Poghos Khachatryan, famous Armenologist and author of the article about “Grigor Narekatsi” published in the “Christian Armenia” encyclopedia in 2002, writes that during the Middle Age, the Armenian people considered the “Book of Tragedies” (also known as “Narek”) written by Narekatsi as “medicine for life”. People have strived for the best, to be freed from sins and reach perfection by reading that book. “The book has been considered as medicinal strength and God has considered the author’s name as a name which “saves souls that have sinned”. It is obvious that not everyone reads the “Christian Armenia” encyclopedia, much less the “Book of Tragedies”, which is also known as “Narek”. But despite that, one must think first about the role that letters play before placing the name “Narek” on trashcans, even if that name happens to be the name of the son of the corporation owner’s uncle’s brother-in-law’s uncle.
