“I believe that honesty wins. Not only the kind of honesty that keeps a man’s fingers out of his neighbor’s till, but the finer honesty that will not allow a man to give less than his best, the kind of honesty that makes him count not his hours but his duties and opportunities.” ~ J.C. Penney
I was thinking this morning about what I would want to see in someone the most if I had to hire them into my company. In my mind I went through the long list: proper …

I’ll let this one speak for itself. I had to write this poem after a dinner conversation last week with a friend of mine.

Զանգի Ձայնը
Օտար եղա ես կարոտած,
Այս ցուրտ երկրի ամպերի տակ,
Կանչեց հայրենիքս աչքերով թաց,
Ծով ու երկնքով իր կապուտակ:
Երազ է սա վստահ եմ ես,
Չեմ տեսել ուրիշ դեպքում,
Որ մի երկիր խոսի այդպես,
Զավակի հետ իր աքսորում:
Կգա մի օր, որ կարթնանա,
Ժողովուրդն իմ մոլորված,
Կղողանջի իր զանգը նա,
Եվ կկանչի մեզ գրկաբաց:
Ու հստակ է, որ այն պահին
Եվ ոչ մի հայ չի դիմանա
Զանգի ձայնին ու իր սրտին,
Տուն կգնա և կիմանա,
Որ երազ չէ սա,
Այլ երազանք,
Մի պարզ հոգու
Սրտի խորքում:

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Couple days ago I was watching a movie about a teacher who turned around a class of troubled kids (classic topic) and remembered my own teachers who made such a difference in my life. Teachers are very special people. My mother was a teacher. I think I understand teachers slightly better because of that.
I have had many teachers but some of them were more than just teachers of a particular subject. They were also role models. I remember the math teacher from my 4th or 5th grade for having the …