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Babil’deki b\u00fct\u00fcn erkekler gibi ben de genel valilik yapt\u0131m, hepsi gibi k\u00f6lelik de; tart\u0131\u015f\u0131lmaz g\u00fcc\u00fc, a\u015fa\u011f\u0131lanmay\u0131, hapishaneyi tan\u0131d\u0131m. Bak\u0131n: sa\u011f elimin i\u015faret parma\u011f\u0131 kopuk, Bir daha bak\u0131n: pelerinimin y\u0131rt\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan, b\u00f6\u011fr\u00fcmdeki k\u0131z\u0131l damgay\u0131 se\u00e7ebilirsiniz. O, ikinci simge Beta’dir. Bu harf, dolunayl\u0131 gecelerde Gamma’l\u0131lar \u00fcst\u00fcnde egemenlik kurmam\u0131 sa\u011flar; \u00f6te yandan ays\u0131z gecelerde Gamma’l\u0131lar\u0131n egemenli\u011fine giren Alfa i\u015faretlilerin buyru\u011funa sokar beni. Tan a\u011far-t\u0131s\u0131nda, bir mahzende, kara bir kayaya kar\u015f\u0131 kutsal bo\u011falar\u0131n \u015fahdamarlar\u0131n\u0131 kesmi\u015ftim. Bir ay-y\u0131l\u0131 boyunca g\u00f6r\u00fcnmezli\u011fe h\u00fck\u00fcm giydim; \u00e7\u0131\u011fl\u0131k att\u0131m, duyan \u00e7\u0131kmad\u0131, ekmek \u00e7ald\u0131m, yakalanmad\u0131m.<\/p>\n
Yunanl\u0131lar\u0131n bilmedi\u011fi bir \u015feyi \u00f6\u011frendim: belirsizli\u011fi. Tun\u00e7 bir h\u00fccrede bo\u011faz\u0131ma sar\u0131lan adam\u0131n bo\u011fucu mendiliyle solu\u011fum t\u0131kand\u0131\u011f\u0131nda umut, deste\u011fini esirgemedi benden; haz denizinde y\u00fczerken \u00fcrk\u00fc, yan\u0131mdan ayr\u0131lmad\u0131. Pontuslu Heraklitos, Pitagoras’in bir zaman Pyrrho, ondan \u00f6nce Euphorbus, ondan \u00f6nce de bir ba\u015fka \u00f6l\u00fcml\u00fc oldu\u011funu an\u0131msay\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 ne ustal\u0131kla anlat\u0131r. Bu t\u00fcr de\u011fi\u015fimleri anmak i\u00e7in ne \u00f6l\u00fcme ne de sahtekarl\u0131\u011fa ba\u015fvurmama gerek var.<\/p>\n
Nerdeyse ba\u015f d\u00f6nd\u00fcr\u00fcc\u00fc denebilecek bu \u00e7e\u015fitlili\u011fi, \u00f6b\u00fcr cumhuriyetlerin ad\u0131n\u0131 bile duymad\u0131klar\u0131, ola ki aralar\u0131nda gizli dolaplar \u00e7eviren bir kuruma bor\u00e7luyum: piyangoya. Onun tarihini uzun boylu incelemedim; tek bildi\u011fim, sihirbazlar\u0131n a\u011f\u0131zbirli\u011fine varamad\u0131klar\u0131; \u00f6l\u00fcmc\u00fcl tasar\u0131lar\u0131ndansa, ancak astroloji okumam\u0131\u015f birinin aya ili\u015fkin sezgileri kadar haberliyim. Ben piyangonun, ger\u00e7ekli\u011fin \u00f6nemli bir par\u00e7as\u0131n\u0131n olu\u015fturdu\u011fu \u00e7\u0131\u011f\u0131r\u0131ndan \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f bir \u00fclkenin yurtta\u015f\u0131y\u0131m; olup bitenler, \u015fu ana kadar gizi \u00e7\u00f6z\u00fclmez tanr\u0131lar\u0131n i\u015fleri ya da kendi y\u00fcre\u011fimin at\u0131\u015flar\u0131 kadar \u00f6nemsizdi g\u00f6z\u00fcmde. Ama \u015fimdi Babil’den ve onun g\u00f6zde geleneklerin den uzaktayken, piyango olduk\u00e7a garibime gidiyor, insanlar\u0131n alacakaranl\u0131\u011f\u0131n g\u00f6lgelerinde m\u0131r\u0131ldand\u0131klar\u0131 k\u00fcf\u00fcr dolu kehanetleri d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcyorum.<\/p>\n
