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NESHAN PEROOMIAN: THE FATHERS OF ARMENIA'S FUTURE
By Neshan Peroomian
News from Armenia and Diaspora - Noyan Tapan
11-05-2012 11:32:38
Each Armenian of every generation - stretching back more than 4,000
years - has been both blessed and burdened with the same sacred and
timeless tasks:
The re-creation of our identity for a new time, The re-invention of
our cause to meet new challenges, and The re-launching our nation
into a new and uncertain future.
In summoning the strength to meet the tests of their time, young
Armenians - forever the torchbearers of the Armenian Cause - have
always drawn from the well-spring of our nation's proud legacy of
service and sacrifice
They have been informed by the wisdom earned through centuries of
trials, tragedies, and triumphs.
And have been inspired by their imaginations and by a world of endless
possibilities.
If you're like me, and the days - but not the dreams - of your youth
are behind you, I invite you to join with me in reflecting on the role
we can and must play in investing in the next generation of Armenians.
Our work is surely not done, but we owe it to ourselves to think not
only of our time, but also about the shadows that our actions will
cast long into the future.
The youth of today may be only as old as our children and
grandchildren, but they are the fathers and mothers of Armenia's
future.
Today, they need our help. And we are obliged to offer them our
support.
We owe them our counsel, our compassion, and our courage.
Our experience, and also our example.
Our time, and our treasure.
But, most of all, we owe them our love and support.
For it is the boys and girls of today, who will be the men and women
who, tomorrow, carry forth the hopes in all our hearts. Hopes for an
Armenia that remains free and strong, uniting her lost lands and all
her sons and daughters.
Let's come together - as the ardent but aging heirs of our ancient
nation - to lend our youth a hand, and - mark my words - tomorrow
we will all watch in pride as they carry our nation forward upon
their backs.
Let's invest in our future, by educating young Armenians about their
heritage.
By engaging them as activists, training them as interns, and empowering
them as leaders.
By fostering enduring friendships, and networking them through
social media.
By helping them to start careers in government, politics, and
journalism.
By informing and inspiring tens of thousands of young Armenians across
America about the Armenian Cause, so that they, in turn, can educate
and engage tens of millions of non-Armenians from around the globe.
In each of these areas, and in so many others, the ANCA is sowing
the seeds of the future.
As someone who's been deeply involved with the ANCA for decades I can
tell you that investing in youth is hard-wired into its organizational
DNA.
Just as no one fights harder today for Armenian rights, no one does
more to empower Armenian youth.
The ANCA, very simply, represents the best way for my generation, born
to the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and having lived to see a
new dawn of Armenian liberty, to invest in the sons and daughters of
our proud nation and inspire them to service and sacrifice as they
write the next chapter in our nation's long history.
Please join with me in helping our next generation by supporting ANCA
Telethon 2012.
By Neshan Peroomian
News from Armenia and Diaspora - Noyan Tapan
11-05-2012 11:32:38
Each Armenian of every generation - stretching back more than 4,000
years - has been both blessed and burdened with the same sacred and
timeless tasks:
The re-creation of our identity for a new time, The re-invention of
our cause to meet new challenges, and The re-launching our nation
into a new and uncertain future.
In summoning the strength to meet the tests of their time, young
Armenians - forever the torchbearers of the Armenian Cause - have
always drawn from the well-spring of our nation's proud legacy of
service and sacrifice
They have been informed by the wisdom earned through centuries of
trials, tragedies, and triumphs.
And have been inspired by their imaginations and by a world of endless
possibilities.
If you're like me, and the days - but not the dreams - of your youth
are behind you, I invite you to join with me in reflecting on the role
we can and must play in investing in the next generation of Armenians.
Our work is surely not done, but we owe it to ourselves to think not
only of our time, but also about the shadows that our actions will
cast long into the future.
The youth of today may be only as old as our children and
grandchildren, but they are the fathers and mothers of Armenia's
future.
Today, they need our help. And we are obliged to offer them our
support.
We owe them our counsel, our compassion, and our courage.
Our experience, and also our example.
Our time, and our treasure.
But, most of all, we owe them our love and support.
For it is the boys and girls of today, who will be the men and women
who, tomorrow, carry forth the hopes in all our hearts. Hopes for an
Armenia that remains free and strong, uniting her lost lands and all
her sons and daughters.
Let's come together - as the ardent but aging heirs of our ancient
nation - to lend our youth a hand, and - mark my words - tomorrow
we will all watch in pride as they carry our nation forward upon
their backs.
Let's invest in our future, by educating young Armenians about their
heritage.
By engaging them as activists, training them as interns, and empowering
them as leaders.
By fostering enduring friendships, and networking them through
social media.
By helping them to start careers in government, politics, and
journalism.
By informing and inspiring tens of thousands of young Armenians across
America about the Armenian Cause, so that they, in turn, can educate
and engage tens of millions of non-Armenians from around the globe.
In each of these areas, and in so many others, the ANCA is sowing
the seeds of the future.
As someone who's been deeply involved with the ANCA for decades I can
tell you that investing in youth is hard-wired into its organizational
DNA.
Just as no one fights harder today for Armenian rights, no one does
more to empower Armenian youth.
The ANCA, very simply, represents the best way for my generation, born
to the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and having lived to see a
new dawn of Armenian liberty, to invest in the sons and daughters of
our proud nation and inspire them to service and sacrifice as they
write the next chapter in our nation's long history.
Please join with me in helping our next generation by supporting ANCA
Telethon 2012.