I am in the process of reading Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi and in the beginning of the book Azar asks her students, a group of women, these questions – not only as ice breakers to get everyone comfortable with one another, but to allow each woman to search the depth of her own powerful identity. I imagined myself in Azar’s class and wanted to answer the same three questions. Here’s what I would have said.
- What do you think of your mother?
I used to think I didn’t know my mother. I used to think I hated my mother. But, then again at that stage of things she wasn’t a person – just someone to be obeyed, someone who didn’t understand the likes of me. I couldn’t see beyond the title of Mom. Now, I see her as someone I’d like to be if I grew up. Someone I admire most in my life. She is beautiful and courageous, smart and nothing short of amazing.
- Name six personalities you admire most in life and six you dislike most.
At first I wanted to cheat and name names. Natalie Merchant, Dave Matthews…those kinds of BIG personalities. I think I know better than that. Here are the traits of a personality, in no particular order:
♥ Kindness
♥ Honesty
♥ Bravery
♥ Happiness
♥ Love
♥ Respect
≠ Anger
≠ Bragging
≠ Lying
≠ Defeat
≠ Indifference
≠ Bullying
- What two words would you use to discribe yourself?
Passionate and Surviving
~*LunaSea*~ 