title: ...
form: text and photograph in marbled design (2 pieces)
1.its text:
I talked to you, dined and drank with you, befriended you, laughed, cried, sang, played games, card games and ball games with you, have gone to the movies and plays with you, traveled with you, read books with you, swam with you, rode on boats, ships and trains with you, spent summer holidays with you, shared your good days, bad days, sadness and joys...
I showed the right way to you, taught you how to write (you were 3 years old, one day you came to me and asked how could you write (“li”), I asked you what for you wanted to do so, and you replied that you knew how to write “A”, so if you learned to write “li” you would write “Ali”), taught you whether or not an unmarried person could have a baby (you were on the first year of primary school, and just learned to read. One day you asked me whether or not an unmarried person could have a baby. Some of the people around us were getting married, and some time later they were having babies. You had observed it. Then you had read in a newspaper that a film artist said she didn’t want to get married, but she wanted to have a baby. I thought how to answer that question. Then I said yes, a man and a woman can live together and have a baby even if they are not married. You nodded and said “Oh, then what they call a bastard is such a child” to bring it to an end; was your friend in such cases, gave you pills when you were sick, asked questions to you, gave answers to you, purchasing clothes, notebooks, books and pencils for you...
I got love, affection, books, lessons, presents, strength, money and learned from you;
I gave birth to you, nearly died while giving birth to you, breast-fed you, changed your diapers, undressed, washed and dressed you, took you to bed, covered, kissed and caressed you, saw you go to school, made you memorize the directions to school, put a piece of clothing to your back when you got sweat, brought you up, warned you when you said a bad word...
You never worried me, always thought of me, never shared me with others, shared me with others, listened to me, wanted to let me live, asked about me, wondered about me, took care of me, remembered me, yearned for me, felt me, cared me, appreciated me...
You showed me the right way for my career, always come to me with affection, supported me, became my confidant, gave me strength, money and presents...
You danced, dined, wandered, laughed and cried with me, shared your good days, bad days, what you like, what you didn’t like, your sadness, your love, what you ate, what you drank, your house, your friends with me...
You never begrudged anything from me...
My soul, heart, apple of my eye, confidant, friend and little son, I am sending this mirror to you. I hope you live your remaining life within the glitter of mirrors. I wish you a successful, affectionate and nice life together with your friends, with the people you love.
2.its text:
One of the people who danced with you.
17.6.1995