Babam, \u00e7ok eskiden\u00a0 y\u00fczy\u0131llar \u00f6nce mi, y\u0131llar \u00f6nce mi? Babil piyangosunun, ayaktak\u0131m\u0131n\u0131n tuttu\u011fu bir oyun oldu\u011funu s\u00f6ylerdi. Berberler, bak\u0131r para kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131nda dikd\u00f6rtgen kemikler ya da renkli par\u015f\u00f6men par\u00e7ac\u0131klar\u0131 da\u011f\u0131t\u0131rlarm\u0131\u015f (ne kadar do\u011fru, bilmem). \u00c7ekili\u015fler \u00f6\u011fle\u00fcst\u00fc yap\u0131l\u0131rm\u0131\u015f kazananlar, art\u0131k \u015fans\u0131n yard\u0131m\u0131 olmaks\u0131z\u0131n g\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f sikkelere kavu\u015furlarm\u0131\u015f. Basit bir uygulama, g\u00f6rd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fcz gibi.<\/p>\n
Bu piyangolar, tabii ki ba\u015far\u0131s\u0131zl\u0131kla sonu\u00e7land\u0131. Hi\u00e7bir ahlaki de\u011ferleri yoktu. \u0130nsanlar\u0131n yeteneklerine de\u011fil yaln\u0131zca umutlar\u0131na sesleniyorlard\u0131. Halk\u0131n kay\u0131ts\u0131zl\u0131\u011f\u0131 kar\u015f\u0131s\u0131nda, bu edepsiz piyangolar\u0131 d\u00fczenleyen t\u00fcccar tak\u0131m\u0131 zarar etmeye ba\u015flad\u0131. Biri, ufak bir reform \u00f6nerdi: talihli numaralar\u0131n aras\u0131na birka\u00e7 talihsiz rakam katmak. Bu reform arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla, rakaml\u0131 dikd\u00f6rtgenleri alanlar\u0131n \u015fans\u0131 ikiye katlan\u0131yordu, ya az\u0131msanmayacak bir para kazanacak ya az\u0131msanmayacak bir ceza \u00f6deyeceklerdi. Bu k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck risk pay\u0131<\/p>\n
-\u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc her otuz talihli numaraya kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k bir tanecik talihsiz vard\u0131 beklenece\u011fi gibi halk\u0131n ilgisini uyand\u0131rd\u0131. Babilliler kendilerini oyuna kapt\u0131rd\u0131lar. Kat\u0131lmayanlar; \u00f6dlek, k\u00f6t\u00fc niyetli damgas\u0131n\u0131 yedi. Zamanla bu a\u015fa\u011f\u0131lama yeni bir boyut kazand\u0131. Ger\u00e7i piyangoya kat\u0131lmayan hor g\u00f6r\u00fcl\u00fcyordu da para cezas\u0131 \u00f6deyen k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fcmseniyordu. \u015eirket (o d\u00f6nemde b\u00f6yle an\u0131lmaya ba\u015flanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131) b\u00fct\u00fcn para cezalar\u0131 toplanmadan \u00f6nce \u00f6d\u00fcllerini alamayan \u015fansl\u0131lar\u0131 korumak i\u00e7in harekete ge\u00e7mek zorunda kald\u0131. Kaybedenlere dava a\u00e7t\u0131; yarg\u0131\u00e7 da kaybedenleri ya ba\u015flang\u0131\u00e7ta bi\u00e7ilen para cezas\u0131yla, birikmi\u015f bor\u00e7lar\u0131 \u00f6demeye ya da bir s\u00fcre hapiste yatmaya mahkum etti. Kaybedenlerin t\u00fcm\u00fc, \u015eirket’e oyun oynamak i\u00e7in hapsi se\u00e7ti. \u0130\u015fte \u015eirket’in tart\u0131\u015f\u0131lmaz g\u00fcc\u00fc dinsel, fizik\u00f6tesi yetkesi, bu birka\u00e7 adam\u0131n g\u00f6z\u00fc karal\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan serpildi.<\/p>\n
