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I did not leap from one end of the world to the other— Author: Gouya Roshan

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  I did not leap from one end of the world to the other I emigrated, but I paid the price with my entire being. Because the price of my migration was not merely boarding an airplane, flying for a few hours, getting a few stamps in my passport, and suddenly finding myself in another country. Perhaps that was for the best, because such a short distance could never have transformed me into the person I am today. Therefore: I did not leap from one end of the world to the other. I crossed borders that exist on no map. I crossed the border of language; I had to express my feelings with words that had been foreign to me for years. I realized that silence is sometimes more eloquent than any language. I crossed the border of beliefs—beliefs instilled by family, imposed by society, and exploited for political purposes. In doing so, I learned that no idea is sacred simply because it is old, and no idea is right simply because it is new. Every belief must be measured against truth, justice, an...

“I have seen no humiliation greater than my heart

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“I have seen no humiliation greater than my heart being occupied with someone whose heart is not with me”.                                                Author: Gouya Roshan  The sentence  “I have seen no humiliation greater than my heart being occupied with someone whose heart is not with me”  describes, in simple language, one of humanity’s deepest emotional experiences. The speaker refers to a form of love that leads neither to unity nor to mutual understanding, but rather to an unequal and debilitating condition. This state of uncertainty is the source of the suffering that permeates the entire sentence. This love is not necessarily limited to romantic relationships between a man and a woman; it may also exist between a parent and child, or between siblings. Thus, the choice of the word  “humiliation”  is key to understanding the poet’s pe...