Letter: The Armenian Tree of life bears fruit

Sept. 13 marked the 100th Anniversary of Musa Dagh. The celebration took place at Glendale Civic Auditorium and Arbat Banquet Hall, organized by Paruyr Sevak Literary Club. Arbat complimented Harissa, an Armenian traditional food. Hear Mother Armenia’s whisper, for Armenia’s Tree of Life shall revive.

The world’s stunning natural images capture its power and mystery. The remaining ancient trees in our forests are the oldest living things in the planet, which represent Armenians’ instinctual models for survival. Read Armenians’ heroism, “The Forty Days of Musa Dagh,” which became an inspirational source to the world.

Armenians sought nature’s photographic memory during a 100-year quest for recognition that took us around the globe. We can barely hear her whisper, so we must listen to the heartbeats of the defenders of truth.

Our martyrs’ voices will lead us past the centennial crossroad. Our creative nature’s gallery and history books have been burned. Armenians’ contributions to civilizations could not be found in modern history books, so we rely on nature’s whisper.

Evil took over our unique historical nation. Armenians underwent the challenges of the genocide toward our almost-extinction. As survivors, justice and truth will defeat any political challenges and overpower the perpetrators’ hateful massacres during the Armenian Genocide.

The Tree of Life provides a concise introduction: The universe’s survival strategies, which run into our veins through its branches and onto Armenians’ survival. God’s creation, the Highland of Armenia, shall prosper once again.

Potentially, the Armenian Tree of Life grows fruitfully, even if crooked, and bears its fruit. Unlike the dead trees in our modern culture, she grows through the fertile soils of Armenia, which God has given us.

Rachel Melikian

Glendale