K\u0131sa bir s\u00fcre sonra, \u00e7ekili\u015f listelerinde para cezalar\u0131n\u0131n d\u00f6k\u00fcmleri yer almamaya, yaln\u0131zca talihsiz numaralara d\u00fc\u015fen hapis cezalar\u0131 ilan edilmeye ba\u015fland\u0131. O d\u00f6nemde pek dikkat \u00e7ekmeyen bu kestirmecilik anlay\u0131\u015f\u0131, sonralar\u0131 bir \u00f6l\u00fcm kal\u0131m sorununa d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc. Piyangoya parayla ilintili olmayan \u00f6\u011felerin ilk sokulu\u015fuydu bu. M\u00fcthi\u015f ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131yd\u0131. Kat\u0131l\u0131mc\u0131lar\u0131n zorlamas\u0131yla bu noktaya s\u00fcr\u00fcklenen \u015firket, talihsiz numaralar\u0131n\u0131n say\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 artt\u0131rmak zorunda kald\u0131.<\/p>\n
Babillilerin mant\u0131\u011fa, \u00fcstelik simetriye d\u00fc\u015fk\u00fcnl\u00fcklerini kimse yads\u0131yamaz. Talihli numaralar\u0131n yuvarlak hesaba, talihsizlerinse hapiste ge\u00e7ecek bire bir g\u00fcnlerle gecelere vurulmas\u0131n\u0131 tutars\u0131z buldular. Kimi ahlak\u00e7\u0131lar, paran\u0131n mutlulu\u011fu g\u00fcvenceye almayaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131, daha dolays\u0131z a\u00e7\u0131lan \u015fans kap\u0131lar\u0131 olabilece\u011fini tart\u0131\u015ft\u0131lar.<\/p>\n
Derinden derine, bir ba\u015fka tedirginlik kayna\u011f\u0131 vard\u0131. Papaz okulu \u00fcyeleri, bilet fiyat\u0131n\u0131 artt\u0131r\u0131p ter\u00f6r\u00fc ve umudu k\u00f6r\u00fcklediler; yoksullar, anla\u015f\u0131labilir ve ka\u00e7\u0131n\u0131lmaz imrentileriyle bu g\u00f6rkemli co\u015fkudan yoksun b\u0131rak\u0131ld\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 kavrad\u0131lar. Yoksul-zengin herkesin piyangoya e\u015fit ko\u015fullarda kat\u0131l\u0131m\u0131 do\u011frultusundaki hakl\u0131 kayg\u0131, y\u0131llar\u0131n belleklerden\u00a0 silemedi\u011fi bir \u00f6fke patlamas\u0131na yol a\u00e7t\u0131. Baz\u0131 dedi\u011fim dedik ki\u015filer, yeni bir d\u00fczenin, ka\u00e7\u0131n\u0131lmaz bir tarihsel d\u00f6nemin \u00e7atl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ya anlamad\u0131lar ya da anlamazdan geldiler… Bir k\u00f6le, k\u0131z\u0131l bir bilet, bir sonraki \u00e7ekili\u015fte kendisini dilinin yak\u0131lmas\u0131 hakk\u0131na \u00e7arpt\u0131racak bir bilet \u00e7ald\u0131. Ceza yasas\u0131, bu cezay\u0131 b\u00fct\u00fcn bilet \u00e7al\u0131nmalar\u0131 i\u00e7in y\u00fcr\u00fcrl\u00fc\u011fe koydu. Birtak\u0131m Babilliler, adam\u0131n i\u015fledi\u011fi su\u00e7 kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131nda k\u0131zg\u0131n bir demirle da\u011flanmay\u0131 hak edip etmedi\u011fini tart\u0131\u015ft\u0131lar; daha y\u00fcce-g\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fcler, piyangonun cezas\u0131n\u0131 bir cellad\u0131n infaz etmesinden yanayd\u0131lar, yazg\u0131dan ka\u00e7\u0131n\u0131lamayaca\u011f\u0131na g\u00f6re…<\/p>\n
