Tsamba la Khirisimasi

Ndi 2: 00 m'mawa ndipo ambiri a abambo athu ali m'tulo tawo-komabe sindinathe kugona ndekha ndisanakulembereni za zochitika zabwino za Khrisimasi. Zoona, chomwe chinachitika chikuwoneka ngati nthano, ndipo ngati sindinadutsepo ndekha, sindikanakhulupirira. Tangoganizirani izi: Pamene inu ndi banja munkaimba carols moto usanayambe ku London, inenso ndinachita chimodzimodzi ndi asilikari a adani pano pankhondo za ku France!

Monga momwe ndalembera kale, pakhala pali nkhondo yayikulu yakumapeto. Nkhondo zoyamba za nkhondo zinasiya anthu ambiri akufa kuti mbali zonse ziwiri zakhala zikubwezeretsa mpaka malo omwe angachokere kunyumba. Kotero ife takhala mochuluka muzitsulo zathu ndi kuyembekezera.

Koma kudikira kwakukulu kwakhala kotani! Podziwa kuti nthawi iliyonse magulu a zida amatha kuthamanga pafupi ndi ife mumtsinje, kupha kapena kupha amuna ambiri. Ndipo masana sitingakwanitse kudzutsa mitu yathu pamwamba pa nthaka, poopa chipolopolo cha sniper.

Ndipo mvula-iyo yagwera pafupifupi tsiku ndi tsiku. Ndipotu, imasonkhanitsa zitsulo zoyenera, kumene tiyenera kuigwiritsa ntchito ndi miphika ndi mapeyala. Ndipo ndi mvula yabwera matope-phazi labwino kapena mozama kwambiri. Iwo amapaka ndi mikate iliyonse, ndipo amayamwa nthawi zonse pa nsapato zathu. Munthu wina watsopano anapeza kuti mapazi ake adakanikira, ndipo kenako manja ake pamene adayesa kutuluka-monga momwe nkhani ya American ya tar ya mwana!

Kupyolera mu zonsezi, sitingawathandize kudziwa chidwi za asilikali a ku Germany kudutsa njira. Pambuyo pake, iwo adakumana ndi zoopsa zomwezo, ndipo adathamangidwanso m'matope omwewo. Kuonjezerapo, ngalande yawo yoyamba inali yeniyeni ya 50 kuchokera kwathu. Pakati pathu panalibe Malo a Munthu, kumbali zonse ziwiri ndi waya wophika-komabe iwo anali pafupi moti nthawi zina tinamva mawu awo.

Inde, tinawada iwo atapha anzawo. Koma nthawi zina tinkawasekerera ndipo tinkaona kuti timagwirizana. Ndipo tsopano zikuwoneka kuti akumva chimodzimodzi.

Dzulo mmawa-Tsiku la Khirisimasi-tinkakhala koyamba kubisala. Ozizira monga ife tinaliri, tinalandira, chifukwa matope anali olimba. Chilichonse chinali choyera ndi chisanu, pamene dzuwa likuwawala pamwamba pa zonse. Nyengo yabwino ya Khirisimasi.

Masana, panali kupalasa pang'ono kapena moto wa mfuti kumbali zonse. Ndipo pamene mdima unagwa pa nthawi yathu ya Khrisimasi, kuwombera kunaima kwathunthu. Kutsegula kwathu koyamba kwathunthu mu miyezi! Tinkaganiza kuti izi zingalonjeze tsogolo lamtendere, koma sitinadalirepo. Tinauzidwa kuti A Germani angagonjetse ndikuyesera kutigwira.

Ndinapita kumalo opuma kuti ndikapumule, ndikugona pabedi langa, ine ndiyenera kuti ndinayamba kugona tulo. Nthawi yomweyo bwenzi langa John ankandigwedeza ine, nati, "Bwerani mudzawone! Tawonani zomwe Ajeremani akuchita! "Ndinagwira mfuti yanga, ndinapunthira mumtsinje, ndipo ndinasunga mutu wanga mosamala pamwamba pa mchenga.

