6
bursa dokusu
Zirveye doğru
bursa motifs
Towards the summit
tema
Hedefe kilitli hayatlar
theme
Lives locked on targets
armoni
A’dan Z’ye her melodi
harmony
Every melody from A to Z
film şeridi
Farklı dönemlerin efsane okçuları
storyboard
Legendary archers of different periods
evrensel sanat
Yeryüzündeki müzik ilahı
universal art
The deity of music on earth
geçmiş zaman kipinde
Reklam kokan anılar bunlar
the past tense
Memories reminiscent of ads
bilgi hapı
Eğlenceli strateji
information pill
Entertaining strategy
estetik
“Sen başarırsın oğul”
estetic
“You will succeed my son”
kitabi
Bundan ötesi ne
literary
What’s after this
detaylı bakış
Kilitli aşkların öyküsü
in detail
The story of locked loves
gezi-yorum
Halfeti
travel-ing
Halfeti
uzaktaki yakın
4 mevsim, 20 şehir, 16 ülke
so far so close
4 seasons, 20 cities, 16 countries
24
34
40
46
60
70
80
84
86
88
94
104
plan
I have two examples that I should
mention about our current theme
of targets. The first one is a striking
example from Alice in Wonderland:
Alice asked, “Would you tell me
please, which way I ought to go
from here?” The bunny replied, “It
does not matter which way you go
if you do not know where you are
going.” (from İzgören Academy
trainings) In short, knowing what
you want is as important as the
efforts you make while on the way.
If your target is wrong, you will not
reach the right place.
The other example I will give is
from my military training… We
were learning how to take aim and
shoot the target. However, our
rifles were not well adjusted. We
were trying to adjust the principle
of the iron sights according to our
maladjusted rifles. Or rather we
were aiming. Our commander was
telling us to designate a target in
our minds, to adjust the position of
the rifle and to focus on the target
we chose. He then added that we
should not let anything affect us at
that moment… Our friends were
shooting right next to us and it was
too loud to be able to concentrate.
We had a limited amount of time
to shoot. We were at a shooting
range at Mount Ali in Kayseri and
the weather conditions were quite
severe. (-27 degrees celcius) I
almost could not feel my hands.
Almost all of us were able to
hit the target despite all these
difficulties. But the number of
successful shooters was quite
low. Success meant hitting
somewhere around the bull’s eye
with three consecutive shots.
Three consecutive shots that
landed somewhere in the middle
of the target meant second
degree success. Whereas three
consecutive shots right on the
target meant a flawless streak.
Very few people could do so. We
all had the same rifles, we were
wearing the same camouflage,
the weather conditions were
the same and so were the time
allocated to us and our distance
to the target. Our targets were
the same but we got different
results. Some had locked eyes on
the target focusing on hitting the
bull’s eye to be successful. Some
were doing so out of obligation.
Some had not cleaned their rifles
well. Had not exercised enough
to get to know their weapons.
There were even those who had
not worn thermal underwear or
put on gloves despite the fact
that everyone knew we were to
go shooting in cold weather. Our
psychologies and physiologies
were different. These were what
caused the difference. The first
requirement to reach the target
was to do all that was necessary.
Skills and predisposition came
last. I should state for those who
are curious: I was among those
who had secondary success. This
was a good score for someone
who is against the use of any type
of weapon!
My “target” was not sharing a
memory of mine from the military
service, but to put forth our current
theme using a striking example.
I believe that we can learn from
this example to be able to reach
anything we want in life. You will
first need a sighting device if you
have a goal in mind. It is a must to
act according to whatever it is that
you target. Remove from your life
all parasites that mislead you or in
other words that make you stray
from your target or ignore them
until you reach your goal. Always
keep this in mind when you are
trying to determine what you need:
the need you determine and try to
reach will show how rich you are
in life!
Happy reading…
editör notu
editor’s note
