EnGlIsHlAnD.

[SitangCampus]

OK, it is simply spice added to our usual dull life, so don’t take it too seriously.

In sports games, we all know that fair play is necessary, otherwise it might be a gamble game that is controlled by factors outside the field, and that is the violation of sportsmanship. That Iranian guy who was appointed to work as a referee is notoriously unfair toward Chinese teams, either at club or national side level. Even judging from his performance of that very night you could easily tell he did not work properly. When a Chinese player collided with the Japanese goal keeper out of the restricted area and the former was hurt seriously with bleeding by the strong hit from the latter, the referee signaled that it was the Chinese player who fouled. During an attack, the Chinese striker was intercepted and hit on the throat by a Japanese defender, this Iranian referee only stopped the game and gave no yellow card. Then after a few minutes, in a struggle in the box, two Japanese players who failed to get the ball collided with each other and fell on the ground, the Chinese striker near them were judged foul and lost the chance of a goal.

Though China and Iran are in good relationship, Iranian football players are not so friendly as far as I remembered. During an international game (I am not sure whether it was a World Cup qualifier, an Asian Cup or an Asian Game match), an Iranian player, after passing all of the Chinese defenders and knowing nobody could save the goal, stood right before the goal and put the ball right there on the goal line, then kicked with his back heel the ball slowly and slightly into the net. That is a big humiliation to Chinese fans.

With regard to the killing of Muslims, since we do not have any legal access to world renowned resources, we can only follow the voice of our government. But nowadays those international agencies become unreliable any more, the recent case of 39 people found dead in a British truck revealed they were liars too. Those victims were claimed to be Chinese, but now it was revealed that they might be Vietnamese.

The price of pork is on the rise in China, and Muslims do not eat pork as far as I know, even in the crisis of Bosnia, many Muslims there rejected the pork sent to them to save their lives. I respect them in believing their religion, but I also think they might have been wiser because life is the most precious thing in the world, without which human being becomes nothing and useless.

[Mohsen]

Chill out guys. We are here to meet people from different countries, practice English with one another, and learn more about other nations and countries.
These controversial topics are pointless and get you nowhere. We should cherish and respect our differences in terms of beliefs, opinions, backgrounds, and whatnot. Lets enjoy our company here.

Mohsen, thanks for your detailed descriptions. Its a pity I havent crossed the borders of my country yet. One of my dreams is to travel to different spots on the globe.
Sitang, thanks for your reply. Im pleased to meet you too. Id like to learn more about your country. By the way next time you write here or there, save a copy of your written text on your computer. I bet you had it in your mind right after you lost your text.
Meanwhile, Im neither an actress nor I know Mohsen. We are not a single identity. I swear. I met him here and dunno much about him.

Hello dear Friend Taravat,
I hope you take a trip to Iraq to visit holy shrine of Imam Hussein and Imam Ali as soon as possible , In Iraq you don't feel that you are in another country , because we have the same religion , also our cultures are near together , what we read in the books about Kufa ,karbala , we will see there and touch it more
I don't know if you are single or got married , maybe you have children , and you had not opportunity to travel , but you should know that we have always a problem in our life , we should not postpone our program , because of problems,
Do you agree with me?

[Taravat]

Hi Mohsen
As to your question about my personal info, I would like to leave your question unanswered. Im certain you are smart enough to guess. Isnt it exciting?
Well... Hopefully or sadly, Im a one-dimentional person. It means I mostly get focused on one task at the moment and can hardly multitask. Though, I do my best to do the jobs as perfect as I possibly can. Ive run into multiple problems due to this perfectionism and lost some opportunities. Im trying to be less strict and perfectionism though. Its not a good strategy in Iran. You know what I mean? Sure you do...We are living in the same country.

[Mohsen]

Hi Mohsen
As to your question about my personal info, I would like to leave your question unanswered. Im certain you are smart enough to guess. Isnt it exciting?
Well... Hopefully or sadly, Im a one-dimentional person. It means I mostly get focused on one task at the moment and can hardly multitask. Though, I do my best to do the jobs as perfect as I possibly can. Ive run into multiple problems due to this perfectionism and lost some opportunities. Im trying to be less strict and perfectionism though. Its not a good strategy in Iran. You know what I mean? Sure you do...We are living in the same country.

