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The Piano Keys

Aramofen

Translated from the original Persian post. Images, if present, are from that post or thread.

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Look at the keys of a piano. Some are white and some are black. Some are longer, some shorter. But each has its own sound, its own note, entirely unique. You can strike one key over and over and make a sound, but not a melody. Only when several keys and notes are played together does music begin. And even music, without rises and falls, without silence and sometimes patience or a cry at just the right moment, becomes flat and empty of feeling. But when all those keys come together in a fitting melody, with patience and cries where they belong, they create something extraordinary. It could be the symphony of freedom. My fellow Iranian, my friend, a piece of my own flesh: You and I are each a note in Iran’s book of music. Only when we come together at the right time can we create the beautiful symphony of our country’s freedom. Remember, however fully the score has been written, it means nothing until every key sounds with the others at the right moment. The score of this symphony has been written. The conductor of Iran’s orchestra, Reza Shah II, @PahlaviReza, stands before the musicians. They are ready to play Iran’s most beautiful work: the symphony of our freedom… Every one of us has a part to play. Long live the Shah.

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Original X hashtags: #جاویدشاه (Long live the Shah)

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