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A Good Plan 4 Today Is Better Than A
Great Plan 4 Tomorrow
Look Backward With Satisfaction
&
Look Forward With Confidence
ﯾﻪ ﻧﻘﺸﻪ ﺧﻮﺏ ﺑﺮﺍﯼ ﺍﻣﺮﻭﺯ ﺑﻬﺘﺮ ﺍﺯ ﯾﻪ ﻧﻘﺸﻪ
ﻋﺎﻟﯽ ﺑﺮﺍﯼ ﻓﺮﺩﺍﺳﺖ
ﺑﻪ ﮔﺬﺷﺘﻪ ﺑﺎ ﺭﺿﺎﯾﺖ ﻧﮕﺎﻩ ﮐﻦ ﻭ ﺑﻪ ﺁﯾﻨﺪﻩ ﺑﺎ
ﺍﻃﻤﯿﻨﺎﻥ
Then one day, my mother came to visit
.me
ﺗﺎ ﺍﯾﻨﮑﻪ ﯾﻪ ﺭﻭﺯ ﻣﺎﺩﺭﻡ ﺍﻭﻣﺪ ﺑﻪ ﺩﯾﺪﻥ ﻣﻦ
She hadn’t seen me in years and she
didn’t even meet her grandchildren.
ﺍﻭﻥ ﺳﺎﻟﻬﺎ ﻣﻨﻮ ﻧﺪﯾﺪﻩ ﺑﻮﺩ ﻭ ﻫﻤﯿﻨﻄﻮﺭ ﻧﻮﻩ
ﻫﺎ ﺵﻭ
When she stood by the door, my
children laughed at her, and I yelled at
her for coming over uninvited.
ﻭﻗﺘﯽ ﺍﯾﺴﺘﺎﺩﻩ ﺑﻮﺩ ﺩﻡ ﺩﺭ ﺑﭽﻪ ﻫﺎ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻭﻥ
ﺧﻨﺪﯾﺪﻧﺪ ﻭ ﻣﻦ ﺳﺮﺵ ﺩﺍﺩ ﮐﺸﯿﺪﻡ ﮐﻪ ﭼﺮﺍ
ﺧﻮﺩﺵ ﺭﻭ ﺩﻋﻮﺕ ﮐﺮﺩﻩ ﮐﻪ ﺑﯿﺎﺩ ﺍﯾﻨﺠﺎ ، ﺍﻭﻧﻢ
ﺑﯽ ﺧﺒﺮ
I screamed at her, “How dare you
come to my house and scare my
children!” GET OUT OF HERE! NOW”!!!
ﺳﺮﺵ ﺩﺍﺩ ﺯﺩﻡ:“ﭼﻄﻮﺭ ﺟﺮﺍﺕ ﮐﺮﺩﯼ ﺑﯿﺎﯼ ﺑﻪ
ﺧﻮﻧﻪ ﻣﻦ ﻭ ﺑﺠﻪ ﻫﺎ ﺭﻭ ﺑﺘﺮﺳﻮﻧﯽ؟”!ﮔﻢ ﺷﻮ
ﺍﺯ ﺍﯾﻨﺠﺎ!ﻫﻤﯿﻦ ﺣﺎﻻ
And to this, my mother quietly
answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may
have gotten the wrong address,” and
she disappeared out of sight.
ﺍﻭﻥ ﺑﻪ ﺁﺭﺍﻣﯽ ﺟﻮﺍﺏ ﺩﺍﺩ:”ﺍﻭﻩ ﺧﯿﻠﯽ ﻣﻌﺬﺭﺕ
ﻣﯿﺨﻮﺍﻡ ﻣﺜﻞ ﺍﯾﻨﮑﻪ ﺁﺩﺭﺱ ﺭﻭ ﻋﻮﺿﯽ ﺍﻭﻣﺪﻡ
”ﻭ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻓﻮﺭﺍ ﺭﻓﺖ ﻭﺍﺯ ﻧﻈﺮ ﻧﺎﭘﺪﯾﺪ ﺷﺪ.
