Missing friend found in Iran: Starkus shares good and bad news

Lithuanian traveler Martynas Starkus has shared news about a friend, Huseinas, who was previously considered missing for an extended period. Starkus revealed that Huseinas is alive, relaying a message from his friend who expressed gratitude for still being remembered.

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Hello, dear friend, thank you for still remembering me. If you follow the news, and I have no doubt you do, our country is now in a difficult situation, and of course, it has directly affected my work, so now I am unemployed. I don't know how I will live on, but somehow.

Huseinas, who worked as a guide, conveyed that Iran is currently in a difficult situation, which has directly impacted his work, leaving him unemployed. He expressed uncertainty about his future, stating, "I don't know how I will live on." Starkus described this as a "not very cheerful story" about his friend's reappearance after a long period of not knowing his whereabouts.

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Welfare payments are not necessarily a good thing, they also have a side effect.

Starkus also mentioned that he has not yet received news from another friend in Iran. During the discussion, the topic of welfare and historical guilt was raised. Starkus commented that welfare payments are not always beneficial and can have side effects, referencing the indigenous population of Australia, whom he referred to as "aborigines" in a self-described impolite manner.

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The example of Black America is also proof that the past should be left in the past, leave behind what was 100, 200 years ago. The main thing is education, that would help a lot. This is the redemption of guilt.

When asked about helping historically wronged groups, Martynas suggested that dwelling on the past is problematic. He believes that the past, whether 100 or 200 years ago, should be left behind. Starkus emphasized education as the primary means to address historical injustices and to "redeem guilt." He drew a parallel to a parent who is often absent and tries to compensate by giving their child many material possessions, suggesting this is an attempt to buy back their absence. Starkus sees a similar dynamic in trying to "expensively buy back past or present mistakes."

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When an adult is away from home for a long time and does not pay much attention to the child, they give him many gifts, thus trying to redeem their absence. I think you can find certain parallels here: you try to expensively buy back your past or present mistakes.