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Soroosh Shahrivar

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Born

Tehran, Iran

Genre

Fiction, Fantasy, Philosophy

Member Since

June 2015

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Soroosh is an Iranian writer and poet.

He began writing leisurely from an early age and even flirted as an engineering major with writing during an elective course at Boston University. However, he relinquished his deep calling to pursue success in the financial services industry. It was not until a series of personal and global events in 2012, that he began writing his first book, the Rise of Shams.

Born in Tehran, raised in Dubai and Moscow, and educated in Boston and Edinburgh – all of which are places and experiences that lend inspiration for his fictional stories, through their own milestones including the Iran-Iraq War, the Russian Perestroika, the tragic incident of 9/11 and Dubai’s economic boom.

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	The Rise of Shams 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Shaolin Spirit: The Way to Self-Mastery

by Shi Heng Yi

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The Story of Philosophy: Lives, Ideas and Impact of History’s Greatest Philosophers (Grapevine Edition)

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Quotes by Soroosh Shahrivar (?)

“He was Lenin in a Lamborghini. He was Gandhi with a gun”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

tags: dualism, dualistic-thinking, duality, gandhi, gun, lenin, the-rise-of-shams

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“I stretch my arms out —
Let the truth be told
These days, friends are modern day Pinocchios
Long nose, friend or foe
They're more fake than the wax statues standing still in Madame Tussaud.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

tags: fake-friends, fake-people, friendship, lies, lying, madame-tussaud, pinocchio

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“I am the sun
I am the sea
I am the one
By infinity

I am the spark
I am the light
I am the dark
And I am the night

I am Iran
I am Xerxes
I am Zal’s son
And I am a beast

I am God’s own
Emissary
Colour my heart
Red, white and green

I am Ferdowsi
I am Hafez
I am Saadi
Rolled all in one breath

Ibn Sina
Omar Khayyam
Look at me now
Bundled in one

I am the present
I am the past
I am the future
My presence will last

I am Ismail
My soul is unleashed
‘Till the day at least
The sun sets in the east”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19

tags: avicenna, epic-of-kings, ferdowsi, hafez, iran, ismail, omar-khayyam, persia, saadi, shahnameh

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“He was Lenin in a Lamborghini. He was Gandhi with a gun”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

tags: dualism, dualistic-thinking, duality, gandhi, gun, lenin, the-rise-of-shams

7 likes

“There are no such things as accidents. Only fate redesigned.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

tags: accidents, esoteric-wisdom, fate, fate-destiny, inspirational-quotes, mysticism, the-rise-of-shams

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“Winning Expo 2020 marked the city’s coronation and the world could no longer deny Dubai its rightful status as one of the era’s more illustrious cities. The people who flocked there were looking for some sort of magic to occur in their lives, and life on the beach under these concrete gazebos offered many blessings. Some found riches. Some found religion. Some found love. And some, most importantly of all, found themselves.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams

tags: coronation, dubai, expo2020, inspirational, love, religion, riches, self-realization, the-rise-of-shams

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“The day you are born is the day you start dying”
― Soroosh Shahrivar

tags: born, day, death, dying, life, life-and-death, life-philosophy

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“It is such a beautiful life, but many people spend it worrying, burdened and frowning. You can easily see the beauty of life in the laughter of a child, the tenderness of a mother, the smile of a friend or the love of a compassionate wife.”
― Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Flashes of Thought