming for many girls here �?�
they like you and your writings�?�.. maybe because you are very opinionated ,caring,
good-natured and perfectionist man�?�..
And who knows.. maybe I will join them .lol.
I 'm waiting for your reply�?�.
Marina.
ugi September 7th 2008
hellp my randmother marzi
how are u? i hope your are fine.
;)) i think if u see me ,an my hair u call me my fatherD;))
... yes i know what you said. i have many grandmother like u;):D
marzi jan:D... we are in this site for speak english and try improvr our english ... so
please say in english every thinge.it's help to our imporove our english ... ;)
yesss u have veryyyyy good idea about our country... it's very good, but who hear your
sound? i cant evry thing to this site... :d... but yes,i right.we can imporove this country... u
can;)
tanx for best guide...
hasan
araghi September 9th 2008

Dear Heyva, salamlar,
How are you? how are thing with you today? where are you?Hardasan? I hope you a
healthy life and full of happiness. I missed you terribly. I have no news about you a lot,
why don't you write anything?please write.
My God be whit you .
Araghi

How I become fortunately. There are 12 steps fortunately to become. I will write down
meanwhile a step and write I the rest later on.
step 1
active and undertaking
Happy men get more out the life because they put more in it . remain not on the bank sit,
but put yourself mean, go on it out, undertake once something news, make plezier
Happy men goes for it. They remain not stand along the side, but try of everything out.
Exciting activities carry more by at your luck feeling then dull routinematige occupations.
Get best from the life, beginning a new hobby, make new friends, do somewhat nicely!
Make to begin a wishes list with minimally 20 activities that you a good feeling give. Ups
and downs specific, realistic and creatively.
winnie September 11th 2008
Dear Behnam,
How are you doing these days? I am ok.
The Mid-Autumn day is coming soon.
Happy Mid-Autumn day for you and your families.
Maybe you know less about this chinese Festival,It's ok. let me introduce for you:
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivities in China, According to
Chinese lunar calendar, the 15th day of the 8th month is the exact midst of autumn, so it's
called the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is an evening celebration when
families gather together to light lanterns, eat moon cakes and appreciate the round moon.
On that night, the moon appears to be at its roundest and brightest. The full moon is a
symbol for family reunion, which is why that day is also known as the Festival of Reunion.
The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations date back to more than 2,000 years ago. In feudal
times, Chinese emperors prayed to Heaven for a prosperous year. They chose the
morning of the 15th day of the second lunar month to worship the sun and the night of the
15th day of the eighth lunar month to hold a ceremony in praise of the moon. In the
western district of Beijing is the Yuetan Park, which originally was the Temple of Moon,
and every year the emperor would go there to offer a sacrifice to the moon.
This ancient custom became prevalent in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) that people enjoyed
and worshipped the full moon. In the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), however,
people sent round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in expression of their best wishes
of family reunion. When it turned dark, they gazed up at the full silver moon or went
sightseeing by lakes, to celebrate the festival.
Since the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasties (1644-1911), the custom of Mid-Autumn
Festival celebration has become unprecedentedly popular. Together with the celebration
appeared some special customs in different parts of the country, such as burning incense,
planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances, etc.
Whenever the festival sets in, people would look up at the full silver moon, drinking wine
to celebrate their happy life, or thinking of their relatives and friends far from home and
extending all of their best wishes to them.
In mid-autumn, farmers have just finished gathering their crops and bringing in fruits
from the orchards. They are overwhelmed with joy when they have a bumper harvest and
at the same time, they feel quite relaxed after a year of hard work. So the 15th day of the
eighth lunar month (the Mid-Autumn Festival) has gradually evolved as a widely
celebrated festival for ordinary people.
Night falls. The land is bathed in silver moonlight. Families set up tables in their
courtyards or sit together on their balconies, chatting and sharing offerings to the moon.
Together, they enjoy the enchanting spell of night. Naturally, they are reminded of
beautiful legends about the moon.
Hi Marina,
How are you? I hope you are fine, and you are enjoying every minute of your life.
Thank you for your delightful writing. It made me feel really happy. Your way of writing
is very nice.
I am terribly sorry for being late in answering. As you know, it is the holy month
"Ramadan", and I am fasting as, almost all Muslims. I don't feel thirsty and hungry, but I
am, often, in no mood for writing. I think, my mind doesn't help me in "Ramadan". It gives
up working. (LOL)
You are Arab, and I caught it from your way of writing. Actually, I have got a very nice
friend who is Arab. Your way of writing is very familiar for me. By the way, do not look
for the reason; just pay a little attention to the proverb "Heart speaks to heart".
I am still in the dark about "Charming person". Would you please describe a "Charming
person"?
I am a serious old boy.(LOL) This is my belief about myself.
As you see, I have got some nice friends from different parts of the earth. I believe, and it
goes without saying that it is very kind of them to follow my writings, and to read them
regularly. It is really nice of them to keep our friendship going. To put it another way,
these friendships are kept by my friends, because of their kindness, affection, and
tolerance.
If there are some deep and lasting friendships, it means that there are a lot of sacrifice
and forgiveness. My friends do that.
I would appreciate if you could join us. Thank you very much indeed.
All the best,


Hi Winne,
How are you doing? I hope you are enjoying every minute of your life.
So many thanks for your interesting writing. It is really useful and helpful.
I have got two questions for you. Firstly, it is still summer, why do you call it mid-autumn
festival? Secondly, there is, at least, one full moon in a solar month (sometimes there are
two full moons in a solar month! It rarely happens.) Why do you celebrate this one?
I hope you enjoy this festival like other Chinese people. I wish you a happy festival and a
happy life as well.
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
Thank you a lot for your nice feeling about my writing �?� That's from your
kindness�?� your letter made me feel happy too .. so now, both of us are happy , it's
wonderful�?�
I know in Ramadan , all Muslims fasting and do another useful things for themselves so
don't worry , write when you have a time �?� I think our God is more important than
anything�?�
Charming person , is a very beloved , shining , gentleman , good looking , when he sit
with group of people , he will be the center of any discussion or conversation.. and at the
end all girls love him�?�. I think now you are under the sun (LOL) , put the dark
away�?�
Mr. Behnam , do you believe in dreams??? Do you think that the dreams which we see in
our sleeping mean something in our life.. ??? you know some people can give you
explaining if you told them about your dream�?�..and sometimes it works.
So , what is your mind???
It will be interesting if anyone share us in this topic�?�
Thank you Behnam for your reading my writing , I wish to read your idea soon�?�.
Marina.

Dear marina,
Generally I have not dare to accept or reject the dream, I don't know the cause of dream
and when I saw a dream I inculcate myself that what happen for me then ,it is my dream
interpretation. But I believe that some dreams has meaning. A person who is men of true
piety, he is inspired in dreams to choose a right action in his way of life. But for common
people the dreams emerge from what they are dealing with during a day, what they
concern about, what they love in�?�but non of them have meaning.
B.R.
Mohsen

Hi Marina,
How are you my Arab friend? I hope you are alright and you enjoy fasting in the holy
month "Ramadan".
So many thanks for your interesting topic. It is great! Unfortunately, nowadays, I am so

busy. I cannot focus on writing. I am not in a good mood. Actually, I have got some
problems that are related to work. I hope I will overcome them soon.
Dreams are very mysterious. According to psychologists, there are three kinds of dreams.
I will write about them soon. I promise to write.
Apart from being so busy, there are some problems with my computer. It starts working
very noisily, and it shots down whenever it likes to be off! (LOL) As a matter of fact, it
does not care about my needs. (LOL). It is not obedient! It does not obey my order!(LOL)
I think, almost all men like obedient things. They, even, like obedient wives. (LOL)
Nowdays, men are much more obedient than women, as if, the world has been
changed!(LOL)
I am going to bring this writing to close. I am afraid of being late in answering.
Please pray for me. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

74
buick September 17th 2008

Hello Mr. Araghi
How are you? I am fine. I went Europe. I saw very country. Thank you for writing.
Nar yema nar yema, nar shirin olar!
Atadan anadan, yar shirin olar!
With regards
Heyva
buick September 17th 2008

Dear Behnam
Salammmmmmmm. How are you? You are very very stone-hearted! You are very very
very(1000000000000000000000000000) hard-hearted! I went Europe. I wasn't in
Azerbaijan. But why you don't write anything????????
I am very very happy you are here.
Please answer me soon.
Alda ghalam yazan oghlan!
alda ghalam yazan oghlan!
O daftara manda yazim!
O sargardan gazan oghlan!
O daftara manda yazim! O daftara manda yazimmmmm....
With regards
Heyva

Dear Behnam,
I hope everything goes fine with you, take the most opportunity of Ramazan . I am a
greedy gut person so I suffer so much to be hungry, of course I start a diet program for
eating in Ramazan to lose my extra weight.I am 174cm tall and 86 Kg,so I decide to lose
12 kgs weight
In this holy month , it is said that rewarding is considered , help others, giving money to
poor and so on , to be counted 1000 more times by God and I hope you don't with hold
from writing ,that is your writing helping me and promote my English knowledge.
Sometimes there will be a situation for everybody to be useful, to save a life, to give a
hand for other health, to turn off a fire or to prevent a crime , to arrest a thief or advising
a hoolum.Have you ever been in this situation? somthing that happen for babakohee
Last week Babakohee helped the detectives to find the stolen money which was robbed
from national bank of Khansar and arrested the robbers.
One day afternoon he saw two strangers were claiming the mountain near to his hut. He
was inquisitively following them, the strangers went into a cave .Babakohee was covertly
watching them.They push aside a stone which was a portal for a chamber inside the cave
and went into the chamber. Babakohee was timorous as he saw two curs strolling there
were barking and came toward him, so he had to leave the place and when he was sure
that the stranger had left the cave he came back and went to the chamber, his eyes was
wide, surprising to saw how much money was stored there. Later he led the gendarmerie
forces to the cache of stolen money and detectives arrested the robbers. The national bank
appreciate Babakohee by opening a money loaned account without interest in value of
10.000.000.
warm regards,
Mohsen
Hi my dear friends,
What a nice site and what a nice group and what a honorable friends on there , what a
wonderful quotes from all of you? Behnam, I congratulate you for gather together these
friends.
Miss Marziyeh thank you very much for your enjoyable quotes.
Dear Mohsen how are you ? how is holy Ramadan and fast with you? I often read your
writing more than twice or three times , they are multipurpose , because I practice
English and learn many useful things from these writing. Thanks God for having friends
like you all.
Marina assalamoalaykoum, thank you very much for your writing .Do you believe
everybody has a guardian angel , who protects and guides a particular person? I think
not only we have guardian angel but also we have sagacity angel . I must say that I find
some of them in this site ,yes these sagacity angels are : Behnam, Adelaida , Aida ,
Mohsen , Heyva , Hasan , Marziyeh , and our friends from China. When I read their sweet
comments , they give me a lot of words and sentences as a gift. These gifts are very hearty
and lovely and everybody can obtain energy from these words.
I am writing this sentences to let you know how much is your writing is helpful and sweet
for me.
Now, I present you following sentences:

Sohrab Sepehri was a modern Persian poet. In his most famous poem, The Sound of
Water's Footstep , Sepehri paints a beautiful rural landscape and says that let's not
pollute the stream flowing through the village because pigeons drink water from the
stream. Of course when this poem was published in the mid 1960s, some literary critics
blamed Sepehri that how he could be concerned about pigeons' drinking water while the
world was facing bloodshed and the threat of more war and violence (those were the days
of the Cold War, Vietnam War, etc.). Sepehri, who rarely answered to his critics or
admirers, is recorded to have replied that his poem actually points to the root of our
conflicts: If people and politicians care about a pigeon's drinking water, they will value
human life even more and will not create bloody and destructive wars.
With many prayer,
Araghi, 18,sep.,2008

Hi Mohsen,
Thank you very much for your writing to me, for making a comment about my topic.
You are right , sometimes we saw dreams about something we have thought about or
something has happened with us during the day�?� but sometimes ( I will talk about
myself now) I see strange dreams , I explain them with myself, in ( Ebn Syreen )
book�?� and sometimes the dreams achieve in my real life�?�
In fact I'm strongly believe in dreams , they are signs of God �?�
Someone said to me that any dream took only a few minutes in your sleep �?� so,
Mohsen, can you imagine how much this matter is amazing?? It's really wonderful �?�.
Sometimes I see a dream like a story �?�.nd maybe it is only for few minutes�?�
Many times I saw shoes in my dreams , a woman said to me " you will get married soon"
�?�.but I saw many shoes but I didn't get married to this moment .lol.
Thank you , and I wish to keep contacting with each other�?� by the way , your English
is very good�?�
Marina.
Queen September 19th 2008

Hi everybody!
I am an old member but i do not often take part in any discuss. However i am very
interested here, so let me discuss with everybody
About dream.. a long time ago, when I liked a guy,but I always dreamed of him with a my
girl friend. At that time. I didn't care about it and a little time after he and she felt in love.
I could not believe it because I thought she is my friend so she could not did that.... Since
then I always believe about my dream, this is a sign of God like Marina said.
But I cant explain about my dream, any time when I sleep I often dream... dream of
something that never happen with me .I have broken with my boyfriend for a year, now I
don't love him any more but I always dream of that we will come together :(.
Everything is confuse in my dream and that's all I want to tell with everybody. I know my
writing is not good , I am learning English so let me enjoy with you
Thanks your best

Hi Behnam,
How are you my Iranian friend??
In fact I'm very happy in the holy month ( Ramadan) , It makes me feel calm and active , It
makes me feel that our God is very near ... our God id here listen to us .... I think this kind
of feeling we can distingwish in this month... you know in our busy life there is a little bit
of time for the spiritual feeling... in fact there is no time... so we have to enjoy this feeling
as completely as we can..... our fasting , our prayers , our feeling toward each other, our
contacting and helping to our parents... It's really a good chance for everything....
Thank you Behnam for your enjoyable writing, you are a good writer as well . you have
said that your computer is paining .lol. I think you hurted it ... what did you make to it???
.lol.
anyway, I wish you will be able to use it soon.... I think " the comuter " wanted to make
you care about it... it is your way to your friends here or everywhere on Internet ... so it
wants you to know its value......lol.
I will be very happy if you wrote about dreams.... I wait your writing...
Marina.

Hi Marina,
Thank you so much for your interest in my writings. That is very kind of you. Thank you
one more time for your interesting topic.
I deeply understand what you are trying to say in your last writing! I fully appreciate the
value of whatever I have got. (LOL) There are two points should be made; value or
importance of someone or something, and limitations. Sometimes, someone or something
is very valuable, but there are a lot of limitations to appreciate them enough! For
example, time is one of the most important limitations in our life. Because of being
pressed for time, we often lose a lot of valuable things and people!
Dear Marina! Be sure! Behnam has caught the hidden points in your writing! Please be
kind enough to think about limitations. My shortcomings are not done on purpose. There
are always some limitations!
I promised to write about your topic; dream. First of all, we should know that dream is a
proven fact in our life. In other words, there is no doubt about the existence of it in our
life.
Writing and speaking about dream is so difficult because of the fact that it is related to a
lot of knowledge, for example; psychology, Philosophy etc. I have no knowledge about
these sorts of subjects. Therefore, my writing about it will not be referable and valid.
As I wrote before, there are three kinds of dreams. The first one is related to our physical
body (Jesm), and to the problems of our everyday life. It often happens as soon as we fall
asleep. To make it clear, let us assume that there is an electric fan spinning. If we switch
it off, it will still spin for few seconds, because of its initial movement. Our body and
feelings are like a spinning wheel, we fall asleep but it is still turning! For example, I fall
asleep but I am still teaching Physics! (LOL) These sorts of dreams happen in the
beginning of night, and we often forget them. They are worthless, by the way.
The second kind of dream is related to our soul (Nafs). We dream them when we are
deeply asleep. In this case, all of the senses (the five senses) stop working, and
unconscious desires and complexes start appearing. Therefore, they are some reactions to
the problems of our everyday life. For example, someone is in love with someone else, but
she/he does not care about his/her love. She/he dreams about him/her walking hand in
hand in a forest and talking, or maybe, kissing each other! (LOL). Because of this kind of
dream, we often get up happily in the morning. Why? Well, because some of our problems
are solved. (I believe, taking a kiss in our dream, is at least, half of a real kiss! LOL)
The third kind of dream is related to our spirit (Rooh). It often happens after midnight,
early in the morning, when the five senses are stopped working, and complexes get
released. Science and technology have got no idea about this kind of dream. They are
often about the future.
The first and second kinds of dreams are about the past, but the third one is about the
future. There are a lot of stories about the third kind of dream. The most famous one is in
the holy Koran (12-Joseph (Yousuf)):
[12:4] Recall that Joseph said to his father, "Oh my father, I saw eleven planets, and the
sun, and the moon; I saw them prostrating before me."
[12:36] Two young men were in the prison with him. One of them said, "I saw (in my
dream) that I was making wine," and the other said, "I saw myself carrying bread on my
head, from which the birds were eating. Inform us of the interpretation of these dreams.
We see that you are righteous."
[12:43] The king said, "I saw seven fat cows being devoured by seven skinny cows, and
seven green spikes (of wheat), and others shriveled. Oh my elders, advise me regarding
my dream, if you know how to interpret the dreams."
�?�.
In order to bring this writing to close I should say that some people believe human beings
are made of three parts; Physical body (Jesm), Soul (Nafs), and Spirit (Rooh). Soul and
Spirit are different from each other.
Thank you for reading. I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as you can.
Happy layali al-ghadr to you! Please pray for me.
All the best,

Hi Heyva,
How are you my old friend? I hope you are fine and enjoying every minute of your life.
Thank you for putting message in this thread. I am so happy to see you again. Welcome! I
have been missed you a lot!
Would you please write a little bit about your trip?
Happy Ramadan to you! I hope you appreciate every minute of this holy month. Please
pray for me too.
Please do not leave me alone. Please keep in touch. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
How are you my thoughtful and intelligent friend? I hope you are in a good mood and in
a good health.
Thanks a million for your delightful writing. Thank you very much for trying to keep this
friendship going.
Please pray for me. I hope to hear more from you soon.
By the way, give my warmest regards to Babakoohee!
All the best,

75

Hi Araghi,
How are you keeping my kind friend? I hope you are alright.
That is very kind of you to try to keep this friendship going. Thank you very much indeed.
It is Ramadan, and I am fasting. I cannot focus on writing. Please do not lose touch with
me. This site and this thread is for you and for our other friends. Please try your best to
make it a nice, useful, and complete thread.
Your English is very good (Of course it was good before) and you have made a lot of
progress in writing. I feel your great improvement in writing. Congratulations!
Please pray for me and do not forget me.
Yashiyasan! (long life for you).
All the best,


Hi Queen,
How are you?
Thank you for putting message in this humble thread. Your English is very good. Your
writing is interesting. Welcome to this site and to this thread.
Would you please introduce yourself?
All the best,


Dear friends,
I have made a mistake in all my today writings. I am so sorry! It is 20th of September,

30th of Shahrivar, and 19th of Ramadan. I did not pay a careful attention to the date, and
I have confused 30 Shahrivar in our own solar calendar with 20 September.
You see, it is just because of Ramadan and fasting. (LOL)

All the best,
metzean September 21st 2008

Dear friends,
I offer my condolence to my friends , on the martyrdom of Imam Ali A.S.
On 19th of Ramadan, the Imam (a.s) stood in the arch for the morning prayer in the
mosque of Kufah. Ibn Muljim who had planned to kill Imam Ali was among the poeple
behind Imam Ali and hidden his sword under the lapel of his cloak , When Imam Ali
raised his head from the first prostration of the morning�??s optional prayer, Ibn
Muljim attacked with his his poisoned sword and hit it on the head of the Imam (a.s) that
cracked his skull.The Imam (a.s) immediately said, I have really won.I swear it by the
Lord of Ka`bah! O People! The son of the Jewess, Ibn Muljim, has killed me.�?�
The poisoned sword had penetrated the brain and the venom had spread. The Imam (a.s)
spent the nights of 19th and 20th of Ramadan in great pain. When two thirds of the
twenty-first night was gone, the condition of the Imam (a.s) became very precarious and
droplets of the sweat of death appeared on his forehead. He recited the shahadah and
breathed his last! The one who spent his life doing jihad against the forces of evil,
ultimately died at the hands of the evil Ibn Muljim!
Famous Sayings of Imam Ali, (as) on the reality of this World
Ali (as) said: "By Allah, even if I am given all the domains of the seven (skies) with all
that exists under the skies in order that I may disobey Allah to the extent of snatching one
grain of barley from an Ant, I would not do it. For me, your world is lighter than the leaf
in the mouth of a locust that is chewing it. What has Ali to do with bounties that will pass
away and pleasures that will not last?"
At another place Ali, Abu Turab (as) said: "The world is a corpse. Whoever seeks it is a
dog."
"O Ammar, grieve not if the pleasures of this world are kept away from you. Honey, the
best and sweetest food, is the saliva of an insect, the bee. The nicest dress is made of silk
which is the refuse of a small worm. The most refreshing scent, musk, is the blood of an
animal, the deer. The best drink is water which is also used by animals to quench their
thirst. The most passionate act is cohabiting in which urinative organs are used."
This world is like a serpent, so soft to touch, but so full of lethal poison. Unwise people
are allured by it and drawn towards it, and wise men avoid it and keep away from its
poisonous effects.
When this world favors anybody it lends him qualifications, and attributes surpassing
merits of others, and when it turns its face away from him it snatches away even his own
excellences and fame.
"I wonder at the mentality of a miser, fearing poverty he takes to stinginess and thus
hastily pushes himself headlong into a state of want and destitution, he madly desires
plenty and ease, but throws it away without understanding. In this world he, of his own
free will, leads the life of a beggar and in the next world he will have to submit an
account like the rich.
I wonder at the arrogance of a haughty and vain person. Yesterday he was only a drop of
semen and tomorrow he will turn into a corpse.
I wonder at the man who observes the Universe created by Allah and doubts His Being
and Existence.
I wonder at the man who sees people dying around him and yet he has forgotten his end.
I wonder at the man who has seen the first life (understands the marvel of genesis of
creation) and denies the second life (refuses to accept that he will be brought back to life
again).
I wonder at the man who takes great pains to decorate and to make comfortable this
mortal habitat and totally forgets his permanent abode."
Description of man according to Ali, Abu Turab (as) : "Man is a wonderful creature; he
sees through the layers of fat (eyes), hears through a bone (ears) and speaks through a
lump of flesh (tongue)."
B.Regards,
Mohsen
Marina September 21st 2008

Hi Mohsen,
I opened this site to write some comments .. but I saw your wonderful writing.... and I
couldn't write anything ...
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thank you for your priceless riting....
Marina.
Queen September 21st 2008

Hi Bechnam!
How are you today? I hope you are alright
Let me introduce about myself. I am a Vietnamese and I am a girl, 23 years old. I have
graduated from my University for over a year. Now I am an unemployed and just only
learning English. I read a lot of your writings here, and I very happy when I say to you
that you are a very kind person. You read and reply all of writings of anyone who attends
here, so I want to become a your friend :).As you know, my English is not good especially
in writing. So when I read all of them I find out something interesting and useful for me.
I know you are very busy with your works, Please keep in touch with me . I want to write
to you more and more
Have nice day!

Hi Mohsen,
So many thanks for writing a great text about Imam Ali the great. Thank you very much
indeed. I enjoyed reading it.
As I have said again and again, your English is excellent. It will be very kind of you if you
try to write in plain English. I, often, use some dictionaries to look the meaning of some
words up in them. It is, sometimes, impossible for me to find the meaning of some words
even in my dictionaries! I, often, make a guess about some words.
Please do not stop writing. I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as you can.
Be careful with eating of the honey of Khansar! (LOL) Be careful with bears! (LOL)
All the best,


Hi Queen,
How are you? I hope you are in a good health.
Thank you for some information about yourself. Would you please let us know what did
you study and what is your degree?
It will be considered impolite if I do not answer to people who leave message in this
thread. Apart from this, according to "Thread Management Policy (TMP)(LOL), I have to
answer people.
Your English is really good. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,
Marina September 22nd 2008

Hi Behnam,
Thank you so many times for your complete writing about dreams, it was really
amazing�?�
As I said before , I'm strongly believe in dreams�?�

My mother said to me " if you saw a good dream , don't say it to someone he/she don't
love you, you should say it to someone who loves you , maybe he/she will explain it in the
right way�?�.".
Thank you again .. and happy layali Alghader for you too�?� I wish our God will
accept all your work in this holy month�?�
Marina.
buick September 22nd 2008

Salam Behnam
How r u? I hope u r fine. I went Europe with family. Behnam, you know I am from Ganja.
It is a beautiful city. I sent a picture for you from Shakh abbas mosque in Ganga. Please
see it. I went to Germany to visti my relations there. I have photos. I'll send you. I saw
people and spoke with them English. It was wonderful. I always though about you when
spoke English.. Ha ha ha ha...
Behnam, I'll finish my study toyear. Maybe, I'll come Iran to work. Can you help me if I
come Iran?
You are Azeri but you don't like Azerbaijan??????!!!!! Sorryyyyyy.
Yaz mana.
Best regards
Heyva
76
Hi Marina,
How are you? I hope you are alright and you are enjoying every minute of your life. Also,
I hope you are getting the full benefit of Ramadan. Please pray for me too.
Thank you for paying attention to my writings. It is very kind of you to read my writings.
As you have written, some people beleive that we should not tell our dreams to other
people.They beleive that it will happen as people interpret our dreams! According to this
belief they advise us to keep our dream as a secret. It is like a superstition, I think.
You hope to hear more from me, but I do not know what to write! Please give me some
topics to write about. Please do not hesitate to write me.
All the best,


Hi Heyva,
How are you my Azeri friend? I hope everything is going well with you.
So many thanks for your writing and Email. I have received that photo. It is great. I have
got a question for you. Why that mosque is so small?
As you know, I am originally from East-Azerbaijan province of Iran. I really love

Azerbaijan. I love my mother tongue. In spite of being born in Tehran and living in this
city, I am familiar well with Azerbaijan cultures and folklore.
If you read my writing to Marina, you will find out that there are some limitations. Just
think about limitations!
I hope you will be successful in receiving your degree and finding a job. I hope you can
come Iran and work here!
Please do not get upset about my behaviours. I hope to hear more from you. Please send
those photos soon.
All the best,

Marina September 23rd 2008

Hi Araghi,
Assalamo Alikom wa rahmto Allah

Thank you so much , you were very kind to say my name and say welcome....
I think , from youre writing , you are very sensitive and soft man. I wish to be one of your
angels...
sometimes , you should do something, but you can't , your heart say to you " don't do it,
it's not ok!!" . some people listen to their hearts , do what it told them to do... then they
will thank God because of their listening... it was really Good to listen to heart.
but , sometimes there is a contrary result... it didn't work , your heart says..
So , in my opinion , some people have the " sixth sense" , and I think It's a gift from God...
You know, if you met someone to the first time , maybe you will like him/her... and
perhaps you will hate him/her , or maybe you will feel worried from him/her... and
according to your feeling you will decide how to treat with this person ...
Thank you Araghi for your kindness again , it will be from my pleasure to contact with
each other ... my feeling telling me that you are very good friend..
Marina.

Dear behnam,
There are some problem for singles to find thier solemate.this is not exception for
Babakohee
His wife passed away many years ago.Babakohee was single and likely to remain that
way for some time.The possibility of being middle-aged and desperately lonely was
lurking in his mind,it finally hit him
He was still trying to find his way in the world, being single is not the problem - it is the
circumstance with which he remains single: his list of prospective partners is dictated by
religion and culture because he is Muslim, somtime he thought finding his soul mate in
my society is like finding a Weapon of Mass Destruction in Iraq.
Under Islam, the only sexual relationship permitted between a man and a woman is
within the context of marriage. By the teachings of the Quran, a man must respect, protect
and provide for his wife and any child he has fathered. From these religious guidelines
has stemmed a culture to protect young women from deceit and corruption.
That is why having a "boyfriend" is taboo. If he is not her fiance or potential future
husband, then what reason do they have to form such a relationship? Both parties could
be vulnerable to temptation and thus stray from their religious beliefs.
While there is nothing that forbids the sexes from interacting at gatherings or in a group
environment, Muslims are encouraged to steer clear of meetings that would excite
emotions towards a member of the opposite sex or lead to a breakdown of morality and
modesty.
These guidelines are written in the Quran and are often at odds with the prevailing non-
Muslim culture, where sexuality, for example, is accepted in almost all its forms, where
having a lover (whether boyfriend or husband) is a normal part of life.
Babakohee told me when it comes to meeting his soulmate, he is faced with a terrible
quandary: if dating is not feasible, then how do I find and get to know a prospective
"wife?"
"Do you know about arraned marriege " I replied him."Arranged" simply means the
couple were introduced through friends or family, and they begin to get to know each
other with the approval of both families. It's the equivalent of a blind date and Those who
are lucky overcome the problem by marrying a childhood friend, or falling in love with a
colleague from work or university, for example. They have avoided the, "What are your
intentions?" question, usually asked by the parents before they even meet.
They have also avoided the awkward matchmaking, often carried out by concerned
friends or family. And most importantly, they have not fallen victim to the desire to
abandon their faith and culture.
Thanks behanam if you could advice Babakohee.

yours sincerely
Mohsen

Hi dear friends,
Behnam, Mohsen, Heyva, Aida, Adelaida, Marina , marzy and......

How are you ?
I hope you have nice time.
several month ago I read this story . it is very stupendous, if you are in good mood please
read it.
Good luck,
Araghi, 28,sep.,2008
" This is a true story that happened in Japan."

In order to renovate the house, someone in Japan tears open the wall.
Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls.
When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there because a nail
from outside hammered into one of its feet. He sees this, feels pity, and at the same time
curious, as when he checked the nail, it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first
built.
What happened? The lizard has survived in such position for 10 years!
In a dark wall partition for 10 years without moving, it is impossible and mind boggling.
Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 10 years without moving a single step--
since its foot was nailed!
So he stopped his work and observed the lizard, what it has been doing, and what and
how it has been eating. Later, not knowing from where it came, appears another lizard,
with food in its mouth.
Ahh! He was stunned and touched deeply. For the lizard that was stuck by nail, another
lizard has been feeding it for the past 10 years...
Such love, such a beautiful love! Such love happened even with this tiny creature ... What
can love do? It can do wonders! Love can do miracles!
Imagine? it has been doing that untiringly for 10 long years, without giving up hope on its
partner.
Imagine what a small creature can do that a creature blessed with a brilliant mind can't.
I was touched when I heard this story and started wondering about relationships between
family members, friends, lovers, brothers, sisters.
As information and communication technology advances, our access to information
becomes faster and faster. But the distance between human beings . . . is it getting closer
as well?
Dear friends,
Happy Aid Fetr, Aid el fitr mobarak,

Hope all people in the world living in peace and tranquility.
Best regards to everyone especially my muslims brothers and sisters like:
Behnam ,Mohsen, Heyva, Aida, Manal , Marina, Marzy and.....
Araghi,
30,sep.,2008

Dear friends,
How are you? I hope you are in a good mood and in a good health. I hope you are
enjoying every minute of your life. I hope everything is going well with you.
My Muslim friends; Araghi, Mohsen, Marina, Heyva,Marzy, Hassan, Fard, Hossein,

Mitra, Judee, Aida, and all people who are Muslim; HAPPY EYD FETR TO YOU! This
day is one of the most important days in year. I hope you happiness and health.
Dear Araghi, Mohsen, Marina, Heyva! Forgive me because of being late in answering or
writing. I will answer and write soon.
I will not forget you and other friends. Please do not lose touch with me. I am late
because of the holy month Ramadan and because of some personal problems. I will be
here, even more active than before, soon.
Thanks to Clare, the kind owner of this powerful site, I am able to say "HAPPY EYDE
FETR TO ALL MUSLIM PEOPLE IN ALL OVER THE WORLD".
Dear Clare! Thank you very much indeed.

Right now it is "Azan" in Tehran. Therefore, I finished Fasting and Ramadan. Goodbye
the holy month Ramadan. Goodbye my kind friends!
All the best,

October 2008
behnam October 1st 2008

Hi Mohsen,
How are you? Happy "Eyde Fetr" to you!
Thank you for your great writing. Dear Mohsen! I think, the problem of Babakoohee is, in
fact, the problem of a lot of people in Iran. I strongly believe that there is no right
solution for it, unless the solution of Islam!
In western countries, even in some eastern countries, people are allowed to have sex
before marriage. In Those countries, it is common for a girl to have a boyfriend and vice
versa. There is no limitation. I am not going to speak about its advantages and
disadvantages.
In Islam, people are not allowed to have sex before marriage. In fact, people must refer to
a registry office and register a marriage. If a girl is virgin, she cannot get married to
someone without permission of her father (her legal guardian). In this case, they must
take two witnesses to the office as well.
If a lady is single and is not virgin, she can get married to whoever she wants, but they
must register their marriage in a registry office. In this case, they (the man and the
woman) refer to the office, without someone else.
In Islam (Shiite groups) there are two kinds of marriage; temporary marriage and
permanent marriage. In permanent marriage, it is the duty of men to pay for living
expenses, but in temporary marriage, it depends on agreement.
In Islam, a man is allowed to have four wives as permanent marriage, provided that he is
rich enough to pay for their living expenses, and he is fair as well. He is allowed to have
several wives as temporary marriage (In Shiite groups of course).
I am not going to speak about the positive sides or the negative sides of the rules of Islam.
I just tried to give you some information about marriage in Islam. I am always ready to
speak about the negative sides and the positive sides of these rules. As I have said before,
I strongly believe in Islam and its rules.
I am allowed to have four wives, but I am still single! LOL I am allowed to have several
temporary wives, but I am still single! LOL
In theory, the rules of Islam are very easy, but they are difficult in practice! What is the
reason? There are so many reasons, in fact. I believe, culture difference and different
belief are the main reasons. In addition, women, often, are not interested in temporary
marriage. I can write about this matter if someone shows their interest!
Dear Mohsen! The problem of Babakoohee cannot be solved, unless he leaves Islam and
Iran. In this case, he will be an apostate, and that is not good at all.
I recommend being patient!
Thank you for reading this boring writing. I am looking forward to hearing from you as
soon as you can.
All the best,

Behnam, 1 October, 2008

Hi Araghi,
How are you? Happy "Eyde Fetr to you"! Bayramiz mobarak olsun!
So many thanks for your wonderful writing. Thank you once more for keeping this
friendship. That is very kind of you.
I read the story of lizards. I really enjoyed it. Love is not just for the smart of talented, but
for all the animals God created.
I think, you have criticized the modern world! I agree with you up to a point. Nowadays,
people are so cold! I do not know why! According to your writing, it is because of
advanced technology! I believe, everything has got two sides; negative side and positive
side. I think, what you mean is the negative side of the advanced technology! It can be!
What can we do? Nothing, in fact! The advanced technology and the modern world is like
a river that is in flood! It will carry us, whether we want or do not want!
Do not worry! Without love, the world itself would not survive! It is love alone that gives
worth to all things. If there is no love, it means that we are near the end of the story of the
world, and the story of human beings as well!
All the best,

behnam October 4th 2008
Dear friends,
How are you? I hope you are alright.
I have written something about the cause of being late in answering. My personal
problem was one of them.
Some friends of mine have E-mailed me and have asked me about my personal problems.
They were very worried. Thank you for paying attention to my feelings. That was very
kind of you to ask about my problems. Thank you very much indeed. I really take pride in
making friends with you.
Dear friends! Do not worry! My problems were about my job, and living alone. As I guess
you know, I am living alone now. My parents will come back Tehran one week from now.
In Ramadan, it was very hard for me to cook. (LOL)
Some friends of mine have written to me and have wanted me to write more about
"Marriage in Islam". Also, a friend of mine has told me that writing about such topic is
not good. It is like a political topic!
I will not continue writing about that topic, but I will write my own idea about "Marriage
in Islam" very soon.
Dear friends! Please do not leave me alone! I am looking forward to hearing from you
soon.
All the best,

77
Cathy Li October 6th 2008

Dear Behnam,
How was it going recently? Hopefully, I wish you can fully enjoy the beautiful life with my
endless silent prayers.
I just experienced 7-day holiday and came back from my hometown. It was so nice to get
together with parents and relatives on holiday. I fully enjoyed the peace and love from the
reunion of family.
Thanks for your support and care, my dear friend. I finally find the way back to peace.
Hopefully, my silent prayers can touch you and keep our friendship blooming as ever
before.
Best Regards.
Lovely Cathy October 6, 2008
araghi October 8th 2008

Hi friends,
two days without any writing from anybody. what a hardness days, where are you all
indeed? please come back and write enjoyable things again.
yours,
Araghi 8, oct.,2008

Dear friends,
How are you? I hope you are great!
I am going to write my own idea about "Marriage in Islam". Although it is my own idea,
but this idea is a common one between a lot of people! (I am not going to share the
challenge of writing about that topic. LOL)
Let me start with asking a question. At what age a boy and a girl are able to get married?
It varies from place to place, but there is five years difference between a boy and a girl in
all places in the world. For example, in Iran it is at the age of 9-11 for a girl and at the
age of 14-16 for a boy.
Now, let us assume that there are no human beings in the world, and there is a machine
which produces 100 girls and 100 boys in a year, with the same probability. After 10
years there are 100 girls who are able to get married, but there is still no boy! Oh my
God! (LOL) After 15 years, there are 500 girls who are looking for husband, but there are
only 100 boys who are able to get married! Oh my God! (LOL)
Now, think about wars, think about the death rate of men and compare it with the death
rate of women. After thinking about those matters, think about the answer of this
question! How many single men and single women are in the world? I do not know, but I
definitely know that the number of single women is much more than the number of single
men.
An important point is forgotten yet! When you are thinking about human beings and their
marriage, it is not good to focus only on having sex. Not at all. Sex is important, but it is
not everything. Couple enjoy being with each other. They enjoy speaking with each other.
They get relaxed, and they feel calm. They have peace in mind, when they live together.
They make themselves complete. They cover their weaknesses. It is so mysterious. Having
sex is just an excuse to reproduce!
Now, I guess, you agree with me. It is a proven fact, actually.
Ok! What is your suggestion? What is your solution to this important problem in the
world of human beings?
When you are going to answer, imagine you are a leader of all human beings. Take
responsibility for answering and giving a solution!
I will continue writing about it later. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. I
would welcome any advice or suggestions with open arms.
All the best,

Marina October 8th 2008

Hi Behnam,
How are you?? I wish you the best .
I missed you and your writing alot... my mind was not with me, but I returned it (LOL)...
so now I can read and write ....
Before say anything about your topic, I want to say all mankind will be lucky , if they have
just a good friend... and I have him(touch wood)...
Your writing is very enjoyable and interesting... but all girls and women will ask you this
question..." WHAT IS YOUR GOAL ???" ..they will be so surprised .... you want them to
accept to be the second wife .... or to accept ,if her husband get married from another
woman.... oh my God!!!
Dear Behnam , be sure , it will not be now or in the future...

I can freely advise you( take care when you will go out ... maybe woman here or there will
kill you!!! (LOL)).
Dear Behnam , do you want to have more than wife??? do you like this idea???
In my opinion , if a man get married twice or three times , that's because he didn't love his
first wife.. maybe he loves a girl and he couldn't marry her , so all women in his eyes are
alike , it doesn't matter if he get married whatever he wants!
If a man loves his wife , he will not get married again , even if there are (many girls who
are single) waiting for him .lol.
I want to rite more , but I will wait for your next writing...
I wish to here from you VERY SOON... Take care....
Marina.
metzean October 9th 2008

Dear behnam,
thanks for the motivation you made,it make me to write something.thanks for marina who
gave her idea frankly.
In my opinion althogh there were a lot of wars in which men killed but the are a lot of
women who was killed by the culture like some ancient Arab tribes or a lot of weman
dead because of giving brith and prognancy, for example in China the woman are less
than man,because they are allowed for one child and the parents prefer to have a boy.so I
think the puplation is almost blanced.
I think the lonlinees is killing people mostly the youngs on the fact that our
mental/spiritual/and physical health are all intimately intertwinned. the marraige is best
aternative to run away from lonliness .but if you are not in position to marry ,the only way
to improve your emotional health is through interaction with other humans : friends,
familly, a clergyman, a shrink, whatever someone willing to listen to you, to understand
you, all of that of course without judging you. Also learning to enjoy the simple pleasures
of life and allowing yourself to indulge from time to time :read a good book, sit out in a
park and enjoy the sun or watch kids play, devour a slice of your favorite cake, hang out
with your friends, watch a good game of your favorite sport, etc. whatever tickles your
fancy.all of them are better than to stay at home and huge your knee.search to find a good
spouse .
you may consult your friends who are not singls about marriege,most of them answer you
"what a mistake I have down" but be sure if you find your right chioce you never regret.
I think man and weman should make some effort and try to decode each other and their
ways before marriage
I think that the mistake both men and women alike do is failing to understand and
recognize that we are different, and that they have differnt ways of relating and express
love. For instance there was the clergyman or shrink who were often hearing women
complain to them that their husbands didn't love them enough because they weren't telling
them all the time that they loved them, while after talking to the husbands they were
thinking they were proving how much they cared by helping out with house chores and
providing for their families needs. And since the wifes didn't realize that men were
expressing their feelings differently they failed to appreciate what their husbands were
doing for them. The husbands on the on the other hands were seeing that their love proofs
were not appreciated they way they thought it should be and were resentful too.
Dear behanan thanks that you are going to explain the islamic approech for marraige
process.
Some the qostion that nowadays girls ask boys are as follow:
1) which sentences is right more

A. Love each other,then knowing about eachother
B. knowing about eachother,then Love each other
2)After marriage ,Are you decided to be live separated from your parents?
3)What is you idea about common life and to live without parents?
4) what is your parent �??s idea about your independence living, Do they let you to have
independence living?
5)psychologically and emotionally do you have ability to live independence and live
without you parents?
6)How much is the effect ion of independence (psychologically and emotionally) in your
common life?
7)Do you think that marriage is one of integral parts of living and each healthy person
should to marry, what is your reason?
8)why do you want to marry?
10) how much is your stimulas to marry? Or how much do you think about needing to
marriage?
11) Is it possible that you are going to marry as you concern about your age,which is
going up?
12)Is your motivation for marriage come from your own need or you are pressed by other
tempitation.
13)How much the marriage effects on preservation of human health regarding body
,mantal health .
14)what kind of aims have you been followed in your life and what will be them since
now,what are their priority?
14) how much your aims and your parent one were have been parallel? And if they were
not parallel or had an argument,what did you have done or what will you do.Does this
disagreement effect on your making decision?
17)What is your pattern for an ideal spouse?
18)What is the pattern for an ideal spouse in view of your parents? If your patterns and
your parents patterns are different ,are you ready to dispense with your patterns?
19)If you and your parents have different criteria regarding to ideal and standard
spouse,how do you treat it?
best wishes
mohsen

Dear Behnam,
How are you? Hopefully, a simple greeting could warm you a little and add a few colors
to your beautiful life.
It�??s always happy to read your writing, fresh and amazing. As for your current topic
�??Marriage in Islam�?�, frankly speaking, I know little about Islamic culture, so
it�??s not appropriate for me to teach a fish how to swim.
As for your question at what age a boy and a girl are able to get married, I�??d like to
share my following views:
I firmly believe that age played a big role in forming a perfect marriage, because, in a
common sense, how old are you usually means how many things you�??ve gone through
and how mature you are. In China, a girl and a boy aren�??t permitted to be a couple
until they reached 22 years old according to Marriage Law. If one wants to be in a real
relationship with someone, firstly, he must be in some degree independent and qualified to
bear the life. He needs to realize that marriage is not an end, but it�??s totally a new
beginning that he will share something with that one who he has chosen to spend his rest
life. Many people go into a marriage with an ideal in mind. After saying �??I do�?�
to him or her, life will be happily ever after. Long walks on a sunset beach, hand in hand,
staring into each others eyes, and then making love in the morning with the cool breeze
through the window and the birds singing in the trees�?� Blah, Blah, Blah. If you are
married, you know full well that this fairy tale seldom, if ever occurs. Happiness is not the
only thing that you will enjoy from marriage life, but marriage is the blend of happiness
and suffering. However, true loves are willing to be hand in hand with each other through
thick and thin. At what age you are able to get married, maturity talks, but remember,
how old are you is not equal to how mature you are.
Dear Behnam, you are at the age that you are totally able to get married. Hehe�?�
Best wishes.
Lovely Cathy, October 9, 2008

Hi Marina,
How are you? I hope you are alright.
I am your friend, and I really take pride in being a friend of you.
So many thanks for your writing. Your writing implies that you have understood what I
am trying to say.
Men are different from women, and women are different from men! You, as a woman,
know that men are different, and it is okay to be different. Those differences are not
wrong. You need to learn that those differences must be respected and appreciated. (LOL)
There are a lot of differences, but we are not speaking about all differences between men
and women. One of them is right for our discussion. Men are able to love all the women
in all over world, at the same time. You cannot believe it, but it is a simple fact. For a
man, the first love is very important, I know, but the first love is not able to make a man
stop loving more! (LOL) He respects his wife, but it does not necessarily mean that he
cannot love someone else.
Men are so, but it is just because of being created so by God. They seem to be cruel, but
they are not!
On the contrary, women have got an especial heart. There is only one man in the heart of
a right woman! She is not able to love two or more men at the same time. Women are so,
but it is just because of being created so.
As I have mentioned again and again, I am a single man. I, maybe, will never get married
until my dying day. (LOL) Therefore, my theory of "having more than one wife" is not
because of myself. (LOL)
Dear Marina! There are a lot of single women in the world. What is your suggestion or
recommendation? Think about this fact that they are women with all feminine feelings.
They are like you. They like living with their husbands. They need to have husband. They
love to give birth to a baby. They like to get married. Can we bring some men from the
Mars? (LOL)
Dear Marina! Think as a leader of all human beings! Statistics show that the number of
single women is much more than the number of single men. The human beings life is
under threat of decline! Help! Help! Help! (LOL)
What is your solution, as a leader? (Just imagine you are the leader of all human beings)
I like to discuss this topic with you. Please write to me soon.
All the best,


Hi Cathy,
How are you my Chinese kind friend? I hope you are fine.
Thank you for your lovely writings. You always write in a friendly way. Thank you very
much indeed.
Dear Cathy! To avoid conclusion, I have to give some definitions to some words. The age
that a boy is able to get married means when a boy is able to reproduce, or when he is
able to ejaculate! (Sorry to use bad word!) The age that a girl is able to get married
means when she starts menstruating. (Sorry again!)
What you have written is completely true. It is really enjoyable.
Would you please do me a big favour and write your opinion about my topic? What is
your suggestion for single women?
Please reply soon.
All the best,


Hi Cathy,
It is "...to avoid confusion..." in line five.
All the best,

Hi Mohsen,
How are you my dear friend? I hope everything is going well with you.
Thanks a million for your wonderful writing. It is really great.
Dear Mohsen! When we are speaking about human beings and their characteristics or
behaviours, the average is important. In other words, the benchmark is the average of
such and such a thing. Therefore, we are not speaking about China or some places like
that. We are speaking about all human beings. Also, we are not speaking about the past,
or the future. We are speaking about present.
Dear Mohsen! What you have written is completely true, but we are not speaking about
what girls expect from a boy or something like that. Actually, it varies from place to
place, from people to people, and from culture to culture.
Could you please do me a big favour and confine yourself to writing about mentioned
topic? The questions are what I have asked from Marina and Cathy. Thank you very much
indeed.
All the best,

78

Hi Behnam,
Thank you very much for your happy writing. .It was very interesting for all women in this
world, they saw a man who made an important confess about men's strange hearts
�?�.(LOL)
In fact " Thanks God" I'm not the leader of this world�?� I'm only a single woman ..
Anyway , I will imagine that I'm the leader�?�. Okay , I will give many solutions..
1-Kill some single women by making them fighting in the army instead of men..(LOL).
2-You have said there are two machines , one of them brings men and the other brings
women�?� okay, I will make some faults in the second machine for a long period of
time and it will stop bring anything�?�.(LOL).
3-Make an oasis for all single women .. it will not be any man on it.. so they will get
relaxed for a long time�?�.(LOL)
4-If I couldn't make all that things�?� I will bring 10 men and I will make them get
married four times �?� Then , all men will not get married more than once, they will
notice the sad life of all those men,( by the way I want you to be one of these 10 men , I'm
eager to see you then�?�(LOL)).
5-And finally , I will give every single woman : a car , a big flat and 1000000 $ in the
Bank if she will still single�?� (LOL)�?�
Dear Behnam , Those are my solutions �?� did you like them?????.(LOL)
In fact I will write a short story about your topic very soon, but let me know your opinion
first�?�.
I'm waiting for your reply�?�
With my best wishes�?�.

Marina..
elham_z October 10th 2008

Dear Behnam ,
Today I came across your writings by accident. (Luckily).after reading the first, I
couldn�??t help stopping reading the rest. To be honest I really enjoyed your writing
and learned a lot .thank you for your advice on ways to improve our active vocabulary.
Anyway I hope you accept me as a new friend of yours and let me know of your idea about
my writing and my probable mistakes.
I have to say that personally I am looking forward to making a lot of friends of course the
ones who are worthy.
In spite of studding chemical engineering I would like to say I love physics specially the
part related to philosophy. I wish we could exchange our ideas on this topic too.
Accept my apologize for writing a lot.

Behnam I am waiting for answer.
Yours truly
Elham

Hi Marina,
How are you keeping? I hope you are enjoying every minute of your life.
Thank you very much for your beautiful writing. It is really wonderful. It made me happy.
I laughed a lot. I think, it is an art to make people laugh, so you are an arty girl! You have
got talent for making people happy. Thank you very much indeed.
To tell you the truth, what you have written are not the solution to our problem. Most time
the easiest solution to a problem is to avoid it wherever possible! Your solution to the
problem is the easiest one! (LOL, LOL, LOL,...)
I am still looking forward to reading your suggestion and recommendation as a leader of

all human beings.
All the best,


Hi Elham,
So many thanks for putting message in this thread, and making comment about my
writings. That is very kind of you to write some good words about my writings.
Welcome to this humble thread. I really take a lot of pride in making friends with you.
There is only a little bit of uncertainty about "a worthy friend!" Therefore, would you
please let me know who is"a worthy friend" from your point of view? I am trying to make
some guess, but it will be very kind of you if you make it clear. I think, it is a good topic to
write about as well.
Your English is excellent. It is, even, better than mine. It made me jealous! (LOL) How
did you learn it? Should you be my teacher?
As your name implies, you are a lady, and as you have written, you are a student who is
studying Chemical Engineering. Would you possibly write a little bit more about
yourself?
You are interested in Physics! That sounds great. I believe, there is no distinction between
Chemistry and Physics, but I am not sure about Chemical Engineering.
As you have mentioned, we should look for some similarities, rather than differences!
All the best,


Dear Behnam
Why a girl is not able to marry. When she suffers from illness, physical or mental. I know
a girl about 38 years old, she is a teacher in university, she is single, I think she has
mental problem and she is still waiting for Mr. Right, also a girl with an ugly face is not
able to marry. Even she is not imagine herself as a second wife, she comes to the terms
and lives in seclusion.
What can do the girls who live in seclusion, I called them afflicted generation, this
generation is normally old, they have suppressed their sexual desire for many years,
because no boys volunteer to marry them because of doom fate of being ugly or maybe
there is their own fault as they were strict and inflexible in choosing of their spouse or
have mental problem, this generation gradually lose their sexual appetite as their age,I
know a girl, an Arabic teacher ,she is 42 years, she is still single. I believe she is neutral
now. Maybe she will be active if she marry.LOL.
what we can do to balance the population ,the rate of boy and girls, I have a suggestion to
you. separating a part of girls from our society, I mean separation of the afflicted
generation.
As leader of human beings I order to establish a city in each country with many
workshops, factories ,university and all kind of human welfares and gather all single girls
who have not the terms to marry. The girls in this city work in factories, workshops ,
handicrafts ,university, lab, sports and �?�so on. The women can establish a local
government and the city of woman will be a powerful city in each country.
They can be a rival for other cities in industries, trade , sciences ,sports and economic.
They work harder than ever, because they have inferior complex ,they want to take
revenge themselves ,they want to show that they can cope with their inferiority.
Because the girl in this cities are not reproducing ,little by little the rate of between girls
and boys in other cities will be balanced and the problem will be over for ever.
It might be some of this afflicted generation are concern about their sexual desire, they
can establish an office in their city for temporary marriage.I called it PTM( place of
temporary marriage) there are a lot of boys who are not in terms of marriage in other
cities because of military service, jobless ,homeless, economic problem.they register their
name in PTM and refer to PTM in turn,officially and legally.
Maybe the PTM made a website and enrolled through internet, Single are in priority
/LOL
looking forward to hearing your criticism
Best wishes
Mohsen

Hi Mohsen,
How is it going? I hope you are in a good health.
Thanks a million for writing such a beautiful text! It is great. Your suggestion is great as
well. I believe, you wanted to make a joke about the topic, and that is okay!
To be honest, I think, your suggestion does not work. I disagree with it. I am going to
theorize about what will happen if we try to keep some girls (or boys) completely separate
from the opposite sex. First of all, let me ask you a question. Have you ever though about
a world that there are only one sex; male or female? I think, such a world cannot work!
What makes a man get up early in the morning, put on his clothes, leave home, and try his
best to make money? To put it another way, what make a lady get up early in the morning,
put on her clothes and make-up, leave home, and try her best to do her tasks? I do not
know, but I definitely know that the world which there is only one sex; the male sex or the
female sex, does not work! The world is beautiful, because there are men and women! Life
is beautiful, because there are men and women. They cannot live without each other
It is impossible for me, even, to imagine a world which there is no the female sex. I hate
such a world. I, personally cannot stand such a ridiculous world. I prefer dying to living
in such a dangerous world! I strongly believe that the world without the female sex is
dangerous, ridiculous, bad, unbearable, a dark prison, meaningless, boring, awful,
horrible, dreadful, etc.
I believe, those separated girls will die after a period of time.
Dear Mohsen! An important point should be made that all human beings are beautiful.
"Everything has got its beauty, but not everyone sees it." "Many eyes go through the
meadow, but few see the flowers in it." "All life is beautiful. All humans are beautiful.
Only behavior makes one ugly." What kind of behavior makes one ugly? Well, judging
others and calling them ugly is an example of ugly behavior. We should be very careful
when we are going to use the words "Beauty" and "Beautiful" for describing human
beings. Beauty is not an absolute thing. It is relative! I hope to write about
�??beauty�?� in the near future.
Dear Mohsen! We have got three interesting topics which are mentioned in this writing:
1) What is your suggestion, as a leader of all human being, to solve the problem of single
people, and the crimes which are related to sexual relationship?
2) How do you think about a world there are no women? In other words, how do you
think about a world there are no men? What is your feeling?
3) What is beauty?
I hope to hear more from you and from other friends as soon as possible.
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
Thank you so much for this active topic.. It made me write with a big smile and happy
heart . and I'm very happy to make you smile and laugh ...
In fact I read Mohsen's writing and your reply.... now I can say freely how much men are
strange. If you listened to married man , he will say " Oh my God !! Women are so
dengerous , I wish I didn't get married" !!!!!!! (LOL).
But a single man can't live in this world without a woman!!!
Dear Behnam and Mohsen, There is no world without women, Women are the center of
this life , they are its eyes, ears and heart .... Women give the world its smell .
If you entered a house which was without any woman or girl , you will see it sad and
unhappy, there is no life... and I think behnam with me in my opinion.(LOL)
And to be honest , There is no life without men !! It's a clear fact for all women .
So I want to ask you , Behnam , as a leader , and be honest :

If the number of women are more less than the number of men ....... What will happen?
and what is the solution??
and if this site was without any girl , did you want to write or to complete writing on it??
at last , I want to say that all men care only about women from physical appearance point
of view, and if a man said " I care about her personality , I don't care about her beauty" ,
honestly , he is a lier.
anyway , The God is beauty and he loves beauty....
with my best wishes for you Behnam , to meet your future beautiful wife soon.
I'm waiting for your reply SOON.
Marina.

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your patient explanation.
And also thanks a lot for your question:what is the solution to the single women? It sound
like a useful, ground-clearing way for me to start this writing.
My answer will be only a few words: let those single women know what the love is and
then let them brokenhearted.
Looking forward to your issue soon.
Erica October 14th 2008

Hello, there. Hope everybody is doing well.
I 've read your writtings. These are great and i liked the topic.
Yeah, you all right we cannot imagine the world without man and woman. Opposites
build up life, if we don't know what is good so would have no idea about what is bad, like
this if there is no man ,no idea about woman.
About beauty of the person ,in my opinion there is no ugly person ,just ugly idea
jealouiness ,bad temper make the look bad for others. I' d love to write more but my
english is not good , sorry try to understand and correct my poor writting. Thank you for
your time.
wish you all the best all of you.
Erica

Hi Marina,
Thank you for making comment on my writing.
That is very clever of you to ask such questions, rather than answer to my questions!
(LOL) As you know, Behnam is a very frank man. He will answer to your questions as
directly as he can! (LOL)
1) What would happen if the number of women were less than the number of men? The
answer is clear! They would start fighting and then would kill some men, until they could
balance between the number of men and the number of women, So that each man had got
at least one woman! (LOL)
2) What is the solution? The solution is fighting and killing some men in order to make
them less than women or equal with them from quantity point of view.
3) What did you do if there were no girls on this site? Nothing! I think, I would continue
writing. However, I love writing on a site that there are some ladies. I believe, ladies
make atmosphere nice and friendly. I feel calm and get relaxed when I am reading their
writing, or I am writing to them. (LOL)
Dear Marina! Unfortunately, you did not pay enough attention to my last writing. I have
written that beauty is not an absolute thing. What does it mean? Well, it means that all
men think that their wives, girlfriends, or partners are beautiful, but their ideas work just
for themselves. As a merely simple example, Marina is beautiful as Behnam sees, but she,
maybe, is ugly from someone else point of view! (LOL and I cannot stop laughing!)
Dear Marina! Do not generalize! People are different, and they think differently! (LOL)
I believe, it is a sort of policy to criticize women when you are married, and flatter them
when you are single! Oh my God! I am not flattering, and Mohsen is not criticizing!
(LOL)
Do not take my words to your kind heart! I am only joking.
All the best,

79

Dear Marina,
In order to make it clear, I had to write...They (Some strong men) would start fighting....
Do not get me wrong! Women just will be looking at the fight and they will scream! (LOL)
All the best,


Hi Cathy,
How are you? I hope you are fine!
Thank you for your short answer! Unfortunately, I did not get it! It is very philosophical.
I believe, your statement is very meaningful. Could you please make it a little bit clear? It
is really difficult to grasp.
I think, your statement is a sort of criticizing! You have criticized the behaviour of men, I
think.
Would you please explain on it further? I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Hi Erica,
How are you?
Thank you for making comment about my topic. Welcome to this site and to this humble
thread.
Thank you once again for your great explanation. Your English is very good. Please do
not stop writing. Please keep on writing.
All the best,

majal October 14th 2008

Dear Friend,
I'm happy coz finaly I could write again in this thread. Thanks for our landlord that he
was finaly fixed up the problem from the networking company. Anyway...its really nice to
be back specially if you have seen that this thread is improving and to be honest every
body's insigths and views are reasonable and interesting. As i have read the present topic
here I would like to add something about men and women. In my poor knowledge, men
and women are created with so much differences however that differences has the
capacity to convert to compatibility due to feelings of real affection and love. I do believe
that there is a perfect pattern in this universe and we are part of that design. No matter
how lesser the woman's population is or more man living now, as long as every one
knows the sence of companionship and interaction, we could live hapilly even we are
single.
Thanks fo reading...
Regards,
Stella

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your frank speaking.
I gave you a short answer to the previous question, unfortunately, I didn't make it sense.
It's a little bit awkwarded, especially when I realized that I can't express my idea fully in
English.
I have to say sorry about that answer can be sensed but expressed detailed in words in
order to comfort my feeling.
By the way, I want to figure one thing out that I didn't mean to critize men, but I feel very
sad that I haven't seen more great men who could attract single women's eyes. How to
solve the single women's problem, could you, as a great man, unusual rare, give a better
solution? I didn't mean to make hard things for you, it's really hard for you to solve all
single women's problems, but I trust you, at least, can help one of them get rid of single
status.
Best regards.

Hi Stella,
How are you? I hope you are in a good mood and health.
Long time no see! I have missed you a lot. Thank you for writing again in this thread.
That is very kind of you.
I agree with your nice idea! It is really great. It seems that you are a thoughtful person.
Please keep on writing and share with us something. We appreciate your thoughts.
All the best,

Hi Cathy,
How are you my kind Chinese friend? I hope you are alright.
So many thanks for keeping on writing in this humble thread. You are very kind. I believe,
you are an example of kindness for me. Thank you very much indeed.
As a matter of fact, I love solving the problem of all single women in the world, but I
cannot! (LOL) I cannot solve, even, the loneliness of one single lady! There are a lot of
reasons. I can write about those reasons if you like to know them. There are some facts in
my life (as in life of a lot of single men). There are not some excuses.
There is no justification for being single, I know. In fact, the responsibilities of marriage
and lack of MONEY are the most important obstacles! I wish I could solve the problem of,
at least, one single lady! (LOL)
You have not seen more great men who could attract single women's eyes! (LOL) What do
you mean? How do you think about poor Behnam? (LOL) How many men have you seen?
Please reply soon.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your prompt response..How's your day?

Would you do me a favor, I just wanted to know everything about the Iranian's traditions,
Customs, and mind settings since I am presently working with iranian people here.
Actualy my superior is an old and very strict man, I am just worried wether he doesnt
want me doing some gestures like laughing loud specialy if someone's telling jokes,
speaking with him as if we are at the same age in a courteous manner, or if he like the
smell of my food everytime I ate my lunch in the room. Actually he is also a quiet type of
person thats why I didn't even know wether he feels annoyed with me or not.
Looking forward to your response. Thanks a lot...
with kind regards

Stella
Hi Behnam,
Oh my God!!! You were flatter me all that time ,,,,,,,,,,,,,(LOL),,,, anyway if you were I'm
happy�?�.
How are you Behnam?? I wish you are in a good mood and health.
Let me say that you have surprised me , you are really very frank , and It's very
interesting to treat with someone like you, It's from my pleasure too..
As you have said beauty is not absolute thing , I'm completely with you.. but Marina's
beauty is absolutely " absolute" , she is beautiful from all eyes point of view(LOL).
Your answers were good , and now I'm going to ask you this question and I hope you will
answer me in your special way�?�.
What is your mind in getting married from a woman who is older than you???
I hope to discuss this topic and I'm waiting for your reply..
Marina.

Dear Behnam
This proverb is said for many years that woman is disaster but woe is to a house which is
without disaster lol.
God created women and man to be tranquilized as they embrace each other with love, to
show us a bit of his heaven. it is not possible to be single for ever.
you should taste the heaven as soon as possible, no excuse for money or any problem,the
life is short,look at your brith certificate.LOL
I didn�??t write that the world without women, I only mentioned about some oppressed
people that for and reason are doomed by being single for ever ,then What happen for the
girls who are not able to marry if there was no preplanned program for them? Surly they
are cheated by men and the prostitution, X party�?� crime�?� is the result ..they lose
their self ego and they committed all kind of sins without any conscience stricken.the
tender heart change to stone heart.
I am very serious on my suggestion, I know there will be disadvantages in my plan. but

the bad is better than the worst.
you said MANY eyes go through the meadow, but FEW see the flowers in it, here we
speak about MANY ,not FEW, the MANY only judge on physical appearance, , they can
not consider the religious instruction, they can not avoid being cheated by their
concupiscence, so we can not solved the problems by relying on the FEW .
In the view point of people the polygamy is like a crime as Marine told ,she can not bear
to live a minute with a man of two wives and really she is right.
In our Islamic ideology the polygamy is allowed and it is said that polygamy was the
custom of our prophet Mohammad (PBUH) ,I think this believe is not right ,but I want to
say that it was his tradition, not a Islamic custom. Our prophet accepted some national
tradition of his society, because there was no accusation for polygamy at that time. Even
the prophet had some problem with polygamy ,as I know one of his wives was very jealous
as she was a barren woman.
Polygamy was a tradition of ancient people all around the world ,In Iran the kings had
many wives ,I think that Qajar dynasty are in first place as one of kings had more than 50
wives. I know that it is not a tradition in Iran nowadays , let us our friend Cathy, Marina,
Stella write their idea and say about their tradition.
sincerelly yours
Mohsen
80

Dear Behnam,
How are you my friend? So many thanks for your prompt response to me.
I regard Behnam as a mine rich in gems with inestimable value. Apparently, it�??s
impossible for women to ignore your beauty. You are the just very man whom the single
women will be crowded to hunt for.
It�??s easy to see men here and square everyday, but it�??s no time to know them.
Apparently, my former issue that I haven�??t seen more great men who attract single
women�??s eyes is sort of arbitrary and one-sided. Men and women are busy with
something else in this busy city. The only one I can know much is my boyfriend whom I
loved so much.
I don�??t think lack of money is the most important obstacles to get married. Money is
the essential mean to keep your family live a better material life, but it is absolutely not
the mean for you to get the one whom you dreamed for. Maybe money will surely buy
something, but that will only be some commodities.
Please lay down the lame excuses and find a right one for yourself.
Best regards

Hi Stella,
Thank you for your writing. So many thanks for being interested in Iranian people
culture. I am afraid to say that I do not know Iranian people! (LOL). I am Iranian, but I
do not know them! To be honest, there are a lot of cultures in Iran which are related to
different parts of the country. I am not familiar with them. I know something about people
how are Azeri, but it does not work for you, because people how are in Dubai are, often,
from the south of Iran how are, often, Arab. All in all, I have no idea about Iranian
culture.
If you want to know the idea of your manager or your boss about yourself, just give a
close look at the salary and rewards. Money talks! (LOL). In this situation, "Money talks"
means "Money will say how he feels about you".
Dear Stella! Please forgive me! I have no idea about Iranian culture. In fact, I have no
knowledge about culture.
If you want to know my own idea about Iranian culture, I should tell I do not like it!
We can write about this topic later. Please do not lose touch with me. I hope to hear more
from you soon.
All the best,


Hi Marina,
How are you my kind friend? I hope you are fine, in a good mood, in a good health,
enjoying every minute of your life, and everything is going well with you.
Thanks a million for writing in a very friendly way. That is very kind of you. Thank you
for your kindness, affection, and tolerance.
We have got a lot of proverbs and expressions in both Persian culture and Azerbaijani
culture which indicate that telling the truth equasl losing the friends! I believe, people like
to be flattered. People like to hear the positive side of their personality and
characteristics. There are a few people (maybe, one percent of all people in the world)
who like to be criticized.
I strongly believe that flattery is one of the foundation stones of the human beings world!
(LOL) The more flattery, the more facility (LOL)! The better flatterer, the more successful
person you are. These rules work in the world of women very well! (LOL) I have not
checked them yet, but I am one hundred percent sure that all women like to be flattered.
They like to be told they are beautiful even the mirror throws the lie back into their ugly
faces. Flatter her and be successful! (LOL I can�??t stop laughing!). My goal is not
being successful in making friends with all women or men. Friends and books should be
few, but worthy!
In my book, a successful man is someone who does good deeds, who is as a pillar of
society! I believe people who flatter are two - faced.
Dear Marina! You are very beautiful, and this is not a flattering comment! Your beauty is
a simple fact. (LOL)
It is time to move on these minor things, and to answer your difficult question. Actually, I
am expected to answer a very difficult question! (LOL) In answer to your question, I like
to get married to a girl who is, at least, five years younger than me. I do not like to get
married to someone who is older than me. I know very well that prophet Mohammad has
done it to Khadije. Yes, it is not bad and there is no limitation, but I, personally, do not
like to have a wife who is older than me. There are a lot of reasons. The most important
one is that I hate being mothered! I like taking care of as a husband! (LOL)
Prophet Mohammad has got married to Ayshe as well. He has made a lot of lovely
comments about this marriage!
I think, the answer of some questions is crystal clear. For example, to answer your
question, you should pay attention to your own feeling about your husband. Do you like to
get married to a boy who is younger than you? In such cases, the average of answers is
"NO"! Therefore, the answer of boys will be guessed easily! (LOL)
Man and woman are born to love, marry and beget children. Woman is so physically
constituted that she is the one who bears the child. Man, on the other hand, is given the
duty of being protector of his wife and his children. Therefore, he must be, always, the
one who takes the initiative, who has got the ability to make decisions and take action
without waiting for someone to tell him what to do! He must be strong, he must be willing,
he must be physically able to take care of his charges, and he must be the aggressor! It is,
therefore, necessary that the man be taller than the woman. The psychological reason for
this is that he must, always, give the impression of being his woman's superior, both
MENTALY and especially physically. (LOL) These are some facts, do not pay any
attention to exceptions! (LOL)
Thank you for reading. I hope your question is answered. I hope my writing helps! (LOL)
All the best,

shinichi October 19th 2008
Hi evey body...
how are you ?
I'm new here..
Can I participate in the talk with you?

Dear friends,
salam to you all,
If you are in good mood please read the following short story and if you have time please
reply:
"One day a woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards
sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you,
but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?", they asked. "No", she said. "He's out." "Then we cannot
come in", they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened. "Go tell
them I am home and invite them in!" The woman went out and invited the men in. "We do
not go into a House together," they replied. "Why is that?" she wanted to know.
One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his
friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added,
"Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed.
"How nice!!", he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill
our home with wealth!"
His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?" Their daughter-in-law was
listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion:
"Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"
"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife. "Go out and
invite Love to be our guest."
The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in
and be our guest."
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed
him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why are you
coming in?"
The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us
would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, Wherever he goes, we go with him.
Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!"
I wish you peace and mercy.
Araghi, 19,oct.,2008
Hi Mohsen,
How are you my thoughtful friend? I hope everything is going well with you. Thank you
for writing a delightful text. Thank you once again for giving some advice. That is very
kind of you. I will open the door of heaven as soon as possible! (LOL)
The man is where the earth ends,

The woman is where Heaven starts.
The man is a temple,

The woman is the altar,
Before the temple we uncover ourselves,
Before the altar we kneel down. (LOL)
The man is the eagle that flies,

The woman is the nightingale that sings.
I completely agree with you. As mentioned above, I will go to heaven soon. (LOL)
Dear Mohsen! I have got a question for you. I do not know whether living with a woman
is like living in heaven or she, herself, is heaven! Would you please make it a little bit
clear? Could you possibly explain it a little bit further?
I believe, polygamy (having more than one wife at the same time) is the only solution to
solve the problem of single women! There is no other proper solution to this extremely
important problem.
I have told so many times that I am a single man. For me having, even, one wife is
impossible at the moment. Also, I am not able to bear more than one wife! (LOL) My
disability (bad condition) does not necessarily make me believe that all men should have
one wife. The problem (the shortage of man) is very serious. There are only two solutions:
1) Having sex before marriage, and having sex without getting married 2) Polygamy
(having more than one wife at the same time).
Islam dose no agree with the first one at all. It is not a solution, in fact. It is a sort of
disaster. The negative results of this action (the first one) will be seen in the future.
Although, there are a lot of signs for a huge disaster, but people ignore them.
The second one is not obeyed by a lot of people who are Muslims, because, there are a lot
of limitations. Some stupid thoughts, beliefs, and cultures are a few of the limitations.
Therefore, the problem is still remains unsolved.
I have been to Europe countries for so many times. I have seen what men do there. When
you are allowed to have sex with your girlfriend (Some girlfriends are just for one week,
or even less than one week! You are allowed to make friends with different girls, for
example one girl a week!) why do you confine yourself to getting married? If we pay a
close attention to what men are doing in western countries, we will find out that they
(men) have solved their own problem (capricious desires) with some mottos like "Women
rights" and so on.
I feel so tired right now, and I have to dash. I hope to write about this topic later.
All the best,


hi Stella,
I like to help you to know more about your boss,Please tell me if he is from Esfahan or
not,How old is he?
To know about him you should analyze his nature, not his culture,because he live in
Dubai, his culture as well as his nature possibly have been changed, when i speak about
Iranian nature it is a general ,because more Iranian which live abroad ,lose their real
prosonality and captured by new envirnment,
Original Iranian nature is very honest and some thier are as follow;
They like the guest very much
They mix with others very soon.
They speak about their inside very soon
They love art and poem a lot.
They respect their elders a lot
They are very sensitive to their family
In case of emergency they help the others
They like their children more even when their children marry they support them by money
and thought.
They have tender heart and fall in love very soon.
They like science a lot
They like Iran a lot.
They never and ever have a positive believe on America and England.
they are relaible.
Good luck
Mohsen

Hi Cathy,
How are you my Chinese kind friend? How is it going? I hope you are enjoying every
Thank you very much for writing in this thread.
As I have told over and over again, for me the lack of money is the first important
obstacle. That is not an excuse that is a fact, instead!
You love your boyfriend! Good for you and for your boyfriend. I think, your boyfriend is
one of the luckiest men in the world, due to that fact that a thoughtful kind lady like Cathy
loves him.
Thank you once again for writing some good words about poor Behnam! (LOL) That is
very kind of you.
Nowadays, people are very busy rushing up and down! They often do not let people know
them! (LOL) On the other hand, it is, usually, impossible to know people who are two
�?? faced.
All the best,


Hi Shinichi,
How are you?
Thank you for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this thread too.
Would you possibly introduce yourself?
All the best,


Dear Mr.Araghi,
Thanks for your nice story.
I think it is a difficult way to develop our spirituality and understand a real love ,the love
by it we live for ever, the joy ,happiness ,freshness for ever ,we will be rich and free of
need for ever. I like to sip this magic drink and waiting to the white beard old man to
bring it for me, Mr. Araghi ,can you advise me how to take step for finding of the long
white beard old man.
Good luck
Mohsen
81

Dear Behnam,
The woman, herself Is heaven, a bit of heaven, an angel from heaven, but there are many
angels in the sky, the love angel, the happy angel, the life angel, the wise angel, jewelry
angel, foolishness angel ,the sad angel and the death angel ,some of them are from
heaven,some of them are devils disguised themselves like angels, be careful do not make a
mistake, living with a woman is like living in heaven when you choose her from heaven.
And I�??m happy that you want to open the door of heaven.
Someone must have known that I was lonely

That's why they sent you to me from above
I know someone must have heard me crying
And gave me such an angel that I love
Who left the door to heaven open

Who turned their head for a moment
Who told you that my heart was broken
And who left the door to heaven open
Heaven just can't be the same without you
I guess you must have been their brightest star
And, tonight, I know the angels all will miss you
But they know just exactly where you are
My friend Babakhohee made a mistake and choose a wrong angel to marry, the following
is composed as his heart call.
Now there was a man lived at Khansar braes

And he had a wife was he plague of his days.
The devil he came to the man at the plough,

Saying, "One of your family I must take now."
Said he, "My good man, I've come for your wife,
For I hear she's the plague and torment of your life,"
So the devil he hoisted her up on his back,

And landed at Hell's hall-door with a crack,
There were two little devils a playing with chains,
She upp'd with her stick, and knocked out their brains.
There were two other devils looked over the wall

They said,"Take her away or she'll murder us all."
So the devil he hoisted her up on his back,

And back to the man hurried the pack.
They were seven years going and nine coming back,

Yet she asked for the scrapings she left in the pot.
Said he, "My good man, here's your wife back again,
For she wouldn't be kept, not even in Hell!
Now, I've been a devil the most of my life,

But I ne'er was in Hell till I met with your wife,"
So it's true that the women are worse than the men,
For they went down to Hell and were threw out again.
Good luck
Mohsen

Salam Mohsen, my dear friend,
Thank you very much for your reply,

I think you have many gnostics with long and thick white beard in your life, because your
writing is very gnostically always and I know you know many white beard man , one of
them is Muolana , I think.
Do you agree with me?
The other one is your Babakoohi mabe!!
let me know your opinion about this.
best wishes,
Araghi,
20,oct.,2008

Dear Behnam thanks for your answer, actually I am so surprised with my boss when he
gave me a salary increase last month even though I oftenly make a mistake in my job
(LOL) due to the fact that I'm not realy familiar with an office work coz I was skilled in
nursing profession. However I keep on studying and merely familiarizing myself with the
common work in the office. Anyhow, may I know your reson why you shoudn't want
Iranian's culture?
Thank you once again.

Best regards
Stella

Dear my friend Mohsen
Thanks for your kind letter, how are you doin? I hope your in good heath and always
good. All I know with my boss is that He is around 70 years old and came from Iran. He
is really kind but super strict and serious at work. Sometimes I'm intimidating of telling
any jokes to him though he oftenly tell a joke to us...Is it alright if you will treat your boss
the same as your colleague? you know what my friend Mohsen...almost all the
characteristics that you have metioned were correct because I have also a friend named
Nzi from Iran and she's really nice and approachable. I wanna be friends with more
Iranian people too...will you be one of those. Would you tell more about yourself to me...
again..thanks a lot.
regards
Stella

Hi Araghi,
How are you my old friend (ghadimi dost)?
I hope you are fine. Thank you for writing a wonderful story. I like it very much.
Dear Araghi! Nowadays, I am really confused about the definition of 'love'! There are
many definitions of the word 'love'. I think, everybody has got their own definition.
Everybody claims that their definition is complete and correct!
It seems that 'love' is a relative thing. In fact, there is no definition for it! It is a sort of
feeling.
Dear Araghi and other friends! At the moment, I am really confused about the definition
of 'love'. I think, as if, I do not understand it. Would you all please help me and let me
know what 'love' is? I am really interested in reading your definitions and your
explanations. In other words, I am looking forward to receiving some clear explanations
for'love'.
The topic is this: What is 'love', or what does 'love' mean?
All the best,

shinichi October 21st 2008

Dear behnam,
I'm fine thanks, and you?
umm, next time I will interduce my self .. because now I have some thing to do ..
but I just came to add a reply for you..

Hi Mohsen,
Great! Woman is Heaven! Very interesting comment!
Dear Mohsen! Please be careful! Being Heaven is something, but being an angel from
Heaven is something else! Which of them is correct?
Thank you for wonderful delightful poems.
Dear Mohsen! You are expected to answer my question very carefully. Please write about
'love' as well.
All the best,


Hi Stella,
How is it going? I hope you are fine.
Thank you for trying to continue writing in this thread.
Actually, my friend Mohsen has answered and has written about your previous question
completely. What he has written is true.
Iranian people are very good for foreigners, but they are not good for each other. This is
a fact.
They always bamboozle. They are very deceitful. They are very sly. They are some liars.
These days, in Iranian culture, a clever person is someone who is able to trick, to cheat,
and to deceive people easily.
As you know, when we are speaking about people and their behaviours, the average of
them is notable. It is not good to generalise.
Iranian people are very good for foreigners, but they are very bad for each other. I am
not seeing things black and white. This statement is a fact.
I really hate to write about Iranian people. Please forgive me!
All the best,

Marina October 21st 2008

Hi Behnam,
How are you??? how is it your life?? I wish you are HAPPY and ok.
Thank you very much for your kind letter , I'm sure that meeting you and listen to you is
very interesting , I hope I can soon...
Behnam , I promise I will write to you about our discassion very soon ... but now I'm sad ,
and I don't know why...
I wish to write and read from you soon.
Marina.
Marina October 22nd 2008

Hi Behnam,
How are you my Iranian especial friend?? I wish you are in a good health and mood too.
You have asked about something has no certain definition, It's vary from person to
person...
But I can say , if you were in love , you will do many stupid things , you didn't use to do it
before..
maybe you will call your " lover" many times without reason , you will try to talk bout
him/her in any conversation , you will see him/ her in your dreams, and when you will
wake up , you will find his/her name on your lips.....
you will feel that your heart in your body , you will feel its placement , you will forget
your mind for a while , you will give it a vacation(LOL).
You will stop eating , or you will eat so much�?�. You will can't sleep , or you will
sleep more than anytime .
You will try to learn or to know what your " lover" like to do or to speak about �?�.
You will try your best to create some accidents to see him/her�?�. You will find your
self looking for his face when you are walking on the street.. or in the restaurant..
or�?�
I promise I will write more very soon�?� to that moment let me read your comments..
Marina.
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araghi October 23rd 2008

Dear Behnam , and all my dear friends in this site salam to you all,
Faithful Behnam, you are physic teacher so I can likening the mechanisms of love to
soldering gun , you see when the heat concentrating on tip of it , you can melt ally wire so
when you concentrate all of your emotion and heartbeat on one point in you heart, it is
called love and it can do very wonderful thing.
For defining of love we must conceder two part , they are lover and beloved one. If we
don�??t have beloved one we can not confession love, I am sure you know all this better
than me of course .
I agree completely with Marina , please read her writing carefully. I smell Gibran Khalil
Gibran order from her writing.
Best regards,
Araghi, 23,Oct.,2008
majal October 23rd 2008

hello behnam thanks for the information,actualy most of the negative characteristics that
you have mentioned from your letter could be observed anywhere in this world. I am not a
perfect person but I really hate those persons who are trying to cheat their fellows for
their own good. Imagine this universe engulfs by that kind of attitude, perhaps no one
knows wat happines is (there is no space for laughing and cheers), people are living by
themselves with their own plans, no organizations at all and the worst thing is no love
grows in the heart & mind of everyone. On the lighter side, theres nothing to be worried
because God has granted us with a kind concience which will dictate us for what is good
or bad. In this sense, man will feel guilt to do wrong and will be more conscious for every
consequences of his/her actions. In addition to that, teachings from religion and schools
has a great effect in building up a good personality.
My dear friend 1 more thing I would like to know, what if one muslim man with identity
crises, has fell in love with his opposite sex, and now they are trying to live as a couple.Is
that strictly prohibited in Iran? Are they subjected to condemnation? what is your
comment for those persons who are homosexuals.
metzean October 23rd 2008

Dear Mr.Araghi,
Thanks for your positive view on my writing, but I think it is not deserve it to be compared
with Gnostic one. I agree with your idea about Muolana as well as Hafez ,Sadi.
I believe that the fertile land is the place of sowing .I read and listen to Muolana ,but I
don�??t feel of lover,so I think my land is not fertile.
May be it is my poor Persian literature that cause me not to understand what muolana
have said.
I present you the following poem by Sadi
The children of Adam are limbs of each other

Having been created of one essence.
When the calamity of time afflicts one limb
The other limbs cannot remain at rest.
If you have no sympathy for the troubles of others
You are not worthy to be called by the name of "man".
waiting for your help

Mohsen

Dear stella,
It is my pleasure to be one of your friend, it help me to write and read more in English
and also I will be corrected by my friend.
Please give my best respect to your boss and ask him to join us if possible, I feel I like him
so much because A 70 years old man can manage a company. May be some good woman
like you incite him to work ; beside , working between ladies needs to be serious and
strict.
Dear Stella I have many friends in Dubai ,some of them ask me to leave Iran and join
them in Dubai. What is your idea, how do you see Dubai, how did you leave your country
and live in Dubai?
I am very interest in Trading ,my plan is to establish a trading company (export and
import) ,by it I can travel to many countires, a lot of contracts ,many hours in meeting,
how is wonderful and enjoyable.
Best of Luck
mohsen
behnam October 23rd 2008

Hi Shinichi,
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
Heaven itself is not anything, the components which are gathered in a place is important,
the heaven is a place where all accomplished things, all beauties are there ,angles ,wine
,flowers, rivers, they are signs of beauty which we can imagine ,but in fact we can not
imagine what is the real heaven.
I told you that the woman is a bit of heaven like its angels. Suppose you are in heaven
without its components, what do you want to do there, you surly want to come back to
earth.
Also heaven have seven floors, the first floor is very close to hell, so try to find your angel
from other floors.
Let go to speak about a sweet thing, LOVE
There are many kinds of love ,a divine love, a friends ,family, and generally interpersonal
,impersonal ,intersexual love
The divine love is related to special people, because it is not physical , most of people
have verbally professed to love GOD ;however, this people make a lot of sins, disloyalty
perfidy, ..and so on .it means that they are not real lover ,although they profess to believe
God.
The famous love which is in the most stories is intersexual love. I agree with what Marina
has written ,but what she has explained is the first part of story of the lover and the
beloved ,it is while they are in distance, they are not together.
What has happen when they get together and married ,when they eat ,sleep, call , look
and�?� so on normally, it means that love is finished for there is no signs of what
Marina said.
This love is like sea wave. it forms little by little by a kind of attraction and goes stronger
and stronger as it goes ahead then hits the coast and disappear very soon. you wrote
something interesting about it �?? it is an excuse for reproducing �??
If the love is intensified by making distance, so keep the distance and be in loved for ever .
I thinks this kind of love is worth to try, But writers and poets should write smothing
about the second part, when the distance is broken and love should be stable anyhow.
Best of luck
Mohsen

Dear everyone,
I just wanted to share my favorite lines of Bruce Willis
"My wife heard me say I love you a thousand times, but she never once heard me say
sorry"
It just prove that love is an ultimate thing that could make person a perfect human being.
it was told that wife has not even heard sorry from her husband because Bruce has been
accepted her despite of her shortcomings. That love holds their temper and broaden their
patience, that it teaches them to understand each other and most of all love can switch
one's high ego into low and become a prideless person.
Thanks for reading....
Regards
Stella

Dear Mohsen,
How are you doin?...Hope everything is fine to you....

I'm afraid to say that my boss has no e-mail add and fascinated in reading of newspaper
only...but I would try to ask him..you know what my dear friend, Dubai is really good land
for commercial. Most of the business man from any part of the world are pursuing their
career and put up business here. Try to go here and visit Dubai, I'll assure you you will
love to work here too.....However to be mingled from different nationalities is not just
easy... one should know their nature, customs and culture to understand their lifestyle.
Hope to see you here my friend Mohsen.
Thanks for your kind letter...Have a wonderful day....
Regards,
Stella
shinichi October 24th 2008

Dear behnam,
I'm Shinichi,female,I'm 18 years old,I'm from Bahrain I'm studying business

administration in the univercity this is my first course, actually I have a problem with the
English and I need to improve it especially in the speaking,do you know I like your
country Iran, it's so beautiful the nature in your country is amazing.
that's all ..
see you next time ..
Regads,
shinichi
marzy.iran October 24th 2008

hi my dear friends
hi behnam
i hope.... i hope you all be in good mood these days,
i couldent show up for 1 month but i was thinking about all of you even sometime i came
to site and readed all your letters but i wasn't in writting mood , these days i'm really busy
cause of my sister's wedding party it is great but it really make me tired im not a kind of
person that can spend time for shopping but already i wasted near 1 month of my life in
diffrent shopping centers it really drive me mad . i couldn't study anything for my MS
exam please teacher punish me i need a person who punish me ,i know my time is limit but
.....
any way i got so glad to read your letters
i wish best for all of your
love is highest miracle and gift of GOD
83
Hi Marina,
Thank you for your wonderful writing about 'love'. I really understand what are you
trying to say.
I am still in the dark! When I am thirsty, all things in the world seem to me as a glass of
water! (LOL) Is it 'love'? I do not think so! I am afraid to say that I do not think like you!
As I guess you know, on Fridays I am taking part in an English class. Next Friday I am
supposed to give a speech titled "Doing the Right Things" to the rest of the class.
Therefore, I am so busy this week. Because of that I have not enough time to spend on
writing long text and going into details. Please forgive me for writing short!
Would you please help me with my speech? Could you possibly write something about
mentioned topic?
All the best,


Hi Araghi,
How are you my dear friend? (najoorsan). I hope you are alright.
Thanks for writing. When I disagree with Marina, I disagree with you automatically! (LO)
I will write about my disagreement later.
Therefore, I am so busy this week. Because of that I have not enough time to spend on
writing long text and going into details. Please forgive me for writing short!
Would you please help me with my speech? Could you possibly write something about
mentioned topic?
All the best,

Hi Stella,
How is it going? I hope you are in a good mood and health.
Thank you so much for writing. You have got three questions. I did not understand two of
them. In fact, I did not understand the first and the second question. In answer to the third
question, I have to say that I have got no comment about it. As a matter of fact, I know
nothing about it. Please accept my apology!
Therefore, I am so busy this week.
Would you please help me with my speech?
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
How are you? I hope you are okay.
So many thanks for writing. I agree with you up to a point, but there are so many details I
disagree with. I recommend that you read the story of 'The Creation and Adam and Eve'
in the holy Koran again. I am absolutely sure that you know that story very well.
I am going to copy the story of 'The Creation and Adam and Eve' from the holy Bible.
*On the first day the world had ever known, God had a busy week in front of him. He
said, 'We will have light and darkness, and I will call the light day, and the dark part
night.' It all happened just as he said.
On the second day God decided there should be lots of sky all round the world. He called
the sky Heaven. The next day he made all the land, and all the seas. He said that grass
and plants and fruit would grow on the land.
On Thursday God worked a bit more on the light and darkness. He put finishing touches
to it and threw in lots of stars. He was very pleased with what he had done.
The fifth day was very important for God. He made all the birds, and all the fishes. 'Have
lots of children,' he told them. That's why there are so many birds in the sky and fishes in
the sea.
He had to sleep, and the next morning he said, 'Today I shall make all the animals for the
land, and if I have time I shall make a man, and he can be just like me.' He thought that
was a very good idea.
By this time it was the world's seventh day - Sunday. God was very tired, he had worked
hard for six whole days.
'I shall make this my day of rest,' he said.
And that's why we're all a bit lazy on Sundays.
When God had rested for a while, he got down to making the most beautiful garden. He
called it the Garden of Eden. It had wonderful trees, and flowers. It even had lots of birds
and animals in it. Whatever your favourite animal is, it was there.
God put the man he had made into the garden. The man rubbed his eyes and looked all
round. God said to him, 'Now listen, Adam (that was the man's name) you can eat the
fruit, climb the trees, paddle in the rivers and jump over the bushes, but there's one thing
you must never do. You must never eat the apples from the big tree in the middle of the
garden because that tree tells you what is good and what is bad.'
Adam said,'What�??s bad?'
'Never mind,' said God, 'you go and have a nice time, and forget about that tree.'
God peeped out of the sky quite often to see how Adam was getting on, and soon he
realised Adam was lonely. God thought, 'he hasn't got any friends, no one to talk to, he
will become unhappy soon.'
So one night, when Adam was asleep, God made a woman to be a friend for him. He
called her Eve.
Adam and Eve got on very well together. They used to play with the animals, and eat lots
of fruit from all the trees. Except one - the forbidden tree.
One day they decided to walk to the middle of the garden, and there was the most
beautiful apple hanging from this special tree.
There was also a big nasty snake in the tree, who said,'Hey, why don't you two eat that
apple, it's the nicest, biggest, juiciest apple I ever saw.' Adam looked worried. 'We're not
allowed to, God said so.'
'Oh, don't worry about that,' said the horrible snake. 'Have a bite, go on.'
Adam looked at Eve, and Eve looked at Adam, and the apple looked lovely. Eve tasted the
apple.!!!!(LOL)
'Go on, try it,' she said. Adam had a bite, and at once felt ashamed because he hadn't any
clothes on.
It just happened that God was walking in the garden that day, and when Adam and Eve
heard him coming up the path, they ran to hide.
God was very angry when he found them. 'You have eaten the fruit, haven't you?' he
demanded. Adam said they had, but explained that the snake said it would be all right.
God told the snake that he was going to be the nastiest animal in the world, and he told
Adam and Eve that now they would know everything about good and bad, for what good it
would do them, and he turned them out of the garden of Eden and said they must look
after themselves.
There was a great storm, and God went back to Heaven, leaving a flaming sword to make
sure nobody touched the tree again.*
Dear Mohsen! Eve tasted the apple! What does it mean? (LOL)
I am only joking. The world without women is like a dark graveyard! This is my own point
of view about women.
But we should be careful! Heaven is something else. In fact, nobody knows how Heaven
is, but I am sure it is different from what we imagine.
Therefore, I am so busy this week.
Would you please help me with my speech?
All the best,


Hi Shinichi,
How is it going? I hope you are in a good health enjoying every minute of your life.
Thank you for information about yourself. Thank you for your interest in my country.
Please do not hesitate to write in this thread. My friends and I would welcome any
suggestions, recommendations and advice with open arms.
Please share something with us. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

Hi Marziyeh,
How are you? Long time no see! I hope you are fine.
welcome to this thread again. I have missed you a lot.
Please share something with me and with my friend. I am very much looking forward to
hearing from you soon.
All the best,

marzy.iran October 25th 2008

hi behnam
hi my friends
how are you today, i hope you are in good mood,
yesterday i was reading some thing written by mother teresa that i want to write it for you
,i really love mother teresa's ideas she was in diffrent with all normal people i wish i
could look at life like her ........
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
Mother Teresa
i hope you enjoy reading it

with best wishes
happy girl October 26th 2008
hi, behnam
hi, friends
i'm a new member , and i feel like a strange person , my close friend marzy introduce this
site to me and i'm interested in improving my english writing , now i do an english course
it's in satisfied situation but i want more for learning english .
have good day, bye

Dear Behnam,
scientificly ,If you do your jobs properly,correctly,accuratly and precisely ,you will do
them right. it needs consultation ,training ,sometimes team working .
spritualy doing right thing needs Forgiveness, kindness ,be honest and what good things
are between you and God.
I 've got some tip of Mother Teresa related to doing right things
People are often unreasonable,

illogical, and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, People may accuse you of
selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some
false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you�??ve got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis,
it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.
Best Wishes
Mohsen

Dear Behnam,
How was it going recently, my dear Iranian friend? I wish you were in good mood.
I am thirsty to your coming speech "Doing the Right Things". As far as I am concerned, I
do a lot of things everyday, but it seems they are of a little account. How do define the
right things? Is it just okay for one to do a thing promptly or to handle a thing timely? eg.
I owe your a simple greeting, so I write to you immediately without further delay. .. I
consider regular response to friendship as one of right things. So I just do it. Maybe this
issue is out of objectiveness, cause I didn't have a rule to measure it. I do it of my own
accord. Apparently, I didn't care whether it is right or wrong. I just do it naturally.
Missing you much and wish you are happy to the results of everything no matter they are
right or wrong.
Best Wishes.
84
October 28th 2008

Hi every body
Dear friends I would like to say that I am really happy reading your comments specially
these days that I feel a great loneliness.
Behnam jan with proposing your topic, you made me think deeply about right things .as a
matter a fact it is what I almost always think of. And exactly what has caused me a lot of
trouble. Because for doing even a minor thing I make myself sitting somewhere analyzing
all aspects. to some extant it is good but it wastes a lot of my time and makes me loose
interest and motivation.
But I know some thing and that is ( GOOD IS GOOD ). It is s.th every one can recognize
deeply inside .it is enough to listen to your heart and every thing is clear then.
Hey guys how much do you try to do the right things? Ask yourself
Best wishes
October 28th 2008
sorry i forgot to introduce myself
i am elham.i hope you remember me

Hi Behnam,
Thank you for your nice writing to me, I can feel how much you felt bored when you have
read it�?�
I can't blame you, me ( myself) considered it as you�?�. And the right thing is the right
thing (LOL).
Dear Behnam , There is no ideas in my mind , I don't have the mood for writing , so I can
say that the right thing here is to stop writing for a while , maybe I will return soon , I
hope so .
I wish the lucky for you in your " hard" topic�?�.

Bye for now , and see you soon.
Best and warmest wishes .
Marina.

Hi my friends (Marina, Araghi, Mohsen, Cathy, Stella, Elham, Shinichi, ...)
How are you my friends? I hope you are in a good mood and in a good health. I hope you
are enjoying every minute of your life.
So many thanks for your writings and help. Unfortunately, I was (am) very busy to answer
your writings. Please forgive me for being late in answering. At the moment, it is not
possible for me to answer all writings one by one. Please accept my apology.
Until now, I am not ready to give my speech to the class! In fact, I do not know which
kinds of things are good, and which kinds of things are bad.
Would you please help me to know what is 'good' and what is 'bad'?
This is an interesting topic: What is 'good' and what is 'bad'? How can we understand
them? Is there any rule to help us to know them (good, and bad things)?
Please do me a big favour and write about mentioned topic. There is a crying need for an
answer to this question: What is 'good, and what is 'bad'?
I will delay giving my speech. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

Cathy Li October 31st 2008

Dear Behnam,
How are you? Hopefully you can be through with busy things and turn back to write more
in this thread soon.
In fact, it's hard for ones to clearly tell what the good things or bad things are, but the
mass always use some rules, such as virtue, attributes, etc. to measure their behaviors. It
can be easily told that everything has two sides. The thing is we should try hardest to
apply the good side and avoid the bad side. Throughout the history of human beings, we
have seen that when virtues are bestowed to ones, prosperity and success follow closely
behind. There is no absolute perfectness in this world, we all know that, but we are
willing to adorn ourselves with attributes in order to make things sense. By using the
method of dialectics, we try to make use of the good side and avoid bad side.
Actually, this topic is a bit of tough, a hard task for me to handle, but I can't slip away
unnoticed by neglecting your warm calling for help. Wish you can be inspired by a flow of
bliss from heaven and complete your topic soon.
Best Wishes.
Cathy, 31 October, 2008
Marina October 31st 2008

Hi Behnam ,
How are you?? I wish everything is ok.
In fact I'm keen to read your writing about mentioned topic, ecause it is very hard to
explain. people's minded are vary , I don't have your mind or Cathy mind or... so , from
my poit of view , maybe I will see something is good , but in your mind it's not.
" Be as Allah created you" , it means do whatever you want even if you will make some
mistakes , but be your self . This is the most right thing in my eyes... you will know your
path ..
Thank you Behnam for your kindness, knowladge and friendship , They are right things...
I wish to ................( many things)
Marina.
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behnam November 2nd 2008

Hi Cathy,
How are you my Chinese thoughtful friend? I hope you are okay.
Thanks a million for making comment on "good things" and "bad things". As you have
mentioned, this topic is so hard to write about.
I was supposed to give my speech last Friday, but I was not ready! The teacher gave me
extra opportunity to make my article complete. Nowadays, I am thinking, and even
studying, about that difficult topic.
As you know, speaking in English and making speech is something, and having something
to translate from your mother tongue into English is something else! Sometimes, the topic
is so complicated to write or to speak about, even in your mother tongue! When I have
nothing to say about something, what am I going to translate into English?!!!(LOL)
I am not disappointed at all. Such things are difficult, but not impossible. I am absolutely
certain that I will give one of the best speeches in the class. I, personally like doing, hard
tasks! (LOL) The more difficult it is, the more enjoyment and satisfaction I get.
Trying hard is the secret key of all success!
I hope to hear more from you soon. Please do not lose touch with me.
All the best,

Behnam, 2 November, 2008

Hi Marina,
How are you my kind friend? I hope you are all right.
So many thanks for your good words and kindness. That is very kind of you to think so
about your humble friend; Behnam.
You always make me happy. How can I make it up for you?
As I have written to Cathy, I am trying my best to make one of the best speeches in the
class. I will write my own idea about that topic soon. I found it very hard to write, but
really interesting at the same time.
Please pray for me! Please do not lose touch with me! I hope to hear more from you soon.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR AFFECTION!
All the best,


Dear Queen,
Thank you for putting message in this thread.
I like shopping on the internet, but I have got no money! (LOL) Nowadays, money talks! A
moneyless man goes quickly through the market, and money makes a man welcome
everywhere. So, I have to dash quickly! (LOL)
Women are good customers. They believe money grows on trees! (LOL) Try to catch their
attention to your products if you want to become a big business! (LOL)
I hope you make a lot of money by selling your goods.

Yours Respectfully,
85

Dear friends,
How is it going? I hope you all are fine. I have missed you terribly.
As you know, "a friend in need is a friend indeed"! I need your help. Please do not leave
me alone in this difficult situation.
Regards,
Cathy Li November 3rd 2008

Dear Behnam,
How are you? Do you still stick yourself on that tough topic? Hopefully, you regarded it
as kind of amusement instead of sufferings.
Dear friend, I completely believe that you will do the most excellent speech among your
classmates because of your perservance and strong power of keeping trying. The right
thing is putting your trust or faith on the thing that you want to handle and dealing it with
your hardest, never ever giving up. To be honest, I regard you as a brave who can take
challenges without timid fear and never speak out "can't do". I regard you as one of the
greatest friends whom I ever met, either ever before or since.
The success will always be hard-earned. However, the more difficult it is, the more highly
it is regarded. Now you are holding a single aim, a solitary goal---finishing your topic by
make use of this valuable extra opportunity, that would be the very right thing for you,
and all friends will do the very right things that we will always support you and be your
side forever.
Come on! my dear friend, a true man, a hero.
Take guts,
Sharpen your words,
Do it right now
Cathy, November 3, 2008
araghi November 3rd 2008

Dear friend Behnam,
how are you?
I didn't had anything for writing , but write a quote from Gibran Khalil Gibran,
""I love you my brother whoever you are, whether you worship in your church , kneel in
your temple, or oray in your mosque , you and I are children of one faith, for the diverse
paths of religion are fingers of the loving hand of one Supreme Being hand extended to
all.
I am a christian and proud to be so, but I love the Arab prophet and I appeal to the
greatness of his name.""
have a good day

Araghi,
3,Nov.,2008
behnam November 3rd 2008

Hi Cathy,
So many thanks for your affection and kindness. Would you please let me know the secret
of your kindness?
I have nothing to say, or to write, unless two simple words "Thank you".
I will write my own idea about that topic very soon. Please do not lose contact with me.
All the best,

robinho November 3rd 2008

hi behnam
i am from israel. my name is mahmood
i see that all pepole here love you so much
first, don't laugh at my english language.

now one is born as ascientist
i will be very very happy if you agree to be my friend

to learn from you to improve my english writing
as you say.. i also love the physics so much

and i have a high mark in it :)
my msn is:
tel_avev22@hotmail.com
see you as soon as i can

good bey
Cathy Li November 4th 2008

Dear Behnam,
How are you today?
You always write to friends here in a way of courtesy and friendliness. Apparently, you
really know the secret of kindness. The language of kindness is the lodestone of hearts
and the food of the soul. It's natually for friends to show kindness each other because of
strong feeling of affection.
Simple words often convey the warmest feeling. Two simple words---"thank you" from you
crossed the barrier of different cultures and deeply warmed my heart.
I will back you up as I always did.
Looking forward to sharing your speech.
Best Wishes.
Lana November 4th 2008

Hello, everyone!! My name is Svetlana. I am from Russia. I want communicate with
interesting people from different countries !!!
behnam November 4th 2008

Hi Araghi,
How are you doing? I hope you are fine.
Thank you for writing something from Khalil Gibran. Unfortunately, I know nothing
about him. I have heard his name, but I have not read anything from him.
Dear Araghi! Your mind and horizen is really expanded and broad. Therefore, you are
expected to write about that topic! (LOL)
Anyway, thank you for trying to keep this friendship going. (YASHIYASAN)
All the best,


Dear Mahmood,
Thank you for putting message in this humble thread. Welcome to this powerful site.
Thanks to Clare, the kind owner of this site, we can make friends with people from
different parts of this cloudy world!
I take a lot of pride in making friends with you.Your English is very good. By the way, I
never laugh at people, and I never make fun of them. It (making fun of people) is a bad
habit and a bad action as well. No one is perfect! We all are made from clay, and like
pottery, as you know, it is so fragile and imperfect!
Your name is Mahmood, it implies that you are male. Would you please introduce
yourself as completely as possible!
So many thanks for your interest in Physics. Everything has got its own language, and
Physics is the language of the entire universe!
Yours Respectfdully,

Hi Cathy,
How is it going? I hope you are in a good mood and in a good health.
Thank you very much for writing a lot of nice words and great sentences. As I have said
before, you are a thoughtful lady. You always write in a philosophical way.
Thank you once again for your possitive attitude to my way of writing. That is very kind of
you.
Please do not lose touch with me. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

86

Dear Lana,
Thank you for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this humble thread.
Could you possibly introduce yourself as completely as possible?
My friends and I, would welcome your suggestions and advice with open arms. Please do
not hesitate to make comment about whatever you prefer on this powerful site.
I am looking forward to hearing more from you as soon as possible.
Yours Respectfully,

Dear Behnam,
How are you today?
I'm happy to hear from you and know that we've been keeping close contact. By the way, I
read the letter you wrote to a new friend Mahmood. It made me remember the first time
when I say "hello" to you. Luckily, you always gave a sweetest surprise to a new friend.
It's very kind of you. I love your words " No one is perfect, we all are made from clay, and
like pottery."
"We are nearest to the great when we are great in humility" the great poet Tagore once
said. You are really a great friend.
Best wishes.

robinho November 5th 2008

Dear bahnam
first. thank you for your reply.

i am glad i found a friend like you.
you are a perfect human being and rare in this universe.
as you now.. my name is mahmood

17.5 years old.. from israel...
this is my last year in the school..
my mother language is arabic.. and i hope to improve my english language.
bahnam.. i want ti ask you aqestion.

but i am a fraid that you will be sad :(
are you married man? hhhh
with wishes for success

mahmood

Hi Cathy,
How are you doing? I hope you are in a good health and happiness.
Thank you for your writings, kindness and help.
I am going to post my writing.
Please read it and let me know your idea about it.
All the best,

Behnam, 6 November. 2008
Hi Mahmood,
How is it going?
Thanks for information. I am a single man. By the way, it makes no difference whether I
am single or married. You have got my thoughts. Try to use it, if it is useful.
It did not make me sad. Feel free to ask whatever you like to know. I will answer as long
as it can be answered (LOL).
All the best,


Hi Marina,
How are you? I hope you are in a good mood. I have missed you terribly. Please do not
lose touch with me. I hope to hear from you soon. Please reply soon.
I am going to post my writing about "good things". Please read my text and let me know
your own idea about it.
I am impatiently waiting for your reply!
All the best,


Dear Friends (Marina, Cathy, Rosa, Aida, Know me, Adelaida, Heyva, Nana, Shanti,
Hossein, Hassan, Mohsen, Araghi, Mitra, Roghayyeh, Zita, Nasim, Stella, Marzyeh,
Rayhaneh, Elham, Maryam, Emily, Mahmood, Qingqing, Winne, Kedus, ... My memory
does not help me at the moment, forgive me if I could not remember your name right now.
)
How are you? I hope you are in a good health, and everything is going well with you.
This writing is dedicated to all my friends, who have been with me during the life of this
thread. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kindness, affection,
encouragement, tolerance, help, friendship, support, and motivation. There are a lot of
things I have to thank, please forgive me for any shortcoming.
GOOD THINGS!
We, often, use some words without paying enough attention to the precise meaning of
them. When someone asks us the true meaning of those words, or some more explanations
and definitions, we feel, as if we are in trouble. "Good thing" is one of them.
When I was searching about that topic, to make myself ready, to give a useful speech to
the rest of class, I thought about starting with Physics laws! Physics makes things easy to
understand! (LOL)
I thought a lot about the law that is related to this topic. I found Newton's third law;
"Action equals reaction" directly relevant to this topic.
First of all, we have to believe in; also we should understand the most important law of
nature which is "the law of cause and effect". For every effect, there is a cause. There is,
at least, one answer to each "why" question! Science is, also, based on this important law.
I, often tell my students that there is no way to understand whether someone is
knowledgeable or not, unless counting the number of "why" questions which that person
is able to answer to them correctly. All in all, believing in "the law of cause and effect" is
the first step toward sciences.
"You reap what you sow" is an old saying, but it still works! The law of cause and effect is
the same as the law of sowing and reaping. The law of sowing and reaping says five
things:
1) We must have the desire to sow. Desire is the starting point.

2) What we sow, so shall we reap. If we sow potatoes, we only are going to reap potatoes,
not tomatoes. If we sow kindness, we will reap kindness. If we sow happiness, we will
reap happiness etc.
3) We must sow before we reap. Sowing takes place before reaping; we must give before
we get. We cannot expect the fireplace to give us heat before we put in the fuel. Some
people are constantly looking to get before they give. It does not work this way.
4) When we sow a seed, we do not reap a fruit. Our harvest is manifold. If we sow a
positive seed our harvest will be manifold in the positive, and if we sow a negative one the
harvest shall be manifold in the negative.
5) A farmer knows that we cannot sow and reap in the same day. There is always a period
of gestation.
It is like the law of Physics. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
That is Newton's third law. Most of the time people are trying to change the effect while
the cause remains!
A man's mind (a woman's mind too (LOL)) is like a garden. If we plant good seeds, we
will have good garden. But, if we don't plant anything, something will grow and they will
be weeds. That is nature's law. The same is true in our lives.
To sum this part of my writing up, the law of cause and effect is the same as the law of
sowing and reaping. According to that analogy, our thoughts are causes. We sow a
thought, we reap an action. We sow an action, we reap a habit. We sow a habit, we reap a
character. We sow a character, we reap a destiny. It all starts with a though. All in all, we
will definitely reap good things if we sow good things!
So far, we understood that we must sow good things if we want to reap good things. That
brings us to think about "good things". What sorts of things are good? How can we
understand, and then distinguish between "good things" and "bad things"? What is our
benchmark?
These questions are subjective. They are based on your own tastes and opinions. They can
mean different things to different people. Therefore, the answers vary from people to
people.
Some people say, "What helps you to achieve your goals is good!" They also say, "Just
think of the right things as the things that work, and the wrong things as the things that
don't work. If what you are doing is bringing you closer to your goals and dream, you are
doing the right things!" That cannot be true, because some goals are not good, and the
question is still there; what kinds of goals are good?
There are a lot of people who say, "If it feels good, it is good, so do it!" I have heard
parents innocently saying. "I don't care what my kids do as long as it makes them happy."
That cannot be true, because if beating people up on the streets and taking their things
away are what make them happy, there is a word in the English language for them, it is
called "perversion".
I have promised to write my own idea about them. From my own point of view, we have
got three sources to distinguish "good things" between "bad things". In other words, there
are three teachers who teach us these sorts of things!
The first one is our conscience. Conscience is the part of our mind that tells us whether
what we are doing is morally right or wrong. When we are born, we have got some innate
qualities and abilities. There are, also, some natural tendencies or type of behaviours
which are part of our character when we are born. To put it another way, we have got
some inborn things. A clear conscience is one the most important inborn things that
someone has got it when they are born. A clear conscience is like a dutiful police who is
always with us. Some people, even, believe that they have to do what their conscience tells
them! They think their conscience is the best (only) teacher for them. To sum this
paragraph up, we have got some inborn qualities that make us able to understand what is
bad and what is good.
The second source (teacher) is religion. Religions, actually, are made of some rules and
instructions. We believe that God has created us and he, definitely knows what is good
and what is bad for us. When we make a machine, we put a manual in its box (carton) and
we, as a merely simple example, write: This machine is guaranteed for three years if you
use and install it according to the instructions. God is a big producer. He, definitely, has
got some instructions, and has put a clear conscience in our mind as a police who helps
us to follow the instructions. Therefore, conscience and religion overlap!
The third source is society. When we speak about societies, we automatically and
normally speak about values, attitudes, moral values, moral philosophy, moral standards
cultures, ideologies etc. There are so many societies, cultures, and lots of philosophies.
Some philosophies are affected by religion and some of them are not. Some attitudes are
affected by religions and moral values, and some of them are not. Some people believe
that Values and morals are independent of religious faith! "Too many cooks spoil the
broth," is a proverb which is useful to write here! I believe, like the law of gravity, ethics
are pretty universal.
This story is so long and really complicated. When something is complicated, it cannot be
useful for most people. I am going to forget all complicated philosophies and give you an
easy one.
I believe, there are some shortcuts to distinguish "good" from "bad". Let me call it "the
philosophy of shortcut!" (LOL)
The philosophy of shortcut tells this sentence about "good things" and "bad things":
Whenever you are going to do something, if "good" and "bad" is in question ask yourself,
"If all people who live in this cloudy world did like me what would happen, and what the
result would be?" If the results are good, your actions are good. Let me give you an
example. There was a student in my class who was often late. One day she was twenty
minutes late! I told her Ms�?� if all students in this class did like you, what would
happen? She got the point and after that time she was one of the students who were soon.
"The philosophy of shortcut" offers us the process of testing. It starts by asking this
question; "How do we put our value system to the test?" I believe there are only two tests.
The ultimate test is called the Mother Test. Whenever you are doing, whatever you are
doing, wherever and with whomever, at home, at work or on way, alone or with someone,
if values are in question, ask yourself, "If my mother were to see me doing what I am
doing right now, would she be proud of me and say "Bravo!" or would she hang her head
in shame?" Your values would be clarified rather quickly. The clouds will clear rather
quickly and you will get your answer easily. If you passed the Mother Test and failed all
other tests, you have passed. If you failed The Mother Test and passed all other tests, you
have failed.
If the Mother Test dos not do it, we have another test called the Father Test. Whenever
you are doing, whatever you are doing, wherever and with whomever, at home, at work or
on way, alone or with someone, if values are in question, ask yourself, "If my children
were to see me doing what I am doing right now, would I want them to see it, or would I
be embarrassed?" Again the clods will clear rather quickly and you will get your
answers.
To bring this story to a close, if these two tests do not clarify a person's values (or
whatever you call it), then that person is no longer a human being and has no conscience
left.
Now, I have done what I had promised to do, and I feel relaxed and calm. No one is
perfect! Please forgive me for making any msitakes. All your suggestions, advice,
criticisms would welcome with open arms. Thank you for reading. I hope to hear more
from you soon.
Please reply soon.

All the best,

Dear Behnam,
I am extremly happy for your excellent speech. With deductive & inductive logic, you've
done it well.
As your friend, I'm proud of you. You made this topic vivid, shining in bloom. Actually, I
think that it's the reflection of your own value. They are helpful and valuable. You are a
practical thinker, truth was that which is experienced in action.
The landscope belongs to the man who looks at it. You sow, and you reap. You acts reap
our happy smiles.
Nothing more to say except "Congratulations".
I'm really happy for your accomplishment, and proud of you.
majal November 6th 2008

Dear My friend Behnam,
How are you doing? hope you are well and in good mood. I realy appreciate your
writing. All I can say is great! Thanks for sharing those wonderful thoughts to us. It
enlightens my way to do good things no matter how sinful the earth is.
Truthfully, doing good thing is rooted from the thoughts of everyone. Thus, if one action
has been done and the result is acceptable, the thought processing is healthy and good.
Psychologically speaking, our mental aparratus is consisting of 3 parts: id, ego and super
ego. Id describes as a dark and inaccesible part of our personality, ego is the
mediator,meaning it deals with the id and the super-ego; allowing them to express their
desires, drives and morals in realistic and socially appropriate ways, and the super ego is
our conscience, an opposite of id. In this sense, if a man is thinking ten times before doing
an action his mind is balancing by an ego to make an action more acceptable and
moral.However if the man follows his desires (id part)and ignore whats super ego's
dictating to him/her, bad things will happen.
Truthfully, the religion, society, schools and family are factors that have a great influence
in building up one's personality. Their teachings feed up our conscience to overpower the
id part of our thoughts and choose to do good no matter how tricky the temptation is. In
this sense, man knows already the consequenses of his thoughts as he put it into action.
Healthy thoughts will lead into a positive action(moral). And doing an appropriate action
will harvest a fruitfull reward from God and will also live peacefully, happy and
contented in this world.
Let's be good all the time! have a nice day
Thank you and congrats again my friend to your writing...Take care always...
Regards,
Stella
araghi November 8th 2008

Dear Behnam,
Hello my "good" friend,
I study your "good" writing , it is very "good", nice and fantastic and very useful, I hope I
will read your "good" topic in future as usual.
Best regards,
Araghi,8,Nov.,2008
87

Dear Behnam.
Thank you for warm welcome!!. let me introduce myself. My name is Svetlana (Lana) and
I live in Russia to wit on Kamchatka. This is large peninsula (in the east of Russia ) which
is washed by Pacific Ocean. There are many volcanos with the snowy peaks; coniferous
forests, deciduous forests with brown bears in Kamchatka. There is wonderful nature!!
I am 22 years old. Not long ago I finished university . I am biologist. And now I work in
chemico-bacteriological laboratory which determine drinking water quality. In my free
time I like doing any did for my satisfaction. I like going in for sport (swimming, cross-
country skis, tennis). And I play guitar, study foreign language, . . . Sometimes I go for a
walk along coast of the ocean. This is a romance!!!
I'm a beginner in English and I want to improve my skills in speaking and writing. I hope
we become friends. And if somebody take interest in Russia, I think I can tell about my
country.

