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Alice in Modern World

რამდენჯერ გიფიქრიათ ალტერნატიულ რეალობაზე, პარალელურ სამყაროზე, სადაც ყველაფერი მაგიისა და მისტიკის საზღვრებშია მოქცეული? ალბათ, ძალიან ბევრჯერ. განსაკუთრებით მაშინ, როცა რეალობასთან შეგუება გვიჭირს და მისგან გაქცევა გვინდა.

Lewis Carroll-ის ნოველა „Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland“ თავგადასავლებით სავსე, სარკის მიღმა, პარალელურ სამყაროზე გვიყვება. მისი მთავარი პერსონაჟი, ალისა კი ორ რეალობას შორისაა მოქცეული. როგორ ფიქრობთ, როგორი იქნებოდა ის, როგორც თანამედროვე სამყაროს გმირი ?

Christopher Nolan-ის ფილმში “Interstellar” ერთ-ერთი მთავარი პერსონაჟი Murphy მამის კოსმოსში გაფრენას ძალიან განიცდის და თავისთვის, მარტო დარჩენილს წიგნების თაროს მიღმა ხმა ესმის – წიგნები თავისით ცვივიან იატაკზე. თავიდან გაკვირვებული Murphy მალევე ხვდება, რომ თაროებს უკან იმალება მამა, რომელიც რამდენიმე დღის წინ ცრემლიანი თვალებით კოსმოსში გააცილა. ამ შემთხვევის შემდეგ Murphy-სთვის წიგნების თაროს პარალელური მხარე ის ადგილია, სად ყოფნაც მისთვის ყველაზე სანატრელია.

რეალურად, წარმოსახვის ნაყოფია თუ სინამდვილე ალტერნატიული რეალობა, რომელში მოხვედრაც ასე გვინდა, არავინ იცის, თუმცა ერთი რამ ცხადია: მაშინ, როცა ჩვენი რეალობა რადიკალურად იცვლება და მასში ცხოვრება აღარ გვინდა, წარმოსახვის უნარს ვიშველიებთ, რომ როგორმე დავემალოთ, გავექცეთ და თვალი არ გავუსწოროთ მომხდარ ამბებს, ცვლილებებსა თუ იმ ფაქტებს, რომლებმაც ჩვენი რეალობა ასე შეცვალეს. ზოგი ჩვენგანი ალტერნატიულ სამყაროში იწყებს ცხოვრებას.  Murphy-ც სწორედ ამას აკეთებს – რეალობას გაურბის და ცდილობს, მამასთან დასაბრუნებელი გზა იპოვოს.

ახლა Murphy-ს ცოტა ხნით Alice დაარქვით, იფიქრეთ, როგორია ისეთ რეალობაში ცხოვრება, რომელიც თქვენი სურვილების ზუსტი ანარეკლია და მიხვდებით, რომ, სინამდვილეში, თანამედროვე ალისა თითოეული ჩვენგანია. შეიძლება, ყოველთვის და ყოველდღე არა, მაგრამ მაშინ მაინც აუცილებლად, როცა ვხვდებით, რომ ამ რეალობაში არაფერი გვესაქმება და ალტერნატიულში გამგზავრება თავის დახსნის ერთადერთი საშუალებაა.

იქნებ, ალტერნატიული რეალობა წარმოსახვის ნაყოფი სულაც არ არის?

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The Ballad of Billy and Lilly

ალბათ, მილიონი დაუვიწყარი ისტორია გსმენიათ სიყვარულის შესახებ. Romeo and Juliet, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, Gatsby and Daisy – ეს ჩვენთვის, ყველასთვის საყვარელი წყვილების ჩამონათვალია, რომელთა ამბის ერთხელ მოსმენაც საკმარისია იმისთვის, რომ სამუდამოდ ჩაიბეჭდოს ჩვენს გონებასა თუ გულში.

ამ წყვილთა ნუსხას 2021 წლის საზაფხულო სკოლაში ჩვენმა მასწავლებელმა, კრისტოფერმა ბილისა და ლილის სიყვარულის ბალადა მიამატა –  საზაფხულო სკოლაში სასიყვარულო ჰანგები ბილისა და ლილისთვის აჟღერდა და ყველასთვის საყვარელ ამბად იქცა.

