Since it’s impossible to even imagine that the idea can come from anybody’s mind but that of a megalomaniac Iranian with stupidly naïve excessive optimism, we can confidently conclude that there are at least thousands of Iranians who actually were thinking, or worse, hoping that Ali Karimi would beat Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo and dozens of other great players and would win the world’s Golden shoe!
And it’s not only about football, it’s in our blood. Couple of silver and bronze medals in some scientific Olympiads for high school students; convince us that we’re the most intelligent people on the face of the earth. For no obvious reason, and where the word shameful is not good enough to describe the way we treated Persian-speaking hardworking afghan refugees in our country, we consider ourselves the most hospitable nation in the world. We also think about ourselves as the most cultured, civilized, talented and the list goes on.
Isn’t it the time to forget about Cyrus the great and the glorious Persian Empire for once, and really assess who we are and where we’re standing right now, what’s our real potentials and what we can realistically achieve in a short or long term period?
The inconvenient truth (sorry Mr. Gore!) is, miracles almost never happen and in the best-case scenario, people will achieve what they’ve planed for and they’ve worked for. I suppose we still think too poetic to face this fact!
4 comments:
The reason why Karimi is on the top of that list is because Iranians have been circulating emails saying "Vote at this website for Ali Karimi to win the Golden Shoe Award" - basically they think it's an award that's determined by voting... by the general public! I myself got 3 emails forwarded to me about it. I find it all pretty hilarious. Tells us something about the democratic electrocal system that Bush wants to install in the Middle East. He really thinks that all of the Middle East's problems will be solved by democracy... doesn't know that we're people who vote COMPLETELY blindly :)
Right on!
Mehrad san, feeling that you are from the best lot actually is a key to survival and mental health. See, it's like sense of self worth. The moment that you believe you're worthless, you will become depressed and sick. It's the same with the societies.
Also, what you just said doesn't apply only to Iranians. People in US believe their way is the best way, europians think they have the best culture. And it's OK. It's OK to believe we have extremetly bright students.and it's fine to support Ali Karimi , eventhough, we know that he won't get it, we'd love to see his name on the top of the list.
well-said Farah.
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