Hi Cathy,
How is it going my kind friend? I hope everything is going well with you.
Thanks a million for your delightful writings. They really made me happy. That is very
kind of you to write so.
I gave my speech last Friday. I got maximum (15 out of 15) I really made a splash! (LOL)
Please write about something, and share your wonderful thoughts with us. I believe you
are a thoughtful lady who has got much more to share with other people.
All the best,


Hi Stella,
Thank you so much for your writing. Your way of writing is really great. You have got a
lot to share with us. Please do not stop writing.
All the best,


Hi Araghi,
How are you keeping? (Nejasan?) I hope you are in a good mood.
So many thanks for some nice sentences. It made me feel glad.
Where are you Araghi?( Bas hardasan?) What is the reason of your silence? (Na olibdi?)
It is very hard for me to tolerate your silence! You know, for me you are like a
nightingale. When you are silent, it makes me worried!
All the best,


Hi Lana,
Thank you for your writing. Thank you once again for introduction.
I am still in the dark whether you are male or female! Would you possibly let me know
your gender?
I am really interested in reading about your country. Please let me know more.
I really take a lot of pride in making friends with you, and with all people in the world.
Thanks to Clare we can make friends and then can get full benefit of our friendship. (I
mean, this chance is given to us because of the kindness and generosity of Clare; the
owner of this powerful site.)
Please do not hesitate to write in this thread. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Hi Marina,
How are you doing? I hope you are in a good mood.
Please do not leave me alone. Please do not lose touch with me!
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
All the best,


Hi Marziyeh, Nana, Hassan, Elham, Shinichi,...
All the best,

123 November 10th 2008

Hello Benham
I'll be very glad,if I can make friend with you! I am also like English very much.Now let
me introduce myself to you.My name is Yunhao.I come from China.If you will,please
contact with me.My e-mail address is"haozi.1216@yahoo.com.cn".I'll be right here
waiting for you reply.
Best wishes
yours' sincerely
Yunhao
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metzean November 10th 2008
Dear behnam,
You have written about your topic as good as possible. Your explanation , examples
support your main idea and unification and coherence were well done in your writing.
Thank Behnam for your good thing you done. it leaves behind you a monument of virtue
that the storms of time can never destroy. Write your name in kindness, love, and mercy
on the hearts of many people come in contact with evry day, and you will never be
forgotten. Your name and your good deeds will shine as the stars of heaven.
No matter how diverse we may be as human beings, no matter how our individual
backgrounds may differ, or how accomplished we may be, your writing inspires us to
ponder and touch our lives in different ways.
Something that I want to add to five laws of sowing and reaping is the time of sowing and
reaping. Sowing and reaping are done in their own season. The sowing time of kindness,
happiness ,love is the teen ages and time of reaping is all the life time .
In addition, recognition of good things is difficult. Good intentions are great, We do

whatever we do and recognize of how do it for the sake of others... or God... or the planet
or whatever.
The problem with good intentions, though, is that if they aren't well informed they spur
actions that are actually unhelpful .for easy example If a mother gives her child candy
everyday to make her child happy... she has good intentions. The mother test and father
test is ok. But her actions are creating bad habits and cavities that may live with the child
for a lifetime. So the thought and awareness for good action is very important
One the unique person which should be a pattern for human rights is Imam Reza, today is
his birthday ,I congratulate you and all of friends which move toward the good things
upon his birthday and offer you the following story.
That day Sulayman and Imam Reza (as) had gone out together for some work. It was
sunset when Sulayman wanted to return home. Imam Reza (as) said to him: "Come to my
house and be with us tonight." Sulayman agreed and with Imam Reza (as) he went to his
house.
Imam Reza (as) saw his servants busy in gardening. By the way, he saw a stranger, who
was also busy in gardening with them. Imam Reza (as) asked: "Who is he?"
The servants replied: "We have hired him today so that he may help us."
Imam Reza (as): "It'a all right. How much wages have you fixed for him?"
Servants: "We will give him something and would make him satisfied."
The signs of displeasure and anger appeared on Imam Reza (as) face and he wanted to
punish them. Sulayman came forward and said:
"Why do you make yourself uncomfortable?"
Imam Reza (as) said: "I have repeatedly given orders that till the work and wages are not
fixed, never get the work done by anyone. First fix the wages of the person and then get
the work done. Even if you have fixed the wages, you could give something extra to him
after the work is over. Certainly, when he finds that you have given him more than the
fixed wages, he would be thankful to you and would like you. And the affection between
you and him would increase. And even if you would give him the wages you have fixed,
the person would not be unhappy with you. But if you do not fix the wages and employ
someone to work, whatever you would give him after the work, he would not think that
you have done a favour to him. Rather, he will think that you have given him less than his
.
B.wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Behnam,
How are you?
I'm happy to know you made quite a splash among classmates. It's really a thrill that
inspires and encourages friends who live in this small room keep trying. Absolutely, I am
one of them.
Enjoy and taste

Happy and inspired
You and us
NANA November 13th 2008

Hi,Behnam
How is it going my lovely friend? I hope everything is goingbest with you.Thank you for
remembering me.In this web we know each other for one year.
Several months i was too busy to learn english,even i can't spell some english words.This
makes me embarrass and i don't dare write to you.Today i make up my mind to talk to you
and hope keeping up touch with you.Do you think it is too late for me to learn english
again?

BEST WISH
NANA, 13 November, 2008
metzean November 15th 2008

Dear friends,
Residents of Gaza City were without power ,electrisity and food , Israeli military killed
every day many innocent people of Palestinian .On this circumstance Saudi Arabia King
shake hand with one of the bloodiest leaders of Israel, under the �??religious
dialogue�?�. I wonder what kind Islam the Arab king has. How people of Saudi Arabia
tolorate him?
What is your idea?
B.Regards
Mohsen
araghi November 16th 2008
Dear Mohsen,
thank you very much for your writing about Palestine , I think everybody know about
oppressed of Palestinian people but why........?
please read the following poem about Palestine:
Araghi 16,Nov.,2008
The child and her diary
June 17, 2002
Laila Yaghi
She wrote in her diary every night
When bullets passed by her window�?� she wrote
When Israeli soldiers killed her mother she wrote
She wrote of the horrors she sees
And the nightmares of flames and destruction
She the Palestinian child

Writes in her diary every night
To ease her enormous pain
To sedate her fears and nightmares
That little Palestinian child
Had died while writing in bed
From Israelis bulldozing her home
And now she lies in her tomb
Forgotten�?�as if she never existed
But her diary will carry on
The suffering of every Palestinian child
And now on her tomb Israeli children play
And sing with no worries of tomorrow
Where she once lived is confiscated
What are left from her family are refugees
And we continue to support Israel
With 10 million dollars a day!
And we continue to say
All humans are created equal
But continue to send to Israel
10 million dollars a day!

Hi Mohsen,
How is it going? I hope you are well.
Sorry, it has been so long since I last wrote. I was very busy.
Thank you for you wonderful writing. I hope to hear more from you soon.
By the way, please forget political subjects when you start writing in this thread. Actually,
politics has got so many sides, we all know just a few of them.
Please do not get upset. In fact, it is much better for us to avoid writing about such
complicated topic. For example, I know only a little bit Physics. It is better for me to
judge about Physics. My judgement about other subjects does not work! That is enough
for me. I think so.
I am impatiently wating for your reply.
All the best,


Hi Cathy,
How are you? I hope you are fine. I am terribly sorry for being late in writing. I was very
busy.
So many thanks for your delightful writing. Thank you once again for your nice words.
That is very kind of you to write so. You have always encouraged me in a very friendfly
way. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Please do not stop writing. I am really looking forward to hearing from you soon.
All the best,


Hi NANA,
How are you my old friend? I hope you are in a good mood. You cannot imagine how
happy I became when I saw your writing. Welcome to this humble thread. Oh my God!
How powerful the friendship is! It makes us meet each other after ages
Your English is really good. It was good, and it is good, even it is improved. That is very
humble of you to think so.
My English is not improved. I am the same Behnam with the same English. There is no
progress in learning English.
Please do not lose contact with me. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Hi Yunhao,
Welcome to this thread. Thank you for putting message on this site.
Please let me know whether you are male or female.
I really take pride in making friends with you. I hope to hear more from you soon.
By the way, so sorry for delay. I was so busy. Please do not lost touch with me.
All the best,


Dear Marina, Lana, Stella, winne, Elham, Marziyeh, Araghi...
How is it going? I hope everything is going well with you. This is just to let you know that
I have missed you terribly.
Please do not lose touch with me; I really cannot stand.
All the best,

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Marina November 16th 2008
Hi Behnam ,
Thank you very much for your feelings, I really missed you , and missed writing in this
bright thread�?�.but don't worry , Marina would disappear , another friend would too ,
but you will not have fewer number of friends , because everyday you have a new member
, besides us�?�
�?�..
Dear Behnam , I have read your last article "Good things" , I really love it , you have
written in general onetime, and expressed your idea in another , it's really good way of
writing�?�
Behnam , I don't have any topic to write about, do you have any suggestions??? I'm really
eager to write , to use some new words which I have learnt �?� so , I'm waiting for
your writing and suggestions�?�
Thank you one more time for your kindness, I hope to be friends whatever has
happened�?�
Marina.

Hi behnam
How are you my dear friend, i missed u so much...your such a great and thoughtful
being.I really love this thread coz aside from winning a lot of good friends like you, it also
gives me a real happiness while reading each and everyone's brilliant ideas. My
apologies for not writing a letter this previous day, due to the fact that I was so busy
looking for a job of my cousin here in Dubai. She's just arrived last week and hoping that
she could find job here. However until now she hasn't able to find one that would fit on
her qualifications. She also wanted to work as a secretary from a company however due
to the crisis that is happening now in America, perhaps some of the companies here
would be affected, which will lead to crosscutting of the employees, thats why its so
difficult nowadays to look for job.....
I'm praying that by this week she will tell me "caz I'll treat you in your fave
restaurant...finally I got a job...."
Anyway thanks a lot for being there always behnam....

Have a great day!
Best Rgds,
Stella

Dear, Behnam.
�?�I am still in the dark whether you are male or female! Would you possibly let me
know your gender?�?� Female .
I have read your several writings and to my mind you are very intelligent, serious and
immensely well-wishing man. It is nice to converse with a good people! This is a
polyethnic forum and even according to the short correspondences I feel difference
between cultures ours countries. But it is attract hot interest and �??thirst of
communication�?�!!
Please, help me to associate with your company of friends. What subjects are discussed
on these pages? If somebody has questions to me, I will answer with a great pleasure!!
With best wishes

Svetlana (Lana)

dear Behnam,
You are so nice and sweet as before.I think your girlfriend would always being in heaven
at the moment with you.
You are the leader of the thread,you talk to everyone who wants to learn enligh no
exception and help us ,encourage us.Your calming nature, your social ability, your
Daniel-like talent,your patient manner, your generous nature make this thread up to
nearly 100 pages.
I just want to say thank you.
NANA
NOV 17,2008

Hi Marina,
How is it going my kind friend? I hope everything is going well with you.
You always make me happy. Thank you for your nice words. Actually, I have got nothing,
but I can easily say what I have got is thanks to my good friends, like you. To make my
statement stronger, I should say, when I have got some good friends like you, I have got
everything.
You asked me topic to write about! Oh my God! You yourself are a good topic! (LOL)
"What is the secret of attraction beween male and female!" Be careful! I don't mean
s...attraction.
You, maybe, are not interested in writing about those sorts of topics. If so, please forget it
and write about the oldest topic "Which of them is better, wealth or knowledge?" (LOL)
If you are not interested in writing about that topic too, write about "Why do some people
commit crime?" (LOL)
It is time to make a joke on you. Please do not get upset. If you are still in the dark about
making a choice, or if you don't like those topics, please refer to the holy Koran(Soore
Baghare, Aye 223 Nesaokom ...) and explain it further to me. Oh my God! How naughty
Behnam is! (LOL, I am really laughing loudly).
All the best,


Hi stella,
How are you? I hope you are okay.Thank you for your nice writing. Thank you for
encouragement.
I hope your cousin get a good job soon. I hope you enjoy eating delicious food in a good
restaurant. (LOL)
All the best,


Hi Lana,
How is it going? I hope you are in a good mood and in a good health as well.
Thank you so much for your writing. You are from cold parts of Russia; but your blood is
hot! (LOL) In other words, you are hot-blooded! What is the reason? Do not get me
wrong, I mean you are kind. Thank you for your kindness.
Please write your own idea about one (or about all of them) of the topic I mentioned in
answer to Marina. If you have got any suggestions, please do not hesitate to make. All
your suggestions and advice will be welcomed by me and my friends with open arms.
All the best,


Hi NANA,
So many thanks for your very good words. Oh my God! Behnam is so important, but he
does not know! (LOL) When I was reading your writing, I watched around, left and right,
to see who you are speaking about. (LOL) Don't you think that you have been a little bit
exaggerating? (LOL) Anyway, Thank you from the bottom of my heart. That is very kind,
humble, and good of you to write so.
I am really looking forward to hearing more from you as soon as you can. Please do not
lose contact with me.
All the best,


dear Behnam,
I think everyone kikes hearing words of praise.It was said in China:Courtesy costs
nothing.What are you busy in?
Resently i knew a little girl about 20. She gave up her job when she fell in love with her
bf,and she doesn't decide to go to university or learn something.I tried to let her know
how's her life so long and she has many posibility.However i lost.She said it is none of
business,it is my choice.There are the ideas of 90's youth.How about the situation in your
country.
BEST REGARDS
NANA
DEC 18,2008

Hi NANA,
How are you my kind friend? I hope you are fine. Thank you for your writing.
I have forgotten to write about "girlfriend and heaven". First of all, poor Behnam has got
no girlfriend. Secondly, too many men believe that women are from heaven. A friend of
mine, who is married once said, "If you want to see, or to feel heaven, get married, and if
you want to see hell get married too!" I asked him more explanation. He added, "They are
heaven when they are kind and they fulfill your desires, and they are hill when they are
unkind and they nag!" God forbid! (LOL)
I told him to stand the difficulties of marriage (life). As the saying goes, "there is no rose
without thorn."
Finally, about your last writing, I should write that falling in love is very easy, but that is
very hard to keep it going. By the way, Sometimes, some people have got a strange feeling
about someone, or something for a while. They don't know what should they call it. In
such cases, poor love is often sacrificed! It is not real love. It is, actually, a strong feeling
because of some strong desires! (LOL)
I found "love" a complicated word. All in all, I'm not sure whether what I have got, as the
meaning of love in my mind, is true or not! Some people will say, "Oh my God! Behnam!
Love can be understood only by using of heart." They often say, "You know, everything
has got a sensor, or a detector and heart is the detector of love!" I know these beautiful
sentences very well. But, I am still in the dark. Anyway, let's forget it! (LOL)
Do not worry about that girl. Let her enjoy it( Love and making it with her boyfriend
(LOL)). In such cases, only time will tell what is true, or what is wrong!
All the best,

90
Dear Behnam,
How are you my old friend? I extremely missed you without contact several days.
Hopefully, you are enjoying all in the world.
I'm really happy to read your writting to Nana, I couldn't stop laughing loudly. It's funny.
I believe you are living in the heaven, because you live with hope.
Best wishes

Hi Cathy,
How are you? I hope you are enjoying every minute of your life. Thanks a million for your
delightful writing. I called it delightful, because it made me feel happy.
You know, I have fed up with being serious and with writing in a formal way. I like being
funny and write humorously. To do this, I need makes friends with someone who are not
sensitive. NANA is one of them.
A friend of mine gets annoyed and upset easily. It really makes me feel uncomfortable
when I am writing to them. I have to look some polite words up in dictionaries, and write
them in a very formal way. It makes my get tired.
You know, I am a human being. I am often strict and serious with my students, but I need
to be funny occasionally.
I have started writing in a formal way. Therefore, in the world of Internet, Behnam is
known as a serious man by his friends .They have seen him strict and serious, but this way
of thinking bothers me! It is so boring!
I think, my friends should believe that I am a human being like other people. I need to be
funny, to laugh, to make jokes etc.
Some people say, "Behnam! That is okay! Be funny! But, you must do this or that to be
funny!" I really hate to limit myself. I hate to confine myself. Of course, I have to obey the
rules and laws, but it does not mean to accept all limitations.
Anyway, I don't know why I am writing these things. My heart, maybe, is heavy. I don't
know!
I believe, being funny does not necessarily mean being rude. In other words, it is possible
to be polite and to be funny at the same time. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who
get upset even you sneeze! In such cases, we should blame those people, not who sneezes!
This point should be noted carefully.
Dear Cathy! These sentences are written in answer to you, but they are not for you. (LOL)
I just took this opportunity to write something. Please forgive me.

All the best,

dear Behnam,
You havn't a gf,i can't belive it because you are so nice and perfect.It doesn't matter,you
can wait and you can wait for the Miss Right.
As your friend said "If you want to see heaven, get married, and if you want to see hell get
married too!",i agree with him.Love is magic,it makes you wander from heaven to hell.
However i don't think love is all one's life.Our life has

love,friendship,work,affection,dream so we can't give up other things only just for
love.Maybe i am not a romantic girl.
It becomes colder and colder,please take care of yourself.
Have a happy day.
NANA
DEC 19,2008

Dear Behnam,
How are you doin my friend...hope everything is fine to you. Reading messages in this
thread is realy fun and relaxing...while I am browsing the messages here 1 thing was
caught my attention and its realy hard to beleive to the fact that you dont have a gf
yet...whats happening my friend, it seems that your batchmate are getting married now(
forgive me) and perhaps dont want to reach up 30's without a special someone. . Is there
something that you afraid of from being commited or you just simply dont want to see
hell.......what about heaven? well if the relationship could only bring us to heaven maybe
nobody will live as single and probably everyone is in a hurry to get a partner by then.
Therefore if that is the fact more single woman will live on earth alone due to the fact that
woman are more than man...hopefully im not one of them cause I realy wanted to feel the
heaven....hehehe....on the otherhand this wont realy happen because entering in a
relationship is realy a combination of heaven and earth....
Rgrds
Stella
Hi NANA,
How is it going? I hope you are fine. Thank you for your writing.
As I have said I have got no girlfriend, having said that the meaning of "girlfriend" varies
from culture to culture. S... before marriage is no longer taboo in western countries. As
far as I know, in western cultures, a girlfriend is someone you can even have s...with her,
but in Islam people are not allowed to have s... before marriage. It is a serious crime. I
am a religious person. I love Islam and its rules. All in all, it means that I have no
girlfriend.
What I wrote above, maybe, makes you ask about the reason of being single. You, maybe,
say, "Well Behnam! Why don't you get married?" There are so many reasons for it. Lack
of money is the most important one.
It is considered impolite to write about s... I didn't want to be rude at all. Actually, I was
unable to make it (lack of girlfriend! (LOL)) clear without using that taboo word!(LOL)
Please pardon my French!
This story is very long, but I have no time to spend on it anymore.
All the best,


Hi Stella,
So many thanks for your great writing. It is really great.
I think I have answered your questions yet. Please read what I have written to NANA.
Marriage, as all things, has got two sides. It has got advantages and disadvantage. The
pros and cons of getting married are a lot but I am in a hurry. I can't write about it now.
I, fortunately, have got positive attitude towards it.
I hope you live in heaven forever. Please do not lose touch with me.
All the best,

marzy.iran November 19th 2008
hi behnam
how are you these days ?
i miss you and your lovely thread alot.a really miss you so much....
i passed difficult , busy and finally nice days.
these days i was so much busy with my sister reception . thank GOD it was great and
really lovely.
from today i came back to my real life but still i dance alot becouse i cannot forget my
sister's party,....
behnam as i remember you had a important lecture how was it?
i read some nice sentences that i wanna wring them for all my friend
Love is the answer to "all" questions!
It is important to stand in Love, not fall into it.
Love is waking up to find the object of your affection in the dream you were having asleep
on your shoulder.
Could it be that Love is a story that can never be fully expressed?
Love is a bond or connection between two people that results in trust, intimacy, and an
interdependence that enhances both partners.
Love is the ability and willingness to allow those you care for to be what they choose for
themselves, without any insistence that they satisfy you. - Leo Buscaglia
Logic says everything in this world has a cause and an effect. True Love is the only
feeling which is its own cause and its own effect. It is something illogical and yet above
all logic
There is no fear in Love; but perfect love casts out fear. - Bible
and
Love is a decision.
and finally
God is love.
with best wishes for you

marzye

dear Behnam,
I'm happy to see your thread.
What you said confuses me.GF equals S... or S... equals GF?Why you can have platonic
love though it is a little difficulty.In china,some of tradional girls wouldn't make S... with
their BF before marriage.Their BF would respect them,and make S... with them until they
get married�??As a result,we call the special night the wedding night in china(it is one
of the four happiest thing).So i think you may find a GF.
Have a happy weekend
NANA
DEC 20,2008

hi behnam,
thanks for your response....
Well financial matter is very important when you are planning to get married. A married
man should be considered as wall of the house which would protects his family in
anyway..He must be a good provider and more matured in handling various
circumstances in life. All in all a man should be well prepared before entering in a
marriage life so as woman too.
However, we do not know what lies beyond in a marriage, but its good for us to learn
more to someone else who had been there already...by then we could get an idea how to
live in heaven and in hell....as well as the cons and pros of it.
Thanks for reading...take care always my friend..and may you found the right girl for you
soon.
Have a nice weekend...
Best Rgrds
Stella

If someone covered a flower and put it in a dark place, the flower will try to use its
savings�?��?�but after a period of time ,It will die�?�
If you take a fish from the see , and let it out side, The fish will make a fast
movements�?�then it will die after few minutes or seconds�?�
The people in Gazza don't have electricity, any kind of petrol , bread �?�..
What would happened to them????????????
91

Hi NANA,
Thanks so much for your message. Yes, it is a little bit confusing. I beg your forgiveness.
With your definition, I have got some girlfriends. One of them is my love. I really love her.
(LOL)
You have written a confusing sentence! "It is one of the four happiest thing"! What?(LOL)
How do you know? Who has said to you? What is it? And, finally what are the other three
things? (LOL) Do not get upset. Don't be esaily upset and annoyed!
All the best,


Hi Marziyeh,
How is it going? I hope you are fine. Thank you for your writing and nice sentences. They
are really great.
Welcome to this humble thread.
I gave my speech to the class two weeks ago. It was great. I really made a splash! For me,
speaking about something, or writing about it is easy. I have got talent for writing and
making speech! (LOL)
You dance a lot! It is great. We, boys, believe that if a girl dances she is well. She has got
no serious mental problem. (LOL). She isn't mentally ill. (LOL) So, good for you, and for
man who is going to get married to you.(LOL) How lucky he is!
I am only joking. Please do not get upset.
I hoe to hear more from you soon.

All the best,

Hi Stella,
How are you doing? I hope you are in a good mood and in a good health.
Thank you for your writing and advice.
I do think like you. The benefits of getting married outweighs the difficulities. I have got
positive attitude towards it. I hope I will be able to get married soon. Please pray for me.
I hope to hear more from you soon. Please do not lose touch with me.
All the best,


Hi Marina,
Thank you for your message. I don't know who are you talking to, but I personally have
got no idea about it, due to the fact that I haven't got enough knowledge about politic and
about the topics which are related to that. So, I would rather no answer. Please forgive
me.
I hope to read your writing about some general topics. I wish so!
All the best,

NANA November 23rd 2008

dear Behnam,
Oh,my god.You have got some girlfriends,it is something wrong with my eyes? do you
mean some girlfriends are female friends?You love one of them or all of them?
What are the four happiest things?It comes from an old poem in China,i don't know how
to translate them,so i copy from the others: " rain after long draught; unexpected friends
in strange country; candle-lit wedding night; name on the gold royal exam result plate".
Do you understand ?
Best wish
NANA
DEC 23,2008

Dear friends,
How are you? I hope everything is going well with you. As you know, 3rd December 2008
is the first birthday of this thread on this siteLOL). At the moment, the number of writings
are 904 (If we count this writing too). I like to make the number of writings 1000, until its
birthday! I really like this number.(LOL) How can I do that? You know, for me writing is
easy; I can write on my own, but it is not good!
We have got 9 days to finish this year(writing year! (LOL)). Would you please help me
with writing 96 passages(If we can call it so!)?
Please help me! Please write something. Please force me to write! Please give me some
encouragements! I am not able to achieve that goal(writing 1000 passages in a year, in
this thread!) without your encouragement.
Please give me some motivation. I am very much looking forward to hearing from you as
soon as you can.
All the best,


Hi NANA,
Oh My God! I am writing in Iran and you are writing in China at the same time. It was so
funny when I saw that the number of passages has changed! When I signed in, the number
was 903. After sending my last writing, I saw that the number of passages was 905! How
come? Well, my dear friend NANA has written something. Thank you very much indeed.
How are you NANA? I hope you are okay.
You are completely right. It is very confusing. To avoid confusing, we should know the
precise meaning of "girlfriend'. What does "girlfriend" mean?
I will answer to all your questions, if you just let me know what the meaning of
"girlfriend" is in your book?(LOL)
I understood four things. Thank you very much.

Please write soon. I have started with you, and I like to finish this year (writing year!)
with you too.
I hope to hear more from you very soon.
By the way, dear NANA! It is November in Iran, what about in China? Is it

December?(LOL)
All the best,


Dear Behnam...
Wow this thread would be celebrating its anniversary in December...Advance happy

anniversary my friend.....may we have more writings to come until December 3 so that
this thread would reach more than thousand messages by then...Anyway since
anniversary is very near and for me its a great event we should celebrate it in a very
unique way. Let us cook different variety of foods, displaying colorful baloons.. bake
party cakes with sweets around it, hired performing clowns should and the best thing is
lightning of several spectacular fireworks....hahahaha...this is perfect for a birthday
party..isn't it?...
Cheers!
Stella

dear Behnam,
The page of thread has updated 905,this alarmed me.And i'm happy that you continue to
write this thread all the time.You are like a father of this thread and bring up your
child.(:>)
I think girlfriend is between friend and fiancee.Like a movie,a boy will say to a girl:please
date with me on the premise of marriage.When the girl agrees with you,you are not only
friends but also lovers.Do you understand?
BEST WISH
NANA
DEC 25,2008

Hi Stella,
How is it going? I hope you are fine. Thank you for your writing. Yes, we are going to
have a birthday party! (LOL) Thank you for making yourself ready to this party.
Please help me with achieveing this goal.
All the best,

92

Hi NANA,
Thank you for your reply. Now, I understand the meaning of "girlfriend" according to
what you mean by using that.
In my opinion, a "girlfriend" is someone who is a girl and a friend at the same time.
According to this theory, I have got so many girlfriends. They are girls and they are my
friends as well. As I said before, I love one of them. The other people are just some simple
friends.
I dslike being the father of this thread! (LOL) Do you know why? Well, there is no
mother! (LOL)
Dear NANA! Please do not stop writing.
Please let me know it is December, or November in China right now? (LOL)
All the best,

Begnam, 25 December, 2008

hi behnam
congratuation!!!!!!!!!!!!
it's a really good achivement and all is just becouse of your answers . i get really upset
becouse i'm not for a long time with this thread but,...any way
you said that my future husband is a lucky man but i think he is poorest person in all over
the world i feel pity for him(lol) so i'm not going to make a unluky person Miserable(lol)
i wish if i could cook a cake for thread's birthday,...but i can not upload it to this site ,...
by the way
behnam you don't need anybody encourage you i always think how can you write instantly
.it's not just becouse of learning english ,i think you are like me in this case i some times
need to speak with the people that they do'nt now me so i can say whatever i want with out
keeping marzye's personality with myself always .what about you?
i wish best for you for this thread and for all my dear friends
marzye

Hi Marziyeh,
How are you? I hope you are in a good health. So many thanks for your writing.
Do not worry! You are one of the owners of this thread. Cook a cake and send it to the
people who visit this humble site.(LOL) In this case you will kill two birds with one stone.
Firstly, you will make some improvement in cooking. Sencondly, you will enjoy eating it.
As far as I know, you are single. What do you mean by saying " my husband is..."? It is a
little bit confusing.
Please reply soon. Please give me some topics to write about.
All the best,

Kamlot November 26th 2008

Hello,
I am new here and I would like to say something about me. I am thirty, I am married and
for two months I have been happy father - together with my wife we have lovely daughter.
From time to time I use English and I think this is very good opportunity to learn and
practise that language here. I know I make mistakes so in advance I am sorry for all
errors. I want to improve my English and I hope you help me.
Yours sincerely,
Karol, 26 November, 2008

dear Behnam,
When i read your message,i can't help laughing.You are not only a father but also a
mother of this thread because you pretect it and take care of us.(LOL)
Now I knew you had a honey.But i have a private question:when you go with your
girlfriend,who pay for your dinner,movie and travel?You share your bill or you pay all of
them.If you think it is inconvenient,you cann't answer it.Why i ask this question,yesterday
my friend argued with her BF for the bill of trip.Her BF insisted on going Dutch,but she
thought BF should pay all of them.I want to know how to deal with it in your country.
Maybe i am eager for Chrismas,so i think DEC is 11.It is nasty NOV in china.
BEST WISH
NANA,Nov 26,2008

Hi Carol,
Thank you for putting message on this site and in this thread. Welcome to this thread.
Would you please let us know where you are from? What do you do?
You are married. That is great. Are you in heaven or in hell?(LOL) I hope you are
enjoying every minute of your life.
We are here just to improve our English. Thank you for joining us. Please share
something with me and with my friends. All your suggestions, recommendation and advice
would be welcomed with open arms.
All the best,


Hi NANA,
It is very nice to read your writings. They are wonderful. You have got a sense of humour.
Good for you and good for that guy who is going to get married to you. He will be one of
the happiest and luckiest men in the world. You know, Marziyeh's husband will be the
other lucky man.(LOL)
Oh my God! I am father and mother at the same time! How come? It means that I am
bisexual! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I am a man. Just a man!(LOL)
In answer to your question, it depends on money which is in their pocket.(LOL). You

know, these days all politicians speak about "Women rights" in order to fool them and
then to win the election! They pay lip service to them! They often say, "There is no
difference between men and women." According to this theory, there is no difference
between a girl and a boy. They are friends. In such cases, money talks! (I can't stop
laughing! LOL)
At the moment, my love is not in Iran. If She were in Iran I would pay all her life
expenses.(LOL) How generous boy Behnam is!(LOL)
All the best,


hi my friends
today i come up with a story that i really love
NOW ......IT IS 2 LATE
10th grade
As I sat there in English class, I stared at the girl next to me. She was my so called "best
friend". I stared at her long, silky hair, and wished she was mine. But she didn't notice me
like that, and I knew it. After class, she walked up to me and asked me for the notes she
had missed the day before and handed them to her. She said "thanks" and gave me a kiss
on the cheek. I wanted to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I
love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.
12th grade
The phone rang. On the other end, it was her. She was in tears, mumbling on and on
about how her love had broke her heart. She asked me to come over because she didn't
want to be alone, so I did. As I sat next to her on the sofa, I stared at her soft eyes,
wishing she was mine.But she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it. After 2 hours, one
Drew Barrymore movie, and three bags of chips, she decided to go to sleep. She looked at
me, said "thanks" and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know
that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.
Senior year
The day before prom she walked to my locker. My date is sick" she said; he's not going to
go well, I didn't have a date, and in 7th grade, we made a promise that if neither of us had
dates, we would go together just as "best friends". So we did. Prom night, after everything
was over, I was standing at her front door step. I stared at her as she smiled at me and
stared at me with her crystal eyes. I want her to be mine, but she isn't think of me like that,
and I know it. Then she said "I had the best time, thanks!" and gave me a kiss on the
cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her
but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.
Graduation Day
A day passed, then a week, then a month. Before I could blink, it was graduation day. I
watched as her perfect body floated like an angel up on stage to get her diploma. I wanted
her to be mine, but she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it. Before everyone went
home, she came to me in her smock and hat, and cried as I hugged her. Then she lifted
her head from my shoulder and said, "you're my best friend, thanks" and gave me a kiss
on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I
love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.
A Few Years Later

Now I sit in the pews of the church. That girl is getting married now. I watched her say "I
do" and drive off to her new life, married to another man. I wanted her to be mine, but she
didn't see me like that, and I knew it. But before she drove away, she came to me and said
"you came!". She said "thanks" and kissed me on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her
to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't
know why.
.
.
.
Funeral
Years passed, I looked down at the coffin of a girl who used to be my "best friend". At the
service, they read a diary entry she had wrote in her high school years. This is what it
read: I stare at him wishing he was mine, but he doesn't notice me like that, and I know it.
I want to tell him, I want him to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love him but
I'm just too shy, and I don't know why. I wish he would tell me he loved me! Ì wish I did
too...` I thought to my self, and I cried.and cried and cried but it was too late even for
cring .............

hi behnam ,
how are you ,i hope you are okey.

surely i am single,i never have even a boyfriend let alone a husband !!! i wrote my future
husband is so poor and i feel pity for him that's all it's not confusing maybe my sentences
was so persian.
also guy maybe my english needs to improve alot but my cooking is good enough and my
cooking it's not going to kill any birds(LOL)i love cooking but i dont have time to cook
maybe you laugh at me (i now you boys)but i enjoy doing house chors and my mom never
let me ,she says spend your time to study .
with best wishes

marzye
Good Day Behnam...
Everybody should be prepared on that special day because Father Behnam on that
moment was happily giving birth with his first child....and it follows by a second child
until it grows more than a dozen (LoL)...and as time goes by..father Behnam would never
stop producing a child .....OMG guinness world record!!... you really have a firm uterus
to conceive us all....(LoL)...congratulations! because all your children has been delivered
by yours normally and no one comes abnormal....by the way... is there any special child
among us?.....:-)
My dear friend..I would like to share this story to all...thanks in advance for reading..
Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.The
family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room.Instead the
angels were given a small space in the cold basement.As they made their bed on the hard
floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.When the younger angel
asked why, the older angel replied,"Things aren't always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable
farmer and his wife.After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep
in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next
morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears.Their only cow, whose milk had
been their sole income, lie dead in the field.
The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel, "How could you have let this
happen?"
"The first man had everything, yet you helped him", she accused.
The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.
"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied.
"When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that
hole in the wall.
Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I
sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it."
"Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I
gave him
the cow instead".
Things aren't always what they seem."
Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If
you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You
just might not know it until some time later...
regards
Stella
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Dear Behnam,
Happy Thanksgiving Day!
Dear friend, I'm so busy those days that I can't write more to you. But I have to thank God
today because he bestowed me so much, including friends.
Behnam, my special friend, a gentleman in detail.
Wish you fully enjoy every day.

Hi Behnam,
Thank you very much for your replay.
I am from Poland and I work in company which sell various products for industry inter
alia pumps, valves and so on. I suppose nothing interesting for you.
As you could have seen I signed my first letter Karol - this is my real first name but I use
Kamlot as a Username. Kamlot is my nickname and it is connected with my surname -
Kamieniecki. Kamlot in my mother tongue means 'big stone'. Regarding my marriage I
am happy man, I love my wife and our little baby. Her name is Gabriela and the name
comes from St. Gabriel the Archangel. After her birth our live turned upside down, we
had to change our life style but we are very, very happy. It is miracle to have descendant,
to look how she grows up, smiles and so on.
Dear Behnam and everybody who read it, I would like to improve my English language
and I will be very grateful for all remarks concerning my spelling. If you see obvious
mistake in my letter please correct me and if you can, please suggest what will be better
to use.
All the best,

Kamlot
Hi Marziyeh,
Thank you for the story and your message.
You are single, and you know your husband will be the poorest man in the world. How
come? Who knows? Why do you think so? What is wrong with you? Who is poor and who
is rich from your point of view? How can you predict? (LOL) You see Marziyeh, your way
of writing was very confusing. I called it "a little bit confusing", just not to make you
upset! (LOL)
I know, that is very humble of you to say that. I am familiar with this sort of compliment
that Iranian people often pay each other. I also know women often speak indirectly. For
example, imagine the room is hot and the window is closed. There is a couple. The wife
wants to have the window opened. She doesn't tell her husband to open the window
directly. She often says, "Oh my God! What a boiling weather! It is very hot. Isn�??t it?"
(LOL) What does she mean? Of course she mean: Open the window!(LOL)
Why do they behave so? Well, they are women. They are created so. There is nothing
wrong with them. They are just women!(LOL). They often hate saying "Thank you"! You
should know, apologizing and forgiving is the responsibilities of men.(LOL)
Girls are so skillful. They are very arty. They are good at cooking. They are good at all
positive things. The only problem is that they have no time for doing good things. Poor
girls are pressed for time.(LOL)
Dear Marziyeh! Take the advice of your mother. Forget other things.
I am only joking. The world without girls(women) is unbearable.
All the best,

Hi Stella,
"Things aren't always what they seem!" That is great. Thank you for writing that story. It
is so meaningful. I really love it. Things have got so many angles. We only look at them
from a few angles. We approach them from some angles. Therefore, our judgment is often
unfair and false. We are human beings. We are created so. What can we do? Well, to
avoid making terrible mistakes we should always speak in the language of probability!
poor Behnam is father of so many children but he has never got married! How come?
(LOL)
I understand what you are trying to say. Thank you very much. That is very kind of you to
think so.
Please do not touch with me.
All the best,


Hi Cathy,
How are you keeping? I hope you are enjoying every minute of your life. So many thanks
for your writing. Although you were a little bit late, but your writing made me happy. It
was a shot in the arm. Thank you very much indeed.
Happy thanksgiving day to you too! I am not a farmer, but thank you anyway. (LOL)
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
How are you my dear friend ??? I hope you are in a good health , eating your perfect
food from your lovely mother's hands, living in a clean house because of your lovely
mother's hands, enjoying your life because of kissing your lovely mother's hands.
I just read what you have written to Marziyeh , It's really amazing....in fact I'm fascinated
by your way of analysy women's personality , and I can say that you are absolutely right.
women's way of contacting with men is very soft and because of that they are asking in
indirect way...they make men do things without making them annoying...It's the art of
women(LOL).
Dear Behnam, if you imagined the same situation and the man wanted to open the
window , and he wants to ask his wife who is sitting in comfortalble way...he will say
directly " open the window!!" ,then the woman will be angry ....(LOL), but we can't blame
men , because this is thier way ...there is no wrong with them...(LOL)....
and you can imagine that the phone is ringing and the phone is beside the man , his wife
in the kitchen try to cook for him , her hands are dirty , but he will call her and say"
answer the phone"..(LOL)
Speaking about women and men habits is very long...to me, I can write very much..too
much... but then you will feel boring , so I should stop.
I'm looking forward to read from you ...soon.
Marina.

Hi Behnam,
women(LOL).
Marina.
Hi Behnam,
women(LOL).
Marina.

Hi Kamlot,
How are you? I hope you are in a good health and in a good mood. Thank you for your
reply.
Good for you that you are a happy couple. I hope every minute is going well with you.
Your English is excellent! Should you be my teacher? Your English is better than mine.
Good for you.
It is impossible for me to correct your writing, because of the fact that I didn't find
anything wrong in it. I mean you didn't make any mistakes. That is really great. On the
other hand, we all make mistakes and that is ok. Do not worry about making mistakes.
Mistakes are our best teachers. we learn from our mistakes.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
Thank you very much for your replay. You exaggerated a little with my English, anyway I
apprecaite your opinion.
I remembered some, in my opinion, good joke about English Lord.
Well, some day Lord took a bath upstairs and blew a fart. After a while his butler
appeared at bathroom with bottle of bourbon. The Lord was very suprised and told butler
that he hadn't called him. The butler was suprised too and said "My Lord I heard clearly
downstairs - Bob bring a bottle of bourbon".
I finish my work in five minutes so have a nice day/night and see you soon.
Best wishes,
Kamlot
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Hi behnam,
I hope you are in good mood . I�??m good because today I could study enough but
I�??m realistic person ,I know I can not pass ms exam if I continue this way.but plz pray
for me .my teacher I really need someone encourage me.
And
First : I think a lucy man is a person who live with a pretty and stupid girl!!!??? That do
whatever the lucky man want!!?
Am I right?
But as I told you my husband will be poor person . because of 1001 reason that I know .
first :he have to prove himself to me . I�??m not going to marry a person that I don�??t
love or I�??m not sure he love me. Behnam,,, nothing is wrong with me just I�??m a
little bit stubborn .
When I was child I Decided to be in love just with(one) person ;I think girls are like a
garden full of flower in each love they will lost some flower . but I decided keep all my
kindness for one person so it�??s my right to choose him carefully . so I always bother
boys that Asserted are in love with me ? but they never got my meaning . they thought if
they care me a lot I believe them but I need more stronger reason .as a result they think
I�??m selfish and they ,�?�
I lost good chance in my life but I never regret . he should prove himself I don�??t know
how but he should know .
But May be I�??m wrong
You are right girls always speak indirect .becouse they believe boys should guest their
meaning and it�??s boys responsibility and being thankfull is girls responsibility (LOL)
A question
You said the way of my writing was counfusing ? it�??s always confusing or just in this
case ?
I hope you can achive your goal (about 1000 letter) but we don�??t have a lot of time.
With best wishes
marzye
omarbakeer November 28th 2008

dear Behnam : I'm totally new student but I can speak well and I need your help with my
problem that's I speak well and I don't know how to write , I don't know if you are go
through with this stage of learning and I don't know how to make my
writing good as well as my speak , sorry if I am bothering you
And I know that's strange situation but what I have to do
thank you very much

Hi Marina,
How is it going? I hope you are in a good health and in a good mood.
So many thanks for your wonderful writing. Your way of writing is great and it always
makes sense. It is easy to understand what you are trying to say. Anyway, thank you very
much indeed.
Women speak indirectly not to be polite or something like that. They speak indirectly
because they are complicated and they like being complicated. This is a part of their
nature. We should know they don't do that deliberately. On the other hand, men like
offering. That is a part of their nature too.
There are some differences between women and men physically and mentally. Those
differences create love and attraction. It is very mysterious. The more you look at it
carefully and closely, the more mysterious it seems.
Men and women's body is made of some elements. I mean they are made of combination
of some atoms, molecules, or elements. From Chemistry point of view, their body is the
same (As far as I know, our friend Marziyeh has studied Chemistry. We can ask her for
extra information and, also her idea about this matter! LOL). What is the root of that
powerful force and attraction between them? Can we formulate it? Nobody knows, and
nobody can! (LOL)
Let's forget the differences. They (differences) are there to make them like, love, attract,
and absorb each other.
If I were questioned about the life, I would answer that marriage is the essence of it! This
claim makes us to think about people who are single ( Like poor Behnam! (LOL)). Well
Behnam! According to your theory, are you living? No, absolutely not! I am not living. I
am struggling for survival! (LOL)
Let's finish this long story. Men and women make each other complete. This is the most
meaningful sentence, in this regard, that can be written.
All the best,


Hi Kamlot,
How are you? I hope you are enjoying every minute of your life. Thank you for your reply.
Thank you for writing a joke. It was quite funny.
Your English, without any exaggeration, is excellent. It does not mean to stop learning
English. No, never! Learning a new language is a lifelong process. There is no "The End"
sign. (LOL). You know, in some races or competitions, there is a banner that "The End" is
written in it. But, as you know, learning a new language is not a competition.(LOL)
Therefore, do not stop learning and teaching! This process should be continued as long as
human beings are living in this world.
All the best,

Hi Dear Behnam,
How are you my friend?? I wish you are preparing your self to our party in 3rd
December. You have to cook for us and we have to bring gifts.(LOL)
Thank you for your nice compliment , I think you are understanding me because you are a
thoughtful and understandable person, not because of my writing ..and because of that I
love writing here ,I'm pleased to do so.
Dear Behnam , I can really say that I get along with you�?� you are absolutely right.
Man and woman complete each other �?�that's very clear from girls..
BUT I think that's not clear for men from their point of view�?�Behnam !you know that
there are many men who get married from 4 women, what is that mean??? It means that
those men need (each one of them need) 4 women to feel complete�?�oh my
God!!(LOL)
Dear Behnam, from my point of view there are four kinds of women in man's life, they
are:
1) a woman, he loves her.
2) a woman who loves him.
3) a woman who will get married from him.( here I can say" womEn".(LOL))
From your point of view , which woman from them is lucky??? And which one is poor???
And, Dear Behnam , as you have written before to Nana, you are in love , there is a girl in
your life. Which kind of women she is???( I mean my three types ).
Dear Behnam, if you were in love , you are not "struggling for survival " , but you are in a
happy life�?� I have written these words because you have written a lot about love ,
and I depended on your theory�?�.. so, please explain that to me. I 'm a bit confused.
Much obliged for reading my writing! I hope to hear from you soon.
Marina.

Hi Behnam...
I have made a stupid mistake...I laughed at myself...
correction:"there are three kinds of women.."
besides many horrible mistake I wish ...they didn't distroy my writing(LOL)

Marina.

Hi Marziyeh,
How are you? I hope you are okay. So many thanks for your delightful writing.
Your Writing is excellent. There was only one sentence which was confusing. Actually, I
understood what you were trying to say, but I wanted to play a joke on you, or maybe to
give you some excuses to continue writing. You should know, as all boys, I am a little bit
naughty!(LOL) It is a part of my nature, actually.
You are studying for your important exam. How many days have you got left to study for
your exam? What are you going to study? Where are you going to study? I mean what
course and in which university?
As far as I know, having self-confidence is more important than knowledge. You should
have belief and faith that you can become whatever you want to be. Trying hard is the
secret key of all success. These sentences are well-known and they are easy in theory, but
when it comes to practicing they are very difficult.
All people in the world know those sentences, why the number of successful people is as
many as the number of fingers that a human being has got? I mean they (successful
people) are a few. The reason is that we only know those sentences (e.g. trying hard is the
secret of all success. You are what you think.). We haven't got strong belief and faith.
Anyway, try your best and work hard. You are on right way. I am keeping my fingers
crossed and hope for your success. I am sure you will pass it.
You have written something about your ideal man. Also, you have said that you are a little
bit stubborn! I just can say that being stubborn is not good. Why does a man get married
to a woman? Well, he wants to make himself complete. What do make a man complete?
Well, some things that he hasn't got them. What he hasn't got? It varies from man to man,
but surely all men are looking for peace in mind, kindness, affection. They are looking for
calm of the marriage.
Personally, I think I am like a wild animal. My wife must be able to domesticate me!
(LOL) I don't need to marry to a professor, to a knowledgeable, or to a very intelligent
thoughtful girl. Of course, these qualities are great and admirable. I can't deny them. I
mean, a girl must be kind and thoughtful, kind and knowledgeable and so on. Being
merely a professor or something like that is not enough.
You have written that men like beautiful stupid girls! (LOL). You, and almost all women
know this fact (LOL) but they don't know the reason. They often say, "You know, men are
very selfish. They love offering. They want someone to offer her. So, the more stupid a girl
is, the more acceptable she is!"(LOL) This is not true. This is women's way of thinking.
Dear Marziyeh! This story is very long. I am really pressed for time. I hope to write about
this topic later.
I hope to here more from you soon.
All the best,


Hi Omarbakeer,
How are you? welcome to this thread. Thank you for putting message on this site, in this
humble thread. We are here just to improve our English language skills. Writing is one of
them. Your writing is excelent. You are on right way. It is understandable. Thank you for
joining us. Please share something with us.
All the best,

reza699 November 28th 2008

Hi Dear Behnam,
I'm a beginner in English language but I'm not worry because a good friend like you can
help me to improve my English language.
my writing is very weak. also my speaking is weak.
can i send you email ?

hi behnam
so many thanks for your writting .
i'm studying medical information in iran university(next to milad Tower) my course is
some thing between management and madical information and computer . i love my
course and i wanna continue it . our exam is in bahman and i just study about 5 book of
our refrences .
i know that sometimes i'm wrong but sometime it's my right .

i'm not one of those knowledgable girls that wanna look at every things in scientific way
and after marriege i'm not going to bother him but befor marriage i think it 's my right to
exam him .even if he think that i'm bothering him.
behnam you really think that my chemistery is stupid !!!!!??
may be you are right .this problem always has shadow in my life .
i'm a nice girl but i never can be stupid ones ,that's my problem .
any way
thank you ,i know you don't like to hear, but, you give advice like fathers.i try to take your
advice .
behnam whenever you are writing to me say whatevr you think is right maybe it can help
me . i'm not very sensative especialy when the person is not in front of me ' i need some
one tell me right .that's all.don't try to say every thing in nice way
with best wishes

marzye
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Hi Marina,
So many thanks for your wonderful writing. It is really great. It is great because there are
some theories in it. I love these sorts of theories. (LOL). Those theories give me excuse to
keep on writing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Dear Marina! I believe, all of them are lucky. Being deeply loved by someone gives you
strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Therefore, you are strength or
courage. Maybe, you are both of them when you are in love with someone. All in all, if
there is love, there is God.
You have asked me some personal questions! Oh my God!(LOL) I can only say, I love her
and she loves me. So, this case falls into category four!(LOL) So, there are four
categories of men not three! (LOL)
Dear Marina! There are so many things in your writing to discuss, but unfortunately I am
really pressed for time. Maybe later!
All the best,


Hi Reza,
How are you? I hope you are okay. Thank you for putting messages in this thread.
Welcome to this thread as well.
Your writing is very good. Do not worry. You are not a beginner in learning English.
Could you please introduce yourself? Thank you for joining us.
As you see, I am very pressed for time. I do apologize! I receive so many Emails from too
many kind people from all over the world. I haven't got enough time to answer them. It is
so embarrassing. Please write in this thread. I promise to keep on writing here. Surely, I
will answer to all your writings.
I hope to read more from you. Please do not lose touch with me.
All the best,


Hi Marziyeh,
How are you? I hope you are in a good mood and in a good health.
Thank you so much for keeping on writing. Please do not stop writing.
First of all, I owe you an apology! I thought that you have studied Chemistry at
university. According to this thought, I wanted you to give me some agreements on my
opinion about being made of some basic elements. I have made a mistake. I am so sorry.
Please accept my apology.
I am not going to advise you. I won't do this in the future, because people hate being
advised. By the way, I didn't give you any advice in my writing. I just gave you my own
opinion. Please read my last writing (to you) carefully.
Your English is great. I have no idea about other things.
All the best,

niloufar November 30th 2008

Hi everybody,
im ahmad safarzadeh, im 32 old, im academist of animal science but i have studied
software engineering and computer science for many years too, now im working at
beautification organization as an accountant, im interested in learning english so much,
my english writing isnt good at all, i hope every body in this site can help me and share
his/her information with me.
im looking forward for read from members of this site.
ahmad safarzadeh, Mail ; nilouziba@yahoo.com

Hi Ahmad,
Thank you so much for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this humble thread.
My friends and me are here just to improve our English language skills. Thank you for
joining us. Please do not hesitate to share something with us. We wolud welcome any
suggestions and advice with open arms.
Your English is good, due to the fact that you make sense. In almost all cases, we write
something in order to give some information to other people, or to receive some
information from other people. You have done it properly. I understood what you have
written. It means that your writing is good.
If there is one thing which is lovely, it is the English language. I really love it.(Thankfully,
there are lots of things which are lovely and I love them! (LOL))
Please do not hesitate to write me. I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,


Hi Cathy,
How are you my Chinese friend? I hope you are in a good health. I have missed you
terribly. Where are you? What is the reason of your silence? Please don't be silent.
We've got only three days left for achieveing our goal!(1000 writings in a year!).
Therefore, there is a crying need for your presence. The condition is critical!(LOL) You
are not allowed to take a break! (LOOOOOOL)! Hahahaha....
I hope to hear more from you soo.
All the best,

Hi NANA,
Where are you? Please keep on writing. At the moment, the condition is critical.(LOL)
Please don't leave me alone.
All the best,


Hi Stella,
How are you? I hope you are in a good mood. Where are you Stella? I have missed you a
lot. Please don't be silent.
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
How are you keeping? I hope you are fine.
Dear Mohsen! I have missed you terribly. Where are you? Please don't be silent.
Please don't leave me alone. I am very much looking forward to reading your wonderful
writings as soon as possible.
All the best,


Hi Araghi,
How are you doing? I hope everything is going well with you. Where are you? I have
missed you terribly. (Hardasan? Na olibdi?)
Please keep on writing. Please don't lose touch with me.
All the best,

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horrylala November 30th 2008

Dear Benham:
Nice to hear you,i'm a new comer,i come from china,i like english very much.But as can
be seen from the letter ,you must know my english is not good though i'm a college
student.
When i was a little boy ,i dreamt of coming to a foreign country and making lots of
foreign friends using english.
I desire to make friends with you .
My e-mail:horrylala@126.com
Hope your reply.

Hi Lana,
How is it going? I hope you are okay.
This is just to let you know that I've missed you terribly. Please don't leave me alone.
All the best,


Hi Horrylala,
Welcome to this thread, and thank you so much for putting message in this thread.
I am interested in making friends with you too. Please pay attention that I am really
pressed for time. Actually, I have no enough free time to spend on chatting, answering
Emails, and writing letters. I promise to write you in this thread. Please do not stop
writing.
Your writing is excellent. Please keep on writing. My friends and me will help you to the
best of our ability.
What are you studying? What is your biggest wish? What is your main concern? Please
share something with us. Thank you for joining us.
All the best,

niloufar November 30th 2008

hi Behnam
Thank for your reply, im very glad because i have found a friend that is educated, I know
that you are a teacher and teach physic, ocw.mit.edu site is a good site that you can find
many information in it, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of
virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a
permanent MIT activity. I can download any course and their videos that you want.
www.elllo.org site is about english language. you can download all flash links. This site
have many links to other sites. I hope you can put upon it.
Ahmad Safarzadeh.

hi my dear freinds
i wanna share these sentences with you and i hope you enjoy couse i enjoyed alot
Let go and let God.

They say that God is everywhere,
and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse.
God gives birds their food,

but they must fly for it.
If we just stop looking for the Red Sea to split,

we might see all the wonderful miracles
God makes all around us every day.
Love is the highest miracle and gift of God.

The prayer most acceptable to
God comes from a thankful heart.
Sooner or later you have to seek God. Why not now?
whoever wants to find God will find a way to Him.
God is the East and the West
and wherever you turn, there is God's face.
All God's testing has a purpose, someday you'll see the light.
All He asks is that you trust Him, walk by faith and not by sight.
Some people think it is unfair for
God to put thorns on roses.
Others praise Him for putting roses on thorns.
Don't pray that God's on our side; pray that we're on His side.
hi behnam
how are you today ' i hope you enjoy all minutes of your life.
as i told you maybe my idea about love is a little bit strange but your opinion about love is
in the right way i think she trust on you . and i'm keeping my finger across and i hope you
can marry as soon as possible . by the way what's her idea about your thread.(lol)
these days i'm working on my listening and accent alot and i found a website Include all
english songs . lyric .http://www.mp3lyrics.org/
and it helped me alot . my teacher is the english herself and she always says me that my
speaking and my accent is good but again I think i need practice more . all the time i'm
singing at home and it drive my mom mad she always says if singers get it they would
commit Suicide (LO) but they do'nt let me to sing even in loo or in bathroom . (lol)
and about accent i try to keep british accent but my freinds Sneap me .
what's your accent ? in your opinion which is better and why?
i wish best for you
(****thinking about living in a glass world ' so try not to throw stone at any one ' becouse
the first thing that will be broken is your world.****)
Clare November 30th 2008

Hi everyone
Just signing in to wish you all a "happy birthday" on 3 December. This is the longest
thread we have ever had on english-at-home!
I also wanted to say a very big thank you to Behnam for starting the most popular thread
ever - "Thanks Behnam!"
PS: What's this I'm reading about wedding bells... I am so excited for you!
Clare
Clare,
english-at-home.com
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

Hi Behnam,
How are you getting along?? I hope you are enjoying your life..
Thank you very much for your kind writing, thank you one more time for your kindness
with all people here. It's very interesting to read all your replies�?� I'm learning
everyday from your way of writing and from your new word.
Thank you for your patient with me..(LOL) , I know that I asked you personal questions,
but you were kind enough to answer�?�and let me say that your love is lucky from
many points of view�?�.
Dear Behnam , be generous enough to write more to me�?�, I'm very much looking
forward to know your opinion about my last writing�?�. I want to know it ,to make my
"nosy" comments(LOL).
I'm waiting�?�
Marina.

Hi Clare,
Thank you very much for writing here .It was really very nice of you...
I want to say with you" Thanks Behnam" for everything.....
Marina
.
December 2008
majal December 1st 2008

hi behnam..
How's everything? hope you are in good mood...

As you have mentioned from your letter..Things have many angles....
Its really true that things have many angles..and due to the fact that we are only human
being we most likely fail to see some parts of it..'thats why things are'nt always what they
seem' . This thought should be applied in everyday life. In fact we are all striving to reach
our goal, it is not an easy journey because attaining goals need determination, strength
and an optimistic outlook.However we must accept the truth that not most of our plans
come into reality and not all expectations are met..thereby we should know how to look on
both sides of our life. It's helpful because we will learn how to deal with failures and
success.We are all aware that depression is the main result of failure which will possibly
lead to suicidal tendency.In this view, man's brain will destroy itself if he/she has a poor
judgement or vision in reality of life. In order to avoid that, man should know how to use
the term probable in achieving all things until all those things tuns into actuality.
How about you my friend behnam did you experience great pains in life..how did you deal
with it...
Best Regards,
Stella
97

Hi Marziyeh,
How is it going? I hope you are fine. Thank you so much for keeping on this friendship
going.
Dear Marziyeh! I din't express my idea about love. Did I? I didn't say that your idea is
strange. Did I?
Marziyeh! I am very confused about your writing. Please make it clear.
I hope you become one of the most famous singers in the world. Keep on practising!
(LOL) Look! all singers sound great In the bathroom! (LOL)
I love British accent. I think it is suitable for me(It matches my personality and
character). By the way, my accent is really awful. As I guess you know, I am originally
from Azerbaijan. So, my mother tongue is Azeri. I was born in Tehran, but my parents are
from Azerbaijan. I love Azeri language as well. It takes a lot of time to translate from
Azeri into Farsi, and then from Farsi into English. My accent is awful because I hate it.
(LOL)
I am not interested in writing about some personal matters. Please forgive me.
I think British accent is better than American accent. I believe, British accent is 100 and
American accent is 90. When you have got 100, of course you have got 90! (LOL)
All the best,

majal December 1st 2008

hello Clare,
So many thanks for a wonderful greetings....That is very kind of you. Thanks a lot for
creating this site it's really helpful indeed. Thanks to Behnam too for being so supportive
and a true friend to all......
Again..Thank you so much and take care always...
Best Regards,
Stella
niloufar December 1st 2008

Hi Friends,
Whats up?
Whats your idea about the following sentences?
Money doesn't create man, but it is the man who created money.
Live your life as simple as you are.
Don't do what others say. Just listen to them, but do what makes you feel good.
Don't go on brand name. Wear those things in which you feel comfortable.
Don't waste your money on unnecessary things. Spend on those who really are in need.
After all, it's your life. Why give others the chance to rule your
life.
Best Regards,
Ahmad Safarzadeh.
araghi December 1st 2008
Dear friends,
hello to you all, salam to my dearest friend Mr. Behnam
I hope you are O.K. and are in good mood. It is rainy in Tehran , thanks God for His
blessing.
Please forgive me for late in share in writing here , be sure I am here and I never forgot
you and I read all of your writing everyday ,they are very useful and sweet .
They are valuable not for their quantity but for nice quality. Words like: God , love ,
friendship , wisdom , faith , luck ,beauty , kindness , hope , missed , thanks , good , nice ,
trust , rain , sun , star , candle , butterfly , tree , flower , poem , poet ,Gibran Khalil ,
Paulo Coelho ,Mother Teresa , Shariati , Baba kohi , Prophet , book , letter, and letters
and words and �?�..are wrote always in your writing .
Dear friends : Behnam , Mohsen NANA, Cathy , Marzeyeh , Marina , �?��?�and
other friends you and your writings are in my heart , I remember all of you even friends
that leave us like Adelaida , Hasan, Aida, Heyva ,Lina always ,
I try believe what I learn and understand from you, maybe you know every things and
everyone has its beauty , I can see it in this site.
Thanks to Clare for his/her kindness indeed.
Good luck
Araghi , 1, Dec.,2008

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NANA December 1st 2008

dear Behnam,
No,i wouldn't say you are a bisexual.I want to say you are the leader of this thread and
take charge like a mother and father .I think everyone will like you as a son if you want.
About the payment,there will be a idea that a man pays for a women as his honor in south
of China so a boyfriend will pay for his girlfriend of course.I think most of iranian men
are rich and they must pay for their girlfriend.Is that right?
You love is not in Iran so i guess you need pay for expensive traffic such as on holiday.
Best wish
NANA
DEC 1,2008

Hi Clare,
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw your message. You can't imagine how happy I was
when I saw your writing. It gave me lots of energy. Actually, it was a real shot in the
arms. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart.
That is very kind of you to give us opportunity to make friends with people from other
parts of the world, and to improve our skills. Actually, thanks to this powerful site we
have assembled in this thread. I would like to express my thanks for your kindness.
As you know, and as you have mentioned in your writing, we are going to have a
"birthday party" on 3rd December, but I don't know how to manage the party (LOL). I
don't know how to decorate the room with ballons for the party.(LOL) In the real world, I
know how to invite my friends and how to make a cake, but on the net, I don't know what
to do. (LOL) Could you possibly teach me to have a party on the Internet? (LOL)
Although, we are not able to have a real party, and then to drink or to eat something, but
it can be possible, at least, to use some emoticons to show our feelings. It is time to take
this golden opportunity to ask you to give us a chance of using those emoticons. Would
you please make it possible for us to use some emoticons in our writings? There is a
crying need for using emoticons in our writings, Please take this as a suggestion. Thank
you in advance.
Kind regards,
Hi Marina,
How are you keeping? I hope you are okay. Thank you very much for writing in this
humble thread.
Marina! Your way of writing is excellent. It makes sense. You are always coherent.
Dear Marina! Let's forget to write about our personal matters. Do you agree? We are
here to improve our English language skills, and to improve our general knowledge.
I am not interested in writing about my private life. Please try to understand me. I know
you are very understanding.
You know Marina, writing about our private life in a public place is not morally good. I
would prefer to write only about some common topics, in this place,.
I can confidently say that I love all my friends. I love Mohsen, Araghi, Marina, Aida,
NANA, Adelaida, Cathy, Heyva, Stella, Marziyeh, Lana, Hasan, Hosein, Qingqing,
Winne,... It is impossibe to list all people who I love them.
What I am trying to say is that I love all human beings.
You see, my friends are going to be sensitive about a joke I have played on NANA. I was
only joking.
Please do not get upset. You are one of my best friends. Therefore, I love you! I am sure
you will get the point completely. Thank you for understanding.
I hope to hear more from you soon. Please do not lose touch with me. Please do not leave
me alone, I cannot bear.
All the best,


Hi behnam
I Celebrate You, Clare and other friends.
On your thread birthday, I celebrate you!
On your special day,
I�??m thinking of all the wonderful things you are
that bring so much joy to others, including me!
I celebrate your unconquerable spirit,
that lets you meet every challenge
with confidence, enthusiasm and persistence.
I admire your sensitivity.
You see needs that cry out to be met
that no one else sees,
and you meet them,
out of your deep and caring heart,
out of your wisdom,
out of your strength.
I treasure your uniqueness;
There is no one else like you,
and I feel blessed to know
such an extraordinary person.
I appreciate you, respect you,
cherish you, look up to you.
Happy, happy birthday!
May each new birthday
be the best one ever for you;
You deserve it!
Cathy Li December 2nd 2008

Dear Behnam,
How are you, my Iranian friend? Hopefully, you are tightly embraced by health and
happiness.
Thanks a million for your care and friendliness. It deeply warms me. It's really a thrill
that so many new friends rush into this thread and write something interesting. It can
easily tell that Behnam is a man full of attraction. I am very happy to see you are tightly
embraced by lovely women here, haha. I am just kidding, please forgive me.
Best regards,
Cathy, December 2, 2008
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behnam December 2nd 2008

Hi Stella,
How are you? I hope you are okay. Thank you for your interesting writing.
In answer to your question, yes. I have had got lots of painful things in my life. Life is a
combination of happiness and sadness or sorrow. You know, it is life. It has got lots of ups
and downs. I believe, all people who live in this world have had got some painful things.
Human beings are the same from feelings point of view.
About how to treat I can only say the secret key of all treatment is bing patient. We must
be patient and must not lose our patience when we are in pain, or when we feel great
sadness.
I have no time to write more. Forgive me. We can write about it later.
All the best,


Hi Ahmad,
How is it going? I hope you are fine. Thank you so much for addressing some useful sites.
Please do not lose touch with me. Thank you once again for interesting sentences, or
quotations.
All the best,


Hi Araghi,
Thank you very much for your lovely message. Thank you once again for your writing in a
very friendly way.
All the best,

Marina December 2nd 2008

Hi Behnam,
Thank you very much for your kind , soft reply�?�I promise I will not ask about
something personal again..you are right.
Dear Behnam, I think you have a big heart , you are kind with all people here, and be
sure all of us love you. And you are my best friend too.
In fact , in these days before our "party" I don't know what to write, because I know that
there is no time to write about serious or mentally topics. So I will ask you and write
about these kind of topics after tomorrow.
Dear Behnam, you know that " Eid Aladha" is very near, it's maybe on Monday ..and in
the same month after a few days there is "Christmas " ..so , December is full of Eids , one
of them your thread's birthday.
I will write more today�?� I hope we will arrive to 1000 writings .
Marina.
niloufar December 2nd 2008

Dear friends,
I've recently read a nice sentence which I would like to share with you: "sometimes we
treat the people we love most with the least amount of respect without even realizing it".
I think it's right. I myself sometimes treat my family members like that without realizing it.
After behaving that way, I often feel ashamed of myself. I think we have to be much more
aware of the way we treat other people in our family, give much more care, and respect.
It's such a way to make the family environment easier and warmer.
nilouziba@yahoo.com
NANA December 2nd 2008

Ahmad Safarzadeh,
Thank you for your software,it is very useful.
BEST WISH
NANA

Dear friends,
Improve your writing with this great instructional tool for all ages and skill levels:
http://www.dailygrammar.com/
nilouziba@yahoo.com

dear Behnam,
I was so upset that you answered all of message except me.However i think our Behnam is
a gentle man who wouldn't do such ruthless thing.I think again and again and find your
thread is followed my thread.There will be a wonderful moment---we are writing the
message at the same time but we can't find our message each other.
Yesterday one of my friend who works as a sales agent saled insurance to me.He said
insurance is important .The younger the better.It is an insurance for your future.Do you
think insurance is necessary?��?ps:I mean commercial insurance not social
insurance��?
NANA
2 DEC,2008

Hi NANA,
How is it going? I hope you are enjoying every minute of your life. So many thanks for
your writing.
Actually, I have got the point. I was only joking. I understood what you were trying to say.
I know, I am father and mother of this thread.(LOL) By the way, I wish someone else was
the mother of this thread. I wish I were only the father of this thread.(LOL)
Dear NANA! I know nothing about "boyfriends" and "girlfriends". I was in love with
someone several years ago. At that time, I had got no enough money to spend. I just had
my pocket money. It was a small amount of money. At that time, eating and drinking
wasn't important. The most important thing was walking and talking. Good old days! I'm
not interested in writing about it. It makes me sad. Please forgive me.
All the best,

Hi Cathy,
How are you keeping? How life is going in China? I hope you are enjoying every minute
of your life.
Thanks a million for your delightful writing. It really made me happy.
You know, that is very kind of my friends to write some nice sentences, and to pay some
good compliments.
We are only speaking in a friendly way. There is no kiss, no hug, no embrace, no touch
etc.(LOL) Oh my God! I am not tightly embraced by women.(LOL) What do you mean? I
think, women are too weak to embrace someone tightly. Of course they are able to
embrace a newborn baby, but fortunately, I am not a baby. Hahahaha�?�(LOL)
Dear Cathy! I just wanted to play a joke on you. Please don't get upset. Please don't be
offended. By the way, if I can't play a joke on my friends who can I do then?
All the best,

99

Dear Friends,
I vaguely remember that it was in the afternoon on 3rd December, 2007 that 'Let's Learn
Together!' was born! (LOL). It means that there are at least 24 hours left to finish this
year! The number of messages is 980 now, so we have to put 20 messages to make it(the
number of messages) one thousand.(LOL)
I am looking forward to reading your messages as soon as possible.
All the best,

Dear friends,
We are having a party tomorrow (3rd December) to celebrate this thread's birthday. I
should be delighted if you could come. The party will be on Wednesday, 3 December,
2008 at 17:00(Tehran is GMT +3:30) on www.english-at-home.com in 'Let's Learn
Together!'. (LOL)
I am looking forward to seeing you.
All the best,


Hi nana
How is it going? So many thanks for your downloading.
It made me very glad, I have many useful Software and link address that can help my
friends to improve their english. I will put them here for my friends use. But my expecting
is that they send their opinions and share his/her links or softwares here.
You can read the benefits of Commercial Insurance from
"http://insurancetraders.com/faq/biz_three.html" site.
I hope it can help you.
BEST WISH,
nilouziba@yahoo.com

Hi Behnam,
How are you my powerful friend?? I wish you are okay...
Dear Behnam , I didn't understand the timing of our party , is it at( 3:30 in GMT)????if it
is , can you make it at(4 GMT).....???
I wish to hear from you soon.

Marina.

Hi Nana and Cathy ,
How are you??
I want to say that I have read many writings which sre belong to you.... They are really
great...
I hope you to contact with you.
Marina.

Hi Behnam,
I forgot to ask you what are you going to cook for us??? what we are going to do?? what
we have to do..(LOL)
I'm really excited about this party , it should be titled in this website..." Behnam's part "
or" Behnam's thread party"
Marina.
marzy.iran December 2nd 2008

hi behnam
i hope we can reach our goal .
soory this days i'm a bit busy so i cant write any thing . i hope you forgive me
i'm goinng to learn spanish so i have to try hard . it was one of my big dream ' i love the
tone of spanish language so i found some freind that our quite fluent in spanish and i hope
it can help me .
with best wishes for you 'all my freinds and this lovely thread .
marzy

Hi Behnam and friends here,
How is it going?? How are you feeling about tomorrow?? For me , I'm really excited,
maybe I can't be at the party's timing , but my heart will be with you.
I can Imagine this party: Behnam is standing beside the door to shake hands with all
guests , he is wearing a formal suit its color is black , with a blue shirt , he is smiling he is
a real gentleman, Cathy will come with Nana, they will arrive together , they are very
nice and beautiful , Cathy is very tall and thin with kind face and wavy hair , Nana is thin
and tall but she is shorter than Cathy , she is wearing a red dress with a red shoes, she
has a beautiful black hair.
Mohsen will come , he is very handsome , he is tall and he is wearing an informal

clothes�?� he is about 26 ..Araghi will come too, he is about 45 years old, he has a lot
of beards on his chin and cheeks�?�
�?��?��?�. Can someone complete this imaginary party�?�.
I 'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU CAN..
With my best wishes�?�goodnight ..
Marina.
majal December 3rd 2008

hi behnam...
Finally 3rd of Dec. comes here in Dubai....and from here I smell the aroma of food for the
party....the wind taste like salads, cakes, chocolates,juices, pastries,wine and delicious
dishes....Happy Birthday and cheers to everyone...
Thank u so much behnam for creating this thread, it really gives me an apportunity to
learn more phrases or english words...keep it up...more power and i wish you all the
best...This thread is really wonderful and very helpful.
Again...Happy Birthday...I love this thread so much...
Best Wishes,
Stella
niloufar December 3rd 2008
Hi behnam,
I congratulate you and clare
and other friends in this thread
On your thread birthday,
I wish for you the fulfillment
of all your fondest dreams.
I hope that for every writing
on your thread
you get a wonderful surprise.
I wish for you that
whatever you want most in life,
it comes to you,
just the way you imagined it,
or better.
I hope you get as much pleasure
from our friendship as I do.
I wish we were brothers,
so I could have known you
from the beginning.
I look forward to
enjoying our friendship
for many more of your thread birthdays.
I'm so glad you were born,
because you brighten your frind's life
and fill it with joy.
Happy Birthday!
By Ahmad Safarzadeh
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araghi December 3rd 2008

Dear Mohsen ,
Salam To you ,
where are you ? I missed your good writing.
best wishes,
Araghi
araghi December 3rd 2008

Dear friends,
Behnam , Mohsen , Marina , Ahmad , Stalla , cathy , Nana, Marziyeh , and other friends
please write now and go a head the days after today.
God be with you ,
Araghi
3,Dec.,2008
metzean December 3rd 2008

Dear Araghi,
I was very busy during last week, My father help me to buy a house and I moved to new
house.
thank you for your remmebering of my poor writting
This is the last minuts of one years Behnam thread,I am happy to join it now
B. Wishes
Mohsen
metzean December 3rd 2008

Dear Behnam
it is my pleasure to undrestand the anniversary of your thread.

I wish to congratulate you and all the members of this thread on your first anniversary by
offereing you a bunch of flowers , I had the great chance to read the writtings ,wriiten by
many of you during last year.
Because i have a party in my house ,I cann't join to you at 17
B. Wishes
Mohsen
majal December 3rd 2008

Dear All,
Thank you very much indeed for all the writings that you have made in this legendary
thread. Reading those messages is a lifetime and a priceless treasure. I've learned a lot of
things here, thanks be to God that I've found this thread, I know that I am not good in
English language and I need to study more but I am looking forward that through writing
and practicing I would achieve my goal..Please help me more to reach my aspiration. I
believe in you guys, I have to say "I adore you all for being a good educator in different
ways." And a countless thanks to Behnam the founder of this thread and Ms Clare the
creator of this site. May we have more times to share on..and I wish we could see each
other in person someday..Once again Thank you and Godbless you all.
Cheers,
Stella
Cathy Li December 3rd 2008

Dear Friends,
I'm happy to be with all of you here. This room is full of atmosphere of harmony,
especially on the occasion of anniversary.
Cheers for the prosperity of thread!
Three cheers for the valuable friendship!
Dear Behnam, cheers! for our lifelong friendship!
Actually, you've been tightly embraced by friendship.
Dear friends, Nana, Marina, Araghi, Mohsen, all of you, cheers!
Cathy Li December 3rd 2008

Dear Marina,
How are you? I am extremely happy to hear from you.

Actually, I've been paying attention on you for long time. You are a special lady, witty,
intelligent and frank.
I really appreciated that this thread brought so many treasures to me. Marina, welcome
you enter my world. Hopefully, we can get along well with each other ever since.
On occasion of anniversary, please allow me to propose a toast, with Behnam's

permission,for our friendship.
Marina December 3rd 2008

Hi Cathy,
Thanks a million for your writing , my heart is very happy because of your friendly
writing, thank you once again for your praise , I hope I'm like what you have said.
in fact ,I have been reading all your writings to Behnam and Mohsen , I think your
English is excellent, you are very soft lady.
I hope to contact with you ...

happy day..
Marina.

Good morning dear Behnam,
How are you my dear friend?? how is it going?? are you preparing your self to the
party??? ....
I wish you happy life ..you deserve that...I hope to see you the next year...in the same
thread , but I hope to be very busy with your PH.D too....
I wish you happy life..soft as silk...white as milk , sweet as honey ..and full of money...
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon...
Marina.

Hi Stella,
Thank you for all your writings...I hope to contact with each other...
happy day..
Marina.
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NANA December 3rd 2008

dear Behnam,
I'm glad to read your reply,i hope you can live a life as you want.
I'm sorry to talk about the question made you unhappy.I apologize for your
inconvenience.But please belive true love can overcome any difficulty.Maybe we can talk
about the private problem by e-mail next time.
Where's the party?I can't see it.Shall we talk all of us by msn?

I'm so happy that i'm the one who write the message of 1000.
:)
BEST WISH
NANA
DEC 3,2008

Hi,nilouzibar(or you have other nickname or Ahmad Safarzadeh)
Thanks million again for your selfless.I hope you can share this useful things in the
future.You are a better man.
I wish you have a good day.
NANA
DEC 3,2008

Hi,Marina
Nice to meet you.Thank you for that you describe me as a beautiful girl.But you are right,
i like the red clothing.It's my pleasure to know you through this thread thought oceans
apart.(Do you remember RICHARD's song--Right Here Waiting,do you like it?)
Yours sincerely
NANA
DEC 3,2008

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BEST WISH
Ahmad Safarzadeh, nilouziba@yahoo.com
Clare December 3rd 2008
Congratulations and Happy Birthday!
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The following site contains animated libraries of the phonetic sounds of English, German,
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BEST WISH
Ahmad Safarzadeh, nilouziba@yahoo.com

Dear Friends,
Thank You!
Thank you for all your kindness! Thank you for all your affection! Thank you for all your
tolerance! Thank you for all your encouragement! Thank you for your patience!
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE!
I LOVE YOU.
With love,

Dear Friends,
It is really a great honour for me to read your writings, to write you something, to make
friends with you, to be your host. I wish I were your host in the real world.
At the moment, I am really surprised! I am emotionally excited! I don't know how to

describe my feeling right know. I don't know what to write, how to write, what to do!
Words cannot describe my feeling!
Please forgive me for any shortcoming! I really love you!
Congratulations on keeping thses friendships going!
Thank you for your love and friendship from the bottom of my heart.
With lots of love,


Dear Friends,
I came hear 30 minutes ago. It is 17:27 in Tehran now. I was here at 16:57. I was in time.
I wrote my "Thank you" at 17:05.
Now , I am going to leave. I have to dash.
Thank you very much indeed. I hope to continue our friendship forever.
In this world, we go, everything goes, only love and friendship is everlasting!
Love,
Behnam, 3 December 2008(It is 17:35 in Tehran right now)
marzy.iran December 3rd 2008

hi behnam
hi my dear friends
congratulation
i am really happy we work well as a group
i hope we can countinue our relationship till,......
i hope the best year for this lovely and nice tread and for all of you all specially for a nice
man he is called behnam
with best wishes
marzy
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smart.070 December 3rd 2008

why not?
niloufar December 4th 2008

Hi friends
you can take part in the webgah group on yahoo and share your link and programs there.
Yours Sincerely,
nilouziba@yahoo.com

Hi frinds
There are many sisters who have failed to understand the actual meaning of Hijab. Hijab
technically means covering. Islam desires the preservation of social tranquility and
familial peace. Hence, it asks women to cover themselves in their inter-actions with men,
whom they are not related to. Why is Hijab necessary? (Hijabs, Hijab Pictures, Hijab
Girls, Hijabi Fashion).
How should women observe Hijab correctly?
Yours Sincerely,
nilouziba@yahoo.com
Marina December 4th 2008

Hi niloufar,
Thank you a lot for discuss this topic... but I think It's very clear why some girls wear
Hijab in the right way and others not...
I have read what did you write and what other friends write in your thread.
any way , I'm not going to explain or to analys the reasons of wearing Hijab ...all what
can I say that: I'm Muslim, wearing Islamic clothes, I cover my hair and my neck , I wear
a tall jacket . I'm completely free , my hands , mind ,eyes, tongue, and my spirit are free. I
can think , I can learn , I can be a real woman..... I can be a doctor, an engineer and a
scientist .
I can swim , run , laugh , paint, read , discuss, travel ,act, work ......
I care about my body , because I'm like all girls, I'm interested in making myself
beautiful....
do I need anything else in my life...??
I love Hijab , It makes me feel complete.
Marina.

Hi Friends,
I have some question, can you help me?
Does god exist?
Who Created God?
what is the origin of God? ?
Yours Sincerely,
nilouziba@yahoo.com

Hi everyone
The existence of God is a subject that has occupied schools of philosophy and theology
for thousands of years. Most of the time, these debates have revolved around all kinds of
assumptions and definitions. Philosophers will spend a lifetime arguing about the
meaning of a word and never really get there. One is reminded of the college student who
was asked how his philosophy class was going. He replied that they had not done much
because when the teacher tried to call roll, the kids kept arguing about whether they
existed or not.
Most of us who live and work in the real world do not concern ourselves with such
activities. We realize that such discussions may have value and interest in the academic
world, but the stress and pressure of day-to-day life forces us to deal with a very
pragmatic way of making decisions. If I ask you to prove to me that you have $2.00, you
would show it to me. Even in more abstract things we use common sense and practical
reasoning. If I ask you whether a certain person is honest or not, you do not flood the air
with dissertations on the relative nature of honesty; you would give me evidence one way
or the other. The techniques of much of the philosophical arguments that go on would
eliminate most of engineering and technology if they were applied in those fields.
Yours Sincerely,
nilouziba@yahoo.com
Dear Friends,
How are you? I hope everything is going well with you. This is just to let you know that I
have missed you terribly.
'Let's Learn together!' is one year old. It is a newborn baby. It has to grow up! (LOL) So,
it needs to be fed to grow up. What does it eat or drink, and who must feed it?
I think, it feeds our writings and we must feed it! (LOL)
Let's feed our newborn baby together! Do you agree? If the answer is yes, please try your
best to write something in this thread.
We shouldn't give up. As far as learning a new language is concerned, the most important
thing is practising! Learning languages is just a matter of hard work, and it is largely a
matter of practice. Practice makes perfect, as old saying goes.
By the way, there is a good expression in English 'if you don't want to lose it, use it.' This
is very true when it comes to learning foreign languages.
We all know those facts very well. I am not going to give you some advice. I am just trying
to remind you about our lifelong learning program!
All the best,

metzean December 8th 2008

Dear friends,
Happy aid al Adha to all of you

On ocasion of aid al Adha ,i just wanna to wish all of you a happy peaceful full of love
year.
B.Wishes,
Mohsen
araghi December 8th 2008

Dear friends,
My muslim brothers and sisters, Behnam , Mohsen , Marina, Marziyeh , Ahmad, Aida ,
Heyva , Manal,and........
Happy aid al Adha , Aid Adha mubarak to all you.
My God be with you every moments.
Yours truly,
Araghi, 8, Dec.,2008

Hi friends,
Happy Eid aladha for all of you, for me , I love this Eid very much...It means a lot to me.
Marina.
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Hi Mohsen, Araghi, Marina, and all Muslims,
Happy Eid Aladha for you too. I hope to meet you in Mecca soon.
We are happy just because of the action of the prophet Ebrahim. Actually, he has been
one of the greatest prophet. When God asked him to sacrifice his boy, he obeyed! There's
an important point in his action. He didn't say, "Why? What a silly action!" or something
like that! Some people believe that all rules and offers must be logical enough to obey.
They often say, "Such and such a thing is not acceptable because it is unreasonable!"
I think, it is very easy for everybody to believe and to accept those things(rules&offers)
which are reasonable or logical, but having a strong belief when an offer seems
unreasonable is a real faith.
This topic is very philosophical. I am not a philosopher. What I am trying to say is that
being happy on a particular day(Eid Aladha for example) is good, but it isn't enough. We
have to try to get some lessons from some great people like Ebrahim.
Actions speak louder than words.
All the best,

Hi Friends,
Happy Eid ul-Adha (Eid-e-Qorban) to all my Muslim friends .I wish you ALL a very
happy and peaceful Eid.
All the best,

Ahmad Safarzadeh.

dear Behnamm,
All of you are talking about EID AL ADHA,but i don't understand it.I have checked in the
web,only know it is Muslim holiday and the date is different in every year.Can you explain
to me?What are you doing in this holiday,and the holiday is for what?How to
pronunciation the EID AL ADHA?
HAPPY EID AL ADHA

NANA,
DEC 08,2008

Hi NANA,
Thank you for your question. I will answer it as complete as possible, but later.
For now, Eid-Ul-Adha is a religious festival that Muslims celebrate at the end of the haj
in order to remember that the Prophet Ibrahim was willing to kill his son for Allah.
All the best,


Dear Behnam
Thank you for your profound knowledgably writing, you sent us your message to be not
indifferent toward our prophets actions and apparently show ourselves happy.
How to get lessons from our prophets to be aware of inside, self, and out side ,people, and
react like what our prophets acted.
Send greeting to Abraham, Moses, Jesus and the last one Mohammed -PBU them. and
asking God to guide Us
Thanks also for the happiness message of my dear friends Mr. Arghi and Ms. Marina
Good luck,
Mohsen

Don't Change The World!
Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for
a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he was back to his palace, he
complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that the king went
for such a long trip, and the road that he went through was very rough and stony. He then
ordered his people to cover every road of the entire country with leather!
Definitely, this would need thousands of cows' skin, and would cost a huge amount of
money.
Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king, "Why do you have to spend
that unnecessary amount of money? Why don't you just cut a little piece of leather to
cover your feet?"
The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion to make a "shoe" for
himself.
There is actually a valuable lesson of life in this story:
To make this world a happy place to live, you better change yourself, your heart; and not
the world.
Kind Regards,

Dear Behnam,
I have red your last story,it's very good.You tell us a simple but neglected rule----you
should change yourself to adapt to the sociaty.Some of my friends often complain their job
is boring,their salary is loss,the sociaty is unfair.Others can drive a sports car and live in
a villa except them.However they don't want to change their situation.They don't think
why was that.Because it needs cost.They change themselves at the cost of our
energy��?leisure��?money so they wouldn't and wish the world can change for them
one day.
For me ,i think i need to change for now and for my future.Thank you for reminding.
Best wish
NANA
DEC 11,2008

Hi Nana,
Thank you a lot for your nice reply... and I'm really sorry of being late in answering.... but
as you know to reach lately is better more than " not coming " at all.....(LOL)
I love red and I love red clothes , and I think you are very lovely girl , so I think red is
very suitable to you....
Dear Nana , I'm horrible in English songs..... i know several songs , but I don't know thier
title or their singers...I'm really horrible..(LOL)....
Dear Nana, as a western girl what do you think about friendship between man and
woman???? is it exist???
I'd be delighted if you replayed me soon.
Marina.

Hi Behnam,
How is it going???? what about the Eid??? did you eat lamb meat??
Thank you a million for your meaningful story ...It's really amazing.....
But do you know what???? changing myself is more hard than changing the entire
world...(LOL)...
Thank you one more time for writing this story ....
Marina....

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your beautiful story. The first lessen of this story confirms the cruelty and
injustice of kings. I got a lessen from this story that a king never think about prosperity of
his country except when it is for his benefit .Making the roads well enough because the
king felt a pain in his feet. So, pattern of life changed when a king feels something painful
or unpleasant and Vs.
Another lessen is to achieve your goal choosing the shortest way and less expensive way.
The next lessen is consulting a problem with a counselor, if the king consulted his
problem with his adviser, never issued such a silly order.
B. Wishes
Mohsen
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LESSONS ON LIFE
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too
quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a
great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in
summer, and the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he
called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was
ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of
promise. The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so
sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last
son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and
fulfillment.
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen
but only one season in the tree's life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a
person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy,
and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons
are up.
If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of
your summer, fulfillment of your fall. Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all
the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches
and better times are sure to come some time or later.
All the best,

yevon December 13th 2008

Hello!Behnam
I'm glad to meet you
My name is dengyi.I come from sichuan province, which is located in the southwest of
china.It is realy a fantastic place, with such nice hills,history sites,ancient dwellings and
much more.I reckon that you are very sincere and kind.Not only this,but also has the same
opinion with me.So,i think we can become good friend.Anyway, I major in nursing at
chengdu medical college.I love peaceful world ,and i hope the racial discrimination can
be disappeared someday.All the people on the earth are equal.I also want to learn english
with you.Do you want to talk with me?
Best wishs to you.
I'm looking forward your letter!

Dear cathy,
I hope you are doing well, I have some questions about your language.
Chinese language is similar to Japanese and Korean languages apparently.
Can Chinese read and understand Japanese and Korean languages?
What are the similarities of these 3 languages?
Chinese , Japanese and Korean write in vertical sentence ,aren�??t they?
Can you write Chinese in horizontal sentence.
Does it make any problem for you to write English horizontally and write Chinese
vertically?
Sorry to disturb you. These questions were requested by a friend of mine.he is interesting
about your language.
Yours truly,
Mohsen

Dearfriends I moved from my parent�??s house to my own house, but I am not happy.
When I was a child I lived in a big house about 1200 m2,I grew up there ,the 12 large
rooms , a big yard and beautiful gardens. My parents, my grand parents, my sisters and
my brothers, we were a big team of 11 people having enjoyable life .
We were living there until my father had a wrong partnership in his job closing him to
bankruptcy ,however; he could resistance well enough against his partners betrayal
although his partners stabbed him in the back. He lost a lot of money so that he had to
sell our big house and we move to smaller house -600 m2. I lived there and I got married.
We, my wife and I occupied 2 rooms of the house living there comfortably, in fact; living
beside parents is a good chance for a us to be happy, lively ,sometimes being like a guest
and we also saved a lot of money.
This year my father pushed me to leave the house by many reasons and mostly for my
younger brother who is going to marry. My father helped me buy a small house-140m2-
lent me money about 75% of new house price -off course I am sure I never give the money
back to him because he made me nervous and I am depressed now.
Moving to a new house had 4 steps for me.

First, we were packing all the fragile stuff, much useless stuff which are belong to my
wife-many decorative stuff which were her trousseau. Many books that I think I have no
time to read all of them till the end my life.
Second, transporting of goods to new house which done by an agent service.
Third , a reverse operation in the new house- unwrapping the packing and put the thing in
order on their own place.
The forth step is party; many relatives of us came to visit our house to say their
congratulation. They brought us many boxes of gifts and flowers to express their feeling
which shows their affection and kindness.
In a nutshell, the parties are finished, my wife and I remained and surrounded between
four walls of small house for ever. During last week I was sick, like a home sick and I
couldn�??t go to work, not in a mood to talk any body. My wife called my father for
help, but his advice was not reliever for me. I think he stabbed me in the back.
yours truly,
Mohsen

Hello! Metzean. my name is dengyi, I come from sichuan province. It's really a fantastic
place.Do you want to visit my hometown? I'm an english learner, and i want to lean it
from you.Would you like to be my friend?
Hello! Metzean. my name is dengyi, I come from sichuan province. It's really a fantastic
place.Do you want to visit my hometown? I'm an english learner, and i want to lean it
from you.Would you like to be my friend?

Hello!Metzean,I think it's make any problem for me to write English horizontally, because
the grammer of chinese and english sentence are different.It also refers to two countries'
culture.For instance,if i want to learn english well. I should chang some of my view and
mind.Do you think so? learning chinese is the same, and you should not only remember
it's meaning but also learn it with your feeling and emotion ,which is from your bottom of
your heart.This is very importent

Dear Behnam,
In addition to learn not to judge things too quickly, the patience helps us to find our lost
one. This is what Hafez (Iranian poet) composed in his beautiful poem
Don't Despair...
Joseph to his father in Canaan shall return, don't despair walk on;
and Jacob's hut will brighten with flowers, don't despair walk on.
Aching hearts heal in time, vanished hopes reappear,

the disparate mind will be pacified, don't despair walk on.
As the spring of life grows the newly green meadow,

roses will crown the sweet nightingale's song, don't despair walk on
If the world does not turn to your whims these few days,
cosmic cycles are preparing to change, don't despair walk on.
If desperation whispers you'll never know God,

it's the talk of hidden games in the veil, don't despair walk on.
O heart, when the vast flood slashes life to its roots,

Captain Noah waits to steer you ashore, don't despair walk on.
If you trek as a pilgrim through sands to Kaabeh

with thorns lodged deep in your soul shouting why, don't despair walk on
Though oases hide dangers and your destiny's far,

there's no pathway that goes on forever, don't despair walk on.
My trials and enemies face me on their own,

but mystery always backs up my stand, don't despair walk on.
Hafez, weakened by poverty, alone in the dark,

this night is your pathway into the light, don't despair walk on.
Yours truly,
Mohsen

Dear dengyi,
Thanks for message ,I don't like to change my view and mind. Learning English is not too
value that we lose our belief and culture.but you can study about English people custom
to understand them well.
Good luck,
Mohsen
Cathy Li December 15th 2008

Dear Mohsen,
How are you? Hopefully, you are enjoying every minute under the sun.
Mohsen, I found you had better eyes for similarities among cultures than for diversities. Is
it the reason why we write to each other and share beautiful thoughts together without
barriers?
The human languages, even separated by history and geography, share significant
similarities. Each language has its own pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary, etc.
Maybe that�??s why you feel Chinese language is similar to Japanese and Korean
language. Statistics show that a large number of different languages may exist in the
relationship between the rules. Language is a nation or the group�??s communication
tools, under certain conditions, can be mastered by the people. Provided by the
appropriate language environment, through a learning process, any normal person can
learn any language. Not only are Chinese people able to read and understand Japanese
or Korean language after learning, but also every normal people in this world can do the
same.
In China, children initially learn the Chinese language by using Pinyin, holding the
spelling book in both hands and spelling out the letters. They can easily write Pinyin
alphabet horizontally and Chinese characters vertically. The Chinese Pinyin is quite
similar to the English alphabet, so, there is no trouble at all for me to write English
character horizontally. There is an affinity between Chinese and Japanese character.
Chinese characters are also one of the oldest characters both in content and form among
the world, partially applied by Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and the multiple languages
in East Asia.
I�??m happy to write to you in English horizontally.
Best wishes.
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Dear Behnam,
How are you, my dear friend? Are you enjoying every minute of this special season?
I�??m extremely happy to read your beautiful writings on seasons�?? life of a tree.
It�??s vivid, interesting and thought-provoking. Compared to the tree, every person is
walking in his season. The winter is just one of steps in one�??s whole life, walking
along it, one surely can win the promises of spring, floweriness of summer, the fulfillment
of autumn.
A tree
Experiencing four seasons
Twisted, bent and extended
A man
Walking in the seasons,
Depressed, despaired and challenged,
How long it be, a man came to be.
Thanks for your beautiful writing, man.
Dear Marina,
How are you? Hopefully, you are enjoying colorful days in good mood.
I'm happy to read your letter to Nana and learn the question "relationship between
woman and man". What's your opinion of that?
Please allow me speak several words on that. In my view, it depends on one's motivation.
Sow seed, reap fruit. I'm looking forward to establishing good relationship with you-
relationship between women. haha...
A constellation of beautiful women live in this beautiful world, you came, Nana entered
in, I followed...
Best regards,

Hello!Metzeon,Thanks for your reply. I thank you haven't completely understand my
words to some extent.I'm so sorry that I cannot explain away their difference.But
changing your mind and view isn't mean that you should lose you own mind and view.It is
practical when you talk to foreigner.Because you should respect their believe and
opinion.Learning english is very essential for us.So you should learn it well, and we can
help each other.

THE ANGEL
This text is dedicated to all mothers and who are capable to be a mother. This is just to let
you know how important you are in the world. This is dedicated to all ladies in the world!
By the way, please pay a careful attention that these days it is a common thing writing
and speaking about women and their rights. Some people are just pretending to care
about women. Actually they are bamboozling and they are some deceivers. God knows
that I have been trying to mean what I say or write. God is enough for me!
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. One day the child asked God, "They
tell me you are going to send me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being
so small and helpless?"
God replied, "Among the many angels I have chosen one for you. She will be waiting for
you and will take care of you."
Said child, "But tell me here in Heaven I don't do anything else but sing and smile. That's
what I need to be happy!"
God replied, "Your angel will sing for you every day. And you will feel your angel�??s
love and be happy."
And, said the child, "How am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I
don't know the language that men talk?"
"That's easy", God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you
will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."
The child looked up at God saying, "And what am I going to do when I want to talk to
you?"
God smiled at the child saying, "Your angel will teach you how to pray."
The child said, "I've heard on earth there are bad men. Who will protect me?"
God replied, "Your angel will defend you, even if it means risking life!"
The child looked sad, saying, "But I will always be sad because I will not see you
anymore."
God replied, "Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way to
come back to me, even though I will always be next to you." At that moment there was
much peace in Heaven, but voices from earth could already be heard.
The child in a hurry, asked softly, "Oh God, if I am about to leave now please tell me my
angel's name!"
God replied, "Your angel's name is of no importance�?� you will simply call her
MOTHER!"
I am really looking forward to hearing more from you as soon as you can.
All the best,


Dear Marina,
How are you my friend? How is it going? I hope everything is going well with my nice
friend.
I have missed you and your texts. Please share something with me.
All the best,


Hi Dengyi,
So many thanks for putting message in this thread. That is very kind of you. Welcome to
this website and to this thread.
Your Englisg is great. Our mother tongue is not English, so we all make mistakes in our
spoken and written English. It doesn't matter at all. We shouldn't stop learning because
there is always a lot of room for improvement. By the way, do not worry about making
mistakes. Mistakes are the best teachers in the world.(LOL)
I am sure the English can't speak Farsi and Chinese.(LOL) If you don't believe, ask from
Clare! (LOL) So, do not worry about your mistakes.
Dear Dengyi! Would you please introduce yourself as completely as it is possible?
Thank you for joining us. I hope to hear more from you.
All the best,


Hi NANA,
How are you my Chinese friend? I hope you are fine and enjoying your life. It is autumn
and I really love it. I hope you enjoy it as well.
I haven't read your writings for ages. Where are you?
Please share something with me and with my friends. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

Hi Mohsen,
How are you my nice friend? I hope you are in a good mood and in a good health as well.
Thanks a million for your wonderful writings. Your writing is really great! Good for you.
Thank you once more for some nice words and your kindness to me. How can I make them
up for you?
Dear Mohsen! I don't know whether you are sad or happy! What I got from your writing
is just sadness, but I can't believe it! How come? Why? You have got a 140 square metres
flat, so what else do you want?
You are married and you have got at least a shelter above your head. How about Behnam
and other people like him? If you aren't satisfied with your life which you have descirbed
in your writing, then we have to die because of our poverty.
There are so many people who are lame, and some of them haven't got even foot, but you
are nagging and complaining about your shoes! Count your blessings rather than
complaining.
I am in a hurry, and I have to dash. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


dear Marina,
How's it going?I hope everyting is best for you.
You question is difficult.I spent 2 days thinking it about but no answer.Here i talk about
some of my points:
First,a man of course can make a friend with a woman,or our thread can not go far away.
Second,when a man closes to a woman(or a woman closes to a man,they become intimate
if they have the same point or they find their advantages each other.Their relationship
was of an indeterminably vague nature but less lover.
Third,they can be lovers if they want(i think most of woman want)��?or just regular
friends,or nothing it depends on what happen to them.Do you agree it?
PS:I am from china not a westorn girl.
Best wish
NANA
DEC 15,2008

dear Behnam,
My old friend,you ask me where i go,the answer is my bed(it make me think over the song-
-the Answer is Blowing in the Wind).It is so cool and i hate the winter and stay all the
weekens in my bed.I am so lazy and hope i can sleep in the bed aroud the sunshine lika a
cat every minute.Where is the spring,where is the sun?
Do you have heard "cirque du soleil",it is a beautiful circus.My friend saw its show in
Macao,she said she can describe it.You can see its web
http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/zaia/en/intro/intro.asp.I has download its wallpapers.
Best wish
NANA
DEC 15,2008
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Hi Cathy,
How are you my Chinese thoughtful friend? I hope you are okay. Thank you very much
for your trying to keep our friendship going. That is very tolerant of you.
I was very busy, therefore I couldn't write to you and to other friends. Please do not forget
to write something in this humble thread from time to time.
You know, this thread is like a garden and my friends are like beautiful flowers in it. If
there is no flower there is no garden!
Dear cathy! It is autumn now. I really love it. You cannot imagine how much I love
walking in the autumn. It is very lovely and romantic. There are a lot of trees where we
live in this part of Tehran. Oh my God! The ground is covered by brown leaves. The
leaves are slowly fluttering to the ground. How lovely! How beautiful! How romantic! So
many crows are crying loudly. They are crying "Ghar! Ghar! Ghar!" It means "snow" in
the Azeri language. Does it mean that crows are from Azerbaijan? (LOL) But, Azerbaijan
is famous for its nightingales, and Behnam is one of them. Hahahaha�?�. I don't like
crows and their crying. I prefer being an eagle to being a crow, even though the crows
have got a longevity of about 300 years and the longevity of an eagle is about 30 years!
Poor eagle! (LOL)
Let's finish! I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Hi Stella and Araghi,
This is just to let you know that I have missed you terribly. Please do not leave me alone. I
hope to hear from you soon.
Please share something with me and with my friends.
All the best,

marzy.iran December 16th 2008

hi behnam
hi my friends
how are you?
i hope you are fine and you are enjoying all minutes of your life .
i miss all of you so much ,
this days i'm a bit busy cuz i started learning spanish and it makes me a little bit confuse ,
cuz some time i use spanish words instead of english words but i will countinue it and i
love spanish so much.i found some spanish friend and they are helping me but i think i got
stupid and i can not learn fast.
so that i found a site about learning whatever language that you want . there are a lot of
diffrent courses about all languages that are exist in the world and you can listen to
pronunciation and every things . it's really cool place but really it's not like our old and
lovely thread . this thread is like our house and nowhere is like a house.
the name of site is www.livemocha.com and my user name is marzyeh ahmadieh there .
so i hope it can help you
...
"thinking about living in a glass world, so try not to throw stone to anyone , becouse the
first thing that will be broken is your world."
with my best wishes for you all my friends

marzye
THE PROUD RED ROSE
One beautiful spring day a red rose blossomed in a forest. Many kinds of trees and plants
grew there. As the rose looked around, a pine tree nearby said, "What a beautiful flower.
I wish I were that lovely." Another tree said, "Dear pine, do not be sad, we can not have
got everything." The rose turned its head and remarked, "It seems that I am the most
beautiful plant in this forest." A sunflower raised its yellow head and asked, "Why do you
say that? In this forest there are many beautiful plants. You are just one of them." The red
rose replied, "I see everyone looking at me and admiring me." Then the rose looked at a
cactus and said, "Look at that ugly plant full of thorns!" The pine tree said, "Red rose,
what kind of talk is this? Who can say what beauty is? You have thorns too." The proud
red rose looked angrily at the pine and said, "I thought you had good taste! You do not
know what beauty is at all. You can not compare my thorns to that of the cactus." (LOL)
"What a proud flower", thought the trees. The rose tried to move its roots away from the
cactus, but it could not move. As the days passed, the red rose would look at the cactus
and say insulting things, like: This plant is useless! How sorry I am to be his neighbor.
The cactus never got upset and he even tried to advise the rose, saying, "God did not
create any form of life without a purpose." The spring passed, and the weather became
very hot. Life became difficult in the forest, as the plants and animals needed water and
no rain fell down. The red rose began to wilt. One day the rose saw sparrows stick their
beaks into the cactus and then fly away, refreshed. This was puzzling, and the red rose
asked the pine tree what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds got
water from the cactus. "Does it not hurt when they make holes?" asked the rose. "Yes, but
the cactus does not like to see any birds suffer," replied the pine. The rose opened its eyes
in wonder and said, "The cactus has got water?" "Yes you can also drink from it. The
sparrow can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help."
The red rose felt too ashamed of its past words and behavior to ask for water from the
cactus, but then it finally did ask the cactus for help. The cactus kindly agreed and the
birds filled their beaks with water and watered the rose's roots. Thus the rose learned a
lesson and never judged anyone by their appearance again.
I hope you enjoy reading this story.
All the best,

Behbnam, 16 December, 2008

Hi Marziyeh,
How are you keeping? I hope you are enjoying your life.
Dear Marziyeh! As far as know, you are studying hard for your MS exam, am I right? I
think, I am right. In order to be successful in achieving a goal, it is better to focus on it
and give our undivided attention to it (goal). I know, the Spanish language is very lovely
as Spanish people (LOL), and it is the second widely spoken language in the world.
Actually, there are a lot of Spanish-speaking countries in the world. I believe, you should
focus on your goal. Of course, for you learning the Spanish language is an important goal
as well, but you can achieve this goal after sitting for MS exam. I am not going to advise
you. I just wanted to give my own idea about your plan.
I know, you will get annoyed with reading this writing, but I didn't mean to hurt you and
your feelings. I just wanted to be a real friend of you.
Nobody Can serve two masters! No one can please two masters! as old sayings go!
All the best,


Hi!Behnam.I'm very nice to meet you.My name is dengyi. I come from changxi county,
which is located in the northeast of sichuan in china.It's really a fantastic place, with such
nice hills, ancient dwellings and terraces.If you go to my hometown,you can enjoy a fully
guided panoramic tour of city seeing jiunong mountain, jialing river and much
more.hehe~~~.I am a hospitable girl, and have many hobbies.Such as reading books, go
shopping,climing mountain and so on.I also like travel various places to broaden my
horizen.I want to make more friends to improve my english study, and i think it can be
come true here.
Kamlot December 16th 2008

Dear Behnam,
I read your stories and I would like to say they are wonderful. I like stories with moral,
which show what is important in life - love, humility, respect, patience and so on. I am
convinced that you know fables written by Bruno Ferrero, they are very good as well.
Sometimes people lose sense of life due to different things and your stories can raise our
spirit.
As I wrote earlier I have a baby (2,5 months old). Yesterday I read my wife your story
about Angel and during my reading she began to cry. I know that if we do good things we
are happy and we cause that the others are happy too. I'm angry with myself when I
knowingly do bad things. It's very difficult to live without God. Only God can point right
way.
Thank you very much for your stories and I wish you all the best.
Kamlot

Hi Dengyi,
How are you my Chinese hospitable and kind friend? I hope everything is going well with
you.
Thank you so much for putting message in this thread. Dear Dengyi, I understood that
you live in one of the best parts of China, but I still don't know how old you are, what you
are studying, what you do, and how you make your bread and butter. So, that will be very
kind of you if you introduce yourself, and write something about yourself.
As I wrote before, your English is great. We all are here to improve our English skills.
Thank you for joining us.
You like travelling. That is great. Definitely,travel broadens the mind. I like travelling too,
but I have no time to do. (LOL)
All the best,


Hi Kamlot,
How is it going? I hope you are in a good health and in a good mood. How about your
child? Please kiss her on behalf of me. By the way, give my best regards to your kind wife.
I would rather make peole happy than make them cry! I wish your wife laughed at that
story. It seems that your wife has got a heart of gold. Good for you! Take care of
them(Your wife & baby).
So many thanks for paying some nice compliments. Actually, it gave me positive energy
and lots of motivation.
I am looking forward to hearing from you. Please share something with me and with my
friends.
All the best,

Hi Cathy,
Thank you very much for your nice letter �?�.. I think you are a thoughtful lady �?�
You know Cathy , all of us here are friends�?�. Me, you , Behnam , Nana,
Mohsen�?��?�. Our friendship is great .. but there is an important point, we don't
see each other everyday�?� we don't sit with each other in the same place�?�..
Anyway �?�we are friends and that's enough..

Marina.
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Hi Behnam,
How are you Behnam?? How is it going?? �?��?�I hope you are in a jolly
mood�?�cheerful and enjoying every single minute of your life.
Dear Behnam, your last story was something, it's really impressive�?� I love it�?�
Please allow to me to write something about your reply to nice Cathy�?�. As you have
said you like to be an eagle�?�. Emmmmmmmm
Arab men like to be an eagle..a lion , a tiger�?�. Iran is near to Arab world , so there
are many common things between you and them�?� you(men) like everything strong
and powerful , even if the longevity for an eagle is less than a crow.. but to be a strong
eagle is much more better than being a bird who brings bad luck�?�
If you asked a woman about that , she would say , I prefer to be a nice cat, or a small
bird, or a tinny golden fish�?�..how nice we are!! (LOL).
Dear Behnam, you like Autumn , you like to walk under trees �?�.. It's really
wonderful�?� but I think you love autumn not because of its specifications, but because
you have a great memory with this season..is that right???
Dear Behnam,My last sentence make me think about memories, nice and bad memories,
how much they are effect on our life�?� how much they can change our personalities,
and how much they can make us happy or sad, I think about people who share us with this
memories..they helped to be exist �?�why have we this memories??? Which action can
make my mind( your mind/her mind�?�) keep it forever????
Dear Behnam , it would be very nice of you if you write something about this topic�?�
your writing always makes sense�?�.
I hope to read your writing soon, goodnight.

Marina.

Hi Cathy,
Thank you very much for your nice letter �?�.. I think you are a thoughtful lady �?�
You know Cathy , all of us here are friends�?�. Me, you , Behnam , Nana,
Mohsen�?��?�. Our friendship is great .. but there is an important point, we don't
see each other everyday�?� we don't sit with each other in the same place�?�..
Anyway �?�we are friends and that's enough..

Marina.

Dear Friends,
It was snowing yesterday, and it is snowing heavily right now in Tehran. It is 22:00! The
weather is very cold. It is freezing. Our heating is on, but I still feel cold in here.
Yesterday (my parents and me) decided to make a journey, but we cancelled, because the
roads are icy and slippery, therefore the cars are in danger of skidding, and that is very
hard to control them.
Today (Wednesday) was holiday. It was a religious holiday. As I guess you know, it is
holiday on Thursdays and Fridays in Iran. But, some offices e.g. banks, and schools or
universities are open. To put it another way, our weekend holidays are Thursday and
Friday. Some people -me included- work on Thursdays. But, when it is holiday on
Wednesday, the government often announce that Thursday is holiday too. In this case,
people have got three days holiday. It is a golden opportunity to make a journey.
Particularly, for my family it is really a golden opportunity to leave Tehran, because my
parents and me are involved in teaching and lecturing.
We cancelled our journey, then I stayed at home all the day surfing on net, studying
English, and looking children who were playing. They were throwing snowball to each
other. They were making some snowmen. I remembered my childhood. I had a happy
childhood with my sister.
In the past, when my sister was single, she used to play with me and used to make
snowman for me. I can remember clearly that she often used carrot to make the nose of
the snowman. The snowman has got always a scarf.
Good old days! As I am sure you know, there is a well-known saying 'Yesterday is history,
tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that is why they call it the present!' or 'don't be
regretful about the past, be hopeful about the future, but try to live in the present!' They
are some good quotations; I must confess that it really makes me sad when I know I am
not able to be a child again. I really love to be a child and to start growing up again.
There is no solution to this deep sorrow!
According to the theory of relativity, you can see your childhood if you travel with the
speed of light, or more than it. It is useless, because firstly, it is not possible yet, and
secondly being able to see your childhood is not what I am trying to put. Although, it is
absolutely fantastic I didn't mean it. I just want to be a child, to start growing up again.
Can you help me?
I wish I were a newborn baby!
I hope to here more from you.
All the best,

Behnam, 17 December, 2008(I finished this writing at about 23:00 It is still snowing.)

Dear Behnam,
How can I think about my shoes, let alone the color of it? When a lovelorn loss his
passion, he can not thinks about food, he can not think about himself. Even he does not
mind to his shoes, he throws them toward a person�?��?�(stop it goes toward politic
and Behnam does not like it).
The problem is my feeling is about my father. My father is the first and the last of my
hopes after God and I think I lost him, because I am in an independent house now. I never
been far from my father, except for 2 years of my military service that was only six month
for me, because most of my military service period, I was in Esfahan area and I would go
home everyday afternoon.
Being far from my father put me in a difficult moral dilemma, one side is my wife- my
living, other side is my father- my parents, I think I am in situation to choose one of them
and I am sure I choose my father.
Dear Behnam and other friends,

If you are in a situation to choose one of your choices, you wife or husband in one side
and your parents in other side, do you prefer to choose your parents or your wife/husband
?
Good luck,
Mohsen
Botir December 18th 2008

Hi again dear Mohsen. If I were you I also choose my parents . Thanks for the question.
Kamlot December 18th 2008

Dear Metzean,
I believe you are in difficult situation but I don't understand one thing. Why did you get
married if you can't live without your parents? I think parents are very important in our
life. When we are children they take care of us then they show us how to live, how to be
good people. When we are adult we choose what kind of life way we will go. Some of us
get married, others become e.g. priest. the others take care their parents.
Metzean in my opinion the most important person in your life at the moment is your wife.
Your parents did for you something the best - they brought up you, but right now you have
your own life with your wife. Love your parents, take care as much as you can but don't
leave your wife. Be responible for your wife as your parents were when you were a small
baby.
All the best,

Kamlot
dear Behnam,
Hu hu...,i am crying,have u red my message on DEC15,why not reply me.Don't you know
your reply is my energy which make me continue to learn english?Do you know what i
disappointed when i login in this web times and times?Do you feel a little guity?
Haa.....,just kidding.
It is snow in Where you live,that isn't a beautiful thing?Though you can't take a journey
whith your parents,you can stay at home and have a warm christmas with your family,you
can recall your old golden days with your sister.What a pity.I havn't seen snow any more.
This sunday is a festival in China--the Winter Solstice.Some of us think this day is

important than the spring festival.We will eat rice dumplings wrapped in reed leaves in
the south or sweet dumplings in the north.After this festival,we begin to feel increasingly
excited about ushering in the Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, as the weather gets
colder.
Waiting for your reply.

NANA
DEC 19,2008

Hi Marina,
How are you my nice friend? How is it going? I hope you are enjoying every minute of
your life.
Thanks a million for your wonderful writing. It really is interesting. You know how to
start and how to finish. You are very clever!
I think, almost all men would prefer to be a powerful animal, like eagle, lion, tiger and so
on, if they could! This is not because of cultures or something like that. That is a part of
men's nature. You would like to be a small bird, a cat, etc. That is, also, because of
women's nature.(What a nice nature! LOL)
Writing about memory is very hard. I don't know what makes us remember something
from the past about a person, place, or experience. I don't know where they are saved. I
don't know how we can remember them. How does it work? It's really amazing. It's a
mystery to me why do people give different answer to this question: What is your earliest
childhood memory?
Someone, maybe, laughs at me saying "Well, Behnam it's clear that memories are saved
in someone's brain." Well done! Simple question and obvious answer!
Let's imagine that we have got the brain of a dead person. He/she has given permission to
work on their brain after their death. Now, there are some professors in a laboratory who
are studying the brain. Is it possible to see what are saved in the brain as memories? How
funny! How interesting! Professors will see some interesting things. Hahahaha... Very
hahaha (LOOOOOOOOOL)
I believe, it is impossible to see what there are! This system is working just with the
participation of three things; body (which is made from some elements, ego (soul) (nafs),
and spirit (rooh).
Dear Marina, I have no answer to your difficult tricky question. I'm terribly sorry, but I
haven't the ability to analyse chemicals, philosophical, biological matter or information.
I would be grateful if you could let me know the answer.
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
How is it going? I hope you are in a good mood and in a good health.
So many thanks for trying to keep our friendship going. That is very kind of you.
Dear Mohsen, as far as I know, you are a married man; you have no child, and you were
living with your parents until last month. Now, you live with your wife, in a flat. You miss
your parents, local shops, your brothers and sisters, your mother's cooking etc. Do not
worry! Everything will get better, and you will get into the habit of eating your wife's
cooking. (LOL)
You have mentioned a wonderful thing in your last writing. You are confused about
choosing between your wife and your parents! Parents are parents and wife is wife! Each
of them has got individual definition. It is possible to love all the family, but the definition
of love is different. I have no idea about your question. In fact, I didn't get it. I don't know
what you mean.
You know, your question is very confusing. Who can force us to choose between parents
and wife?
I am keeping my fingers crossed for you to solve this confusing problem.
All the best,

Hello!Nana,My name is dengyi.I'm from sichuan province.Would you like introduce
yourself?I want to improve english with you.hehe~~~
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Hello!Nana,My name is dengyi.I'm from sichuan province.Would you like introduce
yourself?I want to improve english with you.hehe~~~

Hello!Behnam,I'm in a good humor these days,because the spring festival is coming and i
will go back home to see my parents.What about you?I'm 20 years old and majoy in
nursing at chengdu medical college.I love this subject, which not only easy to find a
decent job,but also can help people who need assistance.Do you think so?But there are
still many people that look down upon this job in china.I hope someday they can change
their mind.

I'm very thank you for the words you just said.You make me more confidence.You are a
kind person.I'm looking forward your and Nana's reply.Good luck!

