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behnam · Post by **behnam** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 5:42 am

Ask musicians to take me and put me in the museum too; beside my things.

All the best,
Behnam, 20 November, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 11:50 am

Hi friends,

As you may know, we've got a garden in Marand. There are many fruit trees in the garden. In particular, about 0ne hundred walnut trees are in the garden. In comparison with last year, the harvest was good this year. In terms of quality, it was about 70% of an ideal quality, and in terms of quantity, it was about 50% of an ideal quantity that we often expect from our garden. I hope to host you in our garden in Marand.

In the attached photo, I am showing you the walnuts on a tree. This photo was taken three years ago.

All the best,
Behnam, 20 November, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 12:03 pm

My parents were in Marand. They are both retired from teaching. They are old. They go to Marand in April and come back to Tehran in November. Yesterday they came from the long journey. They have brought about 500 Kilograms walnut fruits. They have sold some of them in Marand. Walnuts are mostly exported to Germany. Compaired to other places, like Tuysergan, Shiraz, Sabzevar, Damavand, and some other cities that produce walnuts, the quality of walnuts is better in Marand. This isn't something I claim. This is what people who are involved in buying and selling walnut say. They are actually oily and tasty.

I am attaching the photo of some walnuts. The photo was taken a few minutes ago. It is fresh!

All the ebst,
Behnam, 20 November, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 12:12 pm

In order to take photo and put it here, I broke about 50 walnuts, a few minutes ago. About 5 of them were empty or black. Therefore, only 10% of our walnuts are empty-brained. Hahahaha...

This is wonderful from quality point of view, since you know, more than 90% of people are empty-brained!

Anyway, I am joking. I am not supposed to judge about people's brains now. I am attaching a photo to show you the inside of walnuts. Inside of things matter! LOL!

All the best,
Behnam, 20 November, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 12:16 pm

We have got some apple trees in the garden too. I am attaching a photo of some apples. They smell nice and look beautiful.

All the best,
Behnam, 20 November, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 12:31 pm

Finally, let me show you the inside of one of the apples. You can see how much bright, white, and crystallized it is. I ate it a few seconds ago. It was really delicious and tasteful.

Nature is not two-faced. As you see, the inside of things are as good as the outside of them. Human beings often manipulate things to make the outside of things look beautiful. However, most of the time, the inside of them go bad, because nature doesn't support hypocrisy!

If I was limited to say only one sentence in order to address the main difference between a good person and devil one, I would say, In good people, the difference between outside and inside is minimum.

Those emoticons are put to make the post look beautiful. I am not laughing at all! Actually, I am crying. Wise people can read between the lines.

All the best,
Behnam, 20 November, 2015

Hurieh · Post by **Hurieh** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 12:59 pm

Dear Wooseok, hi

I appreciate you for your post. You write clearly and efficiently. I like your style of writing . Please keep up writing more and more for us. You can let us enjoy reading your posts with raising a topic yourself and explaining your point(s) of view about it.

LeeWooseok wrote:
I got an impressive saying from the previous Minister of Health and Welfare, Yoo, Si-min at a discussion. He says, to make healthy and clear society, a variety of point of view are needed to a society. In addition, he put an emphasis that we are not making a conflict but having a competition. We have to have various thinking, and with those varieties, we should make a progress toward the better and mature society.

Yes… I do agree. When the ideas and opinions about something are alike, no one will think and ponder very much. But in contrast, different ideas provoke sense of creativity and make us look at an issue from different points of view. We try to look for more reasonable way(s) to explain our premise(s).

Regarding terrorist attack in France, I have no idea about those who were responsible for it and their intention for doing this criminal act. As I told you before, I don’t like to enter these political games. I also don’t rely on political news because I believe I can’t judge which media and news sources are telling the truth. Every media is trying to highlight the dark aspects of an issue on their own interest. In other words, there are different explanations for a single issue with several news sources. Each one is trying to prove they are right and another side (their opponents) is wrong. Anyway, your explanation over this issue will be welcome.

Look forward to your upcoming brilliant posts.

Regards,
Hurieh
Nov 20th/ 2015

P.S. Why don’t you click “post reply” key instead of “reply with quote” key? It’s written in red color and is located on the bottom of each page. If you click it, you will see a box with a tool bar. You can write down your lines in the box, and apply necessary changes like size, color, and so on. There is also “preview” key through which you can see the changes you have applied to your text before submitting it.

Hurieh · Post by **Hurieh** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:05 pm

Mushaf wrote:
hi hurieh how are you ?

Dear Mushaf, Hiii

Long time, no see dear. How have you been all these days? You just show up in a blink of an eye and then disappear . I wonder why? Smiling! We call it hide-and-seek game. heheheee..Do you know what I mean?

Joking aside, I hope you are doing pretty well and enjoying every single moment of your life. We would like to have you with us and read from you more. Our thoughts and hearts are always with you dear.

Look forward to your forthcoming posts.

Regards,
Hurieh
Nov 20th/ 2015

Hurieh · Post by **Hurieh** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:10 pm

behnam wrote:Hi Hurieh,

How are you my dear friend? I've missed you very much.

Dear Behnam, hi

How are you? How do you do? Thank you very much for your caring. I’m doing well. I’m training the students as I used to do.

WOW … I’m envious of you for having this beautiful garden dear. I’m not a greedy guts. I don’t mean I wish I had these much fruits. But I wish I could have a garden like this one that you showed in your post. Then I would walk there and spend some time in the beautiful nature. Breathing deeply in the nature is so amazing and wonderful. Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos. I imagined myself in the garden among those beautiful green trees of walnut.

By the way, you are so tactful and wise in making connection between things. Your words made me stop and think.

Look forward to your next beautiful posts.

Regards,
Hurieh
Nov 20th/ 2015

Mohsen · Post by **Mohsen** » Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:35 pm

What is fact behind the Holocaust
If the fact will be revealed , it may changes the history of Europe and Israel , so it is strictly forbidden to speak about Holocaust in western countries , even an old lady is a danger . Countries who speak about freedom of speak , but when their benefit is in danger ,they put their feet on every laws

German media have reported that police have raided the house of 86-year-old Ursula Haverbeck, a German lady who has publicly doubted the Holocaust story.

http://nonalignedmedia.com/2015/06/poli ... t-skeptic/

Haverbeck has been constantly pursued by German authorities for her nonconformist opinions about the Holocaust. In Germany, a self-professed ‘democracy,’ individuals do not have the right to question establishment myths about the Second World War. The public is forced to accept the self-serving interpretations of the winners of World War II under penalty of fines and imprisonment.

