Hi. Shervink is currently on a wiki-break because he is very, very, very, really extremely very very busy in the non-wiki world.He might also be active on a very serious top-secretparallel projectfor a while, which is decidedly more fun than wikipedia.
In the book of Esdras, theBibletells us that about 2500 years ago, three guardsmen of thePersianemperorDarius the Greatheld a contest as to what was the strongest thing in the world.
The first said: "Wine is the strongest";
The second said, "The king is strongest";
The third said, "Women are strong, but above all things,truthis strongest".
The winner was then awarded by Darius, being allowed to go toJerusalemto help rebuildSalomon's temple,fulfilling a promise already given byCyrus the Greatwho had initially liberated the Jews from their Babylonian captivity.
Iranians believe, since ancient times, that there is a cosmic war going on between good and evil, light and darkness, truth and those who try to hide and wipe it out.
As an Iranian, as a Wikipedian, and more generally as a human, I believe that truth is strongest. Our duty is to contribute our part to its eventual triumph.
The Original Barnstar
For your work on articles relating to Iran's modern history, I award you this barnstar. Keep up the great work!
