وطن چيست؟

Thank you Ala Jan. Thought povoking as usual. That "Apple Martinis" requirement automatically eliminates quite a few possibilities. I think you are "home." Be good Your Majesty.

اعلیحضرت
.موافقم با نظرتون
همان جایی که دغدغه چگونه نفس کشیدن و چگونه زندگی کردن همان بینش ها و دوست داشتن های
خود" باشد"

Good idea I like that
specially because you have introduced a measure (apple martini) to define vatan :)

It's all coming together your majesty: your john hancock picture with that apple martini and this post:)))) l

وطن چهار ديواري است كه بتوان در آن راحت بودִ جايي كه بتوان در آن بدون هيچ دغدغه اي نفس كشيدִ

Who is gonna make this 'rahat va hich daghdaghe' for you? George Bush??!
So where is your Vatan? united states? Europe? oh, congratulation.
It so sad that most of iranians who live abroad (and they consider themselves intelectual! hah!), have this feeling about IRAN.
Dont forget 'Vatan' has given everything to you. It's your mission to make it ABAD not george bush's.
I'm sure Iran is very ashamed to have children like me and you.
Look my freind, when you were born, you automoticlly get certain things like parents, vatan, etc. How come you've accepted your parents/family whoever they are, rich or poor, rahat or narahat, you love them unconditionally and whole your life you're trying to appreciet them. But it's so painful that you dont feel the same about your vatan? If living in Iran is not rahat, Is Iran's fault or me and your fault?
I grew up in Iran, my beloved vatan gave me everything to become an EDUCATED CIVILIZED adult, then when I used its everything,and it become my turn to give it back, I simply left it and came to england to 'bederakhsham'. well good for england and united states that without spending a penny got such a cheap engineers and doctors, who are ready to 'bederakshand' and make these countries rahat.
I'm sorry but you should say: Vatane man is Irane aziz but i dont deserve it, my fathers didnt deserve it either, becuase we never tried to make it abad,rahat, be daghdaghe ...

Maryam jan
I would love to get into this subject with you, but I am super busy right now, I promise I will ba back and we can talk. thanks for the comment.