მათი ისტორია სკოლის ასაკიდან დაიწყო, როცა ბილი ჯერ კიდევ უპასუხისმგებლო, ანცი და ჯიუტი ბიჭი სინაზითა და სათუთი ბუნებით გამორჩეულ ლილის უხეშად ექცეოდა და ხშირად სტკენდა გულს. ამიტომაც, ერთ-ერთი ასეთი შემთხვევის შემდეგ მათ ერთმანეთი აღარ უნახავთ…

… თუმცა, ხომ იცით, ზღაპრის ბოლო ყოველთვის კეთილი რომაა, ჰოდა, არც ბილისა და ლილის ამბავი დასრულებულა სხვაგვარად.

წლების შემდეგ, როცა წყვილის შეხვედრა საერთოდაც არ იყო მოსალოდნელი და ბუნებრივი, სწორედ მაშინ გადაიკვეთა მათი გზები.

როცა ბილი ლილის შეხვდა, თვალები აუცრემლიანდა, ცხადად იგრძნო ძველი დანაშაული, რომელიც ლილის წინაშე მიუძღვოდა და შერცხვა, რომ აქამდე მისი გამოსყიდვა ვერ შეძლო. ლილის კეთილმა და სათნო ბუნებამ კვლავ გადამწყვეტი როლი შეასრულა – მან ბილის დანაშაული შემდეგი სიტყვებით აპატია: When learning lessons its never too late.

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Erekle Grdzelishvili – Modern Scrooge

My name is Scrooge. I was born in 2000. I am 22 years old. Now I live alone, away from my family. I am studying computer engineering at the University. I love reading books. I especially read adventure books. However lately I read more often with kindle. Easier to carry and more comfortable. I love the New Year more than any other holiday. I am especially prepared for 2022. I found recipes for delicious dishes on the Internet, I bought all the ingredients online, I did not have to stand in line in supermarkets. I baked cakes, cookies and packed everything nicely.

The Christmas tree also came out original. On the YouTube channel I saw how Christmas trees, toys, various accessories are made from waste and I made and decorated everything with my own hands. A very enjoyable process was the preparation of the Christmas tree trim. I started in late October. I became so skilled at creating my own original toys, I also recorded video tutorials and posted them on the YouTube channel. You will be surprised and my channel has over a million subscribers. So a new hobby and source of income came to me.

I made an electronic greeting card for Christmas and emailed all my acquaintances. In short, a lot of money is saved thanks to the internet. This year I am especially looking forward to the New Year. Unfortunately, I cannot travel with my parents. Instead, my past and future, as well as Marley, are visiting me. They gave me special gifts: the spirit of the past gave me a mirror because it reminded me of my childhood. The soul of the future is a prophetic cup to understand my future. Marley’s soul even gave her a magic pen, which in itself wrote the words dictated on a piece of paper.

On New Year’s Eve we went to a children’s and nursing home. We gave lots of presents, sweets, toys and clothes to the children and the elderly living there. Then we held a concert together. I was happy to do a small favor for them and one day we made it beautiful. When I got home, I also came across secret Santa gifts: an iPhone 13 and a laptop. The New Year preparations went very well, but one fact made me think a lot: there was a lot of noise in the New Year. A torrent of rain fell. The noise covered the whole city. They were very scared dogs and tried to take shelter in my house, they were barking, barking, and asking for help with frightened eyes. Therefore, this year I am going to shelter stray animals and convince people not to let go of the torches.

I want to end the pandemic in 2022 and get back to an active life: football, swimming and being visited often by my friends and relatives, I also really want to travel with my parents.

