Zvandakadzidza kuna Baba Vangu: Hazvina Kunonoka

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Ndichikura, baba vangu, Pedro, vaiva mukomana wepapurazi kumaruwa eSpain. Gare gare akazova mutengesi wegungwa, uye kwemakore makumi matatu mushure meizvozvo, akashanda seMakanika weNew York City MTA. Papi wangu, sekumudana kwandinomuita, haasati asangana nematambudziko anorema. Nechisikigo (uye nekutengeserana), iyo 5-foot-8 murume agara akaonda uye toned. Uye kunyangwe aive asina kumboreba, akamira padivi pemukadzi wake Violeta ane makumbo mashanu netusikana tuviri, akazvitakura sehofori inokwanisa kuita chero chinhu. Akashandura imba yepasi muQueens, NY, kuita imba yemhuri inoshanda zvizere uye akatovaka shedhi yekongiri kuseri kwegaraji-kutiza kwake kubva kuimba yakazara nevakadzi.

Asi kuna baba vangu, kurovedza muviri yaive nzira yebasa rekupedzisira iro rakapa mhuri yavaida. Zvakadaro, ainzwisisa kukosha kwayo. Kunyange zvazvo akanga asina kumbodzidza pachake, akatidzidzisa kuchovha mabhasikoro. Uye kunyangwe aisakwanisa kutsika mvura, akatinyoresa kuti tiite zvidzidzo zvekutuhwina paYMCA yeko. Akatotitora kuenda na6 mangwanani mitambo yetenisi neMugovera mushure mekunge tasvika kumba kubva kunoshandira maviri-apfuura pakati pehusiku husiku hwapfuura. Vabereki vangu vakatinyoresawo kuti tiite gymnastics, karate, uye kutamba.

Chaizvoizvo, isu taive vasikana vaishingaira vandaiziva. Asi patakasvika kuchikoro chesekondari, ini naMaria takarega mabasa edu tichida kuva vechiduku vane hasha dzenguva yakazara. Hapana mumwe wedu akadzokera kuhutano kusvikira makore anopfuura gumi gare gare patakange tiri mumakore edu ekutanga makumi maviri uye ini ndakatanga kushanda semubatsiri mupepeti pakuvhurwa kwemagazini nyowani yenyika yevakadzi inonzi Hutano hwevakadzi. MunaGunyana 2005, isu tiri vaviri takasaina yedu yekutanga sprint triathlon.

Ndichidzokera kumidzi yangu inoshingaira, nokuda kwembeu vabereki vangu vakanga vadyara nokuchenjera nokukurumidza, ndakanzwa zvakarurama. Mushure me triathlon yangu yekutanga, ndakaenderera mberi nekuita mamwe mapfumbamwe (zvese zviri zviviri sprint nemaOlympic madaro). Pandakava mutori wenhau anoshanda akazvimirira mukupera kwa2008, ndakawana nguva yakawanda yekuchovha bhasikoro uye ndikakwanisa kuita mabasa makuru ekuchovha bhasikoro, kusanganisira kuchovha kubva kuSan Francisco kuenda kuLA Chikumi wapfuura (tarisa chikamu cherwendo rwangu rwemaira mazana mashanu nemakumi mana nemashanu, rwendo rwemazuva manomwe). Munguva pfupi yapfuura, ndakapedza Nike Women's Half Marathon muWashington, D.C.-iyo rimwe zuva, inogona kutungamirira kune yakazara.

Ndiri munzira, vabereki vangu vakamira padivi uye vanopedzisa mitsara yemijaho yangu. Mushure mezvo, baba vangu vakadzokera kubhizimusi senguva dzose, kwavari kwaive kurega basa. Asi munguva pfupi-uye kunyanya sezvo anga asina kumbogara akanyarara kwenguva yakareba kudaro-wangu Papi akakura akafinhwa, ane shungu, uye achy nekushomeka kwekufamba. Imba yakatanga kunhuwa Bengay uye airatidzika kuti mukuru kupfuura makore ake makumi matanhatu nemanomwe.

Muna Zvita wegore ra'08, ndakaudza vabereki vangu kuti paKisimusi, chandaingoda chete ndechekuti vajoine jimu. Ndaiziva kuti kudikitira nekutandara kwaizoita kuti vafare. Asi kufunga kwekubhadhara mari kuti ufambe pane treadmill kwakaratidzika kuva kunovhiringidza kwavari. Vaigona kungotenderera munharaunda, izvo zvavaigara vachiita. Muchokwadi, yakanga iri panguva yeimwe yekufamba kwemangwanani iyi apo Papi wangu akagumburwa akasununguka tai chi mupaki iri padyo. Akaziva muvakidzani wake wepedyo, Sanda, nomuvakidzani wake wemhiri kwomugwagwa, Lily, ndokufamba achienda. Vakati vapedza akavabvunza. Uye achinzwa kuzvidzora zvishoma pamusoro pedumbu rake rekubva pamudyandigere, akafunga kujoina.

