My interest in literary works of any country stems from two things:
Negar, my first name is a literary name, and two, my parents used to read me Persian literary masterpieces (Hafez, Sa'di, Ferdowsi) since i was born (These were my lullabies). During all my educational years from Primary school to University, i used to speak non-colloquially, and because some of my classmates used to either make fun of me or ignore me because of this, this was sth i was ashamed of. Now, i'm somewhat proud of this.
Thank you so much for sharing this, Negar. What a beautiful beginning... being sung to sleep with the words of Hafez and Sa’di is truly something special.
It’s so interesting how the things that make us unique often feel like differences we have to hide when we’re young… only to become part of what we’re most proud of later in life.
I love that you’ve come to embrace that early part of your story. There’s something powerful in reclaiming what once made us feel out of place, and realizing it was a gift all along.
You're welcome, Chris. Yes, my journey from being ashamed of my non-colloquial way of speaking to being proud of it is interesting. I also wanted to mention that my interest in art stems from my first name.
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My interest in literary works of any country stems from two things:
Negar, my first name is a literary name, and two, my parents used to read me Persian literary masterpieces (Hafez, Sa'di, Ferdowsi) since i was born (These were my lullabies). During all my educational years from Primary school to University, i used to speak non-colloquially, and because some of my classmates used to either make fun of me or ignore me because of this, this was sth i was ashamed of. Now, i'm somewhat proud of this.
Thank you so much for sharing this, Negar. What a beautiful beginning... being sung to sleep with the words of Hafez and Sa’di is truly something special.
It’s so interesting how the things that make us unique often feel like differences we have to hide when we’re young… only to become part of what we’re most proud of later in life.
I love that you’ve come to embrace that early part of your story. There’s something powerful in reclaiming what once made us feel out of place, and realizing it was a gift all along.
You're welcome, Chris. Yes, my journey from being ashamed of my non-colloquial way of speaking to being proud of it is interesting. I also wanted to mention that my interest in art stems from my first name.