Ngivame ukuhamba ezweni elisenyakatho naseningizimu yezwe.
Esitimeleni esihambayo, ngihlala ngithanda ukuhlala eduze kwefasitela lesitimela, ngibheke indawo engaphandle kwefasitela. Kulawo masimu amakhulu ezwe, ngezikhathi ezithile ukubona abalimi abagqoke izigqoko zotshani belima kanzima kubonakala sengathi kuyakhanya.
Ngiyazi, lezi zigqoko ze-flash straw, ziyindawo enhle kakhulu ohambweni.
Noma nini lapho ngibona isigqoko sotshani ekhanda lalabo bafowethu abalimi, ngizizwa sengathi nginyakaza ngendlela engaqondakali. Ngesikhathi ngisemncane, ngangivame ukugqoka isigqoko sotshani izikhathi eziningi, ngidla emasimini amahle edolobheni lakithi.
Ngo-Agasti 2001, ngaya ukuyobona ihholo leSikhumbuzo sokuvukela umbuso kwango-Agasti 1 eNanchang. Ekhoneni elisempumalanga lesitezi sesibili segumbi lokubonisa, kunabafel’ ukholo abaningana abake bagqokwa benezinwele ezinde. Lezi zigqoko zotshani, buthule, zingitshela ukwethembeka kwenkosi yazo ekuvukeleni umbuso.
Ngibona lezi zigqoko zotshani ezijwayelekile, ingqondo yami yashaqeka kakhulu. Ngoba, ngaphambi kwalokhu, angikaze ngicabange ngobudlelwano phakathi kwezigqoko zotshani kanye noguquko lwaseShayina.
Lezi zigqoko zotshani zingikhumbuza umlando woguquko lwaseShayina.
Emgwaqweni omude kaMashi, bangaki amasosha e-Red Army agqoke izigqoko zotshani alwa noMfula iXiangjiang, awela uMfula iJinsha, athatha iLuding Bridge, awela intaba yeqhwa, zingaki izigqoko zotshani ezivela ezisulwini kuya ekhanda lezisulu, futhi aqala uhambo olusha lokuguqula izinto.
Yilesi sigqoko sotshani esivamile nesingavamile, esenezelwe emandleni nasekuqineni komlando wenguquko yaseShayina, saba umugqa omuhle wezindawo, futhi saba uthingo olukhanyayo nge-Long March!
Namuhla, abantu abasebenzisa kakhulu izigqoko zotshani, vele, ngabalimi, labo ababhekene nodaka bebheke esibhakabhakeni. Basebenza kanzima ezweni elikhulu, behlwanyela ithemba futhi bevuna isisekelo sezinto ezisekela ukwakhiwa kwezwe. Futhi kungabathumela ingcosana yobumnandi, yi-straw hat.
Futhi ukukhuluma ngesigqoko sotshani kusho ukukhuluma ngobaba.
Ubaba wayengumfundi ojwayelekile ngawo-1950 ekhulwini leminyaka elidlule. Ngemva kokuphuma esikoleni, wangena epulatifomu elingamamitha amathathu wabhala ubusha bakhe ngoshoki.
Nokho, kuleyo minyaka ekhethekile, ubaba wenqatshelwa ilungelo lokuya esiteji. Ngakho wagqoka isigqoko sakhe esidala sotshani waya emasimini edolobheni lakubo ukuyosebenza kanzima.
Ngaleso sikhathi, umama wayekhathazekile ngokuthi ubaba ngeke aphumelele. Uyise wayehlala emomotheka futhi eshukumisa isigqoko sakhe sotshani esandleni sakhe: “Okhokho bami bebelokhu begqoke isigqoko sotshani, manje nami ngigqoka isigqoko sotshani, empilweni, akukho okunzima. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi konke kuzolunga.”
Impela, akubanga isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuba ubaba aphinde athathe indawo engcwele. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, ekilasini likababa, kwakuhlale kunesihloko mayelana nezigqoko zotshani.
Manje, ngemva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi, ubaba ugqoka isigqoko sotshani njalo lapho ephuma. Ngemva kokubuyela ekhaya, uhlala eshaya uthuli lwesigqoko sakhe sotshani ngaphambi kokusilenga odongeni.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Septhemba 15-2022
