Be my teacher!

Although the Director General of Higher Education was hesitant, he decided to give me a chance; however, he laid me down a condition…

He told I would first get permission for just one semester and if I could pass the term with at least the average of 12, the absolute permission would be granted to me.

He laid me down this condition when the current semester was in the middle, thus I had less than 2 months until the final exams. They had given me four lessons; two general and two specific. I must learn these lessons just by relying on myself. I didn’t know the teachers yet, so there was no help on behalf of them. Of course, two of my teachers once came to our home and explained briefly the content of the books and determined the chapters which I should read. And that’s all.

I was afraid, but decisive. I must prove to everyone that I could overcome all the difficulties; not only because of me, but also because of all the people with disabilities whose physical conditions held them back from education.

Therefore, I closed my eyes to the fears and problems and began to study hard. Although I had greatly made progress in English by then, so that I knew many of the contents of the lessons, there were some new points which I had not learned so far.

To learn these new points, I used the internet resources; the explanations of my books were not enough. Also, virtual communication with my teachers through email didn’t help so much. It was to the extent that I sent my assignments to them.

Despite all the difficulties and pressures I managed to get ready for the final exams in time. My exams were held at home under supervision of an agent from university. He brought me the questions and I typed the answers on computer and then printed the answers’ sheets. Although those days I was not very well physically, I could cope with the exams.

One week later, the examination results were determined. They were amazing! My average of the four lessons was 19.22; far more than what the Director General of Higher Education had set me as a condition. Therefore with no more objections, I got the absolute permission for continuing my education.

However, it was just the beginning and I had a long way in front of me…

I had begun a long hard way. It was a real challenge for me. Noting was about me but I was responsible to all the people who provide me with the chance of education. I must not disappoint my parents and waste all their efforts. Moreover, I must do my best as the first person with disabilities who had been granted an unusual permission for education in order to smooth the way for other people with disabilities.

To achieve this purpose, I could not be an ordinary student with average grades. I must be a top student. I had to prove that success could be achieved in any situation and despite I was studying at home without any teachers’ help, I could be better than all the students who attended the classes.

Therefore, I tried my best. I studied almost 9 hours a day for four years in spite of my awful physical condition. Over these four years, I went to hospital many times, so that I spent all the semester breaks there. Despite all these, I graduated as I got top marks. My grade point average was the highest among all the students.

My university held a wonderful graduation ceremony and they honored me for my effort and perseverance. I instead delivered a sensational speech in front of a huge audience; include students and their families, teachers, and university officials and staff. I appreciated all the people who had helped me: my parents, the dean of the university, my teachers and classmates that I had even not seen most of them. I praised the God as well.

However, it was not the end of my efforts. I wanted to benefit from my accomplishments. Therefore immediately after graduating, I began to carry out a plan which I thought about when I had just started the course.

When I was in the first semester, one of my pen-friends acquainted me with a handicapped person, named Joni Earickson Tada. As my friend said, her life was to a great extent the same as mine. She knew that from her book: Joni. In my friend’s opinion we were quite the same, so that she called me as Iranian’s Joni; meant an Iranian copy of her! As a result, she was insistent that I should read her book. At that time, I had just begun writing in a weblog where I tried to help other quadriplegic people. It seemed that Joni and I had a same goal; helping other people with disabilities and conveying to other healthy people the massage that they mustn’t gave in to the life difficulties. Therefore, I was interested in reading Joni’s book and I found I had a lot in common with her.

It was then that I decided to translate her book as my first work as a translator.

To be continued…

This is the last episode of my story and I am going to tell you about my today life and my future plans.

Just two days after the last exam of the university course, I began to translate Joni’s book, named “Joni: an unforgettable story”. It was my first work as a translator, so I was not self-confident enough and I afraid I could not do it well. However, I began the work and the more I went along, the more I was confident.

Now, I have just finished the translation of the book “Joni”. I’ve tried my best and I think it is good as a first experience. I am going to find a publisher to publish the Joni’s story.

Also, since I was in the second semester of the course, I have been writing in a weblog where I share my experiences with other quadriplegic people; however, my experiences and information are useful for all the people with disabilities as well as healthy people. Through this weblog, named “Ida: the experiences of a person with spinal cord injury”, I try to raise hope and spirit among handicapped people and make them believe in themselves and tell them that they mustn’t underestimate their abilities. My message for them is, “They can achieve to whatever they want, and disability cannot be an obstacle against their iron will.”

On the other hand, I intend to help all the people. I write about my spiritual experiences and share the results and realities which I have obtained through undergoing sufferings, frustrations, and difficulties. I want to tell them that they mustn’t be frustrated with every apparently difficult circumstance.

Human being is a wonderful creature who is able to do anything in any situation.

Here is the link of my weblog: http://aida.special.ir/

Unfortunately, it is in Persian, so you cannot read it… BUT!

First, I intended to continue writing compositions here after finishing my story, but now I’ve decided to establish another weblog where I can write about my experiences in English. In fact, I want to create an English copy of my Persian weblog, “Ida”.

I am going to begin my new English weblog in a couple of months and I invite you all to follow me there. I intend to write my biography in more details and then I am going to share my medical information and spiritual experiences.

I’d like you, my dear readers, to know that your faithful accompaniment has been very encouraging and I am so grateful for it.

And my special thank belongs to my dear teacher (FBM) who accompanied me step by step, corrected my mistakes, and suggested me efficient, practical points. I’ve learnt from her/him more than any of my teachers. She/ he made me more confident and caused me to made progress in writing. This is exactly what I wanted when I joined this forum. Therefore, I am so glad to find here and know kind people.

I’ll continue my activities in this forum; I love here and also, I still need your help and friendship

As a translator, I intend to work in the field of disabilities; that is, translating just the resources about spinal cord disease and autobiographies of successful handicapped people. Also, one of my purposes is to translate some resources about Medical Ethics. I have had awful experiences in medical centers and hospitals. I am going to write about these experiences in my English weblog as I’ve written about them in my Persian weblog.

I’d be very grateful if you could suggest me such resources.

And I have a question… how can I establish an English weblog? In my country, there are free, online services, such as Blogfa, Blogsky, Persian Wordpress, etc. which simply give you weblog pages. So, where can I request an English weblog from?

In the end, I thank you again for all your favors and wish you all good luck.


(My dear teacher, please correct this episode as well Do you have any advices for me about writing skill? May I ask you for help sometimes? Can we keep in touch? Thank you for all your favors.)