Dear Friend,

What is exciting , I don’t know what should I guess.
One dimensional is a general word , but generally one dimensional people become isolated , have less friends and boring , I have a friend , he got married two times ,and divorced two times ,because their wives couldn’t tolerate living with him, he limited his world with learning languages , when he came back to home , he was busy with watching movie with original language . How does a woman endure this kind of life?
Also I know a one dimensional woman who just interested in studying science ,education and university , her husband couldn’t continue living with her , although they had a nice children , he got divorced, , he get married with another woman and his nice girl is living with her foster mother.
Being perfectionism is good ,but it is opposite of one dimensional ,as a paradigm of perfectionism we consider Imam Ali . The kindest people with his family ,people and children , work hard in the field , the longest worship , in the war the most brave man ,in science and theology the book of Nahjolbalgheh ,in mysticism Komail prayer.

We are in the same country , but I didn't get you well

[Mohsen]

Hi Mohsen
As to your question about my personal info, I would like to leave your question unanswered. Im certain you are smart enough to guess. Isnt it exciting?
Well... Hopefully or sadly, Im a one-dimentional person. It means I mostly get focused on one task at the moment and can hardly multitask. Though, I do my best to do the jobs as perfect as I possibly can. Ive run into multiple problems due to this perfectionism and lost some opportunities. Im trying to be less strict and perfectionism though. Its not a good strategy in Iran. You know what I mean? Sure you do...We are living in the same country.

Dear Friend,

What is exciting , I don’t know what should I guess.

One dimensional is a general word , but generally one dimensional people become isolated , have less friends and boring , I have a friend , he got married two times ,and divorced two times ,because their wives couldn’t tolerate living with him, he limited his world with learning languages , when he came back to home , he was busy with watching movie with original language . How does a woman endure this kind of life?

Also I know a one dimensional woman who just interested in studying science ,education and university , her husband couldn’t continue living with her , although they had a nice children , he got divorced, , he get married with another woman and his nice girl is living with her foster mother.

Being perfectionism is good ,but it is opposite of one dimensional ,as a paradigm of perfectionism we consider Imam Ali . The kindest man with his family ,people and children , work hard in the field , the longest worship , in the war the most brave man ,the most witty and clever man, in science and theology the book of Nahjolbalgheh ,in mysticism Komail prayer.

We are in the same country , but I didn't get you well

[Taravat]

Perfectionism isnt good. Imam Ali (PBUH) wisely said that moderation is the best. We should keep everything balanced to live a happy and healthy life.
Thanks for your reply.

[Mohsen]

Perfectionism isnt good. Imam Ali (PBUH) wisely said that moderation is the best. We should keep everything balanced to live a happy and healthy life.
Thanks for your reply.

I didn't get why Perfectionism is not good , accomplishment is the aim of life.

[Josef Essberger]

Perfectionism isnt good. Imam Ali (PBUH) wisely said that moderation is the best. We should keep everything balanced to live a happy and healthy life.
Thanks for your reply.

Indeed. The ancient Greeks, who had a hotline to the gods, knew that perfection was dangerous. Only the gods could be perfect. So they never completed a building to perfection so as not to challenge the gods.

[Taravat]

Joe,
Thank you very much for your explanations.
Mohsen, as Mr Joe in his latest blog beautifully wrote, perfectionism has too much hassles that will go in vain. We humans are fallible and make mistakes. Trying to be perfect could be good provided that it were possible. There is no mere perfection in our earthly world. Only God and our prophets are infallible. We should try to be good instead.
Also, there is nothing wrong with accomplishments unless they again put us in hassles. Imam Ali (PBUH) talked us out of dreams. You know why? Because being obsessed with pursing dreams will leave us nowhere and makes life difficult. Only moderation is recommended.

[Mohsen]

Joe,
Thank you very much for your explanations.
Mohsen, as Mr Joe in his latest blog beautifully wrote, perfectionism has too much hassles that will go in vain. We humans are fallible and make mistakes. Trying to be perfect could be good provided that it were possible. There is no mere perfection in our earthly world. Only God and our prophets are infallible. We should try to be good instead.
Also, there is nothing wrong with accomplishments unless they again put us in hassles. Imam Ali (PBUH) talked us out of dreams. You know why? Because being obsessed with pursing dreams will leave us nowhere and makes life difficult. Only moderation is recommended.

Thank you. your explanations convinced me . Moderation is the best , I agree

[Taravat]

Hellooo everybody
I'm back. I've been too busy these days and thats why I havent shown up lately. I confess that I missed this place and writing here. I might tell you later What I've been up to.
Mohsen, I'm happy you found my explanations convincing. How have you been these days? Any news?
Tonight, I want to write about patience and tolerance. I believe patience is one of the most important traits. The most basic benefits that patience brings us are tranquility and comfort. People who are patient are living a happier life, are healthier, and in some cases are even more successful. How do we develop this trait in ourselves? Those who undergo difficult situations and hardly complain learn to be more patient. Those who control their wrath and anger are more resilient and patient. Also, tolerant individuals look mature and wiser and are more likeable.

