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Hello friends,
Today, March 21, 2012 was a day full of good events.
Peter had a date with Altug in Kizilay to spend some time together. First we went to a photocopying store to make copies of the calendar and list of libraries to give our friends in the weekly meeting of the Message. After, we went to a terrace on top of a building in Kizilay to eat and chat and we stayed there for a while talking about interesting things regarding our issues. Later, Peter took Altug to pick up some pants he had bought and had to be fixed. But before leaving the building, on the terrace, we met with Mesut and Ali, a very happy and surprising encounter. On the street going to pick up the pants, we met Handan and it wasn’t a simple coincidence. Another happy meeting and we chatted for a while. After having picked up the pants, Altug took Peter to an underground passageway full of bookstores, a book market, then going back to Kizilay, still chatting and in good company with one another. We went to the bookstore where we knew from Yüksel we would find the book of the Message. We went in and asked for the book and they told us to go downstairs and talk to the owner. And so we did. The owner confirmed that the book was already catalogued and in the bookstores webpage. So people can ask for the book also through internet. The owner went upstairs with us, holding the books, and puts them in a section called “New Titles” saying that the book will stay there for a month and then will be moved to another part of the library. So Altug bought the book, with this milestone, he is the first person in Turkey to have bought the book. We took some pictures in the bookstore and in the entrance where we asked a couple who was there to take a picture of us, which they did with much enjoyment.
We finished our walk in the direction of Ardiç café where we had a cup of Salep, greeting the owner and Emine who was happy to see us. So we had the idea that it would be nice to do a presentation in this place and we were going to ask Aylin to organize this with the owner.
In the meantime, it was already 18h and Peter had to go home to prepare to welcome the friends coming for the meeting. We said goodbye with much affection.
At 18:30, Neyla, Zehra’s younger sister, arrived at home, which was a surprise since we didn’t know she was coming. Peter trying to talk to her for half an hour using Google Translator. Neyla very dynamic and friendly and looked for a Alevi sema on youtube and it was so beautiful that Peter immediately put it on his facebook page. We had chai and lots of fun in not understanding each other’s languages; fortunately, Huseyin arrived at 19h back from a visit to his niece. Conversation became normal with Huseyin’s translations and they also talked between them in Turkish. A while later Handan arrived, she was also happy, then Aylin with her very nice friend, Mert. Aylin arrived hungry and was looking for something to eat in the freezer. A very loose and friendly atmosphere was created. Neyla serving tea, Aylin eating as well as the others, but they were eating large quantities of sunflower seeds someone had brought. Ali also arrived, he said Mesut couldn’t come because he had to work. So we stayed in the kitchen for a while with animated chats between everyone and Peter distributing the list of libraries to everyone.
At 20h we moved to the salita, to begin the ceremonies. Right before starting, Handan asked Peter if he wanted to say something. Peter happily says that now we have the book, after a year and a half of continuous and sustained volunteer work by friend in Turkey and abroad and he explained again that the publishing was financed by volunteer contributions of many friends. He also expresses his desire that weekly meetings may continue after he leaves Ankara tomorrow. So Mert asks some interesting questions wanting to know from where this Message come from and other things, which gave us the opportunity to say something more about Silo and the Message. A very warm and quiet atmosphere was created, so when we started with the ceremonies, something very special was in the air. Huseyin guided the Service and Aylin the Well Being with Askings expressed to various dear ones who have some difficulties or serious health problems. At the end, spontaneous, heartfelt and moving hugs, followed by a wave of contagious joy. Neyla invited us for more tea in the kitchen which she had prepared before the ceremonies began. So we continued talking in the kitchen and Yüksel, who couldn’t come earlier because he had to go to the airport to pick up a friend, arrived. The atmosphere was so nice and so loose, a real pleasure for all. At a certain point, Mert took the book and started reading for a while, in the midst of the conversations around him. He had expressed that maybe it would be better to prepare new persons before they come to the ceremonies to explain what it is about and also asked that the pauses by longer to concentrate better in what the ceremonies propose. So it was a good opportunity to talk about this and also, now that we have the book, we can make sure new friends can become familiar with the texts of the ceremonies before they come for the first time. Everything beautiful, like a person who comes for the first time and expresses his need to penetrate better what the ceremonies propose.
At a certain point, Yüksel starting preparing the famous Kurdish coffee (which is not coffee), taking his time. This time he put extra ingredients, a kind of seed, everything very tasty. Joy and animated conversations continued, finishing with reading the coffee grounds, by Aylin and Huseyin, like people here do socially. Lots of fun and in a good mood.
So wonderful that nobody wanted to leave. But at 23h our friends said goodbye to Peter, who is leaving tomorrow, with lots of hugs and good wishes. Yüksel stayed and together with Peter and Huseyin moved the books and Huseyin’s wardrobe downstairs as was his wish.
After Yüksel went home and Huseyin and Peter talked for a long while in the kitchen. Huseyin is going back tomorrow to Diyarbakir. He is very happy and glad with his one week stay in Ankara, with all the friends who love him very much.
Well, friends, this is our part of the report for the moment. We thank you all for your good, encouraging reactions.
Un grand y alegre abrazo,
Altug, Handan, Aylin, Neyla, Mert, Ali, Yüksel, Huseyin y Peter
Hello friends,
Today, March 21, 2012 was a day full of good events.
