I’d rather draw what I remember than what I saw. So I chose 10 special countries I have been to and painted the memory of those stories happened there. Until those moments became the memory, I realized how valuable they were.

the Persian Princess in North Cyprus

If you are sad, why not watch a sunrise over the sea?

 

the Persian Princess in Indonesia

If you are lonely, why not live in someone else’s home?

 

the Persian Princess in Cameroon 

If you are desperate, why not sing an African song?

 

the Persian Princess in India 

If you are discomposed, why not dance and meditate?

 

the Persian Princess in Morocco 

If you are wandering, why not talk to the moon?

 

the Persian Princess in Turkey 

If you are lost, why not go to Istanbul?

 

the Persian Princess in Nepal 

If you are struggling, why not let it go?

 

the Persian Princess in Myanmar 

If you are in love, why not be an independent soul first?

 

the Persian Princess in Japan 

If you meet, why not take it as a once-in-a-life encounter?

 

the Persian Princess in Singapore 

If you forget, then what’s left?

If you have loved, why not embalm it in mind?

 

Mowen Li

2017.8. Philippines