Iranian young people

Marjory of Iranian young are very well educated. Even though the rate of unemployment, crime, divorce, drug abuse and opium addiction have been increased, you can see many Iranian young people think about serious matters like freedom, democracy that is not usual for their age. Their western counterparts merely think about fashion, mobile phones, dancing... In fact, these days are the toughest time in history of Iran. If you look at the level of literacy (more than 90%), education, the proportion of young people, you will realize that Iranians have many difficulties in an ineffective system. The fact that makes me sad is that many smart young people in Iran cannot do whatever they like. Maybe westerners cannot understand how one can live with such restrictions.
You are free to think for yourself. You cannot express your thoughts. You can listen to music but in private. All the time you are concerned. It isn’t important whether you can do something or not. The problem is that you have to have a private life all the time. There is a wall between your private and your public life. If fact, you have two personalities. Even strong people cannot tolerate this situation. It certainly causes many psychological disorders. I think this is one the most important reasons of brain drain in Iran.
Couple days ago Reza one of Iranian gifted young blogger, put a poem by Shahyar Ghanbari at his weblog . He has done an interview with him and you can read it there.

Forbidden
By Shahyar Ghanbari
Blue of the sea is forbidden
The desire to see, is forbidden
The love between two fish is forbidden
Alone & together is forbidden
To have a new love, you should not ask permission
To have a new love, you should not ask permission
Whispering & murmuring is forbidden
Dancing of the shadows is forbidden
Discovering the stolen kisses,
In the middle of your dream is forbidden
To have a new dream, you should not ask permission
To have a new dream, you should not ask permission
In this homely exile
Write the simplest poems
Say what you have to say
Say long live life,
Say long live life
To write a new poem, you should not ask permission
To write a new poem, you should not ask permission
To write about you, is forbidden
Even to complain is forbidden
The fragrance of a woman, is forbidden
You are forbidden, I am forbidden!
To start a new day, you should not ask permission
To start a new day, you should not ask permission

(posted by Iman)


Posted:Wednesday, April 30, 2003 |