Peter had a date with Altug in Kizilay to spend some time together. First we went to a photocopying store to make copies of the calendar and list of libraries to give our friends in the weekly meeting of the Message. After, we went to a terrace on top of a building in Kizilay to eat and chat and we stayed there for a while talking about interesting things regarding our issues. Later, Peter took Altug to pick up some pants he had bought and had to be fixed. But before leaving the building, on the terrace, we met with Mesut and Ali, a very happy and surprising encounter. On the street going to pick up the pants, we met Handan and it wasn’t a simple coincidence. Another happy meeting and we chatted for a while. After having picked up the pants, Altug took Peter to an underground passageway full of bookstores, a book market, then going back to Kizilay, still chatting and in good company with one another. We went to the bookstore where we knew from Yüksel we would find the book of the Message. We went in and asked for the book and they told us to go downstairs and talk to the owner. And so we did. The owner confirmed that the book was already catalogued and in the bookstores webpage. So people can ask for the book also through internet. The owner went upstairs with us, holding the books, and puts them in a section called “New Titles” saying that the book will stay there for a month and then will be moved to another part of the library. So Altug bought the book, with this milestone, he is the first person in Turkey to have bought the book. We took some pictures in the bookstore and in the entrance where we asked a couple who was there to take a picture of us, which they did with much enjoyment.
We finished our walk in the direction of Ardiç café where we had a cup of Salep, greeting the owner and Emine who was happy to see us. So we had the idea that it would be nice to do a presentation in this place and we were going to ask Aylin to organize this with the owner.
In the meantime, it was already 18h and Peter had to go home to prepare to welcome the friends coming for the meeting. We said goodbye with much affection.
At 18:30, Neyla, Zehra’s younger sister, arrived at home, which was a surprise since we didn’t know she was coming. Peter trying to talk to her for half an hour using Google Translator. Neyla very dynamic and friendly and looked for a Alevi sema on youtube and it was so beautiful that Peter immediately put it on his facebook page. We had chai and lots of fun in not understanding each other’s languages; fortunately, Huseyin arrived at 19h back from a visit to his niece. Conversation became normal with Huseyin’s translations and they also talked between them in Turkish. A while later Handan arrived, she was also happy, then Aylin with her very nice friend, Mert. Aylin arrived hungry and was looking for something to eat in the freezer. A very loose and friendly atmosphere was created. Neyla serving tea, Aylin eating as well as the others, but they were eating large quantities of sunflower seeds someone had brought. Ali also arrived, he said Mesut couldn’t come because he had to work. So we stayed in the kitchen for a while with animated chats between everyone and Peter distributing the list of libraries to everyone.
At 20h we moved to the salita, to begin the ceremonies. Right before starting, Handan asked Peter if he wanted to say something. Peter happily says that now we have the book, after a year and a half of continuous and sustained volunteer work by friend in Turkey and abroad and he explained again that the publishing was financed by volunteer contributions of many friends. He also expresses his desire that weekly meetings may continue after he leaves Ankara tomorrow. So Mert asks some interesting questions wanting to know from where this Message come from and other things, which gave us the opportunity to say something more about Silo and the Message. A very warm and quiet atmosphere was created, so when we started with the ceremonies, something very special was in the air. Huseyin guided the Service and Aylin the Well Being with Askings expressed to various dear ones who have some difficulties or serious health problems. At the end, spontaneous, heartfelt and moving hugs, followed by a wave of contagious joy. Neyla invited us for more tea in the kitchen which she had prepared before the ceremonies began. So we continued talking in the kitchen and Yüksel, who couldn’t come earlier because he had to go to the airport to pick up a friend, arrived. The atmosphere was so nice and so loose, a real pleasure for all. At a certain point, Mert took the book and started reading for a while, in the midst of the conversations around him. He had expressed that maybe it would be better to prepare new persons before they come to the ceremonies to explain what it is about and also asked that the pauses by longer to concentrate better in what the ceremonies propose. So it was a good opportunity to talk about this and also, now that we have the book, we can make sure new friends can become familiar with the texts of the ceremonies before they come for the first time. Everything beautiful, like a person who comes for the first time and expresses his need to penetrate better what the ceremonies propose.
At a certain point, Yüksel starting preparing the famous Kurdish coffee (which is not coffee), taking his time. This time he put extra ingredients, a kind of seed, everything very tasty. Joy and animated conversations continued, finishing with reading the coffee grounds, by Aylin and Huseyin, like people here do socially. Lots of fun and in a good mood.
So wonderful that nobody wanted to leave. But at 23h our friends said goodbye to Peter, who is leaving tomorrow, with lots of hugs and good wishes. Yüksel stayed and together with Peter and Huseyin moved the books and Huseyin’s wardrobe downstairs as was his wish.
After Yüksel went home and Huseyin and Peter talked for a long while in the kitchen. Huseyin is going back tomorrow to Diyarbakir. He is very happy and glad with his one week stay in Ankara, with all the friends who love him very much.
Well, friends, this is our part of the report for the moment. We thank you all for your good, encouraging reactions.
Un grand y alegre abrazo,
Altug, Handan, Aylin, Neyla, Mert, Ali, Yüksel, Huseyin y Peter
