What has come down to us from our forebears is not merely a keepsake; it is a living endowment.

To know this heritage is to pay respect to those who lived, learned, and built before us.

While we must be honest with our heritage, blind loyalty does not serve the future. What still shines should be preserved; what time has passed by should be set aside with respect. This honesty is neither indifference nor rootlessness — it is a sign of maturity and courage. If we know our roots, we can safeguard our authenticity: not through prejudice, but through awareness and pride.

And what heritage is more precious than Persian poetry and literature? A treasure that is at once our language and our soul. When we read poetry, we whisper the voice of our ancestors into the ear of the world.