One of the richest men in Artsakh has to be Ura
Who is Ura and what makes him so rich? Well look at Ura and his wife. They are 52 years old and have 5 children and 12 grandchildren.
In Artsakh, one of the best way to measure wealth is by the amount of grandchildren you have and so far Ura and his wife have 12 of them with more to come.
Yesterday I went to Shushi to become the Godfather to Lavrent, who in turn became Godfather to Ura’s youngest grandson Garekin.
After the baptism, we went to Ura’s house where we had a celebration of Garekin and Lavrent’s baptism and also celebrated Garekin’s 1st birthday and his sister Sousan’s 2nd birthday.
I have to tell you that the music was horrible (played live by Ura and his friends who had not played the clarinet, according or drum since the start of the Artsakh movement), the food was not the greatest, the vodka was difficult to drink, the lighting in the room was dim, it was a little bit cold and the seating was uncomfortable. What made this celebration so wonderful was that though things were not what they could have been, everyone was having a great time being together and sharing this joyous moment.
The room was filled with tables and though there was no place to move much, people found a way to dance as Ura and his friends pounded out the music and Ura’s wife sang.
When we were sitting and eating, I didn’t know that all the little very cute kids running around were his and when he told me his age and how many grandchildren he had, my natural reaction was to let out a belly-laugh in amazement and sympathy to how difficult it must be in these conditions to have such a large family. Ura said that his family is very tight and they help out each other to make sure no one goes hungry.
His children and grandchildren are all very healthy and intelligent. And looking at the picture you can see very good-looking.
All I know is that after being with Ura and his family for this celebration, I further understand that wealth is not measured with material goods, but with how healthy and large ones family is.
Who is Ura and what makes him so rich? Well look at Ura and his wife. They are 52 years old and have 5 children and 12 grandchildren.
In Artsakh, one of the best way to measure wealth is by the amount of grandchildren you have and so far Ura and his wife have 12 of them with more to come.
Yesterday I went to Shushi to become the Godfather to Lavrent, who in turn became Godfather to Ura’s youngest grandson Garekin.
After the baptism, we went to Ura’s house where we had a celebration of Garekin and Lavrent’s baptism and also celebrated Garekin’s 1st birthday and his sister Sousan’s 2nd birthday.
I have to tell you that the music was horrible (played live by Ura and his friends who had not played the clarinet, according or drum since the start of the Artsakh movement), the food was not the greatest, the vodka was difficult to drink, the lighting in the room was dim, it was a little bit cold and the seating was uncomfortable. What made this celebration so wonderful was that though things were not what they could have been, everyone was having a great time being together and sharing this joyous moment.
The room was filled with tables and though there was no place to move much, people found a way to dance as Ura and his friends pounded out the music and Ura’s wife sang.
When we were sitting and eating, I didn’t know that all the little very cute kids running around were his and when he told me his age and how many grandchildren he had, my natural reaction was to let out a belly-laugh in amazement and sympathy to how difficult it must be in these conditions to have such a large family. Ura said that his family is very tight and they help out each other to make sure no one goes hungry.
His children and grandchildren are all very healthy and intelligent. And looking at the picture you can see very good-looking.
All I know is that after being with Ura and his family for this celebration, I further understand that wealth is not measured with material goods, but with how healthy and large ones family is.
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