Recently
interesting things happenned during the football game
between the teams Fenerbahçe and Beþiktaþ. The
competition, the score and most of all a sign that was
hanging above the spectators’ seats in the stadium was the
most striking of them all!
It read :
‘’Two
pieces of bread and one bottle of Milk.’’
The whole
society focused on this statement. It was impossible not to
be surprised about the articles in the newspapers that were
published in such a short time and the so many Tv programs
on the subject that we had to watch for almost 24 hours.
For this
purpose the experts who had the talent of speech spoke and
spoke, but there was nothing important in what they had
said. Of course, everyone has the right to speak about a
certain matter and no one can object it, however this was
really too much. Perhaps, the media is in need of such
exaggerated subjects, because those who work for the media
become very active and hard working in case of such a simple
event and they turn the facts upside down in an instant.
Is it the way to have a rich variety of news?
I do not
know, but I must admit that it is not nice, because
writing articles just for the sake of writing does not take
anyone anywhere.
Personally, I am thinking our behaviour in this and the
similar events are the indicators of our present status
and show that we still could not pass over the threshold
yet.
As a
matter of fact, there was nothing wrong in the sign to be
exaggerated so much, to hurt the ones who have experienced
it or make them a hero. There was only a very delicate art
of satire. It was a statement written because of the
understanding/ the pressure in the football field which was
caused by the increased competiton.
It is
very interesting that today, in the west, the people are not
as crafty as the ones in our country. Perhaps, in those
countries such a situation does not indicate any insult.
However, we, as can be seen in the example ‘’the one
who has a wound gets offended’’ feel hurt and too
much offended, therefore with a great appetite/desire we
try to prove/criticise with utmost effort.
Some time
ago, upon the wish of my readers, I had decided not to write
a single sentence about sports. However, now I intend to do
something different and carry the things that have been
experienced because of this sign in the football game
to the real life/to the dimension of mysticism.
Therefore, I cannot be considered as not keeping my word.
You must
have read the legends about the saints. The first thing that
a murid/follower who has been accepted by the sheikh/the
teacher should do is the kind of work that he does not
like such as sweeping the place, gathering wood for the
fire and to clean the toilets. The dervish/the student no
matter how respectable his career was in his former life
is bound to do what he is being told.
This
function goes on until the student’s will power (resistance)
is broken, until the situation does not give him any pain
and until the road for transformation gets opened. When the
signs/the lights of the structural transformation are seen
and when he does not have any trace of his old habits and
character, then it means that he has completed his duty.
However, when he behaves in an opposite manner, then such
behaviour does not mean anything other than ‘’becoming
the play tool of the nafs/the ego or just make the nafs/ego
benefit much from this’’
My
dear friends!
Now, let
us come to the main point. If, we are still living with the
thoughts such as honour/pride/haughtiness/the ego/the
self etc, then believe me that this state of yours
shows that you have not perceived/questioned enough what
you are looking for near the shores of the science.
There is
no doubt that having the manners of Allah means to be away
from the thoughts pertaining to the humans who are being
dominated by the physical body and getting away from the
frame of certain rules as well.
When such
an idle will power continues without change, then it is far
from claiming that it is making any contributions to us.
In a life
time which is so short and which does have any value the
lesson we should take from ‘’two pieces of bread and one
bottle of milk’’ should be this.
Istanbul, May 5th 2005
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