Hi NANA,
How are you keeping my Chinese sensitive clever kind friend? I hope you are fine and
Thank you for your writing. When I finished writing to Mohsen, I thought to myself, "Well
Behnam, that is enough for today!" Suddenly, I found out that I must write to NANA,
because she is a lady and she is sensitive like all ladies. Also, I have been so late in
answering to her writing on 15th December. She will kill me if I forget to reply her. (LOL)
Dear NANA, it is impolite to omit to answer someone's letter. I didn't do that on purpose.
Dear NANA, you know, I often visit the last page of my thread. Sometimes, there are so
many messages or writings, but I am not aware. I, as a bad habit, just read the last page
in the hope that there are last writings or messages too. It sometimes works, but
sometimes does not work! (LOL)
I apologize to you for not reading your writing on 15th December. Please accept my
apology.
Thank you for giving some nice compliments to me. In fact, my friends - you included- are
my main motivation for writing in this thread.
It is winter, and it is very cold. I dislike cold weather. There are some festivals in China.
That means that China is one the ancient countries with a long history. I hope you enjoy
them.
All the best,

Ahilles December 19th 2008

Hello benham....!
Kardeshim sen sadeje English yazabiliyormusun veay konushurmusun? Sen garip
adamsin galiba...? My dear friend I know your mother tongue!! I think in order to learn
English language or other not only to write and read but also need to speak an listen. I
have been learining English for 3 month and I already can speak and to write!I specially
arrived in UK for active learning!

Hi Dengyi,
How are you today? I hope you are fine.
Thank you for your reply. It is winter and you have got the spring's festival! How come?
I didn't understand what your job is, but if you love your job, you will enjoy doing it, and
you will be more successful in it. Love is a very powerful engine. Love is like Physics. It
makes things easy to grasp and easy to do as well.(LOL) By the way, when you love
something or someone, don't care about what other people think or say. Love is enough!
All the best,


Dear Ahilles,
So many thanks for putting message in this thread. My mother tongue is Azeri, but I didn't
get what you were trying to say. I have made some guesses, but it doesn't work! I would
appreciate if you could write it in English, Azeri (Not Turkish), Farsi, or Arabic.

All the best,


Hi Nana,
Thank you very much for your reply , thank you once again for your answer..
In fact I'm completely with you, if there was no friendship between man and women , this
third wouldn't grow �?�
But I didn't mean this kind of friendship , you know Nana, there are a lot of girls who
have close friends from the opposite gender ..they call them everyday, walk with them at
the street , eat lunchdinner at restaurants and so on . this girls will be in touch with those
men , they (men) will see them laughing , smiling, and so on.
From my point of view in this case there is no friendship between them , because at least ,
one of them will be in love( I mean the girl or the man)�?�.
Anyway , tank you again my Chinese friend , my eastern friend..
Marina

Hi Behnam,
How are my especial friend??? I hope everything is okay with you.
Thank you very much for your kind, nice and interesting reply , in fact your replies always
like that. Thank you one more time for your praise, I hope I deserve that.
Dear Behnam , there are many differences between men's and women's nature , for
example men laugh at women because they spend all their time and money to be modern
and beautiful , whereas all men sit down in groups and enjoying watching a ball followed
by some men.(LOL).
Dear Behnam,No one knows how he/she can remember a situation or someone, It's as you
have said a mystery , only God knows about that , so as a human being I can't write about
that . but if I thought about myself , if I looked in my heart and mind carefully , I would
remember sadness , sad situations , and every single minute I spent with that sadness , of
course I will remember something about happy situations , but I can't remember them in
details.
If I looked around me , if I drilled deeply in my heart , I can see three or four people not
more , each one is connecting with an action ( admiring , gratefully and thankfully ,
hating and love).
Someone said :" you can forget who was with you when you were happy, but you won't
forget who was beside you when you were sad".
Nowadays , people have hard hearts , they are thinking in terrible ways , they think about
nothing important , and if they will still like that , it will not be any memory .
My heart is heavy right now , and if I complete writing I will make you feel boring and
sadness, so it's better to stop.
Dear Behnam , now It is 10:51 PM in my country timing , and I am still awake . I'm trying
to study English but I found myself in a sea of memories.
Marina.

Dear Marina,
How are you? I hope you can sit beside the fireplace drinking a cup of coffee in this cold
day.
It's very nice to chat casually with friends, female or male, together in a sunny room in
the winter. We smile, laugh, see each other, sit together and enjoy together. Perhaps, no
one can resist this kind of feeling--tightly surrounded by friendship, especially, when you
are in cold days, in difficult condition. In this sunny room, we are all friends, Marina,
Behnam, Mohsen, Nana, Dengyi..., so many friends come in, sit down and then chat. We
didn't make a certain date before, but we enjoy this kind of feeling very much. I definitely
know that we live in a real room except face to face each other.
I'm very happy to see our friendship going, healthy and consistent, you always write to
friends in ways of humor and courtesy. May I take the liberty to ask you a question? Do
you think all friends who live beside you have the same meaning to you? Was there any
chemical action once taking place between you and your male friend? Sometimes, a
friend is one step away from a lover. The point is whether you wanna keep this going
further.
I am sure that you are a wit lady for any affairs. I'm looking forward to meeting you
someday and sit together to drink a cup of coffee.
Best regards,
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Dear Behnam,
How are you? I hope it is shining in your snowy world.
You said it snowed heavily, but I clearly see that you are happy with the cold days. Coz
the long disappeared naughty boy came back to your heart with the floating snow. The
wave of snow knocked at your door lightly, they invited you to join them and play
together. Why not join them and play? Coz you have grown up into a mature man?
Perhaps we are not able to be a child again, but please don�??t forget that we are
always a child before God and our beloved parents. We can�??t even picture us as a
child in years, but we can enjoy being in a child-like mood.
Get rid of sorrow and play together with outside boys and girls. Your hearts will be fully
filled with naïve and innocence.
To a lost boy�??my lovely friend Behnam

Best wishes!

Dear Behnam,
Oh,my friend,i don't need your apology,i am very excited if i read your message in this
web.
You are right,it is so cold.It's 8 degrees centigrade at night in my city.Because it's nearly
end of this year,you know, as an accounting i often have to be overtime which makes me
tired.What about your job?Are you in your vocation as a teacher ?
I love snow,but i havn't seen it,how does snow feel?Can you send some pictures about
snow to me?
BEST WISH
NANA
DEC22,2008

Dear Marina,
Thank you for your reply.
I think i know what you mean but i don't agree with you.In this world there will be the
third emotion,the forth emotion.It is different of love.A man and a woman can be like
teacher and student,or father and daughter��?or audient and audiented,or all of them
some of them.In chinese it is called red friend (a woman) or blue friend(a man),i don't
know how to explain it.They can talk some of topic which they can't talk to others
including her husband/his wife.They can understand each other but they aren't lover.Do
you understand me?
BEST WISH
NANA
DEC22,2008

Dear Friends,
Merry Chirstmas, Happy New Year! I'd like to wish everyone all the very best for the
holiday season. May 2009 bring you that you would wish for yourself. I wish peace and
prosperity to everyone.
Have you got a New Year's resolution? Would you possibly let me know what your
resolution is?
My resolution is to improve my language skills and to make a lot of friends with people
from different parts of the wourld.
Stay happy and healthy!
All the best,


Dear friends,
Merry Christmas to my Christian friends and happy New Year to all of you. I hope you
have marvelous time over New Year and the most peaceful, healthful and joyful life in
2009.
One of customs before New Year in all countries is shopping and shopping sometimes is
stressful and makes trouble for families, generally because of different outlooks of men
and women for shopping. Shopping is a subject that men and women approach it
differently and they have contrast in its process.
When man say that we're going to this store and we buy it and we leave because we want
to do something else, Woman says no. I love shopping, we are going to different stores,
different aisle, I love shopping even when I have a deadline. I just love shopping.
Generally Men Buy, Women Shop. Women think of shopping in an inter-personal, human
fashion and men treat it as more instrumental, It's a job to get done.
Women are more likely tempted by advertisements and general decoration of stores, Men
are more likely to respond to more utilitarian aspects of the experience -- such as the
availability of parking, whether the item they came for is in stock, and the length of the
checkout line.
For women, store loyalty is related to sales associates' familiarity with the products in the
store and an ability to determine what products best suit the customer but for men, an
associate's interest in helping them find an item is most important, women react more
strongly than men to personal interaction with sales associates. Women are more apt to
be angered by a lack of engagement behavior from the sales associates. For men, while
engagement is still important, it's not as important as the product and getting in and out
quickly." weman were most miffed by employees who are less interaction, but men donot
mind it.Men buy with less help and less consult ,but wqmen needs more help and
consultation to buy.
Price and bargaining say woman role, but while price is important, men are impatient to
bargaining, they want to buy and leave the store.
Women are gatherers. Men are hunters. Women walk into a store and scan. Men look for
a specific aisle. women have better peripheral vision than men, which would benefit them
as gatherers.
In a nut shell ,although women buying is most time consuming , women sometimes can
support men to buy the most suitable goods they can because men sometime buy a pig in a
poke .
Good luck
Mohsen
morteza December 28th 2008

Hi Marina
I study some of your letters carefully. It seems you are a religious and wise woman. I like
discussion about these matters too and agree with you. Actually I want to know what
opinions of other people about these matters are. I think you are a Muslim and Shia
because of your opinions. Is it true?
I will so happy to cooperate with you. Please chose a topic.
Thanks
MORTEZA

Dear Mohsen,
How are you? Before unfolding this writing, wish you a happy life in the coming year
2009 and enjoy wonderful time of shopping.
Apparently, you clearly see the shopping psychology of women. It would take much time
for women to choose some suitable goods, particularly choose some suitalbe goods for
their beloved ones. Yesterday I went Carrefour department store with my boyfriend. We
bought some daily necessities back. He was exhausted after shopping, but I was still
refreshing and vigorous. I really enjoyed it.
Carefully chosen, enjoying slowly. Actually women has eyes for beauty, they can easily
see beauty from everything, maybe that's why they always linger on kinds of goods with
reluctance to leave.
Women always shops good things back home, men always shops women back home.
Hehe, I am just kidding.
Anyway, enjoy everything you did with your lover. That would be the wonderful time.
Best wishes!
araghi December 30th 2008

Dear friends,
Happy Christmas to you all,
But what a bloody Christmas in Gaza Palestine ,
Good luck ,
Araghi,
Dec.,30,2008
Raaja December 30th 2008

Dear All,
I am Raaja from India. I am very glad to make you all my friends. Do you all accept me?!
I am too a learner in English, lacking vocabulary and a good grammar.
I find this site so interesting where I hope I can make friends and improve my English
knowledge too.
My mother tongue is Tamil.
Being a learner in English, I don't have proper words to express what I want to say.
I hope you all will correct my mistakes.
I like to give an applause to Behnam, who has initiated this thread and successfully
moderating.
Thank you Behnam for your good initiative.
I hope to read from you all.
With Love and Regards,

Raaja

Dear Friends,
Happy New Year!
Thank you so much for trying to keep this humble thread active. I was absent for some
days, I am terribly sorry, but I was very pressed for time.
In 2009, my resolution is to write more than before about some interesting topics,
proverbs etc. I hope to improve my English language skills, to make friends with people,
and to get more benefit from my free time. I wish to spend more time on learning English.
As you know, a big progress in learning English can be made, if you help we with
learning. There is a crying need for your help. Your writings give me motivation and help
me a lot. Please do not stop writing.
All the best,

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Dear Raaja,
How are you? Thank you very much for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this
thread!
You English is excellent. You aren't a beginner at all.
Could you possibly introduce yourself?
All the best,


Hi,everyone
Happy new year.Tomorrow it will be the last day of 2008,have your dreams come true in
2008?Let's summarize our 2008.
1)What's your gain?
2)What's your loss?
3)What's your the happiest thing?
4)What's your the most disappointed/saddest thing?
5)What's your expectancy in 2009?
My answer:
1)I got a accounting certifecate.
2)I lost one of my uncle.
3)I got a special gift.
4)the huge earthquake taken place in China
5)my english can develop step by step.
pLs tell me your answer.
NANA
DEC 30,2008
Raaja December 31st 2008

Dear Behnam,
Nice to read from you.
Here is my introduction in brief.
I am Raaja, male, 22. I have been studying B.E.Biotechnology, final year.

I would like to be an entrepreneur in future. I'll start my career as a First
Aid lecturer after completing my course and I am also preparing myself for the
same. I don't know what to say next, as I'm new to this kind of communication.
So I finish with this for now.
Dear NANA,
How are you?

You have asked some good questions. So nice.
I find some mistakes in your questions. But I am myself not sure that they are
mistakes, because I am too a learner. YOu may be right also.
As the questions are about the past (year, 2008), it would be better if the
question are also in past tense, like:

1. What WAS your gain?
2. What WAS your loss?
3. WHICH WAS your happiest thing? or What were your happiest moments?
4. What was your most disappointing/saddest thing? ('the' won't come)
5. What's your expectation in 2009?
I am not sure whether these are right. But I have just said what striked in my
mind. If, I am also wrong, kindly mention it.
My answers are here:

1. Got new friends including you all.
2. I lost the habit of thinking bad or worring about myself.
3. Every moment.
4. No idea
5. To become a good public speaker and a good bussiness man.
Hope I have answered all the questions.

As I am new to writing, I may not be courteous in some lines. So if you find me
rude in any lines, kindly don't mind and correct my mistakes.

Thank you.
Before I log out, I wish you all A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009.
With Love and Regards,

Raaja
Raaja December 31st 2008

As I typed the above post in notepad and copy-pasted it, there are more line spaces that
looks odd. I just wanted to mention it.
Thank you.
Regards,
Raaja

Hi NANA,
How is it going my old friend?

Thank you for writing some nice and tricky questions. These are my answers to your nice
questions:
1) I've gained some bitter and sweet experience!

2) I've lost one year from my life duration!
3) Making friends with some nice people, and you are one of them!
4) Lossing some nice friends!
5) Making friends with different people!
You see, all my answers are about friend and friendship! (LOL)
All the best,


Hi Raaja,
Please share something with me and with other friends. Please give us some topic to write
about.
All the best,


Dear Friends,
As you know, today is the last day of 2008. 2009 is going to start a few hours later! Happy
New Year! I wish you all the best in the world! I wish all your dreams come true in 2009!
I wish you achieve your goals in 2009!
I wish 2009 brings you peace and prosperity!
Please don't lose touch with me. Please don't stop writing in this thread. I hope we keep
our friendship going forever! This can be easily done, if you continue writing in this
thread.
All the best,

January 2009
Marina January 1st 2009

Hi Nana,
I'm so sorry to be late in answering , but as you see , there is a big sorrow in Gaza , I
really couldn't write anything.
Dear Nana , Merry chrismas and happy new year , I wish you a lucky days in 2009 , with
hope to feel happy in all your life.
please Nana , pray for poor children in Gaza , they need our prays.
Marina.

Hi Cathy,
Merry christmas and happy new year.

I'm so sorry to be late in answering , please forgive me , but as I wrote to Nana , I have
terrible new days with this new year because of killing pure and small children in Gaza.
Gaza need our prays , so I hope you will pray for it.
Marina.

Hi Behnam,
Happy new year for you , I wish this year will make you happy.
Thank you for all your kind wishes , I really wish you the best.
Marina.
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Hi Behnam,
You didn't write about any topic from long time ago �?�.so where are your interesting
topics????
Marina.
metzean January 1st 2009

Dear Marina,
The Hearts of Moslems in Iran is beating fast for people of Gaza and tears are running on
their faces, specially when this massacre is doing simultaneously with the massacre of
Imam Hossian and his followers in Karbala.
It is Thursday night ,I was in a mosque near my house, all people listen to important
lecture delivered by a clergyman after night perying ,then people pray and mourning for
people of Gaza. people are going to demonstrate tomorrow after Friday praying again
isreal.
I read via internet that Gaza City resident, received on their mobile phone today a darkly
text message as follow.
"Look outside, F-16 jet fighters are smiling for you, missiles are dancing for you, zannana
[the Palestinian name for pilotless drones] are singing for you. wishing you a happy new
year."
As the whole world was celebrating the first minutes of the new year, Israeli warplanes
continued its intensive airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, killing some Palestinians.
It was a fact people of Gaza have isreal missile and bombs in their home instead of candle
and fireworks.
I read a poem from Nahida Izzat for people of Gaza, submit it to all of my friends
Beloved people of Gaza

Treasured people of Palestine
Teachers of courage and dignity
Archetype of humanity
Allow me to kneel down

And wash your feet with my tears
Kiss your blessed hands
And sprinkle your beautiful faces with musk and roses
While we sat pondering like fools

Utterly helpless
Talking much and doing less
Going round and round in circles
Thinking how to help
What to offer you to relief some of your pain
As usual
Full of surprises, you come out to our rescue, to soothe our agony
You present us with the most precious gifts
Lessons in bravery
Steadfastness, patience, perseverance, defiance, resilience
Optimism against all odds
Creativity in the face of utter oblivion
You've demonstrated that you are the free ones we are the captives
You chose resistance over subjugation
You decided not to be enslaved
Not even to superpowers
Would we ever learn from you?

I Believe in Miracles
You can break my bones

My free spirit is invincible
You can cause me the loss of sight
The light of my insight
You'll never take away
In the shadows of darkness

Lies the corpse of your might
You can destroy my house
The windows of my hope,
You cannot break
The pillars of my faith
You can never shake
You can threaten me

With weapons of death
And mass destruction
Implanting fear in my heart
You cannot achieve
Nor can you cut off
My divine connection
With a missile
You can tear my body apart
My soul however
Is out of your reach
And is forever intact
You claimed victory in six days!

Victorious are those
With a dignified gaze
Facing tanks with tender flesh
And only with stones,
The F16 fighter blaze
You can never defeat my will to be

Because my power that you cannot explain
Grows from within the roots of my pain
You depend on the United States
For wealth and war supply
My infinite strength stems from
My creator, the One most high
Dear Marina, I need to have your email

please write something to my email: mohbon@gmail.com.
Wishing you all the best,
Mohsen
Marina January 2nd 2009

Hi Mohsen,
Thank you very much for your affective writing..we know as Arabs and Muslims that
Iranian people are our sisters and brothers , and we know that if a Palestinian or
Lebanese or Syrian has painful days, Iranian people will be beside them.
and this situation explain that all Muslims are brothers and sisters whatever the section
was.
Today , I saw a wonderful view , Friday salat with thousands people under F-16 , they
were under the fire , but none of them left his salat . They are the most brave people in all
over the world.
Israel devastating compounds and buildings for poor people who don't have electricity or
enough food and needs.
When I see a Palestinian man , hiding his face , making his body clear , facing all F-16
and other kinds of planes by his body, holding a very simple weapon near his chest , when
I see him I feel that I'm proud and full of honor .this man hiding his face because if the
enemy knew him , Israeli would kill his poor family and destroy their house.
My heart and prays for unusual people in Gaza , and prays for all men who make self
�??defense for Gaza.
I decided if I got married and if I had a daughter , I'll name her Gaza�?�
Dear Mohsen, it would be from my pleasure to contact with you here ..I would be glad to
do so.
Thank you again . I'd be delighted if you answered me soon.
Marina.
Raaja January 3rd 2009

Dear All,
Having read the above posts, I really feel for the people of Gaza. We see the World is in
the hands of politicians. What can we innocent people do against them. They don't
understand what is Love. All that they want is War and Revenge.
Recently one of my friends (who usually gives us topics to write poems) asked us to write
a poem in which the last line should mean, "Let's stop violence".
But I don't think that bringing violence to an end is possible. Because that is not in our
hands. One sure thing is, violence cannot be stopped unless they themselves stop it.
On seeing What's going on in Srilanka and Gaza, I fear whether it's going to bring in the
next World War.
Do anyone of you think whether anything can be done?
Raaja

Hi Marina,
How are you? I hope you are okay. So many thanks for your trying to keep this thread
active and alive.
I'm really dying for writing, but in fact I've got no topic to write about. As I guess you
know, I'm not interested in writing about politics. To tell the truth, I've got no knowledge
about politics. In other words, I know nothing about it. So, forgive me for being silent!
All the best,


Dear Friends,
How are you? I hope you are fine. I have missed you terribly. Please let me hear some
pieces of news about you.
Last Friday, as all Fridays, I had English class. The teacher gave us a topic to talk about.
It was very interesting somehow. The topic was this: How do you trust someone? Or, how
can you trust someone? At first glance, this question seems simple and obvious to us, but
if we look at it more closely, and think about it deeply we will find it so difficult to answer.
Let me give you an example which itself is a question actually! You meet someone for the
first time, in street, in a company, in a queue, in a bar, etc. You feel you like them, or you
dislike them! Why? If you like them, you often open your heart for them easily! (Women
often break the ice very soon!) How do you trust them? What is your benchmark, or how
do you evaluate your method?
Actually, I said nothing to the teacher, because it was a shock to hear such a question!
After leaving the class I couldn't forget the question, so I thought about it a lot, on bus, on
the way to home, at home, and wherever I was, the question was as well! It was like my
shade, following me! (LOL)
I'll write my own idea about this topic soon. First, I'd like to give you a chance to think
about the answer, and your own answer in fact. Please do not hesitate to write in this
thread. Please don't stop writing.
All the best,


Dear Friends,
We learn from our mistakes. Mistakes are our best teachers! I was confused about using
'shade' or 'shadow' when I was writing the last podcast in my office. I had doubt about my
choice! 'When you're in doubt, check it out!' is a nice expression, but I had no dictionary,
to look them up. As soon as I got home, I turned my computer on, and then I clicked on
'Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English'. I found out that I have made the mistake
of using 'shade'!
I understood, 'shade' and 'shadow' are pretty confusing and unclear, so that is a common
error in English which most people make.
Which of the following sentences is correct?

1) I sat in the sun, and my friend sat in the shadow.
2) I sat in the sun, and my friend sat in the shade.
Shadow is a dark shape made by something that blocks the sun or a light. For example,
the dark shape that our hand, or our body, etc. makes. Shade is a cool dark area where
the sun does not reach, made by the shadow of something such as a tree or wall. So, in my
last writing; it(the teacher's question) was like my shadow following me!(LOL)
You are completely right, number two is correct! (LOL)
Thank you for reading. I hope that is useful!
All the best,

Hi,Raaja
I'm glad to know you.
Thank you for being keen to point out my mistakes.I have red my message again and you
was right.Your seriousness is my energy to go forward.Pls continue learning english with
great enthusiasm.
BEST WISH
NANA
JAN 4,2009

dear Marina,
I was also sorry to heard the news in GAZA from TV.It made me upset.We should
condemn those who broke the peace.How can they gun down the innocent women and
children?
Let's pray for the people in GAZY.

NANA
JAN 4,2009

Dear Behnam,
Thank you for your answer,you make me smell friendship.muwahaha....(a new word
>LOL)
Your next to the last thread,i couldn't understand at first. So i red it again and
again,suddenly i understood what you mean.How do you trust someone? & how can you
trust someone? It's different when the sentence changes a auxiliary word.It is amazing.
Thank you for giving a class of my english.

NANA
JAN 4,2009
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shaggy47 January 5th 2009
hello friends
i have read the above posts against Israel , i think its a good sign that we are showing
concern towards our fellow human beings in Gaza. there is no justification for the brutal
attacks that is being carried out against innocent civilians.
But at the same time we should also consider that the hamas has carried out a lot of
attacks against Israel,they even launched a rocket attack against an school in Israel.So
we should understand the two sides of the coin and should protest against the attacks
carried out by hamas also , it should be unfair if we close our eyes against the activities of
hamas .
the international community should act and try to resolve a permanent solution for peace
in the region . because its the life of innocent people thats being hit in the region . lets
stop spreading hatred and start to love our fellow human beings.
shaggy_4745@yahoo.com
Clare January 5th 2009

I think we all feel horrified about the loss of life and perpetuation of violence - wherever
in the world it happens. I know many of you contributing to this thread feel particularly
worried about the latest situation in the Middle East, but I'm uncomfortable about politics
being discussed on this site. Political discussions can often get "heated" and I don't want
anyone feeling alienated or unwelcome.
Clare,
english-at-home.com
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com
Cathy Li January 6th 2009

Dear Behnam,
How are you, my special friend? Miss you much and wish everything around you is okay.
Actually, it�??s hard for me to trust someone easily, perhaps I am too sensitive.
However, once I trust someone, it is yet hard for me to doubt him more again. Dear
Behnam, you threw a teaser, hehe, but it�??s very interesting, challenging as well.
I think the foundation of any relationship, whether it is with a spouse, parent, client or
friend, is trust. Trust is not something that can be built with quick fix techniques. Rather,
it is something that is cultivated through consistent habits in one�??s interactions. If I
only meet someone once in my lifetime, I will trust some of them who are with kind smile,
polite words and transparent eyes. If not that condition, I trust ones who arm with virtues
and consistent habits.
You are a sort of person I take for granted, a nice man, so reasonable with good manners.
Best wishes
Cathy, January 6, 2009

Dear Friends,
How are you keeping? I hope you all are enjoying every minute of your life. Thank you
very much for trying to keep this humble thread active!
As I'm sure you know, there are some things which are subjective; influenced by or based
on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts. Politics is one of them.
Why are we here, on this site, in this thread? In the first place, we are here to help each
other with our English language. Secondly, we are here to make friends with people from
different parts of the world, to share something with them, and then broaden our horizon.
In this case, speaking about politics is not useful for our English, and friendships.
I personally have got no enough knowledge in the world of politics. I just know that
politics is really very dirty. There is meaningful saying n Persian language, and also in
Azeri language 'politics has got no parents!'
I know, some people will say that, it is not possible to live without politics and so o! Could
you do us a favour- Would you stop writing about politics? Thank you in advance!
Dear Friends, at the moment, I neither am in my office nor at home. I'm in an internet
cafe in the East-Azerbaijan province of Iran! I hope I'll be at home next Friday.
Dear NANA, Cathy, ... Thank you for your writing. Definitely, I�??ll write you soon.
All the best,

niloufar January 8th 2009
Hi friends.
Depression has been called the world's number one public health problem. In fact
depression is so widespread it is considered the common cold of psychiatric disturbance.
How can we feeling good? What are the best method for overcoming blue moods and for
feeling good about our life?
I think that feelig is the result of our thinking.
how about your idea?
Best wishes.
Ahmad Safarzadeh3000@yahoo.com
metzean January 8th 2009

Dear Behnam,
Why do you want to trust people? You should not worried about people, you should not be
afraid of people .First you should trust people and help them; meanwhile you should not
open your heart for them. Why do you want to open your heart for them?
Yesterday I picked up a hitch hiker ,as soon as he set beside me ,he start to speak, he
asked me what my job is, I told him I carry passengers for a while and changed the
subject instantly, because I felt he was a meddler. I did not open my heart for him
Nowadays there are many ways to know about people .for example by a close circuit
camera you can control a servant employed to work at your home, when she interred to
your room, she open your notebooks, open your drawers and so on�?�it shows that she
is not honest and you dismiss her right away. This is the way many owners of companies
control their staff.
Rea.
At a public telephone booth ,a man, who was waiting to his turn to phone ,was hearing
the lady who was talking by phone , she was telling" Do you need a servant? I can also
care your child, I can cut the lawn, I can do your purchasing, I don�??t want more
salary, she was insisting to get the job but it was clear that her reply for all of her
suggestions were NO. and she finally cut the phone.
The man felt sorry for her and told her, don't worry I can find a job for you. But the
woman smiled and told him "thanks I have a job, I am the servant of that home which I
was speaking to, I only was checking how much my master trust me and how much he is
satisfy with my work.
If you find a person who believes God and he is virtue, there is no need to control him by
camera, because he believes that God always is controlling him.
B. Wishes,
Mohsen
Hi shaggy,
I completely agree with you to understand two sides of coin,I will write my idea about
feature of each side through your email ,as my friend Behnam does not like to continue
writing about politics( off course i believe it is a matter of humanism not politic).

Dear Raaja,
Esteemed life or deathful silence ,what is Mahatma Gandhi - Great Leader of India said
is not to be indifferent
The violence always continue when people are indifferent.
B.wishes
Mohsen
shaggy47 January 9th 2009

dear friends,
first of all i apologize 2 one and all if you got hurt by my writing here... i tried to delete it
, but couldnt do it because i dont know how to do it.
dear mohsen i would like to hear from u here goes my id
shaggy_4745@yahoo.com
yevon January 9th 2009

Hello!Behnam.I'm so sorry that i havn't write in this thread a long time.I'm very tired
these days due to the examinations of this semester.How are you at present?To comfess
the truth,I'm worried if i can learn english well.I find that i haven't made any progress so i
loss my confidence to some extent.
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Hello!Nana, Do you know me? I asked some questions to you,but you haven't give me a
reply.Hehe~~I find your english is superior.So i want to learn english from you.Would
you like to help me?

hi,yevon
I am so sorry i havn't given a reply to you.I think the reason is this thread update so quick
that i can't read it.:>
So i swear i will answer you if you ask any question.Of course,i will if i can help you.
My english is not good,my grammar is shocking.You should come to Behnam for
advice,he is the father of this thread,as you know.
Don't worry about your english,you will master english if only you make a friend with her.
I am waiting for your reply.
NANA
DEC 9,2009

Hello!Nana.thank you for your help.You are so warm-hearted.But i still don't know much
about you.would you like to introduce youself?I think that will be wonderful if you
will.hehe~~

Hi NANA,
How are you?

So many thanks for your kindness. Your English is great. By the way, I'm not the father of
this thread, I'm just a simple member of this important group. Meanwhile, a man is father
when he has got some children, and having children needs a couple! (LOL) Oh my God!
I'm joking.
All the best,

Hi Cathy,
How life is going?

Thanks a million for your nice, friendly writing. I got your point. That's really great. Now,
the question is this: How do you check someone in terms of what you need to trust them?
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
How are you my nice friend?
Thank you very much for your wonderful writing. I agree with you up to a point, but it
doesn't work when you are going to make a friends with someone, get married to
someone, or have a deal( give & receive) with someone. By the way, there is no need to
trust someone who you meet them in streets for the first time, then open your heart! Also,
helping people with their problems is something else. We can help someone without any
trust. In other words, when it comes merely to helping people, there is no need to trust, or
something like that.
I believe, the question is clear. Please write your idea about it. How do you trust someone
(When you are going to deal with them, which is vital for you. For example, marriage is a
sort of deal between two people; a man and a woman.)
All the best,


Dear NANA and Cathy,
Forgive me for using date in an incorrect way! So, it is: Behnam, 10 January, 2009!
Hahaha... 0ne year change in less than 20 minutes! Very funny!(LOL). Anyway, sorry!
With regards,
Hi Yevon,
I hope you are fine. Thank you for writing again. Welcome!
Your English is really good. Please keep on writing. Writing is very useful, when it comes
to learning a new language. It'll help you know what should you learn. For example, at
the moment, I'm looking my passive vocabulary for a word or an expression to mean what
I want to. If it is in my passive vocabulary, I make it active just by writing. If it's not in my
passive vocabulary, I'll look it up in dictionaries, then I'll add it to my vocabulary. How
easy! (LOL)
All the best,


Thank you my kind friend ,behnam.I think i have already known how to enhance my
english.and i hope that i can learn some practical vocabulary and grammer from
you,Nana and other friends who chat in this thread.Hehe~~~Furthermore I wish i can
speak frequent and coherence sentences someday.what about you and your future plan?

Hi Marina,
This short writing is just to let you know that I've missed you terribly. I've missed you and
your friendly writings. There is an expression, or a well-known saying, or maybe a
proverb in English language. It is 'Out of sight, out of heart!'. Also, we've got it in Azeri
and Farsi languages. I don't want to lose you. Please don't leave me alone!
Please don't forget to keep in touch!
All the best,

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Hi Araghi,
Hardasan?!!!
This short writing is just to let you know that I've missed you terribly. I've missed you and
your friendly writings. There is an expression, or a well-known saying, or maybe a
proverb in English language. It is 'Out of sight, out of heart!'. Also, we've got it in Azeri
and Farsi(Az del beravad har anche az dideh beraft!) languages. I don't want to lose you.
Please don't leave me alone!
Please don't forget to keep in touch!
All the best,


Dear Marina & Araghi,
It is actually, "Out of sight, out of mind." Forgive me for making mistake!
All the best,

araghi January 11th 2009

Dear Behnam,
Hi, How are you ? I hope everything goes well. I am well ,( praying to you all),
Thank you for your attention and affection . I am here and reading your nice writing
every day , all of you and your useful writing are in my heart.
Hello and salam to you all: Behnam, Marina , Mohsen , NANA, Heyva, Cathy, Yevon,
Marzy and �?��?�..,
Good luck,
Araghi,
Jan.11,2009

Dear Bahnam,
There are some ways to investigate about the reliably of people. Investigation of their
family, Investigation of their records, Investigation of their believe.
For example when you associate with a girl, you find her suitable to marry ,because you
find many similarities in that she thinks like you, she behave like you, her taste is like you,
then you trust her. For peace of your mind and for assurance you search about her family
because a good person treated in a good family. you also ask about her personality via
her classmate in university or her colleagues at place she is working.
Somtimes you trust people because you find them generouse and trust them instantly, this
is what i beleive it and have exprienced it
The following story is similar features of a man whom I trusted and invested in his
company, when I associated with him,I understand how graet he was and I never loss
anything for it.
He was a rich man , he could have owned many cars, but instead he chose to drive a
Samand. He was so rich, he could have owned many computers, but instead he chose a
usual PC. He was so rich, he could have owned many homes---even some in seasides---
but instead he chose to live in DARK(a place in which common people are living).
Because this man was rich, many people in his neighborhood knew him. And also because
the man was rich, many people from outside of his neighborhood knew him too. Often, his
doorbell would ring, and there on his threshold would stand someone who had come to
ask for a donation.
Sometimes when the bell rang, it was a neighbor who had fallen into misfortune. The man
would smile, embrace his neighbor, and place a generous sum into their hand.
Sometimes when the bell rang, it was a charity representing the Orphanage Center. The
man would again smile, embrace the charity worker, and write a generous check.
Sometimes when the bell rang, it was a bum. Were he like many of us, the man's first
instinct would have been to promptly kick them in the butt and shove them back out onto
the street. But instead, he once more smiled and embraced him as any other guest upon
his threshold.
One evening, when his doorbell was particularly quiet, this man decided to take a stroll.
He headed off, idling along wherever the road wound ,he came suddenly upon a homeless
bum lying in the midst of the sidewalk. The bum wore a tattered sweater and ripped pants.
He had shoes, but they didn't even match. And oh! The smell! I can't even describe that to
you here because it would ruin your dinner.
Well, this unfortunate soul lying on the street saw the man and knew him. Certainly, the
bum said to himself. This is the rich man who lives on the lane. Surely he can help me, for
he has money at his disposal. But instead of reaching out his hand, the bum was overcome
by a sudden bout of shame and hid his face.
The man stood over this tattered figure. He reached down and touched the bum's cheek,
but the bum shrank away from him even further. The man's eyes clouded slightly and he
cracked a weak smile. Forgetting the tune he once whistled, the man slowly turned and
walked back to his home.
Upon hearing the man retreat beyond the corner, the bum opened his eyes and sat up.
There at his feet lay a crisp 100.000 bill.
The bum grabbed the money and made a beeline for the nearest haunt. Like all bums, this
one's first thought was to go blow the money on drag. What a bum!
But, before he entered the store, he remembered the compassion of the man's touch. This
inspired him, and the bum decided then and there to turn his life around.
He went to the stock exchange and invests the money in a company, Esfahan Sepahan
Cement
Since this was, as it turns out, the late-1980s, it took only a short while before the stock
skyrocketed. Yes, good can come of evil after all---especially when you're working the
stock market---and the bum found himself very well off indeed.
Back in DARK ,the years passed slowly. The generous man kept to life much as usual---
taking evening strolls, whistling his catchy tunes, answering his door.
One day in particular, his doorbell rang, and there stood a finely dressed gentleman in a
three piece suit. Uh oh, the man thought. A new charity person. But before he could do
anything, his guest spoke.
"You're the rich man, aren't you?" his guest asked.
"What can I do for you?" the man responded automatically, so accustomed to being asked
for things.
"It is not what you can do for me," answered his guest. "But what you have already done."
"What have I done for you?" the man asked in surprise.
"You've given me a second chance at life. Why, with your generous gift, I was able to
invest the money and pull myself out of my poverty. I no longer wallow in the grime and
gutters, but I walk along crowded sidewalks with my head held high. I have you to thank
for that."
Suddenly, the man recognized his guest. It was the old bum who'd been lying in the street.
The man replied, "What I gave you, you did not ask for. I gave it simply because I saw you
there and loved you. I would have given it to anyone in your position."
"All the more reason to come and thank you," his guest said.
"But I am rich," replied the man. "I have many gifts to give. I don't expect anything in
return."
"Good," his guest said with a nod. "Because I don't have anything to offer in return---
whatever I have, you gave to me. All I wanted to do was come and thank you."
The man stared as his guest reached out and took him into an embrace. It was the same
gesture the man had so often offered to those at his door, yet this was the first time
someone had offered it back.
Tears filled the man's eyes as his guest, a lowly bum off the street, held him in the most
satisfying embrace he had ever received.
B.Wishes,
Mohsen
Raaja January 11th 2009

Dear Behnam and All,
As I am very busy with my project work and having an hectic schedule, I couldn't spend
time with you all.
Though I couldn't spend much time with you all over here, I would like to tell you about
my project (B.E. final sem project), that is a bit interesting.
It is Production of Chitosan from Shrimp Shell.
When Shrimp shell is demineralised, deproteinized, and decolourized, Chitin is obtained.

Chitosan can be obtained from Chitin by some other processes.
Chitosan can be used as a medicine. It inhibits fat digestion. So it is a substance having
anti-obesity property.
Usually it is prepared by chemical methods. But we are trying to produce it by
biotechnology methods using different bacteria and other micro-organisms.
I don't have anything to write about other than my project. I am fully engrossed with my
project work. So I have written it.
If you don't find it interesting, kindly don't mind it.
Bye.
Regards,
Raaja

Hi,everyone
Seems Behnam back to 2008.So we have a new topic:If you would be in the day one years
ago(means today is Jan 11,2008),what should you do?Do you think you lose something or
make a wrong decision in 2008?There is a chance that you can do it again,you can back
to before,which is the important thing you want?
Me,
first I shouldn't suggest one of my friend fall in love with her boyfriend.If not so,she would
be hurt for breaking up.
Second I shouldn't spend much time in sleeping,or my engish will be top.
What's you answer?
NANA
Jan 11,2009

Hi yevon,
Myself?I work as a accountant and live in a small city of Guangdong.I like

english,sport,and sleep.I am an extrovert.I try my best to live my life.What about you?
Best regards.
NANA
Jan 11,2009

dear Behnam,
Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
As for children,do you like them?Have you image that how many children you should
have?In china most of people can only have one child for the birth control policy.Or you
will lose your job if you are a officer,or you have to pay much money.But many people
want two or three children because there is a old tradition --raise children to provide for
old age.What's the idea in your country or Muslim country?
Best regards
NANA
Jan 11,2009

Hi Araghi,
Sana Ghurban!
Thank you so much for visiting this humble thread regularly. Thank you one more time for
paying attention to my writings. That was really very kind and good of you to answer
soon.
Dear Araghi, since you are Azeri like me, and as you know, Heva is a girl from
Azerbaijan the Republic, I think it is a piece of nice news to give you that she has got
married to her cousin recently!
She has got no father. I hope marriage will help her with some problems and difficulties
that she has got in life! I wish her a lucky and happy life!
Araghi, don't leave poor Behnam alone. Behnam is nothing without his friends! Please
share something with me and my friends from time to time. Your existence in this thread is
a real strength of heart!
All the best,

Hi Mohsen,
How lucky I am because of making friends with you! Thank you very much for your
wonderful writing.
Dear Mohsen, it is time to play some jokes on you. The first one is about your way of
acting with your wife! You know, you have written a very nice quite long text. It
automatically means that you have spent a lot of time writing this text! When you were
writing this long text, your wife had been alone, cooking or doing something like that.
What is the meaning of women rights? Have you any beliefs in it? (LOL) What will you do
if your wife makes a complaint about your shortcoming?
The second joke is this: How do you find these words? In which dictionary should I look
them up? (LOL)
Your advice and points about trusting people is great, but to be on the pessimistic side,
how about people who are like a snake in the grass?
About that rich man, I can't believe it. Nowadays, rich people are the most miserable and
indigent in their communities. The more someone has got the more indigent and greedy
they are! But, there is always at least one exception for every rule! (LOL) Anyway, God
bless him!
Mohsen, thank you very much for your nice writing. I really take pride in making friends
with you.
All the best,

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Hi NANA,
Again with some interesting questions! How interesting lady NANA is!
To tell you the truth, I didn't get the point. Do you mean to feel sorry about something we
have done and wish we had not done it? Do you mean to regret doing something? I'm not
going to teach you, but as far as I'm concerned, in such situations, people often use
"Should have done something" or "shouldn't have done something".
As an example, I'm out of home and it starts raining. I get wet and so I regret leaving my
umbrella at home! I say, "I should have taken my umbrella".
In answer to your question I should say that I should have made friends with NANA
sooner. Oh my God! The sooner the better! (LOL)
Nowadays, children need their parents' help during all their life. As an alive example,
Behnam is thirty, but looking forward to getting money and help from his old parents!
(LOL). I really can't live without their help. What I earn is spent on the living cost.
Frankly speaking, I'll die in street if my parents don't let me live with them in their flat!
Why? Because, I'm not able to rent a flat with my own salary! Why? Because the rent of a
flat is twice as much as money I make in a month! I really can't make the ends meet
without their help.
When the children are like Behnam, they should be few! (LOL)Therefore, the maximum
number of children is two or even one, in almost all families.
All in all, there is no need to use some things or rules to prevent people from producing
more than one child, unless making life a real struggle for survival, and letting them have
a hand-to-mouth existence! (LOL) That is the easiest way to control the population of a
country! (LOL) What does that mean? Nothing, I don't know myself. HAHAHA... (LOL)
Don't get it so serious! Let forget it! (LOL)
All the best,


Hi Raaja!
So happy to read your writing again! Welcome!!
Great! You are working on your project. Try your best to do it well.
Raaja! Could you let me know how you find those complicated words? Swear to God, I
looked them up in my dictionaries, but unfortunately, I couldn't find them. (LOL) My
dictionaries are "Longman", "Oxford", and "Cambridge".
Writing in a simple way is an art. Take this advice and write as simple as possible!
All the best,

Marina January 12th 2009
Hi Behnam,
Thank you so much for your kindness, I really have missed you terribly . It is really very
hard to stop writing here , we are " your thread's members" are very friendly and
especial.
It's very hard to speak about your last topic. But I will give myself a try ..
It's very hard to trust people nowadays because "white lies" are used for hundred times
everyday for every person.
I think " white lies= black lies" , all in all lying is bad whatever its name was.
For example Alibis are one of the most "white lies" . now no body believe them. It's a kind
of no trust about that even though it's a very simple issue.
Honesty, faith, punctuality , carefully , bravery , watching himself /herself and to be

entrusted are the most important specifications for trusted persons.
Exaggeration, lying, the doubt, and not to believe anyone are the most popular
specifications for people who can't trust .There is a famous old saying in Arab culture :" I
think about other people as I think about myself".
All people try to be smart and to treat carefully with each other, but on the other hand
they trust tricky people who tell about "zodiac" and "horoscopes" .It's an expand problem
nowadays . how can they do that???!!!! I don't know. Maybe It's the modern life which
makes us believe in fictions and forget the science and God .
The trust is a wonderful relationship between people , but it is the most difficult and hard
to built.
If we were frank, had the bravery to admit about our mistakes and as much as we think
about ourselves and personalities , we would know what makes other people trust us and
how can we trust other people.
Thank you for reading my text , it was enjoyable to write about this topic. I hope you
would make your comments about my writing soon.
Thank you one more time for your kindness and affection.
Please, write to me soon.
Marina.

Hi Nana,
How are you my Chinese friend??? You are really so lovely .
Your last question is hard for people who think about what they have done carefully ,
because they want to be typical.
But as I think we shouldn't use "if " in our daily life because it will make us feel sad and
disappointed as much as we thought about it .
So , what's done is done!! Believe me it's very comfortable to think like this .
Our prophet Mohammad said " 'if 'opens the door for devil's work" �?�so please Nana
let's get away from it , we don't want the devil here , let him alone under the earth
..(LOL).
Dear Nana , I'd be grateful if you wrote to me as soon as you can.
Marina

Hi Cathy ,
How are you my friend?? I hope you are in a good health and mood too.
There was a long time with out writing ..so where are you.??.
Please write to me soon, and share something with me.
Marina.
egyption gir January 12th 2009

dear friends
hi to every one here and i'd like to say that thread it very good one i log on to it some
times to read what you ar writing to each other i hope that's fine with as you see my
english skills is not very good to write with you i try to learn more so i just want to ask
you if you exept me as your friend with my poor skills to learn with you it make me very
happy
and for you mohsen i didn't know that you write here too your writting is good i almost
finish the story and i give you my brief in our thread
have anice time every one
manal

Dear Behnam,
My wife and I have 2 PC ,so we sometime discuss the matters via chat or email ,LOL,She
is interested in Arabic language, so do I, but I have to learn English as well. We have put
our times in order and divide all jobs at home. I only go to sleep 5 hours during day and
night, so I have more times to write.If you want to marry ,I advice you to consider all
images that you have of new life, but if you meet 50% of your marriage terms ,stick it.
There is a local proverb here that it says "a good wife causes her husband to be a
millionaire (haji)" it means that women like to be lavish and spend money more than men
, but if they refuse to spent for unnecessities shopping and economize their living they will
be rich very soon.
As a matter of fact, the many girls desire to marry a rich man, a millionaire, a
billionaire? When the girl receive a proposal from a rich man, she is tempted to accept it
although there are many difference between them ,specially their ages and behavior, but
she thinks his money exceed over his weak points. This is because for some women
respect is only money, then you should cross out this kind of women. Some young boys
primarily like to marry a 90 years rich woman, why? You know the answer. what is your
idea?LOL
Sometimes, a girl in a bad situation is to pay off her debts, she also helps his parents, she
is just an office secretary, all of the doors are closed for her; therefore, if she receive a
proposal of marriage through a rich man, she have to consents and accept to marry him,
but what a horrible future, their living will be like a master with his slave wife. I don't
want to image a giant when I speak about a rich man as I pessimistic in rich man around
me.
B. Wishes,
Mohsen

Hi Manal,
Thank you very much for your writing here, It would be from my pleasure to cantact with
you.
Dear Manal , don't think about your skills , you should only write and write and you will
learn from your mistakes. If you read one of my writing , you would know how much
miserible in English I am. so please share your thoughts with us , it will be interesting .
I really would be happy if you wrote to me and shared something with me.
Marina.

Dear Behnam,
How are you my dear friend ?? I hope you are very happy and enjoying this strange life.
I have read my last writing to you, and I discovered that I didn't write enough, so I'll
continue now(LOL).
As you know , you(each one of this life) shouldn't trust all other people around , It's not
necessary, and you shouldn't expect from other people to trust you too. But there are
many relationships which is depends on trust : friendship, marriage and work . It's very
important to trust your friend who will know you deeply and closely , and It's very
important to trust your wife/husband who will be with you in all your life , and It's
absolutely necessary to trust people who works with you in a project , in an office
�?�etc., to built a successful job and work.
But the most difficult question is : how can we trust all these people?? As far as I know
the answer is in my last writing , moreover our feelings towards those feeling .
Anyway , I hope to contact with people who I can trust with , It'll be a gift from God.
I hope you will understand my points, because I felt that my writing was a bit confusing ,
so don't stare , wrinkling your nose, or rise your eyebrow , please be patient.(LOL).
I hope to read from you soooooooooooooooooooooooon.
Marina.
Andrew January 13th 2009

Hi Behnam!
You're seems to be unconditional leader of the site regard the amount of posts you've
already got. How did you achieve such results?
Don't be at a loss with an answer, I thing I understand it quite right. Kind attitude to
people, marvelous English as far as I can judge, absolutely understandable speech - here
are the components of your success. KUTGW !
Could you tell me something about your life and how the people have met New Year in
your country?
Hope to become your friend
Andrew, S.-Petersburg, Russia
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Hi Marina,
That is very nice to read your writing again. Thank you very much.
Your last writing is really great. Well done! It is great because I understood it easily and
completely! (LOL) That means what I can understand is great!!! (LOL)
As far as I know, you are a lady, and the answer of all ladies to this question will be, more
or les, the same as you have written! Let your heart rule your head! Follow your heart
rather than your head! This is what ladies tell in answer to such questions! (LOL)
Follow your heart! Great! That is excellent. That is very interesting. What a nice piece of
advice! (LOL)
Henceforth, I'll throw my head away and keep my heart! Oh my God! If head is not
important why it is on the top of our body? (LOL)
According to a saying, early to bed early to rise, makes a man (Just a man! LOL) healthy,
wealthy, and wise! So everybody likes to be a wise person. Why? According to your
writing, heart is important. So, we should make a new saying, early to bed, late to rise,
makes a woman, lovely, golden heart, and full-size! I can't stop laughing! Hahaha...
Marina! I'll buy an expensive hat to protect my head! You should think of how to protect
your heart! (LOL)
I'm only teasing, or maybe joking.
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
Thank you for your wonderful writing. Thank you once again for some pieces of nice
advice.
Money talks! It means that People with money have power and can get what they want.
That is true, but when it comes to buying love, friendship, affection, etc. it doesn't work!
Some ladies like to marry into money. That's same in all parts of the earth. I have heard
and read a lot of stories about this topic, but I don't know how to write some of them.
I know you (all readers) are busy, and my writing also will be boring if I write in details.
Therefore, I'll be brief.
I believe all attempts and activities of human beings are just because of being imperfect
physically and emotionally! This statement is so philosophical, but that is completely true.
"Necessity is the mother of invention"�??that's one of my favourite expressions. I want

to make a new expression! Imperfection is the mother of all activities! (LOL)
Why Behnam has been trying hard to write in this thread and keep his friendship going?
He is imperfect, so he is looking for something to make himself perfect. Although he
maybe helps someone with their English, he helps himself as well. Only God give us
unconditional, other people are dealing with us, not because of being bad or something
like that, but because of being human beings!
If you refer to the holy Quran (51.56) to see what God has said about the reason of
creating us: "And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve
Me." Even God wants something from us, and it is worshipping him, but the benefit of this
action is to ourselves. Who mknows! (LOL)
Dear Mohsen, let people look for fulfilling their needs and desires. We all are looking for
fulfilling our physical and emotional desires.
All the best,


Dear friends,
This story is very nice! Please read it. I just copyed it from somewhere and pasted in this
thread. I didn't write it.
FOUR WIVES
Once upon a time, there was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the
most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of
her and gave her nothing but the best.
He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He was very proud of her and always wanted to
show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in fear that she might run
away with some other men.
He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is
the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always
turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult
times.
Now, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in
maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However,
the merchant did not love the 1st wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took
notice of her.
One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He
thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I
die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!" Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most,
endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm
dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"
"No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word. Answer cut
like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart.
The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now
that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"
"No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you
die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.
He then asked the 2nd wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me
out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?"
"I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!"
replied the 2nd wife."
At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." Answer came like a bolt of thunder
and merchant was devastated.
Then a voice called out: "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go." The
merchant looked up and there was his 1st wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered
from malnutrition.
Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I
could have!"
Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives. The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much
time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.
Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us
when we�??re alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material wealth and
sensual pleasure.
Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go.
Perhaps it's a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until
we�??re on our deathbed to lament.
*********
Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoy it.
All the best,


Hi Manal,
Thank you for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this humble thread. Thank you
for joining us! Your English is great. I'm not exaggerating at all. People, who visit this
thread, more or less, are in the same level in terms of the English language. Don't worry!
Your English is excellent! How did you learn it?
Would you please introduce yourself as completely as you can?

Please share something with me and my friends. We all look forward to hearing from you
soon.
All the best,


Hi Andrew,
Thank you for putting message in this humble thread. Thank you one more time for
joining us. Welcome!
Thank you for writing some positive things about me. That is very kind of you. Whatever
I've got is just because of the affection and encouragement of my nice friends like you.
First of all, it should be mentioned that in my country, Iran, New Year starts on 20th of
March. It is the first day of spring as well. Therefore, the New Year is really a new year
for all creatures, and from all points of view! (LOL) Birds start singing, plants start being
green, nature is full of different flowers, and so on.
In terms of meeting methods it is different, but "Happy New Year to you!" and "I hope you
will see lots of New Years in your life!", and "I hope this year brings you happiness and
prosperity!" are some common sentences that people say to each other.
Dear Andrew, could you possibly introduce yourself?
All the best,


Hi Cathy & NANA,
Where are you my Chinese friends? How are you? You are late in answering! What has
happened? I hope everything is going well with you.
Please don't leave me alone. I am very eager to read your writings. Please write in this
thread soon.
All the best,

Hi, Behnam!
My applause to your hospitality! Having such a lot of messages you take care about all of
your addressees.
I am 51-years old musician from S-Petersburg , married, lazy and grumbling ( is the last
state true?)
Usually I have too much free time, but now some matters utterly demand my presence at
the citchen - I have to make some selebratory food for the evening.
Next time write more
Andrew

Hi Behnam,
Thank you so much for your writing , It was interesting to read it.
Dear Behnam, pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee make your best to convince all men to wear hats,
and give women's hearts the chance to make this world as they want, and believe me all
people (included men) would be very happy and wealthy.(LOL).
Dear Behnam , as you know , completely well, there is a wonderful kingdom which has a
QUEEN, this kingdom is the most organized one in all over the world , almost active
members are females, I think you knew it , it's bees kingdom, oh my God !!! I don't want to
cover my heart �?�(LOL).
Woman's heart is very sensitive , and brings happiness, even for something is very simple
like a birthday date. For me I remember my( friend , sister , brother,�?�.)'s birthday ,
because it makes people feel happy because of remembering them .how nice we are!!
(LOL).
Dear Behnam , There was a part of my writing that I wanted to ask you about , it's about
Zodiac and astrology �?�. What is the reason of these phenomena ??? why people
believe them??? Are they facts???
Dear Behnam , writing in this site is very interesting , we can have benefits and fun .
Thank you for being patient to keep this thread going.
Thank you one more time for your nice comments�?� I hope to hear from you
soooooooooooooooooon
Marina.'
Dear Behnam,
your last story was so lovely , and I believe deeply with this kind of thoughts. Thank you
for putting it in this site.
Marina.
Raaja January 15th 2009

Dear Behnam,
So glad to read from you.
I was a bit confused when I read that you couldn't find my words in Dictionaries.
Only then I realized that those words are not used in normal English communication.
Because they are SCIENTIFIC TERMS. They don't find a place in Dictionaries. But they
can be found in Encyclopedias; Or you can even search them in Google Search.
Do you find these things interesting? or boring?

If you are interested with this, I can tell you about more interesting things in
Biotechnology. I'll try to tell in a simple way(LOL), that is easily understandable.
Hope to read from you.
Regards,
Raaja.
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Hi Marina,
Thank you my kind friend. You usually write in a friendly way.
I got your point. That's true, but in beehives, female bees work and produce honey, and
male bees aren't useful. So, they kill almost all male bees, only a few of them are kept to
have intercourse with Queen in order to produce babies and new generation. There is a
wonderful life in a beehive. The world of bees is so, amazing, mysterious, and disciplined!
What about human beings? How about their hive? (LOL) There is a big difference
between the world of Human beings and bees. In the world of human beings men are
superior protectors. Oh my God! Challenge again! (LOL)
Dear Marina, do you like living in a world where there are only a few men, a queen, and
many billions of women! If your answer is "no", do not make such an analogy! Ha Ha Ha
...(LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL)
I strongly believe in women and their wonderful hearts. The world without women is a
graveyard! Definitely, women make life bearable. How can we explain love when there
are no women in the world? But, you should know, women are created to be loved not to
be understood, because they aren't understandable! (LOOOL)
Joking aside, have you ever read "The life of the bee" by Maurice Maeterlinck? I have got
that book in Farsi and English. That is absolutely excellent!
About "Zodiac" and "Horoscope" I have no idea. Some people believe it influences our
lives. If what is going to happen to me is just because of the position of stars and plants at
the time of my birth, I prefer dying to living. (LOL) I don't believe it. I never believe in
fortune-tellers.
All the best,


Hi Raaja,
How are you?
Thank you for your reply. Of course, Biotechnology is an interesting science and I am
very interested in it. But, I�??ve no spare time to spend on Google or something like that
to look for the meaning of some words. You know, I can explain Physics to an uneducated
child in a way that is comprehensible to them. Can you do this with Biotechnology?
All the best,


Dear Manal,
It is my pleasure that you have joined to this group. You can enjoy here as all of friends in
this thread are real humanists and respectful. Nowadays I am very upset about the crimes
which are happen in Palestine and I am busy in replying many emails to my friends
around the world and also writing in other web sites. I have finished reading the story of
prince September ,I write it for you as soon as possible.
B.wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Mohsen,
I have read what you have written in clare's thread. I wanted to write something to you in
her thread, but I thought that's not fair. I prefer to write these things in my own thread. I
hope you won't take my words to your heart.
You are one of my best friends. I don't like to lose you and other friends who I have met
them on this site.
Have you ever thought about the result of your insistence on writing about politics and
something like that? That is crystal clear! This site will be inactive! Thanks to the owner
of this site we all are able to make friends with people from all over the world, to improve
our English skills, to share our ideas with other people, to enjoy our friendship, etc.
Dear Mohsen, you have rights to write about everything, but in a proper place. This site is
like someone's home, and we are some guests, we should obey the rules and laws of their
home. We are, at least, under a moral duty to do so. We have to treat the owner of this
site with respect!
All in all, if you want to see this site closed or something like that, keep on writing in a
way that smells politics. In doing so, we will lose our nice friends, and this is not
acceptable, or forgivable!
There is very nice expression in Azeri language- "Gamida oturip, gamichinan dava
elama!" (To kashti hasti, ba sahebe kashti dava nakon!) "When you are on a ship, don't
have any rows with the Capitan!" Do you know what will happen in doing so? Nothing,
after a while you will be in the stomach of a shark.(LOL)
I hope we all try our best to get on well with each other. We should learn how to
compromise. We should avoid creating conflict. We should be tolerant towards each
other.
Dear Mohsen, please stop writing about politics, because "Har sokhan jaee darad, har
noghte maghami". I hope you take my writing as a constructive criticism. Of course, you
know these things better than mine. I just wanted to remind you the importance of this site
and the result of refusing to obey the rules on this site.
All the best,

Hi, Behnam!
Women are pretty good in making life UNbearable as well..

Dear friends,
I've got a question for you.
What the meaning of "beggars can't be choosers" is? I don't know the precise meaning of
this expression, but I think that is true when it comes to fighting with the Captain on a
ship! At least there is a relation between them. Of course, you all know these sorts of
things better than me. I am just reminding you.
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
Thank you very much for your nice writing , you are an arty writer as well.
As you have said , the world of bees is really amazing , whatever the mankind do an
search , they will not understand how much bees community is wonderful. But as far as I
know , they can at least learn a lot from this incredible hives.
As you have said , in hives there are a few males , because they are not useful , but from
my point of view , they are not amount , they are quality , in fact there is no queen without
those poor males(LOL). I know that I gave you hive's example about women and there
benefits . but I'm as a woman , an Arabic one , the man is the center of any woman's life. I
strongly believe that women can't live without men , they would be weak . there is a lovely
statement which I really LOVE , it is " The woman needs a man's shoulder to relay on" ,
and this is the fact of men and women , It's the secret of mankind's world .
Dear Behnam , I don't like to be in a hive , it would be so boring to live with females
around me (LOL)�?�besides I have to work all the time to make honey , oh my God!! I
really can't(LOL). I love to be a butterfly , then I can have a company, with a lot of
interesting by flying from a flower to another under the sky with the sun shining. how
nice�?�
Dear Behnam , all what I meant that men made enough events in this world by their
minds , maybe they have to give their hearts a chance to join their minds by taking
decisions , oh my God !!! you have to let your hearts beating for all people not only for
beautiful women(LOL).
A friend of mine said , that the man is very weak when he meet a beautiful women , and
when this woman affects on him by her movements and way of speaking �?�. So , he is
very weak right now , ,,,so, a mind of a man is weak in front of a heart of a
woman�?�.so?????
I'm looking forward to hearing from you as soon as you can .
Marina,.

"Beggars can't be choosers"? - it sounds in Russian by the same way. I don't understand
what's not clear in this sentence? Something like "take what they give to you and don't
show off" . Did not understand a reference to a captain too.
Best regards
Andrew

Dear Friends,
Tell my heart to stop beating
Tell my mind not to think

Thrown a stone in the ocean
And tell that stone not to sink
Tell the world to stop turnin' around

Tell the sky not to be so blue
Tell the rain to stop fallin' down like tears
But don't tell me to stop loving you
Don't tell me to stop loving you
Tell the past to be forgotten

Tell my life not to exist
Tell a promise made to be unspoken
Tell me to put gags over my mouth
But don't tell me to stop loving you
Don't tell me to stop loving you
Dear Behnam,
thanks for your advice.I don't know how to express my feeling to you and other friends; I
found a poem which I don't know about composer and singer. I write this poem with a
little change which speaks through my heart. I don't want to break someone heart.i will
write according to Clare and you.
Good night
mohsen

Hi Mohsen,
Yes, Chris de Burg is one of my favorite singers. And great guitar player as well.
Are you a young man? You seem to be sad a bit. Fell in love?
Andrew
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Hi Andrew,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you for your answer and messages.
Dear Andrew, you sound a lovely person. You have written that you are married, but it
seems strange that you try to criticize women! What is the reason?
I really take pride in making friends with you. I know you have got a lot of experience,
sweet or bitter. You are a real treasure.
I hope you share something with me and my friends.
How is life as you see it?
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
thank you for a good words!
My last sentence surprised you, why? You really sure women bring us only plesure and
never suffering, love us and never annoy? You're too optimistic then!
Nevertheless I love women.
You hear, dear women, I love you and my dear wife first!
Sorry, my darling watch some nonsence on TV and I should join her before....
mary January 17th 2009

hello everybody,
I'm a new member and I hope to be friends with you. My name is Maryam and I'm
studying english in an Institute, so I think you can help me a lot, if you want. I'm not very
good at writing formaly, so if there is a mistake in my writing, please forgive me with your
highness.
If you don't mind, please define the word "prejudice" for me.
Thank you a bunch,

Maryam

Dear Behnam,
I read some of the previous pages and I saw an expression that I love, "beggars can't be
choosers." If the meaning of this expression in not as plain as day, tell me and I try to
explain it with an example. Remeber, it's an informal expresion.
Sincerely yours,
Maryam

Hello Mary!
You are welcome here and there at the threads. We all here seems to be no-native english
speakers and we do of course many mistakes: grammar, stylish, just missprints. Don't
mind, let's do it !! (including all possible mistakes in the world) and enjoy.
I am Andrew, 've come to this site very recently. Nevertheless my written English seems
already not bad I am absolutely lost when I need to say a phrase by my lips, my voice,
verbally. It IS my serious trouble. What is yours?
Andrew

hi,Behnam
I'm sorry to answer your message so late.Busy,busy,I'm so busy in this day.Busy for
work,busy for gift that are ready for my family on the spring festival.There are unhappy
thing taken place.I bought a shaver for my father online.It makes me disappointed that it
don't like the one on the web when i receive it.Have you tried shopping online?Do you
think it is a good idea?
BEST REGARES
NANA
JAN 18,2009

Hi Maryam,
Welcome to this thread. Thank you so much for putting message in this thread. That is
really kind and humble of you to choose this thread a place for sharing something with
me and my friends. Your English is great. This is not a simple compliment or something
like that. This is a fact.
It should be mentioned that I, personally, don't care about formal or informal writing. I'm
just trying to make people understand me, and to make myself understood. This is my
learning strategy. To put it another way, I do care about my English as long as people
understand me.
I hope we will help each other with our English.
Dear Maryam, "beggars can't be choosers" used to say that when you have no money or
no power to choose, you have to accept whatever you are given, or said when you have to
accept something you do not like because you do not have the money or power to choose
anything else.
I know the meaning of it, and as you know it is clear enough to understand. I just wanted
to make a sarcastic comment! That will be very kind of you, nevertheless, to write your
example.
In my dictionary "prejudice (as a noun)" is an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people

who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion
etc- used to show disapproval.
"Prejudice (as a verb)" means to influence someone so that they have an unfair or
unreasonable opinion about someone or something. Also it means to have a bad effect on
the future success or situation of someone or something. I'm sure you know it's meaning
better than me, but what's the point?
Thank you for joining us. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

dear Marina,
Maybe you are right.We should give up the past and look forward.The sun is new
everyday.Thank you and thank you for your prophet Mohammad.
Do you like shopping?Will you shop online?
Waiting for your reply.
NANA
JAN18,2009

Hi Andrew,
Thanks for your greeting. I'm glad to know you and other friends. So we have something
in common, both are new arrival. But about speaking english, I can do it, of course it
depends on the subject. My problem is, I sometimes forget the words and con not find the
suitable one. I hope here by practicing I remember the words that I have learned before.
I hope you can conquer your problem too.
Be lucky,
Maryam

Hi Behnam,
Thanks for your definition, but I wanted to define it yourself not with a dictionary. Any
way, thank you a million for searching. If you can, please describe it yourself.
Have a good time,

Maryam
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Dear Nana,
Thank you for your writing , It seems , as you have said to Behnam , that you are busy
these days , I hope you are enjoying your time...
In fact , I go shopping when I have too ... In Eids for example , preparing for a party ....
for buying something I need not more. In fact I have two or three shopes which I used to
buy from .... so I don't walk very much(LOL)...
Dear Nana , do you believe in Astrology and Zodiac ..??? please write something about
this topic. and I'd be grateful if you replyed me soon.
Marina.

Hi Andrew,
First of all, we should believe that there are so many women who do like men, and there
are so many men who act like women. This sentence is very simple and obvious somehow,
but it is really meaningful. In order to make my point clear I should say that a man is not
known by his moustache, beard, and some hair in his chest, or all in all, by his physical
body. He must be a man. Also, a woman is not known just by her physical body. She must
be a woman! When someone is a real man, and someone else is a real woman, there is a
strong attraction between them. Like an Electron (-) and a positron (+), they will be
attracted to each other.
Let's speak clearly. Imagine that Behnam+ X= Two complete people. What does that
equation mean? What is "X"? "X" is a person who makes Behnam complete, and vice
versa!
Let's imagine that Behnam and "X" are two numbers, and the complete number is 100. So,
Behnam+X=100. If Behnam is 40, his wife should be 60 to make that equation correct.
The space of human beings is so complicated. That is very difficult to write about it. The
attraction between two people is really mysterious.
I still believe that the world without women is a graveyard!
Now, I have to dash. I will write about this topic more.
All the best,

Dear Andrew,
My problem is the love, I love people and I can not be indifferent for people in hard
situation, but I am not sad as I like my feeling.
What I know about you is that you are a friendly witty nature musician �?? a pianist who
like people
As I told you I know a little about music. I listened to Richard Clayderman and also Jean
Michel Jarre, but I was attracted by Jean michel Jarre for his performance in Poland
2005 which called Space of freedom. I think there are varieties of styles in playing piano.
How do you find Michel Jarre?
Good Luck
Mohsen

Hi,
I'm a bit angry now. I hope after writing this letter, I feel better. I don't know why some
pepole are like this( If you find any name for them, please let me know). they behave very
good and they seem very kind when they want you to do something for them, but after that
they change completely. they act in a way that you owe something to them or you are a
bad person.
Tell me why I'm surrounded by such pepole, of course some of them.
How we can know them when we see them? In fact, can we know them?
Thanks, I feel better now.
Maryam

You must be very young, Maryam? Be patient, don't wait people will be good or just fair
to you, sorry.
Andrew

Hi Marina,
You cannot imagine how happy I was when I saw your writing. That is really great. How
can I thank you enough for writing those excellent sentences. Thank you very much
indeed.
I got your points, I couldn't agree more.
In some situations, men act very weakly. As you have mentioned, some of them (men) are
very weak when they meet beautiful ladies!!!(LOOOOL). Actually, a real man must be
weak when he meets a beautiful lady! (LOL) They must be weak, because they are men!
There isn't anything wrong with them. They are created to be weak in such situations!
(LOOOL)
An important point should be made that being weak is something; losing control is
another thing. A real man feel weak, but he is able to control his action! Here is
something hidden, I don't like to speak clearer than it.
A woman needs a man's shoulder to rely on it! That is wonderful. Reading this sentence
made me feel flying! Dear Marina, this sentence deserves to be written in Gold, not in
ink! Unfortunately, these days, some women don't think so. For example, if I say this
sentence at university, in my class to my students, they maybe kill me! (LOL) Why? Why
some women don't like this sentence? Who can answer me?
I hope to hear more from you soon. Sorry to be late in answering!
All the best,


Hi NANA,
How are you? Long time no see! I hope you are fine. Thank you for your writing.
In my country, it is not common to buy online on internet. So, I have no idea about it.
When People want to buy something (clothes for example), they often spend a lot of time
messing around. Actually, they like messing around. From this point of view, women are
often in higher rank than men. (LOOOL)
I wish you a happy festival. I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Behnam, I have to agree with you: a man nowdays too often acts like if not a woman
that like a weak man. Natural, "a woman" transform into some another animal then She
usde to be before. Much more active, strong, sometimes aggressive. It's a pity, but in this
case let's take care about our estate. We men are responsible for.....
Hey, Andrew, slow down, man, are you a preacher?
****
Hope to continue the discussion later
Best to you

Dear Mohsen,
I have to confess you in one more my sin - being a musician I don't listen music. And
naturally I stay ignorant about any news of music life. I'm afraid it's a part of my
big'n'whole lazyness.
Music of Jean Michel Jarre I have loved since (don't remember a year when we listened it
first time but it was long ago).
Do you consider a love as a trouble? Why? Love is a love.
It's a gift from heaven.
****
As to music again - I'm not indifferent to it of course. My favorite PC games (one more
Andrew's sin) are those in which music is really good.
How old are you Mohsen?
Be in touch, Andrew

Hi Maryam,
How are you? I hope everything is going well with you. Thank you for your writings.
Don't worry about this behaviour. We are human beings, and this is a part of our nature.
People, more are less, are so. When they need to take something, they often come like a
lamb, but when we go to them to ask something, they roar like a lion. (LOL) Don't get
angry with them. Barking dogs seldom bite!!! (LOL)
There are some people who are in the stable mood in different situations. They are like
angels. I am looking for them. I have looked a lot, but I couldn't meet such angels yet.
There are rare!
All the best,

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Hi Andrew,
Thank you for trying to keep our friendship going. Actually, I didn't get your poin in your
last writing. Could you please give me some explanation in a simple and clear way?
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
Thanks for your reply. You think I'm very young. I'm 28 and I think it's better to say that
I'm inexperienced. That thing happened in my work place. Sometimes I can't say anything
because my boss says " customers are always entitled."
If you want to know I work as a secretary in an Interior design shop. That day I wanted to
write something to reduce my anger. Anyway thank you for reading it and paying
attention to it. You're so kind-hearted.
Now, let's forget it .
I remember that you said, you're not good in speaking english. Do you watch english
movies? If not, watch as many as you can and also sometimes it's good to pause the CD
and repeat the dialogue. It helps a lot. I hope you can speak english as good as you write
soon.
If you don't mind tell me about your leisure activities. I want to know you more.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Hi Behnam,
Thanks, I'm good. How about you? Is everything going like a clockwork? I hope so.
Thanks again because of feeling sympathy for me, but I think I explained the situation
wrong. I didn't mean when I wanted them to do something for me, their behavior changed.
I talk about those who always want more. If once you do something for them, they think
you must always do what they want and behave in a way they like. Otherwise, you're not a
good person and maybe impolite. Anyway I hope you can find the angel.
best of luck,
Maryam
majal January 19th 2009

Dear Behnam
First of all I wanna say sorry for being quiet for a long time. I've been very busy this
previous month coz I took a lot of time with my family here. Anyway my dear friend I have
missed u so much, I missed everyone here. How are you? I hope you are doing well and
enjoying every beat of your heart. Hopefully I'm not too late to greet you a blessed and
happy new year. Every year I have a consistent New years resolution, this is to have a
sharp memory. Years gone by and still my memory seems the same, I used to forget the
places where I put something and often forget the things that was asked me to bring. One
time I was preparing my food in the lunch box, when I was walking to work suddenly I
thought that something was missing and that was my food. I was starved and just filled my
stomach with water that day. I'm hoping that it would not happen again and I'm wishing
that everything on my mind will be organized. (Hehehe)
Furthermore I want to share this beautiful advise I've received in my e-mail.

An Angel says, 'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen
tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you
have to worry twice.'
1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your
mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the
hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns . If a situation is a concern, find out what God would
have you do and let go of the anxiety . If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the
garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous
amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough rest
18. Eat right.
19 Get organized so everything has its place
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good 'Thank
you Jesus .'
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
32. Sit on your ego
33 Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
36 Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been
grateful for before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU.
'If God is for us, who can be against us?'
Regards,
Stella

Hi Behnam,
if you'd quote a sentence in my last message I perhaps could explain what I meant. Well, I
said nothing worthy to be engraved in stone, I hope.
To say true I'm enjoing every minute of talking with you and others. And I would like to
bring my kid here to the forum but she's afraid seems to look like too inexperianced
speaker. I try to encourage her.
Are you or maybe were you married?
Best regards
Andrew

Hi Maryam,
Many thanks for your comments. I'm terribly sorry, but your sentences were a little bit
confusing, so that I was confused with them. Thank you for explanation, sorry for
confusing!
As human beings, we all have the need to receive and give. But, a healthy personality with
high self-esteem is one that not only has its need to take, but also to give. If there is
someone who always likes to receive something, there is something wrong with them.
Also, if there is someone who always likes to give something, there is something wrong
with them.
I believe a normal person always tries to balance between giving and receiving.
What can we do in such a situation that someone, our friend, boss, wife, husband, etc.,
who always likes receiving? That is very easy. All we have to learn is saying "no"! In
other words, we must learn how to say "no" in a polite way.
I will write about this topic in due time. I hope so.
Hope to see your reply soon.
All the best,


Hi Stella,
So happy to see your writing again! How is it going? Long time no see! Have you ever
heard this proverb: ' Make new friends but don't forget the old."? Thank you for writing
again.
As you know, there are many reasons for forgetting. One of them is having a lot on our
mind. Sometime, we have got lots of things to worry about, and we keep thinking or
worrying about them. That makes us forgetful, and our memory awful.
Thank you for some good advice. I'll try my best to keep it in my mind. Although I have
got a terrible memory, I hope I can bear it in my mind.
I wish all your dreams come true in 2009.

Dear Maryam!
My favorite leasure activity, as you call it, is what I'm doing now - write to you. I like the
process of knowing English, the process itself,
a road from complete stupor, when you want to shout "Help me, f***!" and throw The
Grammar away, -
to divine , happily feeling when you find yourself speaking easily with everybody. Look!
With EVERYBODY in the world. (Exept for those ones who are even more lazy then I am
and can't join the company).
It is amasing.
And I'm not more ashamed by the fact that I've lost in the Middle Ages. I'm with you.
***
Next -
don't be embarassed that you can not get the best with a boss. Nobody can. I'm 51 and I
can not. My wife is a cleverest woman I know and she can not. A boss is such an animal
who is never going to be good and fair. It's our cross. Just smile and say "you're quite
right, sir" (and "go to hell, sir" - mentally). If it is revelation to you - please take it. It
works.
Next -
as to your advice to see movies - it's good way. Do you know the joke: " Hey Ivan, why TV
in your room works all the day through?"
- " They say I learn English faster if I will listen English speaking all the time"
- " Good advice, but I'm afraid there is spanish channel you listen for!"
- " Gracias, amigo!"
Thak you for the conversation, Maryam, let's try to make it funny and nice
Sinserely yours ,
Andrew

Dear Friends,
I read the following story,but I got nothing from it ,any moral value. maybe Wolf and Fox
and little Hare are similar to some kinds of people ,I didn't get it .What is your idea
Andrew ,you are a musision.what is your idea
Behnam,Araghi,Cathy,Marina,Nana,manal,stellal,Maryam and other friends..
THERE was once upon a time a marvellous musician. One day he was wandering through
a wood all by himself, thinking now of one thing, now of another, till there was nothing
else left to think about. Then he said to himself:
`Time hangs very heavily on my hands when I'm all alone in the wood. I must try and find
a pleasant companion.'
So he took his fiddle out, and fiddled till he woke the echoes round. After a time a wolf
came through the thicket and trotted up to the musician.
Òh! it's a Wolf, is it?' said he. Ì've not the smallest wish for his society.'
But the Wolf approached him and said:
Òh, my dear musician, how beautifully you play! I wish you'd teach me how it's done.'
`That's easily learned,' answered the fiddler; `you must only do exactly as I tell you.'
Òf course I will,' replied the Wolf. Ì can promise that you will find me a most apt pupil.'
So they joined company and went on their way together, and after a time they came to an
old oak tree, which was hollow and had a crack in the middle of the trunk.
`Now,' said the Musician, ìf you want to learn to fiddle, here's your chance. Lay your
front paws in this crack.'
The Wolf did as he was told, and the Musician quickly seized a stone, and wedged both
his fore paws so firmly into the crack that he was held there, a fast prisoner.
`Wait there till I return,' said the Fiddler, and he went on his way.
After a time he said to himself again:
`Time hangs very heavily on my hands when I'm all alone in the wood; I must try and find
a companion.'
So he drew out his fiddle, and fiddled away lustily. Presently a fox slunk through the trees.
Àha I what have we here?' said the Musician. À fox; well, I haven't the smallest desire
for his company.'
The Fox came straight up to him and said:
`My dear friend, how beautifully you play the fiddle; I would like to learn how you do it.'
`Nothing easier,' said the Musician. ìf you'll promise to do exactly as I tell you.'
`Certainly,' answered the Fox, `you have only to say the word.'
`Well, then, follow me,' replied the Fiddler.
When they had gone a bi of the way, they came to a path with high trees on each side.
Here the Musician halted, bent a stout hazel bough down to the ground from one side of
the path, and put his foot on the end of it to keep it down. Then he bent a branch down
from the other side and said:
`Give me your left front paw, my little Fox, if you really wish to learn how it's done.'
The Fox did as he was told, and the Musician tied his front paw to the end of one of the
branches.
`Now, my friend,' he said, `give me your right paw.'
This he bound to the other branch, and having carefully seen that his knots were all
secure, he stepped off the ends of the branches, and they sprang back, leaving the poor
Fox suspended in mid-air.
`Just you wait where you are till I return,' said the Musician, and he went on his way
again.
Once more he said to himself:
`Time hangs heavily on my hands when I'm all alone in the wood; I must try and find
another companion.'
So he took out his fiddle and played as merrily as before. This time a little hare came
running up at the sound.
Òh! here comes a hare,' said the Musician; Ì've not the smallest desire for his company.'
`How beautifully you play, dear Mr. Fiddler,' said the little Hare. Ì wish I could learn
how you do it.'
Ìt's easily learnt,' answered the Musician; `just do exactly as I tell you.'
`That I will,' said the Hare, `you will find me a most attentive pupil.'
They went on a bit together, till they came to a thin part of the wood, where they found an
aspen tree growing. The Musician bound a long cord round the little Hare's neck, the
other end of which he fastened to the tree.
`Now, my merry little friend,' said the Musician, `run twenty times round the tree.'
The little Hare obeyed, and when it had run twenty times round the tree, the cord had
twisted itself twenty times round the trunk, so that the poor little beast was held a fast
prisoner, and it might bite and tear as much as it liked, it couldn't free itself, and the cord
only cut its tender neck.
`Wait there till I return,' said the Musician, and went on his way.
In the meantime the Wolf had pulled and bitten and scratched at the stone, till at last he
succeeded in getting his paws out. Full of anger, he hurried after the Musician,
determined when he met him to tear him to pieces. When the Fox saw him running by, he
called out as loud as he could:
`Brother Wolf, come to my rescue, the Musician has deceived me too.'
The Wolf pulled the branches down, bit the cord in two, and set the Fox free. So they went
on their way together, both vowing vengeance on the Musician. They found the poor
imprisoned little Hare, and having set him free also, they all set out to look for their
enemy.
During this time the Musician had once more played his fiddle, and had been more
fortunate in the result. The sounds pierced to the ears of a poor woodman, who instantly
left his work, and with his hatchet under his arm came to listen to the music.
Àt last I've got a proper sort of companion,' said the Musician, `for it was a human being
I wanted all along, and not a wild animal.'
And he began playing so enchantingly that the poor man stood there as if bewitched, and
his heart leapt for joy as he listened.
And as he stood thus, the Wolf and Fox and little Hare came up, and the woodman saw at
once that they meant mischief. He lifted his glittering axe and placed himself in front of
the Musician, as much as to say: Ìf you touch a hair of his head, beware, for you will
have to answer for it to me.'
Then the beasts were frightened, and they all three ran back into the wood, and the
Musician played the woodman one of his best tunes, by way of thanks, and then continued
his way.
Good Luck,
Mohsen

Hi Behnam,
Thank you from the bottom of my heart , you really made my heart full of pleasure and
happiness , thank you very much indeed.
I can say , that you are asolutely right , there are lots of women who want to change the
fact of our create , and for sorry it doesn't work .
In my humble opinion , the woman would be so clever if she understood( very completely
)her nature , then she would know her weakness and strength points, and she would live
her life without fighting for some laws , the God has gave them for her already .
I think some women , who wants to be like men , they are doing something , maybe when
they will be alone , or by time passing they feel that there is nothing to fight for , because
at the end women and men can't live without each other , and each one of them has some
difference features and specifications , so they shouldn't use this nature to ask for the
opposite one.
Dear Behnam, let's leave all people who want to make their life sad alone(LOL), and let's
talk about something useful and interesting.
Let me ask you some questions , and I hope you would be kind enough to answer them .
1) what kind of women makes you feel surprised??

2) what kind of women makes you feel frustrated??
3)what kind of women makes you feel happy??
4)what kind of women makes you feel that you are less than them??
5) what kind of women makes you feel annoying??
6) what kind of women you feel that she makes you feel complete??
oh my God!! I think women make men have many difference feeling...How much we are
great(LOL).
Dear Behnam , I'd be delighted if you answered my questions as completely as you

can....It would be very nice of you.
I'm looking forward to reading from you as soon as you can.

Marina.
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Hi Andrew,
How are you?
Thank you for your writings.
Fortunately, or unfortunately, I'm single! Both of them are correct. Fortunately, I'm single
and I've got enough time to spend on writing in this thread. Unfortunately, I'm single and
I haven't got wife to share something with her that I am not able to share them with other
people. (LOL)
Your answer will be "the lack of money" if you ask me about the main reason of being
single. (LOL)
Dear Andrew, could you let me know how many children have you got? What do they do?
How about your wife? Would you possibly write something about your personal life?
Would you mind sharing something about your likes and dislikes?
What is your best advice for a single man who is going to get married? I am looking
forward to hearing your fatherly points as soon as possible.
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
How are you keeping? It's so nice to see your writing again. Thank you very much.
At the moment, I have to dash. I must focus on it to get the moral of story. Anyway, thank
you my nice friend.

All the best,


Hi Marina,
How is it going?
Dear Marina, I'm in a hury right now, and I have to dash. It will take a lot of time to
answer your questions. I'll answer them soon.
Stay happy and healthy!
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
Now I'm really good after reading your replies(you and Andrew). Actually I feel relief.
thank you from the bottom of my heart. And I'm sorry for confusing you.
You're right. I sometimes can not keep balance between them, especially in regard to
people who are very close. I say "No" to them but I think it's a little late. I will appreciate
If you write about it whenever you have time. But don't push yourself.
By the way, you wrote "LOL" that I didn't get the meaning. what does it mean?
Have a field day,

Maryam

Hi Andrew,
Many thanks to you. you really made my day. There is something in your letters.
something like honesty, like calm with certainty. I really like it.
About your age, I think it's not important at all. The most important thing is we all want to
learn from each other and I think the fact is you are very brave, because most of people at
middle age think that they can not learn or it's tough work, so they yield at the begining.
So hold your head high and be proud of yourself.
On the whole, my boss is good. Maybe bosses do or say something that bother us, but as
you said they are boss. They don't do things to please us. But wouldn't I like them or
maybe worse if I were a boss? Let's forget about bosses.
Your joke was really nice, but you try to listen english not other languages. I will tell your
joke when I go to my class. I'm sure we laugh.
Did you see "Madagascar"? It's a funny cartoon. If don't, try it.
Yours,
Maryam

Hi Behnam d the following story about a servant who was evaluated how much his master
trust her
Please, don't wait any advices from me, especially as to search for a wife, getting married
- I'm in a process myself ( I mean - I AM married and I GO ON to be married ). Just
say:"God blessings on you and Gooood Luck. You'll need it!" (may to laugh this point).
Ok, when we try to analize what make one marriage happy and another one like
nightmare we confuse everytime. Actually everythings seem to be well known. A man must
be just a man, a woman must be just a woman. Both NEED to love each other or they will
push away like two electrons (reffering to your letter). And few more banalities which
everybody knew but not everybody follow. Lack of wisdom, selfishness, lazyness ruin our
marriages. I say it because when you start your search you should to look forward and
see futher development before the time. It is duty of a man, of a potential husband.
And never stay younger than you are. Follow your age. Look at me! I'm not 51, I'm bloody
kid pretending to be an elder man. Nevertheless I have three kids of my own. (Two of them
- in my past family). Hey, this subject make me feel tied.
So..
Just be lucky, man and do your best, amen!
Pater Andrew

Dear Mohsen,
I've read your fable about the Fiddler, Wolf, ets. And I did not find a morals in this story.
I just sympathize poor animals which don't deserve to treat so cruel with. Especially that
nice little hare - I almost cried reading about it's sufferings!
That fiddler must be some animal hater, even maniac perhaps, isn't he?
Yours
Andrew

Hi Mohsen,
I'm so glad to take the opportunity to start a connection with you.

I read your trick story. At the begining, you get confused. you know why, because you
think that the musician is the first character, so you try to get the result through what he
did and recieved. But you get nothing. Then you think about the animals and as before it's
nonsense. At last, if you think about what the woodsman did, you get the result.
It reminded me of an expression "Don't judge a book by it's cover". Actually the
woodsman thought the musician was a good man and by playing well gave pleasure to
everyone, and the animals were just some evils, so he reacted in that way.
Sometimes, we may think that a good person ALWAYS acts properly and well and a bad
one ALWAYS acts badly. So the story says try not to judge people just according to what
you knew and by their appearance, maybe your knowledge is not enough.
Of course, this is my idea. I wish I explained properly. Now I'm waiting for others replies,
like you.
Thank you for sharing it with us.
Have a super day,

Maryam

Dear Maryam,
Glad to know that you consider me as a person who is good to talk with.
I'll be never more confused by my age, I'll be proud of myself and go ahead protruding my
chest like a peacock.
I have not seen the "Madagascar" cartoon, I rarely watch any cartoons. My daughter is
another matter. When I asked her if she know that cartoon she answered "yes of course".
I play computer games, oh my God! - I'm engaged in it too much nevertheless it is strange
hobby for a parent of adult kids. It's a shame!
Perhaps I should take more care to earn money for my family. Well, start just....next year.
Nice to be in good relations with you, Maryam
Bye!
Andrew
mary January 21st 2009

Hi Andrew,
Thanks for your reply. So you play games. Why don't you play when you have time?
everybody has his own interest. don't be ashamed of that. If you want to know about my
hobbies, I like reading, watching movies and cartoons, surfing and sometimes walking.
when I'm at work, I can read and surf the Internet and when I come back home, I watch a
movie(english one) and just on fridays that is our holiday I can go for a walk if my
brother with his family don't come to our house. By the way, I have a nephew whom I love
very much.
How old is your daughter?
It seems that other friends are not as free as us.
Let's every time we want to reply, write an expression, maybe we don't know it, so we can
learn a new one. What is your idea?
Have a great time,

Maryam
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Andrew January 21st 2009

Hi Maryam,
My daughter is 15, has a pendulum-like temper. - this way and that, good'n'better -
bad'n'worse, good'n'better - bad'n'worse. Teenager!
What do you mean saying "write an expression"? Some English idioms? I hardly know
many; but here on the site there is a section "idioms", have seen it?
Well, so "Are you a party animal"?
Andrew

Dear Andrew.
How is the weather in S.Petersburg .Why is your city called S p. Was peter a Saint and
what your city before S peter was called.
Thanks Andrew for your comment on the story, you are right .the mankind is maniac when
he wants to have everything for his own pleasure. Something that satisfied him was the
woodman, then if he felt that woodman is not a good companion, he kills him as well
,doesn't he?
Have a good time,

Mohsen
Hi Maryam
Are you living in Tehran, a heavily raining or snow tonight, happy you who enjoy it. Mine
is only pollution. I am surrounded by iron foundry and steel mills and oil refinery in
Esfahan
Thanks for your analysis , your conclusion is admirable. You read the story minutely and
push me around to read the story again
I try to agree with you in the some lines. I collected my wits and read the story again, but
I have to lay it on the line and tell you that I don't understand why you say the animals
were just some evils, can you bring me into line and tell me the hints you got it that
animals were evils.
Have a super night

Mohsen

Hi Mohsen,
Answer your questions: -1C in S.-Pet, snow is melting again;

Saint Peter was one of the followers of Jesus Christ, apostle.
S.-Pet was founded in 1703 by Russian tsar Peter The Great and named in honour of
Saint Peter
To be continued
Andrew

Ok,,,,
in 20-th century S-Pet was renamed consequently to Petrograd, Leningrad and back to
Saint-Petersburg .
I think we should stop it at last. I mean renaming.
Is really the snow in Tehran??? What a sity do YOU live?
Andrew
NANA January 22nd 2009

dear Behnam,
I hope you are happy.As the festival is coming in china,more and more people smiling in
their face go to shopping in the street .Because chinese like red,you can find sea of red
everywhere,red goods,red food,red clothes,red lantern....If photoes could be attached in
this forum,i will show you.Then you can feel this everything.
Today is DEC 27 in the traditional Chinese calendar,every family will clean their house
for festival.Tomorrow i will take a holiday until FEB 1,so i will have long time not to
login this thread.I will miss you.
Wish you prosperity��?ps:we will say this in china)

JAN 22,2009
NANA January 22nd 2009

dear Marina ,
I am sorry to reply you for a long time.
You said you shop for example,can i ask you what's you job?It is busy?Do you need buy
food for cooking everyday?
I believe in Astrology and Zodiac,i will see the special column in news paper.But just
little,not completely belive in it.In china most of people beliver in Buddhism.If they have
some wish,they will go to temple and pray.Do you belive in it?
BEST WISH
NANA
JAN 22,2009

Hi Mohsen,
How is it going? I hope everything is going well with you. Thank you for keeping our
friendship going. Thank you for writing in this humble thread. Your English is great.
Please don't stop writing.
I have read your written story twice. It is very hard for me to catch the moral of story.
When I was reading, it just reminded me to the famous saying-"Birds of a feather flock
together." Human beings is looking for people who have similar characters or interests,
especially when they are going to spending time with each other. Animals aren't bad, but
they are just, animals. I love pet, but a fox, or a wolf isn't a pet! Spending time with them
is meaningless.
I personaly believe that the man in your story is right. In other words, he has done what
he should do. I guess so!

All the best,

Hi NANA,
Happy New Year to YOU! I wish you prosperty! I wish you a happy year full of success.
Have you got any news about Cathy? I have missed her a lot? Could you please let her
know that Behnam is so sad because of her absence? Please tell her if you bump into her
on street. (LOL)
Happy New Year! I will be waiting for you. Please don't leave me alone. Please come
back soon.
By the way, email me mentioned photos. (LOL)
All the best,


Hi Maryam,
How is it going? Thank you for writing in this thread.
LOL is internet ABBREVIATION for laughing out loud: used when you think something is
very funny. It can be used as "lots of love", but I often mean that I am laughing and
smiling when I am writing such and such a sentence or a word.
All the best,

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Hi Andew,
How are you my friend? I hope you are fine.
Thank you for writing such wonderful things. I love your writings. Please don't stop and
keep on writing.
Give my best regards to your family.
All the best,


Hi Marina,
Dear Marina, your questions are personal. It is not good to answer them in a public place
like internet. I would rather not answer them in this thread. If you are interested in
knowing my answers, please email me at: behrampednam@yahoo.com
I'll answer them as completely as I can. By the way, you can ask whatever you want to
know about my personal life. (LOL)
Marina look! Please don't stop writing in this thread. Please go on writing.
Look! Email me once, or promise to email me just once, I have no time to check my
mailbox and answer letters. (LOOOL)
All the best,

mary January 22nd 2009

Dear Andrew,
You hit the nail on the head. You're absolutely right I mean idioms. I saw idioms in this
site. As a matter of fact, my intention is to use them and review them, of course if you like.
Actually I don't drink alcohol, but thanks for your idiom. I learned a new one.
"It's raining cats and dogs" here, what about your city?
yours,
Maryam
Hi Mohsen,
I'm wondering how you've come to a conclusion that I live in Tehran. I like snow too and
happy them who enjoy it. Actually I live in Sari where you just feel cold but you can not
see any snow. Is Esfahan your home town or you just work there?
About the animals, people know wolf and fox as wild animals. when the woodsman saw
them that wanted to harm the kind musician, he jumped to conclusions that they were
evils whereas he didn't know all the facts. As you know, "evil" means sb who deliberately
does cruel things to harm others. Just like the thing that the woodsman saw. Is it clear
enough? Actually, if I could explain things clearly, I would be a teacher.
Have a good friday,

Maryam
Marina January 22nd 2009

Hi Behnam ,
Thank you a lot for your reply.....
Behnam , I'll promise you to email you once ..but you have to promise me to email me
once too then It will be okay....(LOL).
OH Marina, personal things again..!!! I'm really sorry , but I'm very curious to know your
answers.
Dear Behnam , don't worry I don't have time to send and recieve emails , so I'll not send
more than one email, and be sure I'll not stop writing here....because this is my second
home.
I will suggest a topic very soon. Thank you ...
Marina.
Hi Behnam,
Thank you for creating this thread. I really appreciate it. If I want to think positively,
everything is great and let's not think about the negative part.
Thanks for your complete explanation.
You teach at university, don't you? What do you teach?
It seems that you're as busy as a bee these days. Wherever you are and whatever you do,
be lucky.
Yours,
Maryam
Andrew January 22nd 2009

Hi dear Maryam,
It is always raining with cats and dogs and pigs and bloody cow's shit at my place. It is a
reason I'd preffer to be born in Tehran or another sity having better climate.
As to idiom "party animal" I think it does not mean to drink a lot but just to love parties.
See you later alligator

( "After while crocodile" - is your answer, right?)
Andrew
mary January 23rd 2009

Dear Andrew,
I checked "Party animal" in the Longman dictionary and according to that book it means:
sb who enjoys going to parties and drinking a lot of alcohol, and behaving in a loud and
often rude way. Ok, take it easy, Japanesee (the answer is: okey-dokey, artichoke.)
I love the sound of the expression(see you later ...) that you wrote. thanks a million. It
made me smile. It reminds me of my great teacher at english class, of course the first and
the best one.
Break a leg(don't think negatively, it means good luck)

Maryam
Andrew January 23rd 2009
Hi Maryam,
please tell me how long you study English and what a way did you start it. Your skills
seem to be perfect. Are your live speech as good as your writing?
I'm not sure I know many idioms, at least my memory seldom keeps the things secure.
Nice to be in touch with you
Andrew
P.S. I don't offer to throw off the talk about idoms. Every idea which visit my mind will be
shared with you immediately.

Hi Maryam,
Thanks a million for your comment. As you know, everything has got two sides; negative
and positive. We are supposed to see both sides. Although it is better to look on the bright
side of all things and situations, constructive criticism is very useful for making a good
job. Anyway, all your suggestions and advice would be welcomed with open arms.
As I have written at the page one of this thread, I'm a lecturer at Azad universities. I
lecture on Physics. I really love both Physics and my job. My field is LASER. I've got MS
degree in Physics from the most famous university in Iran; Sharif University of
Technology.
Teaching Physics is in my blood. Actually, I was born to teach Physics. (LOL) If you are
interested in knowing that what I exactly teach please let me know. In terms of
personality, I am similar to Richard Feynman. I admire Richard Feynman. I really love
his way of teaching and behaving. I am really a funny man, when it comes to making
jokes. It should be said that I am so strict and serious, but kind, in lots of situations. All in
all, my way of acting depends, to a great extent, on situations.
I love playing chess. That is my favourite sport (if we can call it a sport). I also like
travelling, reading books, walking, swimming, etc. I dislike watching TV and films.
I intend to study and receive my Ph.D in Physics. As I guess you know, English valid
certification is one the basic condition to register for entrance exam.
I intend to study in a foreign country; England, or Canada. Therefore, getting IELTS

certification is one of my goals. To achieve it, I spend all my free and spare time on
learning English. I'll do this by the end of this year, then I'll enrol on IELTS class. It,
maybe, will take three months to receive my IELTS certification. I have to get 7.5 out of 9.
I hope so.
Dear Maryam, I wrote this information about myself to let people know more about me.
They (my friends) have asked me for more information, but I had no time to answer them.
I took this golden opportunity to write something about myself.
Thank you for reading. Please do not hesitate to contact me.
All the best,

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Ohhh Behnan!!!
What a pity we live not the next door to you - my daughter has much troubles with Phisics
(and me too of course) and exams come soon!
Best wishes,
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
I have been studying english since 2005 at Iran Language Institute(I.L.I). It's one of the
best in Iran. As a matter of fact, as I mentioned before I had a very great teacher. He
encouraged us a lot. He is very serious and also has a good sense of humor. So always
class was fun for me. I looked at it as a hobby. You know, I love expressions(idioms).
Sometimes it's good to play a joke on a person by using idioms. For example, "you can
say that again" it means I completely agree with you. But when someone doesn't know the
meaning, he repeats his sentence. It happened in our class.
Thank you for your good words. But after 3 years and 4 months, I don't think that my
english is very good. My speaking is not bad, it depends on the subject. I mean how
knowledge I have.
It doesn't matter that we always can't write an idiom. The important thing for me is your
companionship. Thanks a lot. Actually, My memory is like a sieve and I forget the things
that I've learned every now and then. anyway, every cloud has a silver lining. So it's
better to look on the bright side.
Thanks again from the bottom of my heart,

Maryam

Hi Behnam,
How studious you are. Congratulations.
About Laser, I learned something about it. The first session, when the professor talked
about how it worked, I really enjoyed it and later I decided to continue studying on this
subject. But now I'm just sitting here and killing my time. Ok, maybe later. Anyway, I
became so happy when I saw your subject. It reminded me of those days.
I'm sure you'll make progress in Ph.D as you've done in other levels. Your english is goog
enough for passing the exam with flying colors, so trust yourself. Just don't forget our
sweet when you get that.(LOL)
I'm waiting to know more about what you exactly teach by heat and soul.
And thank you for your complete introduction.
Lazy guy,
Maryam

Hi Maryam,
I like every thing you say and how you say it. You can say that again.
By the way, I remember veeeery ooold joke being popular in times I was a boy:
The senior lecturer introduce himself to new student: "My name is Ivan Ivanich. What is
your name?"
Student answer: "My name is Avas"
The senior lecturer says: "My name is Ivan Ivanich. What is your name?"
Student answer: "My name is Avas"
The senior lecturer says: "My name is Ivan Ivanich. What is your name?"
(The senior lecture was real nut!!! - "Avas" is popular Armenian name and at the same
time it sounds like a phrase: "And what is yours?"
Did you like the story?
Everytime nice to hear from you
Seeya Jimme! - The Scottish say it irrespective of what is a real name of someone they say
Goodbye. It maybe not just an idiom but it's cool phrase and perfectly Scottish one.
Andrew
Dear Behnam,
I have 2 questions
1-What is the laser beam? How the laser beam is made ?there are some laser flash light
that people use as a toy ,are they harmful for body,specially when it is fixed to eyes.
2- I have heard many times about relativity theory of Einstein from TV,but I don't know
what is it. Would you explain it very simply?
B.Wishes,
mohsen

dear mohsen
i read the story i must agree that it was confuse i didn't understand the story at once but i
under stand that it may be talk about appearance and how it could give us wrong
impression like animal in the story we had wolf and fox and they famous by they malice so
when the woodman saw them come and want beat the musician his first thought he stand
up and want to help him
he didn't think that may be the musician did something wrong to them
like life you may be have wrong impression about some one and you keep deal with this
person with this wrong impression
yo may be if you give time to understand him you may be found him could be your best
friend
i don't now but that what i understand from the story what do you think???
manal

Hi Andrew,
What's up?
It seems that you have a good sense of humor, don't you? Thanks for your funny joke.
Today I recieved this message from my best friend. It's really beautiful, so I write to share
it with you and all who read it. "On the day you was born, it was raining, but the weather
wasn't cloudy. You know why?
Actually, angels were crying from heaven, because they missed you."
Maybe I couldn't translate it well, but I hope it gives you the same feeling as mine.
Thank you for your continuous replies.

Best of luck with whatever you do,
Maryam

Hi Manal,
Your idea is the same as mine. Someone says: " Great minds think alike."
Nice to know you.
Yours,
Maryam

Thank you too, Maryam for being so nice to talk with.
Very good little story. And translation is perfect.
A problem is to find such angel-like person in real life worthy to apply that speech.
As to the joke about Avas and a lecturer I think your praise must be re-directed to
someone who've told that first. Fortunately or not, anecdotas has no copyrights.
The weather is constantly nasty in S-Pet.

Someone in the heaven supposed to be not an angel strew the wet snow and let it melt
transforming to puddles of dirty water. As usual in winter.
Wait for my family coming back from the cinema.
Best luck to you
Andrew

hi maryam
thanks nice to know you too i hope we talk with each other more me and mohsen read
story together and analyze it with each other i hope you find time to read with us .
but i want ask the same qeustion mohesn asked yo before why you said that animals was
evil???
mohsen i wait for you choose our next story
and for everyone here good night

be always wonder about tomorrow
manal
egypt
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Hi Andrew,
So many thanks for putting messages in this thread. Thank you once again for your
kindness and affection.
I wish I were one of your next-door neighbours. That's very kind of you, but I live in
Tehran. I wish I could help you and your daughter with Physics.
Dear Andrew, although we are very far from each other, nowadays thanks to internet we
are able to make our distance short. Write your problems on a piece of paper and scan it,
then email me at: behrampednam@yahoo.com. Although I'm very pressed for time, I'll try
my best to spend some time on helping you. That is easy for me; in fact, the love of
Physics makes it easy for me to find a solution to this situation. The solution is this: I'll
sleep one hour less than always! (LOL)
All the best,


Hi Maryam,
How is it going? I hope you enjoy every minute of your life.
For students who are studying Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, I usually lecture on
Mechanics and Electromagnetism. For students who are studying Civil and Mechanical
Engineering, I often lecture Statics and Dynamics.
Dear Maryam, It seems to me that you have studied Physics, am I right? Could you please
explain it a little bit more? By the way, Physics is very hard to grasp; learning and
understanding of Physics is really a matter of trying hard. How did you do that? I know,
your answer will be "Oh Behnam, how did YOU do that?" to point it out that there is no
difference between you and me, when it comes to learning! (LOL) Yes, that is true, but we
aren't speaking about being able or something like that. We are speaking about human
beings interests. Almost all women are not interested in studying Physics. Last term, I had
at least 120 female students in my classes. In comparison with male students, they were
very weak in getting Physics.
Women often memorise it, as you know memorising doesn't work when it comes to solving
the problems of Physics.
Oh Behnam, you are going to start getting on ladies' nerves! Behnam, don't creat conflict,
and try your best to be tolerant towrads ladies. Okay my spirit! (LOL)
Do not take my words wrong. There is at least one exception to each rule! (LOL)
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
All of us are better than angels. Sometimes we just don't know which way is correct. And
I'm sure you can find them if you look around you. Let me help you, I think one of them is
your daughter and ... . You can send this message on their birthday and let them to feel
good. And anyone whom you love.
About the jokes, I heard them from you, so thank you.
How was the movie? Why didn't you go to the cinema?
Are you as cool as cucumber or going bananas quickly?
I hope one day I come to your city ans see you and the city. I saw some magnificent
picture of buldings. But I didn't know where they were. I will find out when I come.
All the best,

Maryam

Dear Manal,
Thank you for your suggestion. I will do it whenever I have time. Just tell me where I can
find them.
Please this time one of you choose it and next time I promise to do that.
Abou the animals, I explained. You can find it on page 123.
If you have time, please write about the pyramids. I'm very eager to see them one day.
Be happy,
Maryam

Hi Mohsen,
How are you my good friend? I hope you are fine.

Thanks a million for your nice questions.
That is easy for me to answer them, but I like to make you understand them. To do it,
could you please let me know what you have studied? I want to explain it to you with your
own language. (LOL) I didn't mean Farsi, I meant, explanting it in a way that is easy to
be caught by you. Please let me know your course of studying. Don't worry; I'll answer
yours questions with your own language! (LOL)
Mohsen, tomorrow (Tuesday) I will be in your city; Esfahan. If you are interested in
having a face-to-face conversation with me, please let me know soon. I will be in Esfahan
just on Tuesday. I'll come back to Tehran in the afternoon (maybe at 19:00 or 20:00 I'm
not sure yet.) Dear Mohsen, I just today decided to go to Esfahan. Sorry to be late in
letting you know.
If you agree, please Email me until 22:00(today). I'll give you my mobile phone number,
and receive yours if you don�??t mind. Anyway, I hope to meet you in Esfahan.
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
Hi Marina, Araghi, NANA, Stella, Cathy, Marziyeh, Hassan
How are you my friends? I hope you are fine, in a good mood, and in a good health;
enjoying every minute of your beautiful life.
This is just to let you know that I have missed you terribly. Please don't leave me. I
couldn't bear it. Behnam is nothing when his friends aren't with him!
Please be generous to make a comment, or put a message on this site, in this thread.

All the best,

Hi Behnam,
I'm affraid the complaint about my daughter's troubles in Phisics can be added with the
same complaints about some troubles in all other subjects. She learnt pretty good before,
almost exellent but now.. She's 15, near to 16 and I believe this age brings troubles by
itself. Too much in a hurry to become adult.
Anyway thanks a lot for offering your help and if I get some definite tasks to solve I will
certainly take advantage on your kindness.
So let's our relationship go on and develope.
By the way, if you see some mistakes in my writing could you point these from time to time
please?
Sincerely yours
Andrew

dear Behnam..
Its my pleasure to write here once again..how's my very own friend..hope you are always
fine and healthy....Definitely I wont forget my old friends...they have always a special part
in my heart and memory. Their kindness and teachings inspired me all the way. Truthfully
I realy like to have a friend older than me because their mind is pretty mature and they
are not so judgemental, they are very understanding and not engaging in any arguments.
If there is something wrong they aren't fight with you they will rather tell you in a nice
way, what is the problem, then they will give some piece of advise. I could describe them
as a good listener and great advisor..maybe because they've got a lot of experiences in
life. I remember one of my friend told me that 'you will never experience the real meaning
of life unless you are a dying person'. I remember those words everytime I saw a cancer
patient in the hospital when I was working there before. I have observed that they were
making their remaining days as meaningful and happy as it could be with their love ones.
Sometimes, it's good to have a li'l conversation to a dying man in order for us to have a
wide perception in life. On the otherhand I am also enjoying going along with my
childhood friends especially if there are parties and leisure activities. Most of them are
jolly, funny, childish, moody, and very sensitive.....in both ways. They are sensiitve if one
of us has a problem thus offering their shoulders to rely on....if one of us has an enemy
they will be the one to go and fight for him/her. They are very straightforward seems they
would say what is in their mind even it could hurt somebody. The imaturity really reflects
to the attitude which I wanted them to change. In a nutshell I am fond of having an old
friend and also a friend with my same age too.. How about you behnam which do you
prefer and old one or a young age.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks for reading.
Best Regards,
Stella

Dear Friends,
How many seasons are there in a year? Don't hurry to answer it.
Contrary to popular belief, there are three seasons in a year. It is 26th of January (7
Bahman); in the middle of winter, there is no snow! It usually snows here in the winter,
but this year it hasn't snowed yet!!!
At the moment, it is 14:15 in Tehran. I'm sitting at my computer desk now; the window is
open, it is like summer outside! I tried to switch on air-conditioning, but my mother
stopped me. (LOL).
Oh my God! The sun is shining. It is so hot (Pay attention please, it is hot. I don't mean
warm).
We are going to forget snowy winters. We are going to have three seasons in a year. We,
in Tehran, or maybe in all parts of Iran, are going to tell some stories about snow and
winters to the next generation. Goodbye snowy winters! Goodbye snowmen, snowballs,
and skiing!!! So sad situation!
What is going to happen? I don't know. What is the reason? Nobody exactly knows.
Scientists believe it is because of global warming.
Global warming is because of increasing greenhouse gasses, like 'carbon dioxide' or

'methane' in the atmosphere. Have you ever seen a glass building, or a place covered by
transparent plastic? Farmers often use them for growing plants that need warmth, light,
and protection. These sorts of buildings trap lights of sun and then get warm. As a matter
of fact, gases from cars, factories, machines etc that form a layer around the earth and
keep the heat in. These are a cause of global warming. In this case, the layer made from
gases does like transparent plastic or glass which traps heat and keeps it in. These are
causes. According to the cause-effect law in the universe, we must have got some effects!
Of course, we have got! A simple effect is increasing the temperature of the world. What
else? Emmmmm Maybe forgetting snowy winters in some parts of the world (Iran
included).
If human beings like to compare themselves with God; creature of this universe, it is a
good example to have a look at what we give to the atmosphere, and what it gives us! We
give it pollutants, but it gives us rain, snow, etc. If we try to give it more pollutants, it will
give us acid raining, or not rain or snow at all.
Thank you for reading. Sorry to waste your time. I hope to read more from you.
I finished writing at about 15:00
All the best,


Hi dear Maryam,
I think I choose to be going bananas...or maybe better to stay cucumber or i dunno, to

become some jack-o-lantern???
What's the meaning of the phrase?
As to comparison my daughter with an angel, yes, it was funny, I was laughing out loudly
in my mind. If she was not so stubborn, stubborn and stubborn {and complete beginner in
English too) I'd bring her here at the forum and she could tell about herself. (I'm sure she
would make you to consider her as a real angel with the wings).
Why I didn't go to the cinema? It' s not so simple to be answered. Because I rarely go
outdoors at all, rarely go to anywhere with my family, because I'm lazy bastard. Because
I like very few movies and waist a time to watch some random nonsense seems to be
absurd to me. It's my fault! I' m party pooper, wet blanket, you can find me at the kitchen
every time when people dance. It's my nature as an intravert and nevertheless it's a fault
to anyone having wife and kids!
********
As to your wish to visit S-Pet once, no hesitations, do it asap!
I think end of spring and summer must be preferring time to see our city, but perhaps
other seasons has their own charm.
Sorry for delay with an answer - I had to cook to my daughter's arriving from the school.
If you have some questions about seesight pictures of St.-Petersburg you may scan and
send them to my mail: andrew_kuznet@mail.ru and I try to solve the puzzles. Maybe my
wife do it much better, she anyway EXEED ME IN EVERY RESPECT ( last sentence is
destined to be shown to my wife of course ).
Stay to be yours sincerely
Andrew
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Dear Behnam,
What a bad coincidence, tonight I departing from Esfahan to Tehran, tomorrow I am on
mission in Tehran.
My major is commercial, but in technical school I have read Auto mechanic. I also read
about Electronic as I interested in,.
My major was sport, professionally Karate, but I have kissed it and say goodbye to it,
when I got married. I play football once upon a week,I follow politics and newspapers I
am now jack of all trades and the master of noun, so I don't know how do you want to
explain my questions, it is up to you.
thank alot,
Mohsen

Dear manal,
Thanks for you commens. sometime the first impression influence on mind and we take up
a position, but after passing times we understand that it was our mistake
As Maryam said DON�??T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER! And the following story
A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit,
stepped
off the train in Boston and walk timidly without an appointment into the Harvard
University
President�??s outer office.
The secretary could tell in a moment that such backwoods, country hicks had no business
at
Harvard and probably didn�??t even deserve to be in Cambridge.
�??We want to see the president,�?� the man said softly.
�??He�??ll be busy all day,�?� the secretary snapped.
�??We�??ll wait,�?� the lady replied.
For hours the secretary ignored them, hoping that the couple would finally become
discouraged
and go away. They didn�??t and the secretary grew frustrated and finally decided to
disturb the
president, even though it was a chore she always regretted.
�??Maybe if you see them for a few minutes, they�??ll leave,�?� she said to him.
He sighed in exasperation and nodded. Someone of his importance obviously didn�??t
have the time
to spend with them, but he detested gingham dresses and homespun suits cluttering up his
outer
office.
The president, stern faced and with dignity, strutted toward the couple.
The lady told him, �??We had a son who attended Harvard for one year. He loved
Harvard. He was
happy here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would
like to erect a
memorial to him, somewhere on campus.�?�
The president wasn�??t touched.... He was shocked.
�??Madam,�?� he said, gruffly, �??we can�??t put up a statue for every person
who attended Harvard and
died. If we did, this place would look like a cemetery.�?�
�??Oh, no,�?� the lady explained quickly. �??We don�??t want to erect a statue.
We thought we would like to
give a building to Harvard.�?�
It is late I should go..

Good night,
mohsen
morteza January 27th 2009

Hi behnam and every body.
How are you?It is my pleasure to write in this thread.
Behnam, I think you must be a good manager or may be a political man(LOL) due to the
number of letters that people write in your thread from all over the world.
Dear Behnam and every body, I like to better my writing in english language thus I
demand your help to correct me and gauid me. I will attempt to write about some matters
in this thread so would you please correct me?
You can start from this letter and tell me its mistakes.
thank you
MORTEZA
araghi January 27th 2009

Dear Behnam,
How are you ? thank you for your attention , I am here as always . let me tell welcome to
our new friends : Andrew ,Maryam , Manal , Morteza , salam (Hello) to you all. I read all
of your nice writing everyday, they are very attractive and help me to learn English.
But dear friends my father in law died in hospital last week , his lungs was ill. So I am
busy these days. Please forgive me .
God bless you.
Best regards,
Araghi
Jan.27,2009

Dear Araghi,
how are you? I am extending my sincere condolence to your family, your father in law has
left for heavenly abode. My friend thats how life is, full of sudden twist and turns.
Remember, it is this time that your inner strenght can be gauged. You being a husband
should try to keep a check on your emotions.I will not give you much advice as you have
must have got a lot from a close quarters but definitely we're always here for you.
Yours sincerely,
Stella

Salam Araghi,
nice to meet you too. Take my condolences in connection with your father-in-law decease.
Do what you have to do and join us again. There is no lack of themes to talk about.
Andrew

Hi Behnam,
How are my friend??? I hope you are happy and enjoy every single minute of your life.
Dear Behnam, we are here , in Arab world wich is on the Mediteranian (Syria, Lebanon,
Palestine) which are in Asia, we can distinguish between the four seasons. but Autumn
and spring are very short , so the main seasons are Winter and Summer. As you have said
there are lots of changes because of global warming. The sun is very strong , after a
period of time we will suffer from messing water which is the main need in our life.
Some times I feel happy that I born in this time not after it(LOL)...in fact our children will
face hard years...God helps them(LOL).
Dear Behnam, as I saw in news last year, In Iran It's very cold and snowy ...... so what
are you talking about????
In Lebenon there are mountains have snow at the top in the middle of Summer , isn't a
miracle???? No It's not because our God is great , and everything in this world make us
feel that very well.
Dear Behnam , I wish you luck in your trip ..... and I hope to see you very soon here
answering me and all our friends.
Marina.

