Fallen Hero Soheila Shahsavari; A Pillar of Support
Death Soheila Shahsavari 45 years old in Iran Qazvin
Written by: Mikhak Sepid
Years ago, when our father’s presence was suddenly taken from us, we believed our little world had come to an end. Our childhood cracked in those very first days of helplessness, but our mother, Soheila, refused to let darkness and despair consume our home. She was a 45-year-old woman who, after father left, hid all her grief behind patient smiles and shouldered the heavy burden of life entirely on her own. For the four of us, she became both father and mother—a suffering yet steadfast woman who kept the wheels of life turning with her tireless hands so that the four pairs of shoes, small and large, beside the doorway of our house in Qazvin would never be left without shelter and hope. Her entire existence was bound up in our laughter, our successes, and our future. When she returned home at night from her day's work, though exhaustion surged in her eyes, she opened her arms with boundless love so that we would forget how alone we were in this vast world. She willingly endured every hardship so that we would feel no lack and never know the shadow of helplessness. We will never forget the evening of 8 January (18 Dey), however—the day time stood still for us. The air in Qazvin was t…
سهیلا شهسواری · نراتا · قزوین · مادر
