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Dasturxon – bu ham mato, ham stol, ham ikkalasiga oid odob-axloq qoidalaridir. Hamma o‘tirmaguncha hech kim taomga qo‘l uzatmaydi. Non ushatiladi-yu, kesilmaydi. Avval mehmonga, so‘ng mezbonga taom tortiladi. Bu – notanish odamlarni bir-birining oldida burchli kishilarga aylantiruvchi eng qadimiy usuldir. Shuningdek, u ming yillar davomida Buyuk Ipak yo‘lida bugungi forum amalga oshirishga intilayotgan vazifani muvaffaqiyatli bajargan. Bir soat, bitta stol, ertalabgi bahs-munozaralar dasturxon atrofida davom etadi. Yangilikka ochiq holda kelib, fikrlashi sizdan farq qiluvchi ishtirokchi yonidan joy oling.

The dastarkhan is the cloth, the table, and the code of conduct around both. Nobody eats until everyone is seated. The bread is torn, never cut. The guest is fed before the host. It is the oldest technology in this building for turning strangers into people who owe each other something - and for a thousand years it did on the Silk Road exactly what this forum is trying to do now. One hour, one table, the morning's arguments continued over food. Come hungry and sit next to someone you disagreed with.