One of the most important moments of my life was the day I witnessed the devastating earthquake that occurred in northern Iran. Prior to this, I had been depressed by the fact that all of a sudden I was about to lose the number four in my age and have it replaced with a five. But when I witnessed the earthquake's devastation, I realized all of a sudden how ridiculous it was to have been depressed by this. I went the next day to the locations of the devastation, and I realized that although here was a complete destruction of life, somehow life still went on. When a man reaches the age of about 45 to 50, that is often the most difficult time in his life.
Many suicides happen around that age.
And quite a lot of illnesses also occur around that time, whether it be a heart attack or an illness brought on, perhaps, by depression. A sunset is inherently sad, but if you have the resistance to endure it, then you will have a good night and the day will start again. Caveh Zahedi is a San Francisco-based filmmaker.