Sunday, February 21, 2010

Dealing With Saying The Word of "Apology"

Once I had read that the recent studies show that many people in any community find saying "I opologize" difficult. I have a couple of words to say about this issue as well.

Every person has a personal history. So the answer to the question of why people find apologizing difficult is kept in people's personal history. Each of us knows that psychologists are interested in personal histories and what people have experienced from their birth to the present.

For some people, actions are more importan than words. In other words, they think that actions speak louder than words. You can say "I apologize" easily, and then you may go on with what you have done before without paying attention.

In conclusion, you can find saying "I apologize" so difficult or not, but in my opinion, how you are acting towards people means too much more than what you are saying.

Bye ;)

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Zen master

I want to share a short story. Clearly, It is very meaningful, but I’m not going to talk about the message which it wants to forward to people. Okay, here is the story;

A little boy from a poor village used to walk a long distance from one village to another, selling baskets. Then one day the little boy was givin a bicycle. Few villagers went to a Zen master and said, “This is a wonderful thing to happen to a boy - a few children from this village will ever get a chance to own one bicycle.” The Zen master said, “Let’s wait and see.”
One month later a little boy fell off a bike and broke one leg. The injury was serious. The villagers went to the Zen master and said, “isn’t it a terrible thing the boy has broken one leg?”. The Zen master said, “Let’s wait and see”. Then, a few months later, a country went to war with a neighbouring country and the young men of the vilalge were called to join the army. However, one boy, now a young man, wasn’t allowed to join because of his injury. The villagers went to the Zen master and said, “isn’t it a wonderful thing he doesn’t have to go to war?”
“Let’s wait and see,” said the Zen master.



Let’s have a bit fun about this short story. I want to talk about that famous Zen master. According to the story, That Zen master must be a smart, calm, wise and intellectual person. I wrote “intellectual to describe him, but to be honest, I don’t think that he is ever so. Because whenever villagers come along with their problems, he says “let’s wait and see”, “wait and see”. No comment and another word comes form the Zen master, just wait and see. I am sure that villagers started gradually being angry with the Zen master. I can imagine of the villagers’ face. They might be thinking that “it does not need to be a Zen master to understand this. If you wait enough, you can see easily what will happen. It is clear. It is very clear.” I am afraid the villagers are going to kill that Zen master. :):):)


See you ;)

Monday, February 8, 2010

As a Turk, a short text about Pros and Cons of a vacation in your home country or vacation abroad

Travelling abroad is very useful in terms of seeing more beautiful places and meeting different cultures.

I prefer to go to my home town rather than go to abroad, because it is cheaper. You have an option to travel by bus. If you want to go to abroad, you have just one option. You can not use buses. Buses safer than planes. You do not need to know any language except for your mother tongue. :):):):)
You do not have a fear to be ripped off. :)

On the other hand, you do not have any chance to see more beautiful places than your home town. You also miss lots of opportunities to gain different experinces. Different experinces mean amazing adventures.

To sum up, a vacation in your home town country may be good in terms of your expenses and having safer traveling options, but it is clear that a vacation abroad gives a lot of opportunities in terms of seeing different places, meeting foreign people and cultures, and how a foreign country is.

bye ;)