Mohsen

LeeWooseok · Post by **LeeWooseok** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 3:16 pm

Why don’t you click “post reply” key instead of “reply with quote” key? It’s written in red color and is located on the bottom of each page. If you click it, you will see a box with a tool bar. You can write down your lines in the box, and apply necessary changes like size, color, and so on. There is also “preview” key through which you can see the changes you have applied to your text before submitting it.

Hello, Hurieh.

How are you? Thank you for your complement.
About your question, I think that suggesting all contents that I wrote before is needed to delivery correct answer and to make it easy to read. Is it no useful....?

As you said, we have been in different life and environment, and now we should discriminate those different information correctly. These problems are reality in Korean society. Many people face the sea of information through all kinds of media such as internet and journals. Thus, in my thought, intellect people have a responsibility for suggesting the right direction.

Have a nice day.
Lee Wooseok

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:51 pm

Hi brother Mohsen,

How are you my old valuable and respectful friend? I hope you are enjoying this beautiful autumn, particularly in Isfahan autumn is really fascinating. Walking on the banks of ZayandeRood river and talking with your beloved lady can be interesting and pleasant. I hope you are taking this opportunity to enjoy walking on the banks of the river and having a good chance to meet some foreigners and practice English at the same time.

Brother Mohsen, this thread is the only place we visit regularly and share some of our sadness as well as happiness with some friends. Many of our friends visit this place in a hidden way. They are following us, but we don't know. I personally feel their presence in the thread. This thread means a lot to all of us. There is no doubt about this claim. Therefore, the first priority of us must be keeping this thread safe, alive, and active.

On of the things to keep this place alive and active is avoiding dangers which threaten the thread. One of the most famous threatening dangers is writing about political issues. The other one is writing about religion. These two topics are controversial and heated. These topics create tensions and conflicts. By the way, people have got sort of sensitivity to them. Convincing others is quite impossible in these two areas, because every individual thinks their religion political party are the best.

Brother Mohsen, most of the time, our listeners know what we are saying. They stay silent, but they know the things we are speaking or writing about. Most of the time my students know what I say. I am a talkative person, and I have paid a lot and lost a lot as punishment for my careless mouth and the words has come out of it. However, I have a sense of belonging to this thread. I don't want to have it blocked, banned, suspended, limited, or stopped.

What you've written about holocaust has nothing to do with us. Nobody cares about politics in this place. Who cares? Hurieh, Setareh, old friends Veronica or Marina the great? I am sure, nobody cares about politics. Even our naughty friend Andrew doesn't care about political issues. Therefore, the question is this: Who Mohsen writes to?

Once again, in a brotherly way, I beg you to avoid posting things which threaten the safety of the thread. Please dear Mohsen, swear to God, stop writing about politics and religion. We are neither politicians nor priests! We are not qualified for them.

I apologize for probable tactlessness, rudeness, and impoliteness. You are my valuable friend. I am afraid of making you angry and sad. Dear Mohsen, to be honest, the fear of losing the thread makes me write these things directly. Please forgive me.

All the best,
Behnam, 21 November, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 6:56 pm

Dear Mohsen,

Look at the lady in the photo more closely. How much money does she need to keep herself as she is in the photo? Look at her teeth. How much food does she eat? look at her necklace. How much does it cost? Look at the books on the shelves. How much money has slept on her personal library? ...

As a rule, if you find out that someone has got mouth and a place for emptying her/his stomach, s/he has come to eat and drink. Even prophets and Imams are not exempted from this essential rule. Adam was sent out from paradise because of his stomach. Stomach is not something simple or ordinary. As long as it is working, one cannot get rid of its orders. Therefore, neither the lady is true, nor others. People are like the clothe of a flag. They move in the direction of wind. The wind itself is in the direction of things which fill stomach, positions, money, and other desires.

Oh Behnam, come on! Who should we trust then? Trustworthy people are those people who give their foods to others, even though they are hungry and empty-stomached themselves. Even in this case we must be careful. Some people do that for fooling others, in the hope of replacing a full stomach with a better position for example. They give their foods to others in order to get fame and then to get the votes of people. They say; "My stomach, be patient and tolerate hunger for a while, I will fill you with better foods soon. Just let me fool people and win the election!"

Do I sound pessimistic? The answer is maybe yes. But, let's be fair and look at things carefully. Human beings cannot get rid of eating and drinking. While s/he needs to eat and drink, s/he has to support the people who provide him/her with those needs.

Some people may say; 'Behnam, what about those people who are working and taking a lot of attempts and efforts to fulfill their needs?". You are right, but you have ignored something. Those poor workers; those working people(mardomane zahmatkesh) haven't personal library, valuable necklace, etc. They are struggling for survival. Again as a rule, if one doesn't steal from others, s/he cannot be rich!

I introduced you two important rules. I hope you won't say; "Well Behnam, obeying your rules, we shouldn't trust you." You are right, but who needs your trust?

All the best,
Behnam, 21 November, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Sun Nov 22, 2015 9:51 am

Hi friends,

This is just to let you know I am leaving Tehran today. Tomorrow, I am having a meeting with my supervisor at Tabriz university. After the meeting, I will have a walk in Tabriz and will have broth for lunch. I love broth very much. The whole life is spent on broth making somehow. We are created to make broth! Who got what I mean? Write me in private if you get the point crossing my mind now.

Stay happy and healthy! Good luck with broth making! LOOOOOL!

All the best,
Behnam, 22 November, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 1:45 pm

I was in Tabriz yesterday. I had a meeting with my supervisor. We had a useful discussion about the subject we are going to work on.

A photograph of Shahreyar; a famous poet from Tabriz, is put on the inside wall of the entrance of the rail-station. I am attaching it to this post. The translation of the poem is close to this: Tabriz city sacrifices itself for guests(=Tabrizi people are so hospitable that they sacrifice themselves for their guests); They(Tabrizi people) make kohl from the dust of guests' shoes![This is something difficult to translate. It means that Tabrizi people have great respect for guests. They welcome them warmly).

Visit this city. It is worth visiting; at least once!

All the best,
Behnam, 24 November, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:06 pm

Whenever I go to Tabriz I eat a traditional food which is very famous in Azerbaijan. It is called broth. It is a delicious, tasty, nutritious, healthy, and excellent food. Actually, it has been famous in the past. These days people have changed their diets. Its basic ingredients are meat, pea, potato, and onion.

I don't want to propagate broth to you. In my opinion, people have the right to choose their foods. Most of the time, the reign or the geography dictates us what to eat. In other words, people eat what they can find. Anyway, I am attaching the photo of the things; taken yesterday in a traditional tiny local restaurant; 5 minutes before going to my stomach!

