Ikaros'un Sayfası...
IKAROS'U KAYBETTİK...
Ikaros
Ne yazık ki çok canımızı yakan, içimizi acıtan bir haber paylaşmamız gerekiyor sizinle...
StarDogs'un sembolü, maskotumuz, gözbebeğimiz Ikaros, bir süredir kemik kanseri ile savaşıyordu. Son ana kadar hep bir mucize beklediğimiz bu savaşı ne yazık ki kaybetti..
Ben kendi adıma, canımın bir parçası kopup gitmiş gibi hissediyorum..Şu anda kelimeler yetersiz, konuşmak, yazmak çok zor..Yiannis'in hissettikleri ise daha da zor, daha da tarifsiz..
Ben eminim ki gerçek yaşam ölümle bitmiyor..Duyulan sevgiler, paylaşılan güzellikler bizle birlikte sonsuz hayata taşınıyor, ruh orada da bu hissedilenleri sonsuza dek koruyor..Ve işte yine o yüzden biliyorum ki, biz onu sevgiyle hatırladıkça, Ikaros bizimle yaşamaya devam edecek, bir gün biz de sonsuz yaşama göç ettiğimizde, bizi orada herzamanki güzelliği ve sadakatiyle bekliyor olacak..
Güle güle sevgili "Oğlum"..Bize öğrettiğin herşeye, paylaştığın sınırsız, koşulsuz ve asla karşılık beklemeyen sevgiye, hayatımıza kattığın tüm güzelliklere binlerce, milyonlarca teşekkürler..
Mehveş.
05.01.2007
Şimdi artık ikisi de birer melek olan sevgili oğullarımız Ikaros ve Dedalos...
My dear Yiannis and my sweet Ikaros,
This is one of the moments that words are not enough to tell what we feel deep
in our hearts. There are some feelings you can only "feel" but find no way to
express with words. It is usually like a pain in your heart; strong, subtle and
feels like it is going to be there forever. And actually it stays there, or
lives a track somehow a lifetime; cause whenever you remember that day, you feel
the same burn somewhere in your heart...
I never believed that "death" is an end. Actually it is a kind of new beginning;
somewhere someday, we will somehow meet again with all our beloved ones who
passed away - at least that is what I want to believe...So, death is in fact
something we selfishly feel sorry for ourselves - cause we know nothing about
what awaits after life. But our tears are mostly for ourselves, for the miss of
a beloved one and for the lost chances to share together after then on. That is
what I did after Ikaros too. Although I knew that life was not so joyful for him
anymore like it was in his healthy days, still I cried till I had no more tears
in my eyes. I know it was selfishness to ask him to live while he was in extreme
pain, but still I was praying everyday for a miracle that could happen to him.
And now I am still so sorry that it did not happen...
Ikaros was not just a "dog"...I know all dogs are special, they are all great.
But still Ikaros was something much more than that to me. Maybe his name was
also one of the reasons that I loved him so much -- I am sure you'll understand
what I mean...From the very first day he was in my life, he taught me so many
things that I will remember and be thankful to him a lifetime. I'd always been a
"dog-fan", even at times when I was a little child - but I have to confess that
I was also somehow afraid of them too. But this feeling have changed completely,
my fears flew away; and it was all because of dear Ikaros...He was such a great
spirit and sweet heart that they gave me generously all the love they had. He
had been my sweet friend, my wise teacher and also my encouraging student; he
showed me the way to "talk" to them, to "listen" to dogs, to "share life" with
them...The moment I looked into his eyes, I could see the love they had
inside...I have so many nice memories and experiences shared with him, which
will all be kept in my heart as long as I live...I am so thankful to him that he
showed me the way into the miraculous world of dogs and encouraged me to "work"
with them...The day I've met him, I was just an ordinary "dog-lover", not so
aware of what dogs really meant to us, not able to "communicate" with them the
way I do today; but today, with the energy they've added to my life, we have a
great "team" of "positive dog trainers", who share our dreams to change the
world into a better place, not only for humans but also for dogs as well...So I
dedicate all the success we achieved till now and also all that we will achieve
from now on, to that great soul of Ikaros, and to the unlimited, unconditioned
and unreturned love he always offered us..I think we, the humans, have a lot to
learn from dogs when it comes to "love" as there is no other living creature
that knows how to love, how to "keep" the love, how to appreciate it and how to
behave the beloved ones better than our dog friends...
Dear Yiannis, I am sure you feel very lucky to have him in your life. But please
know that he was very lucky to be with you too...I do not think there could be
any better place for a dog to live in, as well as there could be no better
"papa" for him to live with..You two were the greatest "team" I've ever seen and
I believe we owe so much to Ikaros for your being such a wise, smart and sweet
teacher to all your students, including me...
If I had a chance, I would give a piece of my life to him , to make him live
some longer, only if I could take him back to his happy, healthy and playful
days of course..And know that I wouldn't do it only for him, but also for you,
as I know so well what he means to you..
If I don't stop somewhere, my heart will make me write many more pages, so I'd
better put an end for now. I am not going to say "good-bye" to him as I believe
and also feel he is now a sweet angel somewhere up in the sky and he will remain
there forever as the twinkling "Star" of "Dogs".. Whenever we achieve another
success and do something good for his friends here, we will feel his energy and
know that he is somehow still here with us...My dear Ikaros, till we meet again,
I send you one last big hug to "thank" for all you brought into my life, which
was maybe the start of everything for me..."See you again" my sweet boy, just
keep the love you have inside till we meet again and be sure that here, I will
do exactly the same...
With all my love,
Mehves (AKA Leto)
05.01.2007