Huzursuzluklar ba\u015f g\u00f6sterdi, yaz\u0131k ki az kan d\u00f6k\u00fclmedi yine de Babilliler, zenginlerin diretmesine kar\u015f\u0131n kendi isteklerini dayatt\u0131lar sonunda. Yani: halk, y\u00fcce amac\u0131na tam anlam\u0131yla eri\u015fti. \u00d6ncelikle, \u015eirket’i halk\u0131n tart\u0131\u015f\u0131lmaz g\u00fcc\u00fcne boyun e\u011fmeye zorlad\u0131. (Yeni uygulamalar\u0131n kapsam\u0131 ve karma\u015f\u0131kl\u0131\u011f\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcl\u00fcrse bu birle\u015fme zaten \u015fartt\u0131). \u0130kincisi, piyangoyu gizli, serbest ve genel k\u0131ld\u0131. Biletlerin parayla sat\u0131lmas\u0131 yasakland\u0131. Baal’in gizemlerine bir kere al\u0131\u015fan her \u00f6zg\u00fcr adam, tanr\u0131lar\u0131n labirentlerinde her yetmi\u015f gecede bir \u00e7ekilen, herkesin yazg\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 bir sonraki \u00e7ekili\u015fe kadar belirleyen piyangoya do\u011fal yurtta\u015fl\u0131k hakk\u0131yla kat\u0131l\u0131yordu art\u0131k. Sonu\u00e7lar tam kestirilemiyordu. Talihli bir \u00e7ekili\u015f., kat\u0131lan\u0131 bilge sihirbazlar kurulu \u00fcyeli\u011fine de y\u00fckseltebiliyor, (herkes\u00e7e ya da yaln\u0131zca kendisince) bilinen bir d\u00fc\u015fman\u0131n hapsiyle sonu\u00e7lanabiliyor, hatta dingin bir odan\u0131n lo\u015flu\u011funda, huzurunu ka\u00e7\u0131rmaya ba\u015flam\u0131\u015f, bir daha g\u00f6rmeyi ummad\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir kad\u0131nla y\u00fcz y\u00fcze gelmesini sa\u011flayabiliyordu. Talihsiz bir \u00e7ekili\u015f, bir sakatlanma, farkl\u0131 bir al\u00e7alma, bir \u00f6l\u00fcm anlam\u0131 ta\u015f\u0131yabilirdi. Bazen bir tek olay – diyelim C.’nin meyhanede \u00f6ld\u00fcr\u00fclmesi, B.’nin her nedense g\u00f6klere \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131lmas\u0131, otuz k\u0131rk \u00e7ekili\u015fin parlak sonucu olabilirdi. Bu arada \u015eirket bireylerinin hem g\u00fc\u00e7 hem kurnazl\u0131k a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan tart\u0131\u015f\u0131lmaz olduklar\u0131 (hala \u00f6yleler) asla ak\u0131ldan \u00e7\u0131kmamal\u0131. \u00c7o\u011fu durumda, sevin\u00e7lerin sansa ba\u011fl\u0131 say\u0131lmas\u0131 belki kusursuzluklar\u0131na g\u00f6lge d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr; bu p\u00fcr\u00fczden kurtulmak ad\u0131na \u015eirket’in temsilcileri telkinden ve b\u00fcy\u00fcden yararland\u0131lar. Att\u0131klar\u0131 ad\u0131mlar, y\u00f6netim bi\u00e7imleri gizli kapakl\u0131yd\u0131. Ki\u015filerin \u00f6zel umutlar\u0131n\u0131, ki\u015fisel korkular\u0131n\u0131 ara\u015ft\u0131r\u0131rken m\u00fcneccimlerle casuslardan yararland\u0131lar. Baz\u0131 tas aslanlar s\u00f6zgelimi, bir de Quaphka ad\u0131nda kutsal bir emanet\u00e7i. Genel inanca g\u00f6re, \u015eirket’e giden yoldaki toz b\u00fcr\u00fcm\u00fc\u015f su kemerinde baz\u0131 \u00e7atlaklar vard\u0131: k\u00f6t\u00fc ya da iyi niyetli insanlar, su\u00e7lamalar\u0131n kaleme al\u0131p bu \u00e7atlaklara gizlemi\u015fler. Bu bilgiler, keyfe g\u00f6re d\u00fczenlenmi\u015f bir abece ar\u015fivine kald\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131.<\/p>\n
