Today Turni is 50 weeks old. We published our first issue on July 30, 2020. It's been a year. When we started, the thought process was, people will write in this magazine and will be motivated to write. This regular action will improve their writing skills. Also regular writing will increase confidence as they will interact more and more with people who comment. We didnât create the magazine to gather votes. As we only publish once a week and all earnings have stayed within the community account for the last whole year.
I started the first editorial with a quote by Ursula K. Le Guin who is one of my favorite writers..
"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."
I never thought that we would continue this long mostly because we typically run out of steam for various reasons. I have seen and was involved with multiple little magazines in my earlier life. I must say most of them were superior in quality, none had this much last power of 50 issues. So that is a personal achievement.
I will try to keep this editorial short, as I rather let people read the contributors as opposed to this column. This is simply because after all a magazine is made up by the individual pieces and not the editorial. I am personally thankful to each and everyone of you, especially our head clerk, as I have mentioned repeatedly, without him, this would have been impossible.
-Editor
A small announcement here. As this is our 50th issue, we decided to host a very small giveaway in the form of a short and sweet makeshift contest. It was always the readers that inspired us to go on issue after issue. And now wed love some honest naked feedback from you guys. When you finish reading this weeks issue, drop whatever you think about what you liked, disliked, absolutely hated or loved about our magazine - the good, the bad and the ugly. Your valuable feedback will be rewarded from a pool of 100 hive. Our own @minhajulmredol will host the giveaway. The duration of the event will be the next seven days.
"When life gives you lemons, make a lemonade."
There's a major flaw in this age old proverbial phrase. Sometimes the lemon just isn't ripe enough.
Sorry, bad joke!
Such has been my state for a last few months. A few raw lemons too many. It seemed highly unlikely for me to get back to writing again "so soon (!)" unless it was something really special.
50th issue of Turni, hardly anything else on the chain could be more special to those of us who hold it very close to the heart. Very.
There has been quite a few new regular authors dedicating their time writing for Turni. I haven't had the fortune of talking to any of them really, so I haven't had the chance to thank them for their efforts they have put in all these weeks. Thank you all for the hustle, for the dedication....all new, and the old authors. We are here because you all stayed along.
Head clerk has been pretty mad for the last few weeks about engagement on chain (or the lack of it), and I am probably in the worst possible position to "make a comment" on it. Let's face it, the last time I ever made a comment on chain, Giraffes still used to have short necks! :D Is this joke still relevant..? I don't know, that's how detached I have been and I am sorry for that.
But back to engagement, my two cents (given once upon a time, I did understand engagement) would be listen to the head clerk. Listen to dada. They are wise, selfless souls....something that is rare these days. And they have no ulterior motive behind trying to drive engagement. I know I should have also been on the front right beside them...fighting the same fight...as I had promised. I have failed to keep my promise, I hope they will forgive me for leaving the battlefield.
But what Dada and Sakib are trying to achieve will only benefit you guys. Trust me on this.
Also, head-clerk still has the keys...he might just lock you guys out the office, (or inside, he usually gets what he wants ;)). Again, is this joke still relevant or am I too old already? I sure feel old.
COVID hasn't been kind on anyone. More or less we have all been negatively impacted and yet we try to look for hope beyond all the disastrous mess we are in. That is the beauty of the nature of humans you know! Somewhere deep inside we always try to look for the silver lining, even when there isn't one. We hope. A beautiful flaw of human nature.
Maybe one last lemonade for the good old times.
-@doc
BDC is my second family, and I love this family from the bottom of my heart; I've been a part of it since the beginning. It is indeed a wonderful achievement, especially as Turni is commemorating its 50th issue. I'd like to express my gratitude to everyone involved with this publication, particularly the authors, who are the heart and soul of it. Building a community is not easy, and it takes courage and patience to accomplish so. We don't have to worry about courage or patience when individuals like Zaku and Reaz Bro are in charge of this amazing community's gear. They are always so encouraging that I can't adequately express my gratitude with words.
We must prioritize our family in our lives and spend as much time with them as possible. I say this because we frequently forget who we were and who we are now. Family is more than a word to me; it is a way of life. All of these things are associated with this one word: bonding, unity, and caring for one another. Family offers you the strength to rise above your circumstances and guide you into the age of enlightenment.
Many things have happened in my life in the last few months which have drastically affected me both inside and out. But every time I open my computer and check at the BDC discord server, I'm overjoyed because people are continually chatting, laughing, and gossiping. Every community needs a strong pillar, and Dada is that pillar for us. He constantly inspires us to improve ourselves. I know everyone adores Chick Magnet for his amazing versatility in providing unique names to other members of our community, but he has a pure heart that constantly gives me shivers. Last but not least, âThe Good Doctorâ (I am not talking about the television series) who always encourages and guides us to make the right decision.
Starting something is challenging, but continuing and establishing that activity is even more difficult. For almost a year, we've been successfully publishing this magazine once a week. Finally, I'd like to share the status of a cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar, that I saw on Facebook: "The difference between impossible and possible lies in one's determination." Sometimes we need motivation & I think "Turni" is a great motivation for us.
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Hear me o' sons of wretched mishaps, for there is hope for you yet. What is it that you seek in the dark alleys, in the bowels of the rotten city heavy with the pungent smell of decay and coldnessâwhen the darkness lies within, in the depth of thy soul, croaking harshly, writhing like a freshly decapitated corpse on fresh, rain-soaked sandy soil; sucking all the life juicesâyet one radical jolt is enough to birth it anew and roam the earth free of bondage. At precisely that moment, you grab onto it, getting ready to have the ride of your life as you tear through everything civilization has been hammering into you over the eons, through countless generations, you becomeâa black rider of hell. Is that the salvation you seek?
There is no salvation in death, there's only the allure of endless finality. The empty that seek you activelyâall the hours of a day, the empty that promises you solace. And you believe it for you are imbecile, devoid of life and what wonderous joy it offers, you are an infantâcraving for any hand that will reach you.
Hear me o' imprudent babes, that hand will offer you nothing. That gun you are so blindly devoted to will betray you in your death. The gun will not cleanse you, nor it will invoke empathy from the trembling naive onlookers, the gun will only cement the murderous legacy you left behind, as your last mementoâyour darkness.
Turn now, for the time is nighâturn now, for there's no escape from the absurd. Choke the darkness with blinding light and born anew!
- Art by @artistparthoroy
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