Nenguva isipi, Papi wangu akatanga kusangana nevavakidzani vake vane vhudzi resirivheri anenge mazuva ese kuti adzidzire chiitwa chekare cheChinese. Tisati tazviziva, aive achienda mazuva mashanu kusvika matanhatu pavhiki. Akatanga kutaura chirevo, "Ukasachiishandisa, unorasikirwa nacho," nezwi rake rakakora reSpanish. Akatanga kunzwa uye kutaridzika zviri nani. Shamwari uye mhuri vakaona shanduko uye vakatanga kujoina naye-asi hapana aigona kuenderera pamwe nekuraira kwake uye chiratidzo chebasa. Paakaenda kunoshanyira hanzvadzi yake kuSpain iro zhizha, aidzidzira tai chi kuseri kwemba kwaakakurira.

Kukohwa mabhenefiti kwakashandura Papi yangu kune mamwe mikana yekusimba. Pakavhurwa dziva remuno, iye naamai vangu vakanyoresa maerobics epamusoro kunyangwe hazvo aive asati ambogarika mumvura. Vakatanga kuenda katatu pavhiki uye vakazviwana vangoramba vachitenderera pashure pekirasi, vachishanda pamaitiro avo. Ivo zvakare vakatanga pano neapo vachienda kune yekurovedza yemuno yakabatana nedziva, saka iye akaita bhadhara (kunyangwe zvishoma zvishoma nekuda kwekudzikiswa kwevakuru) kuti ufambe pane yekutsika. Nenguva isipi, pakati pe tai chi, kudzidza kushambira, uye kurova gym, zuva rega rega revhiki-kufanana nehuduku hwangu-akanga akazara nemabasa anofadza. Kekutanga muupenyu hwake, aiva nezvinhu zvinomuvaraidza uye aizvida.

Nerudo rwake rutsva rwaakawana rwezvinhu zvose kugwinya uye kudada kusingarambiki mukudzidza kushambira mumakore ake ekupedzisira e60, Papi wangu akafunga kuti yakanga yava nguva yekudzidza kuchovha bhasikoro pazera remakore 72. Mabhasikoro makuru akanga achangobva kunditumira chikepe chegungwa ne. yakaderera nhanho-kuburikidza nefuremu uye cushy chigaro chaive chakanakira kuyedza. Hanzvadzi yangu neni takaraira mavhiri ekudzidzisa evakuru uye tikamisira aimbova makanika (wangu Papi!) Aise iwo. Pazuva rake rekuzvarwa, takaenda naye kumugwagwa wakanyarara, wakazara miti uye takafamba padivi pake sezvaaifamba-famba zvine hungwaru uye zvishoma nezvishoma, achikwira kekutanga muhupenyu hwake. Aive nekutya kudonha, asi isu hatina kumbobva kudivi rake. Akakwanisa kukwira nekudzika nemugwagwa kweawa yakazara.

Hushingi hwake hwekuita nhando hadzina kuperera ipapo. Papi wangu anoramba achipikisa muviri wake nenzira dzinoshamisa. Vhiki rapfuura pane rake rekuzvarwa makumi manomwe nenomwe, akamhanya (nekukurumidza, chaizvo!) Ine kite inobhururuka mupaki. Akatakurawo "torch" padziva rake reSenior Olympics chiitiko, uko timu yake yakahwina akateedzana matambudziko eboka. Pese pandinosangana neTimeTime naPapi wangu, anofarira kusimuka, anomira kumashure zvishoma kuti ndione chimiro chake chizere, uye achindichinjira. Zvinoita kuti moyo wangu uzvimbe uye kunyemwerera kwangu kuwedzere.

Iye aimbove mukomana wepapurazi, mugungwa, uye makanika ari muchimiro chakanakisa chehupenyu hwake ari pakati pemakore makumi manomwe- chiremba wake anopika kuti achararama kusvika zana (zvinoreva makore makumi maviri nemanomwe ehutano hwekusimba!). Semunyori, ndinogara ndichikweverwa kumashoko kubva kune vamwe vanyori, saC.S. Lewis, uyo akati nemukurumbira, "Iwe hauna kumbonyanya kukwegura kuti uise chimwe chinangwa kana kurota hope itsva." (Lewis akanyora basa rake rakanyanya kutengesa, Makoronike eNarnia, mumakore ake okuma50!) Uye kwandiri, izvozvo zvinopfupisa-kupfuura chinhu chipi nechipi—chimwe chezvidzidzo zvakawanda, zvakawanda zvoupenyu zvinoshamisa zvandakadzidziswa naPapi.

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