\u015eikayetlerin sonu her nedense gelmedi. \u015eirket, her zamanki sayg\u0131nl\u0131\u011f\u0131yla yan\u0131tlar\u0131 do\u011frudan vermiyordu. \u015eimdilerde kutsal metinlerden say\u0131lan\u00a0 bir kamuflaj fabrikas\u0131n\u0131n d\u00f6k\u00fcnt\u00fcleri aras\u0131nda bulunan\u00a0 bir metin karalamakla yetindi. Bu edebiyat \u00f6\u011fretisi, piyangonun d\u00fcnyan\u0131n d\u00fczenine \u015fans pay\u0131 katt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ileri s\u00fcr\u00fcyordu: yanl\u0131\u015fl\u0131klar\u0131 kabullenmek, yazg\u0131ya kar\u015f\u0131 \u00e7\u0131kmak de\u011fil yaln\u0131zca onu desteklemek demekti. Ayr\u0131ca o aslanlarla s\u00f6z konusu kutsal emanet\u00e7inin \u015eirket’\u00e7e yetkili k\u0131l\u0131nm\u0131\u015f olsalar da (gerekti\u011finde onlara ba\u015fvurma hakk\u0131 sakl\u0131 tutulmu\u015ftu) yetki belgesiz \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 belirtiyordu.<\/p>\n
Bu a\u00e7\u0131klama halk\u0131n tedirginli\u011fini yat\u0131\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131. Yazar\u0131n \u00f6ng\u00f6remedi\u011fi baz\u0131 yeniliklere de yol a\u00e7t\u0131. \u015eirket’in i\u015fletme anlay\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 ve uygulamalar\u0131n\u0131 derinden de\u011fi\u015ftirdi. (Bildiklerimi anlataca\u011f\u0131m sure gittik\u00e7e azal\u0131yor; geminin birazdan kalkaca\u011f\u0131 uyar\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 eldik; yine de ben elimden geldi\u011fince konuyu a\u00e7\u0131klamaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015faca\u011f\u0131m.)<\/p>\n
Her ne kadar usa yakin g\u00f6r\u00fcnmese de o g\u00fcne kadar hi\u00e7 kimse oyunlar \u00fcst\u00fcne genel bir kuram geli\u015ftirmeye kalk\u0131\u015fmam\u0131\u015ft\u0131. Babilli, b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00e7\u0131karlar pe\u015finde ko\u015fmaz. Yazg\u0131n\u0131n kararlar\u0131na sayg\u0131 g\u00f6sterir, ya\u015fam\u0131n\u0131 onlara b\u0131rak\u0131r, umutlar\u0131n\u0131 ve \u00fcrk\u00fcnt\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc onlara ba\u011flar ama ne onlar\u0131n labirentsi yasalar\u0131 ne de \u00f6zlerini a\u00e7\u0131klayacak parlak \u00f6zel alanlar \u00fcst\u00fcne kafa yorar. \u00d6yleyken, demin s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fc etti\u011fim gayri resmi bildiri, tanr\u0131sal adaletle matematik kar\u0131\u015f\u0131m\u0131 bir s\u00fcr\u00fc tart\u0131\u015fman\u0131n esin kayna\u011f\u0131 oldu. Bu tart\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n birinde su g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015f savunuldu: e\u011fer piyango bir \u015fans patlamas\u0131ysa, kaosun kozmosa bir sureli\u011fine s\u0131zmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011fl\u0131yorsa, \u015eans’\u0131n s\u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcn yaln\u0131zca \u00e7ekili\u015fte de\u011fil, piyangonun b\u00fct\u00fcn evrelerinde ge\u00e7mesi daha uygun de\u011fil miydi? \u015eans\u0131n, bir insan\u0131n \u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fcn\u00fc kararla\u015ft\u0131rmas\u0131 oysa \u00f6l\u00fcm ko\u015fullar\u0131n\u0131n sessiz sedas\u0131z mi, g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fcl\u00fc pat\u0131rt\u0131l\u0131 m\u0131, bir saatle mi s\u0131n\u0131rl\u0131, bir y\u00fczy\u0131lla m\u0131! \u015fansa b\u0131rak\u0131lmamas\u0131 sa\u00e7ma de\u011fil miydi? Hakl\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 su g\u00f6t\u00fcrmez bu ku\u015fkular, \u00f6nemli bir reform ba\u015flatt\u0131. Bu reforma (y\u00fczy\u0131llar s\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015f uygulamalarla gittik\u00e7e daha \u00e7apra\u015f\u0131kla\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in) art\u0131k bir avu\u00e7 uzman d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda kimsenin akl\u0131 ermiyor yine de ben\u00a0 simgesel bir bi\u00e7imde de olsa bir \u00f6zet \u00e7\u0131karmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015faca\u011f\u0131m.<\/p>\n
\u015eimdi, bir insan\u0131n \u00f6l\u00fcm cezas\u0131na \u00e7arpt\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir ilk \u00e7ekili\u015f d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnelim. Cezan\u0131n infaz\u0131 i\u00e7in ikinci bir \u00e7ekili\u015f d\u00fczenleniyor ve o \u00e7ekili\u015fte (tutal\u0131m ki) dokuz cellat aday\u0131 belirleniyor. Bu adaylardan d\u00f6rd\u00fc, cellad\u0131 saptayacak \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc bir \u00e7ekili\u015fe pekala \u00f6nayak olabilirler; \u00f6b\u00fcr ikisi, talihsizli\u011fi talihe \u00e7evirmek (tutal\u0131m, define bulmak gibi) ba\u015far\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6sterebilir, bir ba\u015fkas\u0131, \u00f6l\u00fcm cezas\u0131na katk\u0131larda bulunabilir (yani i\u015fkence arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla cezay\u0131 daha da y\u00fcz k\u0131zart\u0131c\u0131 ya da daha renkli hale getirerek); geri kalanlar infaz\u0131 \u00fcstlenmeyebilirler…<\/p>\n
Simgesel taslak bu. Oysa ger\u00e7ekte, \u00e7ekili\u015f say\u0131s\u0131 bitimsizdir. Hi\u00e7bir yarg\u0131 kesin de\u011fildir, hepsi i\u00e7 i\u00e7edir. Cahiller, bitimsiz \u00e7ekili\u015flerin, bitimsiz bir sure gerektirdi\u011fini san\u0131rlar; ama ger\u00e7ekte, zaman\u0131n bitimsiz b\u00f6l\u00fcnebilirli\u011fi yeterlidir, t\u0131pk\u0131 \u00fcnl\u00fc Kaplumba\u011fa ile Tavsan meselindeki gibi. Bu bitimsizlik, Eflatuncular\u0131n tapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u015eans\u2019\u0131n dolamba\u00e7l\u0131 rakamlar\u0131 ve Piyango’nun G\u00f6ksel T\u00fcr-ba\u015flat\u0131c\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla kusursuz bir uyum i\u00e7inde…<\/p>\n
