FROM PAIN TO PRIDE

84-year-old Hovsep Poladyan was one of the “Nairi” primary school teachers in Tehran. 50 years ago, the school celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. In 1965 there were 1200 pupils at the school.

– On this day, all the children, as one went into the church and laid flowers to the innocent victims. We want only one thing – in the hearts of our students to keep this pain, that they do not lose their history, the past, the country, that they love Armenia – a place of paradise.

And a few years ago I moved to live in Armenia. On April 24 I watched on television the procession to Tsitsernakaberd. Our President and his wife, restrained and dignified met world powers’ leaders, dignitaries and listened to their words of sympathy and encouragement. In different countries of the world famous people, in whose veins flows one drop of Armenian blood, publicly stated that they are Armenians, and are proud of their Armenian roots. In the streets of the big capitals of the world purple rivers were flowing.

For the future of Armenia, we have revived, our hearts from around the world united and began to throb in the same rhythm.

Ahead of the Golden Age! We will take back our land.

Masis will come home!

GAYANEH POGHOSYAN