Dear Life

Saturday, November 27, 2004

dear life 16

dear life
someone said a few days ago that "a normal wish, a normal dream, and a normal life" are the only things which make sense, the ensuing of which makes life enjoyable and lovable. he said that most of us can't become "the famous one", the one set higher than others, reminded forever for some great (or devil!) deed. actually none of those people started out to become the noted one they became; they just followed the normal thing they wanted to do and then following their path and doing that simple normal thing of theirs led them to that not so normal, spectacular position of theirs.
It somehow makes sense, doesn't it? being able to enjoy the normal life is really a great gift to be given- or not, it surely is worth to be learnt.

dear life 15

Dear life
Isn't love the most beautiful? the most precious? the only saviour?

Monday, November 22, 2004

dear life 14

dear life
it seems that lately i write to you just after watching movies! maybe i am not embracing you strongly enough to find things to talk to you about elsewhere. anyway. it seems that everywhere we look, or let's say everywhere i look, there is talk of war, war and war. Duel of Ahmadreza Darvish says a story of our nation taken in war, trying to do what is right, trying to save their land and their loves, and yet trying to manage to understand those who use them, their beliefs and loves to get to what they cherish, and what else is that except power and wealth to feed their never-to-be-fed hunger for staying on top of others? the story takes us also to the times that only in appearance are post war times. the real war still continues, the war for proving oneself over the other? the power struggle continues everywhere, not only between the tribal men and their women, not only between the old enemies and the new ones residing in Darvish's movie, but in the world we are living in. some need to answer their needs that are shown to be those of the world and of the human race, and to accomplish that they give themselves the permission to do no matter what, no matter where, no matter what the price? would there be an end to these foolish selfish acts some day? let's pray so.

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

dear life 13

dear life
have you seen the movie "turtles fly too" by Bahman Ghobadi? guess you should have seen the real thing. The real disaster, the real mysery, the real sadness, and yet the real innocence, joy and love of the Iraqi children, who represent all those living in war and poverty stricken countries of the world.
what can i say? what can i do besides crying and detesting myself for not doing anything to relieve them even a little bit from their pain? how can we call ourselves humans when we don't stand up to help? and how can those who cause all this call themselves humans? isn't there anything you could do to help, life? at least help us find the insight and the strength in ourselves to do something to change what is going on.

dear life 12

dear life
it is getting cold outside and the leaves are turning pale, leaving their nests up in the trees to join the earth, to be crossed over by the pedestrians hurrying past the beauties of nature. help us keep our hearts and the hearts of those around us warm, warm enough not only to get by you but to enjoy all there is to enjoy.

Monday, November 08, 2004

dear life 11

dear life
yesterday a girl had decided to take you out of her body by throwing herself down a bridge in the square that i everyday pass to take a taxi to work. (of course you yourself should have sensed it by now that you are no more with her.)
i didnot know her and i didnot know her problem. i could not think at all as i passed all the people, especially men, who stood over the bridge looking down at her and talking of her to others who passed by. i didnot know her when you were with her, and i still donot know much of her, just the fact that she was done with you. i donot know who i should blame for it all.
nad yet, what is the most bothering is that none of the yous in us could or was willing to help the you in her. it is so sad that we are most of the times so busy with our own part of you that we forget to look at the other yous going on around us. join me in saying a prayer for her soul, and in saying a prayer that hopefully you give us the courage to care for the other yous we know or don;t know. you ought to help us.

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dear life
last night i watched a "cirlce" of Iranian women from Jafar Panahi's perspective. From the first scene he beautifully introduced us to the you belonging to women, women who besides sharing the quality of womanhood, shared your miseries and hardships. Each faced with some problem in her own special way, but all shared the problem of being suppressed, of having no say or power on the hardships you infronted them, and of being left alone with you. It is so sad to be reminded of all the problems you put our women through, and all this gets sadder and sadder when we think and remind ourselves of the women who with their latest model cars and luxury houses think of nothing but of when to go to the hairdresser, what to wear for the party, what dress to buy to look the latest fashion, when to meet others in the coffee shop, where in the world to pass their vacations, and what else to do to enjoy their time with you- and yet they feel that you are not offering them enough to be thankful. Life, you are so strange. At least help us in making the effort to play a part in changing you of the ones that for some reason you are taking it so hard on.
Panahi surely deseves a credit for getting us in his circle of women, for reminding us for even one second that you are offering us things that we ought to be thankful for.

Monday, November 01, 2004

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dear life
why do you think we see ourselves entitled to getting you out of a lamb, sheep, cow, calf or fish just to strengthen the you in ourselves? how do we justify ourselves?