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By PARVIZ BARADARAN-SHOKOUHI
About the Author and his motivation
From early childhood, the author was fascinated by numbers, the smallest particles, and the largest forms of matter. This curiosity led him to imagine infinity, explore the limits of time and space, and question the structure of existence. By age twelve, his mind was occupied with endless “why” questions that had no easy answers. Growing away from dogmatic thinking, he chose independent observation and inner experimentation over imitation. Like Andersen’s Ugly Duckling, he pursued a solitary intellectual path — listening, observing, categorizing experiences, and sending them into his “mental research center” to analyze and draw conclusions. By age fifteen, his thought experiments expanded into reflections on the “optimal state” of actions and qualities, shaping his understanding of self and a personal sense of God. These internal explorations continued for years, eventually leading him to organize his reflections and present them in the book I. Though not a philosopher or professional writer, he gathered his lifelong observations with the hope that they may interest and benefit readers.
About the Book and its aim
The book explores the material and spiritual dimensions of the human being. The material section discusses senses, rights, individual and social life, survival, and the environment. The spiritual section delves into communication, happiness, beauty, soul, matter, time, space, mental capacity, and beliefs such as God, resurrection, and destiny. Presented as reflections within a symbolic “day and night,” the book does not follow a traditional narrative. It is written through questions rather than answers, reflecting the author’s belief that inquiry expands understanding and strengthens the mind. Its purpose is to encourage self-awareness, inner clarity, and spiritual growth. Through mental exploration and reflection, readers are invited to reduce attachment to material concerns, deepen their sense of meaning, and approach the quiet, contemplative “silence” where deeper understanding begins.