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Rupen Janbazian
Rupen Janbazian is the editor of Torontohye Monthly. He is the former editor of The Armenian Weekly and the former director of public relations of the Tufenkian Foundation. Born and raised in Toronto, he is currently based in Yerevan.
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Wonderful Rupen! Abris!
Shnorhavor nor dari Rupen Abris
Thank you for sharing.
How true, how well put, how well described.
Bravo Rupen.
Shnorhavor nor tarien.
We are with hope that one day, just one day it will all be clear.
A syphonic rendition of an inspirational poem, representing the soul of this ancient nation. We will endure. Yes, we must.
The Armenia you describe doesn’t sound free.
The last two lines of this beautiful poem are the most telling, the saddest, and, I fear, utterly impossible for Armenians to overcome. Why are we so small minded? What is wrong with us?
If we free ourselves
of small-mindedness, once and for all.
Thanks for sharing. This poem is still relevant today.
Unfortunately, the issue of small-mindedness persists in Armenia as there is no incentive for those in power in government and in business to change their ways for the benefit of their compatriots.