Zvandakadzidza kuna Baba Vangu: Iva Mupi

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Pandakanga ndiri mudiki kukoreji, ndakanyorera chirongwa chekudzidza “kure” muWashington, D.C. Ndakanga ndisingadi kuenda kunze kwenyika kwegore rose. Sezvo chero munhu anondiziva anogona kupupura, ini ndiri wekusuwa kumba.

Iko kunyorera kwaida iwe kuti utore yako yepamusoro internship sarudzo. Uye kune chero angangoita chero makumi maviri-chimwe chinhu pane diki rakasununguka hunyanzvi koreji anoziva zvaari kuda kuita, ini ndaiziva kuti ndaida kunyora.

Nyika yezvenhau yaigara ichindifadza-ndakakurira pakati payo. Kwehupenyu hwangu hwese, baba vangu vakashanda paCBS Boston-sechibatiso chikuru chemangwanani uye emanheru eTV nhau, uye ikozvino kune chiteshi chekuongorora chiteshi. Nguva zhinji, ndaimaka pamwe chete naye: kune Evha Idzva Idzva mapfuti muCopley Square, Guta Horo yeVatendi vePatriots, Democratic National Convention, uye meya mapato eKisimusi. Ndakatora mapepa ake ekudhinda.

Saka pakasvika nguva yekunyora yangu yepamusoro internship sarudzo, ini ndakanyora iyo Washington Post uye CBS Washington. Handimbofi ndakakanganwa kubvunzurudzwa. Murongi akatarisa zvandakasarudza ndokubvunza, "Iwe chaizvo unoda kutevera tsoka dzababa vako?"

Kubva zvandatanga basa rangu muutapi venhau, baba vangu vakagara vari foni yangu yekutanga. Kana internship isingabhadharwe yakandisiya ndichichema na10 pm: "Taura wega neruremekedzo. Hapana mumwe munhu achadaro." Kana kusaziva mhinduro dzese pazera diki kwakaita kuti ndive nekusagadzikana: "Zera harinei nazvo. Vatambi veHockey vakanyanya ndivo vanogara vari vadiki." Pandakasvika paJFK pane redeye kubva kuWest Coast kusvika kubheteri yemotokari yakafa uye mvura: "Mirira muzvinabhizimisi. Unoda jumper cables." Pandakabatirwa nebasa ndakavenga: "Tevera zvaunoda." Pandakagara ndichitya munzvimbo yekupaka muPennsylvania ndakamirira kusangana nayo Hutano hweVarumemupepeti mukuru-mukuru webasa rangu rekutanga mumagazini: "Smile. Teerera. Zvishoma ndezvakawanda. Muudze iwe kuti unoda basa racho." Pandakanhonga muLondon ndichivhara maOlimpiki: "Fonera Amex-yavo yevatengi sevhisi inoshamisa."(Zviri.)

Kwemakore ose, takachinjana nyaya: Ndakanyatsoteerera kuti akatyaira sei kuRock Island, IL aine makore 22 kubasa raaiziva kuti rakakodzera; kuti akadzingwa sei pachiteshi chenhau muNorth Carolina nokuramba kutevedzera mutemo waaiziva kuti wakanga usina kunaka; kuti akasangana sei naamai vangu vachibvunzurudza baba vake, seneta wehurumende, kune imwe nhau muWestport, CT.

Akandipa njere pakugara kure nokumba. Ndakamugadza paTwitter (ane vateveri vazhinji kupfuura zvandinoita izvozvi!) Uye ini ndakatoita kuti akwire muNew York subway-kamwe. Anondibatsira kupedzisa zvinyorwa. Ini ndinotarisa nekutya sezvo iye achifukidza dzimwe dzenyaya huru dzeBoston: iyo FBI inobata Whitey Bulger; ndege dzakasimuka kubva kuLogan Airport mangwanani iwayo munaGunyana 2001; uye nguva ichangopfuura, maamburenzi anomhanyira kuMass General kubva panzvimbo yeBoston Marathon. Takanwa bhodhoro dzvuku tichitaura nezve indasitiri kusvika parufu-zvichida kufinha munhu wese akatitenderedza kufa.

Pamhepo, mabasa e "Big Joe" anosiyana-anodzingirira vanhu pasi nemakrofoni uye anofumura nyaya dzemashiripiti dzinopedza kuchengetedza zvikoro zvidiki zveKatorike kubva mukubhuroka. Vaanoshanda navo vanorumbidza hunyanzvi hwake-hunhu hwakasarudzika hunotarisa kuferefeta venhau hakuwanzo siya munhu wese achifara. Uye kufamba achipoterera guta, munhu wese anomuziva. (Ndinorangarira zvakajeka achipfura achibuda pasiraidhi yemvura ndichiri mudiki. Akakwenya kumeso kumeso, achinyorova, akasimuka kune akatarisa pazasi. "Ndichataura munhu wose kuti ndakaona Joe mukomana wenhau achiita slide hombe yemvura muBahamas," murume wacho akaseka.)