Hardships in our lives are meant to make us more patient and more stronger. Do you agree?

[Mohsen]

Hellooo everybody
I'm back. I've been too busy these days and thats why I havent shown up lately. I confess that I missed this place and writing here. I might tell you later What I've been up to.
Mohsen, I'm happy you found my explanations convincing. How have you been these days? Any news?
Tonight, I want to write about patience and tolerance. I believe patience is one of the most important traits. The most basic benefits that patience brings us are tranquility and comfort. People who are patient are living a happier life, are healthier, and in some cases are even more successful. How do we develop this trait in ourselves? Those who undergo difficult situations and hardly complain learn to be more patient. Those who control their wrath and anger are more resilient and patient. Also, tolerant individuals look mature and wiser and are more likeable.

Hardships in our lives are meant to make us more patient and more stronger. Do you agree?

Hello dear
I missed you , I hope you will be busy for ever , because being idle and jobless is the worst thing
I agree with your idea ,hardships ,patience and success come together
In our holy book (Quran) we have a lot of verses about patience .

Therefore have patience, the Promise of Allah is true. Whether We show you something of that We promise them or call you to Us, to Us they shall all return. (40:77)

and poet Hafiz Shirazi says: Patience and success are friends of each other, Success comes as a result of patience.

Patience and perseverance, tolerance and forbearance are common traits of the world’s most successful people. Patience is a very high quality of man.

Finally patience is the key of success .
And should be careful patience against injustice and being oppressed , is the big sin and disaster . God doesn't accept people who are patience in this case ,and this is a trait of inferiority

yours sincerely

[Mohsen]

I have some posts in lets learn together - discussion
viewtopic.php?f=125&t=69638&start=3400
you can read and put your comments

[Mohsen]

Hello My friends,

recently I decided to improve my speaking , I have a chatroom in whatsapp , please join me the following link

we can talk and chat online.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/DZ9KrFVTuJ19BgL4s0qd43

[Mohsen]

Hi dear friends ,

Have ever been in Isfahan , If you want to travel Iran , you can visit the traditional city of Isfahan

[Mohsen]

Hi dear friends ,

Have ever been in Isfahan , If you want to travel Iran , you can visit the traditional city of Isfahan

hereafter I announce that this forum is no more alive , The funeral process in tomorrow in Highgate cemetery.
Your present in ceremony will calm our hearts

[Taravat]

hereafter I announce that this forum is no more alive , The funeral process in tomorrow in Highgate cemetery.
Your present in ceremony will calm our hearts

Hi
I'm back for a lil bit. And yes. You are right. This place is like a vacant cemetery in the middle of the night lately and we are ghosts. We are like living corpses who are dead inside. You might wonder what I'm telling and if I've got bad dreams lately.
No...In fact, we are having nightmares in the middle of the day. And these nightmares are all about things we are witnessing around us and in the world.
Terrorism... Dirty politics... Inequality...Injustice... Insecurity... Cruelty...Fear...Rumors...Poverty...Tension...Hopelessness...Coronavirus... you name it.

I'm busy these days...Reading a book titled" The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck" to get myself distracted!
And yes... This place is like a cemetery and we are dead inside.

[Mohsen]

I was in the cemetery ,i was there until the midnight and I met the ghost ,shivered I saw a ghost was walking around my my grandpa grave , I wish I was blind , but I saw her , she was from EnglishClub , I knew her

[Taravat]

Hi everybody
Here I am, AGAIN... And hopefully, I'm in a good mood today. You might wonder why.
Well...First and foremost, I read some pieces of news about the number of Coronavirus death tolls which is dropping. It says that the number of cured cases is rising in a higher pace compared with the number of cases being affected. Its good news. Lets hope this creepy pandemic will be eradicated shortly.
And the second reason of my good mood is due to the fact that its Friday. I slept earlier last night and got up later than usual today. It was so relaxing.

Ok...My today's blog is about criticism. I started a challenge a couple of days ago. What was it about?
Well...I asked a friend of mine to criticize me at least once per day and tried to understand how it feels like. This challenge taught me several lessons.
First of all, nobody likes to be criticized because it threatens our ego, self-image, self-confidence, and the desire to be accepted by people we value the most in particular. Let me clarify my idea this way. We all are looking for acceptance in our daily interactions and when we get a negative opinion or criticism we feel too bad afterwards. Also, its really important who criticizes us and how. Mostly, we get hurt even more when a person who matters to us the most or a loved one does this.I believe if we want to criticize somebody we should be careful and try to imply that its for their own interest and doesn't mean we don't accept them anymore. Acceptance is a key component in our interactions and should be preserved when we are criticizing. Once a friend of mine asked why we should criticize at all. I answered because there are some truths in bitter words that can help us do better.