\u015eirketimizin olduk\u00e7a \u00e7arp\u0131t\u0131lm\u0131\u015f bir yank\u0131s\u0131, Tiber k\u0131y\u0131lar\u0131nda da duyulmu\u015f; Aelius Lampridius, Antoninus Helioga balus’un Ya\u015fam\u0131 adl\u0131 yap\u0131t\u0131nda s\u00f6z konusu imparatorun, konuklar\u0131n\u0131n yazg\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 deniz kabuklar\u0131na yazd\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 anlat\u0131yor, bir konu\u011fun pay\u0131na on okka alt\u0131n d\u00fc\u015ferken \u00f6b\u00fcr\u00fcne on sinek, on fare, on ay\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcyormu\u015f. Heliogabalus’un Anadolu’da, bir kavim tanr\u0131s\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7\u00f6mezleri aras\u0131nda yeti\u015fti\u011fini s\u00f6ylemeliyiz.<\/p>\n
Ki\u015fisellikten uzak, amac\u0131 belirsiz piyangolar da var: bir \u00e7ekili\u015fin sonunda, Taprobane’den al\u0131nacak bir ta\u015f\u0131n F\u0131rat\u2019\u0131n sular\u0131na at\u0131lmas\u0131 buyruluyor; bir ba\u015fkas\u0131nda, bir ku\u015fun bir kulenin \u00e7at\u0131s\u0131ndan sal\u0131verilmesi; bir ba\u015fkas\u0131nda, bir kumsaldaki say\u0131s\u0131z kum taneci\u011finden birinin eksiltilmesi (ya da ‘ oraya bir kum tanesinin eklenmesi). Baz\u0131 \u00e7abalar\u0131n sonu\u00e7lar\u0131 \u00fcrk\u00fct\u00fcc\u00fc olmu\u015f…<\/p>\n
\u015eirketin kay\u0131r\u0131c\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 sayesinde geleneklerimiz tepeden t\u0131rna\u011fa \u015fansa bula\u015ft\u0131. Bir d\u00fczine \u015eam \u015farabi \u0131smarlayan biri, amforalardan birinden bir muska ya da engerek \u00e7\u0131karsa \u015fa\u015fmaz art\u0131k. Yeminli bir katip, yan\u0131lt\u0131c\u0131 bilgi vermekten binde bir ka\u00e7\u0131nabilir; ben kendim de bu tela\u015fl\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131klamam s\u0131ras\u0131nda asilsiz bir \u015fatafat, bir hunharl\u0131k uydurmay\u0131 se\u00e7tim: belki gizemli bir t\u00fcr tekd\u00fczelik de…<\/p>\n
D\u00fcnyan\u0131n en zeki ki\u015fileri say\u0131lan tarih\u00e7ilerimiz, \u015fans\u0131 d\u00fczeltmenin y\u00f6ntemini buldular. Bu y\u00f6ntemin uygulamada\u00a0 genelde\u00a0 g\u00fcvenilir oldu\u011fu bilmiyor, tabii araya bazen do\u011fal olarak biraz hile kar\u0131\u015fsa da. Neresinden baksan\u0131z, \u015eirket’in tarihi kadar kurmacaya bula\u015fm\u0131\u015f bir malzeme yoktur…<\/p>\n
Bir tap\u0131nakta g\u00fcn\u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kart\u0131lan g\u00f6k eski bir belge, d\u00fcnk\u00fc piyangonun cilvesi de olabilir, y\u00fczy\u0131l \u00f6ncekinin de. Her bas\u0131m\u0131nda az\u0131c\u0131k de\u011fi\u015fikli\u011fe u\u011framayan kitap yoktur. Yaz\u0131c\u0131lar baz\u0131 yerleri atlamaya, d\u00fczeltmeye, de\u011fi\u015ftirmeye gizlice and i\u00e7erler.<\/p>\n
