As part of a research for an art exhibition about a Persian tale of the 12th century, The Conference of the Birds, I would like to know your opinion on the question below. I would be very grateful if you could respond with four or five lines.
About the story:
In the story, countless birds go in search of an ideal god-king, symbolized by a mythicalbird, Simorgh. They are led by a bird master-guide that encourages them to leave and shows them the way. Facing hardships and sacrifices required by the journey, many give up or fail. Only thirty birds reach their destination. At the end of their journey, they discover that the Simorgh is only a reflection of their own existence. Unified during the experience of this long and difficult journey, the birds themselves incarnate the Simorgh (In Persian Simorgh means "thirty birds").
My question:
Based on the story, how do you think about your own path? Do you consider yourself closer to those who have achieved their ideal or those who have experienced deviated trajectories? In case you identify yourself more with the second group, would you consider yourself rather as a loser. a winner or neither?
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Please send your answers to simorgh@sfr.fr.
Thank you!
Since I don’t like to be directed, I feel being closer to the bird master-guide. I have not yet reach the Simorgh, but I could! Even if I never reach the Simorgh, it would not be so important as long as I have my own ideal and work to reach it.
Once that I thought I found a blog by a good blogger, it turned out to be yet another survey :-(
I like to think that I am one of the thirty. I however have to say that everytime that I get close to the set goals, I have already moved the goalpost further. So, looking back, I have come a long way, looking forwrd, a lot more to cover, and that's continuous.
This is an anonymous survey (no need to send your name, etc) and I'm sorry to disappoint! But I'm doing it for someone dear to me and the answers will be used in an amazing art exhibition in Paris!
Sorry again, my dear Divaneh!
Az.
I don't think I understand what you are asking but write it anyway maybe useful for you.
Unlike many Iranians of my time I did not want to do education for money. Neither to be a medical doctor nor an engineer. Firstly I wanted to be a scientist and at the same time to be an entrepreneur. Part of my life plan was to find treasures and not only start my own businesses with it but also help charities.
But unlike those birds human life is paged differently. There are a lot of issues which hamper ones' future. One being an Iranian (yes you can consider facing racism). This Simorgh story is a very good one but regrettably some never learn from it. I am sure you know most of the lessons one can learn from it so no need for me to go thought it.
But those birds had it far too easy than us humans, in particular Iranians. It is not easy to be a thrid or second world subject and succeed.
Me, not a loser and not a winner so far.
Have a nice day.
There should be no unconditional pride in being one of the last 30 birds. It's the journey that matters most, rather than the destination. If those last 30 birds could have saved the life of even one the fallen ones in the process instead of rushing toward the "promissed" Simorgh, it would have been worth it. And they would have been one ahead of Simorgh.
Interesting idea Meybokhor_Manbarbesuzan!