All the best,
Behnam, 24 November, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:22 pm

I went to the market to buy some cheese. Tabriz is famous for cheese. The market was not modern. It was old and dirty. On the way, in one of the old lanes, I saw a man selling beet(cooked beetroot). I asked his permission for taking a photo. I am attaching the photo to this post. How loudly he was yelling: "Labooo daghe labooo"(Hot beet)!

All the best,
Behnam, 24 November, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:39 pm

I had an appointment at 10:00am, but I was there earlier than 10:00am! Therefore, my supervisor wasn't at his office. I put my luggage there(look at the photo) and took a look at the portraits of some famous physicists on the walls.

Oh, I prefer to have a blue luggage. I don't like this one. I will buy a blue one for myself and will give this to my wife. I don't like its colour. It seems girlish, doesn't it?

All the best,
Behnam, 24 November, 2015

hungnguyen · Post by **hungnguyen** » Thu Nov 26, 2015 6:27 am

HI everybody!
I'm Vietnamese. I like learning English. I want to speak English fluently. That why I join in this forum to practice English. I would like leaning together

hungnguyen · Post by **hungnguyen** » Thu Nov 26, 2015 6:43 am

Dear everybody!
I'm Vietnamese guy. I'm glad to be new friend in this group. I try to learn English everyday, because English is an international language. We need to learn English to communicate each other. Long time ago, human try to communicate by language, but each country has different language. So how to communicate to understand each other. That why we need to learn a common language.

shahrubanu · Post by **shahrubanu** » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:50 pm

Hi friends I just want to say that I miss you all. Even I don t write here , please always feel my friendship. Behnam brother ,nice photes from you I really love themmm. Thanks for them:)
dear one more thing you shoudl buy an orange suitcase:) I don t like it:)
Say my regards to Sateyes and Elham bye
see you soon

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Fri Nov 27, 2015 6:13 am

Hi Hungnguyen,

Welcome to this place and thank you for joining us. Thank you once again for choosing this forum to improve your English. We are doing the same here. I personally learn a lot from my friends through writing to them and reading their posts.

I do agree with you. English is crucially important, in particular, studying at university without a good English is almost impossible. Without a good knowledge of English one cannot be a successful student in doing a PhD.

I feel proud of myself, and take a lot of pride in spending a lot of time, energy, and money on learning the English language. I started learning it seriously 10 years ago. I took many English courses at two language institutes in Tehran. Meanwhile, I practiced at least 4 hours a day; every day! Yes, every day, and four hours! It seems strange and unbelievable, but I did it. For about 5 years, I practiced English 4 hours every day!

In learning a new language practicing continuously and regularly really matters. If one stops practicing for even a short duration, s/he loses her/his English. Therefore, being continuously involved in learning a new language is an extremely important factor.

How do you practice English?

I hope to read more from you.

All the best,
Behnam, 27 November, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Fri Nov 27, 2015 6:24 am

Hi shahrubanu,

Yesterday, when opening this site I felt a pleasant smell. It was like the smell of a rose flower. It was amazing. It made me wonder; smell of a rose flower at this time! How come? I searched for the source of the smell. Oh my God! Gozal Shahrubanu has come back! Do my eyes deceive me? It made me extremely happy. Thank you very much for putting a post here after a long time. I'd missed you terribly. You aren't on Skype. You are absent from the places I used to meet you!

An orange luggage for you? Ok, I will buy an orange luggage for you.

Dear Shahrubanu, please be with us. Don't leave us! Please write more about yourself. Share your news with us. By the way, come to Skype please and let me hear your voice. I have missed it. I have missed the way you used to say 'naughty Behnam'!

All the best,
Behnam, 27 November, 2015

Mohsen · Post by **Mohsen** » Fri Nov 27, 2015 7:44 pm

Mohsen wrote:
http://nonalignedmedia.com/2015/06/poli ... t-skeptic/
Haverbeck has been constantly pursued by German authorities for her nonconformist opinions about the Holocaust. In Germany, a self-professed ‘democracy,’ individuals do not have the right to question establishment myths about the Second World War. The public is forced to accept the self-serving interpretations of the winners of World War II under penalty of fines and imprisonment.

Mohsen

Behnam worte
Dear Mohsen,

Look at the lady in the photo more closely. How much money does she need to keep herself as she is in the photo? Look at her teeth. How much food does she eat? look at her necklace. How much does it cost? Look at the books on the shelves. How much money has slept on her personal library? ...

As a rule, if you find out that someone has got mouth and a place for emptying her/his stomach, s/he has come to eat and drink. Even prophets and Imams are not exempted from this essential rule. Adam was sent out from paradise because of his stomach. Stomach is not something simple or ordinary. As long as it is working, one cannot get rid of its orders. Therefore, neither the lady is true, nor others. People are like the clothe of a flag. They move in the direction of wind. The wind itself is in the direction of things which fill stomach, positions, money, and other desires.

Hi Behnam,

People who move in the direction of wind are called hypocrites, This woman put her life in danger, because she wanted to clear a big lie for people. She is rich ( as you said , because of her necklace and her bookshelf and her appearance ,so she is eating and empty her stomach without any problem) but you see she moves against the direction of wind .she is speaking about a matter and she was taken to jail because she was supposed to be punished for her speak. She could easily take her life ahead, eating and emptying her stomach for many years without any danger, without having any problem.At age of 86 she didn’t need someone to vote her . She speak about the facts ,because she has accomplished with the human values,the only thing that made her to speak, she don’t want to live like animal for eating and emptying.
It is insulting the God, when consider the prophet and Imam (as you say ) are not exceptional ,they are like the clothe of a flag , They move in direction of wind ,Maybe you see the world just through the physic laws , in the physic law everything moves inherently and naturally , there is no wise in objects.
But the fact is that prophet and Imam and their followers were moving against the wind. You have heard the story of Abulfazl ( Hazrat Abbas),the brother of Imam Hussain . When Imam and his 72 people as companions were under the siege by enemy in the battle of Karbala .they have not drunk water for 3 days , the thirst were killing them (specially the children of Imam)
Hazrat Abbas sacrificed his life in an effort to procure water for Imam Hussain's children in the tragic battle of Kerbala. He fully lived up to his name Abbas, which in Arabic stands for Lion

The cries of water raised by the children in Imam Hussain's camp on the day of Ashura, deeply grieved Hazrat Abbas. After taking permission from Imam Hussain, he took leather bag and rode towards the river Euphrates to fill the bag with water. Cutting through the rank and file of Yazid's army, he rushed to the bank of the river, filled the bag with water, although he was very thirsty , he didn’t drink a drop and started towards the camp to reach the water to his brother’s children as sson as possible. Yazid's army encircled the gallant Hazrat Abbas. He kept the water-bag in one hand and started fighting with the other. When both his hands were severed, he gripped the water-bag strap with his teeth. The severe blow from a mace on his head shook him badly and he fell off is horse and called out to Imam Hussain. Imam Hussain reached him with great difficulty, and placed his head on his lap. Hazrat Abbas then opened his eyes to cast a last look on the Holy Imam's face and breathed his last .
That is why people commemorate his bravery after 1400 year , and held ceremony even Christian of Iran take part in this ceremony

Take Care
Mohsen

cengiz · Post by **cengiz** » Mon Nov 30, 2015 12:59 pm

hello evry one I came to learn english on this site. I think this site is very usefully.

