Honest letter to David
Dear David:
...Yesterday I went grocery shopping alone and as I was walking in the "Farmers Market" I felt some one touching my leg and I heard someones hello.I looked down upon myself and saw a 13 year old student of mine who is a cute one.I shook hand with him and asked if he is alone;and he showed his parents who had come along.his father approched me and to my great surprise hugged and kissed me in the cheeks. the point was that we hadnt met each other before and though I am an Iranian ,his approach was a bit surprising to me:).Here Its common for men to kiss each other on the cheek .Is that common there for men to kiss each other on the cheek?I hear some call this as"Gay behavior"Right?..Do you and your friends enjoy telling jokes?I hope you like the one I sent you....About the green mile I just can tell you one word about it:It is about Miracle.GO SEE IT.IT IS A MUST.I am sure you appriciate it as you did on the passion...Here you can find almost every movie which has been screened in American movie theaters.There are some who record the movie illigally when they happen to go and"watch"the movie,of course,not all movies are copied illigally after all! It might be intresting that during the New Year holiday ,Iranian TV showed a lot of American movies...Yes,I dont have a CD player but,I would rather you didnt send me any CDs just because,movies and CDs which are sent here through thre mail are inspected and It might be banned being sent to me by the customs officials.But thanks anyway...I think we are common in having difficulty in math .I was punished severly with my math teacher and I really hated the subject and the math teachers as well.I really hope you are accepted into the school.Keep my fingers crossed for you.I t was interestint to know that there is a UN in your family as well.well,Better say ciao!
God bless you all,
Honest
Honest letter to David
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My dear friend:
I've never seen the movie "the green mile," was it good? What was it about? I'll have to look for it when I'm out next time, and watch it. I have to agree with you regarding the movie "the passion." I liked everything about it. I liked the way in which it was filmed. Everything from the lighting, to the music, to the actors. It was well constructed and thought out. of course, the message and story was amazing too. As a Christian, the movie was true to the biblical account of the crucifixion. I shed a tear myself, at the response of "Peter" when he realized that he denied Jesus just as Jesus had told him he would. Just earlier that evening Peter had told Jesus that "I would die for you" and Jesus had told him "that before this night is through, you will deny that you even know me." So you can imagine how ashamed and guilty he felt having had this prediction come true. Betrayal hurts more when it's from the people who mean the most to us. It's an incredible story. I'm glad that you could enjoy the story, even though you are not of the faith. I don't think one has to be a Christian to appreciate the meaning of what took place so long ago. You're a good man Hussein. You have heart. I didn't realize that you were able to buy American movies there. I thought that western movies were prohibited. I guess I don't know how things are there. Do Iranian's watch American films there? Can you buy American music as well? I know this might sound foolish, but I thought anything American was banned there. Do you have a CD player? I would like to send you some of my favorite music CD's for you to listen to. I have a CD burner, I can make you some copies and send them to you. Let me know what you think about that idea. Yesterday I took another entrance exam for school. It was a four hour exam covering medical terminology, mathematics, etc. The school is difficult to get into. I think I did okay in the first three parts of the exam. However, the math section was difficult for me. I really didn't study as I should have prior to the exam. I had a lot to do, and didn't have the time for studying. The results come back in three to four weeks. I'll find out then, if I was accepted into the school, or not. It's in God's hands, I'm not worried about it. Years ago, I had a math teacher who use to mistreat me very badly in her class. She would always make fun of me in front of the class if I didn't know the math answer. It affected me to this very day, because I have difficulty with math, and I never learned to enjoy the subject ever since. I was extremely shy when I was a child, and perhaps she mistook that for not paying attention. Who knows? I'm glad you're not like that teacher to your students. Speaking of students.... How are things going back at work? Did your students miss you? (they probably miss being off from school, huh)?
 Tomorrow is Friday (Iranian weekend), it's my last day at work. I'm off this weekend. I'm so happy about that. My sister moved the other day. I helped move her furniture for her. She's now going to be living near me. Her husband (my brother in law), is a real nice guy. He's Spanish. I often speak Spanish with him to practice the language so I won't forget it. I told you, my family is like the United Nations. We have Jews and Germans and Spanish, Italians in our family. I have five sister's, and they married different ethnic husbands. My nephews are bilingual and speak English and Spanish. My niece speaks English and Italian. We're Christians, and some of us are Jews. My parents had a lot to do with our openness to other cultures and people. My dad lived his whole life teaching us to love everyone regardless of their race or religion. He knew what it was like to be rejected for being a Christian by my mother's family. He didn't want us to be raised like that. And we weren't. Hussein, am I boring you with all this? I know I can talk too much sometimes. Well, my friend, take care of yourself and stay well. Best wishes to your family. Your friend,
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Honest letter to David
Dear Friend:
Thanks for the photos and the poem.Did you like the music I sent you?
Yours