The stories of our lives can be tragic or joyful. There is tremendous energy either way. Art is a way of linking to and using that energy. Ariana Vafadari shares how her music and her voice carried her back into her past and simultaneously released her from that past. "I consider my story as a treasure; because, thanks to my art, I can transform it into something bigger...We are part of something bigger than our own existence. When we create, we meet one another. We make links with people, nature and the world."