What's your idea? Is there any chance we could criticize without hurting others?
Thanks for reading.

[Taravat]

Hi everybody
It's been almost 1 month since I last posted a blog here. I've been too busy these days. It's March 5th, 2020 today. I had a nightmare last night and didnt sleep well. I got a severe headache. So, I called in sick and stayed at home. I'm fine now that I'm writing this.
These days we are struggling with a pandemic. We've been trying to survive for a couple of days. Apart from this coronavirus itself, most people are stressed in forms of panic attack, obsession, hypochondriac, and so on. I'm here to tell the readers that its not like the world is going to its end. Life goes on. This pandemic has hit us to remind us of our blessings we had and took for granted all these years. These days, we miss breathing fresh air in our lungs with no facial mask, enjoing outdoor walks with no concern, kissing and hugging our loved ones, and so on.
This crisis has made me look at my life from a different angle. Life has its ups and downs and is still beautiful. I try to live this life fully since now.
Thank God for giving me another chance to write here and for EVERYTHING I have in my life.
Stay happy and fine.

[Taravat]

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Hi
I'm here. Today was a holiday. What was the occasion?


Well...It's our national Father's Day, and more importantly, the birthday of our first Imam, Ali (PBUH). I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate all fathers in my country. It's unfair to reckon angels are only female. Fathers are earthly angels. We are proud of you.
Also, I would like to beg Allah to rest the fathers who aren't among us in peace.

I'm personally proud of my dad. He taught me and still teaching me a lot. No matter how old we are, we are always lil kids for our parents. They are like a shelter and we find peace and tranquility besides them. Our parents are God-sent gifts that should be respected and valued.

LoVe YoU

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[Taravat]

Hi

A thought just popped into my mind right after I logged in to write something here. Sounds like this forum has turned into a reminder of different occasions for me. ha ha ha. To be honest, I'm too busy these days as usual. Or else, I'd love to write more and more here. I love writing.

Well...To make the long story short, I'm here to say "Happy New Year" and more importantly, to remind me and the readers of the importance of making resolutions on the New Year. We've spent terrible days over last year and suffered a lot. Though, I hope we will take lessons from these bitter memories. Unfortunately, we humans are forgetful. One of the important lessons of last year was to be strong. If we want to survive, we should be strong and be able to cope with changes well. I've got lots of plans for the new year and I will write them down as my new year resolutions. I can't write them all here but I want to say that the most important resolution of mine is knowing myself and then empowering myself. In other words, I want to reach self-awareness. Because I've learned that everything starts within us. If we want to make a change in the world, we should start within ourselves.

Have a wonderful new year ahead. Wish you all the best. Wish me luck.

[Taravat]

Hi
I'm back after quite a bit of absence... You may wonder where I've been all these days!!!
Lots of new things have happened to me over the last two months since I last was here... I left my former job and started my new job...What's the job? Nursing... A rewarding job...My first day at work was quite easy...I hope it will go this way for good.
Also, I've been studying hard for a BIG exam which will be due the month after the next as well.
The holy month of Ramadan is coming to its end. Only one day is left...I will miss this holy month...It has been a quite different month of Ramdan for me...
Meanwhile, happy Eid-al-Fitr in advance!

See ya later.

[Taravat]

Hi
This is just to say that I'm still alive and kicking...Kicking what?!!...Ummm...Kicking laziness, hopelessness, purposelessness, meaninglessness, and whatnot... My BIG exam is arriving in almost two weeks...And the closer, the bigger and scarier it seems to me... Okaaay..Gotta dash and catch up with reviewing what I've read and learned so far...Wish me luck...Be back!