Sindikuyembekeza kuti ndiwone mlendo komanso wokongola kwambiri. Magulu a nyali zing'onozing'ono anali kuwala konse kumbali ya German, kumanzere ndi kumanja mpaka momwe diso likhoza kuwonera.

"Ndi chiyani icho?" Ine ndinamufunsa mukudodometsedwa, ndipo John anayankha, "Mitengo ya Khrisimasi!"

Ndipo kotero izo zinali. A Germany anaika mitengo ya Khirisimasi kutsogolo kwa matabwa awo, kuyatsa ndi kandulo kapena nyali ngati ma beacons abwino.

Kenako tinamva mawu awo omwe ankakulira m'nyimbo.

Stille nacht, heilige nacht. . . .

Izi sizikudziwikiratu ku Britain, koma John anazidziwa ndikutanthauzira kuti: "Usiku watha, usiku woyera." Sindinayambe ndamvapo chikondi chimodzi-kapena chofunika kwambiri, usiku womwewo, momveka bwino, mdima wachetetsedwa ndi mwezi watatu.

Nyimboyo itatha, amuna omwe anali m'mayendedwe awo anawombera. Inde, asilikali achi Britain akuwombera Ajeremani! Ndiye mmodzi wa amuna athu omwe anayamba kuimba, ndipo tonse tinalowerera.

Nowell woyamba, mngelo adatero. . . .

Zoonadi, sitinamve bwino ngati a German, ndi zabwino zawo. Koma iwo adayankha ndi kukondwera kwawo mwawokha ndipo kenaka anayamba wina.

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum. . . .

Kenako tinayankha.

Bwerani nonse okhulupilika. . . .

Koma nthawiyi iwo adalowamo, akuimba mawu omwewo mu Chilatini.

Fideles wa Adeste. . . .

Britain ndi Germany zikugwirizana kudutsa Dziko la Munthu! Ndikanaganiza kuti palibe chomwe chingakhale chodabwitsa kwambiri-koma chomwe chinabweranso chinali chochuluka kwambiri.

"Chingerezi, bwerani!" Tinamva mmodzi wa iwo akufuula. "Inu simukuwombera, ife sitikuwombera."

Kumeneko, tinkayang'anani wina ndi mzake ndikudodometsedwa. Kenako mmodzi wa ife anafuula mofuula kuti, "Iwe ubwere kuno."

Titadabwa, tinawona zifaniziro ziwiri zikukwera kuchokera mumtsinje, kukwera pamwamba pa waya wawo, ndikupita ku Man Man Land osatetezedwe. Mmodzi wa iwo adaitana, "Tumizani apolisi kuti alankhule."

Ndinaona mmodzi mwa amuna athu akuwombera mfuti, ndipo mosakayika ena anachita zomwezo-koma kapitala wathu adafuula kuti, "Gwiritsani ntchito moto wanu." Kenaka adakwera napita kukaonana ndi Ajeremani pafupi. Tidawamva akulankhula, ndipo patangopita mphindi zochepa, woyendetsa sitimayo anabweretsa ndudu yachijeremani m'kamwa mwake!

"Tavomereza kuti sipadzakhalanso kuwombera pasanafike usiku," adalengeza. "Koma oyang'anira ayenera kukhalabe pantchito, ndipo nonse a inu, dikirani."

Ponseponse, tikhoza kupanga magulu a amuna awiri kapena atatu oyambira pamtunda ndikubwera kwa ife. Ndiye ena a ife tinali kukwera panja, ndipo mu mphindi zina, apo tinali ku No Man's Land, oposa asirikari ndi alonda a mbali iliyonse, akugwirana manja ndi amuna omwe tinkayesera kupha maola angapo kale!

