Something to Lean On

— We are all different from one another! And we are all afraid of having no water, of having no bread, of sickness. And we are all afraid of the ruinous earthquake or of war. And we are all afraid of the word death, and of death. My dear! Please tell me, how different are we all from one another? Under one roof, on one planet, and of one kind...

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Wheat Field

ـ همه با هم متفاوت هستیم ! و همه می ترسیم از بی آبی از بی نانی از بیماری . و همه می ترسیم از زلزله ی ویرانگر یا از جنگ . و همه می ترسیم از واژه ی مرگ و از مرگ . عزیزم ! لطفا بگو همه با هم چه قدر متفاوت هستیم ؟ زیر یک سقف ، روی یک سیاره ، و همنوع ...
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