[Hamidamini]

Hello Ms. Taravat. I recently join this club and I approximately read all your post. It was said if you want to know a person notice how she or he speak. And according to this I find you a person who has a rich information and a valuable worldsight. I am very happy to find you here and being here is not accidental. I believe I had been guided here to increase my knowledge and wisdom. Thanks a lot.
If you have any group or forum pls add me to them. Thanks a million
Amini

[Hamidamini]

Hello Ms. Taravat. I've recently join this club and I've approximately red all your post. It has been said if you want to know a person notice how she or he speak. And according to this I find you a person who has a rich information and a valuable worldsight. I am very happy to find you here and being here is not accidental. I believe I had been guided here to increase my knowledge and wisdom. Thanks a lot.
If you have any group or forum pls add me to them. Thanks a million
Amini

[Taravat]

Hello Ms. Taravat. I recently join this club and I approximately read all your post. It was said if you want to know a person notice how she or he speak. And according to this I find you a person who has a rich information and a valuable worldsight. I am very happy to find you here and being here is not accidental. I believe I had been guided here to increase my knowledge and wisdom. Thanks a lot.
If you have any group or forum pls add me to them. Thanks a million
Amini

Hi Mr Amini,

First off, I would like to give you a warm welcome to myEnglishclub and this forum in particular. It's good to have an English teacher with us (I mean me and my silent readers). You're an English teacher, huh? If you don't mind, write more about yourself and let us get to know you more.
Meanwhile, thanks for your kind words and compliments. You know, I want to add something to your words. If you truly want to know a person, look how s/he acts. Some people only preach and don't practice it... I think I'm included in this category too...Though, I'm working on it. There is this saying " Actions speak louder than words." What are your thoughts on this?


Well...You know, I love writing and currently this is the only forum I have. Though, it's not so active these days bcz I'm preparing for a BIG exam which is due on Thursday. After I take this exam, I will be around more.
Wish me luck

[Taravat]

Hi
I was thinking about something...It might sound confusing to you. So I try to write about it as simple as possible.
There are two different perspectives.
1st scenario: we suppose life and living in this earthly world are serious concepts. Then we set some goals and do our best to achieve them. As time goes by, we realize that everything on this world has been kind of a mirage. It means the more we pursued something, the less valuable things became. In a long run, we might even think we have crossed a wrong path so far and it's too late to get back all the way. We took life too seriously while it wasnt this serious.


2nd scenario: When we reckon life is as complex as playing chess for only once. We should be careful with our choices or we will end up being checkmated. Fate is involved in our destiny but our choices play major roles in our destiny.

Which one is your life scenario?! The mirage or the chess game?

[Taravat]

Hola
I received a piece of news today and I wondered if I should be happy or sad...My BIG exam is postponed to another day and nobody still knows when we have to take this exam...Life is TOO silly and unpredictable,isn't it??? To tell the truth, I am not fully prepared for the exam so I'm still neutral about this.

Anyhow, I've taken off days for an entire week, and am taking some rest away from coronavirus patients. I really needed that. These days, I feel heavy on my chest and have slight dyspnea...It feels as if there is a bump in my throat...Also, I can barely stand on my feet for a long time...I wonder if it's a coronavirus, or I'm just worn out. Or else, it could be our protective masks. We are using P100 masks through which we breath and talk with difficulties. Since it changes our voice tone, we should talk louder when we have these masks on to communicate well. I've got slight hoarseness too and it's probably the mask.
Also, I read an article on the virus and how it attacks the vital organs in our body including but not limited to the lungs, heart, kidney, and brain... I've witnessed how young patients quickly pass away and this explains why... So, we all should take precautions more seriously.

Which one is your life scenario?! The mirage or the chess game?

To me, life has been more of a chess game than a mirage or anything. I've taken this life so seriously and done my best not to regret someday in the future. I've taken every step in my life thoughtfully. I tried to be a risk-avoider as much as I possibly could. It doesn't mean I've never taken any risk in my life...Quite the opposite...I'm a risk-taker...Occasionally though. These days, an inner voice tells me this in my ears sometimes..." Life is a mirage...Don't take this life too seriously or you will be a loser.'... These days, I'm trying to listen to this inner voice more often and take more risky moves. Life would be boring without risks. Also, nothing is wrong with appearing silly, stupid, and less serious sometimes...Who really cares?!???! Maybe we shouldn't take people too seriously too... What was the latest stupid thing you've done recently?!??!




We need such a friend or an inner voice to remind us of the silliness of this world every once in a while...Take good care, everybody!

[Hamidamini]

Hi Ms Taravat. Thank you for your reply. As you told in the pervious posts here is a public place and I can't tell much about my personal life. I am not an English teacher but I learn it to teach it. As you know if you want to learn sth well try to learn how to teach it. Maybe my writing style affected by this opinion and you think I am a teacher.
I am glad to be here for sharing our experiences, if you have new ideas specific opinion motivating stories about famous people life we will be appreciated to share it here.
I've red last post and I've got you preferred not to answer personal questions so I hope success in your big exam without asking about it!!!
Sincerely yours
Hamid rezaei Amini
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