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Khale

Khale is a lonely old woman Who lives in our neighborhood. Her children are married and have left her. A few years ago, her older son, lost his life in a car accident. Her #life had been tough. her life has never been easy and it continues to get harder, the older she get. Yet you put it so simply in this one statement, “Don’t pray for an easy life; pray for the strength to endure a tough one that leads to greatness.” I have always seen her as an example of a great inner strength and courage.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Behbahan, Iran
Copyright: © Saeed Kouhkan