\u015eirket, tanr\u0131ya \u00f6zg\u00fc bir al\u00e7akg\u00f6n\u00fcll\u00fcl\u00fckle a\u00e7\u0131\u011fa \u00e7\u0131kmaktan ka\u00e7\u0131n\u0131r. Temsilcileri, tabii ki gizlidir. S\u00fcrekli d\u0131\u015far\u0131 yollad\u0131\u011f\u0131 bildirgeler, sahtekarlar\u0131n piyasaya bol bol s\u00fcrd\u00fcklerinden farkl\u0131 de\u011fildir. Ayr\u0131ca, kim basit bir sahtekar olmakla \u00f6v\u00fcnebilir ki? Birdenbire sa\u00e7ma sapan bir ferman vermeye kalk\u0131\u015fan ayya\u015fla d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnden yan\u0131nda yatan kad\u0131n\u0131n bo\u011faz\u0131na sar\u0131lmak \u00fczere f\u0131rlayan adam, ikisi de \u015eirket’in gizli bir karar\u0131n\u0131 uyguluyor olamazlar mi? Tanr\u0131’ya \u00f6zg\u00fc bir suskunlukla isleyen bu d\u00fczen, her t\u00fcr varsay\u0131ma a\u00e7\u0131k. S\u00f6zgelimi bu varsay\u0131mlardan biri, \u015eirket’in sonsuza kadar, son tanr\u0131n\u0131n kozmosu yok edece\u011fi son geceye kadar ba\u015f\u0131m\u0131zda kalaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hi\u00e7 utanmaks\u0131z\u0131n ileri s\u00fcr\u00fcyor. Bir ba\u015fka g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fe g\u00f6re \u015eirket’in g\u00fcc\u00fc mutlak ama etkisini yaln\u0131zca ufac\u0131k olaylarda g\u00f6steriyor: bir ku\u015fun \u00f6t\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnde, pas\u0131n ve tozun koyu ve a\u00e7\u0131k tonlar\u0131nda, tan\u0131n tav\u015fan uykular\u0131nda. Y\u00fczlerini gizleyen kafirlerin dediklerine g\u00f6reyse, \u015eirket hi\u00e7 var olmam\u0131\u015f ve asla var olmayacakm\u0131\u015f, Ayn\u0131 \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcde a\u011fza al\u0131nma bir tez, bu karanl\u0131k kurulu\u015fun varl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kabul ya da red etmenin bo\u015funa oldu\u011funu savunuyor, nas\u0131lsa Babil zaten bitimsiz bir \u015fans oyunuymu\u015f.<\/p>\n
\u00c7eviren: Tomris Uyar<\/em><\/p>\n \u00d6yk\u00fcn\u00fcn john M. Fain \u00e7evirisinde (Labyrinths, Penguin Books, 1970) “\u015eirket’in y\u00fczy\u0131llard\u0131r var olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131, ya\u015famlar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131n kutsal d\u00fczensizli\u011finin yaln\u0131zca kal\u0131t\u0131msal, geleneksel \u00f6\u011felere ba\u011flanabilece\u011fi” g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015f\u00fc de yer al\u0131yor. (T.U.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Babil’deki b\u00fct\u00fcn erkekler gibi ben de genel valilik yapt\u0131m, hepsi gibi k\u00f6lelik de; tart\u0131\u015f\u0131lmaz g\u00fcc\u00fc, a\u015fa\u011f\u0131lanmay\u0131, hapishaneyi tan\u0131d\u0131m. Bak\u0131n: sa\u011f elimin i\u015faret parma\u011f\u0131 kopuk, Bir daha bak\u0131n: pelerinimin y\u0131rt\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan, b\u00f6\u011fr\u00fcmdeki k\u0131z\u0131l damgay\u0131 se\u00e7ebilirsiniz. O, ikinci simge Beta’dir. Bu harf, dolunayl\u0131 gecelerde Gamma’l\u0131lar \u00fcst\u00fcnde egemenlik kurmam\u0131 sa\u011flar; \u00f6te yandan ays\u0131z gecelerde Gamma’l\u0131lar\u0131n egemenli\u011fine giren Alfa i\u015faretlilerin […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4098","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-ceviri-oykuler"},"yoast_head":"\n