This morning, at the invitation of a friend, I joined a group of teenagers on a one-day tour near the Amind Dam. Excluding my friend and me, the average age of the group was 20, which led me to reflect on the following observations:

1. Cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, and sexual activity are the four main axes of modern teenagers' lives.
2. Our society is closer to complete social collapse than we think.
3. Excluding the lake and dam, the rest of the Amind area feels like a corner of paradise.
4. If you drive five kilometers into the river, you’ll forget about love.
5. Having no guide is better than having a foolish one. In that case, relying on your instincts saves you from nonsense and prevents you from watching a fool’s ridiculous face in the middle of chaos.
6. This trip is probably my last one within Iran.