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.
