Hayastani mayraqaghaq Erevanic
Niderlandakan Oragri hamar
Naira Gasparyan, b․g․t․, EPH docent

Baregorcutyunn ibrev astvacahatcho dzernark, guce kareli e ayspes ynkalel 11 holandaci 14-amya dprocakanneri Ixtus qolejic ev nranc 3 ghekavarneri nerdrum katarelu goveli ararqy։ Erexaneri aycy Hayastan iragorcvel e Diakoniayi gorcynker holandakan Kom over en Help baregorcakan himnadrami ughekcutyamb։ Mecaguyn harganqi arzhani patanineri dramahavaqy sosk dramahavaq che։ Nranq ayd dramy dzerq en berel sephakan ashxatanqi ardyunqum : vomanq xmoreghen en txel u vatcharel, urishnery: meqena en lvacel hasuyty hatuk Hayastani kariqavornerin nviraberelu hamar։ Phastern inqnin huzich en u xosun։ Tarber naxagcerum katarelov irenc nerdrumnery: ays hiasqanch pataninern u aghjiknery ekel en andzamb canotanalu ayn erkrin, vorn hskayakan tarapanqi ughiov e ancnum depi nor kyanq։ Nranc mej xosum e aprumakcumy, mardkayin ayn araqinutyuny, aranc vori mardy karogh e sosk goyatevel, bayc erbeq chi karogh asel, vor liarzheq kyanq e varum։ Nmanin satar kangnelu mardkayin hatkutyuny miayn baregorcutyan u Astcun havatalu masin che, vor vkayum e։ Ete karoghanum es ynkalel dimacini tarapanqy ev janq es taphum ognutyan dzerq meknelu, uremn harganqi es arzhani։ Ays erevuyty chpetq e ynkalvi miakoghmani: baregorcutyuny dimacini hogin jermacnum e henc ayn pattcharov, vor du shah ches hetapndum ev anum es sirov u nvirumov, sakayn erkrord koghmy nuynpes zoravor e: qo ayd qaylov bardzracnum es inqnaharganqd, inqnavstahutyund, inqnagnahatakand։ Hogebanakan tesaketic ays motecumy kareli e dzevakerpel ayspes: irakan erjankutyuny galis e ayn pahin, erb gitakcum es sephakan arzheqid karevorutyuny: arel es mi qayl, vorov phoqracrel es dimacini tarapanqy։ Mardkayin araqinutyunn u barutyuny azgayin vorakner chen, dranq hamamardkayin en։ Mer zruycy, vori kayacman hamar eraxtapart enq erexanerin Hayastanum arajnordogh mer chqnagh targmanchuhi hay-holanduhi Naira Van Xeynhauzenin, vov amenayn hamberatarutyamb er targmanum im hayeren ev angleren xosqy ev erexaneri holandereny։ (Naira Van Xeynhauzeni ev Diakonia kazmakerputyan gorcuneutyany menq arajikayum der andradardz kkatarenq) ։ Avelacnem, vor sephakan arzhanapativ ararqi gitakcumy ays hrashali holandaci erexanerin, voronq dramahavaqi kazmakerpann u masnakcutyany gnacel en sephakan cankutyamb u aranc harkadranqi, anshusht naev nranc het ashxatogh meceri araqinutyan masin e vkayum։ Anshusht ays harcum eakan der uni Niderlandneri tagavorutyan koghmic Hayastani nkatmamb irakanacvogh kayun qaghaqakanutyuny ։

DUTCH TEENAGERS’ 12, 500 EURO AID TO THE NEEDY IN ARMENIA

For the Diary of the Netherlands/ NidOragir
From Yerevan, the capital of Armenia
Naira Gasparyan, PhD, YSU, Associate Professor

Charity as a God-pleasing undertaking, perhaps this is how the commendable act of contributing of the 11 Dutch 14-year-old schoolchildren from Ichthus college and their 3 mentors can be perceived. The The children's visit to Armenia has been carried out with the support of Diaconia's partner, the Dutch charity organization Kom over en Help. These most respectful youngsters fundraising activity is not just an act of fundraising. They *** that amount of money as a result of their own hard work: some of them baked pastries and sold, others washed cars to invest in various projects - donating to the needy people in Armenia. The facts themselves are exciting and eloquent. Having made their investments in various projects, these wonderful young people have come to personally get to know the country which is passing through a path of great suffering to a new life. Empathy is the feeling, that human virtue, without which life becomes bare survival, and one can never say that they lead a full life. The human virtue to support others is not only an evidence of charity and belief in God. If you are able to perceive the other person's suffering and make an effort to lend a helping hand, then you deserve respect. This phenomenon should not be viewed as one-sided: charity warms the other person's soul precisely because you do not pursue profit and you do it with love and dedication, but the second side is also powerful - you increase your self-respect, self-confidence, and self-esteem. From a psychological point of view, the approach can be formulated like this: real happiness comes at the very moment when you realize the importance of your self-worth, you have taken a step that reduced the suffering of somebody else. Human virtue and kindness aren’t national qualities, they are universal. Our conversation, for which we are grateful to our lovely Armenian-Dutch interpreter Naira Van Geenhuizen, who guides the children in Armenia, who patiently transmitted my Armenian and English speech to the group and the youngsters’ Dutch to me. (We will refer to the activities of Naira Van Geenhuizen and the organization Diaconia in the near future.) In addition, these wonderful Dutch children are fully aware of the dignified act they committed – they themselves organized and participated in the fundraising on their own free will. This, certainly, testifies about the virtue of their mentors as well. Undoubtedly, the stable policy implemented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands towards Armenia plays a significant role in this matter.