Dear friends,
Thank you for your writings. I'll answer you soon. I was in Esfahan yesterday. This city is
in the center of Iran. I found it very interesting. I'm not going to describe Esfahan. I sat
next to man on bus. We spoke about a lot of things. He asked me a very tricky question.
The question was this:
If you were given a choice between being given great wisdom or great wealth, which
would you choose?
A very tricky question! I answered him. Actually, I gave him my own answer. I'll write
about this question in due time.
Could you please answer to that question? Please be as honest as possible. By the way,
you have to choose only one of them; wisdom or wealth.
I Think, writing about this question is a good opportunity to improve our English skills,
and our general knowledge about human beings thoughts as well.
I hope that you'll share something with us about that topic. Shall you? I hope so.
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
The first time that I wrote your letter, I wanted to play tricks on you, but you are so lucky,
because I'm not in a good mood today. If you want to know, it's all because of my father's
friend who is sick. I've known him and his family since I was a child. He reminds me of my
father and ... . Let's forget about it and see what you want to know.
As I wrote in you e-mail, I graduated in physics from Azad university in Sari. And about
studying, I can say that I'm studious. Maybe I'm not very smart to understand a subject on
the spot, but I do my best.
I like Analytical Mechanics. I had a very good teacher, I meant he explained very simple
and in a way that you could get it. But on the exam he was very serious and you couldn't
find one of the questions in the book or our notes, even something near to it. His top mark
was 17 till that day, and I got 20. I just said all of this and now you can judge.
I like Modern physics too, but I don't know beans about quantum. I completely agree with
you that getting concepts are really hard. On the whole I like learning. When I can solve a
problem or get a concept, I really enjoy.
Thanks for beautiful explanation for greenhouse gases.
Yours,
Maryam

Dear Andrew,
I apologize for my short absence. How are you?
I didn't get you by "becoming some Jack-o-lantern." Of course I know the meaning, but I
don't know what you mean? Please explain.
Thanks for your explanation about your daughter and yourslf. I can imagine that you
always stick to your computer and playing games or writing in this threat. Am I right?
Poor your daughter and your wife.
By the way, I'll follow your advice whenever I have the opportunity to come to your city.
And thanks again for your kindness. If I had any problems, I'll let you know.
Enjoy the best,

Maryam
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Hi Morteza,
I congratulate you for being courage. In my idea your letter is right, but maybe I'm
wrong.
just about "I demand your help to correct me", it's a bit strange to me. I have not heard it
before. Maybe you can help me. If you are sure about the grammar, please tell me.
I will be appreciate if you correct my mistakes too.
Good luck,
Maryam
Dear Araghi,
Please accept my condolences on your father-in-law's death. It's really hard. Hopping,
God give you all strength and patience.
By the way, glad to know you.

Have better days ahead,
Maryam

Dear Behnam,
I read your last writing and I want to answer your question.

My answer is wisdom. If my relatives especially my cousins were here, they all would
shout at me: "you're crazy."
Maybe it's something imaginary, and I know that we need money for doing everything but
I can not imagine that wiought knowledge what can we do? I don't like to be an idiot. I
prefer to have lots of knowledge than lots of money.
Acually I think you can make money by your knowledge, and if you don't have the
knowledge, you may lose anything you have even your wealth.
Of course I don't mean that someone who chooses the money will definitely have
problems. some people just want to enjoy their lives and no matter what happens to other
people. So they have lots of money to burn without wasting their time for lerning
something(in their idea).
My writing never was good. I always had problems for writing composition. It was the
only lesson that I hated. Sorry if I couldn't explain clearly.
Thanks for the opportunity, I kow I failed.(LOL)
Both wisdom and wealth to you,

Maryam
P.S. I'm waiting for your reply to this matter.

Hi dear Maryam,
I did not mean anything special about "jack-o-lantern" except it is vegetable as well as a
cucumber. Don't dig so deep please.
As to my family I'm not sure who should be regreted more.
I try to maneuver between these two my beloved females, my wife and my daughter who's
getting mature day by day, I try to moderate their veriable moods and calm down all their
quarrels using my noncomprable patience and sense of humour. Ohhh! God knows it IS a
taaaaask!!!
By the way my daughter is already here (I mean the forum), and you may ask her yourself,
though she is too unexperianced in English as well as in keeping dialog that I have a
doubt you can get much from her. She is Kati, write her please. ok? Don't say you know
the secret.
Thanks for being in touch,
sincerely yours
Andrew

Dear Mr Araghi,
I wish to express my heartfelt sympathy for the death of your father-in-law. It was really a
great shock to hear the death of that man. It was so sorry to hear the death of your father-
in-law.
"Allah rahmat elasin. Allah bazmandegana sabr versin. Khanomoonnan movazeb ol, chon
ona gora chokh chatindi."
God bless him.
PLEASE ACCEPT My CONDOLENCES.


Hi Stella,
How is it going? I hope you are fine. You were absent for some weeks, and your absence
made me feel sad. Please do not leave us alone.
I have got some friends in different ages. First of all, we should know that 'friends are like
books, they should be few, but useful.'
All my friends are useful. By the way, 'different horses for different courses' as an old
saying goes.All in all, it depends on what I need! I have answered your question in a witty
way. There are some things hidden in it. It is not clear. I hope you will get it as I wish.
All the best,


Hi Marina,
How are you Marina? I hope you are okay!
Thank you so much for writing in this thread. Your writings are wonderful. They always
make sense.
You have asked two questions:

1) So, what are you talking about? 2) Isn't it miracle?
Now, I am going to answer them:

1) I was talking about snowy winters, and change in the weather. In comparison with the
past, the winters are not snowy. I didn't mean tall mountains, or top of them. Of course,
there are a lot of places which are always covered by snow. I was just comparing today's
weather of Tehran with the past, in terms of the amount of raining and snowing.
2) Of course it is, but I wasn't speaking about miracle. (LOL)
Any questions? (LOL). You see, it is so easy for me to answer your questions. Ha ha ha...
(LOL) If you were a teacher, all your students would get A! What a kind, and easy-going
teacher! (LOL) But, I am so strict.
I was only joking.
All the best,


Hi kati,
How are you doing? I hope we can be good friends for each other and learn something
together.
I'm so glad to know you and looking forward to reading from you as soon as possible.
Sincerely yours,
Maryam
Hi Morteza,
So many thanks for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this humble thread. Thank
you once again for joining us.
Thank you for writing some positive things about me. I'm neither a politician nor a
manager. That is very kind of my friends to choose this humble thread to write and share
something with other people. In fact, I owe it all to my friends.
Dear Morteza, I personally can discuss everything with people except Economics and
Politics. I haven't got enough knowledge about them. I have to confess that I don't
understand those two sciences.
Your English is very good. Don't worry about making mistakes. Mistakes are best
teachers! By the way, we all are, more or less, in the same level from English point of
view. Your English is better than mine. Go on writing and don't worry!
Could you please introduce yourself?
All the best,


Hello!Behnam.How are you these days?I hope everything is going very well with you in
new year.I feel apologize that i don't write in this thread a long time.I am much obliged to
you for your help.I learn a lot from you and Nana.lol~Now i reckon i have already find a
good way to improve my english.By the way.I think your writting is excellent,i appreciate
your short article.o(�?�_�?�)o...
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Hi! behnam.I hope you can write more good articles if you will.hehe~~~I'll read them
carefully as taking examination.
Hi Mohsen,
So many thanks for writing in this thread. Thank you for your questions about LASER. As
I guess you know, our friend Maryam has studied Physics too. I would be very interested
in reading her answer, if she did it.
1) First of all, it should be said that the word LASER is an acronym for Light
Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
If we want to understand what it exactly is, we have to understand light, amplification,

stimulated Emission, and Radiation.
Light is clear. It is the energy from the sun, a flame, a lamp etc that allows you to see
things. How can we produce light? Well, it depends on what kind of light we want to
produce! Kind of light? Yes! (LOL)
There are different kinds of lights. Some of them are visible like violet, blue, green,
yellow, red etc. Actually we name them visible because human beings can see them with
the naked eye. Some of them aren't visible. We often name them ultraviolet (UV) and
Infrared (IR). What are ultraviolet lights? They are some kinds of lights, such as X-ray,
which have got higher energy than violet lights. Generally speaking, the scientific name of
light is photon. The Energy of a photon is directly proportional to the amount of its
frequency (Light is made of electromagnetism waves. Those waves have got wavelength
and frequency). So, the higher frequency, the higher amount of energy it has got.
What are IR lights? They are some sorts of lights, such as microwave, which have got low
frequency, then low energy. The energy of these lights is less than red lights.
2) Everything, which has got a temperature more than -273 degrees on the Celsius scale,
radiates. For example, in a normal state, human beings' temperature is 37 degrees on the
Celsius scale. So, we radiate! We send out heat and light (heat is also a kind of light) in
all direction. What kind of light we radiate? We radiate in IR region.
So far, we have understood that there are different kinds of lights. The scientific name of
light is photon. Different lights have got different energy. All things in the universe
radiate. The kind of radiation depends on the temperature of an object.
3) The entire universe is made of different molecules, molecules are made of different
atoms, and finally atoms are made of some particles. Electrons and protons are two kinds
of particles that every atom has got some of them.
4) Where are Electrons? They are turning (orbit) around protons, like poor men who are
turning around women! (LOL) Where? How much is the diameter? Well, it depends on
the energy of electrons. The higher energy they have got the higher level (orbit) they are.
So, they are different orbits around protons.
5) What will happen if we heat an object? Generally speaking, what will happen if we
give an object some photons? It depends on atoms, then the position of its electrons
around its protons. If we give an object some proper photons, the electrons of atom will
absorb them and will go to upper levels (orbits). After some time, they will send out the
absorbed lights and will come back to their first place! Great! Imagine we give them some
photons. Some electrons which are in first level will absorb photons and will go to the
forth level. In this case, the atom is excited. It cannot stay in excited situations. The
Electrons will come back to the first level, but how??? This is very important? How?
Directly from forth level to first level, or from forth level to third level, then to second
level, and finally to first level? Which of them? It depends on how to manage them. If we
let them free, they will come back randomly. But, we can force them to come back to their
first level in a path that we prefer! By the way, it should be mentioned that poor electrons
will give our photons back when they come back to their first situations. Let's imagine
that we have given each of them 10000 Rials (An Iranian bank note). They will give our
money back, but how? We should manage them. For example, hey Electrons! You must
give my money back, in this way: I love 200 Rials bank notes! You should try your best to
give me 200 Rials bank notes! Each electron will try his best to pay in mentioned way.
They will choose a path for coming back which will make maximum numbers of 200 Rials
bank notes! An important point should be made that if we want 300 Rials bank notes, they
will laugh at us, because they know very well that there is no path to make this bank note!
Therefore, it depends on object that if it is able to make wanted bank note or not. Each
atom has got particular levels, then paths. All in all, this action is called Stimulated of
Radiation.
After this so long preface, it is time to answer your questions. Imagine there is an apple
tree which has got apples. The apples are different in terms of colour, size, and taste.
There are three people (L, R, and U). One of them (L) is standing on the left, the second
person(R) is standing on the right and the other one (U) is standing under the tree. Let's
imagine that there is a rule in the universe; when an apple is going to pass through the
tree, it will force apples which are similar to itself (in terms of size, taste, and colour)
follow it. L throws at that tree an apple. Therefore, after passing once, there are some
similar apples at the other side. R gets the apples and throws them back at L again. What
will happen? According to mentioned rule, L has thrown one apple, now gets a lot of
similar apples (Amplification)!!! He eats some of them and throws others towards tree
again! By the way, the third person (U) always puts apples on tree to stop finishing apples
on it. Just repeat this action. That is what is done in a LASER!
LASER is a piece of equipment that produces a powerful narrow beam of light that can be
used in medical operations, to cut metals, or to make patterns of light for entertainment.
In almost all cases, it has got two mirrors (Mr L and Mr R). One of them reflects all
photons perfectly (Mr R) the other reflects them partly (Mr L) and sends out (eats) some
of them. The photons which come out are nearly similar in terms of physical factors (size,
colour, taste) such as direction, frequency, phase, and so on. When they are similar, they
are powerful, narrow, and have got some interesting characteristics. There is an active
material (Solid, gas, or liquid) which acts like our tree in the mentioned story. There is
something which gives energy to the active material (Mr U). Different materials need
different kinds of photos to get excited, and then they give different kinds of photons to us
(bank notes or apples). For example, LASER pointer has got a solid crystal which get
excited with battery, then send out different photos; red, green etc depends on the kind of
crystal.
LASER is harmful, because of its intensity and power. IR radiation (waves, lights,
photons) are so harmful to retina. You should wear safety glasses when you use it. Some
Lasers are harmful to skin too. We must protect our eyes and body from LASER beams.
Dear Mohsen, the story is so long. It takes at least three years spending your time on
studying physics, reading a lot of books, and then understanding LASER. Some people
just try to study it. Studying something does not necessarily mean understanding it. I have
tried my best to write it in a simple way, but I wasn't precise on purpose. I have made
some analogies just to make it easy. My friends, who have studied Physics, will laugh at
me, because analogies are true in some respects. They are wrong in many respects, at the
same time. I know, what is wrong and what is true, but that is not good to give attention to
the negative sides.
All in all, that was what I could write about LASER in answer to your first question. I'll
answer your second question soon.
Thank you for reading. Sorry for making mistakes. I hope that helps.
All the best,


Hi Andrew,
Is everything ok? Sorry for paying attention to details.
I take back my words. And God help you with your tough task.
By the way, Did I get you right about writing that letter?
My brain is dead now, maybe tomorrow it woks better.
totally success with all you do,

Maryam

Hi Behnam,
Welcome here again!!! It's really very interesting to read from you. I enjoy , interest, and
learn English by writing and receiving from you.
Dear Behnam, I'm a lady , and my heart have the mercy and sympathy to give simple and
easy questions.. It's very hard for a woman to be very strict ,We can't ask hard questions ,
we really can't .It's the art of women(LOL), so don't expect hard questions from me , and
I'm going to ask you some questions to let you know how much I'm simple.
1) If you had three hands , where would you expect its place??
2) If you were at the top of a very high mountain , and you couldn't get off , and no one
hear you , and the battery of your mobile phone is empty , what would you do??
3) If you got up early , you were very thirsty , and there was a crying need for a glass of
water . you wanted to walk but you can't because the ground is very hot , maybe about
200 degree. You waited for 24 hours but nothing is changing..so what would you do??
In fact , I have many easy questions , and I'll give you A in advance(LOL).
Dear Behnam, I'm only joking , but really do you have the answers???????????
I really hope to read from you very soon.
Marina.

Hi Andrew,
What's up today? Now the enemy says: "8:40 A.M." and I'm at home and this will be a
nice weekend.
In the afternoon I want to go out with my friend and now the wether is cloudy and a bit
dark. I hope it doesn't rain heavily at that time, because I want to walk.
I've read some beautiful sentences and I wirte two of them that I like the most for you and
everybody who read.
-Keep trying, no matter how hard it seems, it will get easier.
-You are unique of all God's creations, nothing can replace you.
What is your idea about them, espacially the second one?
I hope you have a good day too.
be over the moon,

Maryam
Hi Behnam,
I've read your description of Laser. It' s really nice or better to say woderful. I think the
examples are nise too, even for a person who studys physics. Because the first time you
want to explain it, maybe it seems hard for some students(all students are not very strong
in getting a subjet easily and quickly), but in this way you first explain it in a simple way
with some concepts which are known to everybody, then explain scientificly.
I think if we had teachers like you, we would have more educated people. Of course we
have some, but they are not enough.
Thanks for your description, I've really enjoyed it.
You wrote that you want to know my answer, I can do it but for sure it's the thing that
you've read and just scientificly and not simple. But if you insist on it, let me know.
Good luck,
Maryam

Hi Andrew,
I know that you're laughing at me, but no problem, because I'm laughing too. How much
a person can be idiot. I think the sky is the limit.
I found your daughter fourm and wrote something. Please don't laugh anymore.
everybody makes mistakes.
God help me,

Maryam

Hi dear Maryam,
What a mistakes you're speaking about, why should I laugh at you? Everyone makes
mistakes and all of us should be laughed at.
As to the sentences you quote I think: first of them seems to be simple, even plain - the
training is the most well known and used path to perfectness. Don't limit your efforts if
you wish to rise a top of mountain.
What to say about uniqueness of human being? Of course we should to be careful and
respectful to Any Personlity. Everyone has equal rights to express his/her own thoughts,
opinions.
At the same time we hardly should exaggerate our own values - remember: every word
had already been said, every thought had already been expressed long ago before our
born.
Some unusual views making us to see the customary things in a new way is a destiny of
genius.
And genius is too strange an animal to take it into account that we may just relax and
come back to our cocktails, should we?
As to my daughter, thank you once again to address a letter to her majesty. I just hope
that I can convince Her Changing-Every-Time-Uniqueness to answer your and another
one letters and go on rising to the top of the mountain ets.,ets.
Sorry for late response, I type not fast.
truly yours
Andrew

Dear Behnam,
your stories every time strike me by their logic, intelligence and good sense of humor. The
last one, about the Laser, seems to be just perfect. Let's your mates physicists smile and
laugh out loadly as good as they wish about such a popular presentation of such a
difficult matter, they will hardly deny the stylish impeccability of this article. It's ready to
publication, I believe.
Only thing I wonder about: can Electrons produce roubles, dollars or some other
currency?
best regards
Andrew, Friday 30 January, 2009, St.-Petersburg, 12:23 in the afternoon

dear mohsen
i read your story but i wait for more i didn't think that the story end there .
but it also talk about our bad behavior and how far we could be so......
i don't know the word i can explain my opinion with but i try anyway you see in this short
story this man and his wife go to owner their son but the secretary and her boss didn't
give them chance to explain why they come they try to let them go away if they knew that
they will give building to university i believe they deal with in different way
but let us look at good thing in story how much the parents cold love their son and know
things make him happy even if he pass way i think this building owner their love and any
one will see that building will remember their son and how much they love him
i know my english skills is not very good so if you find any mistakes in grammar or
expression please forgive me
can you try to write in our thread so i can easily find your writing here we could talk and
there we could read to gather ok
manal 30/1/2009
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dear marym
how are you ?
mohsen and i read with each other on another thread called" let begin our book club "
and you are welcome to join us there you and any one from our friends here
about pyramids you want me talk about it you know i'm very proud to have it in my
country cause it tell you story about great people lived before us and left beautiful things
to remember them with and make us always wonder how they get knowledge to build this
pyramids with a lot of care .
you know of course they was the first one believe in other life and build this pyramid and
put there all king's thing he might need in his other life but most of things we lost cause it
was robbed .
but you should come and see it by your self to feel what i'm talking about
any way i wait hear from you soon
manal
30/1/2009

Dear Andrew,
You really didn't notice my mistake. So I tell you what I've done. At first, I wrote for your
daughter in this thread because I thaught she read this one. And if you look for it, for sure
you will find it. Then I was thinking why you wrote keep it under your hat and when I was
looking at other forums I found your daughter's one. Then I wrote something for her on
that forum.
Now you can laugh aloud. When I understood I laughed too.
Thanks for sharing your idea with me. But I didn't get the line "And genius is too strange
an animal to take it ...". Could you please shed more light on it? In advance, I apologize
for being so careful.
About writing for your daughter, it's my pleasure. You know that practice makes perfect.
And Thanks for staying in touch with me.
Have a good time,

Maryam
Dear Araghi,
Please accept our deepest sympathy to you and your family on the death of your father in
law.
The demise of kins is a lesson for us to be warring of our future. It is mentioned that the
book of our life is written according to our deeds, so we should be care about good deeds
to be written in it.
May God give your family patience

Mohsen

Dear Behnam,
I hope you had enjoyed your time in Esfahan. Why a person asked you about wealth and
wise, because Esfahan is the lands of wealth and wise and he wanted to be a friend of
you, no matter you chose wealth or wise.
But I had a hard time in Tehran, Totally I managed the time in Tehran to cover all my
Jobs per one day, but when I faced with force majeure I had to change my plan and
stayed there for 2 days. I took into account of my sleeping time on the bus for 4 hours as I
got on the bus at half past midnight and sat beside a fat gentleman, I blew up my pillow
and put it around my neck, close my eyes and try to focus my mind on something which
calms it and faint me ,meanwhile I heard a terrible voice ,as if a train or a bear or a lion
was roaring coming toward me, it was loud and louder ,a terrible snoring from the
anesthetized fat body which weighted half of his body on me , I was about to get out of
breath so I turn my body to the left with a sudden shock ,his snoring was cut ,I got happy
,but a minute later he started roaring ,this time I turned to the right and hit his stomach
by elbow, the voice was cut for a monuments and start again�?�., poor Mohsen when I
left the bus in the morning ,I felt dizzy and could not find my way. How can I took part in
the meeting at 8 o'clock. it was a good lucky as I received a gift from God, my cell phone
rung and a person informed me that the meeting was canceled and postponed for one
day.I went to my sister house in Tehran and went to sleep right away..
Regarding laser, Thanks a million for your answer, I really enjoyed reading it and I think
I understood all of it ,but I have again many questions in this case.
How much is the voltage that a material need to be stimulated?

the IR photons or visible lights emits in different direction, why the laser beams move in
one direction?
How much is the frequency of laser beams?
As I understand laser, it is a non cathode ray, isn't it?
I have heard that Ali Javan invented the laser for the first time, is it right?
Good luck,
Mohsen

Hi Maryam,
I understood what you named "a mistake" and even thought about copying your message
and placing it into Kati's thread but it would demand too many additional movements that
I've denied the idea. Thanks god I can sometimes refuse from some of my ideas before I
do TOO much mistakes!
When I realise that I avoided of doing a nonsense I used to sigh out loudly.
As to my determination a genius as a strange animal, who is a genius but that one?? This
one differs from all of us as a sun differs from a moon. It thinks by strange, absolutely
incomprehensible way than we do, many times faster, see things clear when common
people doesn't see at all. Acting of genius is everytime absolutely confident, it never
mistakes.
And who is that animal?? Name it "alien" and you'll be right.
Give place to my daughter, hope she will answer her postings.

Thank you for your being with us,
Andrew
C J January 30th 2009

Dear friends,
This is my first visit here.I'm a girl,still in teens.I come from Hong KOng.
I'm glad I can talk with you here.I want to make friends. I found that most of you have
good English but I think my writing skills are poor.
My happy lunar new year holiday is going to end the coming MOnday and I'll go back the
campus.It's great if I have more holidays.Maybe I'll receive my exam result after going
back the school.I'm already quite nervous.
It's time to go to the bed.It's interesting to communicate with people I don't know in
English. I look forward to hearing from you.
All the best,
CJ

Hi Maryam,
So many thanks for writing in this humble thread. That is really a great honour for me to
make friends with you, and to read your writings.
Thank you so much for writing some positive things about my last post. That is very
humble of you to write such sentences.
Dear Maryam, I meant to have your answer before mine by writing that second
conditional sentence. I think my sentence is complicated, or maybe incorrect. All I was
saying is that I wish I had your answer (before mine). Anyway, forgive me for confusing.
If I had an opportunity to choose between wisdom and wealth, I definitely would choose
wisdom. Why? I do not know. How can I prove that? Well, that is clear. Because of
wisdom, I am writing this text. Because of wisdom, you are reading this writing. So, all
people who are on such sites would choose wisdom.
I would choose wisdom. Why? I believe, that is part of my nature.
All are actions and deeds are because of feeling a sense of satisfaction and taking
pleasure. Everybody is looking for taking pleasure. Why did you do that? Why do you like
it? Why do you go there? Why do you do that?...There is only one answer; the feeling of
happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction is the mother of all actions! (LOL)
Some people just care about basic needs, which we should call these needs as animal
instincts. There is nothing wrong with them. That is part of their nature too.
Eating, drinking, sleeping, and making sex are, more or less, common among human
beings and animals.
What I am saying is that cause of our deeds is just getting enjoyment, and enjoyment is
different. It varies from people to people, and person to person.
I, personally, prefer lecturing at a famous university to driving Mercedes Benz. In other

words, I prefer to be blind, or lame, but a famous Physicist like Stephen Hawking. It
should be said that I love both of them, but if I have one choice, definitely I will choose
wisdom. By the way, it should be mentioned that wisdom is not what we learn at
universities. What were learn at universities is education.
Education and knowledge without common sense has little meaning. Common sense is the
ability to see things as they are and do them, as they ought to be done. We are born with
five senses touch, taste, sight, smell, and hearing. But successful people have a sixth sense
common sense. Common sense is gained in spite of, not necessarily as a result of,
education. The best education without common sense is worthless. An abundance of
common sense is called wisdom.
Thank you for reading. Please keep this friendship going.

All the best,
majal January 31st 2009

Dear Behnam,
I am very sorry if I couldn't able to write here frequently, but I'll try to make it because
this thread is very important and I love everyone here. Anyway I got your point in terms
of having friend. I actualy have got a lot of friends but only few of them could keep my
secrets. I am trusting them in different degree, and i could say that they are all useful and
trustworthy that's why I realy treasure our frienship. I hope our frienship too will last
forever and I wish we could find some way to meet in the future.
With regards to your question about choosing wisdom or wealth, I was really got
confused because I want them both. I know that these two could make me so famous, that
seems everyone would treat me as VIP, living in mansion with luxurous cars and
equipments, having all hitecnological gadgets and the best of all is possesing a broad
knowlegde about everything. Generaly people would wish to have these two wonderful
gifts to mankind, however we just need to pick up one. Therefore for me I'd rather go for
wisdom, this is very unique and couldn't take away from us. If we are going to use our
wisdom in a good way we could achieve everything that a weatlthy person has. However
if the wisdom has been used unproperly this will result to a very arrogant, selfish and
selfcentered man. In this sense as we choose wisdom we should grasp the whole essense
of it, we should know how to use it and know how to share it to everyone. Wisdom will
never fails however wealth can fades away.
Regards,
Stella
yevon January 31st 2009

Hi!Behnam.I agree with you to some extent.You revealed that common sense is essencial
than education,but i reckon that both former and latter are of great importance.If we
didn't have an education before,we must be lack of many precious knowledge and couldn't
communicate via this site.In addition,we cannot keep step with the world.Apparently,only
has abundant knowledge is not enough.If we want get established in the society,we must
pay attention to good creativeness, good psychology ,communication capability and much
more,which are just lack of some education institutions.But it is a good phenomenon that
many courses include practical elements designed to allow students to apply their
knowledge in the "real" word.

Hi Marina,
So many thanks for choosing this humble thread to share something with us. That is very
kind of you. Your way of writing is interesting. I really like it. Thank you very much
indeed.
Dear Marina, your last questions are so imaginary, and my imagination is not good
enough to answer to these sorts of questions. There is a famous quotation from Albert
Einstein; "Imagination is more important then knowledge". It is a great pity that my
imagination is not good. (LOL)
About your first question, a point should be made that there is a subject that is technically
know in Physics as "Symmetry in Physics Laws". According to this law (in fact, according
to misusing of this law LOOOL) there is no place for third hand in human beings' body.
You can put it whatever you like to, but it will not work. (LOOOL).
When I am writing, both my hand are busy. I need another hand to scratch some places,
which itch and bother me! Ha ha ha... Overall, give me your hand; I know where to put it.
Ha ha ha forever (I won!)
About your second question, my angel will come and take me from that point! I have an
angel who can fly very well. Therefore, she will help me. By the way, she is always with
me, and then knows where I am. (LOOOL)
Finally, your last question is very difficult. When the temperature is 200 Centigrade,
water boils. Therefore, there is no water! By the way, some friends are very cold instead
of cool. Thinking about those kinds of friends will make me forget my thirst. It deserves to
laugh and laugh and laugh. So, hahaha... I know I failed this exam, but that is okay!
Dear Marina, joking aside, I know nothing about those imaginary questions. Sometimes,
there are some tricky points in it, but unfortunately, my imagination is bad. I hope you
will forgive me.
Please reply soon.
All the best,

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Dear CJ,
Thank you so much for putting message in this thread. Welcome! Thank you for joining
us.
Your English is very good. Please keep on writing and don't worry about making
mistakes.
Would you possibly introduce yourself as completely as possible?
Please do not hesitate to share something with us. I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,


Hi Yevon,
Thank you for your writing. That is really excellent. You have written in plain English.
Well done! Please keep on writing and share something with us from time to time.
Al the best,

Hi Stella,
Thank you very much for writing that wonderful text. I couldn't agree more.
Please keep this friendship going. Please share something with me and my friends from
time to time.
All the best,


Hi dear Behnam,
I see considerable difference between such concepts as "common sense" and "wisdom".
First quality is very useful thing which correct our actings while the second one, that is
wisdom, makes our mind clear and our judgements fair.
Common sense let us keep safe our lives, our savings, don't argue with a boss, don't spit
against a wind.
Wisdom is a quality which preserve us from having bad thoughts, bad behaviour and
everytime wisdom is like a good guide who bring us along the whole life.
Blessed people are those few who have a wisdom, while many of us have common sense
So I suppose a Wisdom is a feature which is worthy to put much higher then just a
common sense.
Do you agree?
Andrew
C J January 31st 2009

Hi friends,
You always discuss various questions that seem to be difficult for me and I can't
understand what you�??re meaning and your points are fully.It doesn't matter. Maybe
I'll get them later.But I want to simply answer that I'd choose wisdom. I think my point is
the same as Stella-we could achieve everything that a wealthy person has.
Dear Behnam,thank you for your praise.I can't believe it.Tell you the truth,I spent about
1h writing and thinking my last message.It's 'crazy',isn't? By the way, I know you are a
teacher. Could you tell me something about your students? Or about the children in Iran?
For the introduction about myself ...OK,tell you a little more.I'm Aries.I live with my
Mama and my younger brother. That's all.
...I've forgot what I'm going to say! -.- Good night everybody.
Hope to read more from you soon.
(I wrote this reply faster than the last.^^)
Best wishes,
CJ

For attention of ladies, but gentleman also have their own idea,
Why a woman stay in front of a wardrobe packed full of her clothes and announcing sadly
that she has nothing to wear, dose she shudder at the thought of being seen in public in
clothes that are out of fashion.
Are women being exploiting by designers in Paris or London?

How much do you believe in fashion?
In my opinion men have successfully resisted all attempts to make them change their style
of dress for many years and their appearance entirely has not important change since
many years ago. Women are followed the fashion which mostly have became tight and
short .
would you please try to write something and put your comments.
Yours sincerely,
Mohsen
Hi Behnam,
I'm really happy because of two things�?�the first one your amazing writing about
Laser and the second one your reply to my writing, It's really very nice of you to answer
my questions.
Dear Behnam, as you know completely well that the answers for these questions are
impossible , they are imaginary as well, but you answered them in a smart way , as usual,
thank you very much indeed.
Dear Behnam , Internet world is really great from many points of view , I mean It has
positive side , but It has negative side too. Sometimes you know wonderful people who are
very unusual and great , but there are always some limitations�?� for example , how
nice to meet someone like you face to face and discuss all topics �?�. In this way , when
you meet people face to face , you can talk by voice, words, face features , making
movements(body language ) and explaining .
All these elements will make a great meeting from all points of view. But when you write
on Internet , everything will be understood as it had written , particularly in a wrong
way�?�.
Misunderstanding and lose the way of explaining are most negative sides about Internet .
We can't write details , or explaining everything..because the person who we are talking
with will understand our writing as it had written.
To be honest no one is mistaken , both( the sender and receiver ) are right �?�.but they
can't understand each other enough because of limitations on Internet.
I have read in a magazine that every two minutes two people meet each other on Internet ,
It's really amazing . But is it right�?�.is it wrong�?�.God knows.
A friend of mine who is very close to my heart , was busy with her study �?�there was a
wall between us , because she at least , forgot me for a while �?�what can I do ??? I
really got upset and I still to this moment �?�and I arrived to this situation because I
kept silent�?�I didn't say that her behaviour make me sad ..very sad.
In our real life , we have friends�?�.on Internet we have friends , but in the two cases
there are some problems�?�. So what is the solution???
Dear Behnam , please forgive me . But I can say that you are my friend , and I'm really
very proud of being your friend�?�. I decided to explain �?�and speak �?�I hate
loosing a person who I love , I'll not keep silent , but on the other hand people should
understand the limitations and all specifications�?�some people can't speak about
details , we should open our minds and hearts to understand them , we can make our
imagination work , to have an idea about others problems.
I'm sorry Behnam to speak about this topic�?� but when I speak with someone like you
�?�I feel better �?�so forgive me, but on this thread you opened your door , so every
person should say hi to you , the owner of this thread , and on the other hand you should
be patient because you built the house and opened the door�?�..Thank you so much for
doing that.
Marina
February 2009
Cathy Li February 1st 2009

Dear Behnam,
How are you? Hope you are enjoying every minute of beautiful life.
Sorry for long missing.
I just came back to work again this morning. After long holiday, I was quite refreshed and
eager to do more things.
Happy new year to you and wish you good luck.
Best wishes.
Lovely Cathy, February 1, 2009
Cathy Li February 1st 2009

Dear Marina,
How was it going? Wish you enjoy every minute of colorful life under the sun.
It's happy to read your writing after several days' missing. It's witty and thought-
provoking as you always did.
I just came back to work from holidays. Hope to keep contact with you and read more
from you.
Happy new year to you and wish you are embraced with happiness and health all the
time.
Best Regards.
yevon February 1st 2009

Hello!Cathy Li!Nice to see you again.How do you spend your long holidy ?Are you very
happy during these days?I went to my grandparents' home and did a lot of housework
except cook.LOL~~~Have you ever ate Szechwan food?It's hot and spicy,but very
delicious.How does the food taste in your hometown?
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sdt_83 February 1st 2009

Hi!
Who can help me??
I wanna improve my english too.. please help me.. I am from turkey.. I give my mail adres
afra_saadet@hotmail.com
yevon February 1st 2009

Hi!Behnam.Thanks a lot.Have you heard the earthquake of sichuan?My home town is
close to qingchuan and wenchuan.We also suffered from the earthquake.It was very
horrible.Thousands of people were killed and many more left homeless by the
earthquake.Most of us were extremely depress and heavy-hearted except a few
optimist.Aftershocks are not disapper,it happend today.What a bad day it is!
Marina February 1st 2009

Hi Cathy,
It's really very nice to come back again...Welcome Cathy , I'm very happy to read from
you again. Thank you for your wishes , thank you once again for your praise, you are
always make me feel happy.
Happy new year for you too, I wish you good luck , and successful life as well.
Dear Cathy, you know on this site , every person make a different flavour..and we missed
yours here... please keep in writing and share something with me. I'd be gratful if you
wrote to me.
please reply soon ...and let's talk about a topic.
Marina.

Hi sdt-83,
At first let me say welcom here , on this powerful site. Welcome once again for someone
from Turkey.
Arab world is very attracted to everything from Turkey. Recently , Turkish serials were
very famous here.
besides your politicians attitudes , especilly for the real man " Ardogan" ...
I'll be very happy to contact with you...It seems from your email adress that you are
female..am I right???
please , don't hesitate and feel free in writings , all writings are welcomed.
Marina.

Hi Behnam , Araghi and Mohsen,
Today is a great day in Iran , the rememberince for the Iranian resolution ..... I just
wanted to share you this day.
Marina.
mary February 2nd 2009

Hi Manal,
Thanks for your description. I'd really love to see the pyramids and I hope I can fulfill it
one day.
Thanks for inviting me to your forum and it's really necessary for me to read different
stories but I'm a bit lazy. Anyway, I will do it whenever I can. And anytime I find a good
story, I will let you know.
Which subject do you like the most(on the whole)?
Be successful in all you do,

Maryam

Hi Andrew,
How's life? Is everything hunky-dory?
Thank you for explanation. It's now as plain as nose on my face.
She answered me, but there is a riddle that I don't know the answer. God help me. You
know, sometimes cheating is good. So, If you could help me, I would be appreciate.
So, I think it's a good way to make a connection with her. She liks riddles, doesn't she?
Anyway, you're a good faghter. I hope she know it.
Best regards,
Maryam

Dear C J
Accept my hearty welcome. I'm glad to know you and hope to make a good relationship.
My writing is not very good too. But, take it easy. we are all here to learn more. Those
who can write very well, for sure practiced a lot. So just continue writing.
I hope you pass the exams with flying colors.
Best wishes,
Maryam
yevon February 2nd 2009
Hello!Marina.I noticed you a long time.I really like to communicate with you,but i don't
know what to say.lol~Do you know me?I'm one of the members in this thread.Would you
like to tell me something about your culture?
araghi February 2nd 2009

Hi friends,
Stella, Andrew, Maryam , Behnam, Mohsen ,
Thank you very much for your symathy about my father-in-law pass, your writing give me
solace and make my family and me very happy, thank you so much you all again .
Daer Behnam ,
Did you see Mr. Erdugan and Peres discussion in Davos, about Gaza offensive ? Tourk
kishinon gayratini Gourdon? Habelada.
Dear Marina you are a very kind lady as I know , especially about Palestine and our
Palestinian brothers and sister . let me know your idea about this issue .
Friends, I read the following text in Internet , If you are in good mood please read it.
From:http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2009/01/30/duking-it-out-in-davos-
erdogan-v-peres/
Araghi
Feb.2,2009
UPDATE: Did Peres apologize with his tail between his legs or not?
Peres: Such things happen between friends. I am very sorry for today�??s incident.
Firstly, my respect towards the Turkish republic and you as prime minister has never
changed.
Erdogan: Firstly, of course. There is no doubt that such arguments can happen between
friends. But nobody can even speak to a tribe leader so loudly and in front of the
international community, and not to the leader of the Republic of Turkey.
Peres: I raised my voice. In fact my friends tell me that I have a quite voice. This has
nothing to do with my relationship with the prime minister of the Republic of Turkey. I am
very sorry for what happened today.
Erdogan: I heard that you are going to hold a press conference.

Peres: �?�Tomorrow.
Erdogan: If you express these sincere feelings, which I believe you will, in
tomorrow�??s press conference, I assume this problem will be mostly overcome.
Peres: Of course I will publicly express these remarks.
Needless to say, Israeli leaders don�??t feel any compunction about being true to their
word. There was no press conference and further, Peres now denies apologizing. In
addition, he now claims the only purpose of the call was to ensure the �??situation
doesn�??t deteriorate further.�?� Does he think that denying he apologized after
insulting Turkey�??s prime minister will IMPROVE the situation?
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Andrew February 2nd 2009

Sorry Maryam,
it's a riddle for 7 years old kids so you have to try that by yourself! (I couldn't if you want
to know)
Only hint is - we could MISTAKE about EXACT amount of "THAT" proper to every
definit animal in TRANSLATING. E.g. someone may say: "No, dog has not 6 but 3!'
And I think this must be a good help.
Thank you Maryam for I learn many new phrases from you, such as 'with flying colours',
'honky - dory' and so on. Obviously you have digability goin on.
By the way did you visit the http://www.urbandictionary.com ?
There are actually a LOT of slang there
As to your remark of my being a good father, yes of course, I'm not so bad but I know
what an actually GOOD one must be.
Have you a child Maryam?
Andrew

Hi Sdt,
So many thanks for putting message in this thread. Welcome!
Your English is very good. Don't worry about making mistakes. Keep on writing and
sharing something with me and with people who visit this site.
All the best,

Hi Behnam,
Thank you for suggesting me to write in this thread. I'm so glad to know you and other
friends. I was always looking for something like this and finally I found it. On the other
hand, it's wonderful that you know physics very good and can explain it in simple way, so
I think I can beg your help whenever I want to continue studying. And it's not just positive
thought, it's truth. And I hope you get your Ph.D soon and everywhere you want.
There's no need to apologize for your conditional type2, actually I must apologize for
that, because I didn't pay attention to it. So I'm terribly sorry. Maybe because of such
mistakes I sometimes get bad marks. Thank you for informing.
I like a line in paragraph that you wrote about wisdom and wealth and it is " The feeling
of happiness, enjoyment or satisfaction is the mother of all actions." I really love it. Thank
you.
I wrote that part about common sense and wisdom and I think I must write something
about it but not now, because I have to go to work and there's no time.
Good luck,
Maryam

Hi Marina,
Thank you so much for trying to keep our friendship going. That is very kind of you.
Thank you once again for your kindness. That is very nice reading your writings. They
always make me feel happy and calm. Please keep on writing.
To tell you the truth, I didn't get some parts of your last writing! I don't know what you
mean. Could you please make it clear?
About body language and some problem in making communication on internet, I have
written something on 8 April, 2008. That is in my own thread, at the page 26 actually.
Please have a look at it. I think that helps.
All the best,

sdt_83 February 2nd 2009

Dear Marina,
Thank for your return!
You did right know, that I am female.. How did you that know?
About Ardogan..
Ardogan is for me a big man! I care to for Ardogan.. good politician.. And first
charitable, bonny, modest, humble..
I'ıı be very happy to contackt with yoo too.. :)

I did give my msn adress.. You know.. add me..
sdt_83 February 2nd 2009

Dear Benham,
Thanks for your saying : " welcome"
I am new here.. and my English not good as you.. I will improve my english in�?aallah..
I hope, you help me :)
About me..
I am 25 years old.. I am studiying sozical sience.. I will be teacher.. insallah.. but I wanna
stay in universty for research assitans.. I hope that.. for that ı must pass some exam..
Here it is.. :)
Yours truly
C J February 2nd 2009

HI Maryam,
It's very nice to read your writing.Thank you so much for your encoragement and
benediction.
Today was the first day of the 2nd term.I felt quite sleepy in the lessons. And I've received
the results of some subjects. THe results are OK except Maths.
I'll be very busy in the 2nd term.I need to do lots of reports�??(so hateful!)-book reports
for different subjects ,concert reports and other tasks.
Therefore I am unable to always visit this wonderful thread. It's really bad. T.T Sorry
about that.Anyway,I'll tried to leave messages whenever I can.
I also hope to make a good relationship with you. Thank you for your kindness.
Good night everybody.
All the Best ,

CJ

Dear Mohsen,
You're right. Most of men don't pay attention to their appearance(thanks God, nowadays
they are better). But women, you know, variety is the spice of life, and they like to wear
different models and colors. Actually, they like to change their appearanc by changing
their clothes, hair and make-up. It's a fun or better to say it's enjoyable. they feel good.
Maybe It's a bit hard for men to understand it, but, I think, it is one of the differences
between the nature of men and women.
Just like when a man prefers to stay home and watch a football game instead of going to a
party.
I don't speak about some women who are extravagant.
And about fashion, these days, both boys and girls are fashion plate. Maybe they have
nothing else to do or want to show off. I don't know exactly. And this is strange to me.
Hoping to find the best answer,

Maryam

Hi Std,
Many thanks for your message. Your English is good. Don't say that your English is bad.
You know, there are different things in the world. Some of them are facts. Facts are facts,
regardless of how and who looks at them. We can say they are absolute. Some of them are
not facts. They are relevant. They are meaningless, without comparing it with something
else. Judgement about our English is one of them. In comparison with some native
speakers who live in London and who are educated, our English is not good. But, in
comparison with many people, our English is good. So, that is better to look on the bright
side. Your English is good, in comparison with mine, and that is not good, in comaprison
with Queen of England. HA ha ha... (LOOOL) I'm only joking.
You are a Turk, but you have written some Arabic words! Although I understood them,
you are supposed to write something in Turkish language. (LOOOL)
Please keep on writing in this thread. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

Hi Maryam,
How are you? I hope everything is going well with you. So many thanks for your nice
writing. Your writing skill is great. It seems that your English is great.
That is very good to try to learn some useful things, particularly to continue studying
Physics. I felt very glad when I became aware of your great decision. You are on right
way. By the way, I am always ready to help you with Physics. Although you are a
Physician yourself, that is my mission in life to help people who need some help. If there
is anything that I can do for you and be helpful just let me know.
Please keep on writing in this thread. You, with your great English, are very helpful for
me and for my friends as well.
All the best,

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Hi Araghi
Thank you my friend for writing in this thread. Thank you for letting me know some pieces
of news about you. Please don't leave me alone. It is always nice reading your writings.
About mentioned political point, I have no idea! Please forgive me for not presenting my
point of view. By the way, I never watch TV or listen to Radio. All my free time and spare
time is spent on writing in this thread, learning English, and surfing on internet.

"Yashiyasan manim gozal dostim! Sana gurban."
All the best,


Hi Cathy,
How are you? Welcome again to this thread. I had missed you terribly. That is very nice
meeting you in this thread and reading your writings again.
Happy New Year to YOU! I hope you will achieve all your dreams in this year. I wish you
would get whatever you like, in this year. I wish you happiness and success.
Please share something with me and with my friends. Your writings always give me
motivation. I am fond of reading your writings.
All the best,


Hi Andrew,
How are you my friend? I hope you are enjoying every minute of your life. I have missed
you. Please don't leave me alone. Please keep on writing. Please share something with us.
You are a real treasure. Let's get some benefits from you.
You, with your great experience, are a real treasure. Please give us enough opportunities
to dig you more, to get some gold.
Please do not hesitate to write. Would you please let me know what did you study? Are
you interested in playing Chess? Is it okay to have a game with each other?
All the best,


Hi NANA,
Where are you and how are you? I have missed you terribly. Please come back soon.
I hope to read your writings very soon.
All the best,

Hi Yevon,
Thank you for writing. Unfortunately, I didn't hear anything about earthquake. As I guess
you know, I never watch TV, never listen to Radio, and never read magazines and
newspaper. Please accept my apology. I am awfully sorry about that earthquake. That is
very nice to see you in this thread again.
Please write me soon about earthquake.
All the best,


Hi stella,
How are you? Where are you? I hope you are okay.
Please don't be silent. I love reading your writings.
I hope to read your nice texts soon.
All the best,

Andrew February 3rd 2009

Hi Behnam,
I thought I've answered your message and just waited for reply.
I have no possibility write more now, so I have to say 'Good night'.
See you tomorrow
Andrew,
yes I like play chess!!!

Hi Mohsen,
Thanks a million for your writings. Your English is great. That is always nice and helpful
reading your writings.
You have asked some questions. That is a great honour for me to answer your questions
and feel helpful, at the same time. I strongly believe that all human beings are looking for
being helpful, but some people are not aware how they should help. (LOL)
I really enjoy being helpful. This feeling makes me get relaxed, happiness, self-
confidence, and importance!
1) How much is the voltage that a material needs to be stimulated?

In order to answer to this question it is normal to know what threshold is. Let me ask you
a question. When can we save money? We have to earn more than living expenses, then to
be able to save some money. As you know, living expenses vary from person to person,
from country to country, and family to family.
There are different materials which are used in different sorts of lasers with different
mirrors and geometry. Laser engineers evaluate losses, and then they calculate the
threshold condition of a laser. We have to give more than losses (input energy) to have
laser (output).
2) The IR photons or visible lights emits in different direction, why the laser beams move
in one direction?
There are often two mirrors, which are parallel to each other (Mr L and Mr R!. Mr R will
get the apples, which are straight thrown at him). They are at right angles to the active
material (apple tree in our story). Therefore, they will reflect lights on the horizontal axis.
Other light will not be reflected. The output laser is a narrow beam. The divergence angle
of a laser beam is small. Why? Because it is laser!!! (LOL). There are some physical
reasons. I will tell you if you like to know, although they are so hard to grasp.
3) How much is the frequency of laser beams?

It is different. It depends on the kind of laser. By the way, you can calculate it just by
using f=C/λ; f is frequency, C�?? 300000km/s, and λ is the wavelength of light. The
wavelength of visible lights is from 0.0000004 meter; which is related to blue, to
0.0000007 for red. As I guess you know, laser pointers are red. Let us assume that the
wavelength is about 0.0000007 meter. The frequency of lasers pointers will be about 4
with sixteen zeros in front of it!!! (LOL) It is meaningless!!! That is enough to know that
there are different lasers with different wavelength, then with different frequency.
4) As I understand laser, it is a non cathode ray, isn't it?

I did not get this question!
5) I have heard that Ali Javan invented the laser for the first time, is it right?
That is true. Ali Javan, W.Bennett, and D.Herriot in Bell Laboratories in US Succeeded in
achieving generation of optical(visible) radiation from the gas discharge (the active
medium(apple tree) was a mixture of helium and neon gases). This was the first gas laser,
which was made in 1957. There are just a few original books, which refer to Ali Javan as
an American Physicist, who has worked on the first Gas laser. Albert Einstein developed
the principal of laser before their invention. In fact, in 1917, A. Einstein introduced the
concept of stimulated emission. This was the first step on the way of the laser.
It is so boring. Isn't it? I'm terribly sorry, but that is Physics. I hope that helps. Please do
not hesitate to ask me if you need more information about laser.
All the best,

Behnam, 3 February,2009

Dear Mohsen! I have written the last posted text in Microsoft word. Unfortunately,
sometimes it doesn't work when we paste our text in this place! For example,
f=c/(Landa); Landa is a Greek letter for wavelenght. C=(about) 300000 km/s. Anyway, I
hope that helps.
All the best,

mary February 4th 2009

Hi Andrew,
Is everything ok?
Thanks for your hint, but it makes no difference. Maybe my mind in solving such tricky
riddles are weaker than 7 years old kids.
By the way, what do you mean by writing message on your daughter's forum? You mean
that she understood that I know she is your daughter or I'm wrong. I'm waiting for
answer.
And thanks to you for reading my expression. I hope you like them. Once again thanks for
the address, but I can't use it. Maybe it's filtered. I don't know.
In response to your question, I don't have a husband.
Our topic(in class) is about punctuality. Could you please tell me something about it or
asking some good questions?
Thanks in advance.
Yours,
Maryam
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Hi C J,
Thanks for your reply. I'm so glad that you are satisfied with your marks and I'm sure
with some more practice your math will improve.
You're right. Studying is important and you can visit here whenever you have time. By the
way, I didn't get you by "reports". Do you mean that you must do some research about a
subject? Please explain when you can.
Wishing you totally success in all you do,

Maryam
Andrew February 4th 2009

Hi Maryam,
to answer you remark about my posting in Kati's thread, yes I acted inconsistently,
repent!
But only goal I aimed was to stimulate my daughter to study English, make her to be
interested by talking with various people, not only her school friends. It was just a piece
of play. Now I hope the process is in progress.
To say true her skills just now are very poor. I have to help her with the postings to
correct most scandalous mistakes.
I suppose there is no more sense to hide our relationship and your awearing of that fact.
As to the riddle I believe you've already read a salvation and laughed about being not so
smart as all those kids. Nobody are including myself!
Now about my mailbox: It has no filter at all and I have to unload it from the garbage
everyday. I say more, I don't understand in general how Spam Fighter ( which I use ) can
filter postings by itself. If I cut off the addressies not been put in my address list I cut off
ANY new ones, e.g. yours, right??
It is a question for my ignorant brains.
Husbond is just a husbond. it can be useful or not in your household dependsing on the
quality of that one. I'm sure when you'll need that you find that.
And at last about punctuality.

This is a property of people having good manners I think.
What to say more? I hate myself having been late to the job, to the date. It's a pity that a
punctuality is not favorite quality of my compatriots.
You and me are punctual in our conversation, I suppose. You response my every point and
I try to do the same.
The perfect sample of punctuality in correspondence we can see in this thread. I mean of
course the letters of our dear Behnam (hi Behnam, dear!) As you know he answers every
appeal, every question addressing to him and does it very careful, representing the
subject in all possible details. It is a cause why this forum(thread) is overcrowded by
uncountable letters from people who wish to talk to him and be in such a hospitable
society. Conclusion is obvious: if someone wants to attract people's attention, to have
friends and good attitude he/she need to be punctual. Not only that but that is nessesary.
Now say me please what did you mean saing you discuss the topic in class?
Best wishes,
Andrew

Hi dear Behnam,
how can I stay alone such a good friend and hospitable parent of the thread as you?
Please don't confuse me by giving me the titles (like 'treasure')I hardly earn. It is just a
wisdom ( there was a talk about recently ) I'm in need most of all. A man of my age having
a lack of wisdom shouldn't teach others.
But when I have some judgements, opinions about matters being discussed I'll gladly
share them with you or everybody else.
Chess as well as table tennis was my favorite hobbies before.

Maybe they stay to be so.
More than year ago being at some town in New Zealand I've standed up about two hours
watching the chess battles on the street ( chessboard painted just on the pavement and
there were big figures, you know ) and then I had no enough time to look the sights.
Now I very rare play chess myself and preffer to play preferance, this game assume to
stay in not so highly concentrated estate like chess demands.
As to your question what did I study: I'm a musician as I said before. I've studied at the
Conservatory (it was yet Leningrad State Conservatory that time) as a composer.
Not that I wasted a time of course but I believe I let down my dear teachers.
When someone learn such specific subject as writing music that one just HAVE TO write
music. If not - it's a big mistake, it's like a rifle which never shoot, do you agree? And I
had a talent! Just my talent to do nothing, to make my life easier was much more great.
Here is my confession.
If you really want to play chess with me some day we may try. But I have no idea how to
arrange it. And you??
Sincerely yours,
Andrew, from the corner with PC, 18.45 PM
metzean February 4th 2009

Dear Araghi,
I got happy to hear that Mr. Erdugan stand beside million of Turkish people who
demonstrated in street to support Palestinian people in Gaza as he left the Davos meeting
against peres remarks
there was a million-rally in Turkey, because it�??s the first time people are allowed to
do so. In the former governments such a thing would be denounced and suppressed. Anti-
Israel demonstration was virtually impossible with the former governments in Turkey.
Even if demonstrations were held, they were highly controlled and without full media
coverage.
Yours Sincerely.
Mohsen

Dear Maryam,
Many thanks that you explain to my writing .
I never said that men don't pay attention to their appearance, I said that most of men have
not being impressed by fashion designer, when you see an old film, the appearance of
women are very different to what they appear today ,it means that most of women are
mercilessly years after years are exploited ,they are blackmailed by the designers and big
stores ,clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be discarded because of the
dictates of fashion.I am sure that men always been in good appearance, but men are not
too sensitive to let themselves be bullied by fashion designer.
Off course today there are some ill-thought boys who notoriously doing piercing, pluck
eyebrow or tattoo, they neither are a member of Men Group nor Women Group!!!
Have a good time,

Mohsen

Dear Behnam,
I cannot find words to express my gratitude that you keep me in your mind, it shows your
care and your ultimate kindness. May God reward you for everything that you have done
for me.
I should read your writing more carefully to check the points and if you find time for more
questions ,I will follow it
Best wishes,
mohsen
.
Cathy Li February 5th 2009
Dear Behnam,
How are you, my dear friend? It�??s extremely happy to hear from you. It�??s happy
to meet so many new friends who speak warm words in this thread, full of vigor and
infinite in charm. A breath of spring blows against my face. Hope, you, my dear friend,
are enjoying the beginning of spring.
I really enjoyed the Spring Festival Holidays. Yesterday was also a special day according
to the traditional Chinese calendar -�??Lichun�?�- literally, the "beginning of the
spring" -- the first day of the first of the 24 divisions of the solar year. This day, we waved
goodbye to winter and ushered in spring with traditional meals and other celebrations.
The tradition of eating special snacks and dinners on the day is called "yaochun," which
literally means "biting the spring." Other favorite dishes on the day include "zhouzi,"
braised pork joints and "chunjuan," fried rolls stuffed with leek and eggs. After work, I
rushed to the market, only to find the long queues, people were purchasing food for the
occasion. Luckily, I had a good taste of Chunjuan in dinner.
The sowing season comes, a time of hope and promise. I wish you the best of health and
success and the very best of luck. Long live friendship between us!

Hi Andrew,
It's really good that you want to help your daughter, but as you know, teenagers like to do
things in their own way. And your insist or watching her on what she does may have an
opposite effect. Let's she write wrongly. I will ask her about that word to explain, then she
will understand her mistake. Just don't push yourself too hard. I think they do what they
like, regardless of what others say. I know that you know all about it very well, but I just
wanted to improve my writing. Thanks for reading.
I must apologize for confusing you. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean your e-mail address. I
meant the address of that site about slangs.
And I didn't get you about writing " a husband is just a husband. I'm sure when ... ". I just
wanted to answer your question about having a child. I said "I don't have a husband" , so
I mean I don't have a child. Just it. I don't know what you understand from my writing.
I'm very thankful for your comment on puncuality. And you said "we are punctual" . I
think because great minds think alike.(LOL)
You can say all about Behnam again. He's really generous and big-hearted. And so are
you.
As I told before, I go to an english class and some sessions there are some passages about
a particular subject that we disscus them. And this time the topic is about punctuality.
I really appreciate that you read my writing patiently and again sorry for confusing you.
I'm looking forward to reading from you,

Maryam

Hi Mohsen,
I'm not exactly sure what I've written before. But I've meant some men are like that and
today they've become better. If I told men(all of them or most), I apologize for that.
Of course, I don't affirm the action of those boys. But I think instead of taking them away
of men and women group, look for causes. As you know, we, human beings, have different
characters. There are lot's of factors that can influence our behavior. So let's not judge
their action.
Thanks for being in touch with me.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Hi Maryam,
I awear about how hard can be teenagers to talk with. I try not force my little one to do
things, I try don't make troubles because of her mistakes in spell as well as in her
behaviar.
For God sake lets these teens getting adult on their own!
It become not so easy to response every letter I get, even for having so much free time
person as me. Whole number of my constant interlocutors is now not less than ten, maybe
more. And there are few more outside of the forum!
Nevertheless such intensive writing (and reading) stimulate my English to further
development. I believe I have never talked so much before this January - I mean writing
and writing in English of course.
As I understood you could not find the site http://www.urbandictionary.com ?

I checked address, it's correct. Try again, I think sometimes we need to dig out a lot of
garbage to understand some extrem slang. That site is exactly such a place - tons of
language waste products with no any censorship.
I bring my sincere appologies in connection with my mention about searching husbond. I
meant to look witty and said silliness as usual. Please don't pay attention to it.
Well, so let me wish to all of us come to be patient, punctual, wise, sweethearted,
goodnatured like some f... angels with the wings on their back.
And I wish the weather was constantly nice in Sari.
And we do not so many mistakes.
And we learn to forgive offends
And we don't forget our friends
And..
the end
Andrew
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Hi Andrew,
How are you my nice friend? I hope you are in a good mood and in a good health. Thank
you for your wonderful writings. Thank you once more for your praising and writing some
very positive things about me. That is really kind of you to write such good things.
Dear Andrew, I think everybody is like a musical instrument. The output (produced)
sound depends, to a great extent, on how to play it. A professional musician like you
produces interesting sounds, but other people just make some noise! All I am saying is
that you see some good qualities, because you have got so many qualities yourself. It is
not possible to feel something without having detectors, and everybody, who has got
detectors to detect something, is able to do that as well. A kind person can feel kindness!
Dear Andrew, I became very glad when I understood that you are interested in playing
chess. It will be a golden opportunity, and also a great honour for me to play chess with
you.
I strongly believe that there is at least one solution to every problem. This is my
Philosophy! There is only one thing that has no solution. As you know, that is death.
Death has got no solution, because of the fact that it is itself a solution to many problems.
Yes, I believe forgetfulness and death are two nice blessings of God. Actually, I am not in
the mood for writing about these sorts of things. I could explain if you would like to know
what I mean.
We can play chess easily. How? In Yahoo messenger. That's very easy. Lay the chess
board on the table, and set the pieces for yours and mine. Take a piece of paper, just write
down your movements and mine. I will do the same, at the same time. Please add this ID:
you.believeme@yahoo.com
That is my chatting ID. I am ready and interested in playing chess with you.
I hope to see your add very soon.
All the best,


Hi Maryam,
How are you? I hope everything is going well with you and you are enjoying every minute
of your life. Many thanks for posting some wonderful writings in this thread. I always
read your writings, and other people's writings as well. Your writings are really
interesting. There are always some nice points in them which are really worthy of our
attention and praise. Thank you very much indeed.
Have you read my message to you at page 132? If the answer is yes, then where is reply?
(LOL)
Dear Maryam, your English is really great. As you know, I am a teacher, but not an
English teacher. Teaching is in my blood, so that I think people as my students! (LOOOL)
I am joking. I know that is not good to think people as my students, but that is one of my
bad habits! That is part of my nature. What can I do? Poor Behnam is created so?
(LOOOL). Both my parents are teachers!
Those are just some excuses to write something now. (LOOOL) Someone asked me this
question: Have you got any children? I answered: I have not got a wife? Then he said:
That is possible to have children without having a wife! There are so many divorced or
separated people who have got children! By the way Behnam, how many wives would you
like to have? (LOOL) What do you mean by saying "a wife"? He finally added: In order to
avoid confusion, that is much better to say "I am still single", "I am not married", " I
haven't got married yet", or something like that.
How do you think about that conversation?
All the best,


Hi Marina,
How are you my nice friend? I hope you are in a good mood and in a good health. It
haven't seen your writing for ages! Where are you? I have missed you terribly. I hope you
won't leave this thread. Please don't leave this thread. I can't bear! Your writings always
have made me feel happy, due to the fact that you always have written in simple and very
friendly way. Please keep on writing in this thread.
That is my hope to see your reply very very soon. Please don't make me hopless!
All the best,


Hi Cathy,
So many thanks for writing in this thread. It was very nice seeing your great, romantic,
sensible, and poetic writing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Although it is not a snowy winter, we are just in the middle of winter in Iran. Would you
please let me know how you smell spring? (LOOOL)
I wish you a happy year, full of happiness and success.
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
Don't mention it. I really took a lot of pleasure in writing about laser and in helping you
at the same time.
Thank you for your friendship.
All the best,


Behnam,
As I understand you offer to play using real chessboard and blank paper to fix the
movements - "game history", right?
There is another, esier way - to register on the site http://www.chess.com ( I have just
done it under the name 'Andrew57' ) and play online putting virtual figures on virtual
chessboard. You could do the same and invite me as your friend. What do you think???
Andrew

Dear Yevon,
How are you? It�??s very nice to hear from you. You are so nice and full of passion. No
wonder I feel warm reading your letter, just like tasting the Szechwan food.
I fully enjoyed my Ten-day Leave for Spring Festival. I visited my boyfriend�??s family.
It was my first time to spend such a special festival without reunion with my parents. To
be honest, it was a little bit weird to hold many feelings in heart. Luckily, his parents are
so nice and treat me kind enough. Yevon, have you ever experienced the same? Hehe, are
you still a single boy?
I love Sichuan Food so much, especially sliced fish in hot chili oil, only by mentioning, it
made my mouth water. I gather together with my best friends to visit Sichuan Restaurant
downstairs in my building office once a week to pamper my appetite. It�??s really
terrific.
Hope we can spare time to taste Sichuan food together and share the beautiful feelings
down the road.

Hi Behnam,
How are YOU? It seems that you are free. You have lots of time to nswer your friends and
also have a great sense of humor. Thanks God.
As a matter of fact, I haven't forgotten to answer you, but I've wanted to write something
that needs some thought and I've decided to answer you on friday, because I my mind was
busy. And now I'm doing this. Sorry for being so late. I know, there is no excuse for that
but at least, accept my sincere apology for that. Thanks for your highness.
It's really hard to answer two letters at the same time. It's like a student who hasn't
studied during the term and now he/she wants to study all of them in a short period. The
thing that I've never been good at. One lesson, Never postpone doing something. Of
course, it's for me.
I think there is a long way for me to be a physicist and If I become. I don't know when I
can start studying physics again but I heavily rely on your help. Of course, you must be a
patient teacher, because I may ask some silly questions. Let's see what happens in the
future.
You said "my English is great." Could you explain which part? I really want to know how
is my writing skill, including grammar, vocabulary, punctuation mark and ... . I need your
true answer not some praise. It's very important to me, because I want to take part in an
exam. Of course, I've already known that my words are limited. If there is any problems,
please let me know. A teacher never hids his students' mistakes.
About your conversation, you're absolutely right. And I've gotten what you mean.
Actually, I was not sure that it's right. But, because "husband" is countable, I said so. I
confess that you're quite right. Thanks a million for mentioning it. By the way, when there
is a mistake or error in my writing you can point at it directly. There is no problem. Just
maybe when I see you one day I'll kill you. No matter.(LOL)
Ok. All of you are teachers. So who is the poor student in your home? Everyone wants to
teach another one and look at that person as a studend, Is it right?
Let's be serious, What do they teach? And in which grade? Have they ever been your
teacher?
I think that is enough for today, I want to go and eat some breakfast. It's 9:30. Poor my
stomach.
Have a great holiday,

Maryam

Dear Marina,
Thanks a lot for your warm words and strong support.
Thanks, Marina.
I�??m happy to tell that you always deserve more praises just because of your wonderful
state of mind. I love your charming wit and humor, and it�??s hard for me to add more
zest to the words. I always want to have a try, but no door to knock in. Luckily, here I am
with you.
As you said, everyone here make a different flavor. It�??s easy for me to smell your
fragrance and elegancy. In Chinese words, there is a word and expression explained that
the person is simple and elegant like chrysanthemum. It is an analogy that one who lives
simply, gentle and elegant with the rejection of aggressive mood similar to the
chrysanthemum. It�??s simple outside honor or disgrace, outside fame and fortune,
beside enticement, actually in strength of spirit. Among lots of flavors, I like your style
best.
Thanks for your coming,

Light my eyes
Be my friend
Girls always be calm a while, then start to loose control
Be your side, be my side
A variety of beauties
Distinctive, here you are.
Words jumped out of my mouth, from the bottom of my heart
You are special.

Dear Behnam,
Thanks a lot for your kind words. It�??s really sweet and nice.
Maybe, it�??s a little yet premature for me to say �??spring comes finally�?�,
because you were still in the middle of winter. No wonder you just asked how I can smell
the spring. And I tasted it from the food �??Chunjuan�?� which is full of promise and
strong love. I breathed it from breeze air, here and there around me. Yet I touched it by
the blessings words from friends here including you. I came back to this room several
days ago, and friends opened their arms to me, just like the spring was in the air. �??If
winter comes, can spring be far behind? �??The great poet Shelley once said. I�??m
sure you will embrace the vigorous spring soon.
Dear friend, if the spring knocks at your door, could you be aware of that? If she is not
yet to do so, could you open your door and walk out, to meet her in the road.
Dear Behnam, I�??m sure, spring is a beautiful girl who is walking to you.
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Hi Andrew,
How is it going? Not to be tired of answering all those letters. I agree with you about
replying to letters, especially when you want to reply to a teacher�??s letter. He may
send you a reproving letter if you don�??t answer on time. God help us to be punctual.
You know, in my country, we don�??t have access to some sites. In other words, we are
not allowed to use them. I think this one(urbandictionary) is one of them. Anyway, sorry
for causing trouble.
By the way, that was my fault. The teacher is completely right. I shouldn�??t have
written on that way. No matter. Sometimes, it�??s good to make fun of things. As you
know, life is full of ups and downs, and in this way it can be more tolerable. And as I
don�??t have a good sense of humor, I really enjoy your writing. Thank you and the
teacher.
(The teacher(Behanm), I hope not to annoy you by addressing as teacher. Your tormentor
student)
Hoping your wishes come true.
And check the Kati's forum,

Maryam

Dear Maryam,
I am very sorry but I've spent a lot of time playing chess online and now I have to do my
urgent duties.
The same appologies I address you,
dear Behnam,
whom I considered to meet with at the chessboard and because of my unsmartness ( I

must added new word in English? ) we couldn't, alas.
Bye! my fear friends, I hope next time we'll be luckier!

Andrew
Marina February 6th 2009

Hi st-83,
Thank you a lot for your reply.... I hope you will write here , because the writing is one of
the most important sides to improve our English...as you notice that my English is very
bad , but by writing I keep all words in my mind , besides I share my English with especial
friends , and I hope you will be one of them ...... your email is..afra.... and I think it's a
name for a girl...that is.
Marina.

Hi Behnam,
Thank you a million for your nice writing to me.... you made poor Marina happy. Thank
you once again for your nice comments about my writing, It just from my heart and mind,
and I'm happy to feel that I make you happy.
I have read your writing on page 26 , Thank you it was really great ...
Marina.

Hi Cathy,
In fact there is no enough words to explain how much I'm grateful for your nice and
wonderful reply..... I hope I deserves what you have said to me.
You really made me feel happy , I felt your kindness and affection , Thank you very much
indeed.
I'm happy because of your nice words , but I'm happier because these words and nice
sentences are from Cathy, who is very clever and soft ..She is like a beatiful red flower on
this website.
Dear Cathy , your English is great . Your English is equal to Behnam's English who has
the best English here , I hope to be like you soon.
Dear Cathy , from my heart (in the Arab world) ...to your heart ( in China) ..Thank you
very much indeed.
It would be a great honor for me to contact with you.
Marina.

Hi Behnam,
I hope the sky is clear in Tehran and your mood is serene and you enjoy your day-off
time.
What a pity we hadn't met at a chessroom yesterday!
I'm still there. I believe something happen to me when I start playing. Passion perhaps. I
wonder why I have never tried those bloody game machines, because just of shortage of
cash maybe?
I played chess very seldom in the past and have never been a strong player. Sometimes I
seem to be even indifferent to that.
But in definite conditions the trigger switch-on immediately and I become crazy.
If you can somehow solve the technical problem with your PC (was IT a problem ? ) join
me please now. This Saturday must be a day I still have a time. Since Monday my
holydays ends.
And your offering to play via Yahoo Messenger could work if I even had a chessboard at
home!
Hope we stay to be friends
Andrew
P.S. if you look at the chess.com now you can see my physiognomy also.

Hi Andrew,
I can understand what you mean by having no time. Take it easy. It sometimes happens to
me. Sometimes we are very busy in doing something and completely forget about other
things and all of a sudden we look at the watch and ... .
How was playing chess? For sure, you enjoyed it that you lost the time. Am I right?
By the way, what is your favorite color? I've read an article about "The psychology of
color". And I want to know more about you. If you want, I can write you the answer.
Enjoy every moment of life,
Maryam

Hi Maryam!!
You are right, I have completely lost the feel of the time these two days. Never, NEVER
played so much; I'm thoroughly exhausted.
Print the results of my attempts below. I think that is mean nothing: there are A LOOOT
of players, just thousands and you may chose an opponent on your own. So I did. Not too
hard not too weak.
Andrew57 (my nick there)

LONG CHESS (15 �?? 20 min )
current rate - 1456
Won - 13 (65%)
Lost - 6 (30%) 1 (5%)
BLITZ ( 5 -10 min )

Current rat - 1428
Won - 17 (65%)
Lost - 9 (35%)
Best whishes dear Mary
Andrew
P.S. Next week the rehearsals start so I'll be busy, but I'll do my best to check the tread
and answer your letters so don't stop to write me from time to time please.
By the way if you visit tha site (chess.com) and can find me ( as Andrew57 ) you will see
my foto

Once again, Maryam,
I'm not good in distinguishing the colours. I even call myself achromate for fun.
Maybe light green???

Hi Maryam,
Nice to meet you. In fact I always read your writing , and I think your English is really
great.
I liked your last topic...and I love red ..if I went shopping all red clothes will make me
look at it , I mean I'm attracted to red clothes ...so what is that mean???
Thank you for reading my writing, I hope to read from you soon.
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Hi Behnam,
How are you my Iranian friend ?? How is it going ?? I hope you are very happy.
At first let me say CONGRATULATIONS!!!! It was wonderful to see what happened from
two days ago in Iran , I mean the satellite , It was really a great moment for all Muslims.
It's really great from Iran to have the technology which is in many countries like USA ,
and other countries.
Dear Behnam , It's not politics�?�(LOL)�?�so you are as a teacher and a scientist
as well know how much is great !!
West and east! There are many differences between these worlds�?� especially about
culture and beliefs. Women and men in the middle east are different from women and men
in the western world�?�.
Even though the men in the middle east try to be open-minded �?�try to change but
they always don't act as they say..they will return to their nature and culture.
Dear Behnam , you as an eastern man , do you think that men in our world( Arabic
countries , Iran and other Muslim countries) do as they saying?? �?� or they return to
their origin and culture ??? Is there any difference between men at the moment and the
men in the past in our Islamic world??? Do you think that men nowadays accept things
which was refused in the past ??? are they looking at the women in the same look???
What about there chooses when they are going to have a wife??? Are they choosing it as
they say or as their culture and religion???
Dear Behnam , don't say that my questions are difficult , because as I said before women
can't ask hard questions�?�.(LOL), by the way I prepare myself to any question or
comment , feel free in answering , and give me your points to discuss it.
I'm very much looking forward to hearing from you as soon and completely as you can.
Marina.
Hi Friends,
There was a couple , they have been married for 35 years. A witch wanted to achieve
them two hopes.
The women smiled and thought then said" I want two tickets to travel around the world
with my dear husband" .The witch said( Abra kadabra..Abra karabra) then two tickets
were in the woman's hands.
The man thought and thought , he said to himself " I'm an old man , and my wife is old
too, how nice to have a young wife" .then he said to the witch " I want to have a new wife ,
which is younger than me by 20 years" ..The witch said( Abra kadabra..Abra kadabra)
Then the man have more years to his age ..now he is older than before by 20 years�?�
The man thought that he is very clever , but he forgot that the witch is a woman.
Marina.

Hi Andrew,
So, you are too busy. I hope you'll be satisfied with the result. By the way, I saw your
photo. You're really handsom and in those clothes you more look like an athlete not a
musician.
According to that article, you're calm and maybe indefferent. I think the first one is true,
but the second one doesn't work for you. Am I right?
Good luck,
Maraym

Maryam,
that foto was made in Italy two years ago. We used bicycles to reach our work. I adore
bicycle as much as play table tennis.
And I'm not handsom I think, nevertheless thank you for your flattery.
Andrew

I think all the articles say true everytime. Or why do people read them????????

Hi Marina,
Nice to know you too. Thanks for your positive thought about my writing.
My favorite color is red, too. I think we have something in comon.
According to the article, it's a warm colorand evokes emotions ranging from feelings of
warmth and comfort to feelings of anger. And also these people pay attention to details.
Is this true about you?
Thanks for making connection with me and I'm really glad that you did this, because
sometimes breaking the ice is hard.
Thanks a bunch.
Have a good time,

Maryam
P.S, Sorry for being late. I don't know why I couldn't see your letter. Maybe I need a
doctor.

Hi Andrew,
It seems that you traveled around the world. Have you come to Iran?
Why should I flatter you? It's just my idea. I think such an appearance is good-looking,
and you think not. Ok, everyone has an idea. If you don't like, I back my words. Pay
attention everybody Andrew is not handsome at allllll. But he is good-looking.(LOL)
What do you mean by saying that all the articles tell the truth? you mean you are both
calm and indifferent.
Where is Kati? Have I done something wrong?
Yours,
Maryam
Dear Marina,
Thanks that you express your gratitude to Iran satellite launching .
Iran celebrates 30th anniversary of Islamic revolution on February 10. There are many
unique features in this revolution, It was the first Islamic value-based revolution in the
world that happened in 1979 by leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, it disrupted all USA
political equations in this area. Before the Islamic revolution, Iran regime (Pahlavi
imperial) as a biggest ally, had very deep relation with Israel, but after Islamic
revolution, Iran as the biggest ally of Arab people and anti Israel governments, see Israel
as a big threat for Middle East.
The sense of close affinity of people, fortified the Islamic Revolution during 30 years to
resist against War ,terrorists ,threats, treacheries , sanctions, boycotts and Iran scientists
in a great effort have tried to develop the domestic industries which reached a peak in
civilian nuclear science and space technologies. On the 30th anniversary of the Islamic
revolution Iran has placed its first home-built satellite ,OMID (HOPE), in orbit using a
Safir-2 rocket in a move that raised new hopes and enthusiastic in the international
Moslem community. This is the first satellite that has been launched in the history of our
nation and it was carried by Safir-2 satellite carrier. The satellite is aimed at determining
orbital measurements and will circulate Earth 15 times in every 24 hours. Safir is about
22 meters long, with a diameter of 1.25 metres and weighing more than 26 tones.
ON February 10 (Bahaman 22)a lot of people in Iran rally throughout the country ,to
support and strengthen their Islamic revolution
Yours Sincerely,
Mohsen

Hi Maryam,
Thank you very much for your nice writing .
Dear Maryam , I payed attention to a sentence you have written, about break the ice ... I
don't think that there was any piece of ice , but sometimes I don't have ideas or words to
talk about some topics .. In fact I'm always read all your writings and all friends's
writings here . I love your way of contacting with everybody..and I think you are a nice
girl..
Dear Maryam, I get along with some parts of your writing about who loves red color..in
fact I really care about details , even if I wanted to buy a jacket for example , I'd look at it
carefully , every detail is important..(LOL).,
Thank you Maryam , your writings are welcomed whenever you wrote it....
I'd be grateful if you read my writing to our friend Behnam, and I hope you'll share me
something about that writing.
Thank you for reading...I hope to read from you soon.
Marina.

Hi Mohsen,
Thank you very much for your reply... It was from your kindness.
Dear Mohsen ,I was surprised when I returned home , The headlines was enough for me
to smile ... In fact , in this cruel world , it's very great to give some faces big smiles , a
happy moment ,feeling proud and a great hope for all Muslims , and Iran made it . So ,
Thank you Iran for one million times.
Dear Mohsen, I'm really interested in Iranian culture, politics, and revolution , I saw
many documentary progrms about Iran , and It was very interesting to know all these
information about it.
Yesterday , I saw how much AyatoAllah Khomieni was great and simple at the same
time... all details about Iranian revolution is great too.
Congratultions!! for everything... I hope you are enjoying these wonderful days.
Thank you Mohsen.
Marina.
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Hi Maryam,

I don't want to sound as a teacher. I like to be a friend of you.
So many thanks for your wonderful writings. They always make sense. Your English is
great.
I personally disagree with using phrases, idioms, and expressions in writings. Although I
often use them, that is not good! Why? The reason is very clear. For the sake of
simplicity, we should write in a way which is clear for someone who is going to read our
writings.
Both my parents are teachers. My father teaches Mathematicsat Guidance school, and my
mother teaches Persian literature at high school. We are three teachers at home(LOL). In
terms of cooking, cleaning up, washing up, and other arty activities, my father and me are
students. When it comes to ordering, my father is a strict teacher, so poor Behnam and his
mother are students.(LOL)
Sometimes Behnam is a teacher too. When it comes to speaking about science and
technology, English language etc Behnam is thier spokesman. (LOL)
My favourite colour is blue. I really love it. I can prove it just add this ID and have a chat
with me, if you don't mind: you.believeme@yahoo.com
Sorry to be late in answering. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Marina,
I�??m very happy to get your reply, nice and wonderful. I feel much happier to know
you are happy. Life is a bouquet, friendship is flower. I knew the red color is your
adoration. It�??s the color of passion and love. It�??s a great honor for me to be a red
flower, to add each other�??s splendor.
In terms of speaking English, I�??ve learned a lot from Behnam. He is worthy of the
honor title of teacher, and words fail to express my admiration. It�??s really happy to be
with him, to follow him.
Today is the Lantern Festival, January 15 on the lunar Calendar, traditionally an

occasion for family reunion in my country. The people always celebrate this festival with
lamps and flowers. It�??s customary to eat Yuanxiao (dumplings made of glutinous rice
flour with sweet stuffings) during this festival. I wish I can see the first full moon tonight
after the lunar New Year.
I would like to borrow the full moon to send blessings to you. Wish you smile happily
every day.
Full moon, friends round.
Hi Maryam,
thanks to my daughter I can greet you twice a day.
To answer your question: I have not travelled at all before before last winter ( the end of
2006 ). First attempt was 40-days contract in Italy, the second one - 4,5 month job on a
cruise ship. Both time as a band pianist (or kees player ). Cruise was a part of World
Wide Circle so we have been at pretty many cities from South East Asia via Australia and
New Zealand to Noth (briefly) and South America ( in details ).
I've never been in Iran.
By the way there was a film 'Tehran 43' been made by Russia and France in common. Did
you see that by chance?
Andrew

Hi Marina,
Thanks a million for your delightful writings.
There are many questions. It will take a lot of time to think about them, to focus on them,
and to answer them. I am going to write something. I hope that helps.
Before anything else, I should say that the world has changed a lot. Changing is one of
the main characters of the world! In this regard, men have changed and the same goes for
women.
I am not familiar with the world of Arab people. I know something about Iran. In my
opinion, there are two groups in Iran who are miserable now; single women, and married
men! I don't know how to explain what I mean. Married men have to make money, pay for
living cost and expenses. They have to cook, wash, clean, and do other tasks related to
house as well. Married ladies often spend time on gossiping, danching, taking part at
parties, shopping, making up etc. It is men's duty to think about life, and worry about it.
Some women work, but they are free to spend their money on living cost or not.
Married men are not challenging or fighting to be equal with women. They are struggle
for survival instead! (LOOOL)
A careful attention should be paid that the average of married men are as I mentioned
above. Married women live better than western women. Why? When it comes to speaking
about abilities, knowledge, science, wisdom, art, job, good qualities etc they are nothing
in comparison with western women. But, when it comes to speaking about lifestyle,
fashion, clothes, make up, being naked, chewing gum(LOOOL), pretending to love and
being lovely etc, they are in the first rank of the list. (LOOOL)
I know what I am writing. I know that some of my friends (maybe all of them) disagree
with this opinion, but I strongly believe so. By the way, I should say again and again that
when we are speaking about human beings, the behaviousr of average of them is
noticeable. Of course, there are many exceptions(LOOOL).
Single girls are not free enough to enjoy their life as they like! Why? I am very tired. I will
write about it in due time, of course if you like to know my answer about this part of my
idea.
All in all, don't compare Arab men with poor Iranian men. In my country, women and
women rights are the major concerns of the goverment.(LOOOL)
Way of looking at women? A very funny thing. I look at my eyes. (LOOOL) and I like
looking at them. I like ogling the women! Only joking.(LOOOL). I'v got your point, don't
worry.
From beginning of the human beings' history so far, there was and is an important fight
between women and men about their rights. The story is so long. I just want to point out
that western men, finally understood how to cope with this problem. They have learned to
say "Yes, Madam! You are absolutely right!". They have learned to say some
beautiful(covered by some nice sentences and comments) things, and pretend to respect
women and their rights. Poor women in western countries work, make money, pay for
living cost, wash, cook, clean etc. They bring up their children alone. Where is dad?
Emmmmmmm I don't know, in a cub with a new girlfriend! What else a man wants to be
happy and enjoy his life??? (LOOOL) I wish I were in western countries! (LOOOL)
My friend! There is a world difference between saying some things and having belief in it.
I have to dash. I won't check my mistakes. I know that I have made lots of mistakes. sorry
for them. I have no time to correct them.
All the best,


Hi Andrew,

Dear Andrew, as I guess you know, it is holiday on Friedays in almost all muslim
countries. I am taking part in an English course, in the morning, on Fridays. I often get
home at about 13:00. I have some time to spend on surfing the net in the afternoon, on
Fridays. In addition, the speed of net is very low, so that it's not possible for me to
download chessboard and play chess online. I hope you will forgive me.
All the best,


Hi Cathy,
How are you keeping? I hope you are in a good mood.

Thank you so much for writing in this thread. You are a thoughtful lady, as I have made
this comment about you so many times.
Are you sure that spring is female? I am not sure about it. (LOOL)
By the way, spring walks towards many men, winks at many men, or so many men look at
it greedily. Although it is very beautiful, for me purity has primacy.(LOOOL)
Dear Cathy, have you got any news about your citizen NANA? I have missed her terribly.
All the best,


Hi Stella, Mohsen, NANA, Araghi, Sdt, Yevon, CJ, ...
How are you my friends? I hope you all are okay and enjoying your life.
This is just to let you know that I have missed you a lot. Please don't leave me alone. I
hope to see your replies soon.
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
Once again about chess.

Let's try a way you offered first. I'll find a chessboard and inform you when I'll be aware
about my shedule for coming Friday. I have usually free time up to the evening (to 16.00
at least) at Fridays.
If you confirm you readiness to meet at some definite hour on Friday I'll be waiting you
with Yahoo Messenger stand by.
I had not played chess for a long time before last Friday and I hardly can be considered
as a strong player ( maybe that is why I like to play with time limitation ), and what about
you?
Wish your the best
and waiting for reply
Andrew

Hi Marina,
How�??s life? I hope you�??re doing well.
By using that expression �??break the ice,�?� I�??ve meant that sometimes I
don�??t know how to start a conversation or about what I can talk. In my idea the first
time is the hardest. Any way, sorry for confusing you.
I read your writings as well as others, whenever I can. And be sure that I write something
when I have an idea about the subject which is come up for discussion. Unless, I think
I�??m not able to express my idea well and it may confuse me and you or anyone who
may read it.
You praised me to the skies by writing that words. I really appreciate your way of
thinking. I�??m sure that you are a nice and kind-hearted person, because just such a
person can think positively about others.
I�??m very pleased that we started the connection and I hope it will improve as well as
our English.
Sincerely yours,
Maryam

Hi Behnam,
It seems that you are fine. I hope so and hope to be in high spirits. Of course you are a
friend of mine. I have a good friend who is also a very good teacher. Is there something
wrong with it? I don�??t think so.
Thanks for your compliment. It's really kind of you to think so.
You may right, but in my idea, when we don�??t know the meaning of any words or
phrses or ..., we can simply ask. And in this way, we learn something new. So, I think it's
better to use new words and expressions.
Thanks again for answering my questions about the teachers.
I�??ve sent and e-mail to you. I know you don�??t have much time to check your inbox,
but the text is in Farsi. At first, I wanted you to read it then gave me your opinion. But
now after reading your answer to Marina, I doubt.
Any way, I want to write about my feeling. When I read it, I felt bad. In fact, I became
aware of that by one of my friends who lives abroad. Of course they didn�??t make it
into laws, but they printed it in some books(I don�??t know the name of that). In this
way, you think that they want to cheat you. While, they�??re talking about nuclear
energy and ... . What do they(who did this) really think?
Thanks for reading my mixed up writing.
Always friends,
Mryam
P.S. Do you really believe the things that you wrote to Marina? Or you're kidding.
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Hi cathy,
It�??s so nice to know you. Actually, I highly enjoy your writings about your custom.
You explain them very well. Thanks a million.
I saw something in movies and it�??s truely amazing. And about the last one that you
wrote(Lantern Festival), I think it must be magnificent, full of colors and light.
I like to know about customs. Any country, it makes no difference. In my idea, some of
them are sweet and enjoyable. So, any writing about this topic is welcomed warmly.
I�??m looking forward to reading more from you,

Maryam

Hi Andrew,
How are you doing? It looks that you are as busy as a bee.
So, you saw different places. It must be very enjoyable. When do you want to play the
piano for us? I think, we must invite you to Iran, then you may give us the honor.
By the way, I haven't watch that movie? What is it about?
All the best,

Maryam

Hi Maryam,
If I can ever be compared with a bee it must be the laziest one. I hope this three or four
days of rehearsals don't make me harm.
I'd play for you with pleasure. Just you shouldn't consider me as a some pathetic soloist,
no , I am a common piano-bar player ( or a band member ).
The film 'Tehran 43' is about attempt of assassination of a 'Big Three' by nazy cecret
service in 1943.
It was made long ago, about the middle of 80-th with beautiful music by Mishel Legran.
See you later
Andrew

Hi Maryam,
How are you?
Thanks for reply.
Yes, I believe so! I can explain what I meant. They are some facts! (LOOOL)
Email in Farsi? I didn't receive this email! Are you sure? Check it please! There is'nt such
an email in my mailbox!
Anyway, I hope to see that email in my mailbox. I'm eager to read at. I'm really confused.
OH WOMEN, HOW COMPLICATED YOU ARE! (LOOOL)
All the best,


Hi Andrew,
I'm so glad that you play for me. Your acceptance is too precious to me. Believe it or not,
but I didn't think that you answer in this way, so simply and beautiful.
I haven't heard about the movie, but we may watch it together one day.
I read something that is nice. I write it for you to read.

"The joy of life isn't in doing what we like, but in liking what we do."
What is your idea?
Break a leg,
Maryam

Dear Behnam,
Thanks, but the truth is I'm not good. something happaned at work. Actually, the guy who
works here(He does the cleaning and buys the things that we need and something like
this) got on my nervers. I can't explain more. I know you may confuse. So, don't pay
attention. Just read it.
I think it's completely true that is said, "when someone is sad speaks in his own
language(mother tongue)." I can't explain it well. Sorry for confusing you.
You know, women sometimes just need somebody to listen to them. So, take it easy and
thanks a lot for reading.
About your answer to Marina, I will read it once again and then discuss it. Maybe
tomorrow. Ok.
I sent the message to the following address, behrampednam@yahoo.com

Did you check this one? Of course I sent once again. I hope this time you can find it.
Waiting for your reply,
Maryam

Dear Behnam,
I had a good day. I took part in the rally for victory of our revolution, I saw many friends
and many faces which I missed them for long time, last night I also went to the place to
see the fire works.
I read your writing to marine and decided to write my idea
You have written in a way that you have been impressed ,I mean the environment you live
in, you believe that a married man is a measurable person !!? because your experience is
emerged from what you see in your related families, also your idea about single girls, it is
what you see in your class, of course if there are some exceptional girls (my idea)like
what you have described. their teachers are guilty ,A teacher should be able to have a
prestigious in his class that his student respect him , stimulated by his manner and values,
so that whatever a teacher behave in the class ,the student choose it as pattern to their
life. A teacher can be a portrayed, a paragon for his student,so teachers have an
important duty in class.
You described our single girls as a naked and dancer and cosmetic user and western girls
as a wisdom , knowledgeable�?�. I do not know how you found it. You have limited
yourself to internet, well, it is enough, you please write "American woman" in Google and
click on image, and you see the values of woman in west. It shows how much they are
wisdom, knowledgeable (LOOL),I think It is not need to search about some popular
women and their visdom.
I am really sorry for idea which is despairing you and I understand that why you have
been single so far .In fact ,it is a good luck of a girl that you are single(LOL). May be the
teachers are limited to what they see around them , school, student and teaching. My
brother is a teacher, he always speaks about same thing.. Student and student. Sometimes
I tell him when do you want to promote your thought, you always speak repeatedly about
your students.
I remember a memoir when I was a student in university.

We had a professor , he was graduated from UK. He always pretend to be wisdom and
intellectual ,so he always speak against female students in the class which consist the
majority. He put his glass on peak of his nose and fold his neck down to see students and
spoke Persian with Spanish accent: "dear girls I know why you have come to university
and why you are wasting money ,the money that your poor fathers earn with a lot of
difficulties, you have come here because of your feeling of emulation ,you have come here
because you want to have a better position, may be you receive a proposal from a man
and find a husband for yourself." The girl were so much irate that they wished a stone
from sky comes down and hit the professor head ,some girls were tearing, some of them
ventured to contradict him and shout :don�??t you ashamed to speak such an idle talks.
you are not in a place to judge for everything But professor answered with coolness: "no
my dears you should accept the fact." The student complain to university faculty about
professor manner and insisted that he should be dismissed ,.the faculty explained to the
student that he is a high rank professor ,graduated from UK,you should gratitude him.
But girls were internally burning, they know that how much he was also illiterate in
teaching of his course. one day a male student helped female to reveal a secret ,he knew a
secret about professor ,the secret was on professor head, the professor was a bold man
but he wished to look younger ,so he has changed his appearance by wearing a wig on his
head and nobody knew it. One day students were whispering in class ,. Professor told
with derision : my new bribes what is wrong with you, A girl answer with sneer, nothing
important ,just it said that your hair is artificial. The professor was half raised with wide
eyes, angry look ,he cried, don't you ashamed of being so much impolite, but all students
burst into laugh, professor kept shouting and student kept laughing, the professor went
out of class and never came back, then he was tried and condemned by university faculty
and in a trail . he was obliged to ask student for pardon and asked student to forgive hm.
Later, I was informed that he had dispute with his wife which leaded to divorce, because
he had an illegal relation with one of new bribes ( student of his), so his wife requested
for divorce
Good night to you
Mohsen

Hi Maryam,
How are you?
I received your email yesterday. Thank you very much for sending such an interesting
eamil. That subject has got so many aspects. We should Try to look at the problem from
another angle, for example from men's angle.
"A tree would be known by its fruit"; so it is better to think about the results of a theory,
an idea etc.
Anyway, I'm ready to write about that subject, to speak about it, or to do whatever you
prefer. Please make your decision and let me know what should I do.
By the way, if you want to read my answer in my own thread, you should make that
subject public. I mean, you should write it in my thread, so that my friends become aware
of the subject.
An interesting idea crossed my mind just a few second a go. I will post it later(Just after
this writing).
All the best,


Dear Friends,
As I guess you know, my friend Maryam has sent me an email. It is about women rights;
specially married women rights. It is a kind of criticizing the marriage laws in Islam and
Iran.
Actually, it is about money, or other properties that a man has to give it to his wife. We
call it dowry. I'm not sure about it. The amount of money or other properties(for example
some pieces of gold) is written in marriage certificate.
Would you please write something about marriage laws in your society?
All the best,

sonali_mahar February 11th 2009

139 pages??..so much overwhelming ...really don't have the patience to read them
all..otherwise i would have surely gone through and written down sth related to the topic
u guyz r discussing(if u r)anyway..am sonali..new to this farternity...n am here..needless
to say..to improve my english skills..so guyzz HAiii..helllo.. :D
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Hi Cathy ,
Thank you very much for your kindness , It was really very kind of you .. in fact there is no
word can describe your kindness , you are really so sweet�?�
It's great to live in Spring �?�. I love spring , but the winter is my favorite , I love cold
weather , I love the rain , winter clothes�?�. But I hate umbrellas (LOL).
Some people describe people according to their favorite season�?�. Some people talk
like that :
- you are cruel like winter �?�you are warm like spring ..you are shining like Summer's
sun�?�you �?�..
But to talk about you , you are lovely and beautiful like Spring's flower, sensitive like
Autumn's leaves, strong as Winter's wind�?� affective like Summer's sun.
Dear Cathy , what is your favorite color, favorite season, do you like coffee?? . arrange
those animals , from the favorite to �?� horse , tiger , sheep, pig.
It's a " personality Analysis" �?�
Marina.

Hi Mohsen,
How are you? I hope you are okay. Thank you for writing some wonderful things.
Dear Mohsen, I think you haven't got the point yet. Have you read Marina's writing about
"Men & Women and comparing them with other people in other countries"?
Please have a look at her writing and try to answer. By the way, it seems to me that she is
criticising men who live in muslim countries. I just wanted to point out that the world of
Arab is very different from Iran. In Iran, women have got freedom. There are
treated(They must be treated) with respect. Without any doubt, women deserve to be
treated with respect.
WOMEN ARE RESPECTABLE AND I RESPECT THEM A LOT.
Dear Mohsen, the United Nations; I don't know wherever it is, was thinking of women's
rights. In our country, women have been treated with respect from the beginning of the
human beings' history. So, we don't need to obey such laws. Of course, there are some
dark points in it, but they are minor. All I am saying is this: Nowadays, the United
Nations must think about men's rights in Iran!(LOOOL)
Dear Mohsen, I had got many reasons for writing those things.The most important reason
was trying to laugh at my own writing and Marina's writing; although the subject was
serious or important. I feel absolutely sure that my friend Marina has got the point.
Dear Mohsen, forgive me if I have written something that you dislike or disagree with, but
that is okay. I respect you, and your opinion as well.
I'm single because of many reasons, but the main reason is the lack of money. At least, for
me that is true. By the way, I haven't tried to propose someone to mary me for more than
eight years. In such case, I maybe will hear a big "No" as an answer.(LOOOL) Maybe,
that is just an excuse. I am an ugly man. Poor and proud! How can I propose to someone
when I haven't got enough money and suitable physical appearance?(LOOOL) I, won't
make someone feel unhappy and unlucky. Oh my God! How kind and open-minded
Behnam is! He doesn't want to make a lady feel miserable and unlucky!(LOOOL)
Joking aside, dear Mohsen, have you ever criticised your wife's family? My father has
done it many times, but there were always some big rows and arguments.
As you have written, I am looking at the problem with my own tinted glasses.That is
absolutely true. I am ahuman being; that is part of my character to look at the problems
from one side.
All in all, dear Mohsen, I wish I would be an open-minded man. I have been trying, and I
am trying to broaden my horizons.
You are absolutly true. I am terribly sorry to upset you, or to annoy you. I hope you will
forgive me.
All the best,


Hi Sonali,
How are you?
Thank you very much for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this thread. You
English is good. Congratulation!
Could you please introduce yourself? I hope you will share something with my friends
and me. I hope so.
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
Oh my God!!! What are you doing my soft friend??? Are telling all Arab men to hide
behind doors and kill me ??? do you want to see poor Marina as silent body???
Poor Marina adores the real Arab men , I really love their specifications .
Arab world is different from country to country , for example Syria, Lebanon, Jordan are
different from KSA, UAE, Qatar . Syrian or Lebanese man is different from Saudi man ,
and each one has his specifications, in fact I don't know their specifications , I only have a
little bit of information about men in Syria and Lebanon.
Even in the same country there is a big difference between people . for example the man
who is from the inner places is different from the man who is from the coast cities. This
story is so long . But all what I meant by my last writing to you , that men in these days
say something ( pretending open-minded) and act in different way �?�
I have seen many American programs , Opra's programs are the most famous in USA.
And I think there is a point which is all men are alike.
Dear Behnam , I'm from Syria , Syrian men are very kind and treat with women with
respect . The woman here can work and walk and wear whatever she wants �?�.
Women have all their rights in Syria as I know more than other Arab countries. She is a
teacher , a minister , a great mother and an especial wife too�?�
Anyway I'm not going to talk about Syria, Syria is known as a great country in Arab
world.
Dear Behnam , you have said that single women and married men are poor , so you are
as a single man you are not poor , Could you possibly explaining the reasons??? I hope
so.
Dear Behnam , the married woman is working outside her home and inside it, she brings
children to this world, she has the responsibility to take care of them and make them great
persons, she is earning money and helping her husband�?�poor married woman , what
can she do either??? She should be a super woman(LOL).
Dear Behnam , say something don't leave me alone facing all Arab men �?�.don't give
them the chance to kill me..(LOL).
I have read your last writing about your new topic and I promise I will write about it very
soon. To that moment I'm very much looking forward to hearing from you as soon as you
can.
POOR MARINA.........P.S: please save her.

Dear Marina,
You are a wonderful friend as the wonderful can be. Thanks a million for your sweet
words that make me in high spirits. It�??s the natural greatest emotional need to feel
appreciated, especially favored by you, intelligent and elegant.
The sky is floating drizzle with sleet outside window. I am enjoying the aroma of coffee
inside. As I glance out of the window, a blue umbrella springs to my eyes. Suddenly,
strands of tender feelings well up in my mind, just as wonderful as a sweet dream. Dear
Marina, What kind of feelings would you embrace if seeing this scene?
It�??s really great to soak into the spring rain. I guess the taste of good memory will
linger much longer as the seasons succeed one another. As for me, I enjoy four seasons.
Of four seasons, I like summer best. It defines the fire of love, burning and flaming.
However, a swallow can't make a summer, that is, four seasons make a full year. Dear
Marina, I�??m highly appreciated your beautiful descriptions to me in a special way of
four distinctive seasons. But for me, you are much better than I am. To my great relief, to
be with you, I can enjoy the soft sun in winter, because you are as ardent as the soft sun.
Seasons can�??t live without the sun. You really make me feel love and warm in heart.
My favorite color is green. I knew the red color is your adoration. That seems we are a
perfect color pair. People are always pleasant to look at red blooms with green leaves. It
seems interesting that we were predestined to meet and be friends together.
I�??m very happy to do �??personality analysis�?�. I think it must be interesting. Of

four animals you motioned, I arranged them as horse, sheep, pig and tiger in sequence. I
love the horse�??s character, moderate, hard and understanding. I love the sheep�??s
character, kind, gentle and patient. I adore the pig�??s character, optimistic, honest and
tolerant. I admire the tiger�??s character, independent, brave and challenging. Luckily,
with differences, the world is blooming in colorful splendor.
Marina, I�??m looking forward to your reply. Wish all my yearning loaded with my
concern fillies to you quietly with the changing seasons!

Dear Maryam,
I�??m very happy to hear from you. It�??s a big nice surprise. It�??s very kind of you
to offer support. Thanks you open a window for me to know you.
Maryam, a special and nice name, gives me more room to imagine. It seems the Lantern
attracts you a lot and I am the luckiest one to hold this lantern. Yet, different nations have
different customs. Cultures and food are also differ in thousands ways. Because of these,
the world is not monotonous, but colorful.
I really enjoyed the Lantern Festival with my honey boyfriend. We visited Qianmen-the
business street of Beijing that night -- the bright moon rode high in the sky. I wonder if
you also did the same. Although we live in different countries with different customs, we
share the same bright full moon, maybe at different times, haha.
Hope we can stay in touch to share not only in topic of customs, but also any topics.
Best regards.

Dear Behnam,
It�??s raining! Drizzle tenderness. I don�??t know what you are busy with, but I would
like to invite you to stop awhile just for relax and enjoy yourself. I still remember that you
love rainy weather and like walking in the rain.
Dear Behnam, I�??m sure the spring is not a girl, but girls, haha. That�??s why you
said she walks to the man. Coz each girl wants to find her Mr. Right. Have you once
noticed her wink at you? Don�??t shut your love by saying it�??s not pure. Nothing is
absolute, but the thing is what you give yourself to it.
By the way, I�??m sorry for Nana�??s absence and happy to know you are missing her
terribly. Hope the spring rain will take her back soon from long missing. Friendship is
shining in this room all the time.
Now the rain harmonizes with the spring. Hope you will smile happily with a wink. Hehe
Enjoy yourself.

Hi Maryam,
How are you Maryam?? How is it going?? I hope you are enjoying this tricky weather.
I went outside , I weared a very heavy jacket because it was raining , but I really felt that
the weather is very hot. I returned back home with a terrible mood , but when I think
about people who love me , I feel great.
Dear Maryam, Thank you for your complements , I hope I deserve them , it was really
very kind of you to think so.
Dear Maryam , when you feel that you are hopeless??? and when you feel that you are
strong???
by the way , can I share you your topic with Behnam, I think I've got something to say.
I'd be grateful if you answered me soon.
Marina.

Hi Behanm,
Finally, I have time to write my opinion about your answers to Marina and Mohsen.
In Marina�??s answer, you wrote, �??Married men HAVE TO cook, wash, ... .�?�
Who makes them to do such things? Do you really think that they do it, because they
HAVE TO? Of course, there may be few men who do so, but this number is different from
average or all.
Also you wrote, �??Some women work, but they are free ... ,�?� I think, if we look
better we see just a few of them spend their salary for themselves. The others spend it for
their children and house.
Try to pay attention to other people�??s lives. personally, I think it helps us to learn
from their experiences and lifestyles.
At last you said that it�??s true for average. I want to know how you understood that
it�??s average?
And in Mohsen�??s answer, you said, �??In our country, women have been treated
with RESPECT from the BEGINNINGof the human beings.�?� Could you please define
respect for me? Maybe I don�??t know the meaning well. You mean �??respect�?�
means: hitting your wife, looking at her as your property, not to allow her to study or ... .
Which one do you mean? PLEASE EXPLAIN.
And of course, there are some other things which I think it�??s better not to mention
them. Just try to look at everything from different sides, not one side. Everything is
possible. Impossible is impossible.
I hope you forgive your fussy friend.
About that e-mail, you are completely right. And just because our friends don�??t know
about laws in Iran, I prefered to send it. Also if I had Mohsen�??s address, I would send
it for him, too. Any way, if you like you can mail your answer, whenever you have time.
And I think I must explain something. Actually, I didn�??t talk about that law. I just
wanted to know why they put it in the marriage certificattion without making it into laws?
You can search it in the Google.
Ok, I think(I�??m sure) that I wrote too much. I�??m really sorry for taking your time.
I appreciate your patience.
I�??m looking forward to reading from you,

Maryam

Hi cathy,
You are so kind-hearted. I like the way you address others. You always use warm and
hearty words.
It seems that you are very good at literature. I really enjoy reading your writings.
Yes, I truly like Lantern. It's gorgeous. And I like the full moon but now here just raining.
So you can see and enjoy it instead of me.
Thanks for your warm reply.
If I find a good subject, I will let you know.
Be happy,
Maryam
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Hi Behnam,
I just want to explain something. I wrote my answer in Microsoft Word and then past it
here. So, as you see there are lots of mistakes in punctuation marks.
I hope I not to confuse you.
Maryam

Hi Marina,
How are you? I'm good.(thanks God)
Don't let the weather bother you. It sometimes happens. I agree with you. Sometimes
when you are not in good mood thinking about friends or even better talking with them is
really helpful.
I think I never feel hopeless or it's better to say seldom. Maybe I feel exhausted, angry or
..., but I always say to myself "It passes and tomorrow I will be better" and most of the
time it works.
And all of that happens when there are lots of pressure on me. I feel stong when I can
pass a bad happening with no harm.
As I told before, I'm not very good at explaining.
Also you can write whatever you like. When I write here, it's not a topic just for me and
Behnam.
I will appreciate if you write your idea.
I'm looking forward for that.
Best of luck,
Maryam

Hi Cathy,
Thank you one million time for your reply, I'm very happy to know someone like you.
Thank you once again for all your kind words to me .
Dear Cathy , I'm going to make the personality analysis , but It's not my analysis , so I
will answer you as they say it , so , forgive me in advance.
About animals : your boyfriend has the primacy in your life , he is the center of your life ,
then you take care of your family and your life with them . You love money ( I'm sorry
Cathy , it is not mine) , The money very important in your life , but of course your lover
and family are more important than money. At last , you can deal with all situations
because you can forgive people if they made some mistakes with you and hurt your inside
feeling .
You like green , it means you love life , you have a positive attitude toward it.
Anyway , if you wanted to depend on my own analysis , you are very nice person ,
sensitive , emotional and know how to treat with people.
Dear Cathy , when I see such a scene , I be in a very good mood, I'll think about how
much our God is great , WATER FROM THE SKY!!!! SNOW FROM THE SKY!!! It's
really great . besides , I'll paste my hands , nose and mouth to cold window and Thank
God that I'm inside my warm home(LOL) and I'll pray for others who are outside(LOL).
Dear Cathy , I'm sure that your boy friend is very lucky ,so he should take care of you.
Marina.

Dear Marina,
It�??s happy to hear from you soon. Thanks for your care and nice response.
The personality analysis is so amazing that I couldn�??t stop laughing heartily in my

office this morning. I guess my boyfriend will have a jolly laugh when reading this, and at
least one loud laugh. Coz the analysis said he is the center of my life. Hehe�?�, I fully
return his love. I wish I could be like that, but seems I�??m less than that. I always strive
for balance in life as life is not a game that I can easily join in or leave freely. Money,
it�??s really important to me. I spend it every day. I like it much, but it seems money has
another sweetheart. Haha�?�, I�??m joking. Anyway, your own analysis on me lifted
my spirits, that�??s really enough. Hehe�?�
Dear Marina, sometimes, there is no better feeling than knowing you only have one. On
the occasion of Valentine�??s Day, I wish you fully enjoy it with your husband.
Happy Valentine�??s Day.


Dear Cathy,
I hope you are doing good, I read all of you writing and enjoy reading your shakepearian
style.
I have a question about food in your culture
In our culture some there are some limitation for eating. for example it is illegal to eat
Pig, Dog, Cat, Snake and �?�many wild animals. We have an instructions in this case.
The main food in Iran consist of mutton and beef ,fish and hen, Iranian women cook many
different foods with the meats. I want to know if there is a prohibition in China for eating
animals. Are there any animals that you are not allowed to eat, because of your culture. I
read in one of your writing that you ate snake, was it a special snake or it is common to
eat all kind of snake, would you please explain to me.
Sincerely your ,
Mohsen

Dear Marine,
I think that you are from Lebanon with your flag, Are you from Syria and live in Beirut?
No different you are great and sweet. We had a Syrian friend in this thread ,her name was
Aida ,She left us six months ago.If you know her please ask her to come back.
Dear Marine,My favorite color is Sky blue and Lemon color and my wife is pink. Do you
think that is there anything that we have in common?
I like pets. Cats ,birds but, my wife does not like pets, pets are sometimes messy.because
she has a neaty prestigious and can not bear anything to be in disorder at home , What is
your idea about our life and is there any dispute in future.
Sincerely your ,
Mohsen

Dear Behnam,
I hardly become angry, because getting angry intensify the soul- pain and when a person
is nervous, he can not judge correctly. So I didn't got angry when I read your writing ,
your problem is tangible for me , because I know a person who was graduated from
Sharif university in M.S. degree and he is single now. His father and mother are teachers
and they are building a new house by getting loan to persuade their son to get marry and
maybe the son forget about going abroad ,so you have a partner in same pain, do not be
sad. Please ask you father for building a new house.(LOL).
Dear Behnam, my brother have many private students at home, sometime his home is like
a small school. He is a rich man, you can find some private students, 50 USD/hours is
good income. 50 x 4 =200 x 30 =6000 USD/month, I know that some teachers in Esfahan
gain as income about 6000USD/month for 4 hours/day of private student. So please try to
find private students.
I also know a single girl ,lecturer of university, very rich, look very young ,age 49. but I
do not know why she never got married, may be she has read the poems of Iraj Mirza that
say I got married, you do not do(man zan gereftam ,tou Nagir) .
Good night to you

Mohsen

Dear Friends,
How are you? I hope you are Okay.
You all are so especial for me. Thank you for your friendship, kindness, affection, and
tolerance. This is just to say you "Happy Valentine's Day!"
It is a good time to write the story of St. Valentine. As you know there are different
versions. I am going to paste a nice one that I have downloaded from Internet.
I WISH YOU A NICE VALENTINE!
2000 years ago, the most powerful army in the world belonged to the Romans. The
Romans were so strong, that they conquered almost all of Europe, and parts of Asia and
Africa. But then they began to grow rich and a little bit lazy. Life in the army was harsh,
and many of the soldiers longed for the comforts of home. They wanted to get married and
set up families. The Emperor, whose name was Claudius the Second, was worried that his
army was growing soft. And so he made a law that no soldier was allowed to get married.
By that time, many of the Romans were Christians. And one of their leaders was a Bishop
called Valentine.
He believed that if a man and woman fell in love with each other, they should get married
- and so he decided to let soldiers get married in his church, even though it was now
against the law. The soldiers' weddings were meant to be kept secret, but as you know, all
secrets are hard to keep, and soon the word got out. Valentine was arrested and brought
before the emperor who demanded that he stop helping soldiers to marry, and instead that
he pray to the gods of Rome. When he refused, the emperor sentenced him to death.
While Valentine was in prison, the jailer's daughter used to bring him his food. She was a
young woman who unfortunately was blind. She and Valentine used to spend long hours
talking to each other, and they fell in love. One day, Valentine put his hand through the
bars of his cell and touched the lids of her closed eyes. When she opened them again, she
could see. It was a miracle.
Valentine's execution was set for February the 14th. On his last night on earth, he wrote
his final message to the girl. He signed his love letter, "From Your Valentine". This took
place in the year 270, and ever since, lovers has sent each other messages on February
the 14th with the same signature.
In the year 1415, while the French Duke of Orleans was imprisoned in the Tower of
London, he wrote a Valentine's Day poem to his wife It began:
On St. Valentine's day, the lovely sun,

Carrying along its lighted candle,
Made its way that fine dawn, not long ago,
Into my locked chamber, all in secret.
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I hope that every February 14th, you receive a special Valentine's card. But if you don't,
don't feel left out. One day you will find your true love. That I'm sure of.
All the best,


Dear Marina, Mohsen, Maryam,
Thank you so much for your delightful writings. Dear Marina, thank you for your
question about men & women in east and west. Dear Mohsen, thank you for constructive
criticism. Dear Maryam, thank you for writing some interesting things and criticism.
Before anything else, dear Maryam, do not worry about punctuation marks. If you want to
get rid of this problem, use punctuation marks again after pasting your file in this place.
As a merely simple example, suppose there is a sentence in the written text like this:
"Happy Valentine's Day!" If you paste this sentences in the box which we use to write
here, it will become?Happy Valentine?s Day!?After pasting delete ", ' and write them
again.
Dear friends, as far as I know, in Iran it is not common for men to hit their wife. Some
stupid men who often are mentally ill hit their wife, but our society decries that action. In
other words, it is unbecoming and often is considered as acts of barbarism. By the way, I
have been to Tabriz, Marand, Esfahan, Kerman, Shiraz, Meshad, and other cities in Iran.
I have never ever met, even a man, who hits his wife.
In terms of studying, my mother has got B.A degree in Persian literature, but my father is
a associate of arts. There is a big class, like an amphitheatre, in our university. Two terms
ago, I lectured basic Physics in this place; one hundred and twenty students were taking
part in this class. Eighty seven students were female! It is, more or less, the same in all
classes at all universities in Iran. What does it mean? It means women are free to study,
doesn't it?
In my poor opinion, our society, respect women in a way that they deserve.
There is an important point, which is forgotten yet. It is the meaning of "respect". What
does "respect" mean? How can a man respect a woman? What should we do to treat
women with respect? I believe we have to understand each other! But How? Is it
possible?
The first thing we need to understand other people is knowing ourselves very well and
others as well. Although it is not possible to understand the opposite sex perfectly, it does
not mean to close our eyes and stop trying to understand the opposite sex.
Men need to know that women are different, and it is okay to be different. Those
differences are not wrong. They are just differences. Women are so complicated. They
seem naïve and simple, but it is so hard for men to understand them.(LOOOL)
Women need to know that men are different, but they need to learn that those differences
must be respected and appreciated. He is not wrong because he is a man. He is just
different.
Because men seem less complex than women, you may think you understand him. That is
an illusion. Get used to the idea that you will never understand him correctly and
perfectly. Accept that.(LOOOL)
So far, we understand that men are different with women. There are some differences
between them. Those differences are not wrong. They need each other; and there is a
strong attraction between them, just because of those differences! A careful attention
should be paid that both men and women are human beings with the same rights in terms
of human rights.
There are many things; plants and animals, which are he and she. Why? Let us focus on
human beings only. Why human beings are created in two different sexes; male and
female? The main reason is to keep sexual reproduction going. To put another way; it is
just because of the permanence of the human race! How? God has done it in a perfect
way. He has created two sexes with different desires and needs, in terms of body and
spirit. They are connected with each other like the moon and the earth. When it comes to
describing the movement of the sun, the moon, the earth and other plants, the force of
gravity is responsible for those movements; according to the Newton's law of gravitation.
Which force is responsible or is cause for the strong attraction between male and female?
Nobody knows. In this regard, there are some sentences in the Holy Quran, I haven't seen
such meaningful sentences anywhere else. One of those sentences is (Alrome 30.21):
"One of his (God's) signs is that he created mates for you from yourselves that you may
find rest in them, and he put between you love and compassion; most surely, there are
signs in this for a people who reflect."
What does it mean? We find rest and dwell in tranquility with our wife, husband,
girlfriend, boyfriend etc. How? How has God put love and mercy between our hearts?
Nobody knows! Why God has put love and mercy between us, then we get calm and find
rest in our partners? Is it a funny thing to create some needful creatures with some needs
and desires, then to think about fulfilling those desires? The answer is "No". Although it
seems a funny action to us, God has done it because of the permanence of the human
race.
Another meaningful sentence is (Baghare 001.187):

"They are(wives) your garments and you(husbands) are their garments."
What a great sentence! Each of them is like garments to other one. Great! They cover the
weaknesses and save strengtheners of each other! We should think about this sentence,
and dig it deeper.
Another Aye in the Holy Quran is (Hajarat, 049.013):

"Oh humankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made
you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other (not that you may despise each
other). Surely the noblest, and the most honorable of you, in the sight of Allah, is the one
among you most righteous, and careful (of his duty). And Allah has full knowledge and is
well acquainted (with all things)."
To summarize:
1) Both men and women are human beings.
2) They have some differences. Two different creatures that make a complete pair.
'"Different horses for different courses" as old saying goes! (LOOOL)
Dear friends, those were what our God has said. I believe and have faith in Islam and the
Holy Quran. In the Holy Quran, there are no differences between men and women, in
terms of human rights.
Some people do not practice what they preach. Some people in some societies pretend to
be Muslim. Some people tell something and do other thing. There is no match between his
or her words and their deeds! We must focus on facts. The fact of the matter is what God
has said in the Holy Quran, and other undistorted Holy books.
Maryam has written that women are like properties of men! I do not think so, and I
cannot believe it. In our country, women are the kings of families!
The analogy between the earth and the moon from one side; men and women from other
side is convenient for this situation. If you ask some people; which of the earth and the
moon moves around the other one? Many people will answer, "Definitely the moon moves
around the earth." That is true if you look at the moon from the earth. If we take those
people to the moon and repeat that question, they will answer, "Definitely the earth moves
around the moon."! Actually, the earth and the moon are connected to each other and the
gravity center of this system moves around the sun.
I believe, there is no definition for men, if there are no women and vice versa. We should
stop thinking about differences. Differences are okay. We should have belief that there is
no life if there are no women, and there is no life if there are no men.
Thank you for reading. I am terribly sorry, but this topic is so philosophical and, maybe,
boring.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen,
Thank you for so much concern.
Dear Mohsen, I never never ever ever eat any snake. Could you just tell me when I write
it or where you read it? Actually, I�??m particularly afraid of snakes, even afraid of
looking it, not mention to eating. In China, It�??s prohibited to hunt or eat rare animals
and wild animals. I highly enjoy your food style, coz that�??s quite nice to me.
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Hi Behnam,
Thanks for your useful guidance on punctuation marks. I will follow it.
Actually, I don't want to discuss this subject anymore. But I just want to say the last
sentences on this topic.
The first one, as you know, is an expression, "Actions speak louder than words." And the
second one is when we don't have knowledge about something or we can't see it, it doesn't
mean it doesn't exist.
I know that you know, all I wrote, very well.
I respect what you wrote and I'm so grateful for your complete reply to my questions.
Thank you once again for nice description of men and women.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Dear friends,
I've read a text which is very beautiful, and now I want to share it with you. I hope you
enjoy it, too. The title is:
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
A group of students were asked to list what they thought were "The Seven Wonders of the
World." Though there were some disagreements, the following received the most votes:
1. Egypt's Great Pyramids
2. Taj Mahal
3. Grand Canyon
4. Panama Canal
5. Empire State Building
6. St. Peter's Basilica
7. China's Great Wall
While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student had not finished her paper
yet, So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The girl replied, "Yes, a
little. I couldn't quite make up my mind because there were so many."
The teacher said, "Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help." The girl
hesitated, then read: "I think the Seven Wonders of the World are:
1. To See...
2. To Hear...
3. To Touch...
4. To Taste...
5. To Feel...
6. To Laugh...
7. And to Love."
The room was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop. The things we overlook as simple
and ordinary and that we take for granted are truly wondrous!
A gentle reminder:
That the most precious things in life can not be built by hand or bought by man. Don't be
too busy to pass this along.
How was it? What is your idea?
And thank you for taking time to read it.