Ndibaba-vasina mhepo Joe-vakandidzidzisa zvakanyanya. Ndiye agara ari simba rekuverengerwa muhupenyu hwangu. Mukurangarira kwangu kwekutanga, ari kumberi nepakati: kudzidzisa timu yangu yenhabvu maThunderbolts (uye nekushingairira kundibatsira kuzadza mufaro); kushambira kune iro raft kuCape Cod beach kirabhu; munzvimbo dzakamira paFenway yemutambo wechina weALCS apo Sox yakarova maYankees. Mukoreji, taitumira email zvinyorwa zvangu zvekunyepedzera ngano neshure. Ini ndaimuudza nezve mavara andakagadzira, uye iye aindibatsira nani kuchinja chinzvimbo. Akandidzidzisa maitiro ekuve hanzvadzi yechikuru iri nani, kurwa neAT&T-vanowanzo gadzirisa bhiri rako-uye nzira yekunakidzwa nezvinhu zviri nyore: anofamba achidzika Bridge Street, kukosha kwemhuri, kunaka kwekunyura kwezuva kubva deck, simba rekukurukurirana kwakanaka.

Asi rinenge gore rapfuura Gunyana, zvese zvakachinja: Amai vangu vakaudza baba vangu kuti vaida kurambana. Hukama hwavo hwainge husina kunaka kwemakore. Kunyangwe isu tisina kumbotaura nezvazvo, ndaiziva. Ndinoyeuka ndakamira muden medu ndakatarisa nepafafitera vachikurukura, ndichinzwa pfungwa dzangu dzisisina chinhu.

Kwandiri, baba vangu vakanga vasingaputsiki—manyuko esimba andaigona kutanga kutsanangura. Ini ndaigona kumufonera nechero dambudziko munyika, uye aigona kuzvigadzirisa.

Iyo nguva iyo iwe yaunoona kuti vabereki vako vanoputsa-chaicho vanhu vane matambudziko chaiwo-inonakidza imwe. Roorano dzinokundikana nekuda kwemarudzi ese ezvikonzero. Ini handizive chekutanga nezve zvazvinoita kuva nemunhu mumwe chete kwemakore makumi maviri nemapfumbamwe, kana kuti mubatanidzwa uyu ugoperera pakona yemugwagwa kwawakarera mhuri. Ndichiri kunetseka nezvekuzvitsigira, ini hapana chandinoziva nezvekuva nevanhu vanovimba newe-vanokufonera munguva dzavanoda.

Baba vangu vakandidzidzisa kuva 'mupi.' May apfuura, mukati meimwe yenguva dzakaoma zvikurusa muupenyu hwake, akasimudza ndokutamira kuguta idzva nehanzvadzi yangu ine makore 17 okukura. Anoenderera mberi nekugona basa raakashanda kuti akwanise kwemakore makumi matatu nemashanu achinyemwerera pachiso chake. Uye paanosvika kumba, anoita imba iyo ini nevanin'ina vangu tinofarira kuuya kumba. Nhasi, dzimwe dzehurukuro dzandinofarira naye dziripo: pamusoro pegirazi reMalbec mushure mekusvika kubva kuManhattan.

Asi huya Muvhuro, apo nyika inopenga zvakare, neimwe nzira iye achiri kuwana nguva yekupindura nhare dzangu (kazhinji nekamuri yenhau ine ruzha kumashure), pedza zvinondinetsa, ndiseke, uye tsigira zvinangwa zvangu.

Ini handina kugamuchirwa kuchirongwa chekudzidzira basa muWashington, D.C. Ndakanga ndisina mamakisi ekupinda zvakadaro. Asi mubvunzo wemubvunzurudzo, "Une chokwadi here kuti unoda kutevera tsoka dzababa vako?" nguva dzose akandikwesha nenzira isiri iyo. Chaaisaona ndechekuti kwaisava nezvebasa racho. Zvaasina kumbobvira anzwa-uye zvese zvaasati ambosangana nazvo-ndizvo zvinoita kuti ndive zvandiri. Handizvitauri zvakakwana, asi handigoni kuva anoonga zvikuru nokuda kwenhungamiro noushamwari hwababa vangu. Uye ndichaita rombo rakanaka kana ndikauya pedyo kutevera mumakwara ake.

Happy Father's Day.

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