In a telephone conversation with his family after the verdict, Ruben Vardanyan thanked everyone who supported him and his family, and also read the philosophical lines of Imad ad-Din Nasimi with his commentary and shared his formula for life, which helps maintain inner freedom after more than 21,000 hours in prison.
Below is the Armenian translation of Ruben Vardanyan's voice message.
"I want to thank all those who are worried about me. I know that many of you have called and talked to Veronika, my family and loved ones. I want to express my deep gratitude for your support, kindness, thoughts, emotions and feelings. I feel everything and thank you very much for supporting me and my family. I want to read to you... This is not even a poem, this is the philosophy of Imad al-Din Nasimi, a brilliant philosopher-poet of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. Now I will read a part of his poem translated by Konstantin Simonov. In the end, I made a small change because this philosophy had a strong influence on me. And I hope that all lovers of Nasimi's poetry will forgive me, because this is not poetry, but philosophy. ...I mean, it's really amazing that all these thoughts that you read in different, absolutely different sources, their source is one, wisdom, but the form is different. I also want to convey to you (as a gift to my beloved wife, whose birthday was recently), the short and long formula of life.
Some will like the short version, others maybe the long version. Live simply, love lavishly, care deeply, speak from the heart, learn constantly, know yourself, believe without doubt, do not fear death, forgive and do not judge, and walk your path fearlessly.
This is the short version. And the long version: Live simply, joyfully and 100% in the present moment. Love lavishly, give everything without asking for anything in return. Take care in your heart, but be careful not to harm, because kindness is no longer kindness through violence. Speak from the heart, sincerely and briefly. Believe without doubt or hesitation, without fanaticism. Learn by getting to know yourself and the world, constantly, diligently and lovingly.
Forgive, don't judge. Do not fear death, prepare for it and do not hasten it in any way. And fearlessly walk your way, leaving everything else to God. Leaving everything else to God. So, in both cases, if we act like this, if we take these simple steps, leaving everything else to God, everything will be fine. I want to thank you. Sorry for digressing. It is not easy. I celebrated an interesting anniversary here. I've been here for 21,000 hours and…
It is an interesting feeling. 75 million an instant. And when you live on this scale, you suddenly realize how different everything feels, every moment. I want to say that I love all of you, I am grateful, I am very happy that I have such a family, such relatives. Thanks to everyone, including strangers, who write to me. I get so many emails from strangers… Thank you very much for your kindness, your words, your energy. Especially when it is handwritten, the thoughts are felt.
