An advice to the political left or socialists

Karşı olmak değil alternatif olmağa kafa yorunuz.
Make your best to create an alternative rather than be an opposition.
Faites de votre mieux pour créer une alternative plutôt que d'être une opposition.
Buchen Sie Ihr Bestes, um eine Alternative zu schaffen, anstatt ein Widerspruch sein.

Belthazar GRACIAN 2

Concentrate on what really matters.
Gerçekten belirleyici olanda topla dikkatini.

Rüstem Paşa Camii'nin Düşündürdükleri

Aslında bu yalnızca Rüstem Paşa'dan gelen bir mesaj sayılamaz. Çünkü
Rüstem Paşa Camii'ni Mimar Sinan olgunluk zamanında yapmış. Tabii bazı
şeylerin özellkle istendiği hemen anlaşılabilyor Sinan'dan...

Bahsettiğim camii Kanuni Sutan Süleyman'ın Sadrazamı Rüstem Paşa
tarafından Süleymaniye Camiinin önüne yaptırılmış, tek minareli, uzaktan bakınca
küçük bir şey ve sahilde Tahtakalenin göbeğinde... Sanki Süleymaniye'nin
ulviliğine karşın onun ayakları yerde, hayatın içinde...

İtina ile hesaplanmış bir alçak gönüllülük var. Süleymaniye'nin görüntüsünü
yüceliğini destekleyen... Tıpkı sadrazam padişah ilişkisinde ki... Tahtakalede
dolaşırken, sıkışık yoğun trafikten bir kapı açılıyor, sonra çok güzel bir labirentin
sarmallarından yukarı çıkıp kendinizi huzur dolu bir ortamda buluyorsunuz.

Rüstem Paşa'nın bana da mesajı şu oldu: Osmanlının en zengin Çinilerini yaptırmış.
Ama o parayı dışardan görülecek bir gösterişe harcamamış... Bu kadar küçük bir
mekanda ne kadar geniş bir hacim duygusu yaratılmış, düşündürücü... Human Computer
Interface Design açısından da... Aslında camilerde hacim duygusunun yönetimi
insan yaratan ilişkisinin tasarlanmasında önemli bir unsur belki esas bir unsur
değil mi? Gülen'in Papa'ya boş bir kase hediye etmesi ne kadar anlamlı bir davranıştı.
İçindeki boşluğu kapsayan bir varlık, kase...

Fırsat olduğunda size Kılıç Ali Paşa'nın camisinden de bahsetmek isterim, bi zaman...
Kurtuluş savaşından ve Osmanlının son döneminde dönen yaralı askerlerin sığındığı
camii... Bir soluk alıp dinlendiğim, biraz Kuran biraz İncil okuduğum, huzur dolu
mekan...

Hepinize sevgiler.

Ali R+
Not: Uzunce bir süredir gözlerim iyi görmüyor artık Rembrandt ile Sinan arasındaki
farkı göremez oldum... Kusura bakmayın.

