How relevant is the ancient Turkish proverb: "The trees voted for the axe again, because the axe was crafty and had convinced them that it was one of them, because it had the wooden handle."
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[A World of Wisdom in Turkish Proverbs
“Two captains will sink the ship!”
“Listen a hundred times; ponder a thousand times; speak only once.”
“A wise man remembers his friends at all times; a fool, only when he needs them.”
“Patience is bitter, but it bears sweet fruit.”
“A lion sleeps in the heart of every brave man.”
“A kind word warms a man through three winters.”
“Study from new books but with old teachers.”
“Beauty passes; wisdom remains.”
“A cup of coffee commits one to forty years of friendship.”
“A good companion shortens the longest road.”
“Thorns and roses grow on the same tree.”
“He that conceals his grief finds no remedy for it.”
“A knife wound heals, but a tongue wound festers.”
“A thousand friends are too few, but one enemy is too many.”
“No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back.”
“Patience is the key to paradise.”
“The fool dreams of wealth; the wise man dreams of happiness.”
“Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you!”
“The green twig is easily bent.”]
Dear Ertan Taskavak and Sundus F Hantoosh, the meaning of the proverb is that: if the less well-off and the less culturally equipped (the trees) elect with their votes the richest (the axes) they cannot expect to be helped by the governments of the axes. The axe always manage with their propaganda to convince the less educated and generally poorer people that they (the axes) will be able to improve the lives of the poorest (the trees). Generally, this is not the case, in fact it is exactly the opposite. Because, the axe is made to cut down trees, as demonstrated by recent American events.
So good. What hurts us doesn't come from far away, it's always close to us.
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