One day, a letter regarding a school
reunion came to my house in
. Singapore
ﯾﮏ ﺭﻭﺯ ﯾﮏ ﺩﻋﻮﺕ ﻧﺎﻣﻪ ﺍﻭﻣﺪ ﺩﺭ ﺧﻮﻧﻪ ﻣﻦ
ﺩﺭﺳﻨﮕﺎﭘﻮﺭ ﺑﺮﺍﯼ ﺷﺮﮐﺖ ﺩﺭﺟﺸﻦ ﺗﺠﺪﯾﺪ
ﺩﯾﺪﺍﺭ ﺩﺍﻧﺶ ﺁﻣﻮﺯﺍﻥ ﻣﺪﺭﺳﻪ
So I lied to my wife that I was going on
a business trip.
ﻭﻟﯽ ﻣﻦ ﺑﻪﻫﻤﺴﺮﻡﺑﻪ ﺩﺭﻭﻍ ﮔﻔﺘﻢ ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ
ﯾﮏ ﺳﻔﺮ ﮐﺎﺭﯼ ﻣﯿﺮﻡ.
After the reunion, I went to the old
shack just out of curiosity.
ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﺯ ﻣﺮﺍﺳﻢ ، ﺭﻓﺘﻢ ﺑﻪ ﺍﻭﻥ ﮐﻠﺒﻪ ﻗﺪﯾﻤﯽ
ﺧﻮﺩﻣﻮﻥ ؛ ﺍﻟﺒﺘﻪ ﻓﻘﻂ ﺍﺯ ﺭﻭﯼ ﮐﻨﺠﮑﺎﻭﯼ.
My neighbors said that she is died.
ﻫﻤﺴﺎﯾﻪ ﻫﺎﮔﻔﺘﻦﮐﻪ ﺍﻭﻥ ﻣﺮﺩﻩ
I did not shed a single tear.
ﻭﻟﯽ ﻣﻦ ﺣﺘﯽ ﯾﮏ ﻗﻄﺮﻩ ﺍﺷﮏ ﻫﻢ ﻧﺮﯾﺨﺘﻢ
They handed me a letter that she had
wanted me to have.
ﺍﻭﻧﺎ ﯾﮏ ﻧﺎﻣﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺩﺍﺩﻧﺪ ﮐﻪ ﺍﻭﻥ ﺍﺯﺷﻮﻥ
ﺧﻮﺍﺳﺘﻪ ﺑﻮﺩ ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻣﻦ ﺑﺪﻥ
“My dearest son, I think of you all the
time. I’m sorry that I came to
Singapore and scared your children.
ﺍﯼ ﻋﺰﯾﺰﺗﺮﯾﻦ ﭘﺴﺮ ﻣﻦ ، ﻣﻦ ﻫﻤﯿﺸﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻓﮑﺮ
ﺗﻮ ﺑﻮﺩﻩ ﺍﻡ ، ﻣﻨﻮ ﺑﺒﺨﺶ ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺧﻮﻧﺖ ﺗﻮ
ﺳﻨﮕﺎﭘﻮﺭ ﺍﻭﻣﺪﻡ ﻭ ﺑﭽﻪ ﻫﺎ ﺗﻮ ﺗﺮﺳﻮﻧﺪﻡ ،
I was so glad when I heard you were
coming for the reunion.
ﺧﯿﻠﯽ ﺧﻮﺷﺤﺎﻝ ﺷﺪﻡ ﻭﻗﺘﯽ ﺷﻨﯿﺪﻡ ﺩﺍﺭﯼ
ﻣﯿﺂﯼ ﺍﯾﻨﺠﺎ
But I may not be able to even get out
of bed to see you.
ﻭﻟﯽ ﻣﻦ ﻣﻤﮑﻨﻪ ﮐﻪ ﻧﺘﻮﻧﻢ ﺍﺯ ﺟﺎﻡ ﺑﻠﻨﺪ ﺷﻢ ﮐﻪ
ﺑﯿﺎﻡ ﺗﻮﺭﻭ ﺑﺒﯿﻨﻢ
I’m sorry that I was a constant
embarrassment to you