Zomwe Anthu Amaganiziradi Zathu

Chakumapeto kwa l970's, ndinali ku Russia, yomwe panthawiyo inali mbali ya Soviet Union. Ndinkakwera basi ndi alendo aku Switzerland aku Germany, ndipo mawu okha omwe ndimatha kunena mu Swiss German anali "halbi nooni," kutanthauza 8:30, ndipo inali nthawi yomwe timakwera basi m'mawa uliwonse.

Titafika kumalire a Russia, basi yonse inanyamulidwa kwa maola atatu chifukwa ndinali kuwerenga buku la Newsweek, ndipo munali chojambula cha Brezhnev – ngati ndikukumbukira bwino- kukwera bomba. Akuluakulu apolisi akumalire anafufuza zojambulazo mozama, ndipo pomaliza pake adandilanda Newsweek yanga, nandidzudzula, ndikutilola kulowa mdzikolo.

Achichepere aku Russia omwe ndidakumana nawo anali othedwa nzeru ndi kuponderezedwa kwakukulu m'miyoyo yawo. Anandithamangira, ndikundifunsa ngati angathe kugula ma jean anga. Ndikanakhala wokondwa mokondwera, kupatula kuti ndikadakhala wamaliseche m'misewu ya Moscow. M'modzi mwa iwo adandipempha kuti ndikakomane naye usiku, paki yapafupi, komwe amadzimva kukhala wotetezeka m'maso mwa azondi ndikundiuza momwe akumvera chisoni.

"Mwinanso tsiku lina mudzapita ku America," ndinamuuza.

"Sindingapite konse ku America," adatero. “Mabanja a anthu amawasiya akakhala kuti alibe ntchito kapena ndalama. Amakhala m'misewu. Iwo alibe pokhala. Ayenera kupempha ndalama kuti adye. Sindingathe kupirira kuona izi. ”

Ndinadabwa. Inali nthawi yoyamba kukumana ndi munthu yemwe anakhumudwitsidwa ndi kupanda chilungamo kwa anthu aku America, ndipo sanafune kuyendera.

Kwa zaka zambiri, ndinakumana ndi anthu ena omwe ankakana kupita kudziko lathu. Iwo anachita mantha ndi nkhondo zathu zakunja zachiwerewere, ndipo sanafune kupereka ndalama za alendo kuti athandizire kuwononga kowononga.

Kwa zaka zingapo zapitazi, ndakumanapo ndi anthu m'maiko osiyanasiyana monga Wales, Turkey, Switzerland, French Polynesia, ndi Chile omwe amakana kupita kugombe lathu. Nthawi zonse ndimayesetsa kuwauza momwe America aliri wodabwitsa, wambiri, komanso wamkulu, komanso kuti atha kupeza miyoyo yapachibale yomwe imamva momwe iwonso, ndipo angakonde kukumana nawo. Koma sindingatsutsane pazomwe zimawapangitsa kuti apewe kubwera kuno: ziwawa ku America. Amaopa kuyenda usiku, kuphedwa, ndikukhala owerengeka pazachiwawa mfuti zomwe zikugwira dziko lathu. Samvetsetsa chifukwa chake anthu amafunikira mfuti, kapena kunyamula zida zobisika. Akudabwitsidwa ndi kuchuluka kwa mfuti zomwe zikupezeka, komanso ndikosavuta kugula imodzi. Iwo ali ndi mantha. Kuopa chabe. Amakonda kuphonya mizinda yathu yokongola, malo owoneka bwino, malo olimapo, mabwinja akale, nyanja, nyanja, komanso anthu ochezeka m'malo mozunzidwa.

“Amunafe tili mgulu lankhondo. Timasunga mfuti kunyumba. Koma tiribe chilichonse chonga chiwawa chanu, ”bambo waku Switzerland adandiuza.

Ndakhala masiku ambiri ndikuganiza zomwe tingachite, monga anthu okonda mtendere, kuti tisinthe zinthu ku America - osati kuti tikope alendo, koma kuti tikhale motetezeka komanso mosatekeseka. Sindinapeze chilichonse chokhazikika mpaka ine ndi amuna anga Paul titayamba kuwonera makanema akale pa Netflix usiku. Ndinazindikira kuti m'mafilimuwo munali zachiwawa zochepa kwambiri. Anthu ankakangana komanso kuseka, anali odekha kapena obwereza, okondedwa, odedwa, omenyana, opikisana, komanso ochita zinthu zina zonse zomwe anthu amachita, koma ambiri sanali kuthana ndi mavuto awo ndi zida, komanso sanali kupondereza anthu. Pomwe panali chiwawa, sizinali zopanda pake komanso zowonekera.

Zinali zosiyana kwambiri ndi malo owonetsera makanema. Pafupifupi ngolo iliyonse yamafilimu inali ndi phokoso lamphamvu, kuswedwa, ndi mfuti, mfuti, kupha, magazi, kuwopseza, kuwombera, kuphulika, ndi zina zambiri. Kwa zaka zambiri, ndakhala ndikukana kuwona makanema a Quentin Tarantino, mwachitsanzo. Zomwe amachita ndizowopsa: amaphatikiza nthabwala ndi ziwawa. Monga zoseketsa kuwombera ndikupha. Ndi masewera. Ndi zosangalatsa. Star Wars ndi yodzaza ndi kuwombera komanso kuphulika kwakuti patapita kanthawi simungathe kudziwa yemwe akumenya ndani, ndipo chifukwa chiyani. Mafilimu a ana amasamba mwachiwawa.

Ndinalingalira za momwe kusuta kumakhalira pafupifupi mu kanema aliyense. Kunali kozizira kuyatsa. Ndipo kenako idakhala yopanda tanthauzo. Zovuta zidakwezedwa ku Hollywood komanso opanga mafilimu kuti asakhale ndi nyenyezi zosuta. Ndipo mukuganiza chiyani? Sikoyenera kuwona nyenyezi zosuta tsopano. Ndipo kusuta kuli koletsedwa m'malesitilanti ndi m'malo wamba.

Chifukwa chiyani sitingachite zomwezo za mfuti? Pitirizani kukakamiza anthu omwe amapanga chikhalidwe chathu - makanema, TV, nyimbo. Pangani mfuti ndi chiwawa kuti zisaziziritse. Onetsani zochitika zamtundu wa anthu ndi zovuta, ndipo chitani izi ndi malingaliro, m'malo motengera malingaliro aulesi omwe amadalira zida. Pangani magazi kukhala osasangalatsa. Pangani kupha kukhala koopsa, osati masewera.

Ngati titha kunyanyala mafilimu achiwawa, mapulogalamu a pa TV, ndi nyimbo, titha kukopa mafakitale omwe amasintha chikhalidwe chathu. Timakana thandizo lathu ndi madola athu. Kuchuluka kwathu kukachulukirachulukira, titha kukhala ndi mavuto m'makampani omwe amathetsa zachiwawa.

Ngati sitichita chilichonse, ndife gawo limodzi lamavuto.

Ndikukhulupirira kuti tsiku lina, omwe akuwopa kubwera kudziko lino akhoza kukhala osangalala m'malo mochita mantha, ndipo atha kukhala ndi America yomwe ndi yachifundo, yokoma mtima, yosamala, komanso koposa zonse, yotetezeka.

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Zithunzi ndi Paul Ross.

Judith Fein ndi wolemba maulendo padziko lonse lapansi, wolemba, wokamba nkhani, komanso mtsogoleri wamisonkhano yemwe nthawi zina amapita ndi anthu kumaulendo akunja. Tsamba lake ndi: www.GlobalAdventure.us