Pasanapite nthawi, panjinga yamatabwa inamangidwa, ndipo kuzungulira kwathu tinasakanikirana-British khaki ndi German imvi. Ndiyenera kunena kuti, a Germany anali ovala bwino, ndi maunifomu atsopano a holide.

Amuna athu okha ndi omwe amadziwa Chijeremani, koma ambiri a German ankadziwa Chingerezi. Ine ndinamufunsa mmodzi wa iwo chifukwa chake izo zinali.

"Chifukwa chakuti ambiri agwira ntchito ku England!" Adatero. "Zisanachitike izi, ndinkakhala woperekera zakudya ku Hotel Cecil. Mwina ndikudikirira pa tebulo lanu! "

"Mwinamwake inu munatero!" Ine ndinati, kuseka.

Anandiuza kuti ali ndi chibwenzi ku London komanso kuti nkhondo idasokoneza mapulani awo okwatirana. Ndinamuuza kuti, "Usadandaule. Tidzakunyengani ndi Isitala, ndiye mutha kubwerera ndikukwatira mtsikanayo. "

Iye anaseka pamenepo. Ndiye iye anafunsa ngati ine ndingamutumize iye positidi yomwe iye akanandipatsa ine kenako, ndipo ine ndinalonjeza kuti ine ndikanatero.

Wina wa German anali porter ku Victoria Station. Anandisonyeza chithunzi cha banja lake kubwerera ku Munich. Mlongo wake wamkulu anali wokondeka kwambiri, ndipo ndinati ndiyenera kukomana naye tsiku lina. Anamveka ndipo adanena kuti angakonde kwambiri ndipo anandipatsa adiresi yake.

Ngakhale omwe sakanatha kulankhulana akhoza kusinthanitsa mphatso-ndudu zathu za ndudu zawo, tiyi ya khofi yawo, ng'ombe yathu ya chimanga ya soseji. Zikwangwani ndi mabatani kuchokera ku yunifolomu anasintha eni, ndipo mmodzi wa anyamata athu anayenda ndi chisoti chachilendo chamtengo wapatali! Ine ndinagulitsa jackknife kwa belt ya zikopa za chikopa-chikumbutso chabwino chosonyeza pamene ndikafika kunyumba.

Manyuzipepala nawonso anasintha manja, ndipo Ajeremani anadandaula ndi kuseka kwathu. Anatiuza kuti dziko la France linatha ndipo dziko la Russia lidzamenyedwa. Ife tinawauza iwo kuti zinali zamkhutu, ndipo mmodzi wa iwo anati, "Chabwino, inu mumakhulupirira nyuzipepala zanu ndipo ife tidzakhulupirira zathu."

Mwachiwonekere iwo akunamizidwa-komabe atakumana ndi amuna awa, ndikudabwa kuti nyuzipepala zathu zakhala zoona bwanji. Awa sindiwo "osakondera" omwe tawerenga zambiri. Iwo ndi amuna omwe ali ndi nyumba ndi mabanja, chiyembekezo ndi mantha, mfundo ndi, inde, chikondi cha dziko. Mwa kuyankhula kwina, amuna onga ife eni. Nchifukwa chiyani ife timatsogoleredwa kuti tikhulupirire mosiyana?

Pamene ikukula mochedwa, nyimbo zina zingapo zinagulitsidwa pamoto, ndipo onse adalumikizana-sindikunama kwa inu- "Auld Lang Syne." Kenako tinasiyanitsa ndi malonjezo oti tidzakumananso mawa, ndipo masewera a mpira.

Ndinangoyambiranso kumbuyo pamene msilikali wina wachikulire anagwedeza dzanja langa. Iye anati, "Mulungu wanga, n'chifukwa chiyani sitingakhale ndi mtendere ndipo tonse timapita kunyumba?"

Ndinamuuza mwachikondi, "Kuti ufunse mfumu yako."

Iye anayang'ana pa ine ndiye, mosaka. "Mwinamwake, bwenzi langa. Koma tiyeneranso kufunsa mitima yathu. "