The ten commandments
&
My life as a dog - A diary (English-Turkish)
1st week - Today I am
one week old. What a joy to be part of this World!
1 month - My mother takes very good care of me. She is really an
exemplary mother.
2 months - Today I was separated from my mother.
She was very restless and with her eyes bade me good-bye.
I hope my new human family will take as good care of me as she
has.
4 months - I have grown very rapidly, everything attracts my
attention.
There are several children in the house who are like little
brothers to me.
We play a lot, they pull on my tail and I give them little bites in
good fun.
5 months - Today I was yelled at.
My mistress was all upset because I peed inside the house.
But I was never told where exactly I should do it.
I also sleep in the hall. I was very unhappy about that!
8 months - I am a very happy dog!
I have the warmth of a home, I feel so safe, so protected...
I think that my human family loves me.
The courtyard is all mine and, oftentimes, I exceed myself,
digging the ground like my ancestors, the wolves, to hide the
food.
They never try to teach me anything.
It must be all right then, all these things I am doing!
12 months - Today I am one year old. I am an adult dog.
But my masters say that I have grown more than they had
expected.
How proud they must be of me!
13 months - Today I was tied up.
I was almost unable to move, to catch a sunbeam when I feel
cold,
or to shade myself when the sun is on high.
They say they are going to observe me and that I am
ungrateful.
I don't understand a thing of what is happening to me.
15 months - All is changed now... They keep me locked up in the
veranda.
I feel very lonely. My human family doesn't want me any more.
Sometimes they forget that I am thirsty and hungry.
When it rains, I don't have a roof above my head...
16 months - Today they removed me from the veranda.
I was sure that my human family had forgiven me.
I was so happy that I was leaping with excitement.
My tail was working like a fan.
What's more, I thought they were going to take me for a
walk!!!
We took the direction of the highway and, all of a sudden, they
stopped the car,
opened the door and I got out, happy, thinking that we would spend
the day in the country.
I don't understand why they closed the door and left.
Listen, wait! I barked.
They have forgotten me... I run after the car with all my
strength.
My anguish grew as I started to understand,
as I was out of breath and they were not stopping,
that they had abandoned me!
17 months - I looked in vain for the way back home.
I am alone and feel lost.
On my wanderings, I meet some people with a good heart who look at
me
with sorrow and give me some food.
I thank them with my eyes, from the bottom of my soul.
I wish they would adopt me. I would be loyal like none before
me!
But they just say: poor little dog, it must be lost.
18 months - Some days ago, I went by a school and saw many children
and
youngsters like my Ñlittle brothers".
I got closer and a group of those youngsters, laughing, threw a
shower of stones at me,
just to see Ñwho would aim best".
One of those stones hit me in one eye and, since, I can't see at
all with it.
19 months - It's incredible. When I was better looking, people took
pity on me.
I am very week now, and look awful. I have lost one eye, and people
show me the broom when I try to rest in the shade somewhere.
20 months - I find it increasingly difficult to move. Today, while
trying to cross the street, I was hit by a car.
I was in the pedestrian crossing zone, but I will never forget the
satisfied look of the driver, who even praised
himself for having hit me. I wish he had indeed killed me! But he
only dislocated my hind legs!
The pain is insufferable! The legs are not obeying me, and only
with great difficulty was I able to drag myself to the grass on the
roadside. For ten days I have been exposed to the burning sun, the
hard rain, the cold, without food. I can no longer move. The pain
is insufferable.
I am in a very humid place, and it looks like that even my hair is
falling.
Some passers-by do not even notice me; others say: don't come any
closer.
I am almost unconscious, but a bit of strength from deep inside
forces me to open my eyes.
The sweetness of her voice made me react.
Poor little dog, look how they have left you, it was saying. With
her was a man in a white apron who touched me and said: I am sorry,
lady, but this dog won't make it. It's better to help him out of
his suffering.
The kind lady, tears flowing down her cheeks, acquiesced.
As well as I could, I moved my tail and thanked her, with my eyes,
for helping me to finally rest in peace.
While I was feeling the slight prickle of the needle, before that
long lasting sleep, my last thought was:
why did I have to be born, if no one wanted me?