Sincerely yours,
Maryam

hi behnam
I am good. How r u???Really thanku for d warm welcome n for ur encouraging

words..but before proceeding any further,my appologies for d late reply.Actually am not a
regular user of internet.we have a very crushing schedule here.everyday we need to to
lock ourselves in a room n sit behind a pile of books[:D]..so i rarely use internet..but
whenever i use,i promise to reply..
Now about me: am sonali,19,hail from india n am doing engg now..
plz do not mind incase i get late in replying next tym..
regards
sonali

Hi Cathy ,
Thank you very much for your friendly writing. And Happy Valentine's day . I couldn't
sign in before so forgive me for being late in answering.
At first let me say that " I'M A SINGLE GIRL" , so I don't have a husband(LOL).
Maybe I don't know you face to face , and I don't know your way of dealing with people in
your real life, but from your of writing here it seems you are a lovely girl and romantic as
well. So I'm a bit surprised that you (as you said) give your mind the primacy more than
your heart and feelings.
Dear Cathy , I love horses , the Arabic horse is one of the most famous kind of horses , It
is very strong and proud. Syria is very famous that It is motivating riding horses , It's an
important sport here. Second I like Tigers, lions and such kinds of animals , they are
wonderful from their shapes point of view , their way of looking and walking .I like the
sheep, but I think it is very simple and poor .
Dear Cathy, there is a question , all people ask it for all children, " what would you want
to be in future??" , when you were a kid what was your answer??? , and do you think that
you achieved your dream ???
Thank you for reading my writing.
I hope to hear from you very soon.

Marina.
Hi Maryam & Behnam,
Dear Maryam, Thank you very much for your writing. Happy Valentine's day for you.
Dear Behnam , I hope you will not put me in the jail because I sometimes take something
from your way of writing(LOL). Happy Valentine's day for you and for your love.
Your way of writing , your comments were wonderful , thank you for that explaining .
Dear Maryam , if you searched about hitting women , if you thought about it deeply , you
would know that hitting women depends on men's personalities , so in all over the world
there are some stupid and cruel men who are hitting their wives or even children . It
absolutely doesn't depend on the nationality of men. and I get along with all Behnam's
writings , it was very complete.
When a man hits his wife , he lose her , he lose her nice and especial feeling around him ,
he will get a body without feeling�?�so he is the biggest loser.
Anyway , as Maryam said , we should stop talking about this topic , because this story is
so long.
Dear Behnam and Maryam, the love is changing from time to time�?�in the past was
different from these days, the letter with lover's handwriting , with his fragrance and
smell,, with his signature , the red flower �?�. All passion and emotions , lovers
couldn't see or talk with each other everyday�?�. But in these days , there is a mobile
phone , an email , even people love each other on internet �?��?�. What are your
minds about this topic??? Do you think that we lost the romance in our days??? Do you
think there is no love with this big world which is full of calculates ??? which one is
better???
There are a lot of questions about this topic�?� but my poor English prevent me to
write more�?� please be kind enough and write something.
I'm very much looking forward to hearing from you as soon as you can.
Marina.

Hi Mohsen,
Thank you so much for your reply, it was from your kindness to care about me.
Happy Valentine's day for you and for your nice wife.
Dear Mohsen, no one can describe your relationship between you and your wife, because
you and her know about it , and know each other more than anyone , but I can say that
from your writing , your wife is a nice lady and trust one, so you are a lucky man�?�
I'm from Syria , my small country which is a part from my big country ( all Arab
countries)�?� I love every part from Arabs land�?� so whatever I put as a flag , it
doesn't matter �?�I'm proud of being Arabic Syrian�?�
I have read Aida's writings , I think she was nice , but I have no idea about her �?�I
hope she will return back.
Thank you Mohsen for your writing �?�
Marina.

heyy behnam
am starting a new thread n I SOLICIT UR BENIGN PRESENCE BY UR ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION.The address of d link is here http://www.english-at-
home.com/forums_2006/forums_show_thread.php?forumName=HelpMe&threadID=875
0
(actually i shud hav posted it at i-need-a-penpal forum but by mistake did it der and so
dat there is no problem for u in finding the thread i hav its address pasted here in this
message)
n DEAr CATHY, MARY,MARYAM,MOHSEn n everybody out here...plz do join..i
SOLICIT UR BENIGN PRESENCE n will glad to see u friends participate..also plz do
write in d page number of this thread where u hav introduced urself..i wud luv to know u
all...
regards
sonali

Dear Marina,
It fell light snow this morning. Holding a purple umbrella, seeing the dancing snowflake, I
smiled on my way to work. It seems an amazing coincidence that I wrote to you in a rainy
day last time. I was just shocked by the change from the rain to the snow. I wondered why
it changed so much in the early spring, within the same season.
When I saw your writing, I understand why the change happened. Dear Marina, I'm very
sorry for the mistake I made. To be honest, you surprised me once again. Follow my
instincts, I never imagined that Marina is a single girl, such a wonderful lady that girls at
the same age can't compete with. I guess the single man will be greatly happy, because I
revealed the fact that Marina is a single girl.
In terms of speaking dream, I wonder whose youth had never weep over or sad over with
the lost dreams. I am a person of love dreaming. In the early years, I once dreamed of
becoming a teacher who knows everything and is deeply favored by people. But now I'm
not a teacher, I can't help someone else grow without growing myself. I once dreamed of
being a writer who can make up so many stories and create more dreams for people. But
now I�??m not a writer. I can't make up stories, even a story for myself. I love dreaming
so much but doing little. It sounds nothing prospers in my hands. Luckily, I can write by
my heart and live all days of life without lingering in the past.
Dear Marina, I'd like to share your dream.

Dear cathey
It is your right to rebuke me for being so much inattentive and doing poorly in reading
and understanding the facts, this is something that my friends frequently tell me. I made a
mistake in reading of your writing, when you write that you had snack in the festival, I
read it snake.!!.ha ha ha how much do you laugh at me , may you kill mohsen for the big
mistake. There are no similarities between snack and snake, only the same 4 letters, and
may be preparing snack with snake meat �?�,so I should be punished by eating a snake
snack ,I will send the a picture to prove it.
Dear Cathey you are an intelligent and educated girl ,you should be afraid of snake.
Sometime I think if the knowledge increased, the fear will be increased too. for example I
know a doctor ,she knows all things about beetle and when a beetle come toward her ,she
afraid of it and screams, even I know an educated girl who afraid of Cat.so you can be
afriad of snake..is it logical?
Good day to you,

Mohsen
Dear Mohsen,
Thank you very much for your writing. It inspires me a lot.
I am convinced that the dividing line between angles and devils is very, very thin. I love
snack so much, coz it's so delicious and nice that I can't resist. But I just wonder why I
have so much fear of snake.
Put snack and snake together

Snake swallows snack
Without fear, snack is happy to fill his stomach
Put snack before me

I did the same thing as the snake did
Why I fear the same kind?
Seems sad
Actually
All yearned for the good
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George February 19th 2009

Hi Cathy Li
Nice to see you here ,i am from China, too.You said that the weather changed so much,so
which city are you in,i am in Harbin,it is very cold now,i think in your city maybe it is
better.It is a happy thing that meeting so many new friends here ,ok,i will visit here as
soon as possible.
Best wishes.
George

Dear Behnam,
I read your excellent writing; I always takes your side of women right, that both men and
women are human beings with the same rights in terms of human rights.
But I doubt if the maim reason of attraction between man a woman is to keep going of
race reproduction, because all women prevent to having child and reproduce their race ,
even in some countries people are free to abort fetus ,however they never kill the feeling
of love and the attraction between mates never ends ,so I think the main reason is love
and rest ,as you wrote ,the holy book says that "God created mates for you from
yourselves that you may find rest in them, and he put between you love and compassion"
you see how the trees keep reproduction ,they never be closed to opposite sex ,just wind
or birds help them to keep their permanence of race. What was happen if reproduction
system of human being acted like trees?
As you said women are being received with respect in societies,but I think that a lot of
men still regarded the women as second -rate citizens.
Althought, Women have succeeded in any job such as politicians, doctors, factory-hands,
university professors, farmers, company directors, lawyers, bus-drivers, scientists and we
must remember that they frequently succeed brilliantly in all these fields in addition to
bearing and rearing children, Men superficially confess to women ability , much men
sneer at women , for instance. We all know that women cause for fewer accidents than
men. They are too conscientious and responsible to drive like maniacs but the same tired
jokes about women drivers are repeated day in, day out.
It is men, not women who still carry on the sex war because their attitude remains
basically hostile.
B.Wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Stella,
I hope you are doing fine; I got some news about Dubai that the economic recession has
made many companies wretched, it has left many traders close to bankruptcy. The Bank
does not let people to discharge their account, people are not able to transfer their money
to another country, and their accounts are blocked.Do you confirm this news
I hope you keep your job beside your friendly boss .
B.Wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Marina,
How are you? Is everything ok? I hope success with all you do.
Sorry for replying late. Actually, I wasn't at home for some days and I was waiting to
come back soon and answer you.
I think your new topic can be interesting. I think, as you said, lifesyles have changed a lot,
so maybe the romantic ways have changed, too. I agree that it's become less. Maybe,
because people are too busy to provide life expenses(of course I'm talking about Iran).
And they are tired of other things that they can not pay attention to such things. And of
course, there are some people who don't like to show their feelings(some of them haven't
learned it). In my idea, we need to love and to be loved and we must dedicate some time
on these relationships. Sometimes, we need that our parents, husbands(wives), friends or
... say that they love us and try to show their feelings in a way and of course we must do
the same towards them. We can show it in any way we like or we think the person may
like. As a matter of fact, the way is not so important, the act itself is worthy. Even we can
send a simple message with our mobile when the person doesn't expect it. But, the truth is
most of the time we do nothing. In fact, we think that they know all about it, so there's no
need to say anything. But it's wrong. As I said, we need to hear it. It's my idea.
There are a lot on this topic, but it's difficult to write all of them. My writing is not very
good(not in English, in farsi, too). If you have any questions about the things I wrote, I
become happy to answer you.
I'm looking forward to reading your idea.
Maryam

Dear friends,
It's a long time since I wrote my last writing. I'm terribly sorry, but I was and I'm very
pressed for time. My father had a heart attack last week. He spent five days in hospital.
Thankfully, the problem wasn't so serious. My father has got a weak heart!
Because of being deeply saddened by this event, and also because of being busy, and
depressed at the same time, I couldn't do my routine tasks. I couldn't connect to the
internet, to check my mailbox, to chat, and even to answer calls.
At the moment, my father is at home. I think It will take him a long while to recover after
his heart attack. I'm welcoming guests and help my mother.
Sorry to be late in writing. I hope you will forgive me.
All the best,

mary February 21st 2009
Dear Behnam,
It was with great sadness that I read your letter. For sure, you and your family had a hard
time. Thanks God that he is better and at home.
I hope he makes a full recovery soon.
Try to be strong and take good care of yourself.
We are all here, waiting to read some good news from you.
Best wishes,
Maryam
metzean February 22nd 2009

Dear Behnam,
having been informed about sickness of your father,I feel sad and I hope you accept my
sympathy for it
I hope your father restore his health , I ask God to help him heal as soon as possible.
Your Sincerely,
Mohsen
Cathy Li February 23rd 2009

Dear Behnam,
I'm very sorry to hear that. God will bless you and all your families.
Sunshine, fresh air and rest often accelerate a person's recovery from illness. Dear friend,
I will pray for you and all your families. Don't be so sad, love will find a way. The sunny
day will soon come after the storms.
Wish your father will recover soon!
Marina February 23rd 2009
Hi dear Behnam,
How are you my dear friend??? how is your father ??? what about your family...your
mother ...and sister??? I hope everything is okay with you. I hope your father will return
back with a great health , more than me and you , I hope he will be fine very soon.
I know , and I'm sure that you are very tired ,worried and busy ... don't worry , everything
will pass and your father will be in a great health Enshaa Allah.
please give my best regards to your father , I'm praying for him and for you too.please
take care of your self...
I hope to see you between us , with a great smile and wonderful writing...
Marina.

Hi dear Behnam,
being busy at holydays I had no possibility to do all proper writings.

So let me now express my sincere sympathy in connection with these worrying news from
you.
Hope the troubles will pass away and your farther recover from the malady. Just be
patient yourself and inspire your dad with a thought to be patient as well. Heart attack is
an alert call and demand very careful attitude.
Wait for you being back with good news
Andrew
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Dear Friends,
What is your idea ,do you think people in your society keep on their living as if the
followg article is written for them?
Once upon a time , there lived a beuatiful young woman and a handsome young man.
They were very poor, but as they were deeply in love, they wanted to get married. The
young people's parents shook their heads. " You can't get married yet", they said. " Wait
till you get a good job with good prospects. " So the young couple waited till they found
good jobs with good prospects and they were able to get married. They were still poor , of
course. They didn't have a house of their own to live in or any furniture, but that didn't
matter at all! And they were divinely happy ! The young man finally got a good job with
prospects and so did the young woman after ...a couple of years.... So , they managed ..at
least to buy a house ,furniture ...bed !!!
We live in a materialistic world, and we are trained from our very early years to be
acquisitive. Our possessions, " mine " and "yours" are clearly labelled from early
childhood. When we grow old enough to earn a living, it does not surprise us to discover
that success is measured in terms of the money you earn ! We spend a lifetime...keeping
up with the neighbours ! ...the Joneses. If we buy a new TV set, Jones is bound to buy a
bigger and better one. If we buy a new car ...... we can be sure that Jones will go one
better and get ... FOUR new cars! One for the wife...Then another car for the son
...another for the daughter! Not to mention ..mobile phones for ...children under 10 !!!
The most amusing thing about this game is that the Joneses and all the neighbours who
are struggling frantically to keep up with them are spending borrowed money kindly
provided, at a suitable rate of interest, of course, by ....friendly banks, insurance
companies .... or the Stock Exchange !
It is not only in affluent societies that people are obsessed with the idea of making more
and more money. Consumer goods are desirable everywhere and modern industry
deliberately sets out to create new markets. Gone are the days when industrial goods
were made to last for ever! The wheels of industry must be kept turning. "Built-in
obsolescence ! " provides the means: goods are made to be discarded. Cars get tinnier
and tinnier. You no sooner acquire this year's model than you are thinking about its
replacement!
The materialistic outlook has seriously influenced education. Fewer and fewer young
people these days acquire knowledge only for its own sake. Every course of studies must
lead somewhere !!! i.e. to a bigger wage packet ! The demand for skilled personnel far
exceeds the supply and big companies compete with each other to recruit students before
they have even completed their studies ! Tempting salaries and "fringe benefits" are
offered to them . Recruiting tactics of this kind have led to the "brain drain ", the process
by which highly skilled people offer their services to the highest bidder. The wealthier
nations deprive their poorer neighbours of their most able citizens. Where Mammon is
worshipped as never before, the rich get richer and the poor poorer !
Have a good day,

Mohsen

Dear Friends,
What is your idea ,do you think people in your society keep on their living as if the
followg article was written for them?
Once upon a time , there lived a beuatiful young woman and a handsome young man.
They were very poor, but as they were deeply in love, they wanted to get married. The
young people's parents shook their heads. " You can't get married yet", they said. " Wait
till you get a good job with good prospects. " So the young couple waited till they found
good jobs with good prospects and they were able to get married. They were still poor , of
course. They didn't have a house of their own to live in or any furniture, but that didn't
matter at all! And they were divinely happy ! The young man finally got a good job with
prospects and so did the young woman after ...a couple of years.... So , they managed ..at
least to buy a house ,furniture ...bed !!!
We live in a materialistic world, and we are trained from our very early years to be
acquisitive. Our possessions, " mine " and "yours" are clearly labelled from early
childhood. When we grow old enough to earn a living, it does not surprise us to discover
that success is measured in terms of the money you earn ! We spend a lifetime...keeping
up with the neighbours ! ...the Joneses. If we buy a new TV set, Jones is bound to buy a
bigger and better one. If we buy a new car ...... we can be sure that Jones will go one
better and get ... FOUR new cars! One for the wife...Then another car for the son
...another for the daughter! Not to mention ..mobile phones for ...children under 10 !!!
The most amusing thing about this game is that the Joneses and all the neighbours who
are struggling frantically to keep up with them are spending borrowed money kindly
provided, at a suitable rate of interest, of course, by ....friendly banks, insurance
companies .... or the Stock Exchange !
It is not only in affluent societies that people are obsessed with the idea of making more
and more money. Consumer goods are desirable everywhere and modern industry
deliberately sets out to create new markets. Gone are the days when industrial goods
were made to last for ever! The wheels of industry must be kept turning. "Built-in
obsolescence ! " provides the means: goods are made to be discarded. Cars get tinnier
and tinnier. You no sooner acquire this year's model than you are thinking about its
replacement!
The materialistic outlook has seriously influenced education. Fewer and fewer young
people these days acquire knowledge only for its own sake. Every course of studies must
lead somewhere !!! i.e. to a bigger wage packet ! The demand for skilled personnel far
exceeds the supply and big companies compete with each other to recruit students before
they have even completed their studies ! Tempting salaries and "fringe benefits" are
offered to them . Recruiting tactics of this kind have led to the "brain drain ", the process
by which highly skilled people offer their services to the highest bidder. The wealthier
nations deprive their poorer neighbours of their most able citizens. Where Mammon is
worshipped as never before, the rich get richer and the poor poorer !
Have a good day,

Mohsen

You can say that again dear Mohsen!
brother andrew

Dear Mohsen,
I know that you know this article is true in our society. I just want to inform others that
it's completely true in ours.
Thank you for your nice article. By the way, I've recieved a nice e-mail that I think it's
good for those people who were described in that article, but if you like to see it and read
it, write your e-mail address, then I will send it to you.
Thanks once again for bringing up a subject.
Yours,
Maryam

Dear Friends,
How can I thank you for your kindness, sympathy, and understanding? Words can not
describe my feeling towards you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
My father is well now. He has to take some pills forever. He hasn't got any pain in his
heart or on his chest. The doctor advised him to be careful. I don't know how, but "take
care of yourself" is a very common sentence we often hear in all situations. A very nice
sentence, but meaningless! People want to say that you are very important for me, so take
care of yourself. I believe, we have to take care of someone who is important for us. It is
very easy to say "take care", but so hard to care someone else. Stop advising me, do
something instead if you care about me! (LOOOL)
As I have mentioned before, and as I strongly believe, everything has got two sides, bad
side and good side, negative side and positive side, advantages and disadvantages, pros
and cons. My father illness and that event, has got two sides as well. I'm not going to
bother you, to waste your time by listing positive and negative things. I just want to write
one of the nicest points and lessons I have learned from that event.
During last weeks, in hospital and at home, we have got a lot of guests. There were from
different cities, different ages, and different sexes. For example, so many students from my
mother's high school, too many students from my father's school, neighbors, distance
families, close friends etc.
The point is this: My mother's families advised my father and gave him some tips on
getting on diet, doing sports, making exercise etc. My father's families cried at the first
sight!
Different people, different cultures, different behaviours, different feelings, and different
ways of showing sympathies and feelings! It was very interesting and amazing. I learned
many lessons and gained a lot of experience from that event.
Anyway, life is beautiful. It has got many ups and downs, but it is so beautiful. It is much
more beautiful with friends. I love life, and I love you.
Thank you for reading. Thank you again for writing in this thread.

Dear friends,
I want to make this thread active again. Of course, it is active and alive by your nice
writings; I just want to make it a little bit more active than before.
For me, this place is a best one to find some answers to some questions. One of the most
important questions and one of the most mysterious things for me is "Make-up"!
(LOOOL)
Some men like me, find make-up a complete mystery. Why do women want to paint their
faces? Do they think that it makes them more attractive to men? Or do they do it to
impress other women? I don't know. I am only a man.(LOOOL)
Why do women paint the skin round their eyes? Why do women paint their faces?
I would be grateful, if you could write about the answer of this question.
This question is just a topic. I just wanted to give you a topic, and an excuse to write
about, although it is a big question for me. In this case, I am killing two birds with one
stone!
My question, and then this topic, is maybe so boring and shocking somehow. Some people
will get it offensive, and will consider me a rude person. Please do not get me wrong.
Take it as a topic. I am sure, if you be honest, and answer in an honest way, the answers
will be so useful for people, at least in terms of understanding other people.
All the best,

Welcome back dear Behnam,
I am glad to hear that everything's come to be ok with your father. Just be aware that the
phrase "take care of yourself" has strongly definit meaning to everyone having heart
attack. You said youself: 'He has to take some pills forever'. It is really the point which
should never been neglected.
***
Your offering to discuss such a subject as women cosmetics made me smile. What is you
don't understand in 'making-up'?
Yes I believe they want to look beautiful to themselves, to the men, to other women. It's the
same passion as a shopping and long talkings by phone. We can understand these things
or not but we shall accept all of that if we're not going to stay alone. We have to present
women lipstiks, shadows, perfume ( damn it all, I could never learn to assort that stuff! )
So I suppose the topic may be discussed but the protests are hardly has any sense. Let
them do it and everybody will be happy.
***
By the way I'm still ready for the chess battle
Best wishes
Andrew

Hi Behnam,
It seems that you are in a good mood again. Thanks God. I hope everything goes well.
I think when we tell someone,"take care of yourself," we mean,"don't push yourself too
hard." Personally, I think, in these situations we must accept the truth, even though the
truth is bitter. Sometimes we can not do anything to improve the situation, so it's better to
face the truth than deceiving ourselves. Only in this way, we are able to be calm. In other
words, we must be satisfied with the God's will.
It appears that you pay too much attention to women's face. It's not good, boy. If you keep
your head down in front of women, you won't ask such questions.(LOOOL)
Let's be serious. Actually, It's not good to say,"Why do women paint their faces?" It's
better to say,"Why do women wear make-up?"
Well, there are different reasons as different characters. All I'm saying is my opinion and
it's a bit based on my research.
1. Some women want to improve their natural beauty by wearing make-up. For example,
if she has beautiful eyes, she uses eyeliner to make them stand out more. In other words,
they want to look better.
2. Some women do it as a habit. It's a routine. Like: taking bath, combing their hair, ... .
3. Some do it, because they have low self-esteem. Wearing make-up gives them confidence
or it's better to say, boost their self-esteem. Actually, they feel better about themselves.
4. Some women want to attract other people's attention. Some of them want to be
attractive in men's eyes, and some in women's points of view. In fact, they want to show
how pretty they are.
5. Sometimes, they just want to look a little different, for a time.
6. Some women love wearing make-up. And sometimes, it's just a desire to do it.
7. Some women think the one, who doesn't wear make-up, doesn't care about her
appearance. The truth is, they think she is slovenly.
8. Some women use it to appear younger, while some teenagers use it to look older.
9. Sometimes, they have to wear make-up, because of their jobs. Even in some situations,
they can not get the job, because they are simple. So the society tells them, if you want to
get a job(a better job), try to be more attractive. It's a truth that most of the time, we will
be judged on the basis of our appearance.
On the whole, women like beauty, and also like to be beautiful. As a matter of fact, it's one
way to satisfy their desire. Although, some of them go beyond their limit.
Last but not least, we have different styles of make-up. The make-up that you wear during
the day is different from the one that you wear at night. Also, it depends on where you
want to go. Such as: going to a party, going to work, going out just for walking, ... .
I hope it helps you.
For me, it's astounding that you can understand difficult conceptions of physics, but you
are stuck in such an easy subject.(LOOOL)
Thanks for taking time to read my writing.
I'm looking forward to reading your(all friends) comment.
Best wishes,
Maraym

Hi Andrew,
How are you? I hope you enjoy every minute of your life.
Thanks Behnam that made you to write here again. I mean besides writing on Kati's
thread.
And thank you for having logical thought. There is a proverb which says,"Live and let
live."
Best of luck,
Maryam

10) what about making-up playing some spy games?
11) making-up for ladies is sometimes just a method to calm down their nerves, ehh?
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ndrew February 28th 2009

13) I think women use cosmetics because they want to make their husbonds or boyfriends
to present them more else cosmetics.

14) have somebody mentioned a theatre?

15) can somebody come in and stop my pranks on the pages of this respectable
thread???:;--))))))

Talk about tatoo?

lipstics are sometimes pretty good for taste

That is remark of my wife: " I don't know why my husbond pay attention for me exactly at
a time I line up my eyes or pull out my brows?"
May be it occurs because of being bewitched the process??
It's like our cat watch TV. Do you cats watch TV?

Hi Behnam,
You can't imagine how much I'm happy to hear from you , Thanks God your father is okay
, I hope he will be in a good health very soon , in Arab world we say " like a horse" �?�
I really hope so .
You have written about advantages and disadvantages you have noticed and feel it , and
that's okay , it means your mind was with you , and it means you are a strong and reliable
man as well.
Dear Behnam , you have talked about interesting topic , but as Maryam said , you
shouldn't look at girls faces(LOL), in fact there is no method or theory or electrons
�?�in there faces , so what are you looking for??? (LOL).
To tell the truth Maryam wrote about everything , about reasons and they are absolutely
right , but it should mentioned that make-up is an art , like painting , drawing, acting
..etc. some women put some make �??up in a strange way , they make other people
laugh at them . some women like to put make-up in the morning like someone is going to a
party , and I think you are talking about such women .
I'm as a beautiful girl(LOL) , I like make-up and I feel happy when I put it in a good way ,
mixing colors and put it in a nice way .
But anyway , men like make-up , in fact they started to put some in these strange days ,
some of them change the color of their hairs , so you have to ask them about that , not
women(LOL).
God created the woman like some stuff like make �??up, changing her hair's color. In
fact you have (all men have) to thank God because she likes to change those things , and
she is not like men who likes to change their (wives) , so they like to have one man and
change other stuff(LOL).
By the way , can I ask you why men like to change the model of their beards �?�.why
they make different models to their hair's cut , why men shave if they are going outside
every day , and WHY THEY LIKE THE WOMEN WHO PUT MAKE_UP MORE THAN
THE NATURAL GIRL???
Thank you for coming again , welcome! and I want to thank Maryam for her nice and
complete writing, and I hope to read Cathy's idea.

Marina.

Hi Cathy,
Thank you very much for your nice writing to me, you always talk to me in a kind way ...
thank you very much indeed.
please come back , there are many topics to write about , come and give your idea ...
I hope to hear from you very soon.
Marina.

Hi Maryam,
It's very nice to read your nice writing to Behnam , I really like it, your ideas were perfect
, and you have written about things I didn't think about them before, thank you for your
especial writing.
In fact I love your feelings , it's very strong , and it appears in your writing , so when you
are angry ,happy and sad , we can know , it's really amazing , your writing today made
me feel happy to know an Iranian Muslim girl like you.
Please accept my admiring.....
I hope to read from you .

Marina.

Hi all friends here,
We are writing ,and reading , but we don't know the physical appearance for each one,
sometimes I like to know about this , but of course I have an imaginary looking for each
one , I will write about it . so what is your mind??? how do you imagine the physical
appearance for , Behnam, Cathy, Maryam , Mohsen, Andrew, Araghi and Marina .
I'm very much looking forward to hearing from you as soon and completely as you can.
Marina.
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Hi Andrew,
Thank you for completing my writing. But, it seems you made a joke out of my way of
writing.
I think I'm the only one who discuss the subjects seriously. It's better to say too serious.
Maybe it's boring, but this is my character.
Your writing made me laugh. So, thanks once again.
By the way, why you said,"lipstics are sometimes pretty good for taste." When did you
taste it?:D
Best wishes,
Maryam

Nice to meet you Marina,
it's an interesting turn. I mean to discribe the appearance of ourself.

Well, to begin with
I'm blonde handsom 31 years old man, 198 sm height, with irresistable sight of blue eyes,
big moustache and muscles of Hercules, nothing special.
Andrew

Hi Marina,
I'm so pleased that my writing attracted your attention. Actually, it's kind of you to think
so.
Is it really possible? I mean I can show my feelings in writing. It's strange for me. please
explain how.
Please, don't praise me too much. I hope I deserve all you said. Also, knowing you is a
great honor for me and I hope this friendship continues forever.
The topic that you've brought up, is really nice and can be funny. But I think, our
description may annoy our friends. Don't you think that?
But you and others can start with me. I'm too eager to know how I look in your mind.
I'm looking forward to reading from you soon.

Best regards,
Maryam

Dear Andrew and Maryam'
I fear to accept it, If the article is true what is the definition of civilized world, how can we
say that the illiteracy has been diminished
If it is ture, people pretend their wisdom, while their mind has been grown upside down.
Thank for sharing your idea.

Mohsen
mohbon@gmail.com

Everytime a man kiss a woman he eats some lipstick.
Elementary, Maryam!
And forgive my inability to be serious for a long time. It's a pity but my nature is to be not
too serious.
Andrew

Dear Behnam,
Very pleasure that your father feels better and you came back here.
I am not against thin layer of wearing of make up for woman in a way that their natural
appearance does not change, except some women who have really bad acne and a thick
layer of foundation is the only way they can feel like they look acceptable.
People like to feel calm and peace; people try avoidance of the company of stressful life.
How people feel calm and how they feel a peaceful life,when they feel they are accepted
by people around them, if a woman want to be friendly ,she has to use cosmetic to make
up her.. I explain in materialistic belief . for example a student answer her exams well and
got a good mark by her teacher, so she feels calm, so by giving a good mark a student
feels calm.. a woman use make up to be more beautiful and attractive and get a good
mark by others, so she feels calm, so by giving a good mark a woman feels calm. A
scientist discover a new product and she is given a good mark by million of people, so she
feel calm and peace. What is the bench marking? The value of out put and the value of
people who gives the mark to the out put.
When a women put on very thick layers of foundation , lipstick, mascara eyeline in this
case ,the reason is inferiority complex.. Every time she goes out into the world, she keeps
her head down to avoid looking at anyone, and she feel they look at her with contempt
When she sees an attractive person. She feel bad. Deep inside, she wish she can be like
them. She is constantly dissatisfied, she always blames herself and she has this chant in
her head that goes �??I'm not good enough. I'm not good enough�?�. she has an
inferiority complex. Everyone's got their own little reason to feel bad about themselves.
Whether it's from physical defects, mental limitations or social differences, a person can
feel ashamed and embarrassed of who he or she is. Although it's common among many
people, inferiority complex
When a woman has nothing value to present, the inferiority complex bothers her, she loss
her self confidence, so she uses a thick make up to make up her privation. I do not want to
explain how some poor popular women use strange cosmetics to sooth their agonies.
Using of cosmetic is less in high educated women, because they have many things to
present and get a good mark by others
have a good night,

Mohsen

Dear Andrew,
I had got what you meant. I just wanted to pull your leg and I see, I was successful at
it.(LOL)
Good night,
Maryam

Hi Mohsen,
You're completely right. But I think this is the truth.
By the way, thanks for your address. I've just sent it.
Mary_moon1981@hotmail.com
Have a good night,

Maryam
March 2009
Hi Maryam,
So many thanks for your nice writings in this thread. Thank you once again for your
kindness and affection.
Thank you for your delightful, complete, nice, good, and interesting answer.
Physics is my cup of tea, so it is very easy for me to understand it. Women are much more
complicated than Physics. Apart from this fact, women are so mysterious. By the way, my
question is subjective, so different people will give different answer to that question. What
does it mean? It means that knowing the reason of wearing make - up is not a science!
When something is not a science, everything about it can be true. (LOOOL)
Dear Maryam, wearing make-up is so mysterious, the more you think about it, the more
mysterious it seems! So don't blame poor naive Behnam! (LOOOL)
It should be said that we, men, are created to do some things. One of the most important
things that we have to do is looking at ladies' faces! (LOOOL). Do you know why? If men
wouldn't look at the face of ladies, did they wear make- up? How could they understand
that they look pretty? (LOL)
Therefore, ladies should thank men for looking at their faces!!!(VERY LOOOL)
I personally must admit that I love ogling.(LOOL)
I have to dash right now. I'm in a hurry. If you want to understand what will happen when
men don't look at ladies' faces, just imagine the world that men are blind in it!!! Oh my
God! What would happen if all men in the world were blind?
All the best,


Hi Andrew,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you for writing in this thread.
I am absolutely certain that you are okay. How? Well, your writings sound great.
Actually, it appears so.
Your leg is pulled from time to time! What else a man wants to be okay?!!!(LOOOL)
As I guess you know, the speed of the internet is so low in my country, so that it is not
possible for me to download chess board. I wish I could play chess with you.
All the best,

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Hi Marina,
How are you my dear friend? I hope everything is going well with you?
Thanks a million for writing in a very friendly way. Your way of writing is full of kindess,
affection, and feminine feelings. I am sure, people will understand that you are a kind,
beautiful, and lovely lady, just after reading your writing for the first time. This is my
imagination!
Your points are great. I understood what you wanted to put. In some ways I agree with
you and with Maryam as well, women like to be attractive and beautiful. In other ways I
disagree with the reasons that men often shave, or keep an especial style(model) of
beards. In other words, the reasons are differet. Wearing make-up means something, but
shavig off beard, or keeping it means something else.
I will right my own idea about wearing make-up by women, and by some men(!) soon.
Thank you very much for trying to keep this friendship going.
All the best,

Beham, 1 March, 2009
Marina March 1st 2009

Hi Andrew,
Thank you for your writing to me�?�. Nice to meet you too, I have read many writings
belonged to you , and It seems you like fun.
In fact I have surprised that you are only 31 years old, please forgive me for being frank,
but I imagined you as an old man with grey hair , putting a huge cigar in your mouth
when you are writing, and laughing from time to time( like Papa noel)(LOL).
Dear Andrew , please forgive me , it just my stupid imagination .
Thank you for writing to me , I hope to keep contacting .
Marina.

Hi Maryam,
Thank you a lot for your nice writing . you have made poor Marina happy by your
writing.
I think no one of us will be angry if we gave our imaginations , it's only an imagination,
so I hope every one will accept my and others writing about this topic.
Emmmmmm, I'm going to begin with you Maryam , I think you are a tall girl , 175 cm ,
your physical appearance fit to your age. I mean we can guess your age from your
physical appearance .you have an oval face ,big and pretty eyes , you used to put some
eyeliner around your eyes , a straight noise, and dark mouth. You put "hijab" but you
make some of your hair appear , you are very pretty woman, with a special tan , and you
like to wear comfortable clothes. To summarize my writing I think you are an outgoing
person , and your shape approve that .
Dear Maryam , I don't know if you are like that , but I'm sure that you are lovely girl ,
making other people happy.
When you write to Behnam about women's rights you were very angry , and when you
write about wearing-make up you were in a good mood , that was I received �?�.
Please forgive me , but as I said before it's an imagination �?�what about

me�?�what is your imagination???
I'd be delighted if you wrote to me soon.
Marina.
mary March 1st 2009

Hi Behnam,
You're welcome. Indeed, thank you for your interesting and debatable topic.
I think with these information, which your friends gave you, you are no babe in the woods
anymore.(LOL)
By the way, don't worry about women(how they understand they look pretty if men don't
gaze at their faces), they are always able to find another(better) way.(LOOL)
I would greatly appreciate if men don't stare at us. Thank you inadvance.(LOL)
Did you read Marina's topic to describe other friends' appearance? What is your idea?
Thanks once again for nice and funny topic.
Have a good night,

Maryam
jay March 1st 2009

Hello,
You made me so happy .
I whish you the best of luck.

Hi Behnam,
Reading your writing to me made me happy , your describing made me happier , your
affection made me the happiest , oh my God !! are you going to kill me by your
kindness??? You know Behnam some people die from happiness , and I don't want to be
one of them . Thank you my dear Iranian , especial , respectable, educated, nice, kind and
good friend , I'm very happy to know someone like you , from all points of view . all
people need friends show their feeling to them , and friends give them advices when they
need it. Thank you very much indeed.
Anyway , I think you described me in that way to make me describe you in a good way too
, is that right???(LOL) , but to tell the truth , it doesn't work with me(LOL).
I have a little bit of data about you : lecturer , good writer , Iranian man , all girls
attracted to him �?�so what can I write or describe???? I'm sure you are a handsome
man , with a little bit of beards on your chin and cheeks , putting glasses , and have a
lovely heart�?�
Thank you Behnam for your nice writing to me �?�and I hope one day I can see you
face to face , it would be from my pleasure.
I'm waiting for your next writing to me.

Marina.

I feel happy when you are with me...your being beside me make me feel that I'm not
alone.... when you be closer I love you , and when you get away I love you too , because
you are my life . if I heard your voice , your voice make feel calm , and your love when
you are far a way protecting me and give me safety. If you are not with me , your shadow
is ....
hours came after our meeting, and the time passes , and my spirit feels thirsty for being
with you, and I miss your eyes..
You are the person who made my days and life enjoyable , and you are the person who
affect on my life the bigggest affect.
I love you and I love being with you.
( a song for an Arab singer (Warda Aljazaeria)

Marina 1, March, 2009.
mary March 1st 2009

Hi Marina,
I'm so happy with your happiness. And thanks for your kind words.
You're right. But I mean, I may write he/she is fat or short or ... and maybe that person is
so sensitive about his/her appearance and ... . I just don't want to annoy friends.
When other friends described me, I will let you know how much your imagination is right.
OK.
You are completely right about my writing. I confess that I was angry at that time, of
course not just for his writing. I think you can be a good psychologist.
You just told good things about me, so why you make an apology. Anyway, I myself wrote
that I'm eager to read your imagination. It was really interesting. Thank you Marina.
About you, I imagine Marina as a tall, not thin not fat girl with long wavy black hair and
white skin. You have a round face with big black eyes and long eyelashes. On the whole, I
imagine you as a kind-hearted person and I believe what you wrote about me shows this
imagination as well. I think you don't wear casual clothes, but not very formal ones
either. You wear a light make-up when you want to go out and it makes your natural
beauty double.
I don't know if my description is right or no. Please after others' writings let me know.
And about Andrew, actually I saw his photo. So I can't talk about him.
Thanks once again for your unique topic.
I hope to read more from you as soon as possible.
Yours,
Maryam
Cathy Li March 2nd 2009

Dear Behnam,
How are you, my special friend? I'm so happy to read your writing on women's make-up.
It's good to know you care women much. As a woman, a friend, I feel extremely happy.
Regarding women using facial make-up, I think individuals are entirely free to do as they
please in such purely personal matters. No doubt, by applying the rule of moderation,
facial make-up can make women feel prettier. It's good to show beauty and it's better to
appreciate the beauty. It's my pleasure to see beauties in this room and my honor to meet
gentlemen who appreciates the beauty.
Both men and women in this room are competently filled.
Lovely Cathy, March 2, 2009
behnam March 2nd 2009

Hi Mohsen,
How are you? I hope you are ok.
Thank you Mohsen for writing in this thread. Your writings are great. Your English is
great. Your thoughts are great. All in all, everything about you is great.
In regard to make-up, I agree with you up to a point, but there are some points that we
should focus on them more closely, and dig them deeply. Those are your ideas, and I
respect you and your idea.
Sorry to be late in answering. Thank you once again for trying to keep our friendship
going. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,
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Andrew March 2nd 2009

Hello dear ladies Maryam and Marina,
Actually when you Maryam said that you've seen my foto it should be said as well that all
I've written about my appearance was nothing but impudent lie and nonsence. Why didn't
you do it, dear child?
Marina, I'm 51 and it is a real truth; and what I wrote last time about myself was merely
a result of some childish mood which obsess me from time to time, (actually too often
perhaps).
I've caught you view of my exterior and have to say when I've "seen" my portrait as 'Papa
noel' smoking huge sigar I laughed with all the heart. To say true it's pretty far from my
real nature.
And now I suppose it's my turn to tell my assumotions.

Well, it was not me who ventured to initiate such a game.
So you Marina is about 170 sm height, have black hair ( of course black - can someone
imagine Arab woman as a blonde? ) but you like to experiment with the tone. You are
pretty slim and agile. You wear elegant fashion dresses nevertheless it demands to have a
courage when you live in a muslim country.
Maryam, I think your height is an average, the same with your build but there is slight
tendency to gain weight, that is why you take care of your diet.
You have pretty thick and plentiful black hair and you hardly ever colour it.
You use cosmetics but you're never getting crazy to buy more and more and more of it.
Though you don't seem happy when someone (say, your sister) take some things which
belong to you (say,eyeliner).
You wear different kinds of clothing, from business costume to jeans and you love subtle
tone combinations: salad, light blue, white tended to pink and so on.
So how I did it, hit a milk??
****
I tried follow your wish Maryam, to enjoy every moment of my life and I failed because of
internet provider which get me off-line for the whole day so that I had to squarrel with
them by phone. Kati was upset too.
Now I'm at home, on-line as usual, little bit ill and in need of news from you.
Cheers,
Andrey
mary March 2nd 2009

Hi Andrew,
What's up? Just because the internet. Noooo...
How are you? Why ill?
Actually, I'm at work. When I go home I will mail you something. I think after watching it
you will feel better. I hope so.
Take good care Andrew,

Maryam

Behnam dear,
new posts appear so quickly at this thred that I missed your previous call to me.
And my internet connection let me down yesterday.
If you still really wish to have a chess battle and your PC is too slow, what's up?? We
could arrange a party in the old manner, using Yahoo Messenger as you offered from the
very beginning. Just invite me via 'andrew_kuznet@mail.ru' - that mailbox give me an
instant notification when new letter come. Next few evenings I'm completely free because
my dear wife went abroad to the conference.
Anyway it's up to you. Just to talk with all nice people here is a thing which take a time
and make me feel happy.
Did I say you that you are of the same age as my elder son?
Do your parents speak English?
Andrew

Hi Maryam,
I'm ill because it's in habbit for all poor andrews living in such unhealthy climate zone.
The viruses just fly in our air like bloody mosquitos around a bog.
Never mind, an old man needs to complain, groan and grumble.
Wait impatiently for your reply. You seem work too much, do you consider the
possibilities to look for the new job?
By the way when you're going to pull my leg are you aware that I can see 1 meter under
the ground?
Yours
Andrew
metzean March 2nd 2009

Dear Friend,
As you described each other I found myself beside beautiful angels. a strong desire
captured my heart, my soul , restless heart killed me. Now I call you through somewhere
in other world. Somewhere that many angels are around me. I was not supposed to be
there. I was not deserved to be there. I imagined visiting hell, but I do not know what
happened, I am not allowed to write more�?�
I leave you for few days�?�
I take a trip tonight..
Good bye to all of you,
Mohsen

Too sophisticated dear Mohsen,
Old Andrew seems to be finally puzzled.
o:))
mary March 3rd 2009

Hi Andrew,
How are today? I hope you feel better.
I'm so sorry about last night. Actually, our computer was out of order, so I couldn't even
turn it on. I've just sent the file for you.
I hope I will be able to write to you and other friends tonight.
All the best,

Maryam
behnam March 3rd 2009
Dear Maryam, Marina, Cathy, Andrew, Mohsen, and all people who visit this humble
thread,
Thank you very much for writing some interesting things about my topic. Thank you for
visiting this place and many thanks for reading these pages.
What you have written about wearing make-up by women, even by some men, are right.
They cannot be wrong, because the writers are some respectful thoughtful educated
women. I, personally, respect your points of view. Your points are very interesting and
beneficial at the same time.
They are right, but they are some initial reasons for wearing make-up. In order to make
"make-up" a little bit more clear, we have to dig it more deeply, but how? How can we
deep something? Of course, it is not garden and we are not gardening, so we haven't got
any spade in our hands; we have got a complicated brain with some thoughts instead.
We can dig some kinds of things by asking "why"? This is what I often tell my students in
classes. "Why" questions are the secret key to understand the universe and facts. The
more "why" questions you ask about something, the more interesting you will find it. It
should be said that, the matter is not just asking "why"; it is asking "why" and trying to
get the true answer to your question. This is what I name "digging something deeply".
I do not like to sound like a teacher. I really hate to play the role of your teacher, your
brother, your dad, a priest. I like being your friend. I know that my writing smells like
teacher, strict and tough. It tastes bitter. But, unfortunately, I have not got other choice.
Let us imagine that there is a lady in the street who has worn "make-up". We, as a
reporter, ask her, "Why do you wear make-up, Madam?" She will give us some reasons,
as you did it in answering to me. For example, "I like to get some self-confidence because
wearing make-up makes me feel confident." A very nice answer, this is. Now, let us go on
asking (As all ladies, this lady is kind and very polite; or better to say, she is an open-
minded lady, then you can ask whatever you want to!). We keep on asking, "Why do you
like to get some self-confidence? How does wearing make-up give you self-confidence?"
Therefore, we are digging the subject. The lady of our story maybe will answer, "You
know, it is just a feeling I have got it when I wear make-up! I don't know how, I just feel
so." We continue asking, "Why do you feel so?"
You see, when we keep on asking, "why" question, we open some new doors to ourselves
to think about. The more "Why" questions asking, the more digging it is. The more
digging, the more interesting it appears to us.
When you ask, "Why do you feel so?" People often answer, "I don't know, I just feel so."
They expect us to respect their feeling. They want us to believe that their feeling is right.
When their answers is, "I don't know." , we have chance to dig more, because "I don't
know" means that there is, of course, some things that we aren't aware of them.
Now, imagine that the lady of our story doesn't know, but wants to know the exact reason,
as far as she can. In this case, we both refer to some specialists, to understand what is
happening in the world of human beings.
In spring, birds make nests. They are often couple, male and female, with different duties.
How do they understand that it is the time of looking for sexual partner; then making nest,
then making love, then laying their eggs?
Also, imagine, there is a farmer who has got some bulls and cows. One day, he sees that
the bulls are restless, making a lot of noise, behaving in a wild way, joining in sexual
intercourse (Pardon my French!) etc. What has happened to them? Why and how? The
farmer knows it very well, but we don't know, or at least, we don't pay attention to these
kinds of things!
The farmer notices that when bulls have sex, they often lose weight. "I want some fat and
powerful bulls, what should I do in this situation?" He asks himself.
There is an old experienced man in the village. He recommends castrating the young bulls
to prevent them from having sex with cows. After castrating, the young bulls will stop
having sex with the cows forever! They will be quite quiet. Why?
In the world of human being, more or less, it is the same. It is a proven fact that almost all
men are often attracted to the most fertile women, consciously or unconsciously! It makes
sense for men to favour feminine fertile women who have got or can have more babies!
So, who are the most fertile women? How do men understand it?
It is another proven fact that women who want to be found attractive, they have to move
in feminine way - swaying her hips. Why?
The most important and noticeable thing to say is that women give a wide variety of
subtle signals to men to ADVERTISE the fact that they are ready to conceive. A sexy hip-
swinging walk is one of those. The women, who are most fertile; at times of PEAK
FERTILITY, often walk with fewer hip movements and with their knees closer together.
As you know, oestrogen plays the important role in women body to reveal feminine
actions. Oestrogen level during puberty can impact on appearance by affecting bone
growth and skin texture. Oestrogen is also related to fertility. Oestrogen makes women
have feminine faces that men universally seem to prefer feminine women's faces, as well. I
don't want to list how a feminine face is.(LOOOL) You will get some of them soon. Please
wait! (LOOOL)
Let us imagine that Behnam is a woman.(LOOOL) So, I am created to do some things,

and to play a role in this universe. If I do, act, seem, and believe in myself that I am, as I
have to be, according to the laws of the universe, according to the definition of woman, in
this case, I have enough self-confidence. Let me give you an example. People know that in
all parts of the world, almost all women have got two breasts. This is an important
characteristic of women. Imagine, Behnam is a woman with no breasts! In this situation,
where is self-confidence? I will put round onions under my vest to make it look like
breasts!(LOOOL) Why? Because I know that I am not a normal woman, at least, I am not
as I have to be, according to the definition of women.
I, consciously or unconsciously, know that I must be the mother of some children. I must
prove that I am a woman with the exact definition. How can I prove that I am a woman
with full definitions and abilities? Is it ok to make a public speech and tell audiences that
I am a right woman? In doing so, the police will catch me and put me into prison or in a
mental hospital.(LOOOL).
I have to do what successful women often do. I know what to do instinctively. I have to
make my face look feminine. I have to show that the oestrogen level is high in my body.
How? I have to do something in my body, as oestrogen does. Wearing make-up is one of
them.
In order to find out the reason of wearing make-up, we should pay careful attention to its
effects! Make-up improves facial appearance. Make-up does, like a mask, allowing less
attractive women to compensate for their lack of natural mating cues.
For example, eye make-up can be used to make the eyes appear bigger and foundation
can make the skin look clearer. (LOOOL)
To sum up, women are employing a deceptive strategy. They can fool the male visual
system with make-up, consciously, or unconsciously.
I don't claim that what I have written about make-up is right. I just mentioned a simple
reason. There are many complicated reasons, but sometimes women don't know those
reasons themselves! (LOOO)
It is convenient for mentioning that some women expect men to fall in love with them
without meeting, or even without lettig them look at their photo! Does it work? I think,
not. When they do not get what they expect to, they often say, "What a heartless man!
What an unfeeling person. What a blind man. What a strict man. You don't know what
love is, etc." Honourable lady, have a walk and let me see your oestrogen level, then
judge about my love and feelings! (LOOOL very loudly). You are able to make me feel
dazed, crazed, and ecstatic, if you know that I am a man. Speak with me with my own
language, the language of menI mean! (LOOOL) Stop judging about a book when you
have not read it yet!
Thank you for reading. Sorry for making you bored.
All the best,

Andrew March 3rd 2009

Yes! yes!
I noticed for a long time already : when oestrogen level of my poor pussy-cat goes off-
scale her muzzle looks little bit different as though some special make-up has been made
and she produce 'MOL' (miaowing out loudly)!!!
first-grader Andrew
mary March 3rd 2009
Hi Andrew,
How are you now? Are you doing well? I hope so.
I've read your assumptions about me. I will tell you if it's true or not, but in the right time.
Actually, It's at the end of the year and I have a lot to do and also I have an exam next
week. God help me. I just want to pass it.
I don't know, maybe you are old(it depends on you), but I'm sure you never complain. You
just make jokes out of everything. So keep doing. It will help you to feel better.
I've applied for two jobs till now and I(better to say my cousin) continue searching.
How can you see 1 meter under the ground?

And my answer to your question is,"Yes." Actually, in front of you, I'm just a naive
beginner. Please take my hands.
I've read that your wife is not at home. Oh dear, there's no problem. There is a
proverb,"Absence makes the heart grow fonder." Take care of yourself and Kati. By the
way, where is she?
Please accept my apology for being late. I hope in the near future I will be free.
All the best,

Maryam
P.S. Sorry for jumbled witing.

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mary March 3rd 2009

Hi Mohsen,
Thank you for your beautiful thought. It's so kind of you.
I hope you have a good and sweet trip, and experience some new and interesting things.
But don't forget our souvenirs.(LOL) Ok. You can share your experiences with us as our
souvenirs.
I look forward to reading from you soon.

Best wishes,
Maryam
Andrew March 3rd 2009

Hi Maryam,
Kati is Kati, she can start to do some things still it seems to be new and fresh but then..
She is ok. From the age of 7 Katya tried dancing, drawing, swimming, playing table
tennis, participated in making school newspaper, sport at last. Sport is doing still but the
rest of all is abandoned.
You are quite right Maryam, I can confess that I don't feel being of my age. I look for 40,
maybe less, something inside me obstinately resist to become old or even ageing. And I
don't think it's good.
But stop to complain now!
Before I go to my mailbox in which I see your letter winking I wish you to get ready for
your exams ( and what are they?? ) and to gain success in searching new job.
sincerely yours
Andrew
mary March 4th 2009

Dear Andrew,
Take it easy. Maybe, all of us, when we were at her age did similar things. I'm happy that
she's ok. Send my warmest regards to her.
Every word you say is pleasant and easy to my eye. Please, don't look at it as moaning
or... .
Thank you for your kind wishes.

By the way, I wrote exams. I just have one. As I told before I go to an English class. And
next week on sunday at 6:30 P.M. the exam will start.
What are you doing now? I mean after that rehearsal. Are you busy?
Any way, I hope you feel great in every condition.
Best wishes,
Maryam
Andrew March 4th 2009

Hi Maryam,
Glad to hear you passed your exam.

Accept my appologies for my inability to answer your another letter because of being
badly ill. Please don't worry - it's a common flu but now i'm in a fever and only thing I am
able to do is to do nothing. I believe I pass an acme of a sick tonight and promise to write
more when i feel better
Andrew
mary March 5th 2009

Hi Andrew,
I'm worried about you, Andrew. Please take some rest.

There's no need to answer me right away. And try to eat some nutritious food. Like, warm
soup or even warm milk with honey. I think it will help. Actually, your health is more
important to me than answering. I know that you will do it as soon as you can. But now,
please take rest. I want you to recover soon.
Take good care of yourself and do whatever which is helpful. I hope you are doing well
soon.
All the best,

Maryam
mary March 6th 2009

Hi Behnam,
I have read your writing about women's make-up four times. The first tim, I was
disappointed at you. So I decided not to write anything at that time till I can control my
feelings and read it again and think about it carefully.
Your idea about digging something deeply is very great. Sometime, maybe we ask "Why
questions," but I don't think we continue this process to the end. I try to memorize this
point and use it. Thank you so much for teaching me a valuable and useful thing.
And your writing is really great. I think you are able to be a good and famous writer one
day. Your writing is good not only in Englih, but also in explaining things well and
establishing connection among subjects and giving related examples.
By the way, whatever you wrote was right and was a truth. And you explained it simply
and completely as always. Thank you once again.

Yours,
Maryam
Marina March 6th 2009

Hi Maryam,
Thank you a million for your writing, it made me very happy. You are very kind girl , in
fact all girls in this world are kind(LOL).
I felt happy when I saw your description , and as you have said , I'll not tell is it true or
not now.
I'm sorry for being late in answering , but I'm really very very very busy these days.
Thank you for your friendship. I hope to hear from you soon.
Marina.
Marina March 6th 2009

Hi Andrew,
Thank you for your reply , and don't worry my description to your physical appearance
was because of what you have written about your age, daughter , but your soul is very
young , so I think from your soul point of view you are 31 years old.
Thank you for your nice description to me, by the way , there are a lot of blonde girls here
in Arab world .
I'm sorry to be late in answering , but I'm really busy , I'll try to write more for you and
for all our friends in the near future , I hope so.
Marina.
mary March 8th 2009

Hi Andrew,
How are you? Are you better? I hope so.
I hope you become perfectly healthy soon.

I'm looking forward to reading good news from you.
Best wishes,
Maryam
mary March 8th 2009

Hi Marina,
You're welcome. Actually, I described Marina who is in my mind. I'm sure you are much
better than that.
I hope you achieve success in all you do, and have enough energy for dealing with all
your tasks.
There is a nice sentence,"Joy of life is not to do what you like, but in liking what you do."
I will write about your assumptions soon.
Have a great time,

Maryam
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Hi Maryam,
How are you my dear friend?

I seem feeling better tonight. Two times went for a walk with my wife during a day.
I'm still weak to write much.
Congratulate you with 'International Day Of Woman'. Wish you to be happy, healthy and
get success in all your undertakings. Surprised? I know that despite of the pompous title
nobody out of Russia aware about such a holyday. It's our specially russian achievement.
Andrew
Cathy Li March 9th 2009

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your wonderful writing which always inquires into the root of the matter. You
spoke to the point that appearances are very often deceptive. As a woman, who
occasionally wears make-up, your wonderful writing caught me on the wrong foot.
Actually, the simple reason to facial make-up is to pursue beauty. Then, question comes,
how to define the beauty? God dowered women with both beauty and brains. No doubt,
beauty always refers to the good-looking. The youth yearns day and night for the good
maiden fair. If men mean appearances are very often deceptive, why did they always
pursue such deceptive mask? Why have they always been attracted by such deceptive
beauty? According to this fact, can I define that men are very often deceptive? They
deeply love the beauty, but they are feared of telling the truth?
Dear Behnam, I didn't mean to offend you, but good-looking is very important. I love
friends who are both beautiful and intelligent, Marina and Maryam.
Dear Behnam, telling the truth, you are not only very brilliant, but very handsome.
Looking forward to seeing more photos from you

Dear Marina,
How are you? I hope you are enjoying wonderful life and smiling in full bloom.
Imagination is one of the most necessary qualities to a person. You are a very imaginative
girl. I read your writing to Maryam about imagination to her physical appearance.
Actually I have the similar imagination to you: You have an unusually attractive oval
face, big and blue eyes, shoulder-length hair. When you smile, showing your white even
teeth. Your smiling is very charming with a quick wit. You always wear the beautiful
"hijab", in men's eyes, you must be very elegant and mysterious. You fully show the
elegance in manner, attitude and speech. The slender and delicate fingers show the
artistic talent. You are very romantic with the sweet voice. Your voice is as musical as the
whisper of a stream in the woods in the hot days of summer. The shapely figure walks
with a springy step.
It's good to explain your beauty and happy to read your writing.
mary March 9th 2009

Dear Andrew,
I'm glad to read that you feel better, but as you wrote, you are still weak. So just take rest
and eat the things which can help you recover soon.
I'm good and I passed the exam well. I hope to read from you soon about getting well.
Thank you for IWD. I searched about it and I found it really interesting. Of course it was
yesterday(March 08), but congratulate your wife and daughter on behalf of me.
Have a good day,
Maryam

Dear friends,
How life is going with you? I hope you are in a healthy mood, and everything is going
well with you.
Thank you so much for writing in this thread. I was absent for a while. As I guess you
know, it is the end of year in Iranian calendar, so we will have a new year, after 11 days
from now. I am really pressed for time. I have to help my mother doing house work. I have
to do shopping, and a lot of things. (LOOOL)
Thank you for reading my last writing about "make-up". It is really kind of you to say
many positive things about that text.
I have read all writings in this thread, there are two topics that I have been silent on
presenting my point of view. Both of them are suggested by my dearest friend Marina. The
first one is about "favourite colour" and ranking some animals, and the second one is
about our imagination. My friend Maryam, also, has asked me to give my idea and to let
them know my imagination.
I am terribly sorry, but as I said above, I was very busy. I am so late, and it is unfaire to
be silent for a long time. Actually, my friends expect me to express my idea. Anyway, I
hope you forgive me.
My favourite colour is blue. I really love it. It is very close to violet. I don't now what to
call it. It is not as the colour of the sky. I rank those animals in order of importance and
benefit so: 1-sheep, horse, lion ot tiger. If I could choose, I would like to become an eagle.
Although its life duration is so short, in comparison to crow for example, it is decisive,
proud, and powerful.
My imagination is terrible. It doesn't work at all. I know that according to Albet Einstein's
famous quotation, "Imgination is more important than knowledge", but unfortunately, I
am not an imaginative person. I am so sorry. I have no idea about this subject. "A man is
hidden behind his tongue", or "A man is known by his words", as proverbs go. I can judge
about your characters and your personalities (Although I would not answer if I were
asked, it can be guess just by reading your writings! LOOOL), even though I believe my
judgment doesn't work as well.
I am so sorry, but I have learned from Physics to consider uncertainty principle,

whenever I am going to give my idea about what I'm questioned.
I have to leave quickly, so I have no time to check my writing. Sorry for making msitakes.
I hope you will forgive me. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

Hi Andrew,
How are you my friend? I hope you are in a good mood, enjoying every minute of your
life.
Many thanks for writing in this place regularly. That is really nice of you.
Maryam always advises you on getting some rest, what has happened to you? What is the
matter? How can I help you? I hope your problem isn't serious, but I am so worried.
Please let me know what the matter is.
All the best,

metzean March 9th 2009

Dear Behnam,
I hope you are being well also your father.
I read your writing about Make up, you considered the scientific aspect of it and realized
that make up arising from estrogens level in body and when the estrogens level is high
they wear make up.
I think that it not related to estrogens level, because at the age of 10 to 15 estrogens is
very active in girls and women in age of 20 to middle age are everyday customers of
cosmetic as well as some old women, that is they try to be appeared younger.
I think women enjoy wearing make up ,similar to men who smoke cigarette ,it is a kind of
feeling and feeling does not embedded on logic .because feeling effect to our thoughts to
be freezed ,For example when a young falls in wrong love, by 1000 of reasons, parents
can not convince him/her that you are not bird of same feather. How do you want to dig
feeling deeply ,it is not a garden. It is a tender glass, if you dig it deeply .she is broken.
�??why�?� is a word she hate it . if you continue to say why ,why ,why. She smashes
into pieces .she cries and screams. So it is better not to dig a woman deeply by why,...
Truly Yours
Mohsen

Dear Maryam,
How are you my Kind friend.

After few days I came back to work, A lots of papers are jammed on my office desk, also
my wife asked me to help her house cleaning. Chaos on work in my office and also at
home, give glad tidings of New Year advent. No place at home to take a rest, no time in
office to relax. I am a ball of pounded meat.
What souvenir I had , pickled garlic ,I know you have lot of it in Sari . So for you it is like
to take charcoal to Newcastle.
My pleasure you send PPS file to my email
B.wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Andrew,
I hope you are doing well, you should abstain from eating fried foods and what is
stimulate your nerve. You have powerful morale and I am sure you are better now. I wish
you send us your happy writing very soon
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WWoWWW!!!!
Behnam and Mohsen,
gentlemen,
Thank you very much for your care and worries. All my entity filled by the sense of
gratitude when I read your messages.
All the past week was not the best one to me. What has begun as a common flu resulted in
few-days awful headaches and a little hipertonic crisis.
Now I can say that I feel good, I'm able to sleep at nights and able to walk as normal
healthy man. Of course it needs to do some diagnostic study to understand a cause of
event. (Then God help me to bear the treatment of our poor social medicine!).
Forgive me for telling you this details, I consider to stop such uninviting subject at
present.
Dear Mohsen!
watching your unfortunate attempts to draw a picture I laughed up to tears from my eyes.
I did the same some time ago at the forum and it was as well unfortunate! Then my
daughter said me by chance (you know that teens are more advanced about all that web
features) that nobody draw such pictures themselves because it can be found ready for
use: flowers, some funny physiognomies and so on. I just don't know where to look for
that. ha-ha!
Sincerely yours
Andrew
mary March 10th 2009

Hi Cathy,
How are you? I hope you feel great.
Thank you for your nice compliment. It shows your generosity and kindness.
Because of your way of writting and the words which you use I always imagine you as a
kind-hearted and very patient person. Also you are very calm. I'm so glad to know you,
Cathy.
I'm always looking forward to reading your writings. They are full of life, energy and joy.
Best wishes,
Maryam
Marina1 March 10th 2009

Hi Behnam,
At first let me say that I'm the same Marina, but I don't know what has happened to my ID
, I couldn't sign in , I tried to fix or do something but nothing has worked , so as you know
that I can't leave this place , so if they didn't open the door for me I'll jump over the
window(LOL).
Dear Behnam, to tell the truth , your writing about wearing make-up was really fantastic ,
you have written in a very interesting way , so whatever was your idea , your way of
writing and explaining were really unique.
But on the other hand there were a lot of question marks in my small mind , and they have
no answer . I have written an answer to your writing for 5 times and I removed them , all
of that because whatever I'll write it will not be as your writing , so all my answers were
very ...not good if I compared it with yours .
But I want to write that men like make-up , and if their wives didn't do it they would say "
they don't care about their physical appearance " , and if they did it women would be
strange ...oh my God!! and men say that women are very mestrious!!!! Women can't make
men be satisfied .
Dear Behnam , there is a bird , its name is " Tahboj" as I remember , the male makes
wonderful movements with his beak , wings and its little tail , in front of all females to
attract one of them . So here females are very naive(LOL), males try to attract them .
The king of the jungle " The lion" like one of the females , he trys to smell her , look at her
, and maybe he will fight another lion to get her , and the winner of this fighting will get
the female ....
Any way , Women are cute and clever without wearing make-up , but if they didn't wear it
men will not see that kind of beauity , so Men are the reason .
There are three males here " Behnam , Andrew, and Mohsen " please answer yes or no to
this question and please be honest " do you attract to a girl if she was completely
normal(without wearing any kind of make-up)???"
Thank you for reading my text , and don't worry Behnam , feel free , I understand that you
are busy these days , so write when you will have a time , and be sure that I'll be glad to
recieve anything from you.
I wish you a happy new Iranian year for you and for your especial family .
Marina.

Hi Cathy ,
I'm the same Marina ..don't worry (LOL). I'm so glad to read your writing to me , your
description to my shape... it was really amazing, in fact I wish I have blue eyes...but my
eyes color is brown.
Cathy , you are a sensitive , kind-hearted, and romantic girl , I think you are a beautiful
very tall , white girl . I hope to see you one day , drink a cup of coffee , me , you with
lovely Maryam , we will let Behnam , Mohsen and Andrew alone on the other table , we
will wear make-up as we want , (LOL).
Thank you for writing to me , I hope to read from you soon.
Marina.

Hi Maryam,
Thank you a lot for your reply , in fact I'm really busy these days , I wish sometimes if my
mother have four Marinas , I think then I will feel relaxed(LOL)....
Thank you for all your wishes for me , I wish the same for you.
please choose a topic , I'm eager to write about something but my mind is empty (LOL).
Marina.

Hi Andrew,
Thanks God that you feel better now, and don't worry who has this great and funny
personality will be fine ,I hope so.
I wish you a good health in this life with a lot of happiness.

Marina.

Hi Behnam,
How are you? How are the new tasks? I hope you find them enjoyable.
I think it's a good idea that mothers make thier sons to do the household chores. Actually,
learning them is good for their future.
Actually, I'm jealous of you and others who go out for shopping these days. I just sit on
my chair and do my job or read books. I don't feel the Nouroz.
Have good days.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Hi Mohsen,
How are you? I hope you are good and energetic in the last days of this year.
You have lots of things to do, all because of the end of the year. So just look forward and
think of a good year which is coming.
What a good souvenir. I like these kind of things and actually now we have. But I like
pickled-eggplant more. What about you?
I've just sent you another file. I hope you enjoy it, too.
Thanks for your writing. I hope to read from you more.
Best regards,
Maryam

Hi Andrew,
I'm thrilled that you are good now. Thanks God.
I'm looking forward to reading from you.

Best wishes,
Maryam
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Hi Mohsen,
It is always nice reading your writings. Thank you so much for being here, for visiting this
site, for reading these pages, for writing in this thread, and for your friendship. Your
presence gives me the strength of heart. I really find solace in your presence. These
sentences are Persian based, I am not sure about their accuracy. I hope you will get them
as I wish.
Dear Mohsen, I think the place of cause and effect is changed. It is just because of my bad
writing. I wanted to mean that estrogen is responsible for fiminine charactristics. As a
merely simple example, it makes women skin clear. It makes their eyes big, it makes
their...(It is not good to write in this way because some honourable ladies read this
thread. I get embarrassed! LOL) Anyway, all feminine behaviours are just because of
estrogen level. Therefore, if someone has got high levels, she is very attractive. In other
words, she has got some feminine features, which are interesting for (right) men.
In some women, the estrogen level is low, so they try to compensate it by wearing make-
up. They try to make their eyes seem big etc. Please read my writing again. I hope you
will let me know where I have made mistakes.
All the best,


Hi Marina,
Thank you for trying to keep our friendship going. That is very kind of you. Your writings
are really wonderful. Your English is better than mine. I feel jealous of your English. I
wish I had your English knowledge.
In my opinion, beautiful people are beautiful without leying on wearing make-up. They
don't need to make themselves beautiful. By the way, beauty is a relative thing. It is not
absolute. It is subjective, so different people have got different idea about it. It is just a
matter of taste.
I, personally, like natural beauties. My idea about wearing make-up is strange. I strongly
believe that when a lady wears make-up, she is looking for something, whatever you want
to call it. There is no doubt about it. If a lady wears make-up at home, she is signaling
something to her husband. Women should wear make-up at home for making yourself
more attractive to their husband. In the streets it means something else. When a lady
waers make-up in the streets, she puts yourself in danger of...
I, personally, have no problem with wearing make-up, but we men often speak about this
matter when we are together. Some men believe that women, who have worn make-up, are
capable to...
We, men, often dislike to see hair in the face of ladies. Some women naturally haven't got
any hair in their faces, but some have got. Therefore, it is very good for women to make
their face hairless.
The story is so long. To make it brief, being naturally beautiful is a great honour, so all
people like it. By the way, it is ok to wear make-up, to appear beautiful. I, personally,
have no problem with it, although in many cases there is something hidden in wearing
make-up, which is so bad.
All in all, beauty is good. Being beautiful is honour. Thank you, women, for making this
world a beautiful place, naturally or by wearing make-up. LOOOL
Marina, you should know that looking at someone and pretending to respect her, until
getting something, means a thing, but treating with respect, or having sincere and
unconditional respect for someone is other thing.
I have answered in a very friendly way. I have opened my heart, actually. LOOOL
I have no time to write more, even to check my writing. Please forgive me for making
mistakes.
All the best,


Dear Maryam,
I'm ok now but my both dears took bad 'relay race baton' from me and became completely
ill. So.. As I've said before we live in very unhealthy place.
We are all together now: my wife reads Shakespear laying in a bed, Katya watch TV
sitting on a bed, I'm sitting at the PC near to the bed and nursing them from time to time:
feed by fresh fruits, bring tea-lemon, doing massage.
Wish you to be much more healthy that we are now.
Andrew the nurse

Hi Andrew,
I'm terribly sorry, but I wasn't aware of your sickness. I hope you are very well now.
I believe your flu was just because of absence of your wife for a while. Of course, the
main reason is virus, but virus are always lying in wait to find some people who are weak
from spirit point of view.
Dear Andrew, do not let your wife be far from yourselves, even though she is going to
bring you ten kilograms Gold (They are not able to carry more. LOOOL).
Last year, my parents had some rows for a long time. After some days, my mother made a
journey to Tabriz alone. My father had a very high temperature, just because of her
absence. I said, "Dad, it is a golden opportunity to focus on some things which are your
favourites." He is a maths teacher, so it was very easy for him to understood what I was
trying to say.
First he was silent. I added, "It is time to enjoy your life. Dad, is there any divorced ladies
at your school? Do you know any divorced ladies? Make your mind and let me know
where I shall go to bring you a new bride." My dad has got a long thick moustache, so he
seems very powerful and strict, but I know how to treat with him. He answered, "Behnam,
don't be silly. The first love is extremely important in someone's life. There is always a
stronge and a romantic attachment to each other."
I asked, "Dady, why some people get divorced after a while?" He said he didn't know
actually, but he believed that it is not possible to forget the first love, even after getting
divorced." He said to me a very meaningful sentence, "Behnam, human beings are not
able to forget anything. We don't forget, but we often get into habit of living, even though
we lose something or someone. Life is doing some things from habit."
Oh my God, what am I writing? Where am I? LOOOL
Dear Andrew, it is time to finish this writing, because I don't know where I am, and what I
am going to write. I think my writing is not coherent. Forgive me because of writing in a
complicated way. I didn't want to sound like that. I am so sorry.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
Thank you for your sharing my moods.
And there are no any nessessities to say 'sorry'.
Yes I believe we all build our lives from that available material named 'habits'. Some of
them are good like morning gymnastics, some are bad, some has no special value (like
scratching a top of head when you think out a problem).
I've been divorced and I heard many opinions about this subject as well as about
marriage itself. I'll say nothing special. When you get married you start to build new
family and you should give out your strengths, your good temper, your moods, blood and
soul for that 'building'. And of course it's a Big Pity when someone has to throw out the
results of their efforts.....
to be continued
Andrew

Hi Marina,
Are you busy at home that you wish your mother had four Marinas?
Thank you for inviting me for a coffee. I hope we can see each other in the near future.
by the way, you wanted me to suggest a topic. Actually, when I was surfing the Internet, I
saw an interesting text about "luck." If you like you can write about it(everyone can write
his/her idea).
Do you believe in "luck?" Why? On the whole, what is your definition of "luck?" Are
"luck" and "chance" the same?
Be lucky,
Maryam

Hi Andrew,
I feel sorry for you. But it will pass as you passed that period, and I hope it passes in the
twinkling of an eye. And all of you live happily and healthy together once again and soon.
Send my best regards to your wife and lovely Kati.
Take care of yourself, too. By the way, I can not imagine you in a nurse uniform. You can
be a priest but not a nurse.
Have better times,
Maryam

Hi Behnam,
Thank you very much kind friend , your kindness from your nature , so It's a part from
your personality to be a kind person , and your kindness make me feel happy, so thank
you very much indeed.
I was a bit sick these days ,I was really tired , I think now I'm better .
I promise to write a reply to your great writing very soon , when I'll be better. Thank you
for your friendship.
I hope to read from you.
Marina.

Hi Maryam,
I don't wear any uniform of course, I mean I just bear my duties of looking after my dears.
This time there is very bad flu epidemy in S-Pet. A lot of people has the similar simptoms,
the hospitals are overcrowded.
As I said before - the utterly lack of sunrays is a cause of events, I'm sure.
Thank you for your kind care dear Maryam. We'll be ok soon I believe
Wish you the best
Andrew

Hi dear Maryam,
Thank you very much for your reply. Yes I'm very busy with my family , my sister's
wedding is very near , and we are preparing for that occasion .
Some people believe in luck , everything is related to luck , bad or good luck . some
people say that some people born with a golden spoon , everything is ok in their life , their
education , community , making money even in marriage .
When a man goes to a shop at 3:00 PM to buy some stuff for his house , and that shop
was closed at that time , he says " It's a bad luck" , but if we thought about it , he should
have went to that shop at 2:00 PM for example because after that time , it will be lunch
time , so it's not a bad luck , it's a bad thinking.
I think some people get the chance when it comes , but others don't see it , so they can't
get it , then they will say it was a bad luck for them and a good luck for others who got the
chance.
In my opinion , only the marriage is related to " luck" , because it is like the watermelon ,
we can't know its taste without open it, then we will know it's sweet or not .
I was suffering the internet , looking for a website to learn English , I searched a lot then I
found out this great website , so It was a good searching, and a good luck too.
I'm a bit tired dear Maryam , I'm tired from all discussions in my home , I want to take a
break after my sister's wedding , do you accept me as a guest in Iran???
Thank you Maryam for your reading my text , I hope to read from you soon.
Marina.
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i will also explain myself to you and as well send my pictures so that you
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Thanks as i am hoping to hear from you soonest.
Yours New Friend
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tinaweah04@yahoo.com.ph
I am miss Tina Georgeweah from Africa,i saw your profile at(www.english-at-home.com)
and became interested,please i would like to know more about you
never mind to contact me through my email address for further
commnication here is my email address (tinaweah04@yahoo.com.ph)
i will also explain myself to you and as well send my pictures so that you
will know whom i am.
Thanks as i am hoping to hear from you soonest.
Yours New Friend
Miss Tina,With Love And Trust.
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Dear Andrew and Marina,
I promised to write about your description of me. Today is our holiday and I have enough
time, so I have decided to fulfill it.
First you Marina, I must say that when I read your writing for the first time I thought you
might see me somewhere. On the whole, what you wrote is right. Congratulations, you
have a good imagination. I just want to write about the things which are different in my
real character.
My height is a bit less than what you wrote, and about physical appearance, actually
when I tell people how old I am, they say,"Are you kidding?" And they think I'm 2 or 3
years younger. In fact, I rarely use eyeliner, just when I want to go to an especial party(It
depends on the party). My skin color is white not tan. Inwardly, I'm an outgoing person,
but I think my appearance doesn't show that. Also you wrote, "I'm a lovely girl and make
other people happy." I hope so. I would like to make others happy, because, as you know,
we all receive what we give. The other things, which you wrote, are true.
And you Andrew, actually, my height is 170. Is it average according to you? My build is
average and I care of my diet just to be healthy. I don't want to put on weight and I'm not
very strict about it. If I like to eat something more, I eat it and don't think about being fat.
I try to enjoy eating, not to bother myself. You're completely right, I don't like to color my
hair, because I love its color. But my hair is kind of brown.
What you wrote about using and buying cosmetics are right, but there is no problem if my
sister or my friend(of course it depends on the friend) use my stuff. Of course, my sister
should remember to put that thing in its place. In fact, I don't like to look for my stuff. And
about clothes, I wear different colors, but at home not when I'm going out(I mean in the
street). Your assumption was good, too. For sure, you didn't hit the milk.
Anatole France comes one step ahead and makes bold to say:"To know is nothing at all,
to imagine is everything."
Thank you my dear friends for your wonderful imagination and for taking your time to
write it and to read my writing as well. Thanks a bunch.
I'm looking forward to reading your writing.
Love,
Maryam
Hi Marina,
It is so sad to hear that you don't feel very well. I hope you get well again very soon. What
is wrong with you?
You are going to have a marriage ceremony, actually your sister's wedding party, so you
are supposed to be happy. Why do you feel tired? You are expected to wear a modern new
dress and think about dance and dancing. What is wrong with you? Do you feel jealous of
your sister? (LOOOL) Don't worry, you will get married soon. I'm sure you have got good
luck in everything, in your life. (LOOOL)
I am not a kind person at all. Actually, I don't want to be a kind person. What does
"kindness" mean? (LOOOL)
Anyway, thank you for thinking me as a kind person. That is very kind of you to give me
some nice compliments.
All the best,

Behnam, (12+1) March, 2009.
P.S. I'm only joking. 13 is as good as other numbers. Hahaha...

Thank you dear Maryam,
for your nice self-presentation. As little donkey from the fairytale of Alan Miln said:"
ohh..my favorite colour!...ohh..my favorite size!..." :)
If you don't bore the subject yet you can do your assumptions about my appearance and
personality. Let your imagination lead you freely.
I don't know who said:" Intuition is a shortest way of knowledge".
And God help us to make right choices that afterwards we could loved the things we have
to do (refering to your favorite saying, Maryam)
Andrew

Hi Marina,
I've become so happy when I read about your sister's wedding. It's very good. It reminded
me of my brother's wedding. But I think sister's wedding is something else. What do you
think? Although in both situations, you get very tired, it's very good because of others and
especially newlyweds' happiness.
I hope joy and success for both of them and God bless them.
I agree with you to some point about luck. But about marriage, I think, if we think in that
way, and we say:" "X" had a good luck in his/her marriage and "Y" had a bad luck," we
are oppressed. While everything are the same for us and God create everything for
everybody and we ourselves(or our family, relatives, ...) make these situations and deprive
ourselves. So when we don't want to face the truth, we blame our bad luck.
I think, we don't know ourselves well and don't know what we exactly want, therefore
making decision in this situation is hard. So we just wait to see what happens or let others
decide, and at last we say:" what a bad luck I have."
Of course, this is my idea. I'm not sure about explaining well. I hope not to confuse you.
Actually, I don't know how I want to write an essay in TOEFL exam.
As I told before, there is a nice test about "luck" and you can read it if you go to:
http://www.best-speech-topics.com/fun-persuasive-speech.html
It's a great pleasure and honor for me that you be my guest. I accept it by heart and soul.
I will wait for that time.
With love,
Maryam

Dear Friends,
Thank you for visiting this site, and for reading these pages. Actually, this place belongs
to you and I hope here is a place that you feel belonged.
As I guess you know, on Fridays, I usually take part in an English course. Today (Friday,
13th of March) I took an exam at about 9:00. That was very difficult. Of course, I will
pass it, and it is not important for me whether I pass it or not. I really don't care about
passing or failing. I am not satisfied with my English knowledge. I have made no progress
in English. I don't feel any improvment.
I wonder about some English teachers. Many of them teach some things, but they set some
questions about something else!!! I think it is very funny to teach something, but to ask
other things.
I don't know what they are looking for? Do they want to know what I have already
learned, or are they going to know what I don't know? They are very funny.
I told him if he wanted to know what I had learned from his class, those questions won't
help at all. I said in a funny way,"Mr...are you going to check my English knowledge or
my ignorance?"
By the way, I don't know why English teachers are very polite in class, but they are rude
when students are taking exam?Why do they fool around and kill time in class, but they
are so strict and serious on exam's day? They always used to fool around in class. They
often kill time, spending it on filling the blanks, doing some useless exercises, telling jokes
etc. I have been learning English for more than 18 years, but I know nothing about it!
How come? Just because of bad education system in Iran. For instance, I have heard this
grammar point for more than one hundred times:
Subject+to be verbs (is, am, and are)+adjective!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stop bothering me with these ridiculous grammar points. The English themselves don't
care about grammar. Don't give me some fishes to eat for a while, teach me how to catch
fishes instead.
Stop describing water and swimming, just push me into a pool and let me learn
swimming. Sitting in classrooms and talking about swimming don't work at all. Who
cares?
English language is itself funny enough to make students confused. There is no need to
make it much complicated.
Some teachers are like a lamb in class, but they are like a lion on exam's day. That is a
sign of weakness not strength.
I love Physics. I love it for many reasons. One of the most important reasons is that
teaching Physics and setting questions is not according to teachers' taste. (LOOOL)
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
Thank you a lot for your nice reply . in fact if you want or not , you are a kind person
(LOL).
I'm a bit sick because of the flu , besides one of most important persons in my life got
upset from me , he doesn't talk to me �?�. Dear Behnam , what can I do ???? and
because of that I'm too sad.
Dear Behnam, I'm not jealous from my sister , in fact I don't think about my marriage ,
because I know that God is hiding something especial for me , and I love God , and God
loves me , and God is very generous, so God (Inshaa Allah) will give more than I expect ,
maybe in marriage , work or in all my life details. Besides I feel a strange feeling ,
sometimes I'm happy because my sister will get married , and other times I feel sad
because she will leave us. I hope God will give her the happiness that she wants. And I
hope the same for you , I'm sure you will get married to a especial girl and a lucky one .
I hope to read from you soon
Marina.
PS: did you see a black cat ??? It's a good luck somewhere. (LOL).

Dear Marina,
Congratulation on you sister ,s wedding .you are tired ,because you help your sister
preparing everything for her wedding , but you know that what goes around, comes
around, God help you when it is your turn to marry.
There are some special culture in Iran for wedding ceremony. It is duty of groom family
to prepare candies and fruits for wedding ceremony, and before ceremony groom should
buy shoes for bride family,the story is very long and I can not write it in detail.
In ceremony there is a long decoration in front of bride and groom , our holly
book,mirror with candlestick, pair of red fish,spices,some nuts(hazelnuts,almon-
ds,walnuts),season fruits,tradition candies,colorfull eggs,wheat,rice,bread,pomegranate,
colorfull salt,with many candle on it(befor getting marry partner light them and after that
they blow out candles, ),pair of big suger bar(women in wedding ceremony stand behind
the partner,hold a thin cloth above the bride & groom's head,then hit the suger bar on
their head and pray happiness for them some chees with grass sandwich,some candy
packages that bride make before as a gift to guests to remember their marriage, when
holly man ask bride to say yes,bride flirting and doesn't answer yes after 3times,she
wanna flirt for her groom ;and each time she doesn't say the guest says she go to take
some flowers for us...after yes, both put their little finger to glass of honey and put it to
another's mouth,...it brings happiness of their life then groom kiss the bride...
of course this detail in ceremony is not obligatory as I didn't do it when I got married
How is the wedding ceremony in your country?
For you question about make up,my priority is natural beauty .I attract to the girls who
are casual and sport wearing, beauty should be natural as if you attract to beautiful child,
does a child wear any make up, but all people like a beautiful child. but I can not avoid to
attracting girls with beautiful make up,if I look at them..
B.wishes,
mohsen
Hi Andrew,
I didn't write anything about you, because I saw you. Ok, if you want to know more, I try
my best. But remember you yourself wanted it.
As I wrote before, you are handsome. You are tall, around 185 cm. On the whole, you
wear casual clothes, but at weddings, you wear a suit(maybe your wife force you to wear
it), and when you want to play the piano for example, in a concert hall, you wear formal
clothes. You are kind-hearted and sensitive. You do your best to help others. You rarely
get angry, and it(getting angry) makes you frightening. By the way, as we all know, you
have a very good sense of humor.
There is a saying in my language, "A good speaker will generate enthusiasm." I'm not
sure to translate it correctly, but it's something like that. The important thing is you are
one of them. You have lots of interesting things to talk about and you know how to talk till
the listener doesn't get bored.
I think, you generally pay careful attention to details, especially when you meet someone
for the first time. You are a good cook, and I think you like to do it now and then.
You are a good priest, too.
By the way, you are a very good listener. I'm sure about this one.
Now I'm waiting for your correction.
Have a great time,

Maryam
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Wow Maryam,
here we go!
You did hit the milk my dear lady!
So
handsome - ok, it depends on view point
My height is 174
What you say about wearing casual clothes exept wedding and times the job demand
different is correct but it may be said about most of the people, right?
I am hardly a person whom people usually address for the help. To say true I fear to face
real troubles, pain and I sooner try to avoid it. My wife is such a woman. She can after
10-hours workday go to the market and walk with a dog of her sick neighbor just because
she was asked for.
Next - I never considered myself as a good speaker. And my friends and my relatives
never did. I don't say about English - I've spent my 5-months contract on american ship
almost in isolation, I just couldn't initiate a good conversation, couldn't take a place in
that talkings at the bar every evening. I can say as a matter of fact I tend to be a WRITER
not SPEAKER. Maybe this forum just stimulate an aspiration of writing in those of us who
bear the seeds of that skill. Look here: a lot of people come to the forum but stay for a
long those who tend TO WRITE MUCH. I suppose this statistics allow to select potential
writers, not speakers.
And last two points: I am good eater, that is I like to eat good (not much) especially after
the illness - my appetite came to be fresh and keen. But as a cook I'm just beginner, my
cooking too plain and monotonous. Alas!
About being a priest - I could be that one perhaps, who knows, if I has a faith in God. I
have no.
So as you see now my dear Maryam you viewing of me is pretty far from reality. What is
real is my constantly good attitude to you and to all my friends so you may call me 'kind-
hearted' , it's perhaps true.
Sincerely yours
Andrew

Dear Behnam,
I owe you an apology for what I wrote. I don't want to repeat it. I'm sure you know.
I'm so sorry. Please accept my apology and forgive me with your highness.
Wishing you the best,

Maryam

Hi Maryam,
Thank you alot for your writing , and your description to your lovely physical appearance
, I think I made an imaginary photo for you .
I have a very teen-aged brother , my big sister is married from 8 years. My second sister
who will get married has her own idea about her party , and we are helping her .Today I
have distributed all wedding Cards . Imagine Maryam , my mother called all our guests ,
I said to her " why are we distributing Cards??".
I think there are many differences from 8 years ago to this moment. And I think it's getting
worse , because the bride and groom spend a lot of money , only for that night . whereas
the most important thing that God will make them together .
Marina.
Hi Maryam,
How life is going? I hope you are fine. How is the weather in the north part of our
country? Do you smell spring?
I am really confused about your writing, what is the matter? What do you mean? Why do
you owe me an apology? What has happened?
I hope to read your reply very soon.
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
Thank you Mohsen for your wishes , you are really very kind , I'm strongly believe that all
Iranian people are kind.
It was really amazing what you have written about Iranian wedding ceremonies , but is it
to this days??? If yes , it's really great.
We have 15 central cities in Syria, and each one has its ceremonies , I will talk about
Aleppo ceremonies .
In Aleppo the wedding continue to the first morning hours , the groom put " henna" in her
hands , she sits with all her guests who are women , and she change her dresses for many
times , and at last she wears the white dress.
Men although have their party , they bring a famous singer and have fun , dance , eat
�?� and the bride shave in front of all men and wear his suit too(oh my God!!(LOL)) ,
after finishing men party they take the bride to the women party , only the bride enter , the
groom and bride change rings from right hand to the left one. then they go to their home.
In fact there are a lot of interesting things in Aleppo history , speaking and everything ,
but people there started to change that ceremonies . Everything is changing .
Thank you once again , I wish you a happy life full of children(LOL).
Marina.

Dear Andrew,
From your long writing, I can see that you are good now. I'm so glad. So, how's life?
Thank you for answering completely. But the differences are not important, because in
any condition you are my good friend who helps me a lot. Thanks for everything.
About being a priest, as you know, you sometimes signed your writing in this way, and
that was only a joke.
It's for sure true that you are kind-hearted. In fact, I'm as sure as I'm sitting here writing
to you.
As you wrote, I did hit the milk. Ok, but there is a proverb which says, "It's no use crying
over spilt milk." So let's forget it. Actually, to err is human.
Thank you so much for reading my writing and answering patiently.
I wish you the best in all you do.
Yours,
Maryam

Hi Marina,
How are you now? How everything is going?
I think it's better not to get heavily involved in such a situation. I mean disturbing the
cards. As you know, mothers in such days, in one hand, are very happy and on the other
hand, have lots of worries( about the future of their child, the party, the guests, �?�), so
they may sometimes do/say something that we can not understand and may get upset or
even angry. But the truth is we can do nothing, therefore a good way is trying to be calm
and controlling ourselves. I know it's easier said than done. But try to enjoy the occasion
the best, otherwise after the wedding when you look back, you feel nothing, just tiredness.
By the way, when do you want to come to Iran? I can't wait.
Have fun,
Maryam

Hi Behnam,
Thank you. Yes, I'm fine. I hope you are fine and in a good mood, too. And about life, I
think, everything is getting better and better. I hope it happens to you and other friends as
well.
The weather is really good, but about the spring, I'm not sure. In fact, every day I go to
work at 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. then I come home, eat lunch, take a rest and go to work at 4
P.M. then I come back home at 9 P.M. eat dinner, then watch something in English or
check my e-mails or this page. I must say that from home to work takes less than five
minutes, so I never see people who go for shopping or the shops which sell the new year
stuff. As you see, poor Maryam can not see the spring which is coming, even smell it. I'm
just waiting for Friday morning to paint the eggs. I love it. And now I'm the only one who
do it. What about you? Do you have the custom of painting the eggs? If yes, who paints
them?
And about the apology, if you didn't get it, so let it remains between me and God. I think
it's better not to repeat it again. Don't dig it deeply, please.
By the way, did you see my writing addressed to you on page 151.
I'm reading a book(its name is "Secret") and there is a nice sentence which is simple and
I'm sure you know, but I like to write it for you and my friends.
"Your life is in your hand. No matter, where you are or what has happened to your life,
you can choose your thoughts consciously and change your life completely. Actually,
there is not a hopeless situation." "Just make it clear that what you want to be, what you
want to do and what you want to have."
Yours,
Maryam

Hi Maryam,
How are you? I hope you are in a good mood and in a good health as well.
Thank you very much for writing in this thread. Please keep on writing. I am really
interested in reading your writings.
I have read all your writings carefully. Actually, I read all writings in this thread. I'm like
an eagle. I am seeing everything. Nothing is hidden from my eyes. (LOOOL)
I read it again. My mother makes me learn housework, but I am not a good

learner.(LOOOL) I have to help her, because she has got no one to help her in doing
housework. She is a teacher, so she has got a lot to do with students at high school. We
often spend a lot of money on cleaning up the home and on washing up some stuff in
Esfand.
Don't feel jealous of me. I am sure your life is much better than mine. An expression
crosses my mind just now. I am going to write it.
There are a lot of differences between men and women. It is not good to list them, because
some of them are rude. It will be considered impolite to speak about them.(LOOOL) One
of them is polite, but meaningful. It is convenient to write that expression in answering to
your jealousy. (LOOOL)
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worries about
the future until he gets a wife.(LOOOL)
I'm only joking.
Painting eggs! To tell the truth, we don't paint any eggs. It takes a lot of time. By the way,
people often paint eggs to make them look beautiful, then to give them to the children in
order to make them happy. I think, nowadays, children often spend their time on watching
TV, films, playing computer games.
Dear Maryam. When I asked about spring, I didn't mean people and their shopping. I
don't care about what people do or think. Spring is spring, whether someone does
shopping or not. What I was saying is the real smells of spring. Your city is a green place
in the north of Iran. "Do you smell spring?" means are there any signs of spring? Did
plants, trees, or flower bloom? Do birds sing?
People often smell sweat; shopping in a greedy way makes them sweat like a pig which I
dislike. I really wonder about your answer!!!
Anyway, you are a lady, and shopping is a part of their nature. It is in ladies' blood to be
interested in shopping. I don't blame you. (LOOOL)
I can easily say that my best time in life is when I'm writing to my friends, I'm reading
their writings, or I'm chatting with them.
All the best,

P.S. We mustn't forget that thanks to the runner of this site we can share something with
other people. Dear Clare, thank you very much indeed.

Dear NANA,
How are you? Where are you?!!! This is just to let you know that I've missed you terribly.
I am really looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
All the best,

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Dear Cathy,
All the best,


Dear Stella,
All the best,


Dear Araghi,
How are you my Azari friend? "Kishi hardasan?' Where are you?!!! This is just to let you
know that I've missed you terribly. Please don't leave me alone.
All the best,


Dear Tina,
Thank you for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this friendly place.
I, personally, have got no enough time to answer someone's email. I am really pressed for
time. I often spend my free time on this site, reading my friends' writings, or writing to
them. I'm terribly sorry. I wish I could email you. I'm sure you will meet many people on
this site who have got enough time to communicate with you in English. I hope so.
I would appreciate if you could share something with me and with my friends. Thank you
for joining us. Please do not hesitate to write in this thread.
All the best,


Hi Marina,
How are you my Arab friend? I hope you are fine. I hope you enjoy dancing. Be careful;
do not drink so much cold water after dancing. In doing so, you will be suffering from a
throat infection. (LOOOL)
I'm not a kind person, and I don't like to be a kind person as well. Some people use
humour, and some nice compliments to disarm others. I don't want to be disarmed.
(LOOOL) I am a cruel person and I really enjoy being unkind. (LOOOL)
I completely agree with you. God helps ladies with their marriage. You know, fortunately
God is male, so he produces many husbands. I'm sure he will send you a handsome, kind,
tall, educated, rich, good looking, and easy going husband. I'm also sure God will send
you a henpecked husband that all ladies in the world like to have such husbands.
(LOOOL)
These days, you are in a special mood. On the one hand, you are very happy because of
dancing, eating, drinking water (loool), music, and singing. On the other hand, you are
going to finish living with your sister, in a common room, under one roof. I understand
you very well. I clearly remember my sister's wedding party. My feeling was a complex
combination of sadness and happiness. I can't describe it.
Dear Marina, it is better to look on the bright side of your sister's marriage. After her
marriage, it is your turn to get married. (LOOOL) Your parents will pay more attention to
you. In fact, you will be in the center of your parents' attention. They will focus on your
future more. (LOOOL)
I don't know why Arab couples like to have many children. Arab women think that giving
birth to so many children is a great honour. The world is highly populated so that living is
very difficult in it. I think it is sufficient to produce two children. Actually, a boy and a girl
is an idea pair. I believe so. (LOOOL)
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
Thank you 1000000 times for your writing , you really made me 100000000 times happy,
to this moment Behnam , I didn't dance , I keep my strength to my sister's wedding(LOL).
In fact without my sister's wedding , my parents are focusing on me, but in a different way
, in fact , I'm afraid that they want me to be beside them all their life(LOL).
If I was sitting with my mother watching TV, and I left her to do something , she says"
where are you going Marina???" , in fact I think about this question deeply , where am I
going with my home's clothes??? there are three other rooms , so maybe to one of them
(LOL).
My father talk to me everyday , he likes to discuss everything with me , especially religion

and politics , I don't know why , but I think he likes to say his opinion , and when he talks
with my mother , she doesn't let him speak(LOL).
Your way of description to my future husband was really important , but I need one thing ,
nothing else, I want him to love me , and when he loves me I'm sure he will do everything
to make me happy.
Anyway , I hope God will send you a beautiful wife , educated and loves you as many as
the number of children in this world(LOL).
Arab world is very near to Iran and Turkey , because Turkey spent 400 years in Arab
countries(LOL), and Iran is beside An Arab country , so I think we have many things
common between us, one of them bringing many children to this world .As I remember ,
the population in Iran more than 68 millions. How did they come????(LOL).
Thank you for writing to me Behnam , reading from you is always making me happy , so
KIND man , keep writing , I read all writings to all friends .
Marina.
PS: I came to this site to learn English , and I found many friends to do that , so I made
friendship to improve my English , now I improve my English to keep contacting with my
dearest friends. If I didn't do that I would not be able to speak with you Behnam.

Hi Behnam,
How are you? How is it going my dear friend? I hope you feel great.
It's a real pleasure for me to write here. Actually, I must thank you for everything.
I did understand what you meant by "smelling the spring." I think I didn't explain well. As
I told before, my workplace is very close to home. It's just behind our building. I just have
to cross the street. This street is far from bazaar. There are some sour orange trees in the
street and as you know they bloom almost in the middle of spring. There are no florist's in
this street, till I can see the spring flowers like primrose. Here there are lots of houses and
buildings, but fewer trees, so I can not see or hear any birds or maybe they are, but I'm
too busy or tired to notice. So as you see, I can not smell the spring.
When I wrote that I could not see people who went shopping or the shops, I meant, if I
could go bazaar, I would see some vendors who sell goldfishes, hyacinth, candles..., or
some shops which sell the same things. And I could see people who buy these things or
clothes or other things which we buy in this time of year and for sure you know them well.
As you know, we often buy these things in the last few days of the old year which is
replaced by the new one, and the new year starts at the beginning of the spring. So all of
this reminds me of spring. In addition, I like to walk and see other people who buy or
walk or hurry or�?� . In fact, they are signs of life(in my idea). They show me that in
spite of all ups and downs the life is going on. It gives me a good feeling. I really love it
and enjoy it.
Anyway, thank you so much for making me think more and find a way to express my
feelings and thoughts. I wish this time I explained clearly.
I've also read your writing to Marina and I've remembered an expression which says,"
Don't count your chicken before they've hatched." Dear Behnam, wait for your marriage,
and then we will see who is henpecked. Actually, some men, before getting married, brag
about manhood. (LOL)
Thanks for reading it and sorry if it's boring.
Good luck,
Maryam

Hi Andrew,
How are you? where are you my dear friend? Are you busy or something has happened?
I hope you are well and also your family. And I hope your absence is just because of
being busy with something good.
I'm looking forward to read from you.
Wishing you the best,

Maryam

Hi Marina,
How are you?(What a funny question! Behnam, you should know that nowadays Marina
is very happy. You know that the answer will be "I'm very well Behnam.") I hope so,
anyway.
So many thanks for your delightful writing. There are many sweet sentences in your
writing which make me feel happy. Thank you for making me happy.
Your mother cares about you a lot. It means that you are so beautiful, and your mother
knows that she has to take care of you. Your mother knows that she has got a real
treasure, not a girl. She also knows that there are a lot of thieves outside who always look
for valuable things. But the question is this:
Why does she worry about you at home?
Oh my God! For me the answer is as clear as day. These days, if there is a computer and
a phone line, at home, young people are in danger of getting into trouble. How? Well, just
give some attention to newspapers. I'm sure you know it better than me. It is not good to
be pessimistic about our community, but it is always good to be on safe side.
I don't want to speak about those kinds of things. I just wanted to point it out that your
mother's especial care is because of your beauty.(LOOOL) Beautiful lady is like a fat
lamb. Wolves enjoy eating it. (LOOOL) What a good analogy! Ladies will kill me.
(LOOOL)
Dear Marina, I haven't seen you and your photo. I just wanted to play a joke on you.
Please forgive me for using some unsuitable words in this writing.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
How are you? I�??m back from thousands of mountains and rivers. This is just to let you
know that you will never be left alone and the miles between our friendships never exist.
It�??s amazing as if I can�??t survive without writing in this thread. I�??m pressed
for time. I know friendships can�??t be described with a delicate touch. I hope I can sit a
while with you, Marina and Maryam to enjoy the aroma of coffee, the fragrance of
friendship.
In friendship, always, here friends, come Cathy.
Best wishes to my best friends.
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Dear Marina,
How are you? I hope you are radiant with happiness.
Marina, Congratulations to your sister's wedding! I've been busy these days. Sorry for the
late greetings.
I knew you are a sweet girl and men will become immersed in your every detail. Dear
Marina, when men gazed at you, they will be fully convinced that no wife, no life. That's
the natural balance of human being. As Behnam told that a boy and a girl is a ideal pair.
I wish you can meet Mr. Right soon and live a long happy life together.
Dear Marina, thanks for your beautiful imagination on my apprearance. I highly

appreciated it. It seemed all girls are angels from your writting.
Best wishes.

Dear Maryam,
How are you? I highly appreciated your kind words to me. Your words wrapped around
me like a warm glove. Thanks a million for your kindness.
I wondered if you are a lawyer. You are eloquent with broad knowledge and sharp-witted
response. I just wondered how girls I met in this room can be so excellent and dazzling
brilliant. I thought Marina is a mysterious miracle to me, and you are a magnificent
beauty to me. I thank God that she shows her great generosity to me. Words can't express
my gratitude.
I am just curious about how Behnam can sit still and calm by accompanying with such
wonderful girls. I just wondered why Behnam always ask the smell of spring. Actually the
flowers are in full glorious bloom in this room. Dear God, forgive my frankness.
Maryam, I'm looking forward to share more stories about you.

Hi dear Maryam,
I'm not absent, maybe rather little bit absentminded.

I check this thread regularily and try to read all through.
You write you don't smell the spring. I wonder are you iranians really missing a spring
and waiting for it so eagerly as we russians?
Yet a day before yesterday there was such a delightful weather that I believed a spring's
come. I smelled it clear.
But today a snow fall again and god only know when it ends.
Our winters are so long!
So I wish all of us to wake up someday and see the orange-trees blossoming, the
nightingales singing and bazaars being as colourful and noisy as possible.
Best wishes
Andrew
Hi Behnam,
How are my dearest friend??? How is it going??? How is your father and your lovely
mother??? I hope all of you are fine and enjoying the life with healthy bodies , because at
the end health is a gift from God, without it , we are nothing.
You have asked me a question , how am I?? okay , I'm as you said , I'm very
well�?�what about you ??? are you ok??? I think so, especially after reading Cathy's
writing to Maryam.(LOL).
Dear Behnam, thank you very much for considering me as a beautiful girl, that's because
of your beautiful heart and eyes , thank you very much indeed.
But to make a comment on your writing about fat lamb, I love it, I really like it.(LOL).
I have three sister's , one of them is married , the second one is going to get married and
she has a job, my third sister has a job too. My mother used to be with me all the day .at
night she asks " what WE should cook tomorrow???" , in the morning she says" LET'S
visit your aunt in the afternoon">>>>> and so on, so " WE" means me and her , "
LET'S" means me and her. In fact we are like friends , but I'm trying to keep her a little bit
far my activities , I can't be with her all my life , and it's not good to leave her directly , so
I'm trying gently and little by little to make her use to think as" I" and �?� I love her ,
but I'll have a job very soon, so it's better to do that.
One of my personal activities walking everyday with my friend , and writing here,so I
think I don't make any dangerous activities(LOL).
Dear Behnam, you are an open-minded man, and a special one . you are 29 years old ,
and you didn't get married to this moment , I want to ask you a question, and I'm sure that
kind Behnam will answer me as completely as he can, the question is: what do you prefer
, traditional marriage , or modern marriage??? I mean do you like to get married to a
strange girl , or to a girl who is your love ,and why. In fact you taught me to ask why
questions , so please try to ask and answer"why" questions as much as you can in this
topic(LOL).
Thank you for reading kind man , thank you for all your sweet words to me , it was really
from your kindness gentleman.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you as soon and completely as you can.
Marina.

Hi Maryam,
How are you keeping? I hope you are in a good mood and enjoying every minute of your
life.
Thank you so much for your writing in this thread. Thank you once again for trying to
keep this thread active and alive.
I have written some things about Marina's ideal husband. As a matter of fact, men who
are rich, handsome, easy-going, tall, educated (I'm not sure about this factor) are
women's favourite. I am a single man, so I am not someone's husband. Why?
It can mean that I am not a rich, handsome, tall, educated, easy-going, etc. man.
Therefore, I wasn't bragging or boasting. I agree with you up to a point, but there are so
many men who are not henpecked at all. In some terms I agree with you, men often boast
about there abilities when they meet women. In other terms I disagree, because I have met
many men who were not henpecked.
Poor Behnam wasn't bragging. Do not judge about my writings without paying enough
attention to the meaning of my sentences! (LOOOL) Am I henpecked? I am ordering an
educated lady to stop making judgment so fast, how can I be a henpecked man? (LOOOL)
Hahahah....
Dear Maryam, don't worry, please write whatever you like. At least, your ideas are good
excuses to focus on them and then to write about them.
Dear Maryam, I am going to play a joke on you and to make a comment. All married men
in the world are henpecked, somehow. In fact, it is not possible to marry and not to be
henpecked if a man wants to have child or children.!!! Hahahahaa... (LOOOL)
I have no time to check my writing. Please forgive me because of making any mistakes.
All the best,


Hi dear Cathy,
At last we hear something from you , WELCOME!!! And thank you for joining us again.
Thank you once again for your nice feeling about my sister's wedding, I hope you will
write about your wedding soon.
Please Cathy, don't be so sweet , sometimes I don't know what to write , your words are
very kind and nice , Thank you very much indeed.
Dear Cathy, you have written to Maryam that I'm a mysterious miracle girl , I'm a bit
confused about this description , can you make it a little bit clear . I was surprised when I
read that description , because I'm the clearest person in the world(LOL).
Cathy, what do you like in men's characters and personalities??? Who is the ideal man
from your point of view??? Is it important for him to know kung fu or Karate in
China(LOL).
I'd be delighted if you replied me soon.
Marina .

Hi dear Cathy,
At last we hear something from you , WELCOME!!! And thank you for joining us again.
Thank you once again for your nice feeling about my sister's wedding, I hope you will
write about your wedding soon.
Please Cathy, don't be so sweet , sometimes I don't know what to write , your words are
very kind and nice , Thank you very much indeed.
Dear Cathy, you have written to Maryam that I'm a mysterious miracle girl , I'm a bit
confused about this description , can you make it a little bit clear . I was surprised when I
read that description , because I'm the clearest person in the world(LOL).
Cathy, what do you like in men's characters and personalities??? Who is the ideal man
from your point of view??? Is it important for him to know kung fu or Karate in
China(LOL).
I'd be delighted if you replied me soon.
Marina .

Hi Cathy,
How are you? How's life? I hope you feel good in any condition you are.
All the things that I have written are my feelings towards you. I'm sure you are much
greater than that. Actually, I'm not a skilled writer to be able to express my feelings and
thoughts well, especially in English.
If you think that I'm such a person(eloquent with broad knowledge and... ), first, it shows
your great kindness. Second, it's because of accompanying you and other friends here.
And thank you so much for your exhilarating and wonderful words.
Please, tell us a bit about your culture. As I remember you hold a ceremony at the
beginning of spring. Am I right? Please, whenever you could, write something about it.

All the best,
Maryam

Hi Andrew,
I'm sure that you are not absent-minded about us, because all of us are in your heart as
you are in ours. I just like to see you here. Please write something whenever you can,
even your name. Then I can see you.
As you wrote, the weather here got cold, too. Actually, I don't know if spring is coming or
winter. And I think if we want to wait for good weather, we may lose the spring. So let's
imagine it in our mind. A good weather, colorful flowers, blooms on trees, the birds which
singing�?� everything is good.
Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party." So let us enjoy it together.
Have fun,
Maryam

Dear friends,
I hope you are doing well and enjoy life the best. As you know the spring is coming and I
hope you start the new season with complete health and it brings you great prosperity.
I wish you health...

so you may enjoy each day in comfort.
I wish you the love of friends and family...

and peace within your heart.
I wish you the beauty of nature...

that you may enjoy the work of God.
I wish you wisdom to choose priorities...

for those things that really matter in life.
I wish you generosity, so you may share...

all good things that come to you.
I wish you the best of everything...

that you so well deserve.
And blessing for the new spring.
Yours,
Maryam
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Dear Behnam,
Salam
Dear Mohsen,
Salam,
Dear Marina,
Assalamo alykom va rahmatolla,
Dear Maryam,
Salam
Dear Andrew,
Hello
Dear Stella
Hi,
Dear Catchy,
Hello,
My dear friends ,salam to you all, how are you ? I hope you are in good mood and have
good time , I would like to wish you blessed time . what's really important to me is being
here and is being friend with you and able to learn something from you. I can not see you
, but can feel your kindness, I can not see you , but can see and feel your warmth. I
don�??t see you ,but I can keep your friendship in my heart. Being here for me is same
as being in a beautiful garden that make my soul blossom. Thank you all indeed. Please
forgive me, I can not able to joint you more but as I write already I read you writing
everyday.
My Iranian Friends happy Noroz to you all.
Best wishes,
Araghi
Mar.,18,2009

Hi Maryam,
I'm so sorry dear friend , I'm really sorry because I didn't answer you .in fact when I came
to website tonight I saw your replies and no one of them was for me , I felt a bit upset , I
searched then I saw that I didn't answer your reply. It's really a bad memory , but as I
know Maryam is a kind girl so she will forgive .
I read all your writing , I really like your way of writing. I wish I can meet you, in fact I'm
ready to come to Iran , but you should promise me that you'll come to Syria too. I hope so.
Today I spent the last penny in my bag(LOL), now I'm penniless , everything is expensive
and beautiful at the same time .
Maryam please accept my apology , and my congratulation for new Iranian year.
I'm waiting for your reply.
Marina.
Hi Araghi,
assalamo alaykom wa rahmato allah wa barrakato.
Thank you a lot for your nice" hi" to everyone here .
Happy new Iranian year for you, I wish you happy life . I hope so.
Marina.

Hi all my Iranian friends,
HAPPY NEW IRANIAN YEAR .... HAPPY NOROZ ......
Feel happy.....
Your Syrian friend......Marina.

Dear friends,
How are you? I hope everything is going well with you. I hope you are in a good mood,
As I guess you know, in my country, this year will be finished tomorrow. It means that the
winter will be finished tomorrow, so on Saturday we will have both spring and New Year.
Happy New Year to all my Iranian friends, particularly to Araghi, Mohsen, and Maryam!
I hope this year brings you happiness, success, and prosperity. I hope you achieve your
goals. I wish you healthy body, happiness, peace in mind, and success. I hope you will get
whatever you wish.
I am going to make a journey with my family. I won't be in Tehran for, maybe, three or
four days. I will miss you. Please keep on writing in this thread. I will answer them when I
come back.
STAY HEALTHY AND HAPPY!
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
How are you doing? Is everything ok? I hope so. And I hope you pass these last hours of
this year very well.
Actually, when I've read Cathy's writing, I remembered that I have to thank you for
advising me to write here. Now I have some good friends besides you who help me with
English and teach me new things. So thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I'm glad that my writing gives you an excuse for writing something. That's a deal for a
friend.
About being henpecked, in reality, I think you are so strict not henpecked. The things that
I wrote before was just a joke.
I'm wondering if men(according to what you said) think about something else except
children. Could you please help me? Is it that much important?
I'm eagerly and impatiently waiting to read from you as soon as possible.
Have a good journey,

Maryam
P.S. I will send you an e-mail for the new year, please check your inbox.

Dear Araghi,
How are you? I hope you feel great, like me, when I read your writing.
I've read some of your previous writings and I have always wanted to be friend with you.
I hope one day you will be able to write as much as before. But for now, whatever you do
and wherever you are be happy, healthy and successful.
Happy Nowruz to you and your family. I hope the new year brings you all happiness and
joy of life.
All the best,

Maryam

Dear Marina,
How are you? I hope you are good and enjoy both the spring and the wedding party.
It seems that you are very busy. Of course, it's natural, because of your sister's wedding.
So, don't worry honey. And thanks for your reply, in spite of being busy.
I hope to meet you, too. And I promise to come to Syria as soon as I can. But firstly, I
must save my money then plan for it. And I'm so eager to see you here.
Your way of shopping, as you described, is like my sister. Yesterday we went out and
actually I wanted to buy something, but you know, my sisters bought everything and after
finishing her money she borrowed some from me and now she is penniless, too.
And thank you so much for your new year greetings.
I hope to see you soon and talk to you face to face. I really love it.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Hi Maryam my dear friend,
I try imagine the spring's coming.....

I concentrate my inner vision as Indian joga..
I try to think by abstract categories like some bloody philosopher...
I drink wine more than usually to make my outer vision foggy..
Alas!
I obviously should be a great author of fantastic novels if I could manage myself to see
what doesn't exist.
Spring is not real!
It's just very beautiful dream. Fairytale.

All we have here are a long winter, a very short dusty summer and dirty autumn smoothly
transforming into a winter. The nature need a balance. If there is eternal spring and
summer somewhere, it must be eternal autumn and winter somewhere else.
;)
Don't cry for me Argentina!
You know I like to do little performance from everything including my endless complaints
on weather. I wonder if this last doesn't make me a little bit Britishman? Just a weeeeee
bit?
Hmm.. And my love to Stories Of Sherlock Holmes!?
And my nose always running?
*******
Do you know where I took the positive emotions before a time?

I worked at Azebaijanian restaurants. I played their sunny dance music. These guys says
they are very close to Iranians and Turks. They says they understand Persian (Farsi). Do
you know it?
Yours sincerely
Andrew

Dear Marina,
How are you? Hope you are enjoying life the best. Thanks for your attention as always.
Thanks for your expectations of beauty. Actually, I've never been away from you all.
Marina, all words I said to you were from my bottom of heart, I didn't add any honey into
that, it's totally the green food and I wish you can enjoy them freely without any
comfortlessness.
In terms of your confusion, I'm willing to give further explanations as follows:
I thought you are especially mysterious, just because you always make friends refreshed
and happy. To me, you are just like a good friend known for years, but you always bring
in news things that easily let me pleased. As Behnam always said, we should dig things
deeply and figure out the root, I wish I could know why you are such a special friend, but
I failed to get the answer. Maybe only God know the reason. No doubt, I think you are
mysterious.
I thought you are a miracle, just because of your pure heart. You are just like a clean
mirror which easily reflects the beauty of the world. No doubt, you are the clearest girl as
you thought. Expect the miracle, I couldn't find any word to show my feeling. Sorry for my
poor expression.
Dear Marina, we differ from each other, but we are all attracted by the virtues which are
the common elements of spirituality found in all traditions. No one is perfect in this world,
neither man nor woman. However, the combination of man and woman creates the
beauty.
As a woman, my understanding on men differed by ages.