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Ali R+ SARAL

WORDS OF WISDOM

edited by Ali R+ SARAL

wisdom: quality of being wise (wise: having or showing experience, knowledge, good judgment, prudence etc.).
prudence: careful forethought.
discretion: being careful, tactful, in what one says and does; being prudent.
shrewd: having, showing sound judgment and common sense.
provident: providing for future need or events, esp. in old age.
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composure: condition of being composed in mind; calmness (of mind or behaviour).
restraint: the state of being heldback, kept under control.
moderation: quality of being moderate; freedom from excess, having reasonable limits.
tact: (use of) skill and understanding shown by sb. who handles people and situations successfully and without causing offence
reflection: (thought, consideration); expression of thought in speech or writing; idea arising in the mind.
reflecting: considering, thinking on.
dignity: calm and serious manner or style; true worth, the quality that earns or deserves respect.
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fortitude: calm courage, self-control, in the face of pain, danger or difficulty.
persistance: refuse, inspite of argument, opposition, failure etc. to make any change in (what one is doing, one's beliefs, etc.).
perseverance: keep on steadily, continue (esp. sth. difficult or tiring).
resolution: fixity or boldness of determination.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------insight: understanding; power of seeing into sth. with the mind; perception.
clairvoyance: abnormal power of seing in the mind what is happening or what exists at distance; exceptional insight.
discerning: able to see and understand well (see clearly with the eyes or the mind).
penetration: see into or through; mental quickness, ability to grasp ideas.
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conscience: the consciousness within oneself of the choice one ought to make between right and wrong.
compassion: pity; feeling for the sufferings of others, prompting one to give help.
vigilance: watchfulness; keeping watch.
judicious: showing or having good sense.
righteous: doing what is morally right, obeying the law.
integrity:quality of being honest and upright in character; state or condition of being complete.
honesty:freedom from deceit, cheating, etc.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------perspicacity: quick to judge and understand.
acumen: sharpness and accuracy of judgment; ability to understand clearly.
astute: quick at seeing how to gain an advantage; shrewd; clever.
craft: cunning; trickery; skill in deceiving.
cunning: clever at deceiving; (old use) skilful.
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intuition: (power of) the immediate understanding of sth. with conscious reasoning or study.
inspiration: influence(s) arousing creative activity in literature, music, art, etc.
intelligence: the power of seeing, learning, understanding and knowing.
creativity:the power to create, cause sth. to exist.
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courtesy: having, showing good manners, polite and kind.
grace:
1- quality of being pleasing, attractive or beatiful, esp. in structure or movement. 2- elegance of manner, pleasing accomplishment.
3- favour, goodwill.
thoughtfull: caring.
polite: having, showing, the possession of, good manners and consideration for other people.
kind: having, showing thoughtfulness, sympathy or love for others.
tender: delicate; easily hurt or damaged; quickly feeling pain.
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robustness:being vigorous, healthy.
resilience:quality or property of quickly recovering the original shape or condition after being pulled, crushed, etc.
flexibility:the state of being easily bent without breaking, easily changed to adapt new conditions, adaptability.
versatility:being interested in and clever at many different things.

Persistence and perseverence

I am amazed how much many succesful enterprises in the West including top 10 universities in US stress the importance of 'persistence and perseverence'. But I got even more amazed when I read the below section of the Bible...


5Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
5 Et il leur dit: " Qui de vous, ayant un ami, s'il va le trouver au milieu de la nuit et lui dit: " Ami, prête-moi trois pains,
6 because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.'
6 car un mien ami m'est arrivé de voyage, et je n'ai rien à lui offrir, "
7 "Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.'
7 et que celui-là réponde de l'intérieur: " Ne m'importune point: déjà la porte est fermée et mes enfants sont avec moi au lit; je ne puis me lever pour te donner, "
8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness[e] he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
8 je vous le dis, quand même il ne se lèverait pas pour lui donner parce qu'il est son ami, du moins à cause de son importunité, il se lèvera pour lui donner tout ce dont il a besoin.
9 "So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
9 Et moi je vous dis: Demandez et l'on vous donnera; cherchez et vous trouverez; frappez et l'on vous ouvrira.
10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
10 Car quiconque demande reçoit; qui cherche trouve, et l'on ouvrira à qui frappe.
11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[f] a fish, will give him a snake instead?
11 Y a-t-il parmi vous un père qui, si son fils lui demande du pain, lui donnera une pierre? Ou, (s'il demande) un poisson, lui donnera-t-il, au lieu de poisson, un serpent?
12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
12 Ou, s'il demande un oeuf, lui donnera-t-il un scorpion?
13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
13 Si donc vous, tout méchants que vous êtes, vous savez donner à vos enfants de bonnes choses, combien plus le Père du ciel donnera-t-il l'Esprit-Saint à ceux qui lui demandent. "
Luke 11.5

Les mauvais effets de l'exagération en Turquie

The Bad Effects of Exaggeration in Turkey
Les mauvais effets de l'exagération en Turquie

Exaggeration causes the erosion of the Turkish language. Some words have no longer the meaning that they have been created for as the time passes. For example, the use of the word ‘shock’ has gained a new meaning and many popular news casts use this word more than once each day.
L'exagération cause l'érosion de la langue turque. Quelques mots n'ont plus la signification qu'ils ont été créés pour pendant que le temps passe. Par exemple, l'utilisation du mot, shock `a gagné une nouvelle signification et beaucoup de bulletins d'informations populaires emploient ce mot plus d'une fois chaque jour.