Friends! The solution is not to abandon or cast away a dog, but to
educate it. Do not turn into a problem for society such a lovable
and grateful friend.
Help in making the ignorant aware of their ignorance and thus end
the ill -treatment of all animals, especially strays.
Forward this story to as many people as possible. It only takes a
minute!!!
"In the course of his development towards culture man acquired a
dominating position over his fellow-creatures in the animal
kingdom. Not content with this supremacy, however, he began to
place a gulf between his nature and theirs. He denied the
possession of reason to them, and to himself he attributed an
immortal soul, and made claims to a divine descent which permitted
him to annihilate the bond of community between him and the
animal
kingdom."- Sigmund Freud
It's easy just to send people a joke. It's as easy to spread this
highly humanitarian message.
A Dogs Diary in Turkish
Kopek olarak yasamim: Gunlugum
1 hafta - Bugun 1 haftalik oldum. Bu dunyanin bir parcasi olmak ne
eglenceli!
1 ay - Annem bana cok iyi bakiyor. O gercekten ornek gosterilecek
bir anne.
2 ay - Bugun beni annemden ayirdilar. O cok husursuzdu ve
gozleriyle bana elveda dedi. Umarim yeni "insan" ailem bana annemin
baktigi kadar iyi bakar.
4 ay - Cok hizla bžyžyorum
ve hersey ilgimi cekiyor. Evde bana "kžcžk
kardes" gibi olan bir sžrž
cocuk var.
Beraber devamli oynuyoruz, benim kuyrugumu cekiyorlar ve ben de
oyun olsun diye onlari azicik isiriyorum.
5 ay - Bugun azarlandim... Sahibim evin icerisine cisimi yaptigim
icin cok kizdi. Ama bana bˆyle yapmamam gerektigi tam olarak
aciklanmamisti. Ayrica koridorda uyudum. Bu yuzden cok
mutsuzum!
8 ay - Ben cok mutlu bir kopegim! Bir evin sicakligina sahibim,
kendimi oldukca guvende ve korunmus hissediyorumÖ Sanirim benim
Ñinsan" ailem beni seviyor. Avlu tamamen benim, sik sik kendimi
asiyorum, atalarim kurtlar gibi yiyecek saklamak icin topragi
kaziyorum. Bana hic bir sey ogretmeye calismiyorlar. O zaman
yaptigim hersey yolunda olmali!
12 ay - Bugun bir yasindayim. Yetiskin bir kopegim artik. Fakat
sahiplerim benim dusunduklerinden daha fazla buyudugumu
soyluyorlar. Benimle ne kadar gururlanmalilar!
13 ay - Bugun iple baglandim. Hareket edemiyordum, usudugumde gunes
isinlarina ulasamiyordum veya isindigimda bir golgeye kacamiyordum.
Nankor oldugum icin beni gozlemleyeceklerini sˆylediler. Basima
neler geldigini anlayamiyorum.
15 ay - Simdi hersey degisti... Beni verandada kitli tutuyorlar.
Kendimi yalniz hissediyorum. "Insan" ailem beni artik istemiyor.
Bazen ac ve susuz olabilecegimi unutuyorlar. Yagmur yagdiginda,
kafami sokabilecegim bir cati bile yok...
16 ay - Bugun beni verandadan aldilar. "Insan" ailemin beni
affettigine emindim. O kadar mutluydum ki, kuyrugumu heyecanla
salliyordum. Kurugum pervane gibi donuyordu. Beni yuruyuse
cikardiklarini dusunmustum!!! Anayola dogru gitmeye basladik, ve
birden arabayi durdular, kapiyi actilar ve ben disari ciktim,
mutluydum, gunu kirlarda gecirecegiz diye dusunuyordum. Fakat sonra
niye kapiyi kapatip beni biraktilar anlayamadim. "Dinle, bekle!"
dediler. ó Havladim. Beni unutmuslardi... Arabanin arkasindan butun
gucumle kostum. Durmadilar ve kosmaktan nefesim kesilmisti, beni
terk ettiklerini anladigimda istrabim o kadar artti ki!
