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<\/a>D\u00fcnyadaki yerimize ve d\u00fcnyan\u0131n geri kalan\u0131n\u0131 ke\u015ffe yery\u00fcz\u00fc \u00fczerindeki konumumuzu kavramaya bu a\u00e7\u0131dan bakarak ba\u015fl\u0131yor olabilirdik. Bundan daha do\u011fal bir \u015fey olamaz. Nitekim insano\u011fluna ait en eski kal\u0131nt\u0131lar<\/a>dan baz\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n<\/a> G\u00fcney Afrika\u2019da bulundu\u011funu \u00f6\u011freniyoruz. Bu insanlara ve geli\u015ftirecekleri olas\u0131 haritac\u0131l\u0131k bilgilerine g\u00f6re sayfalar\u0131n a\u015fa\u011f\u0131s\u0131nda d\u00fcnyan\u0131n geri kalan\u0131 yukar\u0131s\u0131nda ise okyanus ve \u00f6tesindeki Antarktika olabilirdi. D\u00fcnyan\u0131n hi\u00e7 de az\u0131msanmayacak b\u00fcy\u00fckl\u00fc\u011f\u00fcndeki bu kara ve deniz \u015fekilleri hi\u00e7 de tan\u0131d\u0131k gelmiyor de\u011fil mi? Kendi bak\u0131\u015f a\u00e7\u0131m\u0131za ne kadar \u00e7ok de\u011fer verdi\u011fimizi bu \u015fekilde anlayabiliyoruz.<\/p>\n Biz k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcc\u00fck d\u00fcnyam\u0131zda oturup d\u00fcnyan\u0131n geri kalan\u0131n\u0131n bizi yok etmek i\u00e7in ne denli b\u00fcy\u00fck ve haince planlar kurdu\u011funu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnedural\u0131m; okyanus, kayalar\u0131 a\u011f\u0131r a\u011f\u0131r par\u00e7alarken o denli bilge ve kay\u0131ts\u0131z. B\u00fcy\u00fck resmi g\u00f6rmek s\u00f6z konusu edilse her insan kendisini di\u011ferlerinden daha avantajl\u0131 hissediyor, \u015f\u00fcphesiz. Herkes kendi akl\u0131na g\u00fcveniyor. Ak\u0131l kendini yan\u0131ltabilir. \u00c7ok gezen mi \u00e7ok okuyan m\u0131 diye soran eskilerin bildi\u011fi bir \u015feyler olabilir…<\/p>\n \u00d6n\u00fcmde uzanan okyanusun zaman zaman otuz metre y\u00fcksekli\u011fi buldu\u011fu s\u00f6ylenen dalgalar\u0131 kimbilir ka\u00e7 denizciye mezar oldu, bu karanl\u0131k sularda ka\u00e7 gemi yat\u0131yor bilinmez… Tarihin ak\u0131\u015f\u0131 i\u00e7inde d\u00fcnyay\u0131 ke\u015ffe \u00e7\u0131kan onca denizci hangi niyetlerle bu sular\u0131 a\u015fmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131lar, korkular\u0131 neydi, hayalleri neydi ve ne buldular? Tarihin sayfalar\u0131 aras\u0131nda nas\u0131l yer ald\u0131lar, nas\u0131l yer alacaklar\u0131n\u0131 hi\u00e7 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnd\u00fcler mi?<\/p>\n Kimileri i\u00e7in haritadaki karanl\u0131k b\u00f6lgelerde zenginlik vard\u0131, kimileri i\u00e7in ise sadece onur ve onurland\u0131rma hayali… Pocahontas ve Avatar, pembe an\u0131lardan s\u00fcz\u00fclerek yaz\u0131lmad\u0131. Portekizcede \u201ci\u011fneler burnu\u201d anlam\u0131na gelen Cape L\u2019Agulhas a\u015f\u0131l\u0131p da Hint Okyanusu\u2019na yelken a\u00e7\u0131lmaya ba\u015fland\u0131\u011f\u0131nda asla unutulmayacak ac\u0131lar ya\u015fanmaya ve kanamaya devam eden yaralar a\u00e7\u0131lmaya ba\u015flad\u0131. K\u00f6t\u00fcleri ve iyileri ilan edip okumay\u0131 s\u00f6ken \u00e7ocuklara verdi\u011fimiz okuma fi\u015flerindeki kadar derin(!) c\u00fcmlelerle tarihi, bilimi okumaya devam ederken bilgi\u00e7 huzursuzluklar \u00fcretip tek bir faydal\u0131 \u00e7ivi \u00e7akmayanlar\u0131, otob\u00fcslere u\u00e7aklara doldurup d\u00fcnyan\u0131n konfor olmayan mekanlar\u0131nda dola\u015ft\u0131rmak nas\u0131l olurdu diye hayaller kuruyorum. Cevab\u0131 biliyorum: \u00c7o\u011funluk Kipling\u2019in \u015fiiri<\/a>ndeki gibi alicenap tav\u0131rlar tak\u0131n\u0131p kendi \u00fctopyas\u0131n\u0131 peki\u015ftirirdi. S\u00f6ylenebilecek \u00e7ok fazla \u015fey yok. Tarih \u00e7o\u011funluklardan bahsederken ac\u0131mas\u0131zd\u0131r.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kayalara \u00e7arpan dalgalar bembeyaz k\u00f6p\u00fckler halinde metrelerce y\u00fckseliyor. R\u00fczgar \u00f6ylesine kuvvetli ki u\u011fultusundan ba\u015fka bir \u015fey duyabilmek neredeyse imkans\u0131z. \u00d6n\u00fcmde uzanan derin sular, sanki k\u0131y\u0131daki kayalar\u0131 a\u015f\u0131p toprakla tan\u0131\u015fmak, da\u011flara t\u0131rmanmak istiyor. Ufuk \u00e7izgisi boyunca sadece okyanus uzan\u0131yor, ne bir ada ne ba\u015fka bir kara par\u00e7as\u0131… Yakla\u015f\u0131k d\u00f6rt bin kilometre boyunca bir ada bile yok. 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