(1921–2012) Prominent Iranian social worker and advocate for women’s and children’s rights. She is widely regarded as the “mother of social work in Iran”. Born: 1921 in Shiraz, Iran. Died: 2012 in Los Angeles, USA.
She introduced modern methods for social work in Iran and founded the first school for social work in the country.
Sattareh Farman Farmalan. Photo: ILF Media.
Photo: Omri D. Cohen. Meaning 🌸 ❄️: “April shatters like an ice palace” is a poetic metaphor for the sudden, fragile beauty of spring in Tehran — a season that passes quickly, just like the ice crystals of a palace melting in the sun. It also symbolizes change, hope, and transience — themes central to Farman Farmaian’s life: the blossoming of her youth, the fall of old Iran, and the uncertainty of the revolution. The passage is not political or philosophical, but personal and sensory — she describes how nature reflects her emotions. Author:Sattareh Farman Farmaian.Book:“Daughter of Persia” (1992). She uses this metaphor to describe the sudden and dramatic climate change in her homeland. The winter there is harsh, but when spring arrives, it does not come slowly. The heat of the sun breaks through the cold wintertime in a way that feels like the spectacular collapse of an ice structure. It marks a violent, irreversible end to one season and the beginning of a completely different one. đź“– Original passage (English):“April shatters like an ice palace. One moment the air is crisp and clear, the next it is thick with the scent of jasmine and the sound of birdsong. The city awakens, trembling with life. It is a season of hope — fragile, fleeting, and achingly beautiful. I remember standing on the balcony of our house in Tehran, watching the sun melt the last of the snow on the Alborz Mountains. It was then I understood: beauty is not meant to last. It is meant to be felt — deeply, urgently — before it vanishes.”Source: Chapter 3 — “The Garden of Memory,” p. 47 — 1992 edition, Simon & Schuster.
Door Pieter
Mensenmens, zoon, echtgenoot, vader, opa.
Spiritueel, echter niet religieus.
Ik hou van golf, wandelen, lezen en de natuur in veel opzichten.
Onderzoeker, nieuwsgierig, geen fan van de mainstream media (MSM).
