The Lion's Pride Volume 10 (Spring 2018) | Page 27

classes because they were in different cities. Anyway, with all those
problems, I graduated from that secret Baha’i university. How can I
work with this bachelor’s degree? That was my question when I
graduated. The government didn’t know anything about this university,
so my degree was illegal. How could I work with this illegal degree? I
had been disappointed to reach my goal. At that time, it was hard for me
to withstand all those difficulties. After years of endless effort, I did not
receive anything. It seemed that I didn’t have any way to achieve my
goal, so I had tried to forget my goal.
A few months later I got married. My husband is one of the Baha’is
students that studied with me in Baha’is university. After marriage, my
conditions changed, but I still could not forget my purpose. Why could I
not go to university? Why could I not have a decent job to make enough
money for my family? Just because my religion is different with others?
All these questions were in my mind. I love my religion, and I am so
proud of that. I do not allow anything or anybody to discourage me from
my religion. My husband and I were looking for a way to improve, but
we never improved in our country.
A few years later, we had two kids, so we were worried for our kids’
future because we did not want them to experience a life full of effort
with no results. Therefore, my husband and I had to make a very
difficult decision for our future. Leaving your country, leaving your
home, leaving your family, and leaving all your memories is not an easy