What I want in a man lists below:
Before the age of 25

1.Handsome
2.Charming
3.Financially successful
4.A caring listener
5.Witty
6.In good shape
7.Dresses with style
8.Appreciates finer things
9.Full of thoughtful surprises
10.An imaginative, romantic lover
At the age of 27
1.Nice looking (prefer hair on his head)
2. Opens car doors, holds chairs
3.Has enough money for a nice dinner
4.Listens more than talks
5.Laughs more than talks
6.Carries bags of groceries with ease
7.Owns at least one tie
8.Appreciates a good home--cooked meal
9.Remembers birthdays and anniversaries
10.Seeks romance at least once a week
Now, I'm 27 years old. I had a boyfriend whom I loved and love very much. I never
figured why I love him so much. As time faded away, he is till right here with me.
Dear Marina, what's the ideal man in your eyes?
I'm looking forward to sharing your ideas more.
PS: Kong Fu or Karate is just a kind of fitness exercises. Definitely, they are very popular
with the people in China, but it's not important so.
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Dear Andrew,
Thank you so much for your nice reply. You made my day. I thought I can't see you for
some days. You know, tomorrow I may go on a trip with my brother and his family, so I
can not be with you here. But for sure you and other friends are in my heart and thought.
Thank you for your hard trying to imagine the spring. As I understood it was useless, so I
think it's better for you to come to Iran in spring. I'm sure you will enjoy it. Please come
with your family. I like to see your lovely daughter. How is she?
Send my best regards to her.
For sure you can be a great author if you keep writing. You have some eager reader here.
So at least, you can write for us.
Now I see why you are so interested in riddles. I like Sherlock Holmes, too. I always
watched his movies.
Azerbaijani people may know my language but I know just few words of their language.
Anyway thanks for your good news. Actually, your letter showed me that you are in a
good mood. Am I right?
I hope you are always as fresh as the spring. I mean the spring in Iran not there. :))
Please keep writing.
All the best,

Maryam

My dear friends Behnam, Maryam, Mohsen, Araghi,
in connection with
that New Year in Iran
occured three days ago already I congratulate you and wish you Happy New Year.
I hope you spend your holidays being in good moods.

How were your trips? (I guess if you Behnam and Maryam are reading this message
you're already back home).
I have to admit that I have mistaken claiming that a spring never come to my hometown.
It droped in a day before yesterday. Nevertheless today the snow fell again I know ! a
spring is just very close, I can smell it!
You wonder how I can??
A spring in S-Pet starts from the sunshine. There was no sunshine and suddenly it
appeared. Yet pretty cold but the sun is in the sky and it is so UNUSUAL! It's exiting!
Another news is that my daughter, my 'lovely Kati', my 'little horrible nightmare from
Vasastan' went to her training camp for two weeks. (so the henpecking will decrease twice
I hope)
Once again wish all of you have good days and wait for reply as soon as possible.
Fly to the work
Yours
Andrew

Dear Andrew,
How are you? I hope you are fine, enjoying every minute of your life.
Dear Andrew, thank you so much for trying to keep our friendship going. You have
written something about Azerbaijan. My mother tongue is Azeri. I am familiar with
Azerbaijani culture. As a matter of fact, I am really interested in Azerbaijani culture and
folklore. I really love Azerbaijan. I have been living in Tehran for 30 years. In fact, I was
born in Tehran. My parents are from East Azerbaijan province of Iran. My father is from
Marand. Marand is a beautiful green city; almost borders Azerbaijan and Armenia.
There are some people who play a kind of guitar. I don't know what I shall call that
musical instrument in English. I don't know its name even in Farsi. In Azeri language, we
call it "Saz" and someone who plays "Saz" is often called "Ashegh". It has got some
strings (some wires made of metal) that player plays by pulling the strings with their
fingers or with a plectrum. The player puts it on his/her chest and plays with their right
hand.
It is so special, because you put it on your chest, near your heart. In our beliefs, heart is
the storage of treasure, the storage of sadness and happiness, and the storage of feeling.
When you put it (there is a round acoustic place on it which makes sound louder) on your
chest, you start signing automatically.
The duty of left hand is taking strings from different places. The player takes them
frequently from different places in order to make different frequency and tones. I have got
one of them. I often play it. I really love it. Have you ever seen this musical instrument?
What is its name in the world of music?
"Boodir galdy bahar fasli,

Daghlarin lala vaghtidir,
Achiliblar ghizilgoolar,
Bolbolin nala vaghtidir.
Bolbollar dolanir baghi,

Door khalvat ela otaghi,
Sana ghurban olim saghi,
Mey ver piyala vaghtidir.
Ala gozli boee basta,

Dardinnan olmisham khasta,
Al bashimi dizin osta,
Chal yatagh lay lay vaghtidir."
"The spring comes,

It is time for mountains to be covered by tulips,
Roses are bloomed,
It is time for nightingales to sing.
The nightingales are flying in garden,
Stand up and make the room private,
May I ransomed for you (sacrifice myself) butler (some one who pours wine into cup),
Give me wine, it is time to drink.
Mistress with reddish-blue eyes and nice size,

I?m tired, because of being far from you,
Put my head on your thigh,
Play lullaby, it is time to sleep."
All the best,

princetjoba March 25th 2009

i will like to be part of this forum. My names are Tiamiyu Gbenga. i will like develop my
english better than what i can do at the moment.
i need friends that can chat and advise me on it.
princetjoba March 25th 2009

sorry i forgot to put my email. princetjoba@yahoo.com
Gbenga Tiamiyu

Dear Maryam,
How life is going? I hope everything is going well with you.
Thank you very much for trying to keep our friendship going. Your writing is great. You
always write in a simple way. Thank you for writing in this place.
I have received your emails. Thank you so much for your interesting emails.
About your question and men, I have to mention that there is something hidden in my
writings. How shall I describe it? I am sure you have got the point already very well,
because you are so clever. Let me make it just a little bit clear by asking "How do human
beings produce children?" Having some children means a lot of things which are hidden.
(LOOOL)
All men are kind of henpecked, because they have to be such henpecked men. Why? They
are created so, in order to produce new generation. Being henpecked is often like having
the key of some important locked doors. In other words, being henpecked is as a special
tool which works very well, particularly when you are going to have some children.
(LOOOL) I think so. Hahahaha...
Dear Maryam, have you made any New Year resolutions? What are they? Would you
please write me something about your New Year resolutions?
All the best,


Dear Marina,
How are you keeping? I hope you are in a good mood.
Where are you Marina? I have missed you terribly. If I make an analogy between this
thread and a garden, you are one of the most beautiful nightingales of this garden. I can't
believe, and even imagine your silence. Please don't be silent anymore and keep singing. I
really like your way of singing.
I think, because of dancing a lot and eating very much, you feel so tired. Therefore, you
need to take some rest. That is okay, but don't forget your friends who have missed you
and your beautiful writings.
All the best,


Dear Cathy,
How are you my Chinese friend? I hope you are fine.
Thais is just to let you know that I have missed you a lot. I have missed your writings
terribly.
Everybody in this thread is convinced that you write in the language of poetry and love.
Your silence is a great loss for this thread. In other words, I feel a deep sense of loss
because of your silence. Please keep on writing in this thread.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen, NANA, Stella, Araghi...
Dear Mohsen, I have missed your philosophical way of writing. Please keep on writing in
this humble thread.
Dear Stella, I have missed your beautiful writings.
Dear NANA, please stop counting money and write something to your friends.
Dear Araghi, please share something with me and with your friends. By the way, thank
you so much for greeting in a very kind way, and in different languages.
All the best,

Hi Andrew,
How are you my dear friend? I hope you be happy and have good times.
Thank you for the New Year greetings. Thank you so much for your nice writing.
The trip was really good. I have seen some trees which are covered in blossom and spring
flowers with different colors. Also I have seen green mountains and blue sea. On the way,
in some places, you have the sea in your right and the mountains, which are covered with
small trees and bushes, on the left. It's amazing and gorgeous. I hope one day you come
and see this wonderful scene yourself.
I'm glad that you could smell the spring and I hope the sun continues shining in your city.
Of course, we had some rainy days this year and now it's still raining, but no matter,
because I saw what I wanted. I saw the spring. I think this year is a very good year and I
hope it is excellent for others, too.
I hope Kati will get some useful experiences from her camp and enjoy it the best.
I'm looking forward to reading from you.
All the best,

Maryam
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Hi Behnam,
to understand clearer what an instrument you have (you DO have it and can play it, yes?)
I need to ask you a simple question: how many strings has your saz?
I know the word "saz" well but I'm not sure I have ever seen it.
As a matter of fact azerbaijani musicians I met working at the restaurants played mostly
the same instruments as we did.
My friend even joked: "The very traditional azerbaijanian ethnic music instrument is
Yamaha PSR-510!" (It's a keyboard, home synthesizer).
Just after the reading your message I had checked Wikipedia. There was said that a SAZ
is an ethnic musical instrument originated from Armenia (my friend figure it must be
Turkey) pear-shaped and having THREE strings. Sorry, it was not said but there was a
picture on which I've counted exactly 3 strings. How many strings has your one??
If it has eleven strings it must be a TAR, not SAZ. Tar is also guitar-like instrument and
it's originated from either Persia or Azerbaijan.
And of course there are many many other versions of instrument "a la guitar" in different
cultures so..
Just now merely count the strings and reply to me.
Thank you for the nice verses. Is it in azeri?
All the best

Andrew

Hi Maryam,
and welcome back our dear traveller,
I envy you by both white and black envies for having a trip into the spring.
By the way I've seen the weather report for Sari. The day temperatures are in a range of
14-16. Isn't it a spring yet??
We have some spring recession now, temporary I hope. The air was just an icy today. I
don't mind. I see the sun in the sky - it's enough.
Did I say you that I can't drive a car? My wife has bought one recently - first car in our
life:)) so the problems seemed came to be much more:((
Do you know something about ethnic musical instruments - a subject Behnam and me
discuss now?
All the best

Andrew

Hi Behnam,
How is my dear friend? How is paying and repaying visits? I hope you enjoy them a lot.
I feel very good. There is kind of peace. It's enjoyable. Now I have time to visit some
relatives and my friends and spend time while we are laughing. After two springs I really
enjoy this one.
Thank you so much for your warm words. You always encourage me with your kindness.
Thanks a lot.
Although I usually don't talk about my goals I write some of them. The first thing that I
must do is finding a job, then I can plan for other things according to the free time that I
have. I want to study for TOEFL and GRE exams and I hope I get good marks. I must
continue studying at the Iran Language Institute till I pass the couple terms which are left.
I want to start studying physics, too. I want to prepare myself for M.S. exam. And for sure
I need your help and other friends'.
Personally, I think, way of producing children is not my answer. I think there must me
other reasons. I try to find the answer and then I will let you know what I have found and
you can make a comment on it. I hope I can find a good answer.
If you like you can write about your goals, too. I hope you will reach them in their due
time.
I'm looking forward to reading from you as soon as possible.
Best of luck,
Maryam

Hi Andrew,
Thank you my dear friend. I explained about my trip just to encourage you to come to
Iran not to make you feel envy.
When I say spring I mean sunny and cool weather not rainy. Of course, if it's drizzling it's
ok. Actually, I love it. It's good for walking.
Congratulations on your new car. When I come there I can ride in it and see sightseeing.
Don't cry, Andrew. You can learn driving or just simply enjoy riding.
In fact, I don't know about traditional musical instrument. I've just seen them in some
concert and I don't know them well. I enjoy listening to them. But the thing that Behnam
described is known to me. I think I have seen it somewhere(I mean in some traditional
concert) but I'm not sure.
How's life in Kati's absence?
I took some photos. If they have good quality, I will send them to you.
Enjoy the best,

Maraym

Dear friends,
How is life? I hope you are happy and healthy.
I am going to write something which will be like a story. I hope I can explain what I
mean.
I have got some cousins. One of them is my close friend. In fact, we were with each other
during our childhood, youth, and adolescence. We played a lot of games, particularly
cards and chess. Sometimes, he was winner and sometimes I was winner. We enjoyed
playing chess and cards. When he was with me, at our home for example, we were playing
chess or card. Everything was okay.
When I was at university, I decided to make myself strong on playing chess. I studied a lot
of books about chess. Finally, I became a good player at university.
One day, I was as a guest at my cousin's home. We started playing chess. He lost. We
played twice, he lost. We played again, and he lost. I won and won. There was no balance
between winning and losing.
What happened? My cousin said, "Behnam, when I know I will lose the game, I have no
interest in playing it. I won't play with you anymore."
I became strong on playing chess. But, I didn't enjoy playing with my father, sister,
mother, cousin, and all people who were around me most of the time.
If you try to be winner in all situations, you will be a real loser soon.
The second story is about my family again. As I guess you know, both my parents are
educated. My sister is a doctor. I am not educated, but I have spent eight years of my life
at university. My parents are very kind to all people, particularly to close and distant
relatives. When we have got some people as guests, we really try our best to be a good
host. We try our best to entertain our guests with doing many things, but the result is not
acceptable. People don't enjoy being with us. Why?
I have studied about this point carefully. Finally, I understood that we haven't got enough
things in common with our guests. Our fields are different. After speaking for ten minutes,
we finish. We are not able to keep conversation going. We often say to each other,
"What's news?" again and again. It is so boring.
The third story is about love. In the past, there was a girl who was madly in love with me.
I told her over and over again not to love me. I asked her again and again to be my friend
not my love. I understand love very well. I am familiar with the language of love. I know
that the love of women is a fearful thing. I know, men love little and often; women much
and rarely. I believe that friendship is better than love.
It is worth considering that loving is like producing some waves. When there are two
producers, then two waves, they will be added to each other. When it comes to adding
some waves, their phases are vitally important. The result off adding depends on being in
phase or out of phase with each other. Sometimes, the interference is destructive.
I told her that her love was like a fire, it would burn both of us.
In almost all cases, a friend is much better than a love. I have got many reasons for this
claim. The simplest reason is jealousy. Consider as an example, there are two people who
are in love with each other. There will feel jealous, if someone else greets one of them
warmly! But in the world of friendship, the reverse is true. As a merely simple example,
imagine A is friend with B, and B is friend with C, there is a high probability that A makes
friends with C. If A makes friends with C, the friendship between those three people will
become stronger than before.
Love has got many roots; on of them is feeding on selfishness!
My main purpose of writing these lines was pointing out that keeping balance is crucially
important. When there is a balance between different people, groups, who love each
other, or forces that compete with each other, none is stronger than the others and this
situation is not likely to change suddenly.
Thank you for reading. Forgive me for writing this boring text.
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
the friendship can make people to be jealous as well as any other kind of relations. I think
the opposing friendship to love, performing them (in our statements, judgements,
imagination) as two absolutely different worlds is a myth, a mistake. A very widespread
one.
I believe there are some unversal laws, and there are the same triggers which operate all
human's feelings and passions.
Some apparent dissimilarity between 'a love' and 'a friendship' occur because of apparent
differences in it's development.
Example:
1. Put two friends into one place (appartment), make them to share their duties with
househeeping, rising children, earning money for the "family" and you'll see soon that
they start act like married couple. Some of them will quarrel a lot, another couple will
live peacfully and enjoy a company of each other.
2. Learn two lovers to share their moods, their habbits, hobbies, learn them to respect
needs and wills of each others and I wonder if they won't be good friends.
We all need to love and to have a company of similars.

It hardly should to oppose one another.
Be wise, understanding, keep your brains open to opinion of another one, respect your
nears - there are simple 'secrets' for to make your 'life-harbour' peaceful and reliable.
I think so.
Yours sincerely
Andrew, 28 March 2009
P.S. and what about the saz?

Dear Maryam,
I have to go to the job so I promise to write you later.
Just a quotation from a mail I've got just now. I seems to be in line with a subject of
friedship and other 'ships' (reference to two previous letters: from Behnam to me and to
Behnam from me):
"Who is your real friend?
[there is a picture of a dog there]
This really works...!

If you don't believe it, just try this experiment.
Put your dog and your spouse in the trunk of the car for an hour.
When you open the trunk, which one is really happy to see you?"
I bet you're having a good LOL now
Yours
Andrew

Dear Friends,
As a custom of new year I visited many relatives within the holiday, also being a few days
in the country ,in a beautiful garden I passed my holiday satisfactory. That is my excuse
for being absent.
Thanks all friends who have written beautiful sentences about spring and happy New Year
to my Iranian friends ,congratulation for Norooze feast, I wish a prosperous years and
eternal bliss for all of you.
We are intoxicated by resurrection of nature, the pleasant- smelling of purple, violet,
white lilacs in gardens. Everywhere is cover of wallflowers, garden rockets, dame's violet
. Flowers and trees are in bloom or bursting towards opening, sunlight warms the earth,
and the abundance of new life is everywhere.,the life is reborn. The felicities of spring
make our sad hearts full of hopes ,what gods want to show us ,his power." I reborn the
life for you to be convinced that when you die I reborn you on resurrection ,you never die
for ever".
And so the recognition that things that are dead and are planted into the ground then
spring up alive again, that becomes seen as a message from God that life does not end
with death, that our lives in particular?or the lives of our loved ones--do not end with
death, and that an even greater and more abundant life lies in our future.
B.Wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Friends,
As a custom of new year I visited many relatives within the holiday, also being a few days
in the country ,in a beautiful garden I passed my holiday satisfactory. That is my excuse
for being absent.
Thanks all friends who have written beautiful sentences about spring and happy New Year
to my Iranian friends ,congratulation for Norooze feast, I wish a prosperous years and
eternal bliss for all of you.
We are intoxicated by resurrection of nature, the pleasant- smelling of purple, violet,
white lilacs in gardens. Everywhere is cover of wallflowers, garden rockets, dame's violet
. Flowers and trees are in bloom or bursting towards opening, sunlight warms the earth,
and the abundance of new life is everywhere.,the life is reborn. The felicities of spring
make our sad hearts full of hopes ,what gods want to show us ,his power." I reborn the
life for you to be convinced that when you die I reborn you on resurrection ,you never die
for ever".
And so the recognition that things that are dead and are planted into the ground then
spring up alive again, that becomes seen as a message from God that life does not end
with death, that our lives in particular?or the lives of our loved ones--do not end with
death, and that an even greater and more abundant life lies in our future.
B.Wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Behnam,
You always be a winner in playing chess,please play a new thing with your cousin,for
example: computer games,running ,swimming ,.. somthing that your cousin always win
and you always lose , you know that people have different abilities which is arising
through their interest.so if they lose in playing chess ,that is because they are not
interested in playing chess as much as you are.
The second story, if you want to keep conversation going, you should activate your female
guests, because they are garrulous, also maybe your guest can not get word in edgewise if
you want to hear yourself talk, keep on speaking about physic. This morning i had guest ,a
carpet artist ,a well know designer. I had not anything in common to speak to him, so I let
him to speak about carpet and get many information.
I agree with you for love ,because love should 2 sides ,as it is said that one side love
cause disturbances LOL. I think that if love starts through friendship , not by appearance
and needs of body, the friendship stays when the love is faded.
I should go ,because my favorite movie starts
Good lock.
Mohsen
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Hi Andrew,
How are you my nice friend? I hope you are fine, enjoying your life.
Thank you for answering. Thank you once again for writing in this thread.
Mine has got five strings. What should I call it?
I have got something wrong with my computer, or with my internet account. For example,
it takes 15 minutes to open this page! The speed is so low, I don't know why. For this
reason, I wasn't able to answer you soon. Please forgive me for being late in answering.
Please write me something about your city. How long is the duration of day in different
seasons?
All the best,


Dear Tiamiyu ,
Thank you for putting message in this thread. Welcome to this thread.
Would you please give us some information about yourself? Thank you for joining us.
Your English is very good. We can help together with our English. I hope so.
Please write in this thread and share something with me and with my friends. I would
appreciate if you could write something in this place.
All the best,


Hi Maryam,
How are you doing my dear friend? I hope you are in a good mood.
Thank you so much for your emails. Dear Maryam, as you know, I am really pressed for
time so that I have no time to spend on replying emails. But, I really like reading them.
(LOOOL) So, email me, to the best of your ability, but don't expect answer. (LOOOL) Oh
my God, what a selfish man Behnam is! Hehehe...
About my New Year Resolution, I have got some bad habits. For example, I'm a little bit
selfish and very proud. It is just because of Sharif University! (LOOOL) I will try to break
those bad habits. I have started learning English seriously for two recent years. I love
English language very much. I will try to improve my spoken English. I will work so hard,
because learning a new language is a matter of practising and attempt. Therefore, I will
try to voice chat in English with my friends. (If they accept!)
I will write in this thread. I will try to write about some interesting topics. My parents
insist on making me a married man, but I am not sure about it. It is just because of the
lack of enough money. Some people try to advise and give me some tips on getting
married, but I often don't care.
I wish I had got married when I was between 21-25. At that time, it was a real need for
me. But, now it is not important at all.
Sometimes, my mother says, "Behnam, you have got married to Physics!" I often make
laugh at her and say, "Yes, somehow, but there is no result." (LOOOL)
Finally, I really feel the lack of some native English speakers in this thread. I will try my
best to invite the runner of this site to write in this thread. It won't be a formal invitation.
It is just a matter of time which is so important. I have to make my English so improved to
persuade Clare to write in this humble thread. You know, Clare is like a princess, she
doen't like writing in such low class place. (LOOOL) Hahaha.... Oh my God. What a
naughty man Behnam is! I am not sure whether it can be a New Year Resolution or not.
(LOOOL)
(Dear Clare, I'm only joking. I know you won't read this lines, so I am brave enough to
write in this way. Forgive me. I didn't mean to upset you.)
Dear Maryam, I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
How are you? I hope you are in a good mood and enjoy life.
I just want to thank you for sharing some of your useful experiences with us. You
explained them as well as always.
I hope you and other friends share such useful things with us.
All the best,

Maryam

Hi Andrew,
Thank you so much for your superb quotation. It made me laugh like =))
Just try to imagine that poor spouse. I think no one has the courage to do that experiment.
I?m looking forward to read for you as soon as you can.
Have a good day,

Maryam

Hi Mohsen,
It's very good that you had great time. I hope it continues all year long.
Your description of spring is really nice. Thank you for sharing your beautiful feelings
and thought with us.
By the way, I think your favorite movie is "Jomong." Am I right? It's my brother's favorite,
too.
Good kuck,
Maryam

Dear Behnam,
I'm really good. Thank you a lot. I hope you feel good, too.
Sorry, but I have two questions. I want to know what kind of fish is "Selfish." And are you
a fish? I mean this strange kind, "Selfish."
Having voice chat is really a good idea. Try to persuade your friends to have voice chat.
Actually, it's mutual benefit. It's a great honor for me to have voice chat with my friends.
In this way you can hear their warm and nice voice. I hope you get what you want.
I have heard that if men do not get married, they won't save money and most of men say
that it's completely true. So if you don't want to get married, please do not make excuses
for that. But whenever you change your mind, tell us. I will do whatever I can and the
important thing is, as you know, bringing water with a sieve.(LOOOL)
I think it's better not to continue. But it's not my fault. I think, it's all because of having a
good teacher like you.(LOL)
By the way, you wrote about your New Year's resolutions, but you forgot about your love,
I mean, physics. I remember a poem,
Agar ba man nabodash hich meyli
Chera saboye man beshkast Leili
I'm looking forward to hear from you A.S.A.P.
Keep smiling and have a great time,

Maryam
P.S. I hope you reach all your goals. Good luck.

Hi Maryam,
How things are going with you? I hope everything is going well with you.
So many thanks for your very nice writing.
I am so sorry, but I didn't get what you are trying to mean by saying "what kind of fish"?
Is it a joke, or maybe a homophone, homograph, or homonym with an other word? I hope
you will make it clear.
I love Physics very much. I am always involved in it. What I'm breathing is Physics,
actually. (LOOOL)
You have written a poem in Pinglish, I wonder how you have done it. (LOOOL) You often
hate writing in pinglish, I think.
Dear Maryam, I know the meaning of that poem very well, but I see no relation between
that poem and what you are going to mean. Do you know when poor Majnoon has said
that special poem?
I am not your teacher. I am a simple friend of you. I would appreciate if you could think
of me as a simple friend of yours.
I hope to hear more from you soon,
All the best,


Hi Mohsen,
Thank you very much for replying.
I got your points, or maybe your tips. Thank you very much indeed.
I am so happy to read your writings in this thread. Please keep on writing and don't be
silent. Please give us some topics to write about.
All the best,


Hi Behnam, Cathy, Maryam, Mohsen, Araghi and all friends here, (what a large Hi
(LOL)).
How are you my friends ?? How is it going ?? It's spring here , I hope you are enjoying
your life.
I have missed you so much , thank you , all of you, I'll try to answer all your replies . I'm
here again!
Marina.
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Hi Cathy,
How are you Cathy?? I hope you are fine and okay. It seems that you didn't write from
long time ago, please write again , don't be silent!
I have read your writing to me , it was really great , but you have surprised me about
money side , is it so important???
Dear Cathy , I don't know how to judge , I don't know if this man good for me or not,
because all my choices were wrong . I think I'm very romantic , and I'm far from the truth
, this is the important result which I have it from my experience, so because of that result ,
I have no idea about my ideal man .
I don't care about looking or money , I care about personality and ambition , about his
good manners , and his way of treating with people , it doesn't mean that money is not
important , it's really very important , but I don't give it the primacy .
Any way , I hope to find him soon, because I feel lonely!
Marina.

Hi Marina,
It is so nice to read your writing. Thank you for coming back. This thread belongs to you.
Please keep on writing.
It is spring, and it is bed month. I often feel sleepy in the first month of spring. I really
love sleeping in March and April. I like getting up so late.
I've missed you a lot. Please share something with me, particularly, please write
something about wedding party and dancing. As almost all ladies, you love dancing.
Would you please tell me why do women like dancing? Some men like dancing as well. I,
personally, don't like dancing.
All the best,


Hi my dearest friend Behnam,
Thank you a million for your kindness , affection and for your especial friendship with me.
I've missed you too , because you are my dearest friend , Thank you Behnam for making
me feel happy .
Yes It's Spring , but I'm not like you lazy man(LOL), I always get up early , I think my
mother drank a lot of tea and coffee when she was pregnant (LOL). It's a big problem for
me , because I live alone for 5 hours every day , because my mother gets up very late , my
father goes to his work , my sister too , then Marina stays alone . I wish I could get up
late. Even after my sister's wedding I slept at 3:30 Am , and got up at 8:00 Am ?oh my
God , I need some sleep(LOL)?I think I'm from another planet (LOL).
Dear Behnam , as you have said , women like to dance , I don't know why .I sometimes
take the bus which made a very modern sing running , I don't know how to make my body
silent(LOL). I think there are some Hormones make women like dancing(LOL).
Women dance by hips, west , arms, shoulders and legs (oh my God!! How do we do
that????!!) , whereas men move their hands , shoulders and legs.
I saw a men's party on a video for my friend's wedding , they were really nice , why don't
you like to dance Behnam??? Dancing make people happy , slim and arty as well.
In fact , you'll dance if you wanted or not in your wedding day , it's a rule (LOL), what
would you do then???
Behnam, thank you one more time for your nice words , in fact I'm a part from this thread
which is nothing without you. Many people came and left , but Behnam is here .
Dear Behnam , I asked you a question in my last writing to you , could you please
possibly answering it ??? I really want to know your answer.
I'd be grateful if you wrote to me as soon as possible.
Marina.
nanazhong March 29th 2009

Dear Behnam,
First ,I appolige to not answer your message for a long time in this thread.I am so sad
when you said you are not my friend and i can't sleep all night.Also as a result,i can
loggin this forum in my old name and have to regiest a new name.
I have see all of writings of you,Mohsen ,marina...About of your message on Mar 27,i
have something to say.In the third story,you said"men love little and often; women much
and rarely",i agreed with it,but i want to know why.Why he is calmness when a man fall in
love and he wouldn't lost his control.And woman would.Someone said to me,beween the
loves,man need to pay 20%,woman need to pay 80%.It is enough,it don't need all of them
pay all of love.It is unfair for woman.I think when that girl heard the word"a friend is
much better than a love",she is very sad and lose her belif of loving.
BEST REGARDS
NANA
Mar 30,2009

Hi Maryam,
How are you my iranian friend? How is life ?? I hope everything is ok.
Dear Maryam , thank you for all your kind writings , your English is very good. now
Behnam , Cathy and Maryam have a good English but poor Marina not... I feel a bit
jealous (LOL).
please write something , I'll be happy to share something with you.
Marina.

Dear friends,
I dreamt that I went to Heaven and an angel was showing me around. We walked side-by-
side inside a large workroom filled with angels.
My angel guide stopped in front of the first section and said, 'This Is the Receiving
Section. Here, all petitions to God said in prayer are Received.'
I looked around in this area, and it was terribly busy with so many angels sorting out
petitions written on voluminous paper sheets and scraps from people all over the world.
Then we moved on down a long corridor until we reached the second section.
The angel then said to me, 'This is the Packaging and Delivery Section. Here, the graces
and blessings the people asked for are processed and delivered to the living persons who
asked for them.'
I noticed again how busy it was there. There were many angels working hard at that
station, since so many blessings had been requested and were being packaged for delivery
to Earth
Finally at the farthest end of the long corridor we stopped at the Door of a very small
station To my great surprise, only one angel was Seated there, idly doing nothing. 'This is
the Acknowledgment Section,' My angel friend quietly admitted to me. He seemed
embarrassed 'How Is it that there is no work going on here?' I asked.
'So sad,' the angel sighed. 'After people receive the blessings that they asked For, very few
send back acknowledgments .'
'How does one acknowledge Allah's blessings?' I asked.
'Simple,' the angel answered. Just say, 'Thank you, God.'
'What blessings should they acknowledge?' I asked.
'If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to
sleep you are richer than 75% of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your
wallet, and spare change in a dish, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy .'
'And if you get this on your own computer, you are part of the 1% in the world who has
that opportunity.'
Also ......
' If you woke up this morning with more health than illness ... You are more blessed than
the many who will not even survive this day .'
'If you have never experienced the fear in battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the
agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation .. You are ahead of 700 million people in the
world.'
'If your parents are still alive and still married ...you are very rare .'
'If you can hold your head up and smile, you are not the norm, you're unique to all those
in doubt and despair.'
Ok, what now? How can I start?
If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was
thinking of you as very special and you are more blessed than over two billion people in
the world who cannot read at all.
Have a good day, count your blessings, and if you want, pass this along to remind
everyone else how blessed we all are.
A TTN:
Acknowledge Dept.: 'Thank you God, for giving me the ability to share this message and
for giving me so many wonderful people to share it with.
B.Wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Maryam ,
I hope everything goes fine with you , generally I like watching T.V , going to cinema ,but
I try to avoid spending my time in this way. I like epic movies like Jomong and watch it
everyday.
The day before yesterday million Iranian people cried while their national football team
lost the game against Saudi Arabia. Everybody was angry with the coach and people were
wondered ,how this unqualified person , Ali Die, tantalized our football team and its fans
by his egotism way in managing the team. But last night many people were happy as they
were informed through News that Ali Die was order to leave his post.
Do you follow the football games, what is your favorite sport..
best Luck,
Mohsen

Hi Marina,
Thanks a million for your kind words and sentences. Your writing, and your English is
great. Do't feel jealous of other people's English, I feel jealous of yours! (LOOOL)
You always write in a simple way. Simplicity is an art, actually.
Before I answer your question, could you define, or explain what you mean by the word
"Love" you have used?
Your question is simple. Everybody wants to get married to someone who loves her/him.
In fact, marriage without love has got no meaning. Let me comapre it with a roof (a roof
over or head). A roof is stable, and then safe when it has got four cloumns. Cloumns are
some things which support classical buildings. Love is one of the main cloumns of a
happy marriage.
It is impossible for me to imagine a marriage without love.
Love is a mysterious word. Everybody has got their own definition. For that reason, I
asked your definition about it.
Some people love (again a complicated word!) money. They often look for money, even
they want to marry!
I believe, it is time for human beings to leave "love" out from all dictioaries. Why?
Because almost all people misuse it!
There is joke in our culture. An old boy (like Behnam) was very sad and depressed. Her
mother asked for reason. He said, "Oh Mum, I am in love with someone." His mother was
waiting for such day to hear this sentence from her boy, so she surprisedly, looking at him
with shining eyes and asked, " Fatastic! Who is that lucky princess?"
Her boy answered, " Mum, she will be whomever you choose!"
The joke is funny, but meaningful at the same time. I strongly believe that "love" is largely
a matter of opinion or taste!
I hope my answer is complete enough. If it isn't clear and complete please let me know.
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
How's life? I hope you feel better than me. Actually, I'm not in a good mood.
All I wrote about fish and selfish, as you know, was a joke. I think that was clear.
You're right. I don't like to write in pinglish, but my English is not good enough to
translate a poem. I won't do it again.
I knew that story. I just wanted to say that your carelessness(I mean you didn't say
anything about physics) towards physics was like her carelessness towards Majnoon.
And be sure that I think of you as a friend, because I never write informally to my
teachers. I just wanted to play a joke on you.
By the way, you wanted Marina to define "Love." Could you please you define it, too. I
think in this way we understand you better.
Best of luck,
Maryam

Hi Marina,
It's so good to see you here again after your absence. I hope you are in a good mood and
enjoy life the best.
You're letters are very energetic. I think the wedding was very good for you. I hope it
becomes your turn soon. But don't forget to invite us for the ceremony.
By the way, your English is very good. You are just so humble, honey.
All the best,

Maryam
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Hi Mohsen,
How are you doing? I hope you are fine.
I like watching movies, too. Actually, before my brother got married(around 9 years ago),
we often watched a movie every night. We hired the latest movies or my brother took them
from his friends. But now I watch them alone.I think it's good to have a partner when you
want to watch a movie. What is your idea?
By the way, you can watch English movies. It will help you to learn new words, especially
idioms. On the whole, when you understand what they are saying(I don't mean
completely) it will encourage you to learn more.
About sports, I should say that I don't watch football, because I think men pay too much
attention to it. That is enough. I like basketball. Of course, I played when I was at
guidance school and high school(long time ago). I like jogging, especially at the beach.
As a metter of fact, I'm not a sport woman.
I prefer and love dancing, especially ballet. But I've never had a chance to learn it and I
think now I'm old for it.
Are you kind of men who watch football games a lot and then see sport news as well?
What is your favorite?
Thank you for your nice writing.
Best wishes,
Maryam
minhhong March 30th 2009

?hkl

Pty-kum-per?

Hi Behnam,
How is it going? I hope you are enjoying getting up late(LOL), drinking a cup of coffee
with a cigarette, oh my God!!! You have changed a lot(LOL).
Dear Behnam , I think I asked my question in a wrong way , I meant by " modern
marriage" when a girl and a man spend a lot of time together , they love each other, they
decide to get married then they tell their parents. Do you prefer it???do you think it's
right???
I have noticed that I always ask you difficult questions , so I have decided to ask easy
questions(LOL), so , dear Behnam , if you got up once ( early not late(LOL)) with a
strong magic forces , you can use it to change many things around you , you can even
change your physical appearance , you can change your life ..and so on. What would you
like to change and why???
Thank you Behnam for being so patient (LOL).
Marina.
PS: this magic forces can't affect on me , so don't use it against me(LOL).
Clare March 30th 2009

Naughty Behnam:
"You know, Clare is like a princess, she doen't like writing in such low class place.
(LOOOL) Hahaha.... Oh my God. What a naughty man Behnam is! I am not sure whether
it can be a New Year Resolution or not. (LOOOL)
(Dear Clare, I'm only joking. I know you won't read this lines, so I am brave enough to
write in this way. Forgive me. I didn't mean to upset you.)"
You should know that I read this thread from time to time!
Anyway, I don't like interfering in what you all write, because it's your thread - not mine!
I love reading about everyone's ideas of love and marriage, happiness and work. There
are many more similarities in how we feel than you'd think, given that we all come from
different countries and different backgrounds.
Another thing I see is that everyone on this thread is so intelligent! You all give such
thoughtful responses to each other's questions, and you are all so kind to each other. You
have made this thread a really nice place to be.
And then who can forget the humour - the funny observations about life and family.
Really, I think that if you all ran the UN, the world would be a much better place...
With respect
Clare
--
Clare,
english-at-home.com

cock-a-doddle-doo....
cock-a-doddle-doo!
There are the grains there! Peck-peck-peck-peck that!

Dear Clare,
Nice to see you. Are you travelling?
Andrew

Hi Clare,
Thank you for your nice writing, you made the thread shining. Welcome!!
Marina

Hi Maryam,
What's up Maryam?? Why are you in a bad mood?? What has happened ??? I hope
everything will coming well with you.
Thank you for your kind words , you are as always very kind.
You have said that you like dancing , especially pallet , have you ever seen an Arab
dancing we call it " dabka" , it's really amazing . people stand hand by hand , shoulder
beside shoulder , moving legs . I think it's a bit hard for me , I don't know how to dance it
!!!
Anyway , be happy , don't be sad , it's an order(LOL).
Marina.

Hi Nana,
It is so nice to see you again. Thank you for coming back.
Please do not leave us alone. Please write in this thread, and share something with us,
even though two or three sentences. It doesn't take much time, does it? We all want to feel
your presence.
I didn't get what you were trying to mean by using the language of money. I mean 20%
and 80%. (LOOOL) Would you please make it clear?
All the best,

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Hi Mohsen,
Thank you so much for sharing that wonderful text with us.
All the best,


Hi Maryam,
How are you? How is it going? I hope you are fine.
What is wrong with you? What has happened? What is the matter? I hope you are in a
good mood right now.
Ok, I got your point. Thank you for joking.
Thank you once again for mentioning Physics. Yes, you are definitely right. I have
forgotten it!
Dear Maryam, do not answer my question by question! Marina should write about her
definition of love. You also are supposed to write your own definition. I promise to write
about it soon, although you can easily guess what it must be. I mean, my definition will be
Physics-based. (LOOOL)
Please give me some excuses and some topics to write about.
All the best,


Hi Marina,
How are you doing? I hope you are enjoying your beautiful life.
I like drinking tea, so that I often drink a mug of tea, not a cup of tea! I hate smoking, and
I never smoke! Smoking is a sign of weakness! In our culture, smoking often is considered
as a sign of weakness.
If We call it "Modern Marrige", I do prefer "Modern Marrigae"!

We often prefer something to something else when we have got choice. In other words,
when we choose something between some things else, we like one thing rather than
another, so we prefer it.
I can't believe, even imagine getting married to someone without making friends with her,
and without having a long-term friendship with her!
There is an imaginary funny, but wise man in our folklore. We call it "Molla nasr eddin".
Someone asked, "Molla! What is your opinion about your son? Is he a good boy?"
Molla answered, "I didn't have any friendship with him!" The answer is funny, but
meaningful at the same time.
There is a good way to see someone's habits and to know him/her. It is travelling. If you
make a journey with someone, you will know him/her very well.
I think, I have answered to your question.
You have written something about change, I didn't get. What did you mean? I can change
everything! Yes, it is a psychological theory. Did you mean this theory? It is easy in
theory, but so difficult when it comes to practising!
I guess your question should be this: If you could change something (with your strength,
power, etc) what would you change? It is an imaginary situation, because of using second
conditional sentence. In this case, your question is so witty. I haven't thought about it yet.
One thing just crossed my mind right now is taking away all borders. I mean I would take
all borders between countries. Why? To make the world a better place to live in. I believe,
when we divide some things, we increase hostility towards each other. When there is no
line between countries, all people belong to one planet, the Earth! Therefore, it will be
easy to drink some mugs of tea with Marina!!! (LOOOL)
All the best,


Hi Clare,
So sorry to interrupt, but I was only joking with my friend.(lol)
Thank you for answering. It is really a great honour for me to read your answer in my
own thread. Thank you once again for running this powerful site. Without any doubts,
thanks to you we all are in this place, sharing our sadness and happiness with some kind
people.
I believe, if we (as a group) could run the UN, the world would be a much better place to
live in. There is only one thing which is forgotten yet. Who should be the manager of this
group? (lol)
I think, it is better to call an election! Candidates must write their names in this thread.
People will vote for the main manager.(LOL)
So sorry to bother you. I was only joking. There is no doubt about your kindness and
generosity.
All the best,

Cathy Li March 31st 2009

Dear Marina,
Happiness comes so easy! Thanks for your friendship. Friends here, I can't sit silently any
more. Wish you enjoy every day, every night with your beautiful smile dancing with stars
and the Sun.
In terms of money, I have nothing more to say. Absolutely, it's important to me. But that's
didn't mean it's the center of my life. Maybe I will die for love one day, but money. So, my
dear friend, no surprise, at all.
I highly enjoy your romance. I personally think romance is a good thing for everyone. No
doubt, you are right. You are looking for a man who is with good personality, good
manners and ambitions. Actually, you are good for man. Looking around, watching you,
watching Maryam, watching Behnam, no lonely star.
It's a crystal fact that you're full of love and romance. Love will finally find a way. Your
lover is on the way. Maybe, right here waiting for you. Hehe, I'm kidding.
Dear Marina, what kind of ambition does a man should embrace? I'd like to share your
idea on that.
Best wishes!

Dear Maryam,
Life is just like a maze, don't let yourself caught in the middle. Whatever it happens, let's
make ourselves cheerful.
Maryam, I personally think your language is very witty and beautiful. There is no need for
you to translate any poem at all. Saying your words, that's the most beautiful poem. There
is nothing more beautiful than things out of heart. The pure heart will make the sound.
Baby, wish you best of luck, best of life.
I'm looking forward to reading more from you.

Dear Behnam,
I can't stop calling your name, Behnam, Behnam, Behnam????

Wish you enjoy every day, every night, every dream, everything?..
Dear friend, don't say I have everything, but girls. Hehe?.
Actually, I highly enjoy days I spent together with all of you. I didn't know how to tell out
my gratitude. Thanks, Behnam. Thanks for all you've done to me. Maybe you always said
you've never done anything to me. But it's the crystal fact that you let me keep writing out
of my heart.
Keep good contact, I'll follow you.
mary March 31st 2009

Hi Marina,
Thanks a lot, Marina, for your care. I'm good now.

I think there is no way, because you ordered me to be good. Ok, anything you say. I'm
happy now.(LOL)
You know, it's very.... I don't know which word I should use. Sometimes a person who is
very close to you does something that you don't expect it at all. It never crosses your
mind. But you can do nothing or even say nothing. There is a doubt if that person doesn't
know how much their action bothers you. That was the thing which happened to me.
Anyway, I knew that thinking about it just bothers me more and I can not talk to that
person, because I know it's useless. So, I decided to stop thinking about it.
Today, in the morning I went out. It's raining here. The weather is so fresh. I walked a bit
and bought some fruits and came home. It was really good.
About "Dabka," I don't know about it, but there is a kind of dancing in Iran which is
similar to what you have described. It 's called "Kordi." In this dance the movement of the
leg is not very hard and you can dance it easily. It's a very enjoyable dance. It gives you
energy. Once, in my friends party, we danced it. I never forget that night.
I think if Behnam try it once, he will like dancing.
By the way, I want to send you some photos if I can download the file. If you like, please
write you e-mail address or mail to me at
mary_moon1981@hotmail.com
Have a great day.

Maryam

Hi Behnam,
How is my commanding friend? I hope your commands will be done completely.(LOL)
I'm good and thank you so much.
I wrote to Marina about the problem. I'm sure you will read it there.
And I'm so sorry. I don not have any definition of love. I can not describe it well. Actually,
I know nothing about it. So I'm waiting for your definition of love.
I want to write about the first mistakes in the New Year. It may gives you an excuse to
write. I hope so.
I wish I could help you more.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Dear friends,
I hope you are doing well and enjoy the spring.
I want to write about me and my sister's first mistakes in the New Year. It made us laugh a
lot and I hope it will give you at least a smile on your lips.
First, I should say that some people believe that if they do something at the beginning of
the New Year, the same thing will happen during that Year. So, God bless me and my
sister.
Here is the story. An hour before the New Year, I was setting the table and putting the
usual things on it. I got the candle which was like a flower and there was a ribbon under
it. I thought there is something between the candle and ribbon to prevent it from burning.
But I couldn't see it. I put the candle on the tablecloth. Then later someone lit the candle.
After the New Year when I was taking some photos of the table, I saw something was
burning. I was shocked. Oh my God, what was it? And suddenly I screamed and said, "the
tablecloth is burning" and immediately poured a little water, which was on the table, over
the fire. Then I looked at my mom and because she said nothing, I started to explain about
it. Maybe because of the New Year my mom said nothing especial to me, and just smiled.
Some minutes later my sister put two incense sticks(a thing which you burn has a good
smell) on the table. Of course, they were like a cone with the height of 2 cm. Then she lit
them. After some minutes there was just some ash on the table and I told my sister
removed the ash immediately from the table cloth. But, as you know, it was late. When we
saw the black circles on the cloth we laughed a lot. Suddenly my mom said, "What
happened? Why are you laughing? What have you done?" I told her while I was laughing,
"Nothing especial mom. You know this table cloth is not good anymore."
The truth is, we have never put table cloth before. The top part of the table is made of
glass and we don't use cloth for it. But this year me and my sister insisted on putting the
cloth.
I think it was a bad fait for that poor cloth.
Thank you for reading it which may be boring for you. Thanks for your time.
Yours,
Maryam
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Hi Cathy,
How are you my dear friend? I hope you are as happy as I am now.
Whenever I read your writing, I enjoy it a lot. It makes my day. Thank you for your
delightful writing.
Thanks a lot for the first sentences that you wrote. They are very meaningful and pleasant
and I try my best to follow your kindly advice.
Thanks for you nice words. You are so kind, Cathy.
Your writing is really great. The way that you use the words is wonderful. I think, as you
have mentioned, they come out of your heart and because of this they touch our heart and
give us a great sense and make us smile.
So please keep on writing, dear.
Best wishes,
Maryam
Andrew March 31st 2009

Dear Maryam,
It's good you've burnt up just a table cover. People set fire and burn out the whole
appartments by fireworks meeting the New Year. Ask Cathy - I know the people in China
are mad of fireworks as well as we in Russia.
(Am I right dear Cathy?)
The night of New Year (which is coming January, 1) is a night when you shouldn't try to
sleep - the permanent cannonade from the streets and yards won't let you do that anyway.
So I can do assumption that you meet a New Year the same way as we do. I wonder if you
make an Oliver salad and open a bottle of Champagne at midnight with the clock
strokes????
And what about installing a Christmas Tree at the dining room? I think it's all the same a
Europian tradition.
Every New Year Eve we're arguing what to buy: real, live Fur tree or artificial one. (And
everytime we buy the live tree - it smells so good. This year I've managed to buy specially
good one - little but very thick and beautiful).
What we have no is a habbit to travel just after the New Year. I used to work a lot just that
time - it's a feature of profession.
It will be jolly good to hear some news from you Maryam.
And to know your opinion about love and friendship as well.
Andrewwwww
nanazhong March 31st 2009

dear Behnam,
"I will be back!"This sentense makes me think about--- The Terminator,do you like this
movie?i like it and i like Arnold.
Sorry,maybe what i said confuse you,i mean woman pay 80% energy and time for love,not
money.
Actrually,i am lost for a long time.I don't kown what to do,what's my future?What's the
meaning of life?After graduating from university and working for a few years,suddenly i
find that i don't like my job.It's a terrible thing.Just like a man climbs to the middle of
mountain,he can't see what he want.He should come down to the foot of mountain and
climb a new one or he should contiue to the top of mountian.Can you show me a beacon?
I'm waiting for your reply.
By the way,Happy April Fool?s Day.

NANA
MAR 31,2009
Marina1 March 31st 2009

Hi Behnam,
Oh my God!!!! Without borders and you will take me to drink mugs of tea!!! Oh dear be
generous (LOOOOOOOOOL).
Dear Behnam , Thank you for your nice writing , oh my God!!! You are so clever ,
whatever I asked , you will answer in a clever way , but to tell the truth I'm still in dark ,
you would only remove borders between countries???? Come on ! you had a strong
magic forces ??? !!!!!!! so?????
I still lookforward to hearing from you about my question as soon as possible.
Marina.

Hi Maryam,
Thank you a lot for your writing , in fact I understood your state very well . I had this
situation before , with my best friend , who was my friend from 18 years ago. She stills my
friend , but I can't forget what she had done . I remember from time to time , I think I'm a
bit spiteful .My mother said that's because of her jealous , I didn't understand , but now I
understand .
But dear Maryam , just forget it , God is here , he is every where , so don't worry , just be
patient and don't think about anybody's action.
I knew " Kordi" I think there are a lot of people in Iraq who dance it too, I think steps are
very easy , "Dabka" is very similar to "Kordi" , but there are a lot of kinds of "Dabka" ,
and poor Marina doesn't know how to dance even one kind .
Dear Maryam, I don't want to be impolite , but I really have no time to email people , I try
to keep on writing in this thread , in general .anyway thank you for your kindness , It's a
big honor for me to be my friend.
Dear Maryam, what do you think about my question to Behnam, please write your idea.

Marina.

Hi Cathy,
Thank you very much for coming back again. It was very nice to read from you.
Dear Cathy, ambition is very important , there are a lot of men who are studying but
without any idea or even dream for their future , when they finish their studies they don't
success in their jobs . on the other hand there are a lot of men who know their future ,
they are looking for it , they are working to achieve it .
They think and dream but they work too because they want to be something in this world.
This kind of ambition makes me so attracted (LOOOOOOOOOOL), I know that I'll be ok
in that's ambitious man's hands. Oh my God !!! what I'm talking about ???
Ambition is great for life passing , but it's not working in treating with woman , I think he
should be ambitious but not when he is treating with me (LOOOOOOOOOOOL), with me
he should be as simple as me..
I hope I answered in a complete way .
Dear Cathy , be kind enough and take a look at my writing to Behnam, we are talking
about magic forces , please try to think about my question to Behnam and write about the
answer.
I'm very much looking forward to reading from you as soon as you can.
Marina.

Lol
Don't mind
Just Lol

Hi Mohsen,
What a dream!!! It's very rarely to find someone dream like that . In fact , I dream a lot ,
but I think none of dreams has an important meaning .
Dear Mohsen , you have written about football , and I like football very much , I was
happy when an Arab team won , but I was sad that Iranian team lost . Anyway don't
worry , today your team has lost , tomorrow yours will win inshaa Allah.
Marina.

Dear Marina,
by the way, dreams has a sense, has their meanings and has ultimate expressiveness
sometimes.
Don't underestimate the dreams!
Yours
Andrew
April 2009

Hi Cathy,
Good job! Thank you very much for writing in a very friendly and lovely way. I really love
reading your writings. You writings sound like love, sweet and delicate!
"Writing out of heart"! What a nice expression! Please write out of your heart as far as
you can. (lol)
Thank you for saying some positive things to me. In other words, thank you for praising.
I have got what I should. I mean, I have got whatever I want to. I am always trying to
achieve my goals. Making friends with some kind educated intelligent thoughtful people
was one of my goals. Now thanks to my friends' affection and kindness to me, I believe I
have achieved this important goal.
I have got everything, when you (my friends) are with me. I have got nothing when you (
my friends) aren't with me.
There are some things in the world, which are so beautiful and important at the same
time, that human beings cannot buy it by paying money. Friendship is one of them.
"The best things in the world are free".
I am very strong and powerful when my friends are with me. You are one of my real
friends. I do care about you, and I respect you a lot.
In my poor opinion, friendship is like a tree. If we like to see it green, full of flowers, or
fruitful, we must feed and water it. "Feeding and watering" means caring and paying
attention, when it comes to speaking about human beings.
Therefore, dear Cathy, do not leave us alone! Do not be silent and absent for so long
time! The tree needs water and feed! (LOOOL)
I am sure you know those things better than me. I just mean to mention it again, and then
to make it fresh in your mind! (LOL)
All the best,

165

Hi Maryam,
It is always glad to read your writings in this thread. I believe, there are always some
points in your writings which are very meaningful. I am sure, you will ask for some of
them by writing: (Behnam, would you please let me know what point in my last writing
is?)
Well, as a merely simple example, you have written "Commanding" and "Command".
Behnam is a commanding person. If Behnam is in a good mood and optimistic at the same
time, this sentence means something good, and then positive. In the case of being in a bad
mood and pessimistic, this sentence is a bad thing, and negative.
Luckily, I am in a very good mood right now. Thank you so much for using such nice
words to describe your humble friend; Behnam.
I read about your feeling in Marina's writing. We are human beings with the same
feelings. Sometimes, we are happy even though there is nothing special in our life. Other
time, we are sad and we don't know why! About the action of that person I should say to
you that try to ignore such actions. I know, it is easy in theory, but we should try, because
there is no other option.
The first mistake in this year!
Great! As you know, Iranian people do care about dead people. We honour the dead and
ignore the live! I don't know why, but I know it is in our blood. It is a part of our nature. I
really hate this bad habit.
There is a meaningful poem in the culture of Azerbaijan; "Take the value of your friends
when they are alive, there is no benefit if you cry after their death". But, who cares!
We were in Tabriz. Actually, we were in graveyard when it was about beginning the New
Year! We did all things that you did at home. For example, some women from different
families had set the tomb (the table (lol)). There was no tablecloth, but a beautiful rug.
There were a lot of things; fruits, sweets, the Holy Koran, fish, grass, candles, etc.
The radio broadcasting was " Ya vajihan endallah, eshfa lana endallah, mainly doa e
tavassol". The families were so sad, some of them were crying.(You should know that it
was the first anniversary of the death of a young person.)
I was wondering at their (My mother is included) silly action. It was nonsense! I decided
to break the ice, and then to change the atmosphere. There were some beautiful larg red
apples in a special container covered with a very thin transparent nylon. I said loudly,
trying to take an apple from the container by cutting the cover with my fingers , " These
apples are looking at me. They are shining. Let me see what they are saying to me."
Some People laughed at me. I had achieved my goal which was changing the atmosphere.
My mother whispered me very quietly, "Behnam, people are going to eat them just after a
few minutes. Let New Year start!" I said to her loudly, "Mum, you know I love apples and
my stomach never understands such things."
I said it just to justify my action. It was my first mistake that I made it deliberately. The
second one was a real mistake. When we were coming back, I was driving. I am surely a
very careful driver. There were many cars in the road. We were stuck in the traffic. My
father was nagging me endlessly about choosing the main crowded road. I said over and
over again that "Dad, I am not familiar with these roads and this city. Forgive me." He
didn't stop nagging. Finally I got angry and tried to overtake on a dirt road. I was driving
only for a few seconds that I heard "Fisssssss...". Actually, I had a puncture!
Thank you for giving me a nice excuse to write about.
All the best,


Hi Marina,
So happy to read your writings. It is nice reading your feminine sentences. You smell like
a real lady, kind and playful. I am afraid of using the word "coy" which is very suitable
for this situation, because some people maybe consider it impolite to write such words in
this place. Anyway, thank you for being yourself. That is very important of you to be as
you are. Some people just pretend and then try to make other people believe that they are
kind, tolerant, supportive, generous, etc. Surely, you are a real lady!
Thank you for writing in this thread. You always make the atmosphere of this thread
friendly and happy.
I don't know what you mean by saying "Magic force"? I would like to convert human
beings (At least, myself) into something like signals, waves, etc. which can reach other
parts of the world easily and fast. If I could convert myself from this physical body into
some kinds of energies, I would go wherever I like to, without any limitations or
restrictions.
Do not ask, "Where would you go? What would you do?" They are some secrets.
(LOOOL)
Okay! Let me be more generous. I would drink a bucket of tea, rather than some mugs of
tea! (LOOOL) Am I a generous person now? If not, how about if I would drink a barrel of
tea with you? (LOOOL)
You know Marina, Iran is an Islamic country. When there is something like, bear, brandy,
cognac, vodka, alcoholic drink in a text, the editors often edit those words out of it and
use water instead of those drinks! (LOOOL) You see, it is very easy to Islamize, just by
changing some letters. (LOOOL) In some audio files, sometimes we hear a sound like,
"Beap, biiiiiiiiiip", we understand that it is just because of Islamizing some words.
(LOOOL)
Oh my God! What am I writing about? I have lost the right way! (LOOOL)
All the best,

Cathy Li April 1st 2009

Dear Nana,
How are you, my friend? It's the first time to write to your formally, but it's not the first
time to pay attention on you. I hope you can get rid of troubles just like Terminator,
please terminate your bad mood. I hope you are absorbing the sun's rays happily.
Life is on your hands, please don't let yourself stuck in the bad condition. Actually, as the
human-beings, we never stop asking questions, where are we from and where are we
going to? So many questions run into our head time and again. Sometimes, we can't
figure out the answer even though we've tried hardest. At that time, we need a good rest
and then stand up again to enjoy what you had, to ignore what you suffered, to be
yourself.
Nana, life is just like a journey, to travel hopefully is a better thing than to reach hastily.
By paying one hundred percent of your energy and your time, you will finally find the
surprise. Never stop trying and giving what you had, you are the completed one.
Best luck to you.
Lovely Cathy, April 1, 2009
Cathy Li April 1st 2009

Dear Andrew,
You are totally right. The Chinese people are enjoying letting off the fireworks on
holidays. The fireworks looked very splendid against the dark sky. We all love the light,
especially in the dark night. I like watching the display of fireworks, every time, I was
touched by the attraction. The fireworks lighted up the sky in the night, just like God has
lighted up his beacon lights, each of which is a world.
Andrew, you are a romantic man. It's my honor to get the point to chat with you.
Thanks for your letting off the fireworks, I clearly see you stand under the same sky with
me.
Now, the fireworks bang impressively all around this room.
Marina1 April 1st 2009

Hi Andrew,
Nice to contact with you again. I'm happy because I have given you an excuse for write to
me.
Dear Andrew, you got me wrong. I strongly believe in dreams , and if you read some of
old writings in this thread, you'd see that we have discussed this topic, and there was an
important writing which belongs to our friend Behnam , which was very complete and
right.
All what I meant that I dream a lot , but none of my dreams has a meaning , because all of
them about something I think about in my life. But Mohsen's dream has (absolutely) a
meaning , I wish I have more knowladge to explain it.
Dear Andrew , Thank you for writing to me. I'd be happy to discuss whatever you want.
Marina.
Marina1 April 1st 2009

Hi Behnam,
So many thanks for your delightful writing to Maryam , thank you once again for your
writing to me, oh my God!!! You are really in a very good mood today , It makes me think
about the reason , is it because of a girl (LOL),a nice smile from here or there, I hope so.
Dear Behnam , to tell the truth , you confused me a little bit. I didn't get the meaning of "
coy" , is it bad, or is it good ?????
Dear Behnam , I don't know what to say , you have written a lot of sweet words , you
really made poor Marina happy . but on the other hand , you still not generous(LOL).
TEA!!!!??? , please Behnam , there are a lot of restaurants in all over the world , what
about them !!!!???(LOL). Let's have a breakfast , in fact it is my favorite meal.
Secrets!!!??? In our thread ??? Behnam , aren't we your friends???? Please tell them to
us(LOL).you should do that ??..(LOOOOOOL). I'm only kidding. In fact you have said
many good things to me, so you have bought my silent(LOL).
You know Behnam , the woman is very soft , a little bit of kindness make her happy .
Dear Behnam , please suggest something to write about , to make conversation keep
going , think a lot , think deeply , we want a topic full of fun.
Thank you Behnam for writing, reading and for being a good friend. There are few people
who affected on my life , and you are one of them.
Could you please write to me soon???
Marina.

Hi Nana,
So many thanks for writing in this thread. Thank you very much for sharing your problem
with us.
The mentioned problem is a common one among all human beings. It is a part of our
nature.
Why do we use "chance", "possibility", "probability', etc.?
"Chance" is a word which is in common use in everyday living. The radio reports
speaking of tomorrow's weather may say: "There is a sixty percent chance of rain." We
all, more or less, use "chance" when we are going to speak about the future.
By "chance", we mean something like a guess. Why do we make guesses? We make

guesses when we wish to make a judgment but have got incomplete information or
uncertain knowledge. We want to make a guess as to what things are, or what things are
likely to happen. Often we wish to make a guess because we have to make a decision. For
example: Shall I take my raincoat with me tomorrow?
Sometimes we make guesses because we wish, with our limited knowledge, to say as much
as we can about some situations. I believe, almost all actions are a kind of guesswork!
There are good guesses and there are bad guesses. Often we don't know which of them is
a bad guess and which of them is a good one. Only time shows to us which is which.
Our knowledge is limited and uncertain as well. Surely, much of our knowledge is
uncertain and it always remains uncertain. The most we can know is in terms of
probablities.
Therefore, dear Nana, how can I help you when I am immersing in an oceain of guesses,
probablities, mistakes, uncertain knowledge, limited information, etc.
I believe, there is no solution to this problem. We often make guesses because of the fact
that our knowledge is limited. We are human beings. That is a part of our nature. The
language of speaking about the future is "probability". We shouldn't blame ourselves.
Everything is changing. Today I am a different Behnam in comparison with what I was on

yesterday. At least, I have gained some new experience. My way of thinking is different
from what it was on yesterday! Although I am, maybe, unconscious of it, today Behnam is
surely different from some points of view.
I don't like to sound like philosophers, althought the subject is closley related to
philosophy!
Let me write my finall sentences. If I look at my past carefully, I will feel so sorry about
doing some things and not doing other things. Why? At that time, in the past, when I was
making decision on doing such and such a thing, it was a good decison. Now, I feel regret
doing that by saying, "I should haven done that, I shouldn't have done this, etc."
In fact, there is nothing wrong with me. In the past it was a good decision, now it is a bad
one. Actually, there is no bad and good, my judgment about things make them bad and
good. Now, my knowledge and information is different, then my judgment is different.
Dear Nana, feeling sorry about the past is a common sense among human beings. It is a
sign of growing and becoming complete. Fool people never feel sorry about their past,
because there is no change in their thoughts, information, knowledge, and then in their
judgment. Do animals feel sorry about the past and worry about the future? Feeling sorry
about the past and being worried about the future are two main distinguishing
characteristics of human beings.
The most important thing is trying hard to forget the past and to be hopeful about the
future. I know, it is so easy in theory, but very difficult in practice. We shouldn't give up,
anyway! In the world of human beings, giving up means death!
There are different ways in front of us. Different ways will lead us to different places. The
doors are open, and they will be open until our dying day. I hope you always choose the
best ways in your live.
So sorry for writing this boring text. Thank you for reading. Please do not lose contact
with me.
All the best,

mary April 2nd 2009

Hi Andrew,
Thank you for consoling me with your nice words. Actually, our fireworks are at the night
before the last Wednesday of the year. Some people make fire as well and always there
are some fire accidents.
I don't know what Oliver salad is, but we eat especial food on that day. One of them is fish
but I don't know about the name of others in English like, Reshteh polo. I should say that
we don't(it's better to say I) drink alcoholic drink.
The Christmas tree is very beautiful, but we have our customs. In fact, we set a table with
different things which is a sign of something. There is a photo of it in the file that I sent
you. Have you seen it?
About love and friendship, I don't have much to say. In my idea, love means a very strong
feeling and internal desire towards someone. But friendship means a relationship between
two people who like each other and care about the other's feeling and thoughts as well as
themselves. "Love" is so complicated, but I think "friend" is so simple. You are more
comfortable with your friend than the one whom you love.
Dear Andrew, sometimes it's hard to express yourself by words. I don't know what else to
say. I wish I could explain better.
I agree with you that being jealous is not related just to a person whom you love. As you
said we can be jealous of our friends, too.
By the way, I saw something strange. I mean you used the word "LOL." What has
happened? I thought this year is the year of changing for me, but I see you want to
change, too. Am I right?
Have fun,
Maryam
mary April 2nd 2009

Dear Marina,
Thanks dear for your nice writing and your sincere sympathy.
As you know "Practice makes perfect," so keep on trying and I'm sure you will be succeed
in dancing "Dabka."
It shows your honesty not being impolite. Thank you indeed. It is much better than I send
you something and I think "Ok, Marina saw what I sent" and continue sending you other
things. Actually, you are a frank person. Thanks once again.
At first about being friends, I explain my idea in this way, a boy and a girl are friends
with each other for some time, maybe one or two years or more. Now they think they
completely match with each other. In other words, they think that God have created them
for each other. So they think they could be a successful and lucky couple. As they love
each other and they are so exited about the decision they have made, they probably forget
an important thing which is the fact that a husband/wife is different from a friend. I mean
the things that you expect your spouse is different. The result is, after getting married you
will understand what you have done. Now you don't think your spouse matches with you.
But if two persons make friends in order to get married, it may help them to know each
other a bit.
And about arranged marriage, I think it's safer. In this case, your family is involved from
the beginning, so you can use their ideas from the beginning. I mean you can consult
them. And before concluding a marriage you can spend some time for example six months
knowing each other. You can talk and go out with each other and also to each other's
house without any problem, because your parents know. Of course, in this way, there is a
problem. Some families don't accept their son/daughter see and talk/go out with each
other before some religious customs.
I couldn't find a better word in English, but I'm sure you understand what I'm say.
What about you? Which one do you prefer? Please, share your opinions with us.
Have a good day,

Maryam
Cathy Li April 2nd 2009

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your writings to Nana. Actually I was touched a lot even though I was a bit
confused on your views on changing. Actually what we said is limited, but the caring
hearts exist truly. I don?t know what Nana really want now, but I surely confirm that she
needs a good listener now, especially when she opened mouth to tell out her problem.
Dear Behnam, no doubt, you are an important friend to her. I'm happy to see your prompt
care and attention. You never let friends down, indeed. I'm so proud of being one of your
friends.
Everything is changing. The bad things turn into the good, and the good turns into the
better. It's good for us to look past carefully, learning from pains and lessons, and it's
good for us to further travel with hope. But the most important for us is to truly live in this
day today that you are. Don't linger on or regret more for the past things and days, don't
fancy and expect more on tomorrows, please do live in your day today.
Passion is sweet
Love makes strong
To live bravely as it's the end of life.
To love happily as it's the first sight
Behnam, thanks for your burning love which can warm everyone who comes across your
path.
166

Dear Marina,
You are very lovely! To be honest, I couldn't stop laughing when reading your views on
ambitious man. Hehe, it's very funny. Actually, I think no friends in this room can hear
your frankness and not be moved. I highly appreciated your frankness and your ambition
on your Mr. Right, hehe?
With a strong magic force, I don't know if I still can be myself so freely. Hehe? I am
simple and I feel happy. To satisfy your curiosity, I wish I will be the wind, walking
through the green fields, blowing across the mountains and rivers, dancing amazingly
around my good friends together here and nowhere.
Wish a strong magic force, the bad things turn into the good, and the good things turn
into the better. No boundaries between us, we can visit each other freely. All shall be well,
and Jack shall have Jill.
Everything is all right.
Dear Baby, why do you say this magic force doesn't affect on you? I don't know how to
distinguish "modern marriage" from "other marriages". To me, marriage is an eternal
promise to lovers. No matter what kind of ways you adopt, the theme of them should be
one, that is, the forever love.
Girl, who is that lucky dog you desire for?
mary April 2nd 2009

Hi Behnam,
Thank you for your nice words.

Thanks a lot for your friendly advice.
About commanding, I was joking and I'm glad that you were in a good mood and interpret
it in that way. Actually, I didn't mean something bad by using that word.
About why we honor the dead, in my idea, there are some reasons. Some people after
losing a dear feel guilty, because they think they didn't do as much as they could for that
person. So in this way, they want to calm themselves.
Most of the time, it's because of our customs as you said. Some think if they don't act in
that way, what others think/say about them.
And about going to the tomb of a person at the beginning of the new year, we usually do it
for our very close relatives, because we love them and still we couldn't accept the truth. If
we accept that there is no body anymore, I think we don't do it. As I told before all I wrote
is just my idea.
Poor Behnam, so you had a very sad beginning. But I think you behaved very well and I
think you are very courage for doing that and it was not a mistake.
May God bless that person, but I don't think that he/she was satisfied with their act, too.
By the way, you wanted to overtake from the right, didn't you?
Thank you for your excellent writing. It made me laugh. Actually, it's as great as always.
Have a good day.

Maryam

Hi Marina,
You cannot imagine how happy I was when I read your great writing. Thank you so much
for making me happy.
I respect you a lot, I never use bad words for describing my nice friend. "coy" is a good
word for describing lovely women. It is an especial shyness which some women pretend to
be. I don't know how to explain it.
That is ok to meet you and to eat something with you at a luxurious restaurant! Am I a
generous person now? (loooL)
Topics? Okay!
1) If you were given an opportunity to be born again, in wich country would you like to be
born?
2) If you were given an opportunity to be born again, what kind of person would you
shoose to be?
3) If you could spend a day with a very important person, who would it be and what
questions would you ask that person?
4) If the whole world were listening, what would you say?
5) If you could choose to live on a different country, which one would you choose?
I hope that helps you with writing. (LOOOL)
All the best,

Andrew April 2nd 2009

Hi Maryam,
be aware my dear child (and you are actually the same age as my elder son) that people
themselfs make a love complicated and even destructive. The love is a gift to everyone and
it MUST make us happy. It include sufferings if your love don't love you. And what's up?
Never try to avoid sufferings. But for god sake never complicate the love!
Love come and pass by, it can not stay for eternity. But when both being in love throw out
their ambitions, their 'ego' they can enjoy the love and feel happiness very long. It's a
NORMAL way. To imagine a love as some 'hard experiance', some obstacle on your
smooth life road you rob yourself.
We can make an Earth either friendly or hostile and it depends of our ability or disability
to love, to suffer, to forgive.
Thank you for pictures you've sent on my mail. They are actually nice. Were they really
made by cellphone??
What a small berries (or soon fruits) on a plate in the left lower corner? Figs?
The flowers and the waterfall and the garden are beautiful!
As to LOL - maybe I missprint sometime. What if I just wanted to write 'love' or

'Liverpool' or something else?
Best regards
Andrew

Hi Cathy,
thank you for your nice comment.

It's not imprtant that you are probably wrong imagining my letting off fireworks and
calling me a romantic man.
I don't and I'm not.
But don't mind. I can be rather sceptical but I adore romantic people. I can just call to
everybody: "People! Stop to be so bloodily smart and advanced - have a rest and become
little more romantic!"
Yours
Andrew

Hi Marina,
I was probably wrong, though I don't already remember what I said about. There are so
many posts this time! And I want to read all of them and to respond to every one
adressing to me or even not to me personally. What a pity I print so slow still!
Dreams are dreams. They can be vague or impressively alive. We watch our dreams like
movies, sometimes beautiful and touching, sometimes fearful and ugly. I know the most
strange, unusual and phantasmagoric ones come to my sleeping mind during the sickness.
You can often see someone you are worring about.
But I can not remember that I have ever seen someone whom I was in love with, in my
dreams.
Isn't it a strange thing? I will never try to explain such a fact - the subject is too
ephemeral, any assumptions can be wrong.
The real are only questions, not answers.
Questions are only useful thing in our life. I wonder if the secret of success or being
happy is not a good collection of questions we gather in our lives?
What are you thinking about it?

Yours
Andrew
nanazhong April 2nd 2009

dear Cathy,
Thank you for your encouragement.I am moving on this cool night,just like drinking a
wine and it is fulled of my heart---warmly and happily.I'm glad that we are living in the
same place.
You said life is just like a journey,I said life is like a box of chocalate, you never know
what you gonna get.
I know what you mean.If i had a aim,i would do it in 100%.But i havn't now.My major is
accounting,when i learned it ,i found it wasn't what i need.I had belived law could solve
some social problems and help some people so i done my best to learn it .At last i passed
the National Judicial Examination,but the law isn't useful,as you know.As a result i am
lost.
Thank you again.
NANA
April 3, 2009
nanazhong April 2nd 2009

dear Behnam,
Thousands of words can't express my thanks.I spend 1 h reading your writing so i think
you also spend much time thinking and writing how to reply to meThank you again.
This week i begin to read some Buddhism books and i have some answers from them.In
several days i will share my feeling with you when i finish reading.
Best regards
NANA
April 3, 2009
Marina1 April 2nd 2009

Hi Maryam,
Thank you a lot for your understanding , and your especial mind. Thank you once again
for sharing me your ideas .
I don't know which is better , modern marriage or old marriage. Sometimes I see a very
successful marriage depended on "old marriage" , and other times I feel it's not good
because of some people who are suffering from it.
Some couples get married because of their great love , but this love disappear after
getting married and maybe they get divorce , where is the love???? I don't know.
Wise Marina think(LOL) that to get married you should choose someone understand you ,
and to keep this marriage going , it should be a great love and sympathy between couples.
So poor Marina is confused , she doesn't know which one is better .
My big sister who is married from 8 years ago, is very happy with her husband , she sees
that he is the most handsome man in this world , she likes him so much , she loves him so
much . I have never heard that there is a problem between them . her marriage is an "old
marriage" , she didn't see or know him before coming with his family to propose her
hand. If you saw them , you would not believe that they didn't get married because of their
love.
So dear Maryam, I don't know which one is good , all what I know or wish that I want to
feel love whatever the result is(LOL).
Thank you so much for reading my writing. Please keep on writing to poor Marina.
Marina.
Marina1 April 2nd 2009

Hi Behnam,
I don't know what to call you ,

I don't know what to say ,
I don't know what to write,
I don't know how to think,
.
.
.
.
Poor Marina is in a real danger(LOOOOOOOOL).
Thank you Behnam for everything , especially for your wonderful questions , how did you
get them????
I will try to answer them as honest as I can:
1-I love Syria , I love being Syrian , It's a great honor for me to feel that Syria accept me
as a member in it, I'm happy to be Arabian , in fact I proud of being Arabian in the first
place , and being Syrian in the second one . so I like my nationality , I don't want to have
another nationality.
2-Marina is a suitable person for me , so I'd like to be Marina , because Marina is

beautiful , sensitive , soft , beloved ?oh my God !!!! I'm very humble(LOOL) . I'm only
joking about my description but I'm really in love with my personality and shape , I love
being as God created me .God decided how should I be , why should I change myself????
My God's opinion is more great than mine , so thanks God for being Marina. Thanks God
for everything .
3-I would pay my life to see Mr."Hasan Naser Allah" for a minute , because I don't know
what would happen to me if I saw him for a day. I really admire this man , he is a great
man from many points of view. He is smart , clever , soft with people when they need him,
firm when he should be, nice and kind with people . he is a great human being , besides I
respect his approach to everything around him , I really like Mr.Hasan Naser Allah from
humanity and politics point of view . I think if I sat with him in the all day I would be
happy to listen to him , I have no question for him.
On the other hand I love American woman who works in American TV, her name is
Ohpra Whinfry , she is great . she started from 0 , now she is 100. she has a great
personality and ambitious , she is great because she made millions of people stand in
front of her with a lot of respect.
4-if the whole world is listening , I would say " I love (?)".
5-as I said before , I love Syria , but if I should choose another country , I'll choose
Turkey from beauty point of view , and I'll choose Iran from feeling point of view ,
because I have great friends there.
I have answered all your questions , I hope I answered them completely, now it's your
turn , what are your answers?????
Thank you for giving me an excuse to write , your questions were great and smart. Thank
you very much indeed.
Please , write to me as soon as you can.
Marina.
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Cathy Li April 3rd 2009

Dear Maryam,
How are you today? I guess you are enjoying the morning dew when I'm writing here.
Today, I want to share something that you are always interested in.
Tomorrow, April 4th is Qing Ming Festival, also called Tomb-sweeping day and All
Soul's Day, one of major traditional festivals in China, because it reinforces the ethic of
filial piety. It is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it
is a period to honor and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family members.
Qing Ming, its literal meaning is "clear" (Qing) and "bright"(Ming), this Chinese festival
falls in early spring, on the 106th day after the winter solstice. It is a "spring" festival,
and it is an occasion for the whole family to leave the home and to sweep the graves of
their forebears.
There is an original legend on this Festival.
Qing Ming is popularly associated with Jie Zi Zhui, who lived in Shanxi province in 600
B.C. Legend has it that Jie saved his starving lord's life by serving a piece of his own leg.
When the lord succeeded in becoming the ruler of a small principality, he invited his
faithful follower to join him. However, Jie declined his invitation, preferring to lead a
hermit's life with his mother in the mountains.
Believing that he could force Jie out by burning the mountain, the lord ordered his men to
set the forest on fire. To his consternation, Jie chose to remain where he was and was
burnt to death. To commemorate Jie, the lord ordered all fires in every home to be put out
on the anniversary of Jie's death. Thus began the "cold food feast", a day when no food
could be cooked since no fire could be lit.
The "cold food" festival occurs on the eve of Qing Ming and is often considered as part of
the Qing Ming festival. As time passes, the Qing Ming festival replaced the "cold food"
festival. Whatever practice is observed?the basic observation of Qing Ming is to
remember one's elders by making a special effort to visit their graves, ashes or ancestral
tablets. To make the visit even more meaningful, some time should be spent to remind the
younger members of the family of the lives and contributions of their ancestors, and the
story of Jie Zi Zhui who choose death over capitulation.
I will have three-day holiday from April 4th to 6th. I just plan to go for a short tour to the
suburb with my boyfriend and several friends together.
Maryam, I just wonder if there is the same festival as Qing Ming in your country. Please
write some to me and I want to understand more about you and your country.

Dear Andrew,
If letting off the fireworks is wrong, I do not want to be right. If you are not a romantic
man as I thought, I do not want to enjoy fireworks any more.
Come on! Andrew, I can clearly see your romance from your calling to the busy people.
Romance, here with everyone.
Dear Nana,
Thanks for your moving. You are a brave girl. At least, you are not feared of the darkness.
I like what you said. Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you gonna get.
However, we can't go away from this life. So I like enjoying the life of chocolate. By the
way, I like eating chocolates so much. Hehe??
A little faith brightens a rainy day
The dim light of a candle lightens the darkness
Keep going on with your dreams
The spirit can never die
You want to be helpful to others
I clearly see that
Your love to the people will keep you moving
Sun will shine, my friend.
mary April 3rd 2009

Hi Andrew,
Thank you, dear Andrew. It shows your great kindness that you called me in that way.
When I read your writing I understood that you are completely right. Thanks for
reminding me. I do my best to follow your precious advice. I will save it and try to read it
whenever I turn on the computer. What you wrote is really great. You have a very
beautiful feeling.Thanks.
What do you mean by saying," Where they really made by cell phone?" As I told you
before, yes, I took them with a cell phone.
And you're welcome. I'm glad that you liked them.
There are no figs on the table. I send you another photo with some explanation. I hope it
will help you get the answer. If not, please let me know.
Are you kidding me? You wanted to write "Liverpool" instead of "LOL." :))
All the best,

Maryam
Marina1 April 3rd 2009

Hi Cathy,
How are you my Chinese friend?? How is it going??? I hope you are enjoying your life
the best.
It's Spring , but it smells Summer , it's very hot , the weather is like the middle of Summer
, I wish to have Winter again.
Dear Cathy, I'm sure that you are a nice and kind lady . your way of writing is telling that
. But to tell the truth , your last writing made me confused , especially the beginning . I
couldn't understand what you are trying to say . I hope you will explain it for poor
Marina.
Thank you for reading , I hope to read from you soon.
Marina.
Marina1 April 3rd 2009

Dear Andrew,
Thank you so much for your writing. In fact I have read it for three times , then I got the
idea. And I hope I get it right.
I think you are asking about success , I don't know if the secret was from questions or
answers , I think to be success you should invest all your specifications , what you have ,
and what you need.
Dear Andrew , I'm in a hurry . I have to stop, but I promise to write again about this
topic, and I hope you will say if I understand your question or not. It would be very kind
of you.
Marina.
Andrew April 3rd 2009

Hi Marina,
yes, I obviously didn't express my idea in proper words.

When I wrote 'the secret of success' I meant rather 'the secret of being wise'. Someone
seeking to become wise must learn to ask questions...and that one should be ready that
many questions has no direct answers.
Just example:
some woman being young and beautiful is looking for friend, husbond, she may call it
'good party'. She draw the image of her desirable elect: two - four years older than
herself, strong, healthy, wealthy and handsome. Why not? Who will be looking for weak,
poor, sick and ugly person moreover too young or too old?
But at once this woman look around and ask herself:"How many women I know who has a
husbond/boyfriend satisfying the conditions?" - "Ohh, not so many, actually I've seen that
type in a cinema only!" - "And what should I do with it?"
Do you know Marina, what she has to do with it? Answer me.

Hi Maryam,
Yes, I wanted to write 'Liverpool' that time. I merely very like this word. Sometimes I start
to write 'Liverpool, Liverpool, Liverpool' in a notebook and finish at the last page only.
Therefore when my daughter go to the office supplies to buy the writing-books I always
ask her to take another pair for me.
We had a parrot some years ago. Very nice, friendly little bird. A boy. Sometimes it was
sitting near to me, then said:"liverpOOOl, liverpOOOL!!!" and rumpled it's feathers. And
I answered him everytime:" Don't worry little one, I'll bring you to the Liverpool for
sure".
But at once he took off though the open window.
I miss him, he was so funny guy.
Hey!
Why am I not seeing my cat? What if she went out to look for friends? I have to look for
her.
See you soon

Andrew, April 1, 2009

Hi Cathy!
You must be right, say more, maybe all the people who join this thread, this forum and
stay for a long enjoying the dialogues, spending their time talking to someone they didn't
meet before -
maybe all these people are little bit romantic??
And I have no objections if somebody do fireworks in our yard. I merely keep an

extinguisher under my pillow all the time since Christmas to Old Style New Year (January
14).
It's not comfortable to sleep having such a big can under the head but what can I do else?
Hope to see you more often

Andrew
P.S. You know that I know that you know my e-mail address:)), you are welcome at it
anytime. Maybe you could even send me some pictures - I have never seen China.

Hi Marina,
How are you my dear friend? How are you my kind friend? I hope you are fine.
Thanks a million for your delightful writing. Thank you for your kind sentences. Thank
you for your complete answers. Thank you for your excellent friendship.Thank you for all
your attemps to make the atmosphere of this place friendly.
1) There are some countries that I love very much. One of them is Canada. I wish I were
born in Canada.
2) I have no problem with this Behnam.(lol)
3) I would choose Albert Einstein and Richard Feynman. There are like two shining stars
in the world of Physics. Of course, there are many scientists who are famous and
important. I love the first one because of his especial way of thinking, and I love the
second one because of his especial personality. I terms of religion, I am a religious
person like Einstein, I really love his philosophy, and the way he sees the world. In terms
of personality and being funny, or describing Physics in a funny and easy way, I often
follow Feynman.
My questions would be about Physics and philosophy.
4) I would say "Marina is a real right lady."
5) At the moment I really like visiting Spain and Syria. For a long-term living, I prefer
Canada!(lol)
All the best,

Beham,4 April, 2009
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Hi Maryam,
How are you? I hope you are in a good mood.
So many thanks foryour great writings.Thank you for making the atmosphere of this
thread so friendly and warm.
You know foolish people have got some abilities that other people have't got. For
example, a fool, and a child as well, always tells the truth! Having the courage to do some
unusual things, or to tell the truth is a good quantity, but it often sounds strange and silly.
I like to be foolish from time to time. That is OK! I really enjoy being foolish from time to
time. It works! (LOL)
Exactly! I overtook other cars on right! (lol)
Thank you for writing some useful things about death and our beliefs. It seems to me that
in this regard, your way of thinking is quite similar to mine.
All the best,


Hi Andrew,
How is it going? I hope you are fine!
Thank you so much for writing in this humble thread.
It has been, as if, ages that I haven't got any writings from you. What is the matter? What
is wrong with me? What should I do? What is there and it is wrong, so I must change it?
(LOL)
A friend of us has called this year "the year of change". unfortunately, I cannot change so
much. On the other hand, it is not good to change a lot.(lol) If I try to change, then to
please other people, I will become a vibrator!!! Actually, there is something hiden in this
paragraph. I hope you will get it as I wish.
Your way of writig is so especial. As a matter of fact, it is sometimes impossible for me to

understand and follow you. For example, "Where is my cat..." It is a she! We often call
cats and dogs "he". (lol)
I think, in order to communicate with you, I must use different literature! How can I learn
it? Is there any need to enrol on a private class? (lol)
All the best,

Beham, 4 April, 2009

Hi Mohsen and Araghi,
How are you my male friends? I hope you are fine. This is just to let you know that I have
missed you terribly. Please do ot lost touch with me. Please do not leave me alone, I
cannot bear this difficult situations anymore!
Please share something with me very soon.
All the best,


Hi Stella,
How are you my old friend? Where are you? It's a long time since I read your last
writing! hope you are fine. This is just to let you know that I have missed you terribly.
Please do ot lost touch with me. Please share something with me very soon.
All the best,


Dear Behnam ,
salam to you and salam to our friends all.
Marina , Maryam , Andrew, Mohsen Stella, Chaty
I hope all of you are fine.
I read all of your writing and spend times with your words in this site always and think
about what these words remark.
I try don't let myself forget you. Thank for being such a kind friend to me.You are really
like a treasure hard to find and lucky to have.
I would like put president Obama's Message about Iranian new year here , If you are in
good mood read it.
yours truly ,
Araghi
Mar.,6,2009
VIDEO TAPED REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OBAMA IN CELEBRATION OF

NOWRUZ
" To day I want to extend my very best wishes to all who are celebrating Nowruz around
the world.
This holiday is both an ancient ritual and a moment of renewal, and I hope that you enjoy
this special time of year with friends and family.
In particular, I would like to speak directly to the people and leaders of the Islamic
Republic of Iran. Nowruz is just one part of your great and celebrated culture. Over many
centuries your art, your music, literature and innovation have made the world a better
and more beautiful place.
Here in the United States our own communities have been enhanced by the contributions
of Iranian Americans. We know that you are a great civilization, and your
accomplishments have earned the respect of the United States and the world.
For nearly three decades relations between our nations have been strained. But at this
holiday we are reminded of the common humanity that binds us together. Indeed, you will
be celebrating your New Year in much the same way that we Americans mark our
holidays -- by gathering with friends and family, exchanging gifts and stories, and looking
to the future with a renewed sense of hope.
Within these celebrations lies the promise of a new day, the promise of opportunity for
our children, security for our families, progress for our communities, and peace between
nations. Those are shared hopes, those are common dreams.
So in this season of new beginnings I would like to speak clearly to Iran's leaders. We
have serious differences that have grown over time. My administration is now committed
to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us, and to pursuing
constructive ties among the United States, Iran and the international community. This
process will not be advanced by threats. We seek instead engagement that is honest and
grounded in mutual respect.
You, too, have a choice. The United States wants the Islamic Republic of Iran to take its
rightful place in the community of nations. You have that right -- but it comes with real
responsibilities, and that place cannot be reached through terror or arms, but rather
through peaceful actions that demonstrate the true greatness of the Iranian people and
civilization. And the measure of that greatness is not the capacity to destroy, it is your
demonstrated ability to build and create.
So on the occasion of your New Year, I want you, the people and leaders of Iran, to
understand the future that we seek. It's a future with renewed exchanges among our
people, and greater opportunities for partnership and commerce. It's a future where the
old divisions are overcome, where you and all of your neighbors and the wider world can
live in greater security and greater peace.
I know that this won't be reached easily. There are those who insist that we be defined by
our differences. But let us remember the words that were written by the poet Saadi, so
many years ago: "The children of Adam are limbs to each other, having been created of
one essence."
With the coming of a new season, we're reminded of this precious humanity that we all
share. And we can once again call upon this spirit as we seek the promise of a new
beginning.
Thank you, and Eid-eh Shoma Mobarak."
Marina1 April 4th 2009

Hi Andrew,
Thank you so much for your reply, and thank you for your explanation.
Dear Andrew, a friend of mine said that " don't look for someone , but let your heart
open". At the beginning I didn't understand , but now I think It's a wise sentence . so
maybe the girl who is in your example should think like that.
You know Andrew, in every girl's or man's mind there is an ideal person , each one want
this person perfect , but as you know , completely well , there is no perfection , there are
some details.
To be wise we should notice , watch ,and learn from mistakes . we don't have to have
questions or answers , we have them only to be knowledgeable .
I hope what I said make sense.

Thank you for reading. I hope to read from you soon.
Marina.

Hi Behnam,
Thank you so much for writing to me. In every time you make me happy.
On the other hand , why do you want to put me in an embarrassing situation ??? what
have I done to you???
You want to say if the world listen to you that " Marina is a real right lady" , do you know
what would happen??? A lot of people will say " who is Marina??? We don't know her",
others will looking for my email and phone number , what would
happen????(LOOOOOOOL).
To tell the truth , I have expected some of your answers , especially about famous people ,
the answer was very clear for me . but you said that you like to visit Syria , Welcome!!! I
really hope to do that , and I'm sure you'll be happy. On the other hand , you said that you
want to live in Canada, in that case you should begin searching about especial , nice
beautiful Canadian lady (LOL).
Dear Behnam, can you think in general for a minute ???? and let the physics
alone???(LOL). Please answer that mentioned question (famous person?) , and think
about poor people who don't know about physics and its scientists.
Marina.

Hi Araghi,
Assalamo Alikom va rhmato Allah
Thank you a lot for writing that text , I have read it even if I'm trying to get away from
politics.
Thank you for writing , I hope to read from you from time to time.
Marina.

Dear Araghi,
I accept that there are some changes in USA

policy, but this is important to ask why? What Iranian
commentator say is " the enemy fired all of his arrows
but could not destroy his prey, now the enemy is exhausted, he had a lot of problem at
home ,the economic
recession is killing him. The enemy came in for many critics.
We can take this opportunity in politics relation ,but be careful not going to sleep with
lullabies of Obama. The USA soldiers are all around us ,in Iraq, Afghnestan, Persian
Golf..
B.Wishes
Mohsen

Dear Araghi,
I accept that there are some changes in USA

policy, but this is important to ask why? What Iranian
commentator say is " the enemy fired all of his arrows
but could not destroy his prey, now the enemy is exhausted, he had a lot of problem at
home ,the economic
recession is killing him. The enemy came in for many critics.
We can take this opportunity in politics relation ,but be careful not going to sleep with
lullabies of Obama. The USA soldiers are all around us ,in Iraq, Afghnestan, Persian
Golf..
B.Wishes
Mohsen
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Dear Behnam,
I enjoy reading your writing and sorry for being too much absent.
I hope your dreams comes true and you live in Canada for 10 year, please send me an
invitation then. I like to be a Moslem and I am very happy and thanks God for it. I like
Iran as well ,but I do not mind to borders, nationality and race is not very important for
me. If I I want to choose another area to live part of my life. I prefer to live in Canada.
all the best,

mohsen

Dear Andrew,
Easter eve is on the way. Are people in Saint Peter take part in church and eat the
symbolic water in baptism. Why Christian call it Easter. Is it something that comes from
East?
Andrew. would you please send a picture of your cat to my mail.
mohbon@gmail.com
B.Wishes,
mohsen

Dear Maryam,
I watch TV ,when our national sport team is playing, to be lost or win is not important ,
the important is to play well in technique and tactic. I believe that right man in right
place. I was angry with Ali Daie , he was not a qualified person for coaching of our
national football team.
I play Karate when I was single ,after marriage I had to pay more attention to my job and
gaining money ,so I had not enough time to go to the karate club. In maried life we have
to desist our personal desires , only common desires can be done. Are you ready to stop
you personal desire if it is inconsistent with your spouse willing?
B.wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Marine,
A married life needs loyalty, may be a person fall in love with you today a years later fall
in live another one . So a married life is not just love story. A person look at her/his eyes,
talking , ,eating , have some thing in common, fall in love and marry. This story may be
repeated many times. The only thing that can stop the story not to be repeated is
loyality.following is story about disloyalty.
I had a friend ,he was a teacher in university, his wife was principal in high school. A
friend of his wife ,a beautiful female teacher, from another city was transferred to
Esfahan to start her work in a high school.She came in Esfahan and live in my friend
house as a guest and my friend and his wife helped her find and rent a suitable house.
During this few days my friend fell in love with her and when she rent a flat, my friend
met her in her flat every day.. the story is long, finally he divorced his wife and start a
new life with her wife friend.that was my disloyal friend that made his wife to be
miserable. I donot know how to measure the loyalty of people, Do you know the answer?
All the best

Mohsen
mary April 6th 2009

Hi Marina,
How are you my dear friend? I hope you are doing very well.
Thank you for your positive thought and reading my writing.
Sorry for answering late. Actually, I was not at home and came back last night.
As you know, continuation of a relationship depends on how both partners work on their
relation. You wrote that you don't know what happens to love when the couples who fell in
love and got married, want to get divorce. I think when they get married, they think that
they reached what they wanted and the love between them would last forever. As I
mentioned before, they should work on their relation and make it keeps going, but ,in fact,
they are neglectful of this fact.
By the way, don't worry about the way. I mean old marriage or modern. Don't limit
yourself by some thoughts. Maybe I think that old marriage is safer, but as you know well,
we(women) don't always make decisions by pondering and sometimes we refer to our
hearts. So don't bother yourself and sometimes listen to your heart. It's common between
us.
I hope your wish comes true and he loves you as much as you love him and both of you
work for continuation of this lovely relationship.
All the best,

Maryam
mary April 6th 2009

Hi Cathy,
How's life? How are you doing, lovely Cathy? I hope you are great and enjoy your tour
the best way.
Thank you so much for your wonderful writing. I have really enjoyed reading it. The
legend is so meaningful and beautiful and at the same time so sad. Poor Jie.
Thanks a lot for explaining another custom very well.
As I know, we don't have such a custom. Actually, we usually go to the graveyard every
Thursday and we usually go there in the afternoon. Of course, it depends on some factors
like, the place is far or near, the dead person was close or not, your belief(some think they
should go there and the dead are waiting for them and some think they don't have to go
there, they can remember them from where they are and give alms for them) ... .
Every time we go there we wash and clean the gravestone and maybe put some flowers on
it and light some candles and also give some sweets or candy or fruits to others, because
we believe that all we do are good for the soul of the dead person.
And some people, as Behnam wrote, go there before the beginning of the New Year and
they set the gravestone with the usual things and stay for the beginning of the New Year.
I wish I could explain better. If you have any questions regarding this writing, please do
not hesitate to ask. I try my best to answer clearly.
Have fun,
Maryam
mary April 6th 2009

Hi Andrew,
How are you? I hope you are in a good mood and enjoy your life.
I have a suggestion for you. You know, you can order wallpaper which is written
"Liverpool" on every part. And use it for your bedroom. What is your idea? And what do
you think about your wife's reaction?
By the way, it seems that some friends are interested in knowing your cat. Maybe they
have/know a male one, so be careful.(LOL) sorry I wanted to write something else.
About your Parrot, maybe he himself went to the Liverpool. Anyway, sorry for losing that
funny guy.
Have a good time,

Maryam

Dear Araghi,
Thank you so mych for sharing that nice text with us. I enjoyed reading that text. There
were some noticeable points in it.
Please share something with us from time to time. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

Dear Mohsen,
Thank you for writing in this thread. I hope you will continue writing in this place as
before.
Please do not lose touch with me. Thank you once again for writing about questions.
All the best,


Dear Friends,
I am terribly sorry to be late in writing. Actually, lack of time prevented me from writing.
A friend of mine has asked me an interesting question. I found the question very difficult
to answer. In fact, the question seemed to me so easy and obvious at first glance, but I
was mistaken! I have been thinking about it for one week. Now, I am going to share the
question with you. I hope you will help me with the answer!
"How can I know myself?"
I am sure you agree with me that the question is so philosophical. It is really difficult.
There is an important and meaningful quotation from "Imam Ali"; a very famous person
in the world of Muslims: "If anybody knows him/herself, he/she certainly knows God."
I am not sure whether my translation is correct or not. In Arabic it is ' Man arafa nafsa
faghad arafa rabba."
What a meaningful sentence! Knowing yourselves equals knowing God. To put it another
way, Knowing yourself provides a bridge between knowing God and you!
In this writing, I have got no intention of answering the question. I will do it in due
course.
The question made me think of a famous philosophical quotation; "I don't know from
where I came, nor where I go, nor who I am."
Does anybody know from where they have come, where they are going, and who they are?
Life is a very mysterious riddle. Some people believe that ife is like a book, but there are
two pages lost, the first page and the last page!
Anyway, thank you for reading this text. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Please help me with the answer of mentioned question.
All the best,

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Andrew April 6th 2009

Dear Mohsen,
An Easter (we call it "Pascha" - from Latin and Greek) is a main Christian holiday so it's
celebrated in Russia of course and well known also as a Day Of Christ's Resurrection or
just a Light Holyday.
It has no fixed date. This year an Easter comes on April, 19.
This day the believers (or even maybe all the people) present each other the painted eggs
and greet each other by the canonical phrases:" Christ is revived!" - "Truly revived!" (I'm
not sure I've translated it correctly).
There are some traditional food and wine christians use this day.
I don't go to the church so I know very little about details of any Christian holydays.
********
I said my pussycat Busya that you wish to see her photo but she answered nothing, just
has yawned impolitely and went to sleep on the chair. Maybe I'll get a success the next
time.
Sincerely yours
Andrew

What's up Behnam dear?
I am here as usual and invariably friendly to our hospitable old Behnam:-) Just start a
gambit and I'll make a move.
Didn't you REALLY understand why I called my she-cat 'she'?

Then I don't understand you.
Maybe there is something hidden I can't catch?
Sorry, I have to finish because of my daughter whom I share internet with
Bye,
Andrew

Hi Mohsen,
Thank you for your writing to me.

Your story about your friend is very common , and the reasons in all these cases are :
- stupid wife.
- Stupid man .
- Stupid friend.
That's in my poor opinion. Stupid wife who made her friend sleep in her home. Stupid
man who get married again(LOL), and stupid friend who accepted her friend's husband
whereas there are a lot of men who didn't get married yet, besides she made her self in a
bad life ( husband has two wives with a lot of children ?what would the result be????).
Marriage life is so complicated , but our God in the holy Koran has given us the most
important tips , and we have to think about them deeply.
There are many things about this topic , I'll write about it soon. But now , poor Marian is
a bit sick , she have to take some rest.
Thank you for reading . I hope to read from you soon.
Marina

Hi Maryam,
Nice to read from you again. Thank you so much for your friendly writing , I really wish
the same for you.
I'm a little bit sick , in fact this year the flu has visited me so many times . did the flu
forget that there are many people who can visit besides Marina???(LOL), oh my God!!!
There are 2 billions people in china alone(LOL)( please forgive me Cathy , I hope you
will be healthy in all your life). I hope his visit will finish very soon.(LOL).
Dear Maryam, I always read your writings which is so valuable.

Please write to poor Marina soon.
Marina.

Dear Marina,
I'm glad to see you can read between the lines.

We russians say:"To teach you means just to spoil you!" meaning someone who
understand with no details
Andrew
mary April 6th 2009

Hi Behnam,
How's life? Is everything ok? I hope it is and I hope you feel great.
Thank you, dear, for your kind words and your positive thought. You praised me to the
sky. In fact, I should thank you for your time to read my writing.
In my idea, sometimes it doesn't matter what others may say or think about our behavior,
but as I told before, it needs courage and you have shown that you have it.
Congratulations!
As you understood well, we are in the same boat, but please do not make a hole in it.
(LOL)
By the way, how's job? I mean after two weeks or more holidays how you feel about going
to work.
I hope to read from you as soon as you can.
Good luck,
Maryam
mary April 6th 2009

Dear Araghi,
How are you? I hope you are fine and have more time to spend with us.
Thank you for putting that text here. Although I'm not interested in politics, the message is
so beautiful from peace point of view.
I hope we, all people around the world, live happily and in peace in the near future.
And I hope we read more from you soon.
Best wishes,
Maryam
mary April 6th 2009

Hi Mohsen,
How are you doing? I hope you are in a good mood.
To answer your question, I should say that anytime we want to gain something, we lose
something else. I think the important thing is to see what we gain and what we lose.
And about marriage, I think, as you told, we must desist some of our desires, but
sometimes limiting a desire is enough and there is no need to desist it completely. For
example, imagine that I spend all Fridays with my friends. We go out with each other and
have fun. After getting married for sure I can not spend that much time with them, but at
least I can have the same program once a year. What is your idea?
I think I answered your question, but if you want a direct answer, please write what you
mean by personal desire. I mean make it clear what is personal desire in your idea.
By the way, I have read your writing to Marina, I agree with you and I think something
else is needed. I think both of them must have a sense of obligation. If you don't have it
you don't make any efforts for making your life better, even for saving it. May I know your
viewpoint on this matter?
Thank you for your nice writing. And thank you for taking time to read my writing.
I look forward to read from you soon.
Best wishes,
Maryam
nadiasmith April 7th 2009

hey, do u wanna talk with me?

Hi Marina,
I'm terribly sorry to be late in replying. Actually, I saw your writing yesterday. So sorry!
Thank you for your wonderful sentences. They are full of kindness and affection.
Don't worry! In that case, you will become a famous lady in the world. (loool)
I love living in Canada, because of the fact that it is one of the world's most friendly
countries. It is not because of beautiful ladies or something like that. As a matter of fact,
in terms of beauty, Azarbaijani ladies are much more beautiful than Canadian ladies!
(loool) When people define 'beauty' and 'beautiful' by refering to Tabrizian ladies, it will
be unfair to think about Canadian ladies! (loool)
Joking aside, beauty is a relative thing, it is not outside, it is in our eyes!
About a famous and alive person, I would like to drink a cup of tea with "Vladimir
Vladimirovich Putin", and to play a chess game with him. I don't know why, but I think he
is a self-diciplined person. A famous dead people, I do love visiting "Allame-Tabatabaee",
"Sheikh Saadi" and "Shahreyar".
Sorry again for being late in answering. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

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Hi Behnam,
There was a theme you mentioned in the past (not so long ago actually) I wanted to pick
up. I mean your complaints that your English doesn't advance noticably.
I feel the same, this feeling come to be pretty familiar to me.
I suppose everyone who work assidiously on any task face it sooner or later. The feeling
of stop. You know perfecktly - saline solution will take the salt up to the definite moment -
the moment of 'irreducible saturation' (Wow! how excellently pseudoscientific I become
with that Prompt Dictionary!)
But,
I know that you know it as well,
the mechanism of saturation of our brains is not so limited that one of the salt water.
And the sense of 'marking time' is wrong. I think we imorove exactly at a time we feel that
we can't improve further. Accumulating before the jump.
Look, how much do you read and write everyday, how many subjects are discussed, and
note! - very detailed.
You just put an impracticable task to you and to all of us - to learn to speak as a native.
The task is really imracticable, especially for studying English! English seems to be
simple but it is very sensitive to mistakes especially as to pronunciation.
Calm down - you hardly ever will speak like native chicago boy or london stockbroker or
a citizen of Australia. And you know that those ones may misunderstand each other
perfectly and feel good. So shall we ! (relax and feel good I mean).
The lack of natives is quite understandable feature of any website like this. Note, many
newcomers say:" i hope to improve my english by speaking with people who live in
America and GB" - maybe they don't say it as I did, but they mean it.
I invited my familiars from Chicago and New York but did not get success. I don't blame
them of course, it's obviously that they prefer to chat with the same people, speaking the
same language.
So let's come up together!

What do you think?
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
Thanks a million for your praise . To tell the truth , I felt happy . thank you very much
indeed.
I'm happy too, because I'm praised by Andrew.
Thank you.
Marina.
Hi Andrew,
Thanks a million for your praise . To tell the truth , I felt happy . thank you very much
indeed.
I'm happy too, because I'm praised by Andrew.
Thank you.
Marina.

Hi Behnam,
Thanks God!!! I thought that my dearest friend Behnam has forgotten me, and that feeling
made me sad.
A friend of mine said to me once that I'm very sensitive , I'm like a piece of glass , so
Behnam be careful , take care of me!!!
Dear Behnam , you got me wrong . I didn't mean that you want to live in Canada because
of beautiful ladies , I meant that to live in Canada for a long time you should look for
especial Canadian lady , anyway if you don't want , That's ok!!(LOL).
Dear , if you wanted to play chess with Mr.Putin you should be careful because he is a
very white man. So you should give him black pawns( I means chess stones , sorry I'm not
sure if the word that I have used correct or not), and you should take white ones , only for
one reason , to distinguish between him and the pawns(LOOOOOOOL), if you didn't do
that , maybe you'll lose(LOL).
Dear Behnam, your last topic is very hard , and as you know that Marina's mind is very
small , she can't talk about hard topics, so please forgive me if I didn't write about it , in
fact your writing was complete.
Thank you for your kindness Behnam , feel free in writing whenever you want , just put me
in your schedule(LOL).
Marina.
mary April 7th 2009
Dear Marina,
I'm so sad that you are sick, honey. But it seems that, even in this situation you can have a
sense of humor. It is very good. Congratulations!
And thank you for not sending the flu here(Iran).
You wrote that the flu had visited you so many times this year. So don't you think that
he(the flu) is the guy who loves you the most?(LOOOL)
Thanks God that he doesn't love me and Cathy.(LOL)
Take some rest dear and I'm sure you are doing well very soon.
I'm looking forward to reading good news from you soon.
All the best,

Maryam

Hi Andrew,
Thank you very much my dear friend. Yes, I agree with you up to a point, but there are
some things that I disagree.
Anyway, I just came here to check my mailbox. Now, I have done it and then I have to
leave. I have no free time at the moment.
I read your writing, and other friend's writing very fast. I am sorry, I am in a hurry.
I hope to hear more from you soon. Thank you for your great friendship.
All the best,


Hi Maryam,
Thank you so much for writing. At the moment, I have to leave. I just wanted to say that I
read your writings, but so fast.
Thank you for prasing. Great point. I won't make any hole on the boat! (LOOOL) I know,
a small leak sinks a larg ship. This is a boat, so it sinks easily. Hahaha. Please tell me
directly when I have made, and when I am making any holes on the boat. (loool)
Thank you. Everything is OK. "Alhamdo-lellah"
I haven't got enough time tospend on focusing on the subject. I have to leave.
All the best,


Hi Marina,
Thank you very much indeed. Your writing made me very happy.
Thank you for pointing some nice point out! (loool) I mean playing chess with....
Oh my God! I can't stop looking at beautiful ladies. In fact, God created them for us to
look at, and enjoy looking at them! (LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL)
We often look at ladies to judge about their beauty. If we don't look at them, how they can
understand their rank and beauty??? (LOOOL)
We look at them and say, "God! Thank you for creating such creatures" (loool) Even God
wants us to look at ladies and understand how powerful and arty he is. Hahahaha...
Oh my God! I am in a hurry. Forgive me. I didn't think of my sentences and didn't check
them. Please forgive me for making any mistakes.
All the best,

Cathy Li April 8th 2009

Dear Marina,
I'm very sorry for the confusing writing.
Actually, all I want to say is I love your description on what the ambitious man is. A man
should be ambitious to doing more meaningful things which are good for ones, but not be
ambitious to treating with women. I couldn't be more agreed on that view.
I couldn't stop laughing, because your ideas just coincide with mine. So I was deeply
moved by your frankness.
Hope it won't confuse you once more.
Best wishes.

Dear Andrew,
Thanks for your humorous writing. It?s very funny and I enjoyed a lot.
I took some photos during three-day holiday and I want to send it to you, if you like.
Let?s help romance keep alive.
Cathy
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Dear Maryam,
How are you? I already returned to work again after the short holiday. You are such an
understanding friend, and I saw your photo this morning.
Just like I imagined before, you are a good-looking girl. God showed his beauty work
once again. since seeing your photo, I feel that we seem closer than ever before.
I took some photos during three-day holiday and I wish share them with you.
Hope to know, read and see more from you.
Cathy
nanazhong April 8th 2009

dear Cathy,
Thank you for your poem.
Though we haven't seen together,i can image a lovely and shining girl are talking to me
with a smile.You are so nice and warm that you can bring happiness to us.
I love chocolate too,because it can make me happy.
Recently,i am learning cooking and i think it is a interesting work for me.So I will do my
best to try doing as my one of aim.
GOOD LUCK
NANA
Apr 8,2009
mary April 8th 2009

Hi Nadia,
How are you my new friend?
As I see, you are from Russia like Andrew. Welcome here.
And for sure we want to talk to you. Please share something with us.
Best regards,
Maryam

Hi Mary,
yes i'm from russia and there are so many andrews running here and there. how are you
nowdays?
Nadia
mary April 8th 2009

What do you mean Andrew?
You don't want to tell me that you are Nadia. Are you??????
Maryam
Wow!!
I couldn't trick you.. wow...

Hey!
Nadia, could you say something yourself? I promise to be dumb as a fish
Andryou
mary April 8th 2009

Hi Behnam,
It's so good that everything is ok. I hope it will be good always.
I don't know why so much hurry. What do you do? What do you want to do with all the
money?Take it easy, man.(LOOOL)
I don't know if you have made a hole in a boat yet or not, But as you told that you liked to
do some foolish things from time to time, I thought you might do it.(LOOL) I'm so young
and there is lots of things which I want to experience. I want to live more, please.(LOL)
Aside from joking, I found something about that topic(self-knowledge). If I don't get what
it means, I will send it to you to explain it in a simple way. Thank you in advance.
I hope to read from you as soon as you can.
Wishing you success in all you do,

Maryam

Hi Maryam,
Thank you a lot for your kindness , I hope you will be healthy in all your life , and the flu
get away from you and Cathy too. Ok , I'll accept to be the flu's lover then(LOL).
Dear Maryam, I was thinking today about me, what would happen after 5 years??? How
would be my physical appearance?? What would happen in my personal and general
life???? In fact , I found out that I have no imagination , or to tell the truth , I'm afraid to
combine between what I hope and what would happen.
What do you think , how do you imagine your future life ???? do you like anything to
happen or not happen ??? and why we always think about the future , is it because our
fears or because our dreams????
Marina.

Hi Cathy,
Welcome again!! I have missed you so much , thank you for coming and for writing to me
. and I'm sorry I felt that I made you sad .but you know Cathy , sometimes we read
something and understand it as our mood, or maybe we read it with a close mind , and I
think I was suffering from the both when I read your writing(LOL).
Dear Cathy , I have written something to our lovely friend Maryam , please read it , and
tell me your idea.
Thank you again for writing and explaining , and forgive my close mind(LOL),
Marina.
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mary April 8th 2009

Hi Cathy,
How are you? How was your trip with your friends?
You are so kind, Cathy. Thank you for your nice words.
As always, you used words in especial way to express your feelings. You are really expert
at it. Your writing always has something new and especial. Thank you for all.
I'm very eager to see those photos soon.
Best wishes,
Maryam
Hi Behnam,
It's a nice comment from Maryam , why were you in a hurry ???? what were you
doing??? Where were you going??? (LOL)?. You know Behnam , all women are beautiful
creatures , but they make men annoyed by their nagging (LOL). So women have two sides
, positive and negative , and for a single man , it's good to see positive side (LOL). Maybe
you should ask Mohsen about the negative one(LOL).
Thank you very much for your delightful writing .in fact you made me so happy and
curious at the same time.
With my hope to know some details(LOL) , I'm waiting for your next writing.
Marina

Hi Behnam,
It's a nice comment from Maryam , why were you in a hurry ???? what were you
doing??? Where were you going??? (LOL)?. You know Behnam , all women are beautiful
creatures , but they make men annoyed by their nagging (LOL). So women have two sides
, positive and negative , and for a single man , it's good to see positive side (LOL). Maybe
you should ask Mohsen about the negative one(LOL).
Thank you very much for your delightful writing .in fact you made me so happy and
curious at the same time.
With my hope to know some details(LOL) , I'm waiting for your next writing.
Marina

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Maryam , It seems you are here with me , how are you....???
Marina.
mary April 8th 2009

Hi Marina,
Yes, I'm here, dear and I'm so pleased with your writing.
I will try to answer you as soon as I can, although I'm not very good at such imaginary
things.
Have a good night,

Maryam

Dear Clare ,
You can't imagine how much I'm grateful . This website is a gift . Thank you very much
for making some changes from time to time . Thank you once again for your power.
With my hope to see this site better and better.
Thank you.
Marina.

Goodnight Maryam....nice dreams ...
Marina.

Dear Andrew,
Thanks for picture ,your pussy cat is beautiful ,her eyes show that she should marry , does
she have found her mate? Or you restricted her.
I used to have a parrot at home. Sometime she was out of her cage ,walking on fences in
front of balcony ,she has forgotten to fly, sometimes she flight in short distance and would
be back to the balcony soon. She learned to say mohsen, mohsen to made mohsen to
laugh. She ate a lot. The more expensive food , pistachio ,nuts.
one day I didn?t heard her voice, she didn't call me no longer.
We have a small room on the roof which stuffed by furniture we do not need it ,a block cat
living there, the last time my parrot cried.. mohsen ,it was when she was being devoured
by black cat and was eaten. I was angry and decided to punish black cat. When I went to
the small room I gazed at her eye and closed the door ,she roared a terrible voauo ,I did
not want to kill her ,she scratched my hand so I had to take out my coat and threw it on
the cat ,I grasped her and put her in a sack , take her to a far distance out of city and
released her there.
That is my sorrowful experience of my pet.
happy that your cat is not black

have a good night.
Mohsen

Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your writing about knowing God through knowing yourself. I think when we
know about our body and the system which our body works by it ,we know how great is
the creator, God.
Is it believable a pump working nights and days without having engine? No service and
maintenance, 100 year working without a minute stop.!! Yes we believe it. We have such a
pump in our body and we call it heart.
Think about our head, our mind. Different kind of water or liquid discharged in our head,
through our eyes which is salt liquid, through our ears which is bitter liquid, through our
mouth which is sweet liquid.
Dear Behnam ,I am invited to attend in wedding party tomorrow night in Tehran. I should
go to bed early because tomorrow I have a journey.
Have a good time

Mohsen

Hello Maryam,
So happy to read your sentences. Thank you for making this thread a friendly place to be
in.
I was in a hurry, because I had to take part in a meeting. In other words, I had a meeting.
I hate to be late, when there is an arrangment.
It wasn't about money. You know, a sense of moral duty always makes me to be in time.
When I have made an arrangment, for example being in a such and such place at such
and such time, I'll try my best to be in time, rather than on time. It is a habit of mine.
I often don't promise, but if I make a promise, I'll try to keep it, to the best of my ability.
This is one of my characteristics.
I'd be grateful if you could share that text with me. I mean the text about "self-knowing".
Thank you for reading my boring writings. Thank you for being in this thread, on this
powerful site.
All the best,

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mary April 9th 2009

Hi Marina,
How are you doing my self-scarifying friend? It shows that you are a true friend. We are
so happy for having such a good friend.
I hope you feel better and the flu has left you forever. But don't cry please, I'm sure you
will find a better love.(LoL) Next time, better luck.
Let's see what would happen after five years. I'm not sure about appearance. Maybe I
would become a little bit fat, but as you know it well, women's faces would become
younger and younger every year, so I would probably become younger and pretty.(LooL)
At that time I would have my lucky prince and we had a good life together. Imagine, I
would be sitting in a chair in front of computer and writing to you while our sons(they
were twin) were standing beside me, one on the right and the other on the left just like two
little handsome soldiers and our lovely daughter who was sitting on my lap and gazing at
computer screen with her happy, big eyes. I think there would be another one who was on
the way. (LoooooL)
Then our son who was on the left would ask, " Mom, who were you writing to?" and I
would answer, " Oh, my dear son, she was aunt Marina. I wanted to inform her about
your new sibling." (LoL)
I think if we continue in this way for sure after ten years, my dear husband and our
children could form a football team.(LoooL)
Now, Maybe you ask why lots of children. Then I will answer, as me and my husband
would love each other a lot and according to our male friends, men are interested in
having children, and as I respect my husband and his interests a lot, then it would be the
result.(LoooL)
My dear friend, Behnam, I do respect you and what you write. I just wanted to make a
joke out of this imaginary topic. I hope not to upset you.
Sorry Marina, but it's easier to write in this way, instead of being serious. For sure,
everyone has some dreams and goals which may reach them in the future, but we can not
be sure about them because lots of things will influence our lives. And I think it's better
not to know what will happen, because we always have hope for a better life and we do
our best to reach our goals and dreams. In fact, unknown future gives us lots of hope for
continuing.
I hope all of us get what we want if it's really good for us. Only God know.
Thank you, honey, for this topic. It's really made me laugh. I hope this writing brings, at
least, a smile on your lips.
Love,
Maryam

Hello Marina,
Nice to see your great writings. Thank you for trying to keep this site warm, friendly,
active, and a good place.
I often read your writings carefully. You have written over and over again that you were a
simple and naive girl. I didn't believe it, and I won't believe it as well. (loool) So
shocking! Isn't it? (loool)
Don't worry! Your writings imply that you aren't a simple and naive girl at all. You know
everything. At least, you know many things about family, life, husband, wife, men, women.
(loool) In my book, such girl isn't a simple one. On the contrary, she is very playful,
clever, knowledgeable, and intelligent.
Oh my God! You have showed me a negative side of women. I can't believe it. Women
haven't got any negative sides! (loool)
I believe that everything has got two sides, possitive and negative, good and bad,
advantage and disadvantage, pro and con... but women are exceptions to this rule! I think
they have got only one side. (loool)
I should repeat that I love looking at ladies, I love ogling ladies. I believe, we men have to
look at ladies to show the importance, position, and rank of them. We are created to judge
on ladies' beauty. If we don't look at ladies in the face, they won't understand that how
important and beautiful they are! (loool). I believe, if we men don't ogle, many factories
which produce cosmetics will be closed, inactive, and unemployment will rise
significantly. (loool). You, women should know that you are extremely important, when it
comes to speaking about business! (loool) Of course, women are very important, and they
play an important role in society, and in the world as well. I believe, their playing role in
business is much more important than other roles. (loooooooooooooooooooooooo)
Oh men, be careful! Without women you have got a home but it hasn't got any roof. lol
again.
Without women, the world is like a graveyard!
Sorry to be boring. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Hello Maryam for second time,
I think, you are on the Internet, on this site right now. It made me happy. Thank you for
being in this place. Now, I have to leave. I haven't got any meeting. (loool) I have to go
home right now.
Hope to read your writings very soon.
All the best,

Behnam, 9 April, 2009, at about 00:25 PM in Iran.

