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.
