Why Take a Photograph?
Translated from the original Persian post. Images, if present, are from that post or thread.
He asked the photographer, “Why should we take a picture?”
“To make moments last forever,” the photographer said.
“But moments pass for us. When we die, what good is a photograph that lasts forever?”
“Your moment will live on for generations to come…”
“Look, photographer, I have nothing against pictures. But I would rather my name, my character, and my deeds outlive me than my image. Better still, I would rather do something so that a generation comes after me and lives, and my homeland and my king endure, instead of preserving one small moment and an artificial smile…”
The photographer looked at him and said, “Smile, so the generations of a free Iran will remember your strength, your endurance, and the hope you gave them…”
Long live Iran.
Long live the Shah.