17 ay - Eve geri donecegime umudum kalmadi. Yalnizim ve kendimi
kaybolmus hissediyorum. Etrafta dolasirken, karsilastigim bazi iyi
yurekli insanlar bana huzunle bakiyorlar ve biraz yemek veriyorlar.
Gozlerimle ve ruhumun en derinliklerinden onlara tesekkur ediyorum.
Keske beni sahiplenseler... Eskiden olmadigim kadar sadik olurum!
Fakat sadece "zavalli kucuk kopek, kaybolmus olmali."
diyorlar.
18 ay - Bir kac gun once bir okula gittim ve "kucuk kardeslerim"
gibi bir suru cocuk gordum. Onlara yaklastim ve bunlardan bir grup
genc, "hangisinin daha iyi atacagini"
gormek icin gulerek bana suruyle tas attilar. Bu taslardan bir
tanesi gozume geldi ve o gunden beri o gozum gormuyor.
19 ay - Inanilmaz. Daha iyi gorundugum zamalarda, insanlar bana
aciyordu. Simdi cok zayifladim ve berbat gorunuyorum. Bir gozumu
kaybettim, ve bir yerlerde golgede uzanmak istedigimde insanlar
bana supurge gosteriyorlar.
20 ay - Artik zor hareket ediyorum. Bugun karsidan karsiya gecmeye
calsirken, bir araba carpti. Yaya gecidinde yuruyordum fakat
soforun bana carptigi icin kendini kutladigi tatminkar yuzunu hic
unutmayacagim. Keske beni hemen oldurseydi! Ama sadece arka bacak
kemiklerimi yerinden cikardi! Aci dayanilamayacak gibi! Bacaklarima
soz geciremiyordum, yol kenarina gecmek icin kendimi zorla surumem
gerekti. On gun yakici guneste, sert yagmurda, sogukta yemeksiz
kaldim. Artik hareket edemiyorum. Aci dayanilmaz. Cok nemli bir
yerdeyim. Yanimdan gecenlerin cogu beni fark etmiyor bile; fark
edenler digerine: "ona daha fazla yaklasma" diyor. Kendimde
degilim, fakat icimde yakalayabildigim birazcik gucle gozlerimi
acabiliyorum. Onun tatli sesi tepki gostermeme neden oldu. "Zavalli
kucuk kopek, baksana seni nasil da terk etmisler?" Onun yanindaki
beyaz onluklu adam: "Uzgunum bayan, ama bu kopek basaramayacak. En
iyisi onun acilarini tamamen dindirmek olacaktir" dedi. Kibar
bayanin goz yaslari yanaklarina dokuldu, kabullendi. Yapabildigim
kadariyla kuyrugumu salladim ve gozlerimle en sonunda beni huzura
kavusturacagi icin tesekkur ettim.
Ignenin hafif batisini hissederken, uzun surecek son uykumdan once:
" Eger beni kimse istemediyse, neden dunyaya geldim..." diye
dusundum.
Dostlar, Cozum kopegi terk etmek veya disari atmak degildir, onu
egitmek gerekir. Sevgi dolu, minettar dostunuz icin topluma sorun
yaratacak bir duruma yol acmamali.
Cahil insanlara cahilliklerini fark etmelerini saglayarak yardim
edin. Boylece hayvanlara; ozellikle sokak hayvanlarina hastalikli
kotu muameleyi durduralim.
Bu hikayeyi yollayabildiginiz kadar insana ulastirin.
Sadece bir dakika surer!!!
"Insanoglu, kulturel gelisim surecinde hayvanlar aleminden kendine
dost olan canlilara hakim olmaya ihtiyac duymustur. Bu ustunlukle
birlikte, kendi ve diger canlilarin dogasi arasina ucurum
koymustur. Canlilara egemenliginin nedenlerini inkar etmis, kendine
ˆlžmsžz
ruhu atfetmis, ve kutsal nesline hayvanlar alemi ve kendi toplulugu
arasindaki baglari yok edecek taleplerini sunmustur. "
- Sigmund Freud
Insanlara saka yollamak cok kolaydir. Bu insanlik mesajini yaymaniz
kadar kolay.