Hi dear Maryam and dear Marina ,
How are you ?are you ok?
Hear or not?A man was living with his friend and his relative in a town , The man was
very gracious for them but townsman didn?t like them , so the man and his friend and
their relatives moved to country . country didn?t has any facilities and they faced with
many problems on there . unfortunately one day the man?s friend died and was buried on
there. That was great harm great shock to him . after several years man moved to other
city , man and his relatives obtained good situation on the new city . their situation gently
became better than before , till once they decided came bake to own city when they
reached to country of first city man went on his friend tomb and stayed a lot on there ,
man spoke with his friend on tomb and wept heartily. than went to city . when man arrived
to city, pardoned his enemy all and didn?t revenged anybody.
Do you know who was he ? yes he was prophet Mohammad ( p,a) and his friend name
was Khadijeh , the first woman who accepted Islam and mother of Fatima.
Best wishes,
Araghi,
3/9/2009

Dear Behnam,
How is life? Pleased to read your writings on ladies. It seems you have some magic power
to make ladies happy.
Looking at ladies is one thing and ogling with ladies is one thing, but falling in love with
a lady is the thing that men never put into joking. I clearly see you are a gentleman indeed
from your writing to Marina. You're good at pleasing friends in an easy way. I enjoy your
sense of humor and your serious attitude toward love story.
It's good for me to know my Friend Behnam is a real man who is humorous and witty, yet
refined and self-confident, often making fun of yourself, but never plays the feelings.
Without women, the world is like a graveyard
Without men, no world at all
What men are to women exactly as singing birds to the fragrant flowers
Cathy

Dear Cathy,
Wait a moment please!

I want to sing to you the sweetest song, to sing it as a nightingale does hidden in the
brunches of the wood or maybe even better.
Well..
Haaa!..hmm..
Just now..wait please
(whispering voicelessly:'looove, bluh-bluh-bluh, lilaac, bluh-bluh-bluh, i-sing-to-you-my-

serenade,bluh-bluh), cough...cough..
ok!

wait..
OH MY GODDD!!
COUGH...COUGH!
("what's up andrew?? something with your throat? - you know pretty good that you
shouldn't drink so much cold beer at a time" - "i know, i know but what can i do, dry fish
was sooo goood then!)
welll...

Dear Cathy,
don't mind, I'll play that bloody serenade on piano for you. It must come to be even better.
(Anyway it was not good idea for me to sing in public)
Playing...
(sounds pretty nice..i'd say divinely..)

(Andrew dressed in toxido make a bow and a galant curtsey with a jump)
That was for you dear ladies: Cathy, Maryam, Marina
Frantz,
Oh sorry, Andrew

Dear Andrew,
Thanks for your sweetest words.
I feel an ocean breathing waves that dance with the wind blowing directly on my face.
You made the most wonderful tune. Thanks once again for your kind friendship that keeps
me smiling.
You live a romance of life, and your words clearly tell that...cool beer with dry fish....
Thanks once again for your improvising serenade and you are a talented composer who
always sweetly plays in tune with love, passion and unceasing romance.
I wish I sang beside you when you were playing the piano.
Man, I highly enjoy your great romance.
May I have the honor to dance with you?

Here, I am waiting for you.
Cathy
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Dear Nana,
I love your imagination. I am sure you are a good girl who is full of love and smiling life,
because you feel and touch everything out of love and warmth.
To bring happiness is my sincere hope. There is no better feeling than knowing friends
whom I care much feel happy because of me. To me, it's a great satisfaction.
I'm happy to know you also love chocolates. I personally think the chocolate represents a
sense of yearning and its aromatic richness of multiple blending make girls fill.
Nana, you are very eager-learning. I love good food, hehe?.. I am eager to taste the
dishes cooked by you. I believe you can make special dishes.
Keep trying.
Cathy

Dear Marina,
Thanks for your passionate words and your pure friendship to me as you always did.
I treasure our friendship and honesty is a promoter of our relationship. I just had a slight
sadness when I thought I made dear Marina confused. Luckily, Marina is open-minded
and understanding. If I did anything wrong, please forgive me, poor Cathy. I wish you are
always smiling as my friend.
I wish Flu is a sign of coming love and you can get the most beautiful feeling from that.
After five years, Marina is a happy wife. She is more beautiful as time passing just as the
wine will be mellow and sweet by aging days. Don't worry, baby, a brighter future is there
for you.
Oh, my God, five years later, I must get married, and perhaps I will be a mother. Hehe?.
To foster my child and tell story every day may be the most important thing to me. I don't
know how my physical appearance will be. Hopefully, there will be no trival wrinkles on
my face. My husband still adores my beauty and loves me deeply and truly. Dear friends
in this room can make a party together no matter wherever we are. Talking happily with
big smiles face to face, how wonderful life is!
Dear Marina, can you send your photo to me? I'm eager to see that.
Cathy
P.S.: No matter how many years we've passed, how many years we will face, there is a
place for you in my heart.

Dear Maryam,
I highly enjoy our friendship. It's my honor to be your friend and it's the blessings of God.
Life seems so beautiful with couples of good friends. I'm happy you are part of seasons of
my life. From the photos you send me, I clearly figure out Maryam is a friend with whom I
was predestined to meet in this big and wide world. If there was a cup of coffee, and
several good friends to talk with, it could be one of the best days in life.
I feel a close friendship gradually grew up between us irrespective of race, creed and
color.
Best wishes!
Cathy
mary April 9th 2009

Hi Behnam,
Thank you for your kindness. I think your way of writing and your care motivate us to
write here, in this thread, so thanks a lot.
Thank you for complete description about one of your characteristics. It helps us know
you better. But I didn't want to poke my nose into your business. It was just a joke.
I sent that file to you. I hope it will help.
Best wishes,
Maryam
P.S. You wrote that you wanted to go home. What is going on there? (LooL) Sorry, but it
seems that I won't be correct.(LoL) Old habits die hard.
mary April 9th 2009

Dear Araghi,
Thank you so much for your nice writing. After reading your writing I really felt great.
Actually, you told the story, which we had read at school so many times, in a different
way. I truly enjoyed reading it.
It's very good that we can have your writing here from time to time.
I hope you have more time to share something with us.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Oh Cathy,
sorry, but I can't say even I dance as an elephant - as a matter of fact I can't dance at all.
Most musicians can't, it's true! I don't refuse an invitation of course, I do dancing, you
see; oups! I seems crushed your foot! Are you ok dear?
...the candles die away..beautiful music reach from afar - is it Lora's song?..
he and she (limping a little) come back to the table...red wine is glimmering in the
twilight..
starring are*******************
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Romance Production 2009

Good afternoon dear Mohsen,
We adored our parrot too. It was 'wavy' (I'm not sure it's called in English so) - a kind of
the smallest one sold at our pet-shops. At first she was our only animal, then Busya
occured. Cat is a cat, her origin is a hunting and Busya always tried to catch the bird.
And did it often. But she did it softly, not using her spurs. And parrot in turn provoked the
cat to that games; it's just impossible to describe what that couple got up! To watch their
plays was enjoying.
I understand your feelings to the black cat (that one was not yours as I understand but
just a roamer which temporarily lived in an uninhabited attic, right?) though I'm not sure
there was a sense in banishing her - as you know a hunting is in line with her nature.
Our cat has no any mate yet but she declare her willings sometimes veeery loudly. We
have to give her the soothing drops then.
Andrew
mary April 10th 2009

Dear Andrew,
Thank you for your great performance.
I can imagine you while you are wearing tuxedo and sitting behind the piano and playing
it for us. I really love it.
I hope one day we will come there and it will come true.
Thank you for your nice feelings.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Dear Cathy,
Thank you so much for your kindness. You are really lovely. You always sing my praises.
Thank you, dear.
Your friendship is priceless to me and it's deeply rooted in my heart.

Totally success in all you do,
Maryam

Dear friends,
How are you doing? I hope you are great and enjoying life.
I'm writing to let you know that I want to go to Tehran to look for a new job and during
this period I don't have an easy access to the Internet, so I don't know when I can write
here again.
I will miss you so much.
I promise to write to you as soon as I can.
I hope to see you soon.
All the best,

Maryam
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Hello Cathy,
How are you my Chinese kind friend? I hope you are fine. Thank you for writing in this
place. You always make this thread friendly, warm, and a suitable place to spend time in.
You way of writing is great. Please keep on writing. I hope to read more from you soon.
I am really pressed for time these days. Sorry for the delay in replying.
All the best,

Mohannad April 11th 2009

Hellow everybody.... nice to read all these writings.....Please accept me as a friend.
Hi Cathy & Andrew,
Thank you very much for your great friendship. Cathy is a very soft, kind and friendly girl
, and Andrew is an especial man.
Tomorrow is a great day for you, I just wanted to share you this day , so " HAPPY
EASTER DAY " .I wish you a great life , full of happiness , far from sadness. We
Christians and Muslims are brothers , sisters and friends in this life.
I think you are very busy these days, I hope you will do everything in a great way.
Thank you , and I hope you are enjoying your life.
See you?
Marina.
Hi Maryam,
I'm very pleased to read your delightful writing , I hope , you will have 5 children (LOL).
I wish you luck in your searching , I'm sure you'll have a good job soon.
I'll pray for you?..
Marina.

Hi Behnam,
Thanks a million for your great writing , you painted a great smile on my face. Thank you
very much indeed .
I have many points to write about to you, but I'm really pressed for time. I'm going to
travel after tomorrow and I'm doing many papers ?wish me luck.
Please don't forget me , write to me , even if there are a lot of beautiful ladies here or
there to look at(LOL).
Marina.
Marina dear!
I greet you and all the muslims with an Easter coming.

In our calendar Easter come later - April, 19
Wish you to spend this days in a happy mood, with your relatives and friends
Andrew

Hello Maryam,
So happy to hear that you are going to come Tehran (From my standpoint is is coming to
Tehran, but from your standpoint, it is going to Tehran! loool).
Thank you for letting us know some pieces of news about your plan! That is very good of
you to share such things with us.
You are going to find a job, that's a good decision. I hope you will find a good job in
Tehran, the captal of Iran.
We won't forget you at all, because you won't forget us! loool It is a mutual thing I think.
I hope to read your delightful writings very soon.
All the best,


Hello Marina,
Nice to read you message. Thank you for writing.
You are going to another city in you country, am I right? So, what are you going to do
there?
I hope you will be successful in achieving your goals.
You have got many points about my last writing! Oh my God! Point, point, point... It is
better to make a line by these points, is it possible? loool
I hope you will have a good trip and you enjoy it.
How can we forget you? How can I forget you? You are one of my best friends. I can't
forget you at all.
Stay healthy and safe. Fi aman e Allah!
All the best,


Hello Nana,
Please do not lose touch with me. Please do not leave me and this thread alone. I hope to
hear more from you soon.
All the best,

lopamudra April 12th 2009

Hi behnam,
I a Lopamudra Dhal , 20 yrs old doing my bachelors degree in information technology,i
am very happy to be here. I am a new user so I look forward for your help.I love
English.And even I love to make friends.
Regards
Lopamudra
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Hello Mohsen,
Thank you so much for making comment on the topic. As you have mentioned human
beings' body is so wonderful and amazing. It's brain, heart, etc. are so complicated.
Mohsen I think, "self-knowing" refers to our emotions, behaviours, habits, abilities, and
all in all it is about our spirit.
Sorry, I am in a hurry. I will speak about this subject later.
Do you agree?
Thank you for your nice friendship.
All the best,


Hi Andrew,
So happy to hear from you. I'm really pleased by your reply.
I'll wish you happy Easter day for you and your family on 19 April too(LOL).
In Syria It's holiday today and on 19 April for the Easter . Afriend of mine will have it
today , another one in the next week. Anyway , happy Easter days.
Dear Andrew, I have a question for you. In the Easter you color some eggs , I'd be
grateful if you explained the reason for poor Marina.
Thank you in advance , take care.
Marina.

Hi Behnam,
How are you my dearest friend??? How is it going??? I hope everything is going well
with you.
I'll not travel tomorrow , because I have a controller at home , he is my father , as he says
that he can't travel with me tomorrow , and he will not accept traveling with my sister
alone( you know , his theory that me and my sister means alone(LOL)). So he decided to
travel after tomorrow . I know what will happen , tomorrow he will say " let's travel after
tomorrow I have some work to do" , on the day after he will say " I don't have time , let's
travel the next week" , so now I think I will travel to do some important papers , very
important papers in the next century (LOL) of course if my father have a time.
Oh dear Behnam!!! You don't know how much you are lucky because you are a man. I
wish I were a man, then no one can control my life.
Dear Behnam , I have a question for you : as you have said you love looking at women ,
so , what is the most important thing in women's physical appearance from your point of
view???? and when you'll say " this girl is suitable to be my wife"??? I mean how do you
like your wife to be??? and what kind of girls make you think about marriage???
Oh nosy Marina!!! You should keep silent for some days(LOL).

Thank you in advance. And thank you once again for your kindness with me , your words
toward my person are very soft and friendly.
I'm very much , very much , very much , very much, ( copy and paste , copy and
paste?(LOoOoOoOoOoOL)) looking forward to hearing from you as soon and completely
as you can.
Marina after a long day with her father.

Hello Marina,
I have to say loudly "Oh my God!". I have to yell much loudly "What a wonderful lady!"
(loool). I reckon people should put their fingers in their ears to keep them safe. (loool)
Thank you so much for writing. Thank you for the question concerning interesting ladies
or girls.
I am not sure whether here is a suitable place to speak about such matters or not! I don't
know whether I answer such questions or not!
What can I do? This subject is so philosophical and a challenging thing to write about. In
answer to those questions, I am going to write some common things.
Firts of all, you should know that there is a strong attraction between opposite sexes.
Nobody knows the origin of this mysterious attraction! Why does an Electron attracts a
Proton, and vice versa?
Both sexes are incomplete! They aren't perfect at all! Men are often physically strong, but
they aren't developed emotionally.
Beauty is a relative thing. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" is a famous saying. This
means that not all people have the same opinions about what is attractive.
Who is beautiful? I cannot explain it! I cannot describe it! I just can present my point
about something after looking at it. I can only express my idea after looking at someone! I
can judge about someone's beauty after looking at her.
There aren't any fixed rules. In my opinion, we can come nearer to understand this
subject just by focusing on differences which are between men and women. The more
highlight the differences are, the more attraction between them exist! The more contrast,
the more attraction!
It should be always bear in mind that I meant just physical and emotional differences
between both sexes.
It is impossible for me to dig this subject more, because it will be considered impolite to
write about such things. I cannot give you any examples to make the subject much clearer.
I hope that helps!
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
I put the rubbish can every other night in front of house door , At 10 o?clock PM the
binmen siren car passes through the lines and load the rubbish. Last night, it was past 12
but,I did not hear the siren ( The special music the bin men car plays). My wife told me it
was not bin day ,i made a mistake. I went to the door to bring back the rubbish can, it was
dark outside ,suddenly I was shocked to see the scene, the two circles were shining ,that
was the eye of black cat .I was appalled to see the black cat had come back, she turned
down the rubbish can, torn the nylon and was eagerly eating. I was about out of control ..,
took off my shoe, firmly threw it toward her ,?cried down with Bush. How much an animal
can be cheeky .. impudent ? Andrew ,you are right this is her nature, but just think that
few days ago I took her out of the city to let her live in nature , on her nature. The cheeky
cat came back to our house without delay . Andrew our house is not a reserved area. God
knows what is her fate ,if I arrest her again. First I have to add numbing drops to her
food.
Nice to hear from you.

Mohsen

Dear Behnam,
You describe the women as a solid positive creature; you are 100% right .I concur with
your writing. In negative side as Marine asked me ,I should tell you that experience prove
that women intend to kill their husband indirectly. Few years after marriage when the
love is less colored nagging start and they cavil at any trifle action. For example she tells:
it seems that you do not like my mother because when my mother was speaking with you,
you were not in the picture. ..it seems that you do not mind being with me.You should live
with your computer not with me. Why you sleep so late.. why your books are everywhere.
Why you don?t want to see my mother, many why ..sometime nagging and comparison..
why your salary is less then x ,why your boss does not give you a better position at work.
Why should I have such a bad fate . look at my sister husband how they love each other,
look at my brother how much he is obedient at home. How X takes trip with his family to ..
After few years she feel that there is nothing in common ,but she wants to continue her
living together because all bridges were collapsed behind her.
My aunt 90 years old lady, we stimulate her by speacking some question and she starts to
tell her stories in quivering voice about when she was young : God bless him ( her
husband) it was wedding of his cousin ,I came to the wedding very late because my
stockings were lost and he (her husband) did not help me to find it? still she was
repeating nagging.
What I told you is only a bad dream, it is not a fact, I think Andrew can describe the
negative side better than me
B.Wishes
Mohsen

Mohsen, Mohsen,
please don't make harm to the black cat!
Andrew

Andrew,
She is in reserved area , if she come back .first I try to behave it amicably. I hope she
accept it to leave this place by respectful dialogue.
Mohsen

Dear Maryam,
How is your journey to Tehran? I hope you've settled there and got a good job soon.
It's a new life. Maryam, I'm sure you will experience more beautiful things and meet new
friends, and maybe you can also meet our old friend Behnam there.
I haven't sent my photos of trip yet, you just began your journey. Life is changing here
and square. It seemed we are traveling and traveling time and again. Dear, if you like,
you can travel to China. Hehe? friends will finally reunite together.
Enjoy your journey, I will send the photos soon.
Cathy

Dear Marina,
I highly appreciate your great friendship. I clearly see your kindness and care to friends
here. Thanks once again, for all you've done here.
Actually, I'm a person without religion. But religion has been an influence for good in my
life. God is the One and all religion lives together under the one. I'm extremely happy that
we met there and became friends ever since. Thank God, for all he bestowed to me.
I hope you are busy with something interesting and forget the loneliness.
Cathy
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Dear Mpohsen,
So many thank for your great writing. I enjoyed reading it. It was really great. It was
helpful and useful. I took it as some pieces of good advice. Thank you very much indeed.
Why do women nag? Could you please let me know why women often nag? What is the
main reason? Do all women nag?
There were some nice points about women's strange questions!!! What should a man do
in answering to those kinds of questions?
I hope you and Andrew will help me with this important matter. I am very much looking
forward to hearing from you soon.
All the best,


Hey Mohsen,
and what if she will not?

What if she will can't?
Cats are well known for their ability to listen carefully all the respectful advices
addressing to them and then to do what they were going to do before the listening these
ones.
Yet few months ago I could say:"I don't like cats. My attitude to them is like one of a Man
from Kipling's story "The Cat Who Walked By Himself". Now I can't say that. Our cat
come in and out from the room anytime she like to. She sleeps near to my wife. She tear
off whatever she want by her claws.
And I don't throw my slippers aiming to the beast as I did before. She won.
Because these bloody creatures as nobody else can make us to become BIG and GENTLE.
Andrew

Hi Behnam,
My dear friend, we're talking so seldom...there are so many ladies to talk with;)
As to your questions:
"?) why do women nag? - 'cause men ALLOW or even MAKE them to become nagging. I
seem already said that - if the women getting wrong it's a fault of men.
?) do really all the women nag? - no, actually women keeping a smile not outside their
houses only but inside too, for their husbonds and kids happen sometimes
?) actually every young woman take care about to look beautiful but not many of them
take care about to learn to keep their emotions in order
=) women are actually rather nice at the beginning and become nagging later. If they
nagged first nobody'd marry them."
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All the answerimg are sertificated by All-Russian Women Nag-Studying Centre Secretary
Oldman Andrew

Hello Andrew,
How are you my nice friend? I hope you are fine. Thank you for the answers. They are
wonderful and useful. They are meaningful.
Yes, we seldom write to each other, I don't know why? I have asked you the reason but
you haven't answer me. Do you remember I had asked you to know what wrong was with
me?
You don't like writing to me. I am so sad because of this matter. I wish I were a lady!
(loool) This is my final point that I point it out now! (loooooool) That is what was hidden
until now! Man, your male friends expect from you some things to share with them.
(loool)
Joking aside, there is a very important point among your answers:
"Women don't care about their emotions as much as they do care about their beauties and
wearing make-up!"
What a sentence! Andrew, what is a pen for? It is made to write! What is a watch for? It is
made to show time! What is a ...for? It is made to ...!
What is a woman for? As far as I know, women are the mines of kindness and all nice
emotions. Women are women just because of their nice feelings and emotions. If there are
no nice emotions, she isn't woman.
What does make a woman be a real woman? Kindness, affection, patience, love, care,
coyness, softness, smoothness, loyalty, etc. If there are no such things, she isn't a woman.
What is the difference between a portrait and a woman?
The same goes for a man. A man is a real one, when he sounds like a man! Women expect
some things, actually some signs from men. I don't know what they are. We men often
speak straightforward, but women often speak indirectly. For example, I as a man, wrote
what a man expect from his wife, but in this regard, women aren't clear. I didn't examine
any women, this is what I have heard, studied and seen in my families.
I hope, you, Mohsen and Araghi will help me with this matter. I hope the text will be
worded in a friendly way so that nobody feels insulted or upset. We men should be polite
to ladies. I reckon, this is the first thing women want us to be. I hope that I don't sound
rude.
All the best,


Hello Marina and Maryam,
I know you aren't at your homes. You are travelling right know. I hope your trip is safe.
May my God keep you safe from all dangers.
This is just to let you know that I have missed you and I think about you. I hope to see you
soon.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
Women are more sensitive but they have less self ?control, they cry when watching a
movie ,when a man serenade them they become exited. They also smile when a man look
at them. They laugh by a little abnormal thing . Have you seen the girls are laughing at
your class ,you should look at your wearing. may your collar is turned, or you shirt is
unbuttoned. To react against any problems or desires or even when they are worry ,they
start to nag. When my brother was late at night ,my mother was nagging ,many
suggestions, many foreseeing and unceasing grumbling. But my father was very relax he
told my mother " be cool, if he do not come back tonight ,be sure he will come tomorrow."
Behnam, this negative natures seduces men to be tempted and fall in love. I think they are
positive though they seem negative.
B.W
Mohsen

Dear Oldman,
Andrew, your way of writing is admirable ,you always cause a smile comes to my lips and
sometimes I laugh a lot.I learn many English vocabulary.thank you.
When I read the old man . I remember "the old man and sea" the book I read many years
ago. And I never tried to read form Ernest Hemingway any more. As his book was very
boring and tiresome.But you alway refresh me by your writing.
Andrew I made my decision about Black cat,when I catch her ,I bring her to Moscow for
some negotiations in Cosmos hotel ,Black cat needs to received pussy cat for some
experience.
B.R
Mohsen

Hi Behnam,
do you really want to share with everyone your hidden wish to be a lady? I don't think so.
It was a joke. I guess it was.
(I've seen your 'lools' in the text but in that case it was not enough to be sure it was a joke.
So I say "I guess..")
Because if a man tended to be a woman keep his secret secure he hardly will expose it in
public. Why? - Because in that case he risk to confuse people around him, maybe to lose
someone been his friend.
On the other hand if a man tended to be a lady don't want to hide his origin he will
obviously declare it here and there with no jokes. Once again: Why? - Because to select
the people who will tolerate his features from the very beginning.
I can mistake but I think what I described above are two basic behavioral models
imaginable man tended to be a woman will hold on.
And if to consider above mentioned statements as an axioms I have to come to conclusion:

Behnam is not a man tended to be a lady. It was just a joke, bluh-bluh-bluh. Behnam
pranks. Why not? Everybody do. I'm sure that such a serious task as a studying just must
be decorate with jokes, pranks, kidding and playing fool.
Joking aside, ok
I always answer to every message addressed to me (at least try to answer). I react first on
some definite statement, such one I can discuss, no matter agree or argue.
Following this rule I can say: all our conclusions about women's behavior are wrong
until it's not confirmed by practice. Look for the truth among the people who have definite
success with women. In that case I put together a good husbond beloved and respected by
his wife and lucky lover.
Good idea!
Ask Casanova were kindness and softness basic characteristics of woman?
Ask Don-Juan were politeness and ability to make curtseys his best weapon for fighting
women? Don't make him laugh. - "A woman is just a fortress to be siezed"
Don't care about their make-up and tendency to nag and annoying us. They nag because
there are not more don-juans around.
Sorry if my reasonings came to be littlle confused and contradictory - so was the subject.
Best wishes
Andrew

Hi Mohsen,
thank you for your smiles and lough. I wish it be all around.
I am really sorry if sometimes I overload my texts by some difficulties; to say true I write
all of them keeping my nose in the Promt Dictionary.
As to "Old man and sea" - it was a story I loved as a child.
They say Hamingway is an author beloved by people in their young ages.
Nevertheless try to read some novel like "Fiesta". Read it in English - it will hardly be
boring, I'm sure.
Is your odious black cat he or she? You write 'she' but now you say you are going to
acquaint it with a pussy-cat. Isn't it contradictory?
And why to bring it to Moscow? Is your Black one only cat in your town?
Regards,
Andrew

Hi Andrew,
Come on! The issue is very clear. Although Behnam is younger than you, he isn't a spring
chicken!
I wish I were a lady! Why? Because I like to catch Andrew's attention! What is the need to
become a lady? Because, Andrew is very interested in writing to women.
(loooooooooooooool) Is it long enough to make you believe that I am laughing?
Oh my God! This man is so interesting! Anyway, thank you for nice points. I wish you
would write them in plain English. You know, my English isn't as good as yours.
Sometimes, it is very difficult for me to understand what you are going to say. It is just
because of my bad English. In addition, other people, like Mohsen and Maryam
understand you easily. It makes me believe that my English isn't good enough to
understand you.
Please keep on writing about women. Don't worry, Maryam isn't here. She has come to
Tehran, and you know this matter better than me. (looooooooooooooooooooooool)
Oh my God! Maryam will kill me when she comes back! (loooooooooooool)
I hope our friendship never ends.
All the best,

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Hi Mohsen,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Your advice is great. Thank you very much indeed.
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
Why shouldn't Maryam kill you just now in Teheran? Why in the world you and she did
not meet yet, it's incredible?!
Don't worry about understanding. When people don't understand each other completely it
must add a snap to their conversation. It become funny.
So are you jealous me to Maryam or Maryam to me??

(Now she must kill us both exactly).
My dear friend, you are not only who doesn't catch his/her interlocuter. I can't say I
understand your every point or every statement of others. We do play on a stranger's
field!
I wonder how funny it would be read by the eyes of native.
So please stop to belittle your skills. What a hell do you mean saying "bad English"? It
must be said when someone write:" i wonna improv my skills lets contact me etcetera.."
Your speech is clever and beautiful - a speech of a well educated person.
And lets put aside the talk about women 'cause my ones kill me being back home and
having have not got some proper food prepared for them.;)
Andrew

dear Cathy,
Thank you for your sweet sweet word.Today is another rainy day,which make me
depressed.When i read your writing,it seems i am along with the sunshine.
Do you like foreign soap opera?I like America & japanese soap operas very much.I watch
them on the web usually.There is a bad news,after May 1 the unlicensed soap operas
cannot be played on the web.My handsome Michael,i cann't see you again.This is a stupid
ban,Do you agree it?
BEST REGARDS
NANA
APR 15,2009
dear Behnam,
How's it going?I hope you are happily and healthy.
APR 4 is a chinese traditional festival--Tomb Sweeping day.This is an important

festival,especially for my provancy.In this day many of my relatives worked in the
different place come back to hometown.We go to the moutain which is the tombs of our
ancestor and offer ancestral sacrifices.We walk more than 1 hour because it is far
away.At the same time we must cut down grass or other growth.Or we can go on.When we
arrive,we offer ancestral eggs,bread,chicken,burn joss sticks,and spill Chinese distillate
spirits on the earth.At last we go back together and have a rich meal.This festival is
annual.Ancestor worship is widely practised in China owing to the strong influence of
Confucianism.Do you have the same custom?
BEST REGARDS
NANA
APR 15,2009

Hi Cathy,
I have missed you terribly. I have missed your way of writing terribly.
All the best,


Hey Cathy,
could you write to me terribly too???
Andrew

Hi Marina,
I'm Mohannad , from Iraq. I'm 27 years old , I'm working with my father in an export and
import company. In fact it's not very famous company but I'm trying with my father to
make it a brilliant company. But I have very big dilemma with my language . I speak a
little bit French , I'm trying to learn it . my English is very bad , I have no skills in writing
a letter or make a conversation , I always be silent in some cases to avoid embarrassing .
I read several writings to you , you are a nice girl , and educated one , I will be very
pleased to be a friend of yours , I love Syria , it's very dear to my mother's family.
Please , accept me as a friend and help me in making my English better.

Dear Andrew,
No, it is not contradictory. Homogeneous guys can understand each other better. They
can have respectful dialogue .
Andrew there are a lot of black cat in Iran ,but I can not send all of them to the meeting. If
you accept their accommodation I will add 10 cats as a representative.
Que sera sera,

Mohsen

Hello Nana,
How are you my dear friend? I hope you are fine. Thank you for writing in this thread.
Please keep on writing. Friendship should be fed and watered from time to time! Writing
to an old friend means watering the friendship. It sometimes means gardening too.
(looool)
I hope to read more writings from you. Please do not lose touch with me.
All the best,


Hello Mohanned,
Welcome to this thread! Thank you for putting message in this place.
There are many questions. I am going to ask only two questions:
1) You are Arab, but why is your writing way like Marina's? Does it mean that all Arab
people are the same? I don't mean being good or bad, I just want to know why did you
write like Marina? (loooL)
2) There are many people in this humble thread, why did you write to Marina? Are you
going to take our nice friend out of this place? (loool)
You should know that Marina is from Syria, but she has got many friends from all parts of
this world. Although she doesn't care about some of them (for example Behnam), she has
got an especial place in this thread. As a matter of fact, she belongs to this thread, and
vice versa.
Your English is great. As far as I'm concerned, your English is better than mine. Should
you be my teacher?
Anyway, I hope to hear more from you. For me all people from Arab's world mean
Marina. (loool)
All the best,

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Hi Behnam,
It's your thread , and I put a message from couple days but no one wrote to me. Why
didn't write to me?
I read many texts in this thread , especially for Marina , and I wondered if I can a friend
of her or not , she is an Arab and there are common things to speak with her, I don't want
to take her to any place .I respect your way of speaking about her , but she is in twenties
as I consider, so she will speak , I hope so.I smiled after read your message , because I
wasn't impolite to deserve this receiving.
If Marina answered me I hope to be her friend , like anyone .and you wrote for me ,
maybe we can be friends .I thought you are from England because of your simple and
understanding English.please look at me as others. I really need to be better in writing.
It's very important for someone speaks with foreigners. what are your other questions?

Dear Nana,
Do you like holding an umbrella walking in the streets and enjoying the drop of rain
scattered behind?
From your writing, I clearly see you are a girl of sentiment. Actually, we are susceptible
to the surrounding environment. Maybe that's why I like friends of true feelings. Luckily,
you are one of them.
I like watching foreign soap opera, especially Korean and American TV Serials. The
Korean TV Serials always show us that everything is possible in a delicate and aesthetic
way. I always downloaded some movies or enjoy them online. It's good to enjoy them
totally free. No doubt, the ban on playing foreign TV Serials online is a real bad news. It
just seems all the blossom is doomed to fall. Hehe... We have to spend much money on
watching foreign TV serials later.
I'm looking forward to sharing more from you.
Best wishes.
Cathy

Hi dear Behnam,
How can thank you enough ??? your friendship is really great, you are a very good
friend.
But what has happened between you and Andrew??? I think we (Maryam , Cathy and me)
should return back very soon, I think we can't leave men together
alone(LOOOOOOOOOL).
Take it easy guys , you are the both great , Andrew is a kind friend , and Behnam is more
kind than him, I mean each one is very kind . I hope Maryam is going to come soon, to kill
both of you (LOOOL).
Dear Behnam, what you have written to Mohannad make many question marks in my
mind, do you really think that anyone can take me from your place??? do you really think
so???
Marina doesn't care about some of her friend , especially Behnam!!!!!!!??????? I think
you are talking about another Marina.
Marina is here because of all great friends here , especially Behnam , who is her dearest
friend.
Thank you again , I had a great journey , I saw a lot of Iranian people , Iranian women
are very beautiful , men also .

Marina.

Hi Mohannad,
Nice to meet you Mohannad, and thank you for writing to me, Welcome here!
Thank you for writing some good points about my writing , It's really from your kindness.
My dear friend Behnam said that your writing is similar to mine, I don't know if that make
you happy or not , but if our writings are similar , that's mean my English is very good.
You love Syria , I love Iraq too , as all Arab countries , but Iraq and Palestine have the
great place in every Arabian's heart.
I don't know if I can help you with your English , all what I know that all of us are writing
here and get a lot of benifits from writing, so keep going on writing to me and to other
friends . Behnam , Cathy , Maryam, Mohsen , Nana and Andrew are very kind , don't
hesitate , and write to them , their English is more much better than mine.
Welcome again in this place.
Marina.

Dear Andrew,
Thanks for your romance production. It's my honor to dance with your beautiful ideas and
fly with your romance. From Marina's writing to both of us, it showed that our first
cooperation was a great success and made a deep impression on friends. I expect we
could dance again with Maryam, Marina, Nana, Behnam and Mohsen, and other friends
in a near future.
You are a hearty person. Your words have the magic power to ignite the friends' hearts
and feed them strong. I share the common sense with Mohsen: your writing is admirable.
It seemed words are strings of notes formed into a beautiful tune by you.
I'm yearning for your continuation of romance production.
Best wishes.
Cathy
No,no dear Mohsen,
please don't send me black cats by dosens, we have a lot of that stuff here in Russia. I say
more, my Busya give me so many motives to get crazy that I suppose it's enough to me to
have only devil to deal with. However, she's red..
Ok, I have to apologize, my free time is expired
Regards,
Andrew

Dear Behnam,
I want to stop nagging, but I can't bear to leave you alone. Hehe, why did women often
nag? It's easy to see that women care men very much. Why did women always ask some
strange questions? It's easy to see that women confide men can solve all problems.
My dear friend, shall I continue nagging? Please guide me.
Best wishes.
Cathy

Dear Mohannad,
Welcome you warmly. After reading your writings, I must say you speak good English
indeed. Your arrival just reminded me of my first visit to this room about one year ago. I
see you come with great eagerness and vigor just as I did. I am sure you will get a lot
from here, not only practicing your good English, but also making more friends here.
Be comfortable, it's not anyone's thread, but it's the home of friends. Behnam is not
anyone, and he is one of best friends to us. He cares every friend much and keeps our
home refreshing and vigorous. Now the room looks alive, please enjoy yourself fully,
completely and comfortably.
We're eager to read more from you.
Cathy
Dear Marina,
Welcome you back! I am happy to know you enjoyed your journey and returned with safe.
Did you take any photo during your journey? Is it available for me to enjoy your journey
story and see photos from your trip?
Best wishes.
Cathy

Dear Maryam,
How is your life in Tehran? Are you busy with interviewing? Are you enjoying different
scenes of streets and corners there? I hope you can enjoy everything and sceneries there.
I missed you terribly, and I'm dying for your wonderful writings. Maryam, please return
soon and share your story. I'm here for you.
May you great success and happiness in your new life.
Cathy
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Dear Mohsen,
Thanks for your wonderful writings on sensitive women. Definitely, you are a bosom
friend to nagging women.
Actually, each friend here differs from each other, but we chat happily and freely with
difference. As I said to Behnam, women nagged just because they care men much. As you
got married, I am sure that you are enjoying that kind of care and living in the paradise of
nagging world.
By the way, I believe you are an understanding husband and a friend good for us.
I'm looking forward to more nagging ever since from you.
Cathy
salelee April 17th 2009

oh,I am very dull because of my poor English
but I real don't know why?
I have been learing English for 11 years but now can not write a single sentence,also
couldn't say any coments about anything
Who is kind enough to help me to improve my English level
Thanks
I am a poor farmer form China,like Internet crazy,I want to set up some website to start
my Internet Makerting,so I have to study English Crazy,but I fail,at least now,I have no
confidence to do it.
if you kind enough,please tell me how to learn English effectively.
I'll very glad if you can contact me with Email salelee@yahoo.com
Thanks,your sincerely friends

Dear Salelee,
I'm also an English learner. It's happy to read your writting and welcome you warmly to
keep writting in this room. I am touched by your enthusiasm and passion for learning
English. I'm sure firends in this room will share more ideas on how to learn English with
you. As far as I'm concerned, practice makes perfect. If you read writtings in this room
from beginning to end, you will clearly see that each friend is an Engilsh teacher and a
good learner either. Friends from all over the word had a happy reunion here. If you
want to learn Engish effectively, please join us and learn together step by step.
Never stop trying, join us and write more. Actually, you speak good English.
Learn and improve our English writing skill together.
Cathy

Dear friends,
How are you? How do you enjoy the spring? I hope you are in a good mood and enjoy
being with each other.
Thank you all for remembering me from time to time. Your writings give me hope and
energy, so please write to me, even if I can not answer you soon. I really need your words.
I have read your(men) writings about women and nagging. There is a proverb which says,
"When cat is away mice will play." (LoooL)
On the whole, it was good to know more about your ideas. Thank you so much, indeed.
I saw some new friends like Mohannad and Lopamudra and Salelee. Welcome dear
friends and do not hesitate to write to anyone whom you like the most and you feel more
relaxed. I'm sure after some time you will know others better and will start writing to
them.
I missed all of you so much.
Have a good time,

Maryam

Hi Marina,
I was wondering why you hoped that I killed Andrew and Behnam. Maybe you do not like
me more. In Iran when you kill someone, they will kill you as a punishment. Ok, just tell
me not to write here anymore. (LoooooL)
You know that how tender women are. So how can I kill people?(LoooL) And be sure,
always there is a better way. You will get what I mean later.
By the way, I'm glad that your trip was good. I hope you have gotten what you wanted.
Good luck,
Maryam
P.S. Don't worry about men. They know how to protect themselves. They do not harm
each other when wemon are absent. They just pretend.

Hi Behnam,
Thank you for your wish, but could you please explain about dangers???? What kind of
dangers you mean?
It shows your great kindness towards me that you think I am able to kill a person. Thank
you. Just let me know how did you get this idea?
By the way, if you don't want to be killed, do not motivate others to write what you want.
You know, it's easy for me to find someone, if I want, even in a big city like Tehran. So be
careful, dear(LoooL)
Sorry for joking. I hope I do not bother you in this way.
please write to me from time to time.
Best of luck,
Maryam

Hi Cathy,
Thank you for your nice writings and your kind words. Also thank you for your nice reply
to Behnam. You are very smart. You always know how to answer well.
You are right. I'm busy with interviews. Actually, every morning I go to buy the
newspaper and search for jobs and then go for filling out the application forms and
sometimes interviews. It's the boring routine which I do every day.
I do not go to any especial places, because I don't have much time for that now. I should
say that it's not the first time which I came to Tehran. There are just some museums which
I want to go to and I will do it in due time.
Yesterday I and my cousin decided to go walking and window-shopping and on the whole
enjoy our day, but our mothers called and told us to go and see your uncle, so the plan
changed. Maybe next week we could go there.
I try to take some photos and send it to you as soon as I can.
See you,
Maryam

Hi Andrew,
It seems that Mohsen tries to find a good partner for your pussy cat or maybe he wants to
get rid of that cheeky cat. Anyway, be careful.(LoL)
Oh, Andrew, be sure that I never kill you, because you are one of my dear friends. And
about Behnam, I think his jealousy is enough for killing him.(L0000000L)
You wanted to know why we(me and Behnam) have not met each other yet. You know that
Behnam is very busy. He has lots of meetings and classes to take part in. Also there are
more beautiful girls in Tehran, so there is no need to waste his time. (LoooooooL)
Keep on cooking, man. I'm sure you will be a good cook soon, as Behnam always says
"Practice makes perfect."
I look forward to reading more from you.
Best wishes,
Maryam
P.S. send my best regards to kati.

Hi Cathy,
I do not know who has named you "lovely Cathy" and why, but surely your writings are
very lovely. Thank you so much for writing in this thread.
If nagging means caring, it is ok! Keep on nagging, to the best of your ability! (loooool)
According to Mohsen's and Andrew's theory nagging doesn't mean caring! I also have
met many men who hate this bad habit of women. I believe, we should try our best to be
clear with people and with ourselves as well. There is no need to nag, because almost all
men hate it. When we say something and the listeners get another thing it is obvious that
there is something wrong. For instance, women mean to care about men with nagging,
but men hate it, or men do not get such care. Therefore, nagging does not work.
Why do we use some tools that do not work? (loooooooool)
Asking questions is ok. However, it needs convenient time for. It is the art of a woman to
recognize what to do and when.
What, when, where, which and how? These are very important. People are different
because they do things differently!
Women are different, just because of their different attitude and different way of acting or
reacting. In fact, people are different, just because of different opinions, feelings, way of
thinking, attitude, actions, and reactions. In terms of body, there is no difference, because
people are made of the same elements or ingredients.
There were two girls at our university. One of them was so beautiful, not only in my
opinion, but also in all men's opinions. The other one was not beautiful. It is not good to
use "ugly", but unfortunately, she was ugly. The ugly girl got married to a student, but the
beautiful girl is still single! What is wrong with her? I have taught about this question
very much. Finally, I have found that the beautiful girl does not have proper body
language! The ugly girl was ugly from physical appearance point of view, but she was
very beautiful when it comes to speaking about feelings, attitude, etc.
People often use the famous proverb, "the luck of the ugly, the pretty wishes!'" when they
get confused about such situations.
I do not know why I am writing these things. Although there is no reason for writing such
things, it just flashed through my mind.
This text can be as an answer to our friend Marina too. I remember that she had asked me
a question about "What kind of girls is good to get married to." Actually, there is no
simple answer to this question.
Some traditional people often use a famous saying for describing such difficult,
unpredictable situations. They say,"Women are like watermelon, you cannot predict
whether it is sweet or not before cutting!"
Dear Cathy, ask questions and nag. That is ok! (looooooooooooool)
All the best,


Hi dear Maryam,
there is no needs of killing us literally - you can do it rather good by kidding or even
mockering. And how faaaaaast do you write!! It's well seen from the time counter. Real
machine-gun!
I hope your efforts to find a job will bear fruit soon. I see you have an energy to do it now.
Thank you for encouraging me with the cooking. Though I think I shall never become a
good cooker because I have no eagerness for it. I make food quite eatable, not more. And
I try to do it as quickly as possible. What I always do slow and thoughtfully is writing to
you:))
Enjoy the spring Maryam, you believe me? - there is a snow again over the window!
Wish you Happy Easter and so Kati says
Yours,
Andrew
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Hello Marina,
No one in this thread writes straightforward like you. Thank you very much for writing in
a clear, simple, and friendly way. I do not know why, but I can get you easily. Thank you
once again for trying to make this thread a good place.
I was only joking. You do care about your friends. I just wanted to play a joke on you.
Your journey was perfectly satisfactory. Happy to hear that! You have met many Iranian
people. Great! Women and men, beautiful and handsome respectively. I cannot believe it!
Why? Well, it is common for old people to visit some religious places in Syria! Nowadays,
some people go to Syria, Karbala, and Mecca on their honeymoon, but they are rare.
As far as I know, Syrian women are so beautiful. In fact, the most beautiful women in the
world are Mediterranean.(loool) I agree completely that Iranian men are handsome, but
unfortunately, I am an ugly one! (loooool)
Anyway, did you give them something to bring me? (loool)
You have found a new Arab friend "Mohanned", Congratulations!
Dear Marina, please have a look at what I have written to Cathy.

All the best,


Hi Cathy,
How are lovely Cathy??? I hope you are fine and enjoying your time with the easter day .
It's after tomorrow , I wish you happy days full of happiness, sweet as honey , full of
money , soft as silk , white as milk.
Thank you so much for your kindness , you are really very soft and nice . I'm sure that
your boy friend know that he is very lucky...
my journey was very good , thanks God, my father traveled with me , he made manythings
to make me happy. I felt guilty that I talked about him in that way.
I didn't take photes , but I have good memories , I will share them with you, step by
step(LOL). I mean I will tell you about them one by one...(LOL), everything in its time.
Dear Cathy , thank you so much again. I hope to read from you soon.
Marina.
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Maryam,
Welcome back again! I'm so happy to read from you again.
Dear Maryam , Andrew is an old man , he may have a lot of money .Behnam is a single
man , he is alone in his home with his parents . So you should kill them , then you will go
to the jail , and I will take their money
(LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL), and when you will go
out from the jail , I will give you some(LOL).How nice and soft I'm.(LOL).
Please write as much as you want , your writing is great from all your friends point of
view.
Marina.

Wow, Marina,
you exceed all the expectations! What a turn!
Richi Andrew Puzzled

To kill me to inherit a pair of slippers?!

By the way.....
ok , later

Dear Salelee,
So many thanks for putting message on this site, in this thread. Welcome to this humble
thread. Thank you once again for joining us.
We all are here to make our English better. However, there are no teachers and students
in this place. All people are teachers and students at the same time. It seems paradox, but
it is true.
I think you have underestimated yourself when you have written that your English is not
good enough to write even a simple sentence. Let me have a look at your writing. You
have written:
I have been learning English for 11 years?.
What is this? Isn't it a grammatical sentence? Of course it is!
I understand what you are trying to say. We are in the same boat, somehow. I have been
learning English for more than eighteen years. I have always loved it, and I was always
one of the top students in class. At university, for example, I have never had any books in
Farsi (the official language of Iran) .All my books were in English. I have been taking
part in an English course, in a famous institute in Iran, since 21st. of January 2007.
Within the last two and half years, I have spent all my free time on learning English. I can
safely say that I have taken every opportunity to make some improvement in the English
language. I have spent my free time on writing, speaking, chatting, listening, and reading.
Needless to say, I have been on the Internet, and I am still there in order to improve my
English. However, I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH MY ENGLISH!
The English language, on the one hand, is one of the most beautiful languages in the
world. I described it as a beautiful thing. Yes, it is so beautiful because it is harmonic and
musical. On the other hand, it is one of the most difficult languages in the world. It is (I
hope Clare, the runner of this site will not read this lines! loool) funny!
Let me tell you a story, which happened to me in the institute. First, it should say that all
audio files (listening parts) of book are in British accent. However, nobody speaks in
British accent! I am the only student who is interested in British accent.
Once our teacher pronounced, "worry" as it is written. I said to him, "Excuse me! I think
"wo" must be pronounced as "Wa", or "Wee". He did not accept, and then we referred to
dictionaries. Everybody has had a dictionary. Different dictionaries, different phonetics,
but fortunately none of them was "wo". The teacher said, "You know mr?, the dictionaries
aren't up-to-date. I have been to England. I am sure that native speakers pronounce it
"wo". After class, please come with me to the teacher's room. There is a computer. I will
show you that I am right."
We went to the teacher's room. There were some proud teachers. My teacher turned the
computer on, and then he clicked on "Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English". He
looked for "Worry". We listened to both British and American pronunciation. None of
them was "wo". Oh my God! Behnam won! The teacher said, "Emmmmm, you know, as in
our Farsi, there is a difference between dictionary, which is academic, and spoken
language in public places."!!!! (loool)
I got angry with him and said, "Come on! Do not insist on your idea. Just tell me a simple
sentence like this: Mr?I, as many people in the world, pronounce it "wo" because it is
simpler."
Another teacher, who was my interviewer and has got certification of English training
from London, came to our class to teach us. First, he proudly told some stories about
England, just to show that he has been to England. I was listening carefully. I noticed that
he pretended to pronounce in American accent and he spoke English in a flat and boring
way. After one hour I raised my hand and said, "Mr? you said that you had been to
England and you had got your training certification from a college in London, right?"
The teacher proudly said, "Yes, mr? "

I said, "Well, you are supposed to speak in British accent. By the way, English language
is beautiful and difficult because of stress and intonation. Why do you speak so flat?"
He angrily answered, "This is my own accent. I love my own accent!"!!!!!!!!!!
Therefore, dear Salelee, it means that the English language is funny, somehow. There are
no rules. The exceptions are often more than rules. Overall, it means that do not worry
about your English. Take it as it comes! (looooool)
My final point:
I AM DISSATISFIED WITH MY ENGLISH!
There are two kind Chinese women in this thread. I am sure that Cathy and Nana will
help you with your English. I, personally, will help you. In fact, we will help each other!
All the best,


Dear Andrew,
How life is going? I hope everything is going well with you. Thank you for writing.
As far as I can remember, on page 178 I have written that Maryam will kill me when she
come back. Maryam won't kill you because she is very kind to you. By the way, according
to the history of our country, Iranian people treat foreign people with a lot of respect. We
often kill ourselves! I don't know why, but "the grass is always greener on the other side
of the fence" as an old saying goes! (loooooooooooool)
So, dear Andrew, there is no need to worry. You are on the safe side! (looooooooooool) I
know, you as other people, will think that Behnam feels jealous. That is okay. Behnam is
not a spring chicken. When Behnam can solve the problems of Physics, this kind of
problem is as easy as a piece of cake for him. (loooooooooooooooooool).
I am writing in this way, just to make you and other people think that Behnam is jealous
of someone or something. I know how to manage and how to deal with this complicated
situation. It is a matter of time. Only time will tell who is killer.
(loooooooooooooooooooooool)
Our friend Marina is a kind girl. She is looking at this fight carefully. She thinks of
material possession. She thinks that she is the sole heir, and then she will receive some
money and other properties after ...(looooooooooooool) Oh my God! How optimistic!
(looooooooooooool)
Dear Andrew, I am only joking. I just wanted to make the atmosphere of the thread a little
bit complicated. You are one of my nice friends. I have a lot of respect for you.
All the best,


Hello Maryam,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you for writing in this thread. Thank you for
making the atmosphere of this thread more friendly.
I saw that you have written "While the cat's away, the mice will play". That is great, but
who is cat, and who are mice? (looooooool)
Apparently, using "cat" and "mouse" is helpful. I thought a lot about how to use the name
of these animals in my writing. Particularly, Andrew often speaks about cats. (loool)
Finally, I decided to use the name of these animals:
Dear Maryam, be careful! I am playing cat and mouse with you and with Andrew. The
winner is unknown. I will let the cat out of the bag in due course! (looooooooooool)
I was only joking. Behnam has stopped playing such games for many years, and he hasn't
got enough energy to devote on such games.(looooooooooool)
"Actions speak louder than words." I strongly believe it. I am pretending to be brave or to
do something. In fact, I am an easily frightened person.(looooooooool)
I never meant to upset you.
All the best,

Hi Andrew,
Thank you so much for your warm wish and nice words.
Thank you for your thoughtful writing to me.:)
I think you can not believe that some days ago we had snow here in Tehran. It was
snowing in the morning and at noon the weather was sunny. Can you believe it?
Happy Easter to you and your family.
By the way, about killing you and Behnam, when I saw Marina's suggestion, I decide to
kill..., but not you. As I told before I can not kill you dear, but maybe Behnam. Also he is
here in Tehran and it makes the job easier for me.(LoooL)
Maybe you want to know why? I will say that life is too hard and everything is expensive
and now I'm jobless, so it seems a good suggestion. What is your idea?:))
I'm looking forward to reading your suggestion.
Good luck,
Maryam
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Hi Dear Behnam,
How are you my dear friend?? I hope everything is going well with you.
Women like to nag , It's absolutely right . My mother (sorry my mother) is the most
nagging woman in all over the world . if she didn't nag my father says: " are you sick dear
, I should take you to the hospital " .(LOL). I think her nagging feed their
marriage.(LOL).
There were a woman who nags everyday and every minute , her husband deal with her to
nag day and to stop nagging the other one . when she should not nagging she was saying
to him " tomorrow I'll nag, tomorrow I'll nag, tomorrow I'll nag?.." (LOL).
Dear Behnam, It's very interesting what is happening between you , Andrew and Maryam
. for me I don't want to share all of you, I'd prefer to be outside if someone wanted some
help after the fighting(LOL). But you were talking about cats and mice , and as I know ,
completely well , That Behnam is neither a cat nor a mouse , he is an eagle , and eagles
always win!
Dear Behnam , I hope you will be healthy and alive , you and my friend Andrew.
Behnam is more important than all treasures in the world , he is my real friend , and this
friendship is my treasure.
Marina

Hi Marina,
I'm so glad to see you, too.
Please don't forget me when I'm in prison. Please buy me a laptop, then we can write to
each other from time to time. I don't want much money just seeing you happy and being
able to write to you is enough for me. Now, I'm more generous? what do you
think?(LoooL)
But then we don't have Behnam anymore. think about it carefully and then tell me your
decision?(LOOOOL)
Best wishes,
Maryam

Dear behnam,
A threat has been made by women against your life, the blood is smelled, you are in
dangerous. Maybe they want you to have a duel with Andrew. it has a long history that
women motivate men for duel. Some people will be killed.
Hey Women please prevent men for duel.
Behnam I know that your are a wise man ,but when the passion overcomes the wisdom
,people are less than a spring chicken.
Yours ,
Mohsen
Dear Andrew,
Please send me a klashinkov, fortunately I am in a safe side, not be threatened by women

in this thread , but I am afraid of future.
I am in the attic looking for the black cat. she is really a kind of agile animal that i can
not catch her.
I was disappointed to read your answer for black cat, but I send some of them to Sent
Pertrsburg in Halloween , one of my friend told me that in Halloween people in Sent peter
use the black cats in festival ,they make the black cat up for fun and use cosmetic on their
face.so I can sell the black cat in the market.
Yours,
Mohsen

Hi Marina,
What has happened? Why did you change your position so soon?
Aha! Behnam is an eager!!!!!!!!!!!!

do not be afraid, honey and remember that Behnam himself has started this game and it's
a game just for fun and there is no winner and no loser. So feel free and write what you
want.
have fun,
Maryam

Hi Mohsen,
I'm so happy that you have taken part in this game. It's becoming more and more exciting.
That's a good hint. Let's they have a duel together and see what will happen?
In this way, there is no need for me to go to prison or be killed. Thank you so much for
your help and do not worry, because you will always stay in the safe side.(LoL)
It seems that you have seen lots of Western movies and you like such movies.
I completely agree with your about the last sentence which you have written. I hope our
friend Behnam, listen to you carefully. I'm worried about him, because he is a little bit
proud of himself.(LooooL)
All the best,

Maryam

Dear Behnam,
I'm sorry that I didn't answer you. I will do it soon.
By the way, how it feels when all friends talk about YOU? You know, I think, it shows how
much they love you. So do not be jealous!(LoooooooooooL)
Best wishes,
Maryam
P.S. I should thank you for this interesting subject. thank you a bunch, my friend.

Dear friends,
please wait , I'll be back soon and you will can stick more of your needles on me (it's not
about you Maryam angel!)
Andrew

Hi Cathy, Nana, Salelee,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Where are you my Chinses friends? What has
happened in China? What is the reason of your absent? This is just to let you know that I
have missed you terribly. I hope everything is going well with you. Please do not lose
your touch with this thread.
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
How are you? I hope you are completely fine, because I don't want the duel to be
canceled by you.(LoooL)
About cat and mice, I know that you are kidding. You can solve physics problems and that
question, which you have asked, is as easy as A, B, C for you.(LoL)
Do you want to let the cat out of the bag????????????????? Please Behnam, do not be
like the cat that's got the cream.(LoooL)
Oh my God! Oh my God! Friends run as fast as you can. You know why Behnam is so
silent and calm. I know. He is making some bombs right now and when he loses his
temper, he will be like a cat on hot bricks and will explode the bombs.(LoooooooooL)
Dear Behnam, I didn't mean to put the cat among pigeons by writing these words. Please
forgive me with your highness. I'm too young to be killed.(LoooL)
Joking aside, I have really enjoyed reading your delightful writing. Thank you so much,
indeed. Thank you for remembering and teaching me some idioms.
Have great fun,

Maryam
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dear Cathy
I'm glad to read your message.Today it is sunny,so i can do some washing.I was satisfied
when i see the washed clothes.The terrible weather has gone.
I'm not a passible and pessimistic person.Maybe something happed recently makes me
confused and i have some depression.
As for the Korean TV Serials,i just finished watching FLOWER FOUR.It is

beautiful,especially the four actors who are very handsome.Though i have watched the
Japanese and taiwanese edition.But i wouldn't watch the chinese edition which is shot by
Hunan tv station.I can't image it will be.
GOOD LUCK
NANA
APR 19,2009
Hi dear friends Behnam , Maryam , Cathy, Mohsen , Nana and Andrew,
It's an interesting email , I wanted to share it with you... what is your mind???
"Never Lie to a Woman"
A man called home to his wife and said, " Honey I have been asked to go fishing up in
Canada with my boss & several of his Friends .
We'll be gone for a week. This is a good opportunity for me to get that Promotion I've
been wanting, so could you please pack enough Clothes for a week and set out my rod
and fishing box, we're Leaving From the office & I will swing by the house to pick my
things up"
" Oh! Please pack my new blue silk pyjamas. "
The wife thinks this sounds a bit fishy but being the good wife she is, did exactly what her
husband asked.
The following Weekend he came home a little tired but otherwise looking good.
The wife welcomed him home and asked if he caught many fish?
He said, "Yes! Lots of Salmon, some Bluegill, and a few Swordfish. But why didn't you
pack my new blue silk pyjamas like I asked you to Do?"
You'll love the answer...
The wife replied, "I did. They're in your fishing box ...."
Never Lie To A Woman...!!!
Marina.

dear Behnam,
I'm fine and thanks for your bless.
Yesterday i red an article,it is about a love story--Angel at the Fence.It says Mr Rosenblat
claimed to have survived the Buchenwald concentration camp thanks to a young girl ? his
future wife ? who passed food through the security fence.And the famouse TV talk show
host Oprah Winfrey twice invited Mr Rosenblat on to her talk show.Every American
moved by this story.However at last Mr Rosenblat's memoir of love is exposed as a
hoax.He has lied and many people condenm him.
In my opinion,we should be critical with him,he provided a moving story to us after all.As
Mr Rosenblat said"I brought good feelings to a lot of people and I brought hope to many.
My motivation was to make good in this world.".Do you agree with it.
GOOD LUCK
NANA
APR 19,2009

Dear Nana,
Of course I disagree!
There really WAS people (I suppose there is very few of them nowdays) who had passed
inferno of WWII and concentration camps and survived.
Ok, if someone want to honour their sufferings, their fight and their feats lets write
articles, make movies. But it should be either describing of REAL stories or FICTION,
shouldn't it?
Best regards,
Andrew

Dear Marina,
your 'pijama-in-the-fishing-box' story is really funny. And veery instructive. Bravo!
But to be serious, there is a question: how will we manage NEVER lie to women? Did you
wonder that was possible?!
:))

Hello Andrew,
How are you my good friend? I hope you are fine, and everything is going well with you.
Thank you for writing in this thread. Thank you for your excellent friendship.
I have got two questions for you. I hope you will help me with the answers.
1) I know that St Petersburg is a famous city in Russia. It is particularly famous for the
Hermitage, which is Russia's most famous museum. Could you possibly share some
information about it with us? If this place is not proper to write about it, please feel free
to Email me at behrampednam@yahoo.com I would appreciate if you could send me some
photos of the museum and your family as well.
2) As I guess you know, I take part in an English course on Fridays. A part of a unit was
about "it reminds me of" and "it makes me think of". There were some photos, for
instance, a photo of Rasputin, and a photo of Mother Teresa, etc. The question was this:
What do these photos make you think of?
The teacher gave us some information about them. The information about "Rasputin" was
mind-blowing. Speaking about Russia makes me think of you, because you are my only
friend from the Baltic Sea. Could you possibly let me know some information about him
and his personality? The teacher said that he had had sex with all ladies in the court of
Tsar!!! Why has he done it? How has he done it?
Dear Andrew, do not take people's words to heart. All people in this thread are kind.
Everyone has her/his especial smell. Let me put it in the language of music. Everybody is
as a musical instrument. They make different sounds. Apart from that, they produce
different sounds when different people play them. This is a fact in the world, and we
cannot escape from it.
All the best,


Dear Maryam,
Thank you so much for writing in this thread. Your writings have made this thread so
friendly and active. Thank you very much indeed.
Please keep on writing. This place is interesting if there are some people from different
parts of the world. Dear Andrew is the only person from the Baltic Sea in this thread. He
really gives me strength of heart when he writes here. I hope we will manage our
friendship in a proper way.
I believe there is no need to make all things public. For instance, a friend of mine has sent
me some photos by email. I will write a thank-you letter, and will email it. I believe it is
not good to speak about such private matters in this thread. In some ways, I agree with
writing everything, because it strengthens friendship. In other ways, I disagree because it
makes the thread and other people confused.
Thank you once again for trying to keep this thread a good place to be. I hope to here
more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen,
Thank you for writing. Thank you for giving some useful advice. Thank you once again for
bringing the dangers of this situation to my attention.
You have written something about duel. Dear Mohsen, in the past it was reasonable for
men to fight with other people, to respect the chastity of women. The world has changed!
Nowadays, it is the duty of women! I am not young enough to challenge someone to a
duel.(loool).
Please keep on writing. I hope to here more from you soon.
All the best,


Hello Nana,
So many thanks for writing. How are you my Chinese friend? I hope everything is going
well with you.
Dear Nana, I am afraid of saying that I didn't understand what you are going to point out.
I am not familiar with the story of Buchenwald concentration camp.
Could you please write it in plain English? What is wrong with Mr Rosenblat?
I will answer your question completely, but unfortunately, I didn't get the point.
All the best,


Hello Marina,
How are you my good friend? I hope you are in a good mood. Thank you very much for
sharing that short story with us.
In my opinion, the moral of the story is an interesting thing. The story wants to say that
women are so clever. They know when men lie to them, and then they know what to do to
reveal men's lies. All men know that women are so clever. It is better to use "tricky"
rather than clever. They are familiar with the strengthes and weaknesses of men.
There is no doubt about cleverness of women. In fact, it is a part of their nature.
Let me tell you a true story. Many years ago, there was a huge boy in our neighborhood.
He was a bad boy. He was often drunk. Whenever I saw him, he was fighting with some
people, making some noises. He has got a tiny girlfriend. I am not exaggerating. His
girlfriend was tiny in comparison with his huge body.(loool)
He was famous for his ability in fighting and making noises. One day, I was coming home
from university. I saw that the boy was speaking with his friends loudly. His girlfriend
came, and then the boy went toward her, stood in front of her, put his hands on his back,
bowed down his head, and listened to her words politely!!!! Oh my God! Nobody can
believe it. The tiny girl controled a real devil!!!
If a woman uses right tools, she can control and manage her partner easily. Using the
right tools isn't easy. It is the art of a woman to recognize which tool will make work
easy! If there is a successful family, surely it is because of good management of the
woman of the family.
I can write a book about this topic, but unfortunately I am pressed for time.
Let me play a joke on you. Well, we men accept and strongly believe that women are
clever, and then they know when we lie. What is the use of this knowledge? What can you
do? (looooooooooool)
Sometimes knowing something is much worse than being unaware of it. Sometimes
knowing something is much more dangerous than having no knowledge about it.
(loooooooooool)
We, men and women both have got some weaknesses and strengthes. We are complete
when we are together. If someone tries to say some good things about you, don't believe it
easily. If someone tries to say some bad things about your partner, don't believe it easily
too.
Naive people always fight, but wise men and women accept the differences and enjoy
being with together.
The fight between men and women is a long story. It is a historical story. It has started
from the beginning of the history of human beings, when Adam and Eve were living in this
world. There is no winner and loser.
We cannot finish it. We cannot stop it. We can only accept it. Yes, we have to accept the
differences between us. Having differences do not necessarily mean that one of them (man
) is better than other(woman).
So sorry to be boring. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

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cxj417 April 20th 2009

hello behnam(sponsor), i just find this interesting topic. to be honest, i am not clear all the
discussion history. But i am extremly agree some opinions about life like as the most
important thing in our life is free. free air and free space. money can buy everything
except ture love and real friendship.
one point i need to mentioned is we can look language as a tool which is uesd to
communicate with others and exchange all kinds of information very well. this is also
sponsor's opinion. The matter more important than language is logistic. what i want to
say exactly is the method of thinking about something wherever you meet.
have talked a lot, but forget the most important thing. my name is CC. i want take this
opportunity to give my best regards to all of all. hope to become one of your best friends.
thanks a lot.
see you!
CC
20.04.2009

Hi Behnam,
OHH MY GODD!
I always say before the time

That I am very lazy one
I hardly able to say a word
About 'who', about 'what'
About 'where', about 'why'

And not because I am too shy
Because from what I have begun-
I'm so greatly lazy one!
I never walk along the banks
Considering it as the pranks
And sitting in my easy chair
I never learn 'when', 'whom' and 'where'
And why that bloody Rasputin

Was so sexy, so keen?
And when the Hemitage was built
And who is wearing a cilt
From what I have not ever learn

Someone could get a lot to earn
Someone could getting deadly busy
What can I do?
I take it easy!:))))))
"The State Hermitage occupies six magnificent buildings situated along the embankment
of the River Neva, right in the heart of St Petersburg. The leading role in this unique
architectural ensemble is played by the Winter Palace, the residence of the Russian tsars
that was built to the design of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1754-62. This ensemble,
formed in the 18th and 19th centuries, is extended by the eastern wing of the General Staff
building, the Menshikov Palace and the recently constructed Repository. Put together
throughout two centuries and a half, the Hermitage collections of works of art (over
3,000,000 items) present the development of the world culture and art from the Stone Age
to the 20th century."
try the next links:
http://www.pompeev.ru/index_e.htm
http://gribanov.ru/spb/en_p_001.shtml
http://www.cityvision2000.com/city_tour/hermitage.htm
read articles and look through the pictures, the seesights of S.-Pet are really great and the
history is amazing, sometimes unbelivable.
But sorry, I'm absolutely not a guide. Sure.
Yours,
Andrew, 27 May, 1703

Hello Andrew,
Thanks. It was great. Well done! What about the story of Rasputin?
Hope to hear more.
All the best,


Interesting that the surname 'Rasputin' itself sounds close to 'rasutnii' or 'rasputnik' -
dissotute one!
Such fearful, such doomed events, such powerful, such demonic personages ( like
Rasputin ) are the signs of Horrible Times, times when the great Imperia goes enevitably
to it's end. brrrrr..
god save me from living in an epoch of changes!
(But we never get out of it)

Hello CC,
Thank you for putting message in this thread. Welcome! Thank you for joining us.
The best things in the world are free. That is true. Love and friendship are both free.
People use language in order to communicate. That is true too.
Thank you for mentioning some nice points. Would you please introduce yourself and give
us some more information about yourself?
All the best,


Hello Andrew,
Thanks a lot, but what do you mean? Is it my answer?
Please Andrew, please write something to me as an answer.
I hope to read your answer soon.
All the best,

Hi Cathy,
How are you? Where are you the nightingale of this thread? I hope you are fine.
This is just to let you know that I have missed you and your writings terribly.
Hope to see you soon.
All the best,

Andrew April 21st 2009

Hi Behnam,
You must know how powerful is human passion to look for some extraordinary, to listen
unbelievable stories, to read, to watch shocking materials of any kind. Nevertheless we
guess that maybe 90% of those "facts" are gossips, myths, delusions, HOAXES! or just
bullshit-bullshit-bluh-bluh-bluh.
Very often we're gettig wrong in our judgements about people living close to us!
Litigation doesn't give us guarantees that a verdict is fair!
What to say about events happened ages ago?
Any hoax, no matter how ridiculously it sounds from the first view strive to take it's place
in an endless row of fakes.
We live in it!
We live in the world of fakes, myths which can never be confirmed or refuted, fatal
mistakes and delusions. So relax and try to enjoy it:))
"Gregory Rasputin(accent on 'o' in the name and on 'u' in the surname) was born July 29,
1871 in Pokrovskoe village, Tjumen region (Siberia)...
He was probably a monk, maybe not. Most likely the man was just ingenious actor
pretended to be "the chosen one" having close relationship with God."
...[Rasputin had visited many holy places, even after his marriage(!!).. He claimed that he
has a miracle ability to heal people (having been absolutely uneducated one at all, no say
about medicine!) - so Rasputin gained an image of powerful healer. ]
" Once during a ploughing a field Rasputin had 'a vision': Mother of God appear before
him and bid him to go to St.-Petesburg and save tsarevitch Aleksej (son of tsar Nikolaj)
who suffered from hemophilia...
...Rasputin came to the capital (S-Petersburg WAS the capital of Russian Empire that
days) in 1905...and was invited to the tsar's residence... All the next life of our hero was
nonseparably connected with the healing Aleksej. During that time Rasputin has got
acquainted with the most powerful people of Russian "highest society" ('top management'
:))))
Very soon he gained so strong influence on the tsar family that those powerful people had
to apply to G.R. for to intercede to the sovereign....
...Two daughters of G.R. have come to S-Petersburg and was attached to Gimnasium..
..The gossips about bribes, drunkness, orgies in the connection with the name of Rasputin
were here and there..
..and at last the PLOT was made. Felix Yusupov(son -in-law of Nikolas), Vladimir
Purishkevich(member of russian 'Duma') and Grand Duke Dimitry (cousin of Nikolas)
have murdered Rasputin in 1916. That horrible story go on to be a permanent subject to
tell and retell by anyone in the world and you obviously heard it some time: they have
poured a potassium cyanide into the pastry and Rasputin's eated that. He has got a dose
of cyanide which had to kill him in a blink of an eye and he survived!
Then Feliks shot him with a gun. Rasputin survived!
He tried to escape!
But he was "killed" at last by two more shots of Purishkevich and Grand Duke. Was
"killed" and thrown into the ice opening and even then he come to be alive and continued
to fight for a life desperately!!
That was my free translation of an unsigned article I found in the web. Though I couldn't
find one of that kind written in English.
Well, as to your question. As I already said there are the facts which can never be
confirmed or refuted exactly.
But.
The tsar family and it's confidants were not common people. They were an elite of high
society. The empress herself was a person deeply religious and her maids-of-honour were
brightly educated and immaculately brought up.
By the way my grand-grandmother have studied at the Smolnij institut and had to become
maid of honour.
Would you like me to send you a chellenge for a duel?
Andrew

Hello Andrew,
I have written that I am not young enough to challenge someone to a duel. By the way, in
Irainian culture, it is not good to fight against people with weapons.
I have got only some books and some pens which are my weapons. On the Internet, my
fingers and keyboard are my weapons. Let's talk to each other in the language of pen,
paper, book, knowledge, etc.
I didn't mean that I am a knowledgeable person. I really love books, pens which are some
constructive tools. I dislke weapons. I dislike guns or swords which are the tools of a duel.
Language of kindness and politeness is much better and effective than other weapons.
I have great respect for your thoughts. Please share your thoughts with me.
All the best,

mary April 21st 2009

Hi Behnam,
Thank you for your nice words towards me.
I think you didn't like last writing. It was just a joke. I'm so sorry that it bothered you.
According to waht I have gotten from your writing, I think I owe and apology to you and
other friends.
Dear friends and Behnam, please accept my apology if I have written something which
has bothered you. I really didn't mean to make anyone sad.
Have good times,

Maryam
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metzean April 22nd 2009

Dear Andrew,
I have listen a song in English which was called Rasputin,the singer song it many years
ago. Do you the singer?
Mohsen

Dear freinds,
The fragrance of flowers spreads

only in the direction of the wind.
But the goodness of you spreads in all directions.
Mohsen

Dear friends,
There are twenty funny truths ,if you have time ,read it .
1. Regular naps prevent old age... especially if you take them while driving.
2. Having one child makes you a parent; having two makes you a referee.
3. Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is the
husband!
4. They said we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried- but they wanted cash.
5. A child's greatest period of growth is the month after you've purchased new school
uniforms.
6. Don't feel bad. A lot of people have no talent.
7. Don't marry the person you want to live with, marry the one you cannot live without...
but whatever you do, you'll regret it later.
8. You can't buy love. . But you pay heavily for it.
9. True friends stab you in the front.
10. Forgiveness is giving up my right to hate you for hurting me.
11. Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
12. Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
13. My wife and I always compromise. I admit I'm wrong and she agrees with me.
14. Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.
15. Ladies first. Pretty ladies sooner.
16. It doesn't matter how often a married man changes his job, he still ends up with the
same boss.
17. They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak.
18. Saving is the best thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.
19. Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say
something.
20. Real friends are the ones who survive transitions between address books.
Mohsen

Dear Maryam,
The bar was crowded ,the light pass through smoke and hardly the old man was seen in
dim ,sitting at bar, drink a soupcon of his glass, He smoked deeply and think about duel.
he didn'tt want to kill him, his friend ,'I love him ,I should come back home...
Mohsen
mary April 22nd 2009

Hi Mohsen,
Thank you for your writing, but actually I got a bit confused.
I think it's better to forget it and you know there is a sentence from Bertrand Russel which
says," Why repeat the old errors, if there are so many new errors to commit." (LoL)
So let's change the topic.
I've read your funny truths. I should confess that they are really funny. thank you for
sharing them with us.
If you read some sentences carefully, you will understand that the writer is a man, like 3,
1, 16 and 17.
And I really like number 4. It's really funny, but I didn't get 5 and 20. Could you please
shed more light on it? Thank you in advance.
I look forward to read from you.
All the best,

Maryam

Hi Mohsen,
it is a collection of really good wits. Thank you!

Where is it from?
I'm sure all of them belong the same author. Isn't he O.Wilde?
Andrew

And about 'Rasputin' song, it's one of Boney-M. From the point of view of musical
industry that song is doubtlessly a hit, an exellent sample of disco music of 1980ths. As to
the text, that one is merely vulgar retelling of the same silly gossips I mentioned in my
letter to Behnam on the previous page.
I am not a singer. However I tried to sing (mostly the songs I wrote myself) but it was
awful.
Yours,
Andrew

Dear Maryam,
So many thanks for writing in this thread. Actually, you have made this thread a good
place to be in.
There is no need to make any apology. You haven't made any msitakes.
I believe, we should try to keep this thread active, and friendly at the same time. Many
people from different parts of the world visit this site and our thread regularly. We have
to write something which are common. We have to avoid confusing people with some
jargon. Dear Maryam, I am writing these sentences now, because I rememered them right
now. I don't mean you and you writings. I mean, we all have to avoid making people
confused. Please do not take these strange words to heart.
I would like to express my special thanks for your great efforts to make this thread a
good, and friendly place. I really feel your care. I need your help.
Please do not lose touch with me. I hope you will forgive me for making you annoyed.
I hope our friendship won't end. Please write in this thread as much as you can.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen,
Thank you so much for writing some interesting points. They are really interesting. They
seem like some jokes at the first sight, but they are some facts, actually. I believe so!
(loool)
Please keep on writing. Your presence in this thread makes me feel strong and calm.
Please share something with us from time to time.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
Are you still there? I just saw your writing posted an hour ago. Is it tacit understanding
each other? I miss you terribly. I've been busy with professional training for couple of
days. I miss friends here.
Dear Behnam
Singing more as possible as you can

Your words let busy life easy
I strongly desire for more songs from you.
Cathy
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Dear ladies (Maryam, Marina, Nana),
How are you? I'm extremely missing you. It's happy to know all of you are enjoying life
happily. I wish I will be one of yours soon.
I can clearly see this room is shining will beauties.
Maryam, how about your interview? how about your life in Tehran? Take care of yourself
and enjoy every minute of interesting life.
Marina, thanks for all your good words to me. You are so kind to me. Thanks for keeping
our friendship going.
Nana, I'm happy to know we share more common things together. Please write more to
me.
Wish all of you best luck of life.
I follow you all.
Cathy

Dear Maryam,
I compliment you on your beautiful and useful writings, I should say that I have learned
many skills in writing through yours, but I need lot of practice to use them. In fact you are
like a sun, always shinning and never expect reaction.
I am very happy that you like the text,I have written in above. About nr 5 and 20 you
asked for my idea.
Nr.5 .I think the no. 5 is meaning less, maybe the child during this month finds his new
friends and how he would be adopted to new school.
Nr. 20. . When you want to change your address book with a new one, you write the name
of real friend in it ( the friends that you need to contact them).so you transit the name of
real friend to new address book.
B.wishes,
Mohsen

Dear Andrew,
How do you remember 1980. Very talent you are. A band of four block people.Thanks
God that I didn't understand what Boney-M song about 'Rasputin', but the music tone was
very interesting.
Andrew I read your song but I do not know how is the tone(ritm) .
would you please send me to my mail. May I listen your voice and read it with you ,a duet.
Mohsen

Dear Friends,
I can't missing you all terribly. This is just what I want to say at this moment. The rain has
been drizzling down for hours. The evening is closing in.
The night falling
Here I am, with you.
Where are you now and what are you busy with
please just stay a little while with me.
Cathy

Dear all,
I can't help....
Oh God, help me. Why do you just let me forget this valuable word "Help"

Dear Cathy,
I'm here, just under your balcony, plaing a Little Night Serenade:::````~~~~ _--- =__
~~_^> // //~~ (:))~
~~ahhhh~~,-__---~
Sleep goood, have a beautiful dreeam..
Andrew

Hi Mohsen,
I didn't mean that the song appeared exactly in 1980. I meant 'disco music of 80-s. It must
be correct. (till it's not wrong - I'm not good in remembering dates)
I suppose you're joking about 'my song'. I didn' expose my songs here, moreover I sing
bad, better to say I do not sing at all. Do you sing?
Andrew

To everybody:
can you explain me please the meaning of wit #20: "Real friends are the ones who survive
transitions between address books"?
And by the way dear Mohsen who is an author?
Andrew

Dear Behnam,
How are you my friend? How's life? I hope you feel great and enjoy every seconds of your
life.
It's so kind of you to think so. Thank you for your praise and thank you for your great
friendship.
I think I should keep those words in my mind not heart. Acyually, my memory is like a
sieve, but I hope it will serve me well this time.(LoL)
Please share something with us and give an excuse for writing.
Good luck,
maryam

Dear Cathy,
How are you? How's everything going? I hope you are in a good mood and everything is
going well with you.
There is nothing especial about my life in Tehran. Thank you for your care.
Dear Cathy, I missed you, too. I also missed your beautiful and full of passion writings.
Please write more.
By the way, isn't it better to be with us instead of following?
I hope you be successful in all you do and be happy.
Please keep smiling.
Have great times,

Maryam
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Dear Mohsen,
Thank you a bunch for your warm and nice words. It shows your great kindness.
You wrote that you learned through my writings. I think you mean from the mistakes in my
writings.(LoooL) No problem. Actually, it's a good idea to learn from mistakes.
Thank you for explanation about no. 5 and 20. To be honest with you, I have not gotten
no.5 yet. But no. 20 is really great. You explained it very well and I agree with you. Thank
you, indeed.
Please keep on writing and share more things with us. I really enjoy reading them.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Dear Andrew,
How are you? I hope you feel great and enjoy your life.
About no. 20, I should say that Mohsen explained it for me and you can read it there.
By the way, have you ever seen "Anastasia?" I mean Walt disney's cartoon.
All the best,

Maryam

dear Cathy,
Another disgusting rainy day,i am writing this message to you.I live in Guangdong
province,the south of china,so it is much raining in this day.How about your weather in
your place?
This night I do cooking----braizing the pig's leg with white fungus.This soup is good for
women because the pig's leg and fungus are rich in collagen protein,which is mentionen
on the TV.
Have a happy weekend

NANA
Apr 24,2009

Dear Mohsen,
Thank you for your twenty funny truth.It is good for me.Can you provide some rule about
love.
GOOD LUCK
NANA
Apr 24,2009
Dear Behnam,
It is Friday again,I hope you have a beautiful weekend.
Can I ask you some questions?

1.In men opinion,which is the most important,career,love,money,pretty
women,friendship.....
2.A woman,how to know a man is love her?
3.How to distinguish love from like?
4.If one man loves one woman,what he would do?(It means sacrifices)
GOOD LUCK
NANA
Apr 24,2009

Hello Cathy,
How life is going? I hope everything is going well with you. Why are you silent? What has
happened? It is still spring and your favourite season, so you are supposed to sing to the
best of your ability. Do you know why? Well, you are the nightingale of this thread.
I hope to hear your singing soon.
All the best,


Hello Maryam,
How are you keeping? I hope you are in a good mood. Thank you for writing in a very
friendly way.
Your English is great. I hope you will help me with my poor English.
There are many things that can be considered as a suitable topic to write about. For
example, our good friend Nana has asked me some questions. You can answer those
questions. Let me choose one of them for writing about:
How do you feel that you love someone, and how do you understand that someone loves
you?
In my opinion, everybody has got some especial detectors to detect love. Let's assume that
this is true, and let's deal it as a rule or fact. Therefore, could you please let us know how
you detect love?
All the best,


Hello Nana,
Oh my God! Your questions made me shocked and surprised. Thank you very much for
writing in this thread.
Dear Nana, your questions are very difficult. I don't know how to answer them. Your
questions are very good. Each of them can be considered as a topic to write about. I
chose one of them and asked our friend Maryam to write about it. I am going to write
something. In fact, we cannot say that my writing is an answer to your questions, because
I just read them now. I didn't think about them. Anyway, I hope that helps!
1) It depends largely on people, because it is a matter of opinion, and different people

have different opinions about it. For me love is much more important than everything.
You should know that love is different too. Some people love money. Some people love
their field of study, jobs, etc. It is normal to say that the combination of them is an ideal
option. In other words, there is no limitation to love all of them at the same time.
2) I don't know. This question should be answered by women. I can understand who loves
me. Also, if I love someone I will care about her/him. I will become happy when she/he is
happy, and I will feel sad, when she/he is sad. I will consider her/him a part of myself.
There won't be any distance between us. They will be my world, they will mean me a
world. I will smell her when I am breathing. I will describe things by using her/his
qualities. For example, the Sun is like my love, hot and shining. Honey is like my love,
sweet and sticky. (loool)
3) Love is much stronger than like. Like is a general idea about something, but love is an
especial strong feeling towards someone or something.
4) It depends on people. Some men are ready to sacrifice themselves. It also depends on
the level of love and its definition among men. There is no rule about it. It depends, to a
great extent, on someone belief and faith. I am personally ready to sacrifice myself for my
love. (loool)
Sorry to answer very short. I didn't think about them.

All the best,

Hello Marina,
How are you my Arab friend? I hope you are fine. Where are you? I have missed you
terribly.
Dear Marina, where are you? Did you read my writing to you on page 184? If so, where
is the answer? (loool)
I hope everything is going well with you and you are healthy and happy. Please do not
forget your friends. Please share something with us.
Dear Marina, as I guess you know, our friend Nana has asked me some difficult
questions. I wanted Maryam to write about one of them. However, you have to write
about all of them. You know, I am so cruel. (loool)
I know, you will get confused and will ask "why?" There is no answer to this "why"
question. (loool)
You haven't written for four days. In fact, it is so long since your last writing. Four days
absent, four questions!(loool)
Please make time for your friends. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
All the best,


Hello Mohsen,
How are you? I hope you are OK. Thank you for writing in this thread. This is just to let
you know that I do care about you and your writings. I really enjoyed your last writing.
Thank you for sharing those meaningful and funny sentences with us.
Dear Mohsen, as you know, our friend Nana has asked me some good and difficult
questions. In my poor opinion, each of them deserves to be considered as a good topic
and as well as a meaningful headline. We can make the thread more active than before
just by sharing our ideas about those questions.
I believe, you are a skillful writer, and a knowledgeable person. Your way of thinking is
great. You often approach the matters from different angles.
I am sure that all people, active and passive*, in this thread will enjoy reading your
answers.
Please be kind enough and answer those questions. I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,

* Active people: People who visit this thread regularly and share something with other
people from time to time.
Passive people: People who visit this thread occasionally, and just read writings.
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Hello Andrew,
How are you my dear friend? I hope you are fine. Where are you Andrew? I hope
everything is going well with you.
Dear Andrew, please don't forget your friends. Please don't forget poor Behnam.
Please share something with me. Please answer to Nana's questions. You often deal with
problems in a particular way. I am really interested in reading your answers to Nana's
questions.
All the best,


Hello Behnam,
don't evade from the answering Nana questions, that's on you:)))))
And besides I really have no idea. To say exactly I don't know the answerings to questions
##1-3 and I don't understand #4.
It must come with an ages: you can explain things but you're already forgetting what were
they to you before. What a pity!
By the way, than to discuss what is love and what is not it could be much better just to
watch "Hitch" - an exellent romantic comedy (starring by Will Smith). That's all about the
subject and I really want you to watch it (or if you did watch it once again)
Alex, OHH damn it! sorry
Andrew

Hi Behnam,
You don't know how much God loves you. You know when a human being makes another
human being happy , God loves him so much . and you always make me happy , so can
you guess how much God loves you???
Oh dear Behnam , you made me blushful by your kindness , you are very sweet , so be
sure I'll not ask why , but I will obey to your kindness .
Dear Behnam , I'm going to answer that hard questions , even if your answers were really
great .
1)In my opinion ( not men's opinion(LOL)), a successful man should make a balance
between all what our friend Nana mentioned . I mean , a man should love his CAREER,
then he will have a lot of MONEY, he will LOVE and have lots of FRIENDSHIPS with
lots of PRETTY WOMEN. (LOoOoOoOoOL).
2)each woman knows who is in love with her , as I think . How , I don't know , but all
what I know if a man makes me happy , he loves me , and when a man do something
annoying on purpose , it means he loves me , and when a man tries his best to meet me , it
means he loves me, and when a man do his best to look like someone who doesn't care
about me , he loves me too( so by this theory all men in love with fantastic Marina(LOL)).
But as Behnam said , the woman has detectors , she can know by her clever.
3)we can distinguish easily , how??? I don't know .
4) for me love is something between two human being , and these human being love each
other , there is no scarification , if one of them made anything and named it scarification ,
it means there is something wrong .for example if a girl left her family because they don't
want the guy who she loves , and she got married to him , it's not a scarification , it is
something else , I can't find a suitable word for it.
If I love you and you love me, you will not make me do things which will hurt me , and I'm
the same. I will make my best to make you happy , but on the other hand I should be
happy too , to make a right , successful and so long relationship.
Dear Behnam , I have answered the questions very soon , because I don't want another
hard questions . four questions are enough for poor Marina , five is very hard , six I'll
die(LOL).
Dear Behnam I'm highly appreciate you kindness with me . your friendship is very
priceless for me . if I didn't reply , it doesn't mean I forgot you , because you are always in
my mind .
By the way , I think I have lost my talent in writing, I have a lot of thoughts and ideas in
my mind but I don't know how to write them , what is your mind???
Marina.

Hi Cathy & Maryam,
I have missed you, Thank you so much for remembering me.

How are you?? How is it going??? How is it life??? I hope everything is okay and fine.
Dear Cathy and Maryam , I feel as if I don't know how to write , as I told Behnam , I feel
that I have lost my talent in writing . I stopped writing for a while for this reason . I've
some ideas but I can't write them , and if I tried , I wouldn't complete . I don't know what
is the reason . Maya because I walked a lot under the sun these days(LOL).
I always read all writings here , but I couldn't share something with you from 5 days ago ,
because I didn't know what to write.
I hope you will help me by give me some easy topics to write about .
Thank you in advance . I hope to read from you soon.
Marina.

Hi Behnam,
Thank you for your kind words and your positive thoughts.
Ok, Now that you insist on it, I will help you with English, but you know, it costs an arm
and a leg.(LoooL)
Actually, I wanted to write something to Nana and now that you have asked those
questions, I try to answer them. I hope it will help Nana.
How do I feel when I love someone? At first, I should say that after writing about this
topic you may ask some other questions, but I probably won't answer. I prefer to say it
first than ? . You know why? Because you like to ask "why questions" and you are so
naughty, Behnam.
When I think of the person whom I love, I feel happy. When I see him, I just see the beauty
and don't care about other things. When I talk to him, I'm so excited. When he talks, I'm
all ears. There is another thing that is so clear, I mean, the heartbeat. In all condition,
when you think, see, talk or listen, your heart beats faster and faster.
We have a very nice poem for this situation. I love it and I try to translate it.
"Even without saying a word about your love, the color of your face reveals the inner
secret."
Of course, it's much better than what I have written. I think the poor poet would turn in
his grave.(LoL)
How do I understand that someone loves me? I don't know. Maybe by his behavior and
words, but I think everyone can feel it.
And about how I detect love, I have a detector and like other detectors, it has an alarm
which makes a sound when someone, who loves me, comes close to me. And when I fall in
love with someone, it makes the same sound. You know, I think it has a serious problem,
because when it makes a sound, I don't know if it means I fall in love with someone or
someone who loves me comes near. I think I should work on it. Regarding this matter, any
suggestions is welcomed with open arms.(LoooooooooL)
Sorry Behnam, but as you know well, it's hard to write about such topics and I'm not as
learned as you. So I mixed it with fun. I hope it doesn't bother you and our dear friend
Nana.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Marina,
How are you my dear friend? What's up? I hope you are fine, but don't worry if you are
not, I'm sure by reading my writing you will feel great.(LoooooL)
Oh my God! I think I don't deserve my friend's compliments. They shouldn't have praised
me to the sky. Now I am as proud as a peacock. Someone helps me, please.(LooooL)
It's so good to see you again, Marina. Please write whatever you want even if it's not
complete and you don't know how to complete it. You can write it and we will help you to
complete it. Don't worry. We are friends and we can help each other. Who knows? Maybe
it can be an excuse to write something.
Feel free and don't worry about the mistakes, because our friend, Behnam, is here and let
us know about them.(LoooL) You know, how kind he is, isn't he?
Let's try it. You can write about one of the things which you have in mind and left it
incomplete, then we try to write spomething and make it complete. I hope it works.
How do you feel now, Marina?

Just remember that real beauty only appears when you have a smile on your face, so keep
smiling, dear. :)
I hope to read good news from you soon.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Hello Andrew,
Thank you so much for replying soon. How are you?
I didn't escape from answering, did I? I have written my ideas about those questions.
Although I didn't think about them, I answered them anyway.
It is very good to be funny in some situations, but I believe we should be sometimes

serious. (loool) Please try to be serious at least for five minutes and write something
about those questions.
All the best,


Oh Behnam, I'll don't:)))
I won't:))))))!!
You know I'm not a diligent pupil, my friend!

But I'm inclinable to become fond of some things sometimes. And when I become fond of
some bluh-bluh-bluh I become hardly able to speak about any other bluh-bluh-bluhs
so:)))))
As I said I've took few movies (in English and with english subtitles).
These are:"Hitch","Shark Tales","Kill Bill"
I watch them, I learn SLANG, that is real conversational English and at the same time I
ENJOY the process!!!
Because I consider these ones been made in-ge-ni-o-us-ly!

Have you seen 'em? Do you like 'em?
"Any man
has a chance
to sweep any woman off her feet!
Just needs the right broom."
I wondered why did I neglect such simple and nice way to study!?
Andrew
P.S. !!!!!!
EVERYBODY!!
WATCH MOVIES!!!!
THAT DAMN HOLLYWOOD CAN SOMETIMES MAKE IT FUNNY!

Dear Nana,
I was very busy for few days. Having no time to be here. I was engaged in working from
down till dust. Thanks that you bear in mind to write me a post.
Dear Behnam, you always treat me kinldly ,thanks Last night I read your writing ,I could
n,t write somthing although, I did not sleep a wink ,because of toothache , today I have
headache ,waiting for the third one which is heartache .
Dear Nana ,it is possible to write a book about your questions, but I am not in position to
explain it ,so I write it in brief
1- The most important is love, but sorry to say that men love money.
2- A man who pay money for woman, love her.
3- If a man who paid money for woman .ask her for money to be paid back, he like her
,not love.
4- Sacrifices money.
This poem is about a man who has got married, what is your idea about money and love?
My sweetheart and I are just wed.

Already I wish I were dead.
Two weeks she?s been spending.
It was time never ending.
We are thousands of pounds in the red!
B.Wishes,
Mohsen

Hello Marina,
Thanks a million for writing. How life is going? Are you ok? I hope you are fine.
I really enjoyed your answers. They are great. Thank you very much for answering.
Dear Marina, I recently have problem with opening this site. I don't know why, but it
often takes more than 10 minutes to open the home page, and then it takes 10 minutes to
open the first page of my thread. Finally, it takes 5 minutes to open the last page of the
thread!
For example, I'm writing to you now. After finishing I will click on send. It will take at
least 15 minutes to open this page again and write to Maryam. It is so boring.
Can you help me? It is not because of the speed of the Internet. I can open other sites
easily. For instance, I can open www.bbclearningenglish.com easily!
Dear Marina, I'm not exaggerating- your writings are great. You always write in a simple
and friendly way. Thank you very much indeed.
Please do not be absent and silent! Write something, even though it is just one simple
sentence.
All the best,

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Hello Andrew,
How are you my dear friend? I hope you are fine. Where are you Andrew? I hope
everything is going well with you.
Dear Andrew, please don't forget your friends. Please don't forget poor Behnam.
Please share something with me. Please answer to Nana's questions. You often deal with
problems in a particular way. I am really interested in reading your answers to Nana's
questions.
All the best,


Hello Behnam,
don't evade from the answering Nana questions, that's on you:)))))
And besides I really have no idea. To say exactly I don't know the answerings to questions
##1-3 and I don't understand #4.
It must come with an ages: you can explain things but you're already forgetting what were
they to you before. What a pity!
By the way, than to discuss what is love and what is not it could be much better just to
watch "Hitch" - an exellent romantic comedy (starring by Will Smith). That's all about the
subject and I really want you to watch it (or if you did watch it once again)
Alex, OHH damn it! sorry

Andrew

Hi Behnam,
You don't know how much God loves you. You know when a human being makes another
human being happy , God loves him so much . and you always make me happy , so can
you guess how much God loves you???
Oh dear Behnam , you made me blushful by your kindness , you are very sweet , so be
sure I'll not ask why , but I will obey to your kindness .
Dear Behnam , I'm going to answer that hard questions , even if your answers were really
great .
1)In my opinion ( not men's opinion(LOL)), a successful man should make a balance
between all what our friend Nana mentioned . I mean , a man should love his CAREER,
then he will have a lot of MONEY, he will LOVE and have lots of FRIENDSHIPS with
lots of PRETTY WOMEN. (LOoOoOoOoOL).
2)each woman knows who is in love with her , as I think . How , I don't know , but all
what I know if a man makes me happy , he loves me , and when a man do something
annoying on purpose , it means he loves me , and when a man tries his best to meet me , it
means he loves me, and when a man do his best to look like someone who doesn't care
about me , he loves me too( so by this theory all men in love with fantastic Marina(LOL)).
But as Behnam said , the woman has detectors , she can know by her clever.
3)we can distinguish easily , how??? I don't know .
4) for me love is something between two human being , and these human being love each
other , there is no scarification , if one of them made anything and named it scarification ,
it means there is something wrong .for example if a girl left her family because they don't
want the guy who she loves , and she got married to him , it's not a scarification , it is
something else , I can't find a suitable word for it.
If I love you and you love me, you will not make me do things which will hurt me , and I'm
the same. I will make my best to make you happy , but on the other hand I should be
happy too , to make a right , successful and so long relationship.
Dear Behnam , I have answered the questions very soon , because I don't want another
hard questions . four questions are enough for poor Marina , five is very hard , six I'll
die(LOL).
Dear Behnam I'm highly appreciate you kindness with me . your friendship is very
priceless for me . if I didn't reply , it doesn't mean I forgot you , because you are always in
my mind .
By the way , I think I have lost my talent in writing, I have a lot of thoughts and ideas in
my mind but I don't know how to write them , what is your mind???
Marina.

Hi Cathy & Maryam,
I have missed you, Thank you so much for remembering me.

How are you?? How is it going??? How is it life??? I hope everything is okay and fine.
Dear Cathy and Maryam , I feel as if I don't know how to write , as I told Behnam , I feel
that I have lost my talent in writing . I stopped writing for a while for this reason . I've
some ideas but I can't write them , and if I tried , I wouldn't complete . I don't know what
is the reason . Maya because I walked a lot under the sun these days(LOL).
I always read all writings here , but I couldn't share something with you from 5 days ago ,
because I didn't know what to write.
I hope you will help me by give me some easy topics to write about .
Thank you in advance . I hope to read from you soon.
Marina.

Hi Behnam,
Thank you for your kind words and your positive thoughts.
Ok, Now that you insist on it, I will help you with English, but you know, it costs an arm
and a leg.(LoooL)
Actually, I wanted to write something to Nana and now that you have asked those
questions, I try to answer them. I hope it will help Nana.
How do I feel when I love someone? At first, I should say that after writing about this
topic you may ask some other questions, but I probably won't answer. I prefer to say it
first than ? . You know why? Because you like to ask "why questions" and you are so
naughty, Behnam.
When I think of the person whom I love, I feel happy. When I see him, I just see the beauty
and don't care about other things. When I talk to him, I'm so excited. When he talks, I'm
all ears. There is another thing that is so clear, I mean, the heartbeat. In all condition,
when you think, see, talk or listen, your heart beats faster and faster.
We have a very nice poem for this situation. I love it and I try to translate it.
"Even without saying a word about your love, the color of your face reveals the inner
secret."
Of course, it's much better than what I have written. I think the poor poet would turn in
his grave.(LoL)
How do I understand that someone loves me? I don't know. Maybe by his behavior and
words, but I think everyone can feel it.
And about how I detect love, I have a detector and like other detectors, it has an alarm
which makes a sound when someone, who loves me, comes close to me. And when I fall in
love with someone, it makes the same sound. You know, I think it has a serious problem,
because when it makes a sound, I don't know if it means I fall in love with someone or
someone who loves me comes near. I think I should work on it. Regarding this matter, any
suggestions is welcomed with open arms.(LoooooooooL)
Sorry Behnam, but as you know well, it's hard to write about such topics and I'm not as
learned as you. So I mixed it with fun. I hope it doesn't bother you and our dear friend
Nana.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Marina,
How are you my dear friend? What's up? I hope you are fine, but don't worry if you are
not, I'm sure by reading my writing you will feel great.(LoooooL)
Oh my God! I think I don't deserve my friend's compliments. They shouldn't have praised
me to the sky. Now I am as proud as a peacock. Someone helps me, please.(LooooL)
It's so good to see you again, Marina. Please write whatever you want even if it's not
complete and you don't know how to complete it. You can write it and we will help you to
complete it. Don't worry. We are friends and we can help each other. Who knows? Maybe
it can be an excuse to write something.
Feel free and don't worry about the mistakes, because our friend, Behnam, is here and let
us know about them.(LoooL) You know, how kind he is, isn't he?
Let's try it. You can write about one of the things which you have in mind and left it
incomplete, then we try to write spomething and make it complete. I hope it works.
How do you feel now, Marina?

Just remember that real beauty only appears when you have a smile on your face, so keep
smiling, dear. :)
I hope to read good news from you soon.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Hello Andrew,
Thank you so much for replying soon. How are you?
I didn't escape from answering, did I? I have written my ideas about those questions.
Although I didn't think about them, I answered them anyway.
It is very good to be funny in some situations, but I believe we should be sometimes

serious. (loool) Please try to be serious at least for five minutes and write something
about those questions.
All the best,


Oh Behnam, I'll don't:)))
I won't:))))))!!
You know I'm not a diligent pupil, my friend!

But I'm inclinable to become fond of some things sometimes. And when I become fond of
some bluh-bluh-bluh I become hardly able to speak about any other bluh-bluh-bluhs
so:)))))
As I said I've took few movies (in English and with english subtitles).
These are:"Hitch","Shark Tales","Kill Bill"
I watch them, I learn SLANG, that is real conversational English and at the same time I
ENJOY the process!!!
Because I consider these ones been made in-ge-ni-o-us-ly!
Have you seen 'em? Do you like 'em?
"Any man
has a chance
to sweep any woman off her feet!
Just needs the right broom."
I wondered why did I neglect such simple and nice way to study!?
Andrew
P.S. !!!!!!
EVERYBODY!!
WATCH MOVIES!!!!
THAT DAMN HOLLYWOOD CAN SOMETIMES MAKE IT FUNNY!

Dear Nana,
I was very busy for few days. Having no time to be here. I was engaged in working from
down till dust. Thanks that you bear in mind to write me a post.
Dear Behnam, you always treat me kinldly ,thanks Last night I read your writing ,I could
n,t write somthing although, I did not sleep a wink ,because of toothache , today I have
headache ,waiting for the third one which is heartache .
Dear Nana ,it is possible to write a book about your questions, but I am not in position to
explain it ,so I write it in brief
1- The most important is love, but sorry to say that men love money.
2- A man who pay money for woman, love her.
3- If a man who paid money for woman .ask her for money to be paid back, he like her
,not love.
4- Sacrifices money.
This poem is about a man who has got married, what is your idea about money and love?
My sweetheart and I are just wed.

Already I wish I were dead.
Two weeks she?s been spending.
It was time never ending.
We are thousands of pounds in the red!
B.Wishes,
Mohsen

Hello Marina,
Thanks a million for writing. How life is going? Are you ok? I hope you are fine.
I really enjoyed your answers. They are great. Thank you very much for answering.
Dear Marina, I recently have problem with opening this site. I don't know why, but it
often takes more than 10 minutes to open the home page, and then it takes 10 minutes to
open the first page of my thread. Finally, it takes 5 minutes to open the last page of the
thread!
For example, I'm writing to you now. After finishing I will click on send. It will take at
least 15 minutes to open this page again and write to Maryam. It is so boring.
Can you help me? It is not because of the speed of the Internet. I can open other sites
easily. For instance, I can open www.bbclearningenglish.com easily!
Dear Marina, I'm not exaggerating- your writings are great. You always write in a simple
and friendly way. Thank you very much indeed.
Please do not be absent and silent! Write something, even though it is just one simple
sentence.
All the best,

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Hi again Behnam!
as to problems with your PC tended to slow down, I'm not sure, I'm not at all an expert,
but why wouldn't you try some routine like defragmentation discs, re-installing Windows
and even maybe formatting the whole HD? PC usually works perfectly after that!
And as to your last request - don't think that I evade answering them because, I don't
know, some things.
What I wrote in my previous message to you was an absolute truth.

I'm just completely absorbed watching movies in English and I eagarly wish to speak
about it.
We DON'T DO IT or we do it tooo seldom.

We are too damn busy with our work, our everyday routine( I don't mean myself:)))
I believe it's a great mistake of all ADULTS studying languages. Look! - children, teens
learn quickly as you know (when they are taught by smart teacher or while studying
something really interesting for them. In the last case they just FORGOT they are
studying and imorove faster!)
Watch and listen how the natives speak. (So - watch movies!) That way is not just one of
the ways leading to the goal , that way is really the best one. It hits the target directly.
And it DOES NOT take so lot of time how you can imagine!
All you need is to find a good movie (by buying DVD or just uploading it from the web),
watch it in your free evening, take soundtrack (or to record it yourself) and listen it with
MP3 player on your way to the job or back home.
I do so for few days only but I already feel getting better!
That was I wanted to share with you and everybody.
Yours,
Andrew

dear Behnam,
Thank you for your detail reply.I have red it which moving me.I have many words to say
but have no idea.At the same time,it is the end of month and i had to balance the
book.Please forgive me,i will answer you in 2 days.
GOOD LUCK
NANA
APR 27,2009

Dear Nana,
It's breezy and pleasant today in Beijing. I enjoy it and I hope you share the same.
Thanks for sharing delicious and nutritious food with me.
Nana, I can see you are a fantastic cook and you have a special knowledge of nutrition. I
really admire the miracle of culinary art. Please keep cooking more food and share with
me, hehe?
Best wishes.
Cathy

Dear Behnam,
I highly appreciate all nice words from you. It really means a lot to me.
I tried to sing more, but failed to compare with the nightingale. Nightingale was anciently
selected as the highest example of a perfect singer. She must sing until she could not
breathe. I admire her persistence and sacrifice.
As Nana asked you if one man loves one woman, what he would sacrifice for her. I
enjoyed your answer. I clearly see that you are a man with strong sense of love and
sacrifice. Thank God, it's really good news to a lucky woman. How to sacrifice? What's
the definition of sacrifice? Some men always answered quickly " Dear, I would like to die
for you anytime if you like." It seems so touching. Actually, To die is the simplest thing
can be finished within one minute. I didn't mean to criticize, but I appreciate man who
can make his best to make his woman happy every moment. Forgeting nagging, forgetting
aging face, man keeps doing whatever he can to make his woman happy. It's really
touching and makes my eyes moist with tears.
How to judge a man loves a woman? As a woman, I think if a man enjoys spending most
of time accompanying and listening to a woman, it's a sparkling sign to be the reference.
Cathy

Dear friends,
How are you? I hope you all are fine.
I cannot open this site. It takes more than 30 minutes to open the site and to post a
writing. I don't know what problem is and what wrong is with my computer.
I have read a good text in "Tehran Times" newspaper. I am going to share it with you. I
hope you enjoy reading it.
*Two days to the end of my life, I understood that I didn't enjoy life at all! Seconds, days,
and months passed; the days on my calendar were all marked. No place was found
unmarked there save two days at the end.
Having spent my whole life in vain, I got upset, distraught, and flustered. Then, I went to
God and asked for extra days. I cried. However, God kept silent, forcing me to continue
screaming. Again, He was silent. At that time, there was a great roar of anguish on
hearing no word from God. I shouted and yelled out, but no words fell from His lips! After
that, I moved heaven and earth to reach my goal. He was yet to respond to my question!
At that time, I begged and pleaded with human and angel; He kept silent once again!
Afterwards, I denied Him and threw the prayer beads into the air; He was quiet again! I
was overcome with grief and sorrow; I broke down, wept, and prostrated myself. Then He
broke His silence and said:
Oh my dear, you have wasted another day of your life! You have spent all day long
shouting and yelling. Now you have just one day until the end of your life. Come on! In
addition, for the first time in your life, enjoy the last day of your life.
Sobbing, I answered: "But I have just one day! What can I do in a day!? There is no way
to return, nay!" God said: "For one who experienced the joy of life for just one day in his
life, it seemed as if he had lived for a hundred years."
"One who doesn't understand the value of the present time will not understand the worth
of one hundred years of time!"
Giving me my share of one day of life, God said:
"Then go and enjoy the rest of your life."
I was totally confused. Looking at life in the palm of my hand, I was afraid of taking steps
and walking.
I was frightened of it running out of my hands. I stopped for a while and reflected. If there
is no tomorrow, it is no use trying to save my life! It is much better to experience it now,
in the right way. Then I ran laughing, and scattered it over my face and drank life in. I felt
pleased, happy, and powerful to be able to go to the end of the world; to be able to fly, to
reach the sun...!
On that day, free of any concerns and mundane matters, I caressed trunks and leaves of
trees and flowers. I lay down on the grass and enjoyed the feel of it beneath my feet;
watched a ladybird with interest, raised my head and stared at the sky and gazed at
clouds. I also said hello to those unfamiliar to me, and deep in my heart, I prayed for
those I had never loved. I enjoyed life. Falling in love with my Dearest Beloved, I found it
easy to forgive and forget. I was full of pleasure, delight, and satisfaction with a light
heart. It was a great chance and definitely worth all the efforts.
The day finished. Tomorrow, angels wrote down in God's calendar:
"The one who lived one hundred years, died today"! Our life, therefore, has width and
depth in addition to length. All of us mainly pay attention to its length. More thought and
care should be given to life's width. How we spend our lives should be of greater
importance to us. Time is limited and life is an opportunity. So let's not fill life?s basket
with pain, grief, fear, vanity, and jealousy. Let's try to get rid of negative thinking,
pessimism, animosity, complaints, and hostility. Let's be full of love and kindness. Let's
think positively and be the source of justice, righteousness, forgiveness, and honesty. Let's
be people of deep humanity. Let's assess ourselves before it becomes too late. Our
viewpoints on life and the world will make it colorful in a word. If we are kind to others
and not gloomy about the future, success will knock on our doors. Hope is the key to
success. Let's not lose today; there is no guarantee for tomorrow's sunshine, hey!*
All the best,


Hello Maryam,
I am so lucky to open this site and then to share something with you. How are you my
Iranian good friend? I hope everything is going well with you.
Thank you so much for writing in this thread, and answering those questions. Your
answers were great. You always write in a friendly way. Thank you for trying to keep our
friendship going.
I am so sorry to be late in replying, but it was so difficult for me to open the site and the
thread. It is still difficult to open this site, and I don't know why. I am sure that there is
nothing wrong with my computer because I can open other sites easily!
Dear Maryam, I have found your writings very friendly, simple, straightforward, and in
plain English. Your writings help me with my English language.
Please keep on writing. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Hello Andrew,
How are you? I hope you are fine. Thank you for all your care and kindness. Thank you
for explanation, but it is not because of my computer. I think, there is something wrong
with the site. I am not sure, but it seems that the site has got some technical problems.
I hope Clare the great will resolve the problem of site.
Dear Andrew, I have no time to spend on watching films. I never watch TV. You know, all
my free time is spent on the Internet; writing, chatting, downloading, and surfing.
I know that watching films is useful for improving our spoken English, but I have to forgo
the Internet and then my friends. I love to keep my friendship going with my friends.
My spoken English is awful. In the future, I hope to make some time to watch some films
in English, and then to improve my spoken English.
My accent is very bad. My friends often hate me when I spoke with them in English.
Because of this fact, my friends don't like speaking with me. You see, how miserable
Behnam is! (loool)
All the best,


Hello Nana,
How is it going? I hope everything is going well with you.

Thank you for writing. Please don't lose touch with me.
All the best,


Hi Behnam,
When PC get slow it's awfully tiresome and annoying.
I have no such problems with opening the site.

But I abstain from any assumptions and advices because I'm really not good about that.
So I just wish you to clear up the cause of problem.
Andrew

Hi Dear Friends ( Behnam , Cathy , Maryam , Araghi, Mohsen , Nana and Andrew),
Thank you all for your writings. You always make me feel that I'm lucky to know such
friends.
As I said before , I really have a serious problem with writing these days , I don't know
the reason. Anyway , I'm writing now to let you know that I'll be absent for some days , I
don't know how much.
And to let you know that I'll read your writings , as usual . And I'll miss all of you.
Please take care.
I hope I'll read wonderful writings from you . Besides you should prepare your self , I'll
come back with a lot of interesting topics ( INSHAA ALLAH).
Your sincerely
Marina.
PS: Dear Behnam , don't worry about your computer , I had the same problem before , I
think , it's maybe from the account , change it. By the way , your last writing was great.
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Hi Cathy,
How are you? Are you ok?
Your boyfriend is a lucky man, because he has got a great girlfriend. Your thoughts are
positive. Your words are sweet. Your sentences are magnificent. Your ideas are
wonderful.
I am not exaggerating-your writings show that you have gained a lot of experience from
life.
Thank you for mentioning a very good point:
Don't kill (sacrifice) yourself, just live with me!
What a great sentence! At the first time, it made me laugh, but after some minutes I found
this sentence meaningful.
I believe, being patient and tolerant is much more difficult than dying. There is no need to
die, live with me and accept me as I am! Don't try to change me, just accept me as I am.
Believe me, trust me, and encourage me! These are some signs of real love from a woman
towards a man! In other words, when a woman loves a man, she accepts him as he is. She
doesn't try to change him. She believes him. She trusts him. She encourages him. She
avoids advising him. She avoids criticising him.
Thank you for letting me to remember those points.
Nightingales sing. That is true. Your sentences are like singing. Don't stop singing. I hope
to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Cathy and Behnam,
let me participate your talk.

The subject is: a love and things which follow it and make a content of it. In particular
you discuss an ability of human being to bring a sacrifice.
Now I'll do self-questioning-answering game:
-Should we bring sacrifices at all?

-Yes, I think we should.
-Why should we do?
-Even our day-to-day life learn us to do concessions. What to say about loving hearts!
They just need to concede each other, to do their little (or even very big!) sacrifices to
each other.
-Why is it necessary?
-To suppress their EGO which dictate them to take care about themselves and neglect the
rest of all.
-What can be subject of sacrifice?
-Many things: our wishes, our habits, intentions, plans, our views, career, even life (under
certain most pathetic conditions:))
And so on. I may ask myself the whole day through and hardly ever reach the bottom.
Now about some features of writings of you both which make me :)) veery widely (no, no,
no, not burst in laugh, just smile).
Look here:
"I appreciate man who can make his best to make his woman happy every moment."
-Written by woman
"Don't try to change me, just accept me as I am. Believe me, trust me, and encourage me!
These are some signs of real love from a woman towards a man!
-Written by man
"Forgeting nagging, forgetting aging face, man keeps doing whatever he can to make his
woman happy."
-Written by woman
"She doesn't try to change him. She believes him. She trusts him. She encourages him. She
avoids advising him. She avoids criticising"
-Written by man
Don't you think the speech in the quoteted fragments is not about sacrifices but rather
about seeking profits for your own sex?:))
*************
:)) My dear friends, don't become angry with me, you know I love you all, I adore talk to
you, read your posts and so on.
So I hope you forgive me my bantering because it comes from my joyful origin and never
from wishing to offend someone.
Best wishes and deeepest appologies,
Andrew from Russia with love

Dear friends,
How are you my witty friends? I hope everything is going well with you. Thank you for
making comment on my writing.
Dear Andrew, this topic is very good to think about and do write about. Thanks to Nana
we have got this topic.
We often say that we have got some kinds of detectors which detect love. How do those
detectors work?
First, we have to know ourself. Who am I? What am I? After knowing ourself, we will
understand that what do we have to look for? Why do we have to look for someone or
something? How do we have to look for someone or something?
We are human beings, and imperfect. We are imperfect because of many reasons, but the
most important reason for being imperfect is our needs. We need many things. Both our
body, ego, and spirit needs food. Yes, they need food, and food is different.
Our actions all are just because of our mentally or physically needs. Love is a need itself.
Love starts just with a simple need. It is very simple when it is going to start, because
everybody knows that it is a need. The more someone needs, the more she/he loves! The
first step is our sexual needs, and it is the easiest! Yes, when it comes to speaking about
love, contrary to popular opinion, the first step is the easiest!
The first step is the easiest, so everybody can make a start! There is no limitation, your
sexaul needs will give you enough energy and will motivate you!(loool) The more you
need, the more energy and motivation you have. It is very easy, and because of being easy
everybody claims that she/he is a real lover! When something is easy, even foolish people
can do it!
Anyway, love, as other things, is a sort of need. We need it. Everybody needs it. That's ok,
but we shouldn't call all needs "love". Love is a need, but every need is not love!
We have to believe that we are human beings, then we are so needy, and then the root of
our actions is just because of our needs. What does it mean? It means that there is a
hidden selfishness in our actions. Even in sacrificing, we do it, because we enjoy doing it.
We enjoy getting satisfaction of our love!!!
I hadn't made decision to write about love. Therefore, I didn't think about it. Before
posting, I read my writing. I found it so pessimistic. I am not going to change it. I just
want to add that we (both sexes) should believe that we are so needy, and loving someone
is a sort of need, because the root of love is need. Therefore, in the first place, we have to
know ourself, then we have to know what we need, and then we have to reach a
compromise with our partner.
As an example; hey my partner, wherever I am rough, you are soft! I think there is a kind
of relationship between my roughness and your softness! I think we can make an
agreement, because you need my roughness and I need your softness! Do you think so?
The answer must be "yes", but not by making force. She/he must know her/himself
completely, then answer it. She/he must answer it knowingly. Some people say "yes" in a
hurry way, in spite of the fact that s/he doesn't know her/himself. For example, he is a
man. He has to be rough, but he isn't! She has to be soft, but she isn't! Finally, they fool
each other, and then start to live together. After some days, months, or years, they find
that they don't love each other. They just understand that their partner don't fulfil their
desires! They think that it is because of the lack of love! Poor Love! People sacrifice you
and abuse you!
People often think that love is unreachable! Some people believe that love is not
understandable, and we must feel it. Most people like speaking about love, because they
think that they gain prestige of speaking about love and being romantic!
My writing sounds like a pessimistic idea about love. This is my own belief. I believe our
actions are just because of our needs.
A mother loves her child. She cannot stop loving. She will be considered mentally ill if she
doesn't love her child. She needs to love her child. She is created to love her child. She
cannot ask for money for her real love towards her child. Her love is an instinctive
behaviour. She loves her child instinctively.
I have no time to sum up this topic. I know that it is so challenging. That's ok. I would
appreciate constructive (= positive) criticism of the topic.
I will write about this topic again. (loool)
Sorry to be boring. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
Living without love is impossible, be slave to love for ever.

