Artaxerxes and Adiela story by Persians, literature
Literature
Artaxerxes and Adiela story
Once there was an elf named Artaxerxes,
who dwelt in the centre of the earth,
Artaxerxes crafted sculptures for the kings,
and had lived there since his birth.
The work of Artaxerxes was unparalleled in all the land.
To those who asked him he would tell how it was done,
"Whensoever my muse doth nearby stand,
she speaks to me and work is begun."
There was more truth in this than anyone knew,
for every night when the moon would rise,
there would enter his house Adiela, his muse,
and in his ear she would whisper fair advice.
Over time he began to talk to the muse,
and with one another they would converse.
For Adiela conversing with
The Bush Administration takes a lot of abuse for its confrontational policies in foreign affairs, but it does have its heart in the right place. The Administration knows democracy is one of the keys to unlocking the secret to pluralistic stability in the Middle East. However, the US still has the wrong idea in its application of democratization. Opportunity presents itself to change our approach from military to solidarity in the case of the Iranians. With the ideal of democratization now on the line, we must employ a new and active strategy to bring democracy to the world, and all of that strategy must start with effort in Iran.
While I