Slave to Our Own Desires

bajenaghe naghi
by bajenaghe naghi
29-Oct-2009
 

The other day a friend came over to the store and invited me to go for a ride in his brand new sports car.  I was excited and looking forward to ride in one of those fast and expensive cars that I can not afford to buy for myself.  It was a black Porsche which he had bought for around one hundred thousand dollars.  So I sat in the passenger seat, got myself strapped in, and got ready to fly.

After nearly half hour of driving I was disappointed to see that the speed never exceeded thirty in town or fifty on highway.  I could not hold myself any longer so I asked him why he was crawling along in this magnificent machine.  Without turning his face to me and still concentrating on his driving at 48 mph he told me, "aziz this is expensive car. I have paid a lot of money for it I can not go too fast and make a accident."  When we got to the store he parked three blocks away because he could not find any space large enough to avoid other cars bumping into him when they drove away.

This reminded me of a friend who at the age of nearly seventy married a beauty half his own age and every two or three days he paid a private detective handsomely to follow her around and keep a detailed log of her activities.

We sometimes create masters just so that we can be their slaves.  

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yolanda

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by yolanda on

Hi BN Jan,

     What does "akhoonds" mean? I saw the word many many times, does that mean bad guys or jerks?

sepaas,

 


yolanda

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by yolanda on

Hi! BN,

Thank you for the linguistic help. Linguistics is fun! It is super kind of you. I look forward to your next blog!

thanks,

 


bajenaghe naghi

yolanda jan

by bajenaghe naghi on

Khanoom means miss or mrs. which we use in front of a woman's name as a sing of respect. In Iran people do not call each other by their first name, unless they are very close. So to call someone by their first name and be polite at the same time we put the word khanoom in front of a woman's name and agha in front or after a man's name. 

You are never annoying and it is my pleasure to be of some linguistic help to you. :-) 


bajenaghe naghi

multiple personality disorder jan

by bajenaghe naghi on

I remember that blog very well. You made me cry with that story. 

When I go gambling I put a certain number of dollars into my pocket (usually five of them) and enter the casino with the intention of losing every dollar. If I win I will be very happy. If I lose I don't get too upset since I had prepared myself to lose. I have the same attitude when I buy a car. I expect a lot of dents and accidents and I go as fast as I can and try to miss every car and if I don't I can only expect a big bang which I am ready for.:-) 


yolanda

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by yolanda on

Hi! MPD,

    Thank you for the good laugh! You are very good at going from one extreme to another: from microscopic scratches to 100 MPH of speed. The thing is that sometimes when you go too fast, it can cause way more than just microscopic scratches! O:)

Best wishes always!

Disclaimer: I am not trying to be intrusive, just a little concerned! O:))


Multiple Personality Disorder

:O) bajenaghe naghi , your blog reminds me of my own new car

by Multiple Personality Disorder on

I also park my new car as far away as I can from any would-be careless people that might get too close to it, and God forbid might bump it.  It already has three tiny little scratches on it, and by tiny I mean really microscopic, but that really gets on my nerves, whereas before, with my old dilapidated car, half of my rear passenger side fender ran into the median concrete barrier and crumble to pieces and I couldn't care less.

My new car has up to 140 mph on the instrument panel, but I confess, unlike your friend, I've driven it up to 100 mph on the highway and I could even go more, but I think I should take it to a raceway :O)

 


yolanda

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by yolanda on

Dear BN,

Sorry to bother you again. People called me
Yolanda Khanoom, but what does "Khanoom" mean? I saw the word several
times already, but I was too embarrassed to ask.....if I ask, they will
think I am from the outer space or have some kind of disorder  O:) 'cause I don't even know the basic
stuff...they will laugh at me.....It is annoying to ask too many
silly questions, as you know everyone is busy.(LOL!)

thank you in advance

yolanda


bajenaghe naghi

yolanda jan

by bajenaghe naghi on

I think it was shakespeare who wrote, now lets kill all the lawyers. 

sepaas. 


yolanda

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by yolanda on

Hi! BN, 

          Sepaas for verifying the "w" O:).....I have no clue where the Farsi letter begins and where it ends...sorry to confuse you....

     I got to finish my car accident story here.....I had the car accident in 1994, I got sued.....Larry Parker's people hand-delivered the charges to my home...it was many many counts of charges including "operating a vehicle illegally" (it is a big lie!) .....I did not read the whole thing, I was about to faint...I realized that it is just standardized charges they use to scare people out of the money....pretty soon, AAA lawyer called me and told me not to be afraid and they will defend me to the end.....later I had to take 2 days off from work to be interviewed by my lawyers and deposed by Larry Parker's associate.....the 3 AAA lawyers from my insurance company were super kind to me.....they did not blame me for the accident, and called the lawsuit "fraud"....they were just soooooo nice and kind to me, it was incredible...the lawsuit took a whole year to settle.....I have no idea how much $$$ was involved......the year of 2000, I got a job at Lomita.... right after I got off 405 freeway, there was a huge billboard sign with a giant picture saying " I had an accident, Larry Parker got me 1.4 million!"......I said to myself, oh my gosh, that is the guy who almost screwed up my life.....

