ONE WHO UNITES IS STRONGER THAN ONE
The television was on, which did not
fit the style of the café they were sitting in.
Ayşe, the owner of the café, wanted
to offer a comfortable environment to the visitors. Therefore, even the sound
of the music playing inside would not interfere with the conversations. That's
why Ali found it strange when he saw the television on. As soon as the weather
warmed up, Ali used to come here very often with his daughters. It was a bit
far from the city, but it had a beautiful garden in front of it, and a small
stream flowed in front of it. The girls loved the lemonade and apple pie here.
Images of the recent events in Gaza
flashed on the screen. Ali's heart ached, ‘they bombed again?’ he said. ‘When
will this cruelty end?’.
There were images of children in Gaza
on the news. There was talk of food shortage, destroyed houses, broken
families, children left alone, mothers crying without a sound, desperate
fathers. All these images suddenly came to life in Ali's mind. The whole world
had been witnessing these images for months. But it was hard not to be
surprised by the calm and mature reactions of the children. It was not easy to
understand the reason for their patience without shouting and throwing
themselves on the ground, carrying both fear and hope in their eyes. Despite
the fact that they had lost so much, despite the fact that they had almost
nothing, they behaved as if these things were not a problem. They had built a
world for themselves in the war. They were playing games again, laughing again.
Ali thought about his own children.
No bombs were falling on their heads, they were going to school, their bellies
were full, they had beds at home where they could sleep safely at night. Their
parents were with them. How were they different from the children in Gaza. Just
a week ago, they celebrated 23 April Children's Day. ‘Actually, the children
living in Gaza should celebrate this day,’ he said.
This year the celebrations seemed
more enthusiastic to Ali. Maybe because his daughters had started school and he
had been able to get involved in this. They had been preparing for the show for
a month.
In the town square, colourful
balloons decorated the sky and children ran around under them. Flags, loud
music, activities in schools.
Ali always had good memories about 23
April. Although he and his friends were worried about rain almost every
celebration day, he used to have fun with them.
Then his
eyes went back to the television screen,
‘In this
life, you cannot be happy only by making yourself happy.
While
someone else's happiness makes you happy, their sadness makes you sad‘ he thought.
Right
Decision, Nice Move
For a
moment it was difficult for Ali to watch all this. He always felt the lack of
this, but he never knew how to help. The news article mentioned that an aid
corridor could be opened. Hasan came to his mind, they had talked about it with
him a few times. Hasan's network was also very wide. ‘Maybe we can do something
this time,’ he said. ‘We can turn one day into a celebration for the children
there.‘’
A week later, they started a charity campaign in the town. This time
there were posters in the city centre. A bazaar will be organised and the
income will be sent to Gaza. The campaign received support from almost every house.
Perhaps for the first time in its history, the town was so united. Even two
neighbours who had been estranged for years came together and put jam in jars.
When people were united around a common goal, most things became trivial.
How good
it felt to produce together. This campaign did what balloons could not do. One
day could really be a festival for the children in Gaza.
Experiential Design Teaching says that
intention is necessary at the beginning of every work.
Purposes are intended, a life without a purpose has no balance. Humans are capable of everything. All he needs to do for this is to be clear. Then the mind answers the question ‘how?’
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Yahya Hamurcu
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