The loss of the word that is attributed to a concept causes that concept to loss its boundaries and content. Hence exaggeration causes the erosion of concepts also…
La perte du mot qui est attribué aux causes d'un concept qui concept à la perte ses frontières et contenu. Par conséquent l'exagération cause l'érosion des concepts également…

The news papers, such as Milliyet, Hürriyet etc. driven by the so called ‘wild’ capitalist intentions. They feel the urge to put a news header for each day as large as the header they would have put for the death of Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK today. The erosion of the functionality of news papers caused by exaggeration can also be observed here. The news papers have no more power to express the importance of ‘really’ important events. They have already used their capacity to express for the sake of making a couple of more bucks…
Les journaux, tels que Milliyet, Hürriyet etc. conduits par les soi-disant intentions sauvages de capitalisme. Elles sentent le recommander de mettre un en-tête de nouvelles pour chaque jour aussi grand que l'en-tête qu'elles auraient mis pour la mort de Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK aujourd'hui. On peut également observer ici l'érosion de la fonctionnalité des papiers de nouvelles provoqués par exagération. Les papiers de nouvelles n'ont plus de puissance d'exprimer l'importance des événements véritablement importants. Ils ont déjà employé leur capacité d'exprimer pour faire deux ou trois plus de penny…

Exaggeration is responsible also for the dirtiness of appearence in Turkish cities. Buildings are covered by the company or shop notices everwhere… If a shop has an advertisement carrying its name the next one must have a bigger one… The municipilaties do not apply the rules and regulations which require a bigger fee for a bigger advertisement. The result is a mess… The lack of drawings and pictures in the Turkish culture increases this mess also…
L'exagération est responsable également de la saleté de l'aspect dans les villes turques. Des bâtiments sont couverts partout par les notices de magasin… Si un magasin a une publicité porter son nom le prochain doit avoir plus grand… Les municipilaties n'appliquent pas les règles et les règlements qui exigent de plus grands honoraires pour une plus grande publicité.
Le résultat est un désordre… Le manque de schémas et d'images dans la culture turque augmente ce désordre également…

Unfortunately, the root reason for exaggeration lies in the Turkish culture itself. Listen to a Turkish folk song or tradional art song. The original folk poet singing his poem with his lute has become only one of the current styles. Big choirs sing the folk songs with many instruments ‘all’ together. The problem is they do this with a single tune monodicly. It is simply an exaggeration of the original folk tradition. Moderation has given its place to exaggeration indeed.
Malheureusement, la raison de racine de l'exagération se situe dans la culture turque elle-même. Écoutez une chanson folklorique turque ou la chanson d'art de tradional. Le poèt folklorique original chantant sa poésie avec son luth a seulement devenu des modèles courants. Les grands choeurs chantent les chansons folkloriques avec l'alltogether de beaucoup d'instruments. Le problème est eux font ceci avec un air simple monodic. C'est simplement une exagération de la tradition folklorique originale. La modération a donné son endroit à l'exagération en effet.

The politicians and higher management of the state, including the prime minister and the president are more concerned about the gains of subtle popular themes than playing a more effective cultural role. Without a deliberate cultural sensitivity in the state, government institutions and the media, the rise of exaggeration is inevitable. Exaggeration is detrimental to the Turkish culture. Moderation based on fortitude must prevail.
Les politiciens et la gestion plus élevée de l'état, y compris le premier ministre et le président davantage sont préoccupés par les gains des thèmes populaires subtiles que jouant un rôle culturel plus efficace. Sans sensibilité culturelle délibérée dans l'état, des établissements de gouvernement et les médias, l'élévation de l'exagération est inévitable. L'exagération porte préjudice la culture turque. La modération basée sur le courage doit régner.

Let it be!

Humanity does not exist in its full capacity

L'humanité n'existe pas dans sa pleine capacité

anywhere on the world.

n'importe où sur la planète.

So let it be!

Alors que ce soit!

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