    What I learned from my accident is that "No suffering, no compassion".....if in the future, people crash into me and insurance covers the car repair.....I will not lodge additional law suit...

    Back to your story....for me it is better to drive a used car 'cause I don't want to go thru the nightmare and "inconvenience". O:)

 Sepaas again for your interesting blog!     


bajenaghe naghi

yolanda jan

by bajenaghe naghi on

I see what you mean by w. actually the shape that resembles w is made up of several letters spelling Allah in arabic alphabet. QED!

 


yolanda

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by yolanda on

Hi BN,

     Thank you so much for your response. People told me the the symbol on the IRI's flag is a stylized word meaning "Allah". Here is a "Allah" necklace with the "w" on Ebay:

//cgi.ebay.com/Allah-akbar-Religion-calligraphy-Tag-Pendant-Necklace_W0QQitemZ350263217852QQcategoryZ110905QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3907.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D12%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D54

Maybe I should not call it "w", but that is the closest I can find from English alphabet. So does "w" mean "Allah" in both Farsi and Arabic?

Thank you so much for your time!

thanks,

yolanda 

 


bajenaghe naghi

yolanda jan

by bajenaghe naghi on

that was a very funny reply you wrote. It me laugh (which isn't that hard) but you did it anyway. It must have been a horrible day for you to have a big crash like that and to have the police come. It must have totally ruined your day. I have had a number of days like that so I can empathize.

Jaan is a term of endearment which means dear. you place it after a noun which makes an adjective, I guess. I call everyone a jan or jaan because everyone here is very dear to me and I consider them my friends. 

sepaas is a term that has been made up by Ebi jan which means thank you. I am joking it is a real farsi word but Ebi jan has monopolized it :-)

I have no idea why you write W=Allah. May be you can tell me about this one.

marg bar literally means death to, but it may also be translated as down with or something like that. we iranians like to dramatize things so we use very strong or flowery language but the listener knows that it needs to be watered down a notch or two.

 


yolanda

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by yolanda on

Hi BN,

     Your comment is funny. You said that buying a new car is good for economy, I think you were referring to the US economy. I am the "selfish" one, I only worry about my own economy (my pocket)! O:)

I rear-ended someone with my $1400 Toyota Tercell...if I crashed my new car, I am sure I would feel totally different.

If I own a new car, I will probably behave like the guy in your story....worried all the time about the car, no peace, and stressed out....my parents always persuade me to my a new car 'cause they have bought new cars twice.......for me I can never forget the moment I crashed into another car during the morning rush hour...police came, it was awful! It was a day of infamy for me!

Thank you again for your stories, which have a moral lesson behind it! I am also glad that no attackers have landed on your blog so far! O:) Thank God!

take care!

yolanda

 

P.S. What does "Jan" mean from Yolanda Jan?  What does "Sepaas" mean? 

Sorry, I don't know much about Farsi, I only know "W" means Allah 'cause it is on the national flag...I know "marg bar" meaning "death to" 'cause I watched a lot of protest videos.

thanks,

 


bajenaghe naghi

irandokht jan

by bajenaghe naghi on

Thank you. I have also been in homes where the furniture is covered by plastic sheets. They are uncomfortable and make you sweat down there and as you so politely put it they make rude noises.


IRANdokht

so true!

by IRANdokht on

That was a great conclusion my friend. Some people are enslaved by their possessions. At least that was a Porshe! I know someone who's got a very nice set of furniture in the house and for the last 3 years (that I know of) everything is always covered with sheer plastic that is custom made for the individual pieces. It's so uncomfortable to sit on that sofa! not only it sticks to you, it sometimes makes rude noises when you move!

:o)

IRANdokht


bajenaghe naghi

yolanda jan

by bajenaghe naghi on

Thank you.  I am sorry for your terrible experience.  Just because you had one bad experience please do not give up the joys of driving a new car.  Accidents are bound to happen. Buy a brand new car and have lots of fun. It is good for the economy and good for your soul. :-)


bajenaghe naghi

Ebi jan

by bajenaghe naghi on

Thank you.  But what is the difference, Chinese or Japanese. To these people we are nothing but innocent foreign pussy cats. :-(  Lovely video. Thanks.


yolanda

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by yolanda on

Hi BN,

 LOL! Thank you for the 2 stories. In both cases, the guys are very insecure...it is kind of funny! I have never driven a new car so far in my life 'cause I am so afraid I may crash the car, the insurance is too high, or the car can get stolen.....so far I have never had car theft problem, but I did crash my car one time on the 405 freeway......I got sued by one of the most famous ambulance-chasing lawyers, Larry Parker....fortunately, AAA settled the lawsuit for me. After the accident, I have decided that I will never buy a new car.

Thank you for the anecdotes!


ebi amirhosseini

Bajenaghe AZIZ !!!

by ebi amirhosseini on

Was he a Chinese detective?! wink,wink..

Next time play this for your friend:

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCP_1Nng8F0&feature=related

Sepaas

 

Ebi aka Haaji