LoVe Sells!

The day’s coming. Streets are filled with people. Red is the typical color of most shops; Color of Love: Aritificial Hearts, Teddy Bears, Rose flowers, Chocolate boxes. Good days for sellers as well, to fill their pockets with price of ‘LoVe’!

As a multi-million dollar industry, It’s getting just an “opportunity” for companies to take more financial benefits. The advertisements capture your mind, forcing you to do what they want you to do With an overwhelming number of cards and presents being sold over the world; To ‘celebrate’ it.

The Price Of Independence

Fereydoun was born in an irreligious and rich family with no idea about religion. Up to the time he entered high school he was not much involved in politics at all. Being a teenager and the identity conflict of that age made him more interested in human sciences as well as religion.
When he entered university to become an engineer, he used to say 5 times prayers but hidden not in front of the family members who would ridicule him for his belief. After knowing he is becoming a practising Muslim, they gave up support on him and he had to work to pay for his life and education.

At university he got familiar with what’s called political Islam. There were new waves of Muslim university students who used to be political activists against the Pahlavi regime in favour of republic Iran. He graduated with a bachelor in Electronic engineering while he was being one of those been arrested several times.

Later on, he was freed and was forced to undergo the military service. He escaped with Ali one of his friends to a city far from Tehran so as not being forced to ‘serve’ under the Shah’s flag.