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Publié par | eBookIt.com |
Date de parution | 17 novembre 2017 |
Nombre de lectures | 0 |
EAN13 | 9781456630690 |
Langue | English |
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Ali Baba's Book Series on:
Artistic Flags - Book Five:
Mary’s Wish
by
Ali Langroodi
Copyright 2018 Ali Langroodi,
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-3069-0
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Introduction
Maryam, my late mother, came to U.S.A. for her first and only visit in the summer of 1987. She was pleasantly surprised by the degree of freedom American people were enjoying in their daily lives. She was absolutely elated by observing firsthand as how people from different cultures were able to follow their traditions and could practice their faiths without any fear or intimidation. It became a pass time for her to watch people going to churches and other houses of worships. She wished and prayed that other people around the world could enjoy this peaceful way of living.
During her visit, she and I took a trip down the memory lane to her childhood time. She loved to reminisce about their rice farmland which was wedged between the tall green mountains and the blue Caspian Sea. She learned for the first time that her name was in fact another version (a translation) for Virgin Mary. She felt instant connection with the name of Mary. She also learned that her birthday was just 3 days off Christmas day.
Then, we wondered if my grandparents really knew anything about Christianity. We started to piece together the puzzle of finding the origin of my mother’s name. I recall from my early childhood years that my grandparents did not have radio or TV because there was no electricity. My grandparents and my mother were illiterate because there was no school. Then the question remained as how my grandparents decided on the name of Mary for my mother. Curiously, my grandparents chose names of Jesus and Moses (the translated versions) for my uncles. The only explanation my mother could come up with was the stories that they had heard from passing travelers and from the village elders.
She went back to her home at the end of that summer and the discovery about the origin of her name gradually was forgotten over the years after her passing. However, in the recent years, the unfortunate and regretful news about the innocent people losing their lives over their religion brought me back to the days that my mother discovered peace and harmony in Michigan. My mother would have been devastated to learn that scores of people being pushed out of their homelands and worse losing their lives simply because of their faiths.
As a human being and as an artist I felt obligated to honor all the innocent people who have lost their lives because of their beliefs. I decided to depict the Christian cross on as many as flags to honor life and love. I truly believe that Virgin Mary wanted to plant peace and love in everybody’s heart and mind. I do believe Mary’s wish and my mother’s wish were the same. I am depicting this book to honor their wish and to make sure their call for love and kindness is not forgotten. This is Mary’s wish.