Let's greet the love.
Once a man is born and once a man die, whoever is not in love, comes alone, goes alone
Then let's greet the love.
Dear Behnam, the above song is engraved on my mind, but I don?t remember the singer,
it was my childhood ,when we took a trip by bus, the bus driver put a cassette and the
song was played.
You and Andrew, Maryam ,Cathy, Marina are really perfect in writing beautiful sentences
about love. I think writing about love needs a feeling, a broken heart, a wet eyes, a tender
soul. I wish I were in a mood,frenzy of love.
B.Wishes,
Mohsen
Mohsen,
how old are you?

Andrew,
When i was young ,Boney-M had a show in Tehran.

Ohh Mohsen,
say it clear please. You know how old am I, do you?

dear Behnam,
About your answer,i have another question.
1)I know you think love is more important than every thing.But if there is conflict between
love and other thing,such as your work,even your parents.Fox example your parents don't
like your girl friend,what should you do?
2)I like your answer.But do you agree with Mohsen,he said he will pay for the woman if
he love her.
3)I don't know what your mean,can you give me a example?
4)You are a great man,your girl friend is lucky.
Happy Labor Day

NANA
Apr 30,2009

dear Mohsen,
Thank your for your reply.About your answer,i have some question too.
1)Oh, i am sad after i heard your answer.Money is important than love.Do you think a
man must has his career and get more money?
2)But a man will pay for a woman if they are good friends too.
s)i don't agree with you!!!!
4)Only money?
BEST REGARDS
NANA
Apr 30,2009

dera Cathy,
Happy Labor Day!What's your plan in 3 holiday?
NANA
Apr 30,2009
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Hello Nana,
So many thanks for keeping on writing. Look, your questions are like a breath of fresh
air! They have made this thread warm, friendly, more exciting, useful, and interesting.
1) My love is just my love. She is someone who complements me, and I complement her,
therefore we complement each other! My parents and all people who have got a kind of
relationship with me, are supposed to respect her. Why? Because she is Behnam's love.
By the way, my love will treat my family with respect, why? Because they are her love's
family! "Love me, love my dog" is a nice saying in such circumstances. Love is love, and
parents are parents. Each of them has got especial definition! I think so. (loool)
2) Mohsen is actually a good friend of mine. I have got great respect for his ideas, but I'm
afraid I have to disagree with him on this issue. Money is an important thing, but it is not
everything. By the way, love cannot be bought, because it is not a material possession.
3) Yes, just look at your feelings towards your friends, which are the same sex, and to
your boyfriend or the opposite sex. You will understand that your feelings are different. It
should be mentioned that this sort of love (definition) is what people often mean by saying
"love". It is very common in western countries.(loool) My country is land of love!
Actually, love has got different levels. The lowest level is what most people are in it. It
starts just by caring about sexual desires!
4) Thank you for giving some nice compliments. Thank you for prasing. But,
unfortunately, or fortunately (loool) I have not got any girlfriend. I was in love with
someone many years ago, but now I am not in love with anybody.
I hope that helps. I will write about love very soon. I think this word is so confusing. We
have to dig it much deeper. We have to understand whether love is an abstract thing or
not.
All the best,

P.S. I would like to express my special thanks to people who have emailed me and
criticised me in a positive way.
Your criticisms are welcomed. I'd be gald to hear them. Please email me at:
behrampednam@yahoo.com
Thanks in advance!

Dear Behnam,
I'm criticising you positively.

Believe me my friend.
And who will criticise me????
Is it fair when nobody does?
May 2009
behnam May 2nd 2009

Dear friends,
How are you? Are you OK?
I have missed you terribly. What has happened in the world of the Internet? Why there is
no writings from you?
I hope everything is going well with you. I hope you are in a good mood and healthy.
There are many pieces of bad news about Swine Flu, take care when you are in a public
place.
All the best,

Behnam, May 1, 2009
behnam May 2nd 2009

Dear Friends,
As I guess you know, on Fridays I am taking part in an English course. Fortunately, this
term we have got a good teacher. We often discuss different topics in classroom.
We have to write a text in order to do homework. Next Friday, the students are supposed
to write about "Penal System" in Iran.
I have not got enough information about "Penal System". To be honest, this topic is so
difficult for me to write about.
As a bad habit of mine, first, I have to study about it. I have to understand the philosophy
of punishment. I have to study the Holy Koran, because, in Iran the laws of punishment
are extracted from the Holy Koran.
I believe, writing about "Capital Punishment", "Execution", and "stoning somebody to

death" are dangerous, because in doing so, the thread will be in tumult.
Anyway, I would appreciate if you cold help me with this topic.
All the best,

Behnam, May 1, 2009
Andrew May 2nd 2009

Hi Behnam,
How can I help you with a "Penal System" in IRAN when I hardly know much about this
one in Russia?
People's argueing furiously all around the world: can capital punishment take place in a
legal proceedings nowdays. Both sides give their pros and cons. In my coutry the question
has come to be open for more than twelve years, since the presidency of Yeltsin.
One of the main reason of supporters of abolishing a capital punishment is: it's
impossible to guarantee that courts do their adjudgments fairly every time. And a price of
mistake is a life of an innocent victim.
I'm sure that just a discussion of such a complicated subject can be not absolutely useless
and unreasonable in a lawful state only in conditions of legal order. Otherwise they
should to execute their criminals like their ancestors was doing: striking by the bamboo
sticks on the heels or something like that:)
Sorry if I waste your time saying too obvious things but that must be only ones I CAN say
on the subject.
Yours,
Andrew
behnam May 3rd 2009

Dear friends,
Today, I was at home. I couldn't go to my office, because I had to go somewhere else to

do something else. (lol) So funny, isn't it? To go somewhere else and to do something
else! Hahaha
Anyway, I was free today; now I want to take this opportunity to write more about "love".
Many people believe that "love" is a feeling, and we cannot understand it or touch it, we
can only feel it in our heart when we love someone. That's right. No body doubts it, but
can we get just a little bit closer to understand, and then formulate it?
Well, poor "love" is impossible to be understood by us. It should be felt by heart instead.
What a romantic and beautiful sentence! Using brain doesn't work! (loool)
This sentence "Love should be felt by heart..." sounds womanish, and because of that
women often like such romantic, and emotional sentences. However, the world of men is
different. (loool)
We all know that there is a strong attraction between opposite sexes. God has put that
attraction between them. We cannot understand how this system works, but we can get a
little bit closer just by focusing on ourselves. How? Well, don't worry! I will say. (lol)
Let's assume that today is the first day of the human beings' history. Therefore, there are
only two people, Adam and Eve! They are living in different islands. Afternoon, they meet
each other by accident! What will happen?
Oh my God! Please think about this situation. There is no one, except Adam and Eve.
Adam looks at Eve, and Eve looks at Adam. At the beginning, they appear strange to each
other! Eva looks at Adam in a way that melts Adam's heart! The Strange and beautiful
Eve is a mysterious attraction to Adam. Her differences especially attract Adam; where
Adam is hard, Eve is soft. Where Adam is angular, Eva is round. Where Adam is cool,
Eve is warm. In a magical and perfect way, Adam's and Eve's differences seem to
complement each other! They take relief through talking to each other, being together,
listening to each other, etc. How magical!
In an unspoken language Eve communicates load and clear: " I need you. Your power
and strength can bring us great fulfillment. Together we can have great happiness." This
invitation motivates and empowers Adam!
It should be mentioned that Eve instinctively understands how to give that message. There
are no universities or other kinds of classes to take part and to learn such things. Eve
gives Adam a brief look that says you are who can make me happy!
What does Eve gives Adam in a subtle way? She gives him what he wants. She gives Adam
his first needs! What are Adam's first needs?
Adam needs to receive Trust, Appreciation, Acceptance, Admiration, Approval, and

encouragement!
What does make Eve look at Adam in that especial way? She needs to receive Caring,
Understanding, Respect, Devotion, Validation, and Reassurance! These are her primary
needs. She definitely has got proper tools to use them, then to receive such things. Proper
tools! I believe, knowing our tools and knowing how to use them is the most important
thing to know.
To sum up, I want to say every sex (gender) has got different primary needs. First, their
primary needs must be fulfilled, then to start doing other actions.
Ok! Whatever you want to call it, but my love must fulfill my primary needs. I have to
fulfill her primary needs. If two people try their best to fulfill their partner's primary
needs, there is love, life, happiness, etc.
Some people don't like, or even cannot give the first needs to someone. They are always
looking for someone to fall in love with them! It doesn't work, at all.
For example, a boy is proud of his strength and power, but a girl tries to show that she is
more powerful than him! Love won't start.
A boy is proud of his abilities; a girl tries to advise him on how to do things! Love won't
start.
A girl is looking for respect, a boy insult her! Love won't start.
A girl is looking for someone who listens to her, a boy doesn't care! Love won't start.
My final point: Hey, try your best to give the first needs to your partner. Do not pretend.
This is the exact meaning of love!
Our friend, Marina once asked a very good question! She wanted to know the reason of
divorce, when a life was started with love! Well, according to what I have written, we can
easily understand the main reasons.
1) At the beginning, she has looked at her partner in an especial way, and has tried to
fulfill her partner's first needs, but after getting married, she unknowingly doesn't care
about those facts anymore.
2) At the beginning she has fooled her naive partner. She has pretended to be able to
fulfill her partner's primary needs, whereas she didn't have faith in them.
3) At the beginning he has shown especial strong and power, or other manly actions, but
after getting married he unknowingly doesn't care about those facts anymore.
4) At the beginning he has fooled his naive partner. He has pretended to be able to fulfill
his partner's primary needs, whereas he didn't have faith in them.
Surely, where there is no fulfilling the primary needs, there is nothing. Men and women
get married, or makes friend only to take relief through being together. If they don't take
relief, the life won't continue anymore. In such cases, sooner or later, divorce, breaking
up and splitting will meet them.
Thank you for reading. So sorry for bothering and writing in a boring way.
All the best,

Behnam, May 2, 2009
Marina1 May 4th 2009

Hi Behnam,
Thank you a lot for this great writing about love , and divorce. As always all your
writings make sense.
There are a lot of facts in your writing , I can't rewrite them because they are many. When
couples get divorce , in my opinion because of they found out the reality is different from
romantic, in the reality there are a lot of responsibilities besides understanding. I think
It's not complicated to understand your partner , but you should try to make yourself
understand him/her by all ways.
For example , one of my relatives all people know about her problems with her husband ,
and those problems are so silly , like he didn't take her from her parents home , he don't
open the car's door for her as her neighbor's husband!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And such things make
the marriage so weak .
Dear Behnam , thank you for giving me an excuse to write , as you see , my writings are
so weak , I can't write more , I'm trying to write whatever I want even it's not complete or
understandable , with my hope to return writing as I used to write .
But you have written a sentence " Marina , once asked a very good question" !! oh my
God!! I always ask very good questions not once(LOOOOL).
Thank you again , I hope to read from you soon.
Marina.
PS: you have written a lot of wonderful essays , and I love all of them , but I think there
are some unique essays , and your last writing was one of them , now they are three( try
to make a guess).

Hi Cathy,
Hi me chinese friend, how are you?? I hope you are fine and ok.
where are you?? It seems that you didn't write from a long time ago. Marina lost her
talent in writing , what about you???(LOL). I hope the reason of being far is being happy
somehow.
I really hope to see you soon.
Marina.
behnam May 5th 2009

Hello Marina,
So many thanks for writing. I became very glad when I saw your writing.
Your writing is great. Do not underestimate yourself! Actually, you have got a gift of
writing.
'Understanding' is a confusing word. We usually use it in making conversation with

people. We often say, "I understand you very well." What do we mean? How can we
understand other people? It is possible, but isn't easy. First, we must know ourselves.
Secondly, we must know human beings. Finally, we have to use psychology to know
human beings. It is not easy at all.
Anyway, if we understand other people, how they feel, why they behave the way they do,
etc. many problems will be solved. In theory, understanding is easy, but in practice it is so
difficult.
I have written that women need to receive some primary things from their partners. One
of them is 'respect'. They do want to receive respect from their partners. Well, how can
men respect women? How can we respect other people?
You see, it is so easy to say, "I respect you and your rights." However, when it comes to
relationships, only a small number of people can show the real respect for their friends
and partners.
I believe, it is better to open the door of car for a lady. It is very good to take her from
parent's home. It means that she is important for her husband. In women's dictionary,
opening the door of car for them, taking them from their parents' home, listening to them
while they are speaking, etc. are considered as a sign of having respect.
I believe, having respect for women is like praying for God. (looool) This sentence is so
challenging, I know. However, it is a real fact. How come? Well, if someone says their
prayers and then worships God, they will receive heaven in the next world. Similarly, if a
man respects his wife, he will receive heaven on earth. (loool) God will give us heaven in
the next world; women give men heaven in this world. So, both God and women give
heaven to us. (loool)
Women are like mirrors, if you respect them, they reflect heaven, and as far as I know, for
a man having a happy marriage is one of the best gifts from God. If someone respects his
wife, she will become tolerant, and contented. A tolerant, contented, and kind wife will
make a man's home like paradise.
All your questions are good, but some of them are better than others. (loool) This is your
own theory about my writings.
I don't know which writings of mine are better than others. That is very kind of you. I
don't know which is which. Would you please let me know?
All the best,

Behnam, May 4, 2009

Dear Behnam,
Thank you a million for your great writing. It's really important to hear and read these
bright sentences from a man.
Dear Behnam, you have written great ideas and explained it by using suitable words. And
to tell the truth I agree with you from some points.
Dear Behnam, God has created us with different specifications , someone is funny another
one is serious and so on. We , as human being should understand each other to complete
contacting with each other. Imagine you have invited a friend of yours to have lunch with
you and your family, your mother cooked a very delicious food , she made a large table
with different types of cooks , she didn't know (because you didn't tell her(even if you
know) )that your friend has some food Allergies , and your friend couldn't eat anything
except a bit . what would your friend's and mother's situation be???
The result is very clear , the both would be at least uncomfortable, and maybe your friend
wouldn't come again to have lunch with you , because in his opinion he as sure as gun
that you know about his problem with some kinds of food. On the other hand your mother
would be so angry because your friend didn't eat from all this great food.
Dear Behnam , understanding would be so easy ( too easy ) if we opened our hearts and
minds to our partners. A word , an action , everything will be clear if we know each other.
I know marriage life is so complicated more than friendship , but maybe we should make
it easiest if both man and woman tried to be friends in the first place, lovers in the second
one , and couples in the third one.
Dear Behnam , you have talked about respect , and what you have written is right 100% ,
but I think if the marriage lost the respect between the couples , the reason is the
WOMAN in the first place. I really hate hearing some women speak about their problems
with others , in my opinion this is the first step of losing respect. Men talk rarely about
their problems with their wives , but women not , they speak and speak , sometimes they
speak about many silly details.
If my husband opened the car's door for me , and came to take me from my parents' home
, it would be very kind of him , because he cares about me. But if he didn't do that , I
wouldn't be angry to tell other people about that . And if my husband didn't make that
actions by himself without telling him , I wouldn't tell him to make them, but I'll
understand that he doesn't think as I think.
Dear Behnam, respecting comes from treating with your wife as she treats you, caring
about her health , understanding that she is a human being and not a machine for cooking
,cleaning the house and wearing a nice dress with a great makeup when you come home.
Respecting comes from appreciating .
If your wife cooked something has not got good taste after tiring in making it , you should
say " Thank you honey , the taste is really good , but I don't want you to work hard , a
simple cook is enough for me" , I'm sure that the wife will understand , and she will try to
make this food again and try to make it better. There is no need to say " Oh my God!!
What a terrible taste !! oh my God , you cooked for hours and then made this bad
food!!!!"
Dear Behnam , there are many things to write about this topic, especially negative ideas ,
but I think I'll make you feel bored , so I'll stop now .
Dear Behnam , as I said over and over again , all your writings are great , but there are
three writings so special " Good things, and when you talked about the woman and
makeup, and the third one the last one".
I'll be so happy to see your comments about my writing as soon as you can.
Marina. ( forgive me for making 10000000 mistake(LOL), and sorry for giving some
uncompleted ideas)
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Dear Behnam,
I read your writing about love ,it was excellant ,thanks a lot. I decided to write somting
about punishment,may be it would be useful to discuss it at your class on friday.
How we should assess the effect of punishment in a society? In a way that how you find
people regarding their behavior, relation, respect and also their talents, the result of
training and punishment approaches.
Our current generation compare to last generation are more impolite, parents are less
respected by children, Students are more rude and impudent to their teachers. The young
generation is more offender ,lawbreaker and hardhearted . These are the result of new
method in punishment and training approaches of children. People used to be punished at
schools by a stick beaten on their hands as a punishment and the result was a polite
children and talent children like , Shakespeare, Molavi, Einstein and many other
philosophers the never come to world again.
Yours sincerely,
Mohsen
Andrew May 6th 2009

So lets back to the birch!!!!
I vote for it by both hands!

Dear Andrew
I feel sympathy for you, the drunk boys under your balcony,
Let's go to bamboo ..
Mohsen
Hello To all of you,My dear friends,
Do you know that a simple "HELLO" can be a sweet one?

Especially from our loved ones. The word HELLO means:
H=How are you?

E=Everything all right?
L=Like to hear from you
L=Love to see you soon!
O=Obviously, I miss you ..... so, HELLO! Good day!
Keep going, it would be good for you to recognize your role in life.
Do you know what is family?
Do you really understand what is behind the word family?
It gives us a shock when we know the answer.
FAMILY
F---- Father
A--- And
M---Mother,
I--- I
L--- Love
Y--- You
WHY does a man want to have a WIFE?
Because:
W---Washing
I---Ironing
F---Food
E---Entertainment
WHY does a woman want to have a HUSBAND? Because:
H---Housing
U---Understanding
S---Sharing
B---Buying
A---and
N---Never
D---Demanding
B.Wishes,
Mohsen
nanazhong May 7th 2009

dear Behnam,
Bravo,you article about love!
In china the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is a big problem.If

a woman can not handle it,maybe she will divoce with her husband.The mother of her
husband thinks the woman take the love away from her son,especial only son.urther more
she has charged her family for a long time.Now she had been taken place by another
woman.So she is opposited to this daughter in-law.In this situation a woman marries with
a man and she has tried her best to satisfied her mother in-law.It is a long difficuly way.
Can you tell me about your country about this relationship between mother-in-law and
daughter-in-law?
By the way,if i can help you ,i can give your some imformation about "Penal System" in
China.
Have a good day
NANA
May 7,2009

Mohsen
You imagination is surprised.I don't know how you can explain HELLO.Keep it
going.Can you explain LOVE?
GOOD LUCK
NANA
MAY 7,2009
mary May 7th 2009

Hi Behnam,
How are you dear friend? How's life? I hope you enjoy every minute of this beautiful life.
Thank you for your kind words. Actually, you are so kind to all friends and care about
their writings and feelings.
I'm so sorry for being so late. Actually, I was busy, besides whenever I wanted to write
something, the page didn't open.
I've read all your writings and they were great as always. Of course, I wanted to write
something about one of them, but I thought it was late for that.
I hope to find a topic to write about and share something with you and other friends.
Best wishes,
Maryam
mary May 7th 2009

Dear Marina,
How are you? I hope you feel great.
I'm so glad that you start writing again. It's so good to see your writing again.
Please write more. I really like to read your writings. They are full of joy. Actually, I can
not find the suitable word right now(it's on the tip of my tongue). All I want to say is
Marina please write more.
Best wishes,
Maryam
mary May 7th 2009

Hi Mohsen,
How's life? Is everything going well wiht you? I hope so. I hope you live happily and have
a life full of love.
I just want to thank you for your last writing. It's trully great. I enjoyed it a lot.
Please keep writing. You always write in a different way and I like to read your ideas
about different topics.
I look forward to reading from you.
Best wishes,
Maryam

Dear friends,
Hello to all of you. How are you? How is life going? I miss you all tearribly. Thanks a
million for Mohsen's touching and warm explanation. It's beautiful, sweet and full of
vitality.
Hi, Behnam, you take courage to meet challenges. Your writings are full of new things
and meaningful points as you always did. I really love reading them, enjoy and benifit
more therefrom. I will try to join you all as soon as possible.
Hi, Marina, how are you? what are you busy with? I spent couple of days accompanying
my parents visiting Beijing. They seldom afford the time for holidays with me in Beijing.
As Mohsen mentioned above: Family means I love my parents. It's very meaningful and
touching. Hopefully you are enjoying with your parents every minute of life.
Hi, Maryam, how are you? I knew you must be busy with work these days. You are an
intelligent and diligent girl in my eyes. I hope you can succeed in everything you do. I
finnaly come back to this room after a period of silence. Hope we can share more later.
Hi, Nana, how are you? thanks for your wonderful writings, especially the valuable
questions which inspire friends to create more works here. How was your labor day
holiday? I fully enjoy it and had a good rest. I will share more with you later. Please keep
writing, I'm eager to reading more from you.
Hi, Andrew, my smart friend. You always say the right things. It's hard to debate you, coz
all words from you are like the spring of joyfulness. You are very broad-minded, generous
and humorous, who always knows how to enjoy life. Thanks for your funny comments on
the topic of sacrifice.
Hi, frends, with your company,

nothing is hard on the journey,
and I'll never part with you
Best regards,
Cathy
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Andrew May 8th 2009

Everything for you dear Cathy,
Just do my best:)
I'm looking to the East

I'm saying the words,
I raise my palms
And let out the birds
The wind from the West

Do catch my birds!
And let them fly
So freely and fast
And when they gain

The land of yours
Just lift your palms
And read my words.
Andrew

Dear Nana,
You always speak about love and really what wonderful word it is, even reading this word
flutter our heart. We can say that this is the most beautiful word in all languages.
Letters of love have lots of meaning and I find some of them as follow.
L---- Loyalty.
O----Obsession.
V---- Virtue.
E-----Emotion.
L--- Lot
O--- Of
V--- Valuable
E--- Energy
LOVE IS WHEN u wake up,he is already on ur mind
LOVE IS WHEN u lost ur heart, he iz all that u can find
LOVE IS WHEN u see the truth in every 1 of his lies
LOVE IS WHEN u want 2 listen 2 all his whims and woes,
LOVE IS WHEN u want him 2 take care everywhere he goes.
LOVE IS WHEN he calls u,ur heart goes a flutter.....
LOVE IS WHEN u tell the world that u love him so
LOVE IS WHEN u have told the world but "HE" does not know
LOVE IS WHEN ur eyes light up when u see his there...
LOVE IS REAL LOVE when he says he loves u too

LOVE IS REAL LOVE when his life revolves around u..
All the best,

Mohsen
behnam May 9th 2009

Dear Friends,
How are you? I hope your are in a good mood and healthy. I hope all is well with you.
So sorry for the delay in replying. I've caught a bad cold. I've been coughing and sneezing
since the fifth of May. Now, I'm better, but still coughing. Coughing bothers me and
people around me.
Dear Marina, so many thanks for your wonderful writing. There are many points among
the lines of your writing. I agree with you up to a point, but there are some things that I
disagree. For instance, I believe understanding isn't easy at all. (loool)
Thank you once again for choosing three writings as better than others. That is very kind
of you. Would you please let me know in which pages I can review them?
Dear Andrew, thank you for writing in this thread. As I have said before, your presence in
this thread gives me strength, and makes me happy. Please keep on writing.
Dear Mohsen, thank you for nice comment on "penal system". I completely agree with
you. Thank you for making some funny and lovely expressions by using the letters of
"hello", "love", etc. Please keep on writing.
Dear Maryam, so many thanks for trying to keep this thread as a nice and friendly place
to be in. I hope you have found a good job in Tehran, haven't you? Dear Maryam, You
have come from the north part of our country. As you know, the north part of Iran is so
green because it's often raining there, particularly in springs. You have brought rain and
snow to Tehran! It is like the north, raining and raining. Thank you for coming to Tehran.
Dear Nana, thank you for paying kindly attention to my writing about your questions! You
were supposed to reply sooner, but that's ok! (loool) In answering to your new question I
should say that problem is common in all over the world. We are human beings with the
same emotions, needs and feelings. There are no differences from those points of view.
Dear Cathy, thank you for trying to keep our friendship going. Please do not lose touch
with this thread. I hope to read more from you soon.
Dear Araghi, Stella, Heyva, Zita, Rosa, Mitra, etc this is just to let you know that I have
missed you terribly. I hope to hear from you soon.
Dear Friends, I couldn't write to you individually. Please forgive me. I was so late in
answering, therefore, I would have to spend a lot of time on writing. It is my pleasure, but
unfortunately I don't feel well these days. I hope you will forgive me.
All the best,

Behnam, May 9, 2009

Dear Friends,
How are things with you? I hope everything is going well with you and you enjoy every
There is an international book exhibition in Tehran. I have got some vouchers to buy
some books. I have decided to buy two books, because I haven't got enough time to spend
on reading more than two books. Actually, I am always involved in books and reading
them, but I have no more free time. Anyway, I am going to buy two books. The first one is
"Practical English usage". I have downloaded this book from the Internet. It is a good
book. I have got it on my computer as a pdf file, but book is something else. In fact, a
book in our hand will make us have a sensation of a real friendship, because books have
got personality.
I have no idea about the second book. What should I buy? I am writing to ask your
suggestions? Can you recommend a good book?
A good book is a matter of opinion, I know. I am interested in reading a book which is

easy to understand, persuade me to follow, and has got nice sentences to use them in
making conversation with people.
I will visit the book exhibition on Wednesday, in the afternoon. Please help me with this
issue!
I am looking forward to hearing yourrecommendation as soon as posible.
All the best,

Behnam, May 10, 2009
jason.hu May 10th 2009

where's chatting room?
mary May 10th 2009

Hi Mohsen,
How are you? I hope you are doing well and enjoy this beautiful life.
I've received something which, I think, will complete your collection.
I hope you and other friends enjoy it.
It is a
S"imple"
M"ind touching"
I"nteractive"
L"ong lasting"
E"ffect which wins the heart"
Yes, it's your "sweet smile."
Have a great time,

Maryam
mary May 10th 2009

Hi Cathy,
How are you, dear? How's life? I hope you be happy and healthy and enjoy your time.
Thank you for your nice words. You always touch my heart with your kind words. Thanks
lovely Cathy.
It's so good that you are here again and we can read your beautiful and delightful
writings. They fresh the soul, so please keep writing, dear.
Have fun,
Maryam
mary May 10th 2009

Hi Behnam,
How are you? How is your cold? I hope you get completely well soon.
I have started working in a company recently, but it's not clear that I will stay there or
not. When it becomes clear, I will let you know about it. Thanks for your care.
Maybe you are right about raining, but we don't have any snow in Sari, so someone else
brought it.(LoL) Anyway, you are so kind to think so.
I like rain, especially in Tehran, because of dry weather, when it rains, you can smell the
soil.
You wrote that you wanted to buy two English books. You meant that you didnt want to
buy any Farsi books, maybe physics which was your love. :)
Have a good time,

Maryam

Hi Maryam,
Thanks a lot for your writing in a very kind way. Thank you once again for your
motivating. In fact your writings is great too , they tell how much you are educated and
clever.
I think all of us need a good topic to write about , so please suggest one , you are full of
ideas.
Thank you again Maryam, I hope to read more from you.
Marina.

Hi Cathy ,
How are you dear Cathy??? How is it going??? I hope everything is going well with you.
To tell the truth , Marina spends all her time with her parents , and she needs to spend
time with others(LOL).
Dear Cathy , thank you for being so soft and friendly , it makes the thread a very good
place.
Marina.
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Hi Behnam,
Thanks a lot for your writing to me. How are you now??? I hope you are ok and in a good
health.
You have written that you will buy two books on Wednesday , and you have decided the
first one. In my opinion , if you want to buy another one in English language , try to
choose a story in English , for Example :" the story of two cities " which is written by
Charles Dickens (as I remember), or " Jain Ayer " for Sharlot Brontey , or " Anna of the
five towns" for Arnold Bennett .
About pages for your greatest writings , I'll tell you soon, but the net is very slow , and I'm
not sure about them.
Dear Behnam , thank you for being kindness , I hope to read more from you , and as soon
as you can.
Marina.

Dear friends( Behnam, Cathy, Maryam , Mohsen , Araghi and Andrew),
Many things have changed recently , marriage one of them.

From long time ago , in Arab countries men didn't see their wives until the wedding day.
Then after lots of poor men who didn't like their wives(LOL) , men could see women once
before getting married?.. and so on.
Today , lots of men and women meet each other many times , they love each other then
they get married.
There is a very modern marriage , It's " marriage on net " , a man and a woman know
each other by chatting and sending some photos for ach other , and lots of them get
married.
Some men and women put their specifications in some websites which are only for this
purpose " marriage" , for example : I'm Marina , 25 years , very beautiful , I'm looking
for a man who has??(LOoOoOoOL), And something like that.
Do you think that the " internet " is a good way for finding a wife or a husband and
why??? What kind of people depends on this way , and why?? And what are reasons
which pushed people to use this way??? Is it acceptable in our society ???
Please be kind enough and write something about this topic , please write your ideas and
thoughts .
Thank you in advance ?. Let's be active again!
I'm very much looking forward to reading from you as soon and completely as you can.
Marina.
Dear Behnam,
On page 148 , you'll see a great text which is belongs to you. Behnam I've read it again ,
It's really great.
Marina.

Dear Andrew,
Thanks for all you've done for me.
You always treat friends with love and respect. Thanks for setting birds free. Your action
of kindness clearly tells that you really know the secrets to life, especially relationships.
Andrew, reaching out your hands, the whole world embraces you tight, me either.
Setting birds free, all birds get together and make room to sing fully.
Focusing on east and west, all blends with peace.
You are just like Santa Claus who always brings pleasant surprise to people.
I enjoy your words, all from your heart of purity and kindness.
Cathy

Dear Maryam,
Thanks for your attention as you always did. I'm really happy to know you also enjoy our
friendship as I expected. I thought you've filled yourself up first, coz you've become a
magnet to friends here, especially me. The way your treat friends here fully explains what
I said above. Maryam, I'm really happy to make friends with you.
The most important thing I learn from you is diligence. Hehe... no doubt, you are a
diligent girl who always feels joyful to write to friends here. I love your touching
explanations to sweet smile. Absolutely, if we smile to others, nine out of ten will respond
the same to us and the left one without response must devote entirely to sweet smile.
Hehe...
As you lift your eyes, your lips rose in a tender half-smile. Since seeing your photo, it's
easier to enjoy your sweet smile. I have to say the smile out of heart is so sweet and wins
all hearts.
Have fun
Cathy

Dear Marina,
Thanks for all your nice words which are really a feast to my soul. I see you are the apple
of your parents' eyes, so they would like to stay with you all the time. As your friend, I
share the same feeling with your parents. You are easy to make friends joyful. You are a
joy to be around and a shining example to friends here.
Things changed quickly as time passed. However, the essence of things will never change.
The situations and forms of marriages may be modernized a little, but the meaning of
marriage seems last forever. Young people are trying to find their true lovers and live
together forever. I think "internet" is a good way indeed, but it is not an only way. The
thing is what kind of relationship the people desire for. We are now in a great era of
information, and we have to log on internet everyday to do business. Internet has been
part of our lives. It's natural for us to write something, share something and make friends
online. Without it, I can't write happily to you and share our great friendship. As an old
saying goes "Birds of a feather flock together". Internet is just a tool for people to meet,
and whether they can develop relationship depends on their own choices.
It's my fortune to meet you online and be friends.
Cathy

Dear Behnam,
How are you? Are you getting better? I miss you terribly. I have to say I'm very sorry that
I didn't realize all my caring and missing just turn into your sneezing and coughing.
Hehe... I'm just kidding. Hope the easy atmosphere will relieve your sufferings. Strong
Behnam, come back soon and write more, all friends here pray for your good health.
I knew you are always pressed for time, even limited to spend time reading books. Since
you've chosen one book for yourself, I just give a recommendation. This book is very
helpful and easy for friends to benefit from. In short, it's the best book that I've read ever
before. The book's name is "Behnam". Let me give a brief introduction about this book.
"Behnam" is a biography of Behnam. Behnam comes from Iran. He is a good teacher who
is good at seeing others beauty, but always ignores his own beauty. He is very eager-
learning and good at many foreign languages, but very humble. He is very excellent, and
most remarkable thing is he is a single man who is searching for his true lover. All friends
are curious about what kind of lucky girl will be his lover. This book is really worth
reading, I strongly recommend it to you.
Dear Behnam, today is the silent day in China because of 5.12 wenchuan earthquake
happened last year. I clearly remember that all friends around the world kindly offer their
consolations to the Chinese victims and survivors. We are lucky to live through thick and
thin. I wish our friendship can last forever.
I'm lucky enough to be one of your friends.
Cathy

Dear Marina,
Nice to read your excellent writing! How are you my Arab friend? How life is going? I
hope all is well with you.
So many thanks for writing in this thread. You make people feel happy. All people in this
place are interested in reading your writings.
As our friend Cathy has written, the ways of doing things have changed. For instance,
marriage is the same as before, but the ways of getting married have changed.
So many modern things impact on our lives. The Internet is one of them. It goes without
saying that the Internet has an important or noticeable effect on our lives. Nowadays, we
do many things on the Internet. We share information fast and easily. We find
information, almost about everything, and download them just by clicking on a button.
Is it a good way...? I think, it is just a way. I am not in a position to judge about it. There
are many people who have found their partners from the Internet. Some of them have got
a happy marriage, but some of them aren't happy at all. A friend of mine has got a chat
friend. They were together for two years. Finally they got married, four months ago. They
are a happy couple (at least until now they are happy loool!)
I believe, shy people are more interested than other people. It is just a guess; I am not
sure about it. I personally am not interested in looking for someone on the net! It doesn't
mean that the net is bad. It means that I dislike that way! (loool)
Human beings are so complicated. I cannot trust everybody. I cannot trust some photos
and some words. They are just some signals (zero and one). The Internet is a second life.
It is very different from the real life. For me, the net is a good place to spend some free
time, and then to learn some useful things.
I have been on the net, and I have spent my free time on the net for more that two and half
years. My main reason is learning English. Apart from learning English, I have learned
many things. I have learned how to treat with people. Actually, I had no knowledge about
human beings, particularly about the opposite sex. Now, I know many things. I have
learned them through friendship on the net. I have great respect for all my friends. They
are part of my life actually.
What kind of people....? All kinds of people, and it depends largely on cultures, beliefs,
etc. People who are easy-going and trust others, and also rely on their trust completely
choose that way. Shy people, who suffer from meeting the opposite sex in the real life
often interest that way.
What do push people....? Shyness is one of the main reasons. It is easier than other ways.
It takes less energy and time. By the way, there are too many options that people can
choose. For example, someone is looking for a girl with blue eyes. He will look for such
girl, and then will find dozens of them. After finding blue-eyed girls, he can put another
criterion. For instance, he can look for blue-eyed and educated girls. Finally he can find
his ideal sweetheart. (looool)
Is it acceptable...? In Iran, it happens rarely. People often get married to someone who
they know them and their family. Also, universities are very good places to meet someone
and then to get married to them. Families often play an extremely important role in
choosing someone, giving advice and tips, advising, guiding, giving information, and
making decision. Some people find their partners and spend time with them for years, and
when it comes to getting married their families often make decision and play their role. I
hope you don't get me wrong. Families often try to help young people. Their roles are so
vital, but in a positive way. They try their best to help their young boy or girl. They don't
force them.
It is not good to generalize. They are different people with different ideas and ways of
doing.
Thank you once again for giving the address of your favourite writings. That is very kind
of you.
All the best,


Hello Cathy,
Thank you very much for excellent writings. They are like flowers and smell like flowers
and make the atmosphere of this place friendly and nice. Thank you very much indeed.
So many thanks for praising, for saying some good things about me. I don't know what to
say as an answer. I just mention that I'm not as good as you have described. That is very
kind of you.
You are very kind, and your writings sound like spring, green, beautiful, cool and lovely.
Your writings smell like flowers, pleasant and nice. Your writings taste like honey, sticky
and sweet. Thank you for using the language of friendship in your writings.
Please keep on writing. Please don't lose touch with us. I am eager to read your writings.
All the best,


Hi Maryam,
How are you? I hope everything is going well with you in Tehran.
So many thanks for writing in this place.
I became very glad when I understood that you have found a job in Tehran. I wish you
success and happiness in your new job.
Tehran is a dirty, polluted and populated city. Fortunately, it has been raining for last
two months. Mountains are green now. Last week I went to Ghazvin. All places were
green. I enjoyed a lot.
I am a little better, but not completely well. I have got a sore throat. Thank you for caring.
I have no enough time to spend on reading books in Farsi and Physics. I believe I have
done it, and that is enough. I intend to read some English books. I have to do it step by
step, little by little, gradually but continuously.
Please keep on writing. Please don't leave us alone. I hope to hear more from you soon.
All the best,

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Andrew May 13th 2009

Hi Behnam,
So what a book you eventually purchased?

I did not give you any advices 'cause I had no ideas. I read not enough to do advices.
But I have an assumption:
I think you do the same mistake that I did for a long time.
I was studying written English, book English. As a result my friends sometimes said
me:"Ohh great! You know so many English words!". But when there was a necessity to
make real conversation, to speak by voice I became a helpless pupil unable to produce
even a pair of worthy phrases.
Such a studying was a delusion!
I think I know how to correct this mistake now. I've learnt it very recently but I've already
told about my "discovery" many times on this pages.
If someone needs to learn speak language (exactly SPEAK but not just read and write)
he/she should concentrate efforts on LISTENIG and SPEAKING. Not everyone has a
chance to learn a language from natives, in a country where people speak that language.
In a country where that one could has daily, hourly language practice.
So what to do if you have no such a possibility?
What I've already said - plug your ears by headphones and listen, listen, listen. Listen for
GOOD SAMPLES OF NATIVE'S SPEECH. And then copying. Copying assidiously and
thoughtless as a speaking crow. Or parrot:)
Just put a weight on another scale pan!
I swear the result will surprise you.
Andrew

Dear Andrew,
How are you? I hope you are in a good mood.
So many thanks for your nice advice. You are completely right. There is no use to
memorise many words, becuase they will be forgotten soon, if we don't use them. "If you
don't use it, you will lose it" is a famous expression in English, which is true when it
comes to learning a new language.
Today, I couldn't go to the book exhibition. I will go tomorrow afternoon. I have got some
vouchers. I have to buy some books. If I don't buy any books, I have to sell my vouchers! I
dislike selling them. (loool)
All in all, I completely agree with you. I hate memorising. In fact, I cannot memorise
things. I have to formulate them in an especial way. I have to use an especial coding
system to memorise some words. For instance, when I wanted to memorise "vest" and
"chest" I made a connection between them like this: "I wear vest on my chest"(loool)!
As you said, the best way to improve our spoken English is speaking and listening, but it
depends! It depends on what you want to do. Sometimes, we need to write a letter. In such
cases, we have to know how and what to write. For example, I often write on this site
regularly. I must write in a simple and correct way. Therefore, I must be aware of English
grammar, tenses, prepositions, etc.
Anyway, thank you for you friendly advice. I really enjoyed reading it.
I will only buy two books. Am I allowed? Just two books dear! (loool)
I often listen to BBc on www.bbclearningenglish.com That is very useful. I often

download some audio files from the Internet and save them on my mp3 player, and then
listen to them on different occasions. For example, when I have a walk in a park, I listen
to those files.
Speaking is very useful, but unfortunately I haven't got a good partner to practise
speaking with them.
All the best,

avaledai May 13th 2009

My dear Behnam;
It is very agreable that i still see you here .One year passed...but , i would never forget
you.Always ,you are in my heart
Love.(mikham ba in kalame azyatet konam.(lool))

Mitra.

dear Mohsen,
Thank you for your explanatory notes for love.I like rather the first.Thank you for your
sentence.What you said make me feel the love.
Can i ask you that you are a romantic man or not?
BEST REGARDS
NANA
MAY 13,2009
Dear Behnam,
I am so sorry to hear about the news you are sick.How about your cough?You and your
brother turn better now?In china there is a good prescription for cough.First you cut a
pear in half;secend you dig the nut of the pear,third you grind the bulbus fritilariae(a
plant which can be buy in a Chinese Medicial Shop) into powder.Fouth you put the
powder into the middle of pear and coincide the two part of pear.The last step put the
pear in a bowl added with rock sugar and water,shut the lid down,steam in a pan.The pan
must given some water.It is about half and an hour.After that,you drink the soup,you will
find the cough disappear.
GOOD LUCK
NANA
MAY 13,2009

Hi Cathy ,
Thanks a million for your wonderful writing , thank you once gain for giving us your
great feelings toward all friends here.
Dear Cathy , there are lots of differences between Arab world and another countries , and
because of these differences , we are suffering from some actions which is so far from our
culture and believes, some people try to be like western countries , and others are
reserved toward other cultures.
And a part from this fact , some people like to get married by using some modern ways
like internet , some of them use magazines , and such ways. Maybe in your country it's
very normal to know someone by internet and to get married to him/her, but in my country
this way is very rarely .
Any way thanks a lot for joining me my topic, I tried to write for you yesterday , but I was
scared after seeing a horror movie , its name " the haunting " , this movie made me afraid
even from being alone in my room , I don't like such movies because I know that I'm brave
as much as a little mouse(LOL).
Dear Cathy , you are very soft , you are really like a flower , as our friend Behnam said .
Please write to me?Don't be late.
Marina.
Hi Behnam ,
Thank you so much for your great answers , in fact I agree with you 100%, so I can't
agree with you more(LOL).
I think such kind of marriage just be in the Cinema , you know everything can be in
movies , for example finding a hole with a lot of money , or flying in the sky , fighting with
the fire which comes from my hands , sleeping in Syria and waking up in another country
, and getting married to someone I know by internet (LOoOoOoOL).
Dear Behnam , today was the exhibition in Iran , so please tell us what did you buy???
What is the second book???
I'd be delighted if you wrote to me soon.
Marina.

Dear Behnam,
there is a old saying "A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing." So we should have
associate with books as a regular habit. it helps us in making decision or taking action.
Of course some people who is older wiser or more experienced are like a book, when we
discuss our problems with them .
One useful book is 504 Absolutely Essential Words which you can download it through
internet, it helps extend vocabulary and how to use words in their own place, I read one
page per day.
For me reading a book is like a sleeping pill.As soon as I start to read I go to sleep ,may a
dangerous thought remain in my mind. A good rule for me life is: Never make a major
decision or take a major action without revealing your intentions to and discussing them
with someone (or several) you trust.
All the best,

Mohsen
Dear Behnam,
Thanks a million for your praises. They are just like the flowers which adorn my beauty,
the honey which sweetens my heart, and the breeze which refreshes my soul fully and
completely. I never saw a character so thoroughly hit off, but it's clear that you really
have a good taste. Hehe...... Hope I won't let you down.
A friend is a book, and you are more special to me. As Mohsen said we should associate
with books as a regular habit. Every time, I stay in this room and read several writings
from which I learn a lot. Actually, all friends speak excellent English here, and continue
to make progress. We communicate with each other and exchange our ways to learn
English, especially our unique thoughts. In short, I enjoy from thinking by writing here,
and this is one of the biggest lessons in my life. Thanks a lot for your door open, and let
me join this room.
Share your ways of learning English

Learn your ways of sharing
Enjoy the way we walk together
Be my friend, do your friend
Cathy

Dear Marina,
You are braver than I thought. I feel happy that you think of me when you are watching a
horror movie. Dear Marina, I have to say that I'm not a brave knight, and I never have
guts to see any horror movies, so please remember, if you see the same kind next time,
you'd better think of a real knight in your mind, such as Behnam, Andrew, Mohsen, etc....
Hehe...I'm kidding, hope you stay from any horror.
Thanks for your explanation on culture differences, and I'm eager to read more from you.
Now, would you like sitting a while with me and enjoying a cup of coffee, hope it's not late
for me to treat you.
Cathy
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Dear Maryam,
How are you? Are you enjoying every ray of sunshine, every nook and corner of new life?
I just feel I miss you terribly. You writings always help me when I feel alone. Now I'm
happy, I wanna you can share the same happy mood.
Please come back earlier and write more to friends here.
Let's have a small party with candy and coffee.
Hi, girl, are you hearing my calling?
Have fun
Cathy

Dear Behnam,Andrew, Cathy ,Maryam ,
Did you receive my email attachment ,momsong. I think that native speaker can not speak
as fast as her. Do you think that fast speaking is a factor in fluent speaking? My problem
in speaking is that I can not speak fast ,I think about the words to make a sentence.
Andrew ,do you know the singer of momsong?
All the best,

Mohsen

Dear friends,
I felt I was running a good day, as I finished all jobs in time and came back home soon in
afternoon. I took a shower and lay down on the sofa ,start going to sleep. I tried hard to
go to sleep ,but I couldn't. because, the sound of windows glass in Attic which was
trembling by wind ,kept repeated on my head and the rattling sounded more and more as
the winds howled. Finally, like a bear with sore head I got up and sit on the sofa ,got my
head by two hand to soothe my headache . Suddenly, I heard bang shut of a door, our
niebour used to shut his parking door strongly when he wants to take his car out. I roared
without control, what a damn day. I went toward the door, but my wife blocked my way.
please keep calm, we used to have had an honorable and respectful life here for year,
don't loss your temper ??,She gave me her unceasing advise and did not let me to have
debate with the neibour. Once my wife told the story to our niebour's wife ,she have
answered that her husband has a bad habit and close the doors strongly, she was sorry
for it.
Would you like to share your idea about the habits you know about your friends or
relatives or yourself? Good or bad ..
All the best,

Mohsen
mary May 15th 2009

Hi Marina,
Thank you so much for your nice compliment. Thank you for your positive thought.
Actually, I am not full of ideas, but I have bought a book which has some topics to write
about. So, as you see, I am a good cheater. (LoL)
I hope you and other friends like the topics and share your ideas about them with friends
as always.
As I understood, you don't like to watch horror movies, but it is one of my favorites. I
watched lots of them. And as I remember, I experienced the feeling that you had. I
remember that it was summer and warm and the windows were open. After watching the
movie, I went to my room with fear and the first thing I did was to close the window(of
course, it was night). That night, I was alone in my room and my sister was not at home.
But that experience didn't make me stop watching them.
So what kind of movies do you like?
Have good times,

Maryam
mary May 15th 2009

Dear friends,
How are you? I hope you are healthy and happy and make progress in whatever you do.
I hope you write your ideas about the following statement. Do you agree or disagree with
it? Why?
"People are never satisfied with what they have. They always want something more or
different."
Yours,
Maryam
mary May 15th 2009

Hi Cathy,
Thanks a lot for your kind words. You praised me to the sky, honey. I have really enjoyed
reading them. Your words are full of beautiful and strong emotion. Thank you so much,
indeed.
Thank you for sharing your happiness with me and thanks for filling your loneliness with
my writings. It's a great deal for a friend.
And your friendship is truly a golden opportunity for me. I'm proud of having such a good
and real friend. I hope I won't let you down, dear.
You are right. I really enjoy writing to my friends. But sometimes I don't have enough
time or I'm tired to be able to focus on a subject to write about.
And I should apologize to you for answering late and thank you for keep writing to me.
You are truly kind-hearted, Cathy. So, it's my pleasure to be among your friends.
I completely agree with you about a smile out of heart.
Sun glows for a day, a candle for an hour, a matchstick for a minute, but a good day can
glow for ever, so make your day by your sweet smile, honey.
I love both candy and coffee, so let's hold the party. Also we can dance and listen to
music. What is your idea? I'm sure that Marina will welcome dancing with open arms.
Keep smiling,
Maryam
mary May 15th 2009

Hi Behnam,
How are you? I hope you are in a good mood and get completely well so soon.
Thank you for your nice wishes. I hope you be successful in all you do, too.
You are right. Green mountains are really beautiful. I enjoy watching them in details. So
thanks God for rain, for such a beautiful world and for such a good friends.
How was the book exhibition? Could you find the books which you were looking for?
Best wishes,
Maryam
niloufar May 16th 2009

Hi every body
Im niloufar safarzadeh
Im new in this tread. Im from iran. I want to learn english like every body in this thread.
But my english is not good at all.
I wish every body in this thread can help me.
Best wish.
niloufar

Hello Mitra,
Do my eyes deceive me? You cannot imagine how happy I became when I saw your
message. Thank you for putting message in this thread.
I am also so glad that you follow me and my writings. That is very kind of you actually.
One year passed???!!! What do you mean? Do you mean your frist writing to me? Or, do
you mean your frist time that you see my writing on this site? I am very confused, would
you please be clear? (loooooooooooooooooool)
Oh my God! Again speaking about love and lovely things! Come on Mitra!!! (loool)
What are you doing? How life is going? Please write something about yourself.
All the best,


Hi Nana,
Thank you for you care. Thank you for giving a recipe for cooking especial food which is
so useful for people who cough.
I am better now, and I don't cough, but I have got a sore throat.
Please keep on writing, and do not lose touch with me and my friends. I hope to read
more from you soon.
All the best,

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i09skandar May 17th 2009

dear everyone
the english is very important so i make me can speak english but till now i can't speak
english pleas teach me
veterani4 May 18th 2009

It is my first time that I came here
mary May 18th 2009

Hi Niloufar,
How are you? I hope you are great and enjoy your life like everyone here.
Please accept my warmly welcome. I'm glad that you are here. I hope you write here from
time to time.
Don't worry about anything. Friends here are very kind, so keep writing and enjoy it.
Best regards,
Maryam
mary May 18th 2009

Dear Andrew and Mohsen,
How are you my friends? I hope you are in a good mood and enjoy life the best.
I missed you. Why don't you write to me? Has something happened or you are as busy as
me?
Please at least write your idea about the statement which I have written.
Thank you so much in advance.
Best regards,
Maryam
Andrew May 18th 2009

Hi Maryam,
we are fine. And our fins are moving good, thanks god!
And the mood is just exellent. As to me personally I'm not too busy, you know it's not
peculiar to my origin:)
As to the statement: "People are never satisfied with what they have. They always want
something more or different."
................................................................................
...............................................
I don't know:)))))
I am satisfied!
Mohsen, wittyman, say please are satisfied by what you have? - Zzz...
Hmm, seems to be ok..just need a gun for chasing cats.
Never mind dear Maryam, I was always not good at the 'compositions on a given subject'.
But it doesn't mean that I don't miss you. I miss!!
Mohsen? - zz..
- He miss you too
So how marvelous could it be if you told us about your current life, new job, household
activities. What is the weather in Tehran? What about the orange trees? Are you taking
them just from the branch on your way to your job? In my place the spring still fight
against the winter. Yesterday the Winter prevailed against Spring, today the Spring seems
prevail against Winter so I have to change my coats everytime (it's a joke - I have only
one coat:)
And what about my mail-letter to you? Did't you really get it?
If yes what do you think about that statement?
Well,
I wish you to have as many sun and as many rainy days as you wish. And that your new
job bring you even some satisfaction. And that your angelic eyes were shining as usual.
Andrew for both (Mohsen has overslept everything. Though I believe he will say
something when he wake up.)

Dear Friends(Marina, Maryam, Andrew, Cathy, Mohsen, Mitra, Nana, ...)
I am very sorry that I haven't written anything, but I am not able to open this site. I don't
know what has happened to this site that I cannot open it. At the moment, I am in the first
page, I don't know who has written, and what has been written.
I don't know what is wrong with this site, or with the Internet in my country!
Please forgive me. I am not able to open other pages. I know that the number of writings
has become 1974, but I don't know what has been written, and who has written!!!
There is an error on this site. I cannot open last pages. It takes more than 30 mins to open
home page!!!
I hope to be able to read your writings soon. I am so eager to read them.
All the best,


Dear Maryam,
Thanks that you bear in your mind and asked me to write about your mentioned topic.
Many people have a lot of problems in their life, physically and psychologically, so I
thanks God that lets me to be in health. All people have some shortages, leakages and
deficiencies, they have weakness or imperfection in them ,they should try to remove them
and put an end with their problems in regular interval.
Dear Andrew, you know what was my problem, to tell you the truth ,I could remove it in a
peaceful way -no need for a gun now. I put an ear ring with a cord on the black cat ear
and cut one side of his mustache, so she couldn't find her way back to home. For 2 week I
couldn't find any track of black cat footprints. Now I am satisfied with my life.
What about you. Do you want a little changes in your kitchen. Do you have microwave
oven or automatic dish washer?
Dear maryam,when we look at the bright side of our life we satisfy with what we have in
our life. Looking at bright side of life is a personal thought preference for people which
live satisfactory, they are much friendly ,supportive ,polite, respectful ,compatible and
have harmony to their environments ,situations and also the people who they are dealing
with.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don?t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss
it.? People who get bogged down in the past or are always looking ahead to the future
miss the small joys of life -- like eating a perfectly well-done burger or seeing their baby
smile -- that are right in front of them today.
Some people never are satisfied. It is like a disease. They just have to find fault and
always complaining. They are really fed up. For example a friend of mine is not enjoy his
life, he always complain things, In a restaurant when he sits near a window, he says it's
too cold. If he is in the center of the restaurant, it's too noisy. Close to the kitchen there's
too much activity. If the table is away from the kitchen, the food comes too cold. And so
on, and so on, and so on. This is a negative point that some person never be satisfied with
a situation.
I believe being satisfied in life should not prevent our improvement in living conditions
science and all things that we are expected to our life quality.
B.Wishes
Mohsen

Dear Niloufar,
Welcome to this site, and thank you so much for putting message in this thread.
We all are here to improve our English skills. Thank you for joining us.
Would you please give us a little bit information about yourself?
Please share some things with me and my friends. Don't worry about making mistakes.
Your English is rather good.
All the best,


Dear Maryam,
How life is going? I hope you enjoy every minute of your life in Tehran.
Thank you very much for writing in this thread. Thank you once again for giving a topic
to discuss.
Today, I could open this pages, and then I read the last writings. Thank God! I am very
sorry for being late in the reply.
Your topic is: "People are never satisfied with what they have. They always want
something more or different."
I just saw and read it five minutes ago. I didn't think about it. As I guess you know, for me
it is sometimes impossible to open and then to visit my thread. Therefore, I am afraid of
losing this opportunity, so I want to write some sentences about that topic, without
enough thinking about it.
Your statement is about human beings. That is actually a part of our nature. Sometimes,
satisfaction is like a stop point, or is like a breake to stop and give up. That is not good. In
fact, we are greedy, and it motivates us. In other words, people are motivated by greedy,
somehow.
It is not good to get satisfied with what we have, becuase it will makes us stop being
active. We should always try to change bad things to some good things. As far as I'm
concerned, that behaviour is like a powerful motor for human beings. It is a good as long
as we get benefits from it. Sometimes, it becomes a dangerous thing for us, so we should
control it.
All in all, it has got two sides, negative & positive.
I have no time to continue. I am in a hurry. I am so sorry. I didn't check my writing. Sorry

for making any mistakes.
All the best,


Dear friends,
How are you? I hope everything is going well with you and you enjoy every minute of
your life.
Thank you for writing in this thread and being in touch. Actually, it was impossible for me
to open these pages, so I couldn't read your writings, and then answer them. I am so sorry
for being late in answering.
Dear Marina and dear Andrew, you have asked to know what I have bought finally from
the book exhibition. I have bought two books: 1) Practical English Usage 2) Select
Reading
Dear Mohsen, I had bought "504 essential ...". I have done its homework, but not
completely. Thank you for suggestion anyway.
Dear Cathy, I don't know what to write and how to write as well. Actually, you have killed
me with your kindness. Thank you for being a very kind lady.
Dear Nana, so many thanks for your care about me. Now, I am well.
Dear friends, please do not lose touch with me and with this thread. I hope to read from
you very soon.
All the best,

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Dear Skandar and Veterani,
So many thanks for putting message on this powerful site. Welcome to this place. Thank
you for writing in this thread.
We are some learners who are learning English. We improve our language skills, make
friends with people, and strengthen our friendship through writing in this thread at the
same time. Therefore, we 'kill two birds with one stone'! Thank you for joining us.
Would you please give us some information about yourself?
Please do not hesitate to share something with me and my friends. I hope to read more
from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Behnam,
Thanks for your special words which constantly inspire me to write more.
If I kill you from writing, all friends will kill me together, hehe...Behnam, you can see how
important you are in friends' hearts. If really, there is something I can kill, I wish I can
kill the silence, the ice and the distance between friends. If truly, my kindness can be
empowered, I wish the kindness can melt the silence and distance away completely.
Your writings are reaching for hearts, and there is no way to get back.
Kill the silence, double kindness
To you and friends
We lay our friendship on you
Cathy

Dear Maryam,
I'm satisfied with the party we had several days ago, but I just want it once more and
more. Am I greedy? Why I can't stop longing for the good things, the good relationship
and the best party with friends.
The days we had,

The songs we sang together,
The thoughts we share,
It makes me feel
It touches my heart
It refreshes my soul
I just wonder why I am always longing for more, maybe Coz I'm still alive.
Hehe?..
Keep smiling
Cathy

Dear Marina,
Where did you go? I hope it's okay by being staying away. It's a good season to do more
and have fun.
I just want you to know that friends have been missing you and hope you can get back
earlier and share more together. One swallow can't make a summer, and one palm can't
make a clap. There is always a place for you here, especially in my heart.
Be back soon and write more.
Cathy

Dear friends( Behnam , Cathy and Maryam ),
How are you my dearest friends ??? How is it going ??? I hope you are fine , ok , and
enjoying this Summer. I've missed all of you, and I'm sorry for being late in answering ,
but I was suffering from the same Behnam's problem , I couldn't open this website easily ,
it was a bit boring for me to wait for 30 min and sometimes more. Now it's a bit better .
I'd thank all of you for writing and asking about me , thank you for your kindness and
affection. (Dear Behnam , I've missed you so much) , (Dear Cathy , your words are so
dear to me),( Dear Maryam , where are you??? )
As our friend Cathy said , there is a silence , some ghosts began to enter our home(LOL),
so please let's write again , and more than before , there are lots of topics to write about.
Dear friends, sometimes I wish I were a man , and other times I feel happy that I'm a girl .
let's write about this : " write 10 reasons which make you feel happy about your gender ,
and 10 reasons which make you wish to be the opposite gender."
Please share this topic with me , I think it's very exciting ?.
Thanks in advance ?.
Marina.
Andrew May 21st 2009

Dear Marina,
We say "It's much easier to born a child once than to shave a face all your life!":))))
Shouldn't secrete wish to change a gender be considered as anomaly? Is not even a
thought about changing our own sex just an attempt to mess divine plan??
Could you name ten reasons for to have such a wish???
Regards,
Andrew
P.S. and one brotherly kiss
Marina1 May 21st 2009

Hi Andrew,
Thanks a lot for your reply. In fact you made me confused , at first when I read your first
sentence about shaving I smiled because I felt that you got my topic , but when I read the
rest of your reply , I felt you didn't get it.
Dear Andrew , for me I'm happy to be a creature from God , God decided what should I
be , so I'm a girl , and I'm satisfied for being a girl because it's my God decision.
There are many things we face it during the day , like getting the bus , or be in a crowded
place or even stand on the queue , for me I'm happy because I'm a girl when I get the bus ,
because it's very rarely to stand , and if there was no place to sit , some good men will
give me their sits(LOL) but if I was a man no one would give me a sit(LOL). So dear
Andrew , that's what I mean , the topic is very funny , in fact I don't mean that I want to
change my gender , I didn't mean that at all (LOL).
So as I said before the topic is very simple and funny , it's not about changing the gender
in some operations ( anomaly).
I'll write some reasons to be happy for being a girl and others for wishing to be a man:
1-it's nice to be a girl, so I shouldn't work in day and night to make a living .
2-some people like to hire girls more than boys .
3-I can wear clothes from all colors (LOL)( some men think that they shouldn't wear
clothes which are red or pink)
4-I can spend all my day in my home , and know one would feel that I should go out
(LOL).
??
Other reasons for the second state:
1-I think men are lucky because they shouldn't wear shoes with a high heel(LOL).
2-For men , it's very easy to be pretty , just a nice T-shirt or shirt and pants with a kind
dressed hair is enough for them , but for women , they spend lots of hours in front of
mirrors to be pretty(LOL).
3-Men can travel alone , they can make all their issues alone , but women can't , they
always need men .
4-??
I promise I'll write more , they are just some examples to make you understand my simple
, easy and funny topic.
Dear Andrew , I'm a girl , and I can't accept your kiss even if it was (brotherly) , because
it's forbidden in my religion , So I'm as a girl shouldn't accept it , so you see Andrew ,
here , in this situation I'm happy for being a girl , because I can refuse your kiss (LOL).
Please Andrew , don't get upset , I really hope that you'll write about this topic if you liked
it , because I know that Andrew is a man who likes to have fun.
Marina.
nanazhong May 21st 2009

dear behnam,
I hope you turn better than better,and strong like a cow. :)
This week I had an interview because I want to change another job,but I failed.I don't
know why.Do you have an experience in interview?Can you give me some suggestion?
I need your help
NANA
MAY 21,2009

dear Cathy,
How's it going?Hope you in a happy day!
Can you ask what's your job?How do you find this job?Now i want to change a job,but i
have forgot how to prepare for everything such as interview.Can you give me some avise?
GOOD LUCK
NANA
MAY 21,2009

Dear friends,
I'm going to write something about my topic , It's not my idea , but it's an email from a
friend of mine.
Why it's lucky to be a girl:

1) When a girl is going to get married , her father will give her some money to bring her
needs, but the man when he is going to get married he should work in day and night to
have money.
2) All people in the wedding day look at bride's white dress and no one look at poor
groom's nice suit.
3) If a girl who is driving a car made a mistake in driving and the police officer saw her ,
he would not give her a violation if she cried a little bit, but if a man made it , the police
officer will give him a violation whatever the man have done.
4) If a girl ( who is student) came to the lecture in the university lately , the professor will
give her permission to enter the class, but if a man did it the professor would say angrily"
I think you should complete your sleep in your home".
5) If a father get upset from his daughter , he will not tell her that she should go out from
home, but if a son did it , he would look for a place to spend his night in.
Thank you for reading it , I think they are funny and real at the same time , what is your
mind????
I'm very much looking forward to reading from you as soon as you can.
Marina.
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Andrew May 21st 2009

Marina,,,,
May we lose a marvelous chance to become marred and lousy and little bit thoughtfully
thoughtless? To say a sentence having to be in no connection with another sentencies?
There is definit attraction for your dosobedient servant to mess a mass, to mislead his
readers for some unreasonable reasons, to say a phrases containing no content in them.
To be a man with no any definit reasons not to be a man:))
Yours sincerely,
Lol

Dear Andrew ,
In fact I didn't understand all your writing this time , my mind has stopped understanding
your sentences , they are difficult for me , sorry , I think there is no connection. I prefer to
talk with my friends as clearly as I can, and I expect the same from them .
Sorry?
Marina.
mary May 22nd 2009

Hi Andrew,
It's good to know that you are good. It's completely clear from your writing.
Thank you so much for your writing. And thank you for nice wishes.
Actually, I work as a seller in a company which produces office furniture. Work hour is
from 9 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. I am out of house for about 10 hours. When I get home, I should
think about tomorrow's lunch and prepare something. Of course, besides making
dinner(sometimes my cousin makes dinner). And the cleaning is for weekends.
You know, it's really good, when you get home and the food is ready and warm and more
important than that is tea. You can drink a glass of tea.
And about e-mail, I should say that I often check and answer e-mails on Fridays. Sorry, I
try to read it and answer soon.
The weather here is warm and sometimes hot. I don't know what the summer will be?
I didn't get you about orange trees and taking them from the branch? Do you mean take
oranges from branches?
I hope you have spring and warm weather soon and the sun which shines continuously on
Russian.
Have a good time,

Maryam
mary May 22nd 2009

Hi Mohsen,
Thank you Mohsen for writing about the subject and answering me.
I have truly enjoyed reading your writing as always. You wrote it very beautifully. Your
examples are very nice. Thanks a lot, indeed.
I will write my point of view later.
Have great times,

Maryam
mary May 22nd 2009

Hi Behnam,
How are you? I hope you be healthy and happy.
Thank you for writing about the subject.
Wherever I am, my friends are with me, so for sure I enjoy this beautiful life every where.
By the way, what is your idea about the weather? Don't you think that it's a bit hot? What
will happen in the summer?

Have a good time,
Maryam
mary May 22nd 2009

"People are never satisfied with what they have, they always want more."
I think, we, human beings, are created so. I mean to want more at each level. Actually,
this characteristic helps us improve in every part. For example, imagine you have got
your diploma recently and now you think of continuing to get your Bachelor degree. You
start studying and meanwhile you are satisfied with it, but after getting your degree, you
don't feel satisfied anymore. At this time, you think of getting Master degree and this
process continues. As you know well, sciences are unlimited, so it can continues as long
as you are alive.
So long as, we are not satisfied with what we have, we try harder and keep going to get a
better result, or better to say, the favorable result.
By the way, we shouldn't forget to be thankful for what we have. We can appreciate it and
then continue to get more.
Thank you dear Mohsen and Behnam for sharing your thoughts with me. I know it was a
boring subject, but I want to practice writing about such subjects, because I need it for
TOEFL exam. Thank you for accompanying with me.
I really appreciate if you write comment on my writing.
Yours,
Maryam
Andrew May 22nd 2009

Hello Marina,
I am sorry!!
My repentance has no limits. Yes, my previous message was perfectly odd and
pathetically vague. Just complete jumbles:))
It was maybe just an attempt to solve a problem:"Could I write a text consisted from
Grammatically right phrases but containing no any sense in it." And I guess I was
succeed in a solvation of that unseemly task, that is why I bring my enormously big and
little bit foolish appologies:(((
By the way such exercises develope the skill of Eloquence, what might be pretty useful at
any time and circumstances.
So...
If you'll be sometimes in a mood to write something absolutely thoughtless, some
nonsense to your odd Russian friend feel free about it - it will be accepted as well as any
other kinds of writings, with gratitude! Thanks in advance.
No more kisses but a lot of smiles (I hope it's not forbidden?)

;))))))))))))))))))
Andrew
behnam May 22nd 2009

Dear Marina,
So many thanks for making this thread a nice place to be in. Your wonderful writings,
good behaviours and friendly mannar, as a real lady, have made the atmosphere of this
topic so sincerely and heartily. Thank you once more for giving a good topic for
discussion.
That topic seems funny, at the first glance, but it is actually one of the most important
questions in the world of psychology. Of course, it is one of the wittiest questions. If
people answered it carefully, and if they were themselves (without pretending and trying
to change their behaviours to look acceptable from other people points of view, or
sometimes to please some beliefs and societies' laws), and if they didn't play some fake
roles in answering that wonderful question, some serious problem would be solved easily.
The answer of that question is one of the main keys to open the locked door of someone's
inner thoughts or feelings, which are often not showed to other people. It is like a agte
that we can use it to enter inside and understand some useful things about the psychology
of someone. Dear Marina, take the value of your question. I really found it very
interesting and important. Thank you for asking it.
I am not exaggerating, and advertising!
I personally have no problem with Behnam. I really love him. My God has created me as
man. He knows much better than me.
1) I am a man. I have got more freedom, but I have to take many responsibilies, due to the
fact that life is like dealing, we give something and then we receive something else. There
is a good expression in English: "The best things in the world are free"! This saying or
proverb is so beautiful, but it is just beautiful to use it when you make speech in order to
look like a romantic educated person! (LOL) In the real world, I don't believe such
sentences, because of the fact that even friendship and love, which are often considered as
two important and free things, aren't free. Unconditional love and friendship is rare, in
fact. We are almost always dealing with each other! :(
I am physically stronger than women( I am not so sure! LooooL), but surely I am

emotionally weak. I am always involved in some rough and brain - based things which
make me strict. I take life so serious. My view is wide, and a wide view has got
advantages and disadvantages! For example, a wide view makes me consider the future in
all my decisions! The future is an important factor in my equations. (LooooL)
I have to protect my partner from all danger and peril of the life. This is really a big
responsibility and I'm not sure I'm ready for that yet.(LooooL)
I can be a father, but I'm not sure!!!!! Hahaha..... I have to be a good listener. Listening is
an art, but men aren't so arty in it!
All in all, I love being a man, but a real one! (LOOOOL)
2) The world of women is very strange for me. Their way of thinking is different. They
often look at life and situations from different angle. They can be a mother with some
especial feelings. Mother's love towards her child is considered the most unconditional
one in the world of human beings. I don't like to be a woman, but I like to understand how
their world is. (LOOOL).
They are so kind. Their hearts are some nice place to stay. Their worries about men are
interesting. Men often work to produce some things to make women satisfied! Women are
good consumers. They are so fussy, they do shopping all day, but buy nothing! (LooooL)
Their main tools are emotion and feeling. They often think that they are right with their
feelings!
Their longevity is much more greater than men's longevity! This is what I often feel
jealous of it! (LooooL)
They can live years alone (Without husband and partner), but men often cannot live
without.... (Pardon my French!)
They are often bussy with some small and unimportant things, like why you said so, why
you go there, why you answered me late, why you didn't say thank you????(LooooL) They
have got narrow view. They are so clever and smart, but their narrow view makes them
stop thinking about important things! (LooooL)
I wish I had got their longevity. I wish I could understand them. I wish I could use their
feelings in recognising some hidden facts! All in all, I really love them. I really love the
way they think, the way they talk, the way they walk, the way they laugh, the way they feel
jealous of their competitor...They make me feel calm, relaxed. Life is great when they are
there.
Thank you for reading. So sorry for making you bored.
I am looking forwards to heearing more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Marina, sorry to make some mistakes. I didn't check my writing.
..the atmosphere of this thread...
...is like a gate...
...created me as a man...
..their heart are some nice places...
...looking forward to hearing...
Dear Marina, I have made many mistakes. Sorry. I have no time to check them.
All the best,


Dear Cathy,
Thank you very much for your nice friendship with me.
Your writing is great, as always. Thank you for writing some nice sentences about me.
Actually, you have praised me. Thank you once again for saying some positive things
about me.
I am not important at all, but I have got some kind friends. Due their kindness towards me
Behnam is alive actually. Thank you for your kindness.
Please give us some topic to write about. Your writings are romantic because you use
especial pen which has filled in ink of love!
All the best,

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mary May 22nd 2009

Hi lovely Cathy,
I got your point dear. Thank you for pointing to that subject.
You are not greedy at all. You want all those good things, because you are good, too.
Let's hold the party every month. Is it good?
Thank you for writing that beautiful poem(in my idea it's a poem). I really enjoy reading
it. It's very meaningful. Thank you so much, indeed.
God gave us two legs to walk, two hands to hold, two ears to hear, two eyes to see, but
why did he give us only one heart?
Probably, he wants us to look for the other.
Your look is as softness as spring flowers and your words are as pure as waterfalls and
your smile is as shiny as the sun. I can feel them all.
Thank you for all.
Have fun,
Maryam
mary May 22nd 2009

I am reading a book. its name is, "Follow your heart." I've read something which is good.
I write it here and if you like you can read it, too.
"WE CHOOSE HOW WE SEE PEOPLE."
Fred and Mary go on their first dinner date. Fred is determined to have a good time.
Mary drops potato salad in her lap, and Fred says, "here, let me help you wipe that up."
She loses her house keys, and Fred says, "I do that all the time!"
Three years go by. Mary and husband Fred are out to dinner. She drops the potato salad
in her lap. Fred says, "You're disgusting!" she forgets her keys. He says, "You bird
brain!"
Same people, same circumstances, different attitude! We choose how we see people. When
we want to like someone, we can be so tolerant. When we want to be irritated by people,
we focus on their faults. It's not other people's behavior that determines how we feel
about them, it's our attitude.
Most of us spend more time thinking about what's wrong than what's right: Mary has two
mental lists about Fred. The first is the wife's short list- a brief inventory of Fred's
shortcomings. The second is the widow's long list- a complete catalogue of Fred's
qualities.
She spends her whole married life concentrating on the short list- the few things which
irritate her. Then one day poor Fred gets hit by a truck. Overnight she switches to the
long list? "Fred was such and angel, kind generous, hardworking? he was such a good
husband."
If we want to have lists, shouldn't we at least do it the other way around?
People who concentrate on the negatives usually defend themselves by saying, "I'm just
being realistic." The fact is YOU CREATE YOUR REALITY. You choose how to see other
people. Take anybody in your life and concentrate on what you like about them, and your
relationship will improve. It can be hard, and even scary, but it works.
Yours,
Maryam
Marina1 May 23rd 2009

Hi Andrew,
Thanks for your reply. Please keep smiling , not only for me but for you , for all people
and especially for your life , because it's better for your health :) :) take care.
Marina
Marina1 May 23rd 2009

Hi dear Behnam,
I'm so happy to see you again , I'm much more happier because of your great writing ,
thank you for understanding my topic and writing is such great way.
The number of writings is raising everyday , it's 2003 now , with my writing 2004 , so
what is that mean???? :) , and who will wrote the writing number 2009 ??
Dear Behnam , women depends on their feelings and emotions , It's absolutely right , and
it's a strong weapon , believe me (LOL), we can own men's hearts by these tools :) . so we
will have brains' men by these tool .(LOL)
Dear Behnam, for me I'll not go to a woman who is doctor to do a surgery because I know
she is thinking in her home , children and her husband when she is doing it , so maybe in
this way she will put my heart instead of my stomach and vice versa(LOoOoOoOL). But
men have always their minds with them , in work time they think of work , and in family
time they think of family , everything has its time in their life , and it's a nice point for
men.:).
We can depend on men , we can't live without them , they give us safety , feeling
comfortable and happy , and a shoulder to rely on.
But Behnam , do you think that we(women) have narrow view??? :( , please, come on!!
we have a too narrow view (LOoooooooOL).
Thank you Behnam for all your sweet words to me , I'm happy because Behnam is
thinking of me in that way , thank you very much indeed. And don't worry about your
mistakes , in fact I didn't see any mistake in your writing :).
I hope to read more from you as soon as you can.
Marina.
behnam May 23rd 2009
Hello Nana,
How are you my Chinese kind friend? I hope everything is going well with you.
I am very well. Thank you for caring and worring about me. As all men in the world, I like
being strong, but not as strong as a cow. (looool) Actully, it is very good to be a strong
man, so I prefer to be as strong as a bull. (loooool)
Oh my God! As strong as a bull! What does it mean? Am I going to pull something, or

maybe to make an intense sound, or even maybe to be used in ploughing in the spring by
farmers! (loool)
I am only joking Nana. When there is a bull, surely there had been a cow!
(loooooooooooool)
I have had many interviews. We should wear in a proper way. Some people believe that
wearing blue clothes helps. We should sit in a straightt way. Women are supposed to wear
less make up. We should try to be honest, because honesty is the best policy as an old
famous saying goes. We should answer questions as brief as possible. Finally, we should
have good self - confidence. When we have self - confidence, we force people into doing
in a way that we want. I believe, having strong belief and faith in our abilities will make
us successful, and also will make people to follow us. (loooL)
How can we gain such self - confidence and how can we be such a self - confident
person? It is another story. (looool)
All the best,


Hello Maryam,
How are you? I hope you enjoy every minute of your life in Tehran. Thank you for writing
in this thread. I would like to express my special thanks for your wonderful writing from
"Follow your heart". It is really wonderful. I would appreciate if you could send me its
file. Have you got a file from this book? I will search for it.
Yes, as you have written, the weather is hot. Nothing will happen Maryam. I believe, God
willing of course, we will spend this summer like other summers of our life. By the way, in
such cases, I often do whatever other people do! (loool) It's a good way to feel relaxed
rather than worry, isn't it? (loool)
I am in a hurry. So sorry for writing short and breif. I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen and Andrew,
How are you? I hope you both are in a good mood and healthy.
I have got a question for you. Did you forget poor Behnam?
Please don't leave me alone, I can't bear it! I am very much looking forward to hearing
from you as soon as possible.
All the best,


Hi Maryam,
How are you my Iranian friend??? How is it going ??? I hope you are fine and enjoying
your life with your new job, I really wish you best of luck.
It seems it's a bit hard surfing the internet from time for you , but I hope when you will use
to live your new life , you will find more time for us.
Dear Maryam , are you a good cooker ???? :) , do you know how to cook hard cooks ???
if I came to Iran , what would you cook for me ???? :) :)
What you have written in your last writing is really great , thank you for sharing that
book with us.
Dear Maryam , please share something with me , I hope to read more from you.
Marina.

Dear Marina,
Thanks for your active present in this thread, I tell my wife 'happy are those women who
stay at home in this hot summer" . Although I never imagine of being a woman,I think it is
no difference what we are, our body is the car that carries us around. Who we are, is
what is inside us, our heart, our spirit and our soul. Don?t rush off in hope that being a
girl or boy will make our life better, find out who we are first. When you get in touch with
that, then, and only then we are ready to deal with a life.
But, in the world of fun or the world of seriousness!!! , man is really poor as he was
created for times of war, fight and hardship ,it is conceptive true as you turn inside of the
man s' history. Should an exhausted man who doubt whether he could continue to
shoulder the heavy burden of his life responsibilities, found his own utopia to live like a
girl even for a fleeting second in time.
There are a distinguish character for women or girls that may a man seeks to be a
woman.
* A girl is very dear to her father,

* A girl is more respected in society
* A girl is the first to be saved when people are in danger.
* A girl has less social responsibilities
* A girl walks in high heels to look tall
* A girl wearing makeup to look more beautiful
* When a girl wears a new fashionable dress, she feels happy especially when her friends
are envious.
* A girl is answered fast when they write something in English at home.
* A girl is replied by kiss at the end
As always, be happy
Mohsen

Dear Behnam,
I never forget you and always read your helpful writing.
Everyone needs a little reassurance from time to time. And women are raised to relate
with their environment: spend time talking and doing things with the ones we care for.
Whatever we do always put our wife first !
she thought that I had no time for her and she had no place in my heart .she keeps
nagging on me about our situation, .I told her that she was wrong with me and I promise
her to put all my leisure time for her ,so i gave up the net and other things for more than 2
weeks and live beside her and now she is really fresh and her soul have changed. now i
have more time to write here.
Andrew is busy with reassuring ,he will come back soon.

Be safe & happy
Mohsen
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Dear Marina,
I read Mohsen's writing to you just a few second ago. I burst into laugher. There are
many points in his writing. Let's look at his writing a little bit carefully:
.....
* A girl is answered fast when they write something in English at home.
* A girl is replied by kiss at the end
These two statements are very meaningful. I have been on this site and in this thread for
two years, but nobody has kissed me yet, brotherly, friendly, sisterly, motherly, or even
fatherly! (loool) What is the reason? I don't know what the reason is, but I know that
nobody like kissing me. Perhaps there is a lot of hair on my cheeks and chin. Maybe, I
have got a thick moustache. Maybe, there are afraid of kissing me because of the fact that
they know if they kiss me, their response will be a bite! (looool)
There is another possibility. They, maybe, think that a man should be starter. In other
words, they think that man should be subject who performs the action of a verb, and
women are often object that is affected by the action of a verb. (looool)
We cannot escape the fact that women are prey and men are some women-hunters. (loool)
Dear Marina, you should know that it is not easy to write to a lady in this way that I am
writing. These sorts of things are often considered impolite, and they take offence at these
things and become upset. We, men, know that who has got enough capacities to read such
sentences. All women need someone to rely on their shoulder, but only a few of them are
brave enough to declare this fact. Some people are too proud to want what they need.
Some people are shy. Some people have no self - confidence to ask what they need.
Fortunately, you are a brave and a real right lady. Congratulations! Marina, swear to
God, your kindness lets me be clear with you. Your great personality lets me feel
comfortable. Thank you for being here and for tolerating. I really take pride in making
friends with you.
I don't want to exaggerate. I don't want to write some good sentences, or to give you some
nice compliments, and then to make your heart soft and golden. It is golden itself. There is
no need to make you kind. I just wanted to let you know how important you are, and then
you should take the importance of yourself.
"MARINA SOUNDS AS A RIGHT LADY. SHE SMELLs LIKE A REAL WOMAN." This is
my final comment on your personality.
Thank you for your kindness. I hope to read more from you soon.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen,
Thank you very much for coming back and writing again. Dear Mohsen, on last
Wednesday and Thursday I was in Shahin-shahr Esfahan. I attended at a conference on
Optic & Laser. I found Esfahan a very beautiful city.
When I was coming back, I met many people from other countries. Fortunately, there was
a two and half hours delay, so we had to saty at the airport. I took that golden opportunity
to speak with foreign people, and then to practise English. It was really great. I was able
to make myself understood and to understand other people. People from far East are not
good English speakers, but people from Europen countries speak English very well. My
accent is British, they admired me for my British accent.
Dear Mohsen, it is time to make a joke. You know, speaking in British accent is like
studying at Sharif university! It gives people a lot of self - confidence! (LOOOOOOOL).
Psychologists believe that having self - confidence is much more important than having
knowledge of something! That is definitely true when it comes to speaking English!
(looooooool)
I couldn't meet you again!!!!!
Dear Mohsen, thank you for being my friend. Your friendship is great. It is a great honour
for me to be a friend of you. Please keep on writing in this thread. Your writings are
wonderful.
All the best,


Dear Maryam,
Let's party!
Follow my heart and hold you tight.
I can see that your kindness is just like a stream of water which flows from the flowers
glittering brightly in the sun.
I weave a wreath with all your wonderful words and then I do put it in your hair. Let's use
a cheerful tune to get the party started. Every friend can hear us singing and dancing
merrily.
This room doesn't sleep at night ever since.
Enjoy it
Cathy

Dear Marina,
I see you dance with grace. With a pair of charming eyes and nimble dancing, no doubt,
you win the honor of dancing queen.
The colorful lights play, you begin to change your footwork and speed up the pace. The
elegant dance and passionate cheers push the party to the exciting climax. Friends are
fully enjoying it.
Keep dancing
Cathy

Dear Behnam,
It's time for party. I put a colorful garland around you neck.
Come on, step out on the dance floor and shake a leg. You can see friends twirling across
the floor.
May I take the honor to dance with you just for the last song?Then the party will end up
with the singing of Auld Lang Sync.
Every lyric and every word of this party is worth cherishing.
Cathy
Dear Cathy,
How are you keeping? I hope you are happy and healthy. Thank you for setting a party,
and thank you once more for inviting me to dance with you. It is really a great honour for
me to dance with a kind Chinese lady. Surely, it will make me feel very proud. The only
problem is that I am so clumsy, very shy and awkward when it comes to dancing. (loool)
A friend of mine once asked me what I would do at my wedding party. I answered that I
would just take the bride's hands and would hold them firmly. Therefor, when she moved
her hands, mine would be moved as well, and then my body would vibrate, and people
wouldn't understand whether the groom was dancing or not! (loool)
I promise to sing at the party. I am not a good singer, but I will have a try. I know some
lyrics by heart. (loool)
All the best,


Hi Mohsen ,
Thanks a lot for sharing me this topic , that's very nice of you. Your writing was really
great , and you have mentioned lots of important points , when I read them , I thought
about Maryam's topic " being satisfied". I think men and women are looking at the same
apple but from different places.
Men fight , they involved in hard things , I'm completely agree with you , but what are
women doing when men are fighting ???? the answer is very simple, she is fighting too
but in a different way.
In the war July/2006 against the resistance in south Lebanon , there are lots of great
women who still in danger region and started cooking for fighters, they were beside them
, and as you know completely well , women in our prophet's time motivated men in wars
times , they were a strong tool , and I think they still a strong tool too.
Dear Mohsen there are lots of funny points in your writings , and I'm as a girl prefer to
wear shoes without high heels , believe me (LOL), even if I'm not tall. And about the latest
two lines , don't worry Mohsen , if you think they are two good things for girls , you
should ask kisses' distributor "Andrew" to give you some (LOOOOOL).
Thank you Mohsen , I'm glad to hear from you , and to read your writing about my topic,
thank you.
Marina.

Hi Dear Behnam,
I really don't know what and how to write , I don't know what should I say in such
situation , I think my words aren't enough to express my right feeling.
You made Marina's heart too happy , I'll not forget your great words toward my person, I
hope I deserve them. All what I know that Behnam is a great man , all people know that
very well , and when he speaks to me like that , he is raising me over the earth.
Believe me Behnam , I'm so proud to be a friend of yours , I thank God everyday because
of giving me the chance to know Behnam and to feel his friendship and to touch his great
personality.
BEHNAM SOUNDS A REAL RIGHT MAN TOO, I really believe so.
Thanks , Thanks a million .
I hope God will give you everything you want , wish and deserve.
Please keep on writing to me , don't leave me alone!
Marina.

Hi Cathy,
It's very nice to see you again. It's nicer to imagine your lovely party, I think it will be
great.
Cathy is there, looking at guests and trying to make everything in a complete way,
everything is here. She took the violin and started to play a great music , everyone
stopped , dancers , speakers ?everyone looked at Cathy with her dark blue dress and dark
black hair , with a brilliant ring of diamond ? Maryam said TO Marina " Cathy is
engaged" I think the ring is her engagement one" , the rumor passed on. Suddenly a great
man took Cathy's hands and danced with her?. It's not a rumor :)?
Dear Cathy , wait me for me?. I'm coming with another rumor(LOL).
By the way , what do you think about rumor??? How do you treat with it???
Cathy , your imagination is great , you are such a romantic girl , I think all friends agree
with me.
Marina.

dear Behnam,
I'm so glad to receive your message.
Do you like NBA?Bull is one name of a team,that was my favorite team because Michael
jordan.
About the interview,,you said applicant should be honest.I think the reason i failed was
my honesty.The interviewer asked me do you have a boyfriend,where is he.I answered it
as honestly.So i lost it .I think he wanted a woman no family and she can work for their
company 100%.
Maybe one reason is that my skirt isn't enough short.(LOOL)
Have a good day

NANA
May 26,2009
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dear Cathy,
Why don't you answer my message.I am so sad. :(

Don't you love me any longer?
Haha,It is a joking.
Happy dragon boat festival!

NANA
May 26,2009

Dear Marina,
I wish you've fully enjoyed my violin performance. Apparently, you are a good friend who
listens to me by heart. I have to tell the truth that I'm a stranger to violin. Hehe... but
maybe she knows me much.
I really love your imagination on my engagement ceremony. Hehe... I wish I can arrange
one in near future, and I wish you can come to China to host the engagement ceremony
for me.
I can see all friends enjoy the party and who cares about the rumor? What is the
"Rumor"? From the dictionary, a rumor is a story or piece of information that may or
may not be true, but that people are talking about. Although no one likes to be the actor of
rumor, many people like to hear the rumor of others and transmit it as fast as possible. In
fact, most of them don't want to harm anybody, just feel it funny. But it is really a bad
thing for someone.
How to deal with the rumor? Don't believe it and transmit it!Keep it alone! Melt it away
your soft smile. The rumor will go with wind.
Unloading the burden, dance merrily.
Cathy

Dear Nana,
I'm very sorry for being late. Can you just favor me another chance for interview? I
promise I can make a difference. Hehe... Girl, please step far away from your troubles.
I'm here to be with you and I would like to share some information on which you care
much.
I'm a secretary working in a private educational institute in Beijing. I've been working
here for more than four years. As far as I'm concerned, it's really a good job for me to
show my talent and offer services to clients from all walks of life. Even though the income
is not much considerable, I love it very much.
I don't know what kind of job you are hunting for. But I can figure one thing out that we
should love our choices. No doubt, we must get a job to make a living, but that's the basic
needs, far from our expectation. Besides that, we should choose a job in which we are
really interested, and from which we can refresh ourselves spiritually.
How to deal with an interview? I think I have no secrets to that. People always say that
opportunities are always taken by people who were prepared. I totally agree with that
point. However, I wonder if you can truly be moved by yourself because of the wise
decision you've made, it must be easier to get your potential boss touched.
First things first
Move yourself
Others get touched
Good Luck
Cathy

Dear Nana,
Thanks a million for replying, although it was so late. You cannot imagine how happy I
was when I saw your writing.
A distant relative of mine was looking for a job three years ago. She is an educated
person. At that time she was single, but now she is married. She had many interviews for
a job, but the answer was always "NO"! She was interested in working for a private firm
or company. One day she made a phone call to me and said,"Behnam, I have been
looking for a job for months, why I am not successful? What is the reason?" I answered,
"Miss...I know the answer, but I am afraid of making you upset. Promise me that you
won't get upset then I'll tell you. Do you promise?" She said, "Yes, sure!"
I explaind, "...They are looking for a sexy girl but you aren't sexy enough to get the
job!..." I added something but I don't like to write them in this place.
Dear Nana, unfortunately, almost in all cases that is true. You have mentioned it in a very
good way. Most of the time they are looking for someone who is wearing short skirt. They
often name it "looking for someone who is social!" Being social means being beautiful,
sexy, attractive, etc. I really feel embarrassed to write something more to make it clear. I
hope you will get it.
If you tell them that you have got a boyfriend, it sounds bad in eastern cultures. By the
way, they will think that this lady has got someone to spend time with, therefore we
cannot abuse her!!!
I know that I am so pessimistic right now, but as a man, I know men very well.
I have to leave now. I'm in a hurry. If you want me to dig this topic more, please let me
know.
All the best,

Dear Behnam,
I am a semi amateur in English speaking, my accent is a mix of British ?American

?Esfahani ,so I can speak to all people around the world who know a little English.
It is not the accent ,but a tool like a second language could increase self confidence. It
make no difference for me the American or British Accent or a mix.. I have not believe in
accent as well as the culture of English speakers. You know that colloquial expressions
are difficult to understand and it needs to know about the roots a society or history of a
nation. I watched an American movie to improve my listening, but it was such a nonsense
in all aspects , not tolerable. It was just many taboo words that were used in this movie ,
never such a words is needed to be learnt by English language students.
I never follow the grammar, only a basic grammar is useful not what is written in
progressive books. It is absurd to spend time to know where we should use "watch" or
"see"- "an ,a" or "the" . For example I visited an English speaker in Esfahan who spoke
Persian ,I understand him easily although he made a lot of mistakes in sentence structure
of Persian language. And his mistakes in Persian language made him very attractive and
I enjoyed speaking to him.
"Exceptional" is the best answer for English teacher when they were asked a grammar
questions. Never admire slide into grammar mire.
Always be happy,
Mohsen

Dear Marina,
May God bless you and keep your eternal sisterhood for me, may Andrew send me a kiss
if you request for it, otherwise Andrew send me nothing ,but a bullet when he came back
from his country house ,reassuring ..
what I written about girls was for average girl in all sociaties ,not for some outstanding
personalities like you or women in south of Lebanon which made a milestone resistance
in 2006. I kiss the hand of men and women in south Lebanon who created such an epic
history for all Moslems.
Alway be safe,
mohsen
mary May 28th 2009
Hi Behnam,
I am glad that you like that book, but actually, I don't have its file. I bought the book. The
name of the writer is "Andrew Matthews." For sure, you can find it easily. I should say
that the book is in English, so it will help with your English, too. So you can kill two birds
with one stone.
About the weather, as you know well, here the weather is dry and in north it's humid.
Maybe because of this the hot weather bothers me a lot.
And thank you for your suggestion, but as I see, the others just complain about the
weather, the thing which I have already done. LoL
By the way, where are you going with such a hurry. As you know, haste makes waste. You
can write whenever you have time and of course when you are in the mood of writing.
Don't bother yourself for answering soon. Anyway, thank you for your writing.
A writing can be long and boring and sometimes it can be short and sweet, so don't worry
about the length of your writings. Anything from a friend is good and sweet. Actually,
thanks for your friendship.
All the best,

Maryam
mary May 28th 2009

The writing that comes next is from a book which I tried to translate it into English. Of
course, it's just one page of that book. I hope you enjoy reading it and find it useful.
God say:
"Maybe you don't like something while it's good for you and maybe you like something
and that is a loss. And God know and you don't know."
Some times ago, I have read a story about good and evil. Many years ago, good and evil
went to the sea for swimming, but evil came out of water sooner and wore good's clothes
and then good, for not being naked, had to wear evil's clothes.
And now, it's for years that we mistake good for evil. I do the same, too. Sometimes,
something happens which firstly I think it's the worst thing that might have happened and
then I am sad and hopeless for a time and also call this happening "misfortune." But after
a while, I understand that this bad happening, is actually the good one which I am
waiting for.
Good happenings are sometimes like evil and vice versa. Maybe happenings have
appearance and inner part just like human beings. We shouldn't judge them by their
appearance, but we must wait to know them.
God! Help me and teach me to recognize good and evil, even when they are wearing each
other's clothes.
yours,
Maryam

Dear Marina,
How are you my Arab friend? I hope you are happy and healthy, enjoying every minute of
your life. Life is so beautiful. We have to enjoy it. How can we enjoy our life? What a nice
question! It comes to mind just now.
Thank you so much for writing to me in a very friendly way. I really enjoyed reading your
writings! Well, this is an answer to that question! (loool) How can I enjoy my life? Well
Behnam, read Marina's writings, it is one of the ways to enjoy your life.(loool)
However, Marina's doesn't write to me regularly. What should I do when there is nothing
to read? (loool) Well, Behnam she is a lady and so emotional. Ladies often write when
they are stressed and depressed. Writing is like speaking, in their opinion. They get
relaxed and feel calm when they share their sadness(not happiness!) with someone!!!
Ok, I agree!
We men are always looking for some ways to make the universe (Ladies are some parts of
the univers as well) work or act as we wish! Behnam, if you like to hear a lady's voice or
if you like to have some letters from her, or even some sentences, you should make her
feel stressed or get emotional! Oh men, how cruel you are! (loool) Ok, thank you for
advising! Let me have a try! (LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL)
Dear Marina, I am going to leave this virtual life; computer, the Internet, etc. I am going
to live in the real world. What is your idea? (LoooL)
It is a funny joke that men believe that they rule the world, and at the same time, women
believe that they are the exact leaders in the world! Which is which? Who are right; men
or women?
Dear Marina, please keep on writing. Please don't leave me alone. I am looking forward
to hearing from you as soon as possible.
All the best,


Dear Mohsen,
How things are going with you? I hope everything is going well with you.
Thank you very much for your fast answer. I agree with you up to a point, but as always
there are something I disagree with. American accent is much easier than British accent,
and because of that people are often interested in it. By the way, there are many films in
American accent, so it helps people a lot with their language learning process. As I guess
you know, I am taking a course in English at Kish institute in Tehran. This institute is a
famous one that uses a British book. I mean, the book, and its topics are related to British
cultures. On top of that, its audio files are all in British accent. In spite of the fact that the
book is British, I have never seen someone (teacher or student) who is interested in
British accent, at that institute! It is so funny. I often ask teachers for the reason. The most
common answer is "It is easier." Some of them believe that American accent is more
common and much more widely spoken than British accent. However, I think the main
reason is laziness, because we are so lazy people. I do believe it. (loool)
That is ok, and both of them are good. I personally love British accent, even though there
are a lot of limitations on the number of teachers, who prefers British to American accent,
and in terms of sources as well.
About grammar I completely agree with you. Grammar is important as long as you can
make yourself understood, and people understand you. That's enough, I reckon.
All the best,

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Hello Maryam,
How are you my Iranian friend? I hope everything is ok with you. That is very nice to
read your writing in this thread again, although it was so late and we were so worried
about you.
I believe, that book is a good one. I will buy it as soon as I find an opportunity to go to the
Engelab street, which is the books centre in Tehran. Thank you for recommendation.
It is so hot, and it is boring. I dislike hot weather. I think human beings are not physically
strong. They feel cold when it is winter, and they get hot when it is summer. We are
always complaining about the weather. God is confused with our wishes! (loool). People
who live in the southern hemisphere wish hot days, because it is winter in there now.
People who live in England and around it wish sunny days because they are fed up with
raining. They have had enough cloudy sky! Finally people who live in the Middle East
wish some rains, becuase there is always water shortage! I was in Esfahan last week.
There was no water in the Zayandeh Rood (A famous river in Esfahan which divides
Esfahan city into two parts). The situation is so confusing. Just put yourself in the place of
God ( I know you will say that you cannot and it is impossible, just imagine!) What should
he do in such a confusing situation? (loool)
We are speaking and writing about the summers and winters. There is a famous poem
from "Sheikh Sadee" in "Golestan". I really love Golestan. I have read it many times, the
more I read it, the more helpful I found it. If I had only one choice to choose the best book
which I have read, I surely would say that it is "Golestan".
*My precious life was spent on what to eat in the summers and what to wear in the
winters.( I have been always worried about my physical body...)
I don't want to continue writing about "Sadee" and his Golestan. I just wanted to mention
that worring about such things is not good. I don't claim that I am a person who never
worries about such things. No never. What I am saying is that worring about such basic
needs is not good, although I, myself, am always worried about them. (loool)
There is a very nice quotation from Albert Einstein which is convenient for this
circumstance: "Insanity is doing something over and over again, and expecting new
results." What a meaningful sentence! I am worried about what to eat tomorrow. Well I
ate a few minutes ago. I will do it again and again. Until when? I repeat the same actions
again and again. What does my life mean? Nothing, just repeating the same actions over
and over again!
If I learn a new thing today, which is different from yesterday, or which makes me
different from last Behnam, it means living in a way that God expects it from me. I meant
learning something, or doing some good actions. I didn't mean eating some new things or
wearing some new clothes. (loool)
The weather is hot! Let it be hot! The weather is cold! Let it be cold. God, would you
please help me getting rid of such basic things? Is it possible? I'm really fed up with this
constant routine things that I did and often do.
My life is the constant repetition of doing the same actions and movements! (loool) There
is no difference if I multiply it by 2, 3, 10, etc. There is no difference if I live 40 years, 50
years, 100 years, 1000 years, etc. I live in the hope that one day I will do a new action, so
I will make a difference. I am hopeful, and I hope so. (loool)
Dear Maryam, I don't know why I am writing these sentences to you. I just remembered
them. All of this comes to mind because of the weather! I know I was boring. Please
forgive me.
I believe, long letters and writings are better than short ones. (loool) When a text is long
it means that the writer has spent a lot of time on writing, thinking of what to write,
thinking of how to write. Therefore, s/he is respectable when writes many sentences.
(loool)
I am often soon in replying. I dislike to be late, and then to make people have a long wait.
I believe, it is not good to make people keep waiting! (loool)
All the best,

mary May 28th 2009

Hi Marina,
How are you, dear? How's life? I hope you feel great and everything is going well with
you.
Thank you for your warm wish. About my job, I should say that now it's just a test. They
want to see if I am good for that position. If they are satisfied with my performance, they
will employ me. But I am sure that everything which is good for me, will happen.
You are right. I have not gotten used to my new life yet. I am usually able to write here
once a week. But I try to read my friends writings during the week. You know, I took part
in a class. It's held two days a week. At those days, I come out at 8 in the morning and
arrive home at about 9 at night. Besides, I should start studying both English and physics.
I don't know how much I will be able to write here in the future, but it doesn't mean that I
forget you or others. I try my best to keep contacting with my friends.
What do you mean by saying, "Are you a good cooker?" :) for sure, I am not. But about
being a good cook, you can come here and eat the food which I make and tell me your
idea.
I didn't get you about hard cook. Please explain it more.
I will cook whatever you like, even if I don't know how to cook that food I will ask and
then make it just for you. Don't hesitate. Come soon, honey. The sooner, the better.
I remembered that I make good coffees. Come here and we sit and drink coffee and talk
about different subjects. Even we can make lots of rumors. LoooL
I'm happy that you liked that extract. You can buy the book if you like or when you come
here, I will buy it for you.
Next week, Thursday is off and Friday is our weekend and I'm going to take Wednesday
off and go home. Now I am happy for seeing my family and friends and spending some
time with them.
I hope to see you soon.
Have good times,

Maryam
mary May 28th 2009

Hi Cathy,
I will follow your heart by heart and soul, honey.
You are really amazing. You always make a good relation between a subject and your
writing. Thank you a bunch.
Thank you for your beautiful words and likening.
You start it and I follow you. I will do whatever you say. We will keep singing and
dancing all through the party. I'm sure the others by seeing our happiness and enjoyment
will join us.
Most wonderful pairs in the world are,

Heart and beat,
Night and moon,
Birds and songs,
Roses and love,
You and your smile,
So keep smiling.
Maryam

Dear Cathy,
How are you my romantic friend??? I hope everything is okay with you.
In fact , I like dancing but not as you imagine , I'll not dance alone(LOL), it's one of my
comments on your imagination , so would you please imagine me with a date
(LOoOoOoOL).
Dear Cathy, you are right about rumor , you are absolutely right , in fact I'm the rumor
killer(LOL), my friends know that if they want a rumor passed on , they shouldn't tell it to
me (LOL).
Thank you Cathy , I hope to read more from you with your nice imagination.
Marina.

Hi Behnam,
I'm fine my Iranian especial friend, thank you very much. I'm enjoying going shopping
without buy anything( it's a habit as you have said before(LOL)) , but today I've bought
something , Alhamdo lellah . What about you my dear, nice, smart, kind , clever, and
great friend???? What are you doing in these days??? Do you have any main hobby in
Summer??? Please tell us , we'd like to know what would Behnam do when he is going to
leave the virtual life on Internet (LOOOOOOOOL).
Dear Behnam, there are lots of nice points in your writing , in fact I can touch your
cheerful mood, so , I think there is something especial in your life , is it a nice
girl???(LOL).
Dear Behnam , I felt so happy when I read your writing to me, it was meaningful , each
word entered to my heart and stayed there :) , if you really like my writings , and you
want me to write more , you should keep on writing for poor Marina who waits your
writings and love them so much.
But , to tell the truth , in almost times I feel happy , and be in a very good mood when I
write to you , so don't make me feel stressed , just write to me in anyway you want , write
to me with your unexpected answers , with your convincing opinion, lovely jokes and
friendship feelings, then you will say to Marina " PLEASE STOP , I WAS KIDDING ,
DON'T WRITE TO ME AGAIN , YOU ARE WRINING TOO MUCH" (LOoooooOL). :)
Dear Behnam , a clever woman is a good leader in her life , she can make her husband do
what she wants by using her kindness and some sweet actions. But if she was serious ,
asking in an order way , and screaming at her husband , she will get nothing , or maybe
she will have the most miserable life with her husband in this world, so in my opinion the
woman is the key for lovely marriage life.
Dear Behnam , can I be a daring girl in polite way???? Ok, I just have a question for you
, as a man , and you know men very well. When a man likes a girl and he wants to get her
attention , what kind of actions he does???? And how do you know that this or that girl
likes you??? What kind of actions makes you think that she is in love with you???
Dear Behnam , I can't stop writing for you , it's a need for Marina . in fact you should
keep on writing for me , because your friendship is very dear to my heart.
Thank you Behnam for being so kind to Marina, be sure that Marina will not forget you .
Please write to me as soon as you can.
Marina.

Hi Behnam again,
I just read my writing again , I've made lots of mistakes , let's play a game with it ( find
mistakes and correct them (LOL)), besides I noticed that I say my name lots of times , so
how many times have I written " Marina"??!! :) :) (LOL). Oh my God!!! I'm writing in an
awful way !!!! how can you tolerate??!!! (LOL)..... I prefer to read yours more than
mine...believe me, just compare them.
Marina.
mary May 29th 2009

Dear Behanm,
How are you? Is everything going well with you? I hope so and I hope you enjoy your
precious life and get whatever you want.
Thank you for your care and sorry for answering late and make you worried. But as I
wrote it's easier for me to write on Fridays, because I have more time to think and write.
Oh my God! Engelab street. I really love that street. There are lots of book shops there
and you can find books with different topics and also in other languages.
It seems that your geography is good, behnam. I have never liked it and I know nothing
about it. So we can ask some questions in this regard, besides Physics and English.
Don't worry about God and he won't confuse with such behaviors. As you know well, he
himself have created us and know us much better than ourselves and God don't sit there
to see what we say and then change the weather according to our wish.
There is no need to put myself in his shoes. God know what to do. We should worry about
ourselves. LoooL
Your writing is beautiful and meaningful as always. Thank you for writing them. But my
dear friend, don't forget that these routine things are part of our lives and as you said
they are basic needs, so we can not get rid of them. We need to eat properly and to wear
suitable clothes according to the season. Why? Because these basic things keep us
healthy. Above all, if they were not needed, God wouldn't create us so.
Of course, I have gotten what you wanted to say, I just wanted to look at it from another
angle.
By the way, don't look at your life so strict and hard. I believe, you have done a good
action till now. You have gathered different people from different countries and kept them
close. Of course, we have some other friends here, but I am sure that each of us agree that
we are all here, because of Behnam. So be proud of yourself. It's not easy at all.
Your writing is not boring at all. As I wrote, it's meaningful and it made me to write
something. So thank you once again for that nice writing.
Whether you write long or not, you are respectable. And I think all long writings don't
show that the writer thought about what he/she has written. I can write a long letter
without thinking and the result is clear. It's a meaningless writing. In my idea, the quality
is much more important than the quantity. But you can write as you like.
I don't like to wait for something and not to make others keep waiting, but believe me,
sometimes it's really hard for me to think about what my friends have written and what I
should answer. I try my best to answer as soon as possible.
Best of luck,
Maryam

Dear Marina,
You cannot imagine how happy I was when I saw your writing and read it. Your kindness
and close friendship is like flowing water among your sentences. Thank you very much.
In summers we often make a journey to Azerbaijan. We often go to Tabriz and then

Marand. We have got some orchards in Marand. Different fruit trees are grown in our
orchards. A family look after our orchards, because we don't live in Marand. We pay for
that family. I'll be there for two weeks. Afterwards, we will come back to Tehran from the
north part of our country. We will visit many cities on our way. We will visit many places
which are noticeable from history point of view. We will go swimming in The Caspian
Sea.
About a nice girl in my life; I should say that there isn't such a girl in my life. There are
many nice girls in the world, I know, however my life is empty from this point of
view.(loooool)
About a clever woman, I completely agree with you. However, girls are very clever and
intelligent. The only problme is that they lose their brain as soon as they get married!
(looooooool) I can't stop laughing! (loooool) Therefore, there are too many clever girls,
but just a few clever women in the world. Hahahaha....(LOOOOL)
Why do women lose there brain when they get married? I know the answer but I won't
write about it. (loool)
What a brave girl! Oh my God! Marina, that is very brave of you to ask such questions in
such a public place! Don't worry, that is alright.
What we often do in order to get a girl's attention? This is a witty question. First of all,
you should know that I do nothing to get someone's attention. You will ask why! Well, I
am not a young boy.(loool) I believe, it is a matter of taste and opinion. There isn't any
fixed rules for getting someone's attention. Different boys try different ways and different
girls like different ways as well. However, there is something which is common among
boys. Boys are like cocks (roosters). (loool)They make a lot of noise and try to look
beautiful and strong. They often boast about their abilities. It works! (looooool) They
know that girls are looking for someone to rely on him, so they boast about being really
reliable! I have already written something about this topic. If we know the basic or
primary needs of our opposit sex, we can manage it properly. In brief, if I know what a
girl wants me to give her, it will be easy for me to make myself look like her favourite. the
reverse is true as well.
How do we know that a girl likes us? A very witty question again! "The eyes are the
windows into the soul" is a short answer to this witty question. Body languages, eye
contact and facial expressions show someone's feelings. I personally look at someone's
eyes and make deep eye contact. I often understand how she thinks of me. Almost in all
cases, I am right with my special way.(loool) When we like, love, or hate someone, our
body languages show it very well. We are not aware of signals that our body generates
and transmits.
Dear Marina, you should know that there are some detectors inside our body. We can
detect such things easily. We are using some especial detectors. We should know that
every detector has got a rise - time and the curve of the sensitivity. There are two main
charactristics of every detector. Therefore, there are different people, and then different
detectors, and then different rise - time and finally different sensitivity curves!
Usually, the curve of the sensitivity is a Gaussian distribution. For boys, the maximum is
around 20 and the half-width (dispersion) of the curve is 8 years! (loool) I know that you
can understand these things and because of that I am writing in a mathematical way.
Hahaha...
What kind of action makes you think that she is in love with you? I have answered it
already. When we are together, I can easily get it from her body languages, particularly
her eyes will reveal her love towards me. When we are far from each other, she will make
phone calls, she will write to me, she will wait for me, she will want me to go to meet her.
She can't stop thinking of me. By the way, I can understand whether she is pretending or
not. It is a man's art to recognise fake actions from real ones. Also, it is a woman's art to
understand which is which!
Thank you for reading. I hope to hear more from you very very soon.
All the best,


Hi Maryam,
How are you my active friend??? How is it going??? I hope everything is going well with
you.
Dear Maryam, I can understand what are you suffering from, my little sister studied in
another city , she is younger than me by a year , it was a bit difficult for her living with
strange people , but she used to live there , now after finishing her study and began her
work , she always traveling to see her friends there , sometimes I feel she likes to live
there forever. So dear Maryam, don't worry , everything will be okay? I wish you best of
luck with your study and your work.
Dear Maryam , if you don't like to cook and you aren't a good cooker, I'd be happy to
cook for you :) , in fact I graduated from one year ago , I'll begin my work soon Inshaa
Allah , but among these days I've got a course with my mother about chores (LOL), I've
got 89% (LOL), in fact I enjoy doing chores, cooking and taking care of my private things
.
Dear Maryam , thank you for writing to me . Please write again..and always , don't leave
this site.
Marina.
Hi Behnam,
A lot of noise!!!!! What a suitable sentence for such situation (LOL), your way of
describing this noise is really great. Thank you for being so patient with Marina's
questions , and thank you for understanding me ?..
So, what kind of noise a woman like to hear??!! It's an important question , I don't know
its answer(LOL)! Do you know it???
Dear Behnam, when I was in the university there were lots of actions(noise:) ) like
borrow some books or notebooks from the chosen girl , give her his sit , caring about
bringing her degrees and about her study and such things which are known by men very
well (LOL).
Dear Behnam , some girls like to understand guys' actions in a wrong way , just to feel
satisfied !!!! university's life made me know people closely, I can understand them ,
university is a small community , we can notice lots of important behaviours if we looked
deeply at them?
Dear Behnam , you have spoken before that the book has a personality , it's really a great
word, that's right. I'm trying to fill my time by reading some stories , but I found out that I
don't like to read books which have white papers!!!! I like to read papers with a special
tan(LOoOoOoOL). We've got lots of books in my home , but I've read all books which
have tan papers.!!!! So what can I do???:) , my father said to me : " are the information
in whit papers book are different from books with tan papers???!!!" , in fact I made him
angry with me , I laughed inside me because I know when my father get angry , it's good
for his blood circulation (LOOOOL).
Returning to making noise , if a rooster made a noise , what would the chicken do
???(LOOOOL) , I think making some noise too :) , oh my God!!! We are living in the
world with a lot of noise!!(LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL), sun System noise ,
universal noise , factories noise and ?roosters noise (LOL) , thanks God we can receive
the microwaves among this crowd (LOOOL). you know dear friend there are a lot of
noise which makes lots of bad effects on receiving and sending signals , so maybe some
signals from a man can be lost among mountains (LOoooooooooooooOL).
Dear Behnam, sorry for making you confused , but I know that you understand what I
mean :) , thank you for listening to Marina.
About a nice girl in your life , I hope to meet her soon , believe me , if she didn't meet you
soon she will lose lots of especial days :) , I really believe so.
Thanks for writing to me in a very kind way , keep on writing Behnam , reading your
writing make me feel happy.
I Love reading your reply, please don't be late :) .
Marina.
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Cathy Li May 31st 2009

Dear Friends (my dearest Behnam, Maryam, Marina and Nana)
How are you? I hope all of you are enjoying the early summer happily. It's hot today in
Beijing. I wonder if you all get close to the hot of early summer. I just hope you are
drinking something cooler to relieve heat and sunstroke.
I would like to treat all of you the watermelon. I think it is a good fruit for relieving heat. I
cut up the watermelon and share it out among friends. We sit round the table enjoying the
sweet watermelon. A mood of happiness is prevailing around us.
Fully immersed in gathering
Cathy
metzean May 31st 2009

Dear Behnam,
I was very busy for fewdays that I couldn't read even a word in English,many thanks for
your kind reply. I hope to write you as soon as possible.
I received a letter from a person in republican party to have a dinner with Obamma if I
give them 5 $,there is a lattary,but I cann't accept it as I am pressed for time now --LOL
Always be happy
Mohsen
Dear Mohsen,
Just when I thought I've seen everything...
The Republicans have dragged out Newt Gingrich to headline a fundraising dinner.
President Obama and the Democratic Party are leading this country into the future. Let
the has beens and never weres in the Republican Party fight among themselves. We want
you to join us for a different kind of dinner. No Newts allowed.
There is less than a week left for your chance to win a free trip to Washington, DC on
June 18th to meet President Obama, have dinner and go home with a photograph with
him. The dinner is June 18th and the deadline to enter is less than a week away! Enter
now - the more times you give the more chances to win.
Contribute $5, $10, or more and be automatically entered for a chance to win a free trip
to Washington, D.C. to join President Obama on June 18th -- and go home with a
photograph with the President!
Sincerely,
James Carville

dear Cathy,
I'm so glad to you answermy message so quickly.Funther more you point me out a light
way which make me think widely.Thankyou.
To me moving,you tell me about your situation.I envy you that you have found your
favorite job.I envy you that you don't mind your salaly for your favorite job.
I will do my best to find my favorite job.
Have a new week.
NANA
May 31,2009

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(From December 7th 2007 to September 1st 2010)

“Let us be grateful to friends who make us

With sincere appricaition to dear Behnam who provided

behnam December 3rd 2007

Thank you for studying this writing.

I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

bugcow December 3rd 2007

NRLHOSSAIN December 4th 2007

behnam December 4th 2007

Thank you so much for your reply.

Please write me as soon as you can.

kedus December 5th 2007

NRLHOSSAIN December 9th 2007

Thank you again

behnam December 10th 2007

Thank you for your letter.

I hope this helps.

Please do not hesitate to write to me.

NRLHOSSAIN December 11th 2007

behnam December 11th 2007

Thanks a million for your writing.

I hope this helps.

Please do not hesitate to write to me.

NRLHOSSAIN December 13th 2007

Thank you very much for your co -operation

NANA December 13th 2007

NANA December 13th 2007

behnam December 14th 2007

Many thanks for your writing and leaving messages.

I am keen on writing in English. I love it. I love Physics as well.

Please do not hesitate to write to me.

ktrrzn December 15th 2007

behnam December 15th 2007

Thank you for your writing.

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

NANA December 17th 2007

thank you for your quick reply.

looking forward for your reply

ktrrzn December 18th 2007

behnam December 20th 2007

Thank you for your writing.

nasim December 20th 2007

nasim December 20th 2007

behnam December 21st 2007

Thank you so much for your writing.

I will write more about that subject later.

Please write about yourself. Please write soon.

Merry Chrismas!Hope you have a great and romatic vacation.

NRLHOSSAIN December 26th 2007

behnam December 26th 2007

I think, here is a good place to practice English. As a matter of fact, I am practicing

Please write me soon.

NRLHOSSAIN December 26th 2007

behnam December 27th 2007

We are going to have a new year. Happy new year!

NANA December 27th 2007

Yes,we're on the way.for exams,for lives,for dreams,for funny,don't give up easily.Hope

NANA December 27th 2007

waiting for your reply

Happy New Year to all of you.

behnam December 29th 2007

Thank you for writing.

Please do not hesitate to write me.

behnam December 29th 2007

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Let's Learn Together! Part One