Once, I believed my homeland was limited to places like Kurdistan, Sanandaj, the Persian Gulf, Pasargadae, Tehran, Tabriz... but my perspective has changed. Today, my homeland is not just Iran or Kurdistan; my homeland is the Earth, and to all people across the world, I say: "Hello, my compatriot."
I am a sincere individual with ideals of living freely, worshiping freely, and seeking human rights based on justice and fairness. I am affiliated with no party, organization, or religion. I make no grand claims and mean no offense; I only wish to speak from my heart. Some may find it easy to think of themselves as intellectuals or enlightened, soaring in the skies of imagined idealism. But I have no such illusions. I don’t claim to be a profound thinker; I simply write my innermost thoughts freely and honestly.
I have love for all people around the world—Afghans, Indians, Americans, Israelis, Arabs, Australians, Chinese, South Africans, North Africans... the rich and the poor alike. I respect all humanity and wish to live freely alongside them. To love others, one must be capable of love; to be united with all humankind, we must remove the borders that divide us and embrace one another. Borders keep us apart and lead to war and bloodshed. In a world without borders, indifference to others' suffering would fade, laws and equality would prevail, and there would be no political assassinations, terrorism, or executions. No government could invade another country’s freedom, and the world’s resources—water, forests, minerals, housing, and food—would be shared, leaving no one hungry. Without borders, no government would deny people their freedoms, and there would be no room for corrupt regimes.
I didn’t choose my birthplace, race, language, family, or religion. But now, I want to choose where I live, the beliefs I hold or don’t hold, and even the friends and companions in my life. I want my children to see the world, interact with diverse cultures, speak a common language, study together, and work collectively for a better world.
I want no more wars. I don’t want to see crusades or ideological battles waged, nor can I bear to see dictators using religion to rule and hold back their people for generations. Some rulers spill the blood of their own kind in pursuit of conquest, disregarding human values. The horrors committed in the name of expanding borders, both in the World Wars and elsewhere, speak to this. I cannot understand how one human could harm another, or even an animal. And I never wish to understand. I have seen soldiers uphold a flag and die for nothing. I despise the colors of flags. We should honor people, not pieces of cloth and soil. Soldiers, trained like emotionless robots to kill in the name of their nation and flag, have only known blind obedience to country and flag. How can they be seen as defenders of human rights?
Religion is worthy of respect only when it remains personal and private. When used to violate human rights and divide people into “us” and “them,” it ceases to serve humanity. Today’s world does not require religion to discern good from evil. A borderless, prejudice-free world can be built through human ethics alone.
Some boldly declare their race as superior, claiming they are better than others. These individuals regard others as lesser, much like animals are often categorized by breed. To them, people are valued by ancestry or appearance rather than shared humanity. But true freedom, inherently vast and profound, is essential to human progress. Real freedom begins by removing the borders in our minds; only then can we understand and dismantle physical borders.
Imagine a world without boundaries—no wars, no nuclear weapons, no armies, no borders, no flags, no passports, no religious government, no poverty, no racism. In such a world, the only difference between us would be our names.
To the world, I apologize for humanity’s mistakes. I invite all to forgive one another and to live and love together. Love is universal, beautiful, and sacred, asking no questions of race, creed, or color. Love crosses all boundaries, and that is where our humanity unites.
In barren deserts, unique flowers can sometimes bloom, unlike any found elsewhere. Surely, in the barren deserts of human experience, pure awareness can bloom as well, reminding us of our potential. Perhaps this vision of unity is a dream, but it is a beautiful one. If we look at the smaller unions—like the United States or the European Union—we see that it’s not only possible to live without borders; it’s a desire deeply rooted in every heart, the wish for the whole world to become one united land.
A life without borders is my dream, and to achieve it, I must start with myself. And so, to the entire world, I say: "Hello, my compatriot.".
