حقیقت و مرد دانا (۲)

In this episode, you will hear the second part of the book "The Truth and the Wise Man" written by the late "Bahram Bayzai". 

I don't know if this seemingly childish story is poetry or prose. Whatever it is, for me every word is a poem engraved on my heart. When we were little, the book was carefully selected by the headmaster of Mehran Elementary School, the late Bahia Mafi and Masoumeh Sohrab, who are remembered by thousands of prayers, and given as a gift to children who could think differently and pose endless questions that lead to the discovery of truth...children who are now, in a corner of the world, still seeking the truth.

An excerpt from the book:

O old man, O father, how should I understand what the truth is?

Look at the world's bird show……

 Or at least the play of light on the reed stalks. 

What do you see in them?

Every moment, one shadow slips over the other. 

Is this the movement of the wind, that change in light?

No two moments are ever the same. 

Even your own perspective on it is different. 

How long will you stand? 

Are you full or hungry?

Are you tired or full? 

Are you in chains or free? 

The truth is this.

Truth?

How far is this word?

Book Reading: Sepideh Arbabi 

Tar soundtrack by Ramiz Guliyev 

The episode ends with the memorable voice of Ahmad Shamloo.