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Ana-Maria Gaikharashvili – How Scrooge Met the New Year

One dark, cold, snowy night, everyone was getting ready for Christmas: cleaning the house and preparing various dishes. The children helped the adults because there was a lot of work to be done. Most of the children decorated Christmas trees. Scrooge decorated the house. Scrooge stood a huge Christmas tree at the entrance, hung toys on the Christmas tree, he lit a fire in the fireplace and hung socks on it. On Christmas Eve everyone was looking forward to the twelve o’clock. Scrooge wanted to have friends with him because he always had a good time with them, but his friends had gone to another country and were celebrating Christmas there. Friends who had gone abroad decided to go to Scrooge to America and spend Christmas with Scrooge when they arrived in America, went to a friend’s house, knocked on the door, Scrooge opened the door very glad to see them and brought friends home. They liked Scrooge’s house very much because he had a beautifully decorated house. Then stand at the Christmas tree with a table and put delicious dishes on the table. Shortly afterwards, the family visited Scrooge. He introduced friends to family members. They sat at the table, they were eating and remembering the good news of 2021. In the meantime it was twelve o’clock. Everyone went outside and started throwing sparks in the sky. They greeted each other on Christmas.

-Merry Christmas

-Merry Christmas

Everyone was happy, young and old. 

I want to see everyone happy in 2022 and I still want 2022 to be better than other years.

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Barbare Barbakadze – A New Santa

Andy Warhol was walking the night before Christmas. She noticed that someone was following her. The man caught up with Andy and told her – “I am Santa Claus, and I was watching you. You were well behaved. I am ill so you have to be the new Santa.

Andy said – “I am not fast and I don’t know to whom I should give a gift”. 

Santa Claus said – “I will teach you everything”. They flew into the sky and arrived at Santa’s house.

Andy said- “What are we going to do now?”

Santa said – “First I have to give you this magical hat. This hat will help you to be faster and quiet so no children can hear you”.

Andy said – “But how do I know who to give the a gift to? 

Santa said – “Ooh that is easy the elves will tell you who to give the gift to”

Andy said – “Ooh I get it”. The next day the new Santa Andy was getting ready. 

Santa said – “Are you ready?

Andy said- Yep, I am ready.

Santa said – “Good now we are going to be flying with this magical car but do not forget the magical hat that I gave you.” 

Andy said – “Ok, I will put it on right now.

Christmas night has come and Andy was ready to be the new Santa.

Andy started giving the children presents. In one hour Andy was done but she forgot one child and Christmas was about to end. She called the elves for help and they quickly gave the present to Santa.

Andy quickly gave the child her present. The end. Happy New Year.

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Nikoloz Makharadze

Once there was a boy named Kevin. Once he went to the forest but in a little bit he got lost in the forest. Then he found an abandoned camp but then he saw a man in the shadows he went near the man and the man asked him what he was doing here. The boy told him that he got lost. Then Kevin followed him and he got back home but after a few days Kevin got lost again, there was no sign of the man too but after 2 days the man was back but this time he had a mask, the man said follow me I will bring you back to home. The boy followed the man, the man was going into a cave after the boy realized the man wanted to trap him, he ran as fast as he could and he found his home. Then his mom asked him where he was, her mum was worried about Kevin told him everything, then the boy somehow brought a tiny Christmas tree and her mum made some cake and then they celebrated Christmas the boy never went to the forest again.

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Lile Shalamberidze – Professor Verity’s Christmas

This story is about Professor Verity’s Christmas. Professor hated Christmas. Because of that his whole family could not celebrate Christmas. On 31th December Professor saw someone in the red and white suit. It was the Santa Claus. Santa Claus came nearer and nearer. Santa asked:

-Do you hate Christmas?

-Yes, I do.

-Ok, than come with me.

-I don’t know……ok yes.

When they got outside Professor saw sled. Next to sled there were deers. Professor Verity got inside the sled and they flew. Professor Verity was scared of heights and he was screaming. Professor saw big company. It was Santa’s shop. They landed and they went inside. There were elves. Elves were little. There were wrapping gifts for kids. Professor saw a big bike. It was pink and white. Professor started to like Christmas. Then they went outside and jumped in the sled. They flew. Professor saw very beautiful lights. The lights were in the city, mini-city. In that city there were elves. There was snow everywhere. The lights were angels, trees and gifts. Also there was a huge tree. That tree was very beautiful. It was time to go. It was 11’o clock. Professor already loved Christmas. When they got home they celebrated New Year. It was so fun.

