Friday, December 26, 2008
Just stupid
I was waiting for Jay in the mall. We were supposed to meet at 5:00 and it was half past and he hadn't showed up yet. Obviously this being two days before Christmas, streets and malls were overcrowded and through his every 5 minute reports on the phone, I knew that he was stock in the traffic somewhere. I had been wandering around in the mall and was getting tired , so I looked for a place to sit till Jay arrives.
I spotted a seat near the Santa stop where kids were standing in a line to take a picture with Santa and tell him what they wish to receive for the Christmas. As I was walking towards the seat, I was wondering if any of these kids' parents would go and talk to the Santa later to figure out what their kids have wished for. Or maybe they've already bought the gifts knowing what they want?!
This year , it seemed, they had added a new feature to the Santa stop! There was a closed area where parents could leave their children with two young women in red suits and go shopping for half an hour without dragging the kids along and in the meanwhile the kids could engage in a competition of making a LEGO model and winning prizes from Santa himself!
My seat was close to a group of kids who were getting really excited over the competition. While I was thinking how beautiful all this is, an annoyed and draggy voice behind me said : "This is just stupid!" Oh, I know this kind of tone very well. It belongs to a spoiled, rotten kid whose parents have not taught him how to behave , I thought to myself. And once more I was reminded of one of many reasons why I DON'T like children! The kid looked like a hopeless case. Apparently he couldn't figure out how to put the pieces together and instead of trying harder - this was what other kids where doing- he was just nagging. One of the girls in the red suit went to him with a smile and tried to show him how to put things together but the kid was already fed up with the game and wanted his prize from Santa! "We all get our prizes from Santa once we're done making the models. Do you want Santa to show you how to do it?", asked the girl in a very kind and enthusiastic tone.
I lost track of what they did and what the kid replied when Jay called me again to tell me that he'd be at the mall in 15 minutes. Once I looked back the kid was making another model with a very cute girl who seemed to know how to deal with Lego models pretty well since she was doing it so fast and was just telling the boy which pieces they needed next. By this time most of the parents had come back - apparently they could leave their children there for up to half an hour, maybe just enough time for them and the kids to take a break- and were waiting for their children to finish the competition. I noticed a lady with two Gucci and Armani shopping bags (they are very noticeable bags!) who was looking around. She saw her son and called him. "Colin" was the boy I was observing all this time. "Mom! I'm not done yet." he replied as he turned back to grab one of the pieces. "Daddy is waiting for us outside, you've played enough! Daddy would be upset if you're late.", she said in a firm voice. The boy looked at his mom and in a pleading voice asked for just 5 more minutes but she did not let him stay. When they were leaving the boy was at the verge of crying and while looking behind he said: " I didn't finish the game, what about my prize?" and as she held his hand she said: "It's just a stupid game!"
When Jay showed up, I didn't tell him about the boy. It would have made me even more upset to tell him the story.
Posted by Forough at 1:33 AM 2 comments
Thursday, December 18, 2008
خواب
پشت هیچستان، چتر خواهش باز است:
تا نسیم عطشی در بن برگی بدود،
زنگ باران به صدا می آید.
آدم اینجا تنهاست
و در این تنهایی، سایه ی نارونی تا ابدیت جاری است.
Posted by Forough at 4:21 AM 3 comments
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
دزدیدن یا ندزدیدن، مسئله این است
حالا من اینجا نشستم، ترجمه ی نیمی از یکی از داستان ها جلوی منه و وبلاگ فارسی من رو کسی غیر از دوستانم نمی خونه. در مورد وضعیت مالیم هم ترجیح میدم چیزی نگم و با وجود این که مدتی بیش از 3 سال توی کشوری زندگی کردم که تمامی حقوق انتشار به سختی رعایت میشه، هنوز اصلیتم رو فراموش نکردم و هنوز میدونم که سی دی فوتوشاپ رو فقط یه آدم نادون به قیمت اصلیش میخره! پس به یاد شعر مولانا جلال الدین بلخی، به روزگار اصل خویش برمیگردم و ادامه ی ترجمه رو شروع میکنم. به زودی ، وقتی ناصر ترجمه رو بازخوانی کرد و زحمت ویراستاری رو کشید، مطلب رو همین جا میتونید بخونید.
Posted by Forough at 10:09 PM 3 comments
Thursday, November 27, 2008
برادران کارامازوف
وقتی چند وقت پیش در مورد مکتب اگزیستانسیالیسم و پیشروهای این مکتب خوندم، داستایوسکی به عنوان یکی از اونها معرفی شده بود و دو فصل از کتاب برادران کارامازوف به عنوان نمونه ای از تفکرات داستایوسکی در این رابطه آورده شده بود. یکی از اونها فصلیه به نام "مفتش بزرگ" که به نظر من جزء بهترین فصل های کتابه. یکی از شاخصه های این کتاب اینه که داستایوسکی بدون این که از حیطه ی رمان خارج بشه و لحن موعظه وارانه به خودش بگیره بارها و بارها مسایل فلسفی و روانشناختی رو بررسی و تحلیل می کنه . یکی از عناصری که به این امر کمک زیادی کرده حضورهمیشه ملموس راوی داستانه. شخصیتی که به تدریج و در طی داستان به عنصری قابل توجه تبدیل میشه؛ معمولا در اکثر کتاب هایی که من خوندم، راوی داستان اگر یکی از شخصیت های اصلی داستان نباشه، معمولا فقط در حد یک صدای گویا باقی می مونه ولی راوی داستان داستایوسکی با وجود این که تنها یک ناظر بر داستان جاریه، به تدریج و با جهت گیری هایی که در مورد شخصیت های داستان ارائه میده، دارای هویتی مستقل و قابل تحلیل میشه که به نوعی و در برخی مواقع داستایوسکی با ظرافت وصف ناپذیری حتی نظر خواننده رو به سمتش جلب میکنه.
دلم می خواد خیلی بیشتر راجع به این کتاب بنویسم. فصل به فصل این کتاب پر از مطالب قابل بررسی و تعمقه ولی فکر کنم گفتن یا نوشتن راجع به این ظرافت ها و مطالب ، حق مطلب رو ادا نمی کنه. بهتر اونه که اگر تا حالا فرصت خوندن این کتاب رو پیدا نکردین، در اسرع وقت بخونیدش. مطمئنم ازش لذت خواهید برد.
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Labels: بررسی و معرفی کتاب
Monday, June 9, 2008
Sweeney Todd
داستان فیلم در مورد یک آرایشگر ماهره که زن خیلی زیبایی داره. قاضی شهر از زن آرایشگر خوشش میاد و آرایشگر رو به خاطر یک جرم ناکرده محکوم به تبعید می کنه. حالا بعد از 15 سال ، آرایشگر برگشته و وقتی از خانم لاوت (همسایه و شیرینی پز سابقشون) می شنوه که زنش خودکشی کرده و دخترش توی خونه ی قاضی حبس شده، تصمیم می گیره که انتقام بگیره. آرایشگر با کمک خانم لاوت آرایشگاهش رو باز می کنه و منتظر فرصت مناسب میشه تا انتقامش رو از قاضی بگیره ولی حس انتقام جویی، تاد رو تبدیل به قاتلی بی رحم می کنه که تمام مشتری هاش رو به قتل می رسونه...
فیلم جوایز زیادی برده و اسکار بهترین بازیگر مرد رو هم نصیب جانی دپ کرده که به نظر من واقعا یکی از بهترین بازیهاش رو ارایه داده. اگه تونستین حتما ببینیدش.
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Labels: معرفی فیلم
Sunday, May 18, 2008
معرفی کتاب: اِستنلی پارک
Posted by Forough at 3:16 PM 2 comments
Labels: بررسی و معرفی کتاب
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Our Shadows
Our shadows created by the street lights,
Slowly move toward the house.
My heart can't do anything now but hurt
I wonder if tomorrow holds anything nice for us!
I can't wipe away your tears well enough;
Sometimes everything seems to breakdown and you don't know what to say.
Only one shadow leaves the house
The last train of the night was delayed because of an accident
Pushed around by the crowds, I was staring blankly at my watch
I wonder if anything would change tomorrow
I can't see anything outside the dirty train window
I want to call you and thank you for creating me
But I wonder if you've gone to sleep alreay.
I leave and to the one living in the distant city I shout : Happy Birthday!
Posted by Forough at 6:45 PM 1 comments
عذرِ ناموجه
باز هم از همگی عذر می خوام و ممنونم که به وبلاگم سر زدید.
Posted by Forough at 6:26 PM 0 comments