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 5:20 am

cengiz wrote:hello evry one I came to learn english on this site. I think this site is very usefully.

Hi Cengiz,

Welcome! Thank you for joining us. We are learning English on this site too. Yes, this site is really useful.

Would you mind introducing yourself? What do you do? Could we know where you are from? How much knowing English is important in your country? In which areas is English necessary?

I hope to hear from you soon.

All the best,
Behnam, 2 December, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:01 am

Hi friends,

I found a friend of mine(she is a non-Iranian divorced lady) sad through her emails. She spoke negatively about her ex-husband. She seems angry with him, although she tries to hide her hatred and anger. Today, I wrote something to lessen her sensitivity to men's behaviour.

Most of the time, the lack of knowledge of something/someone causes us to judge or think unfairly about them. These days, both men and women suffer from the lack of knowledge of each other. I believe, in the past men and women knew each other much better than now. This claim sounds strange, but it is a fact. How come?

For many years, the West has kept saying that men and women are the same. Therefore, what do you expect from someone who is the same? Don't you expect the same reactions, actions, behaviour from him/her? Unfortunately, our brains expect the same things from someone whom we consider him/her the same. In other words, we automatically expect our opposite sexes do the same we do about many aspects of the life. However, this is not possible. Why? Men and women have got different responsibilities in the universe. We should keep in mind that there are different responsibilities in different levels. Our responsibilities for ourselves are different from our responsibilities for our families. Our responsibilities for our families are different from our responsibilities for the society. We have got some responsibilities for nature too. For nature(generations going) men and women have got different responsibilities. This must be highlighted. This must be noticed. If both men and women had got the same role in life, there was no need for the creator to design and create two creatures(male and female)!

After having faith in the existence of some essential and necessary differences between men and women, we should try to know those differences. The lack of knowledge of those natural differences causes a lot of problems to both sides.

One of the most important differences between men and women is their different sexual behaviour. For example, men are ignited internally but women are ignited externally. It should be kept in mind that the average is considered when speaking about human beings.

let us set a thought experiment. Suppose there are one man and one woman in an island. They are asleep for a long time. One day, they both get up together. They look the world around themselves. They both may feel hungry. They both may feel they are thirsty. They both start looking for something to eat and drink. After making their stomachs full, they sit to take some rest. The man finds his sexual organs bothering. He hears some inner voice in his head that says; "your balls are full, you need something to penetrate....",

then he looks at the woman carefully and finds her body attractive. In a strange way he likes every curve of the woman's body! He start getting closer. He is instinctively taught that the woman is what he needs to fulfill his sexual desires. The man starts the journey just by following the inner voice. He is driven internally.

What about the woman? She may not have an inner voice, since she has got a partner for herself. This is what she needs in the first step. She needs someone to be with her, and she is fortunate, because there is a man with her. She owns a man, that's enough!

But what else about her sexual needs? It depends on many many factors. The level of her hormones. Is she menstruating or not? How many days have passed from her last cycle? How many days are left to the next menstruation? How does the man share emotional things with her? Does he start kissing her, touching her, ...? In most cases, the woman is ignited externally.

So far, it is proven that men and women have got different sexual functions. This is an important piece of knowledge. Having faith in this piece of knowledge makes the acceptance of different actions and reactions from opposite sexes voluntary.

The majority of women believe that men are as dirty as a pig when it comes to sexual behavior. They believe men are hunger for sex! That is true, but why are men like that? Is it optional? No, there are designed to be always hunger for sex.

Women often consider themselves loyal when it comes to love and love making activities. Is it something optional? They choose to be like that or they are designed to be like that? The simple fact is that they are created to be loyal.

Angels are considered pure and nice, but they are created in that way. They could not be pure if they were given the physiological needs that poor human beings are given. That is why human beings can be much more important than angels, because they resist pressure of many desires during their lives.

The main aim of sexual activities is keeping the generations going. Nature has put some pleasure in doing that to fool men and women. Nature is following her own goal. This system is designed in a way that to follow the ultimate goal of nature. Men and women are given different tools, different functions, and the different responsibilities. A man gets ignited initially and a woman gets ignited externally, but none of them has chosen those sort of ignition. The designer has designed them in that way. Therefore, none of them has the right to criticize the other one! None of them must be proud of what they do and what they have! They are in the hands of the main designer.
............................will be continued!

All the best,
behnam, 2 December, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 7:03 am

.................

Let me share a very important secret from the men's world. One of the biggest wishes of every man is to be the only man of the world. In other words, every man wishes to be left as the only man of the world with billions women all for him! You may say; "Come on Behnam, this is your own wish". I have checked this wish with other friends in all the communities I am in. Fortunately or unfortunately, the secret is really a secret! It is not my own nature. It is common among men with the right level of testosterone.

Now, I shared one of the main secrets of men's world with you. I hope you won't get disappointed in your husband or boyfriend and then won't ask for divorce if he eats some sandwich on the way while he knows you have cooked his favourite food at home!

A nice friend of mine is waiting for me on Skype. I have to leave quickly. I don't check the post for mistakes. I apologize.

All the best,
Behnam, 2 December, 2015

LeeWooseok · Post by **LeeWooseok** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 8:14 am

Let me share a very important secret from the men's world. One of the biggest wishes of every man is to be the only man of the world. In other words, every man wishes to be left as the only man of the world with billions women all for him! You may say; "Come on Behnam, this is your own wish". I have checked this wish with other friends in all the communities I am in. Fortunately or unfortunately, the secret is really a secret! It is not my own nature. It is common among men with the right level of testosterone.

Hello, Behnam.

While looking through articles, I have been very interested in your writing. I have been taken a lecture from TED, Michael Sandel: The lost art of democratic debate. In this lecture, he mention about homosexual marriage and the nature of marriage, besides, it make us think about the nature of something that comprises it.

I think that what you said is prevalent scientifically, but it is not possible and we need more variables to make a relatively correct decision when it comes to the side of social science. In my thought, there are some changes in society, so the concepts of values also are changed. I agree with you that many people may not have responsibility about the gender role than people of old times. I think that is because we are in sea of information through internet and smartphone, but at the same time, we are in illusion that we all appreciate those values.

In the changed circumstance, we need correct appreciation for making a judgment about the nature and value.

Have a nice day,
Lee, Wooseok

Hurieh · Post by **Hurieh** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 9:10 am

Over a few days ago, I was overwhelmed in some tasks and there was little time and concentration left to create a post here. Whilst I was away from this nice place, though, I felt that I missed my valuable cyber friends very much. So, I tried to get my works done, and reunion you very soon.

Now, here Hurieh is with a relax mind and an innovative idea to challenge your creativity and power of imagination.

November finished a few days ago. I read somewhere that November is National Novel Writing Month. Many writers around the world gather and take part in writing a novel over November all together. What a great team work it is, isn’t it? Immediately, an idea popped into my mind and it was:” What if we write a story all together ?!?” It will be an amazing and wonderful experience.

Perhaps you know how much I love writing. Writing is a great fitness exercise for our brain and mind. It’s a good skill through which we can get our thoughts organized, and then let them flow. Some writers are like professional hunters whose words catch the entire attention of readers. Some other can resemble expert physicians whose words act stronger than any medicine or remedy. Their words can please minds, shed the light of joy and happiness on souls, and put the glow of love and affection in hearts. Some words can immerse the readers in deep thoughts, put tears in eyes, or make their readers laugh to burst. These show the power of words. Some words can act like a painkiller pill which makes you get relieved. While, some other can be keener than swords that tear hearts into pieces. Words can be the representatives of everyone’s personality and character too. Sometimes we feel we are able to read writer’s conscience through his/her lines.

Anyway, I would like to call you for writing a story all together. I will write a short fictional story myself. All you are supposed to do is to continue it with your great words and power of imagination. Everyone should continue the section that is written by last member episodically. You can choose a proper title for each episode too. No need to be strict and look for a serious topic and story. Take it easy. You can add some crazy things to it in order to have fun too. Just put your pen to the paper and let your thoughts take you to this fictional journey for a while. Let’s see what will be the outcome. I bet it will be amazing.

I will set the ball rolling and submit the first episode of the story on next blog. Keep the ball rolling please ...

“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” By: Louis L’Amour

Regards,
Hurieh
Dec 2nd/ 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 9:24 am

LeeWooseok wrote:I think that what you said is prevalent scientifically, but it is not possible and we need more variables to make a relatively correct decision when it comes to the side of social science.

Hi LeeWooseok,

Thank you very much for showing interest and putting comments. I agree with you. What I've written is not based on science and technology. It is not scientific. It is something that exists.

Some workers are painting the rooms in our building. They paint four rooms every week. My room will be painted next week. My colleagues come to my office to drink tea and take some rest. Yesterday, at about 10:00am, we were five men, speaking about a lovely land, full of beautiful ladies without any responsibilities and commitments. One of them suggested leaving Iran and going to the West. The other one spoke about having 30 wives in an island, like old Iranian kings. One of us was silent. He was just listening. A friend said; "professor ... is silent. He disagrees with us!". He suddenly laughed and said; 'I am a great swimmer, but there is no water!". We all laughed.

You see, these things are not written in books. They are not scientific. They are some things in our thoughts. Most of the time we feel ashamed to share those things with others. These are our private thoughts. I personally check the correction of my theories when I am among my friends. I often check them frequently. I seldom rely on what I myself think, believe, or feel!

In physics mainly in Quantum Mechanics there is a very important principle. It is called 'Heisenberg's uncertainty principle'. It states that you can never simultaneously know the exact position and the exact speed of an object. We physicists often apply this principle to every aspect of life, particularly in measurement of complementary variables.

It is not possible to measure a parameter precisely; with one hundred percent accuracy. There is always some errors. Therefore, we often use some key words such as possibly, probably, maybe, perhaps,etc. when making speech.

When it comes to speaking about factors related to human beings, the uncertainty gets highlighted. I often mention to the fact that it is not possible to generalize when we are studying social problems. We just can speak about the average. We often consider Gaussian distribution cure most of the time.

Manipulating should be taken into consideration too. For many years, the West is manipulating people to make human beings' behaviour agree with capitalism! They are quite successful in changing the taste of people. In comparison with the past eras, the number of gays and lesbians has dramatically increased. Why? Let me make this story short by a claim: At universities, as far as I notice and know, boys are cold and girls are hot! Why? Boys are supposed to be wild when it comes to sexual activities. What has happened? Nobody knows! Maybe manipulating is involved! Again, you should notice I don't mean all boys are inactive or all girls are hot. I am speaking about the average!

All the best,
Behnam, 2 December, 2015

Hurieh · Post by **Hurieh** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 9:27 am

Laying in bed, she opened her eyes at a bitterly cold day in a hard winter, and all she saw was the same as what she was used to them, and quite different from what she dreamed about-- the same grey-colored ceiling, the same messy room, the same old furniture, and whatnot. What made her be reluctant to leave her bed was not only the coldness of the weather or the gloom of dawn, but more importantly, the feeling that another boring day with all miseries in it is waiting for her. Asleep has been the only thing that could bring her peace and tranquility—it was such a pleasing transition from this grey world to another colorful world in which she could see how all of her dreams blossom miraculously.

After a few minutes, she unwillingly overcame the struggle of staying at bed and got up. Washed her delicate hands and little face in a bowl of water. The water was too cold and made her face pale and even her fingers numb, left her the feeling as if they are not hers. She braided her long straight black hairs with difficulties, put on her thick winter coat, wrapped her neck with that red plaid scarf, and stood at foggy window to see outside. Then, Wiped up the window to see what is going on there. There was a huge amount of snow on the ground and it has still been snowing over the entire week.

Photo: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/403212972862217461/

She headed out and locked the door of the room. Took her steps slowly not to let that bad-natured landlady notice her while she was walking down the stairs. Stopped at the counter on step floor, stood on her toes to hang the key chain from the key holder. Moving toward the exit door quietly, she suddenly heard the ear-piercing voice of the landlady shouting at her. “Where the hell are you escaping Sara?”, she yelled.
…

Inspired by: the cartoon of “Les Misérables” which was made based on Victor Hugo’s Novel.

Regards,
Hurieh
Dec 2nd/ 2015

P.S. I couldn't find a suitable title for this story. ):

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 9:50 am

Hi dear Hurieh,

How are you dear? Long time no see! I've missed you.

I am not good at imagination, but I wonder why Sara left the home without brushing her teeth and having breakfast! How can she make a snowman; while her stomach is empty?

"Where are you going Sara?", the lady asked.
"I am going to buy some bread", Sara replied "there is no bread at home."

Sara was going to touch the snow actually. This was her first lie on that snowy day. The lady knew that Sara was lying. In order to prevent Sara from enjoying the snow in the early morning(I still don't know why tiny girls of stories are pure, but old ladies are like evil.

) the old lady said; "Sara, I've got plenty of bread at home. I will lend you some bread. Don't go out, it is dangerous."

"Thank you dear, that's very generous of you." Sara added " I have to eat fresh bread. My stomach is sensitive and allergic to old bread."

This was her second lie on that day. Sara doesn't know that lying may cause her to have bad feelings all the day.

Dear Hurieh, I wish I didn't write about your beautiful story. I said I am not good at writing story.

All the best,
Behnam, 2 December, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:50 am

Dear ...,

I guessed you know everything about me, because on EC I am quite a famous person. I've been posting for 3 years on EC, apart from being in the chat room. You can visit General Discussion - ESL Forums and open 'Let's Learn Together!'.

Before starting writing on EC, I had been writing on another site since 2007! At that time I was very active in practicing English. I had friends from many parts of the world. We used to write every day. The result of those days has become four pdf files(like four books). I have uploaded them on WWW.Scribd.com You can go there and search for 'Let's Learn Together!' You will see those four books, full of our posts.

We had to left that site because one of the friends kept writing about politics and religions. Finally, the runner of the site blocked us.

About men, what I said is a fact. My dear friend, I am sure you know the differences between men and women. In a woman's eyes, men must seem ill. You know why? Because a woman notices several abnormal actions and reactions done by men. Those actions are considered abnormal in the world of women. However, they are normal in the world of men. When it comes to sexual activities, most of the women in the world think men are as dirty as pig. Let me share a very important secret of men with you. I am sure you are thoughtful enough to think about it and to analyses it. The secret is this: One of the biggest wishes of every man is to be the only man of the world. In other words, every man says; "I wish all men in the world died and I were the only man of the world with billions women.

Don't think this is what Behnam says, no, this is a secret, but men are not brave enough to speak about it. By the way, you should know that when we are speaking about human beings, the average is considered. Surely, there are some so called men who like to be ...ed by other men. These men are not considered. I am speaking about men with the right level of Testosterone.

On the other hand, the majority of right women naturally like to belong to only one man. Is this optional? Do they choose to be like that? No, they are created like that.

Angels are pure, but they are created to be pure. They haven't got the physiological needs and desires that we poor human beings are given by the creator(God). It is easy to be an angel when one is created to be an angel. So, that is why we believe human beings can become better than angels. What angels do is not optional.

Women's purity, caring about only one man, purity in sex-related activities, loyalty,... are all given to her. They are not optional. In fact, a woman is supposed to keep those values, to stay pure.

However, poor men are created differently. I don't know why the creator has created men in this form. From the beginning of a typical day, the first thing may a man remember is playing with his ...., checking them, and maybe thinking of the coming night he will make love! After leaving home, he may see a girl in the street, shaking her lips...! He will become crazy! Then he may see a lady with large breasts. Again he will become crazy. You may say; "Behnam, come on! These are your own actions. Don't generalize!" You are absolutely wrong. Other men hide it from others. When we(men) are together and start talking about what we had seen on the day, I often see other men win the competition in gazing and ogling . rolling on the floor.

Therefore, be one hundred percent sure about what I say.

You may say; "well, you don't enjoy love making with your wives then look for someone else to compensate"! No dear! You are absolutely wrong again. For me and for friends of me it has happened to just finish a lovely love making with our wives, after taking a shower and leaving home, the way that our secretaries have put tea in front of us and have hung her breasts in front of us, or have moved her wide hips in front of us...has made us crazy again. Maybe after 2 hours from the time we had had experienced a great love making with our wives.
......will be continued!

All the best,
Behnam, 2 December, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:51 am

......

You may ask why Behnam is sharing these things with me. This is a good question.

The answer:
1) Knowing men and their nature will help ladies to tolerate them. It is very difficult to know the opposite sexes, because people often hide their secrets. A woman seldom speaks about the things she expects from her partner. She may say; "My partner must be wise enough to know what I want!". This is a very big mistake that almost all women make. I am sharing these things with you to help you come to terms with probable disloyalty you might seen from your ex...and make you strong against these sorts of things you may see in other men. I am trying to lessen your sensitivity to men's silly behaviour!

2) Everybody is responsible for learning and teaching. You, as everyone else, are responsible for teaching your kids, your students, ...the facts of nature. You should say; "My dear students, most of the time the lack of knowledge of someone else makes us judge unfairly about him/her and may cause us to hate him/her... A snake bites and kills its pries. Is it because of enmity? No, it is its nature to bite. It has been created like that."

That analogy implants a very nice and delicate point in your students' mind. These students are going to live in the society. Some of them may hate men because they may find out men are not as loyal as women are. They become depressed. Most of the time we get depressed by asking? Why? Why? Why? and not finding the answer.

Many months ago, my wife had her friend at home as her guest. I was at my computer. They were talking in the living room. She is a divorced young lady. She was speaking about the bitter experiences she has had with her ex-husband. Suddenly she cried and said; "why? why? why?..what was wrong with me? wasn't I beautiful? I was like a beautiful flower when I went to his home. Why did he do that?"(her husband has cheated on her)

I couldn't tolerate her deep sadness. While my wife was offering some tissues to her to wipe her eyes I went to the living room and apologized for interrupting.(the guest knew that I was at home). I started speaking about the nature of men. After sharing some facts with her, she became happy and laughed. She could accept that it is in men's blood to be like rosters in sex related things. Why? God has created them to be like that then to be active in producing generations.

The main philosophy of sex is producing generations and keeping generations going. Men and women are given some tools in fulfilling that important aim of the designer of the universe. What we do is not something like a game to play frequently... The main aim of sex is producing children, although there is a lot of pleasure in doing that. In fact, the pleasure is put there to fool both men and women into doing that.

That's enough for now. Today I am at home, share with me some emails and make me busy please. Thank you.

All the best,
Behnam, 2 December, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:55 am

I read your email. Very smart of you, typical way of thinking as a man, I got a lot of pleasure while scrolling down and reading it all. I could write a very long answer because there are points with which I strongly disagree, as a woman.

I have a question.... What about devotion, commitment, trust?
No wise words, no excuses of how and why men are created like that can justify the pain I have been through all these years due to his thoughtless actions or uncivil behaviour.
I haven't asked the question Why?
(to be continued, kids came home)

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Mohsen · Post by **Mohsen** » Thu Dec 03, 2015 8:24 am

Hi Hurieh,

I read the story , I wrote a part to share it , I don't know if it matches with your fiction or not

"Sara, came back ,look at the lady ,with trembling voice ‘ madam , I just want to pay a visit to see my mother , I will come back very soon. The land lady shouted “ the cheeky girl , go back to your room ,you don’t like to be in the dark basement again” ,the girl with all fear in her body walk back slowly while the tears run on her cheek , no one would care of her mother ,she was in bed and cholera was killing her. she was thinking of her dear mother"

Regards

Hurieh · Post by **Hurieh** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 5:58 am

Dear friends, Behnam and Mohsen

Thank you very much for showing interest in this topic and continuing my story. I really enjoyed reading your lovely stories.

You know very well, the world of stories is as huge as humans’ power of imagination. You can do all sort of things there with no limitation and restriction, and this is amazing.

Behnam’s story made me giggle somehow… Heheheee… Dear Behnam, you have looked at a quite different angle which mad your story unique. By the way, you will be a great writer of comic books. Thanks for your story.

Mohsen’s story is sad and a little scary. Dear Mohsen, your plot is rather closer to mine, with some differences. Thanks to you too.

I will write the second episode of the story by myself and put off its submitting in order to see what the rest of our friends will bring us.

Have a lovely Friday all.
Hurieh
Dec 4th, 2015

setareh · Post by **setareh** » Sun Dec 06, 2015 8:28 am

Dear Hurieh, thanks for encouraging us to write. Here is my story
Sara was working for this tough landlady in order to help her family. Sara was informed that her mother was sick so she tried to sneak away because she knew that the landlady wouldn’t let her go. Sara stepped forward and said “hello Mrs. Setevenson good morning! I… I … my mother is sick and I have to see her; could you please let me go and visit her? To her surprise Mrs. Setevenson didn’t yell at her; she replied” you can go but you must come back before dinner.” Sara got so happy and thanked the landlady.
She has noticed that the landlady has recently changed right after her only daughter left her for university. Now she is not tough as much as she used to be. Sara thought maybe now she can understand how hard it is to stay away from our beloved ones.
Knowing that she is going to spend a day with her mother made her feel so happy and warm inside. It was cold, but the snow and the cold weather didn’t bother her on the contrary it was the first time that she was actually enjoying the snow and its beauty……..

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Tue Dec 08, 2015 2:18 pm

Hi friends,

How are you doing? I hope you are doing well. We had the first early snow in Tehran yesterday. It is early to have snow because winter hasn't come yet. In our calendar 21st of December is the first day of winter. We celebrate it, because it is the shortest day(the longest night) of the year. It is my birthday too. The snow was relatively heavy. I measured, it was about 10 centimeter on my blue car. The weather is very cold now. According to some news, this year we are going to have a very cold winter in Iran. I am attaching a photo of the hills around my house. It is covered with snow.

All the best,
Behnam, 8 December, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 6:15 am

Hi,

A friend of mine has put the following post on her blog.

Hello, everyone.

Today I read news on my Facebook page and I found an interesting report.

Due to the present situation in Syria and other countries we got a prejudice about people from that region. Today I don't want to discuss it. I want to translate this report from my native to you and show you another side of this complicated situation.

As usual, generals keep safe during the war, but only simple soldiers and people suffer. This is what happened with this man. His name is Abdul and he escaped from Syria with his family to Lebanon. He doesn't have a wife and he has 2 kids. For the last 4 years Abdul couldn't find any job due to the fact that he is a refugee.

Abdul tries to sell pens on the streets in order to have a piece of bread for his kids.

One blogger from Norway saw this situation and took a photo and posted it in social networks.

The photographer didn't expected such a reaction from people. He asked people to collect money for this guy and his family (at least 5 000$) but more than 127 000$ were collected.

Abdul decided to open a cafe, a restaurant and some other things in Lebanon where more than 16 Syrian people could find a job and save their families from hunger and poverty.

I decided to publish this blog because the first photo deeply touched me. The face of a guy who can't find bread and home for his 2 kids while we are sitting here in warm houses, with a sandwich and complaining about currency exchanges or bad neighbors. Gosh, sometimes humanity is too ego-centrated and this is cause of many problems on this planet.

If we paid more attention on people around us, we would see that some people feel and live even worse than you.

Compassion is the only way to save humanity from global war. I also read today a great quote: "How to stop terrorism and war? Don't take part in it and don't support it". Simple and genius.

Better help those who suffered and lost everything in these useless wars. I'm happy that this world has a great hope in the face of such people as this guy from Norway and from all over the world.

Cheers, cap bee

P.s. by the way, the main money was sent from the UK, the USA, the UAE and Saudi Arabia!

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Thu Dec 10, 2015 6:18 am

Comment by Behnam 11 hours ago

Hi Honey, Thank you very much for writing about an interesting topic; poverty. Abdul isn't the only man from the poor community. At least, he had been lucky that someone has taken some photos of him and his daughter and has published them on the Net. There are billions of poor people in the world; who haven't got a chance to catch the attention of a westerner in a way that they take some photos of them and spread them on the Internet.

It is really funny, some governments impose poverty on a nation(Syria for example) and make its people poor and jobless. However, people of those countries give money to those war victims. It is like the father of a family slaps someone hard across the face, the mother of the family wipes tears from his eyes and says; "Don't cry!" The world has filled with two-faceness, hypocrisy, and insincerity!

The second part of your post includes a very meaningful sentence;"How to stop terrorism and war? Don't take part in it and don't support it". It is obvious that terrorists are supported by many western countries and some Arabic nations. How ridiculous it is to let a rabid dog released and to worry about its bite! It’s hypocrisy for them to pretend that they are fighting against terrorists and terrorism. They have created terrorism and support it politically and financially. They are lying!

All the best,
Behnam, 9 December, 2015

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 4:20 pm

Richard Feynman was one of the best-known and most influential physicists of his generation. In the 1940s, he played a part in the development of the atomic bomb; in 1986, as a key member of the Rogers Commission, he investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and identified its cause; in 1965, he and two colleagues were awarded the Nobel Prize "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics, with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles." He was also an incredibly likable character, and made countless other advances in his field, the complexities of which I will never be able understand.

In June of 1945, his wife and high-school sweetheart, Arline, passed away after succumbing to tuberculosis. She was 25-years-old. 16 months later, in October of 1946, Richard wrote his late wife a heartbreaking love letter and sealed it in an envelope. It remained unopened until after his death in 1988.

(Source: The Letters of Note book - reproduced with permission of Richard Feynman's Estate.)

October 17, 1946

D'Arline,

I adore you, sweetheart.

I know how much you like to hear that — but I don't only write it because you like it — I write it because it makes me warm all over inside to write it to you.

It is such a terribly long time since I last wrote to you — almost two years but I know you'll excuse me because you understand how I am, stubborn and realistic; and I thought there was no sense to writing.

But now I know my darling wife that it is right to do what I have delayed in doing, and that I have done so much in the past. I want to tell you I love you. I want to love you. I always will love you.

I find it hard to understand in my mind what it means to love you after you are dead — but I still want to comfort and take care of you — and I want you to love me and care for me. I want to have problems to discuss with you — I want to do little projects with you. I never thought until just now that we can do that. What should we do. We started to learn to make clothes together — or learn Chinese — or getting a movie projector. Can't I do something now? No. I am alone without you and you were the "idea-woman" and general instigator of all our wild adventures.

When you were sick you worried because you could not give me something that you wanted to and thought I needed. You needn’t have worried. Just as I told you then there was no real need because I loved you in so many ways so much. And now it is clearly even more true — you can give me nothing now yet I love you so that you stand in my way of loving anyone else — but I want you to stand there. You, dead, are so much better than anyone else alive.

I know you will assure me that I am foolish and that you want me to have full happiness and don't want to be in my way. I'll bet you are surprised that I don't even have a girlfriend (except you, sweetheart) after two years. But you can't help it, darling, nor can I — I don't understand it, for I have met many girls and very nice ones and I don't want to remain alone — but in two or three meetings they all seem ashes. You only are left to me. You are real.

My darling wife, I do adore you.

I love my wife. My wife is dead.

Rich.

PS Please excuse my not mailing this — but I don't know your new address

arinda · Post by **arinda** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:09 am

Hi..Benham.
May I introduce may name, I am is rizal , I live in batam,
I,m still learning English , untill now I can't speak English well. Could you tell me some suggestion for me about this?

Thank you
With Regards

behnam · Post by **behnam** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:26 pm

arinda wrote:Hi..Benham.
May I introduce may name, I am is rizal , I live in batam,
I,m still learning English , untill now I can't speak English well. Could you tell me some suggestion for me about this?

Hi Rizal,

Thank you very much for dropping post in this thread. To be honest, my spoken English isn't good. I am practicing speaking English with my friends. Listening helps a lot in this regard. Download some Audio files from the Internet and listen to them. There are many sites. WWW.bbclearningenglish.com and WWW.Britishcouncil.org are two good sites in this field.

Chat in English with your friends. Join chat room at http://www.myenglishclub.com/chat There are many people from different nations. You can chat with some people in the chat room.

Would you please introduce yourself again? Where is Batam? What does Rizal mean? Do you study or work?

Hope to hear from you soon.

All the best,
Behnam, 17 December, 2015

arinda · Post by **arinda** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 7:17 am

Hi..behnam
I say thanks to you, so many information that you have given to me, I ' ll try to join chat room, make me interesting

Batam island the name of city in indonesian, nearest singapore, I work at power plant in batam. Have you ever been in Indonesian?

I hope to hear from you soon

Best Regards
Rizal

Hurieh · Post by **Hurieh** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 10:00 am

Dear Setareh, hi

How’s everything with you? How are you doing with teaching English? I hope you are enjoying it fully. You know, I’ve been busy with these training courses and I couldn’t write here any sooner. The current semester is about to get finished. So, I can breathe a sigh of relief for a while.

Meanwhile, thank you very much for your great story. I really enjoyed reading it. Reading your story, I told myself: “Setareh must have been a great story teller for apples of her eyes.”
Your story had a good ending and this is what all small kids expect from a story. Besides that, you had skillfully embedded some moral tips in it which are commendable. Thank you very much once more.

You know, our mothers used to tell stories or recite lullaby for their small kids in old days. I wonder if mothers (or parents) still have enough time to spend enough time with their children. This is crucially important in order to have children who are emotionally stable. Because children find more closeness to their parents, and this provides them with security and peace of mind. On the other hand, telling stories can improve their creativity. Moreover, Children like the world of stories very much.

Anyway, I’ll write the second episode of the story and submit it. Hope our friends and you will enjoy reading it.

Regards,
Hurieh
Dec 18th/ 2015

Hurieh · Post by **Hurieh** » Fri Dec 18, 2015 10:03 am

Second episode: Sara gets punished.

Sara stopped immediately. The landlady’s loud voice sent shivers down her spine and made all hairs on her body stand up. She concealed her tears which were falling down her eyes and crossing her cheeks, turned around, and looked at the furious expression of hers.

“I have to be at work soon ma’am. My boss will get angry if I am late at work.” She replied while her voice was trembling.

“It is been two weeks that you haven’t paid a penny. You were supposed to wash all dirty dishes before you leave the hotel unless you pay your rent. “ the landlady said angrily.

Sara mumbled:” hmmm. But I will promise to …”

The landlady interrupted her and pointed to the kitchen with her hand. Sara didn’t resist anymore and went towards the kitchen.

It was all messy throughout the kitchen as if it has been hit by a strong earthquake. Sara put a small wooden stool in front of the sink, turned on the faucet, and started washing the dishes. Her mind was busy with several thoughts like a sunken ship in a turbulent sea which was waiting for an assistant canoe. Suddenly, she felt that someone is getting closer to her sneakily. All of a sudden, the question “Who can be behind my back?” crossed her mind.

To be continued.

Regards,
Hurieh
Dec 18th/ 2015

Hurieh · Post by **Hurieh** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 4:41 pm

Dear Behnam, hi

I wrote this to sincerely say “Happy Birthday” to you. May coming year be a major breakthrough for you. Wish you lasting health, happiness, and peace. We all are proud of you.

Sincere best wishes,
Hurieh
Dec 21st/ 2015

Hurieh · Post by **Hurieh** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 4:52 pm

My dear Iranian friends, hi

Tonight is the longest night of the year which is called “Yalda Night” in our Persian calendar. Although this night is longer than other nights only for one minute or even less; however we take this togetherness as a great opportunity to get together in the last night of fall, celebrate it, and enjoy being with each other for a while. It may be a proof for the fact that Iranians pay considerable attention to sociality and their relationships with each other.

Anyway, I hope these connections among the members of a family, our relatives, and even our friends remain as strong as before.

Meanwhile, I’d like to wish a peaceful and joyful “Yalda Night” for all of you. Have a long wonderful “Yalda Night”.

Regards,
Hurieh
Dec 21st/ 2015