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Ani Kalmakhelidze

Gulliver didn’t like to live in Blefuscu so he decided to build a time machine.  He was teleported in 2022 and found himself directly in the middle of the street. He did not know that lots of cars were in the street at that time and so he almost was hit by the car. Some children saw him in the street and decided to help him. They took Gulliver home and gave him normal clothes. Then they went to buy a Christmas tree and toys. They started decorating a house, everything was very colorful and it was very fun. Then they went to cook Christmas dinner. Children went to sleep. Everyone was waiting for 12 o’clock. Nearly at 12 clock kids woke up. They went to open the gifts. Children received toys and gifts and Gulliver a phone. Gulliver didn’t know how to use the phone and what could he use it for, so children taught him how to use it and advised him to make his own YouTube channel where he would tell people about his unbelievable adventures. Gulliver became a cool youtuber he stayed very cool, he had over 10 million subscribers and now he has a lot of money and helps children’s families.

About my plans in 2022

I am Ani Kalmakhelidze. In 2021 I was thinking about what I want to do in 2022. I want to watch all of the new movies like Harry Potter or Spiderman and see my friends more often.

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Anamaria Javakhadze

 Once upon a time there was a man named Gulliver, the next day it was the New Year and he did not have a Christmas tree, so he went to buy a Christmas tree, when he went to the Christmas tree shop, he saw many Christmas trees, some were big, some medium and some small. Gulliver had a hard time choosing a Christmas tree, but at last he saw one Christmas tree that he liked very much and decided to buy it. Then he put the Christmas tree in the car and started driving. When he was driving, suddenly the Christmas tree spoke. Uch it hurts, drive carefully please. Gulliver stopped the car and said what was that? It must be my imagination, then the Christmas tree spoke again did not I said to drive carefully Gulliver thought it must be my imagination again. when he went home he decorated the Christmas tree and then he went to his friend’s house named Phileas fogg He told his story of what happened and then he went home and what did he saw: the Christmas tree, a stocking, presents, a candy cane, a gingerbread man, a reindeer and even Santa were drinking hot chocolate but what happened Santa gave Gulliver presents so what did you think grownups do not want presents? Ok let’s continue and Gulliver also said: What happened Santa gave me presents. Now I know that New Year’s items can also talk and I even have more friends and they even celebrated Christmas together.

My name is Anamaria Javakhadze and I am 8 years old. In the New Year 2022 I want to celebrate Christmas with my whole family: with my dad, with my mom and with my brother. I also want to: dance,   sing  and do everything that is fun and I hope that covid-19 will go away in the New Year and I hope that this will really happen and I wish that everyone will be good. I also wanted to say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

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Saba Rusitashvili

Hi, I am Gulliver nice to meet you! I want to tell you one story about my adventure but first, I want to tell you about myself.  

 When it’s a New Year, I always get a Christmas tree. My wife son and me, always celebrate the New Year. I always had one big problem, they had missions. My lord always had a mission for me. I don’t have time to enjoy these wonderful times, but there is one way how to avoid these situations. I’ll visit my lord, and say to him that I went to enjoy some time with my family. My lord is very heartfelt, so I think he will say yes. I would like a brand new ship for Christmas.  

Now it’s time to tell my adventure in Lapland.  

In December 31, at 23.30 p.m. my friends and I were going on a mission in Lapland. We had to explore this country and write something about it. It was 23:59 p.m. when something strange happened. Right at 00:00 we flew up in the sky! Our ship was soiling on clouds. I was so amazed! We were flying! 

At that moment, we saw a sled flying in the sky. Of course, we thought it was Santa Claus and we were right! Santa was flying to us. When he jumped off the sled, we said hello to him. We told him that we love him and we followed him to Lapland. We landed on the snow and entered his house. In Santa’s home, he gave us ted with bread and jam. Then he spoke to us:  

– Nice to meet you, young boys! 

– Said Santa.

– It’s nice for me, too! Answered my friend Jack. 

– How old are you, Mr. Santa? – I asked  

– I’m not as old as you! I’m about 64 years old, boys! – answered Santa!   

We all hoped that we’ll set good presents as ship, golds and etc.  

– I wish that I had a new ship I dreamt in mind. 

– Mr. Santa, how do you get all these presents for kids? Asked john (my another friend), it’s a secret, young boys! – said Santa! 

In the end, Santa Claus gave us a few bottles of water and fruit because we didn’t have any and we arrived home happily.  

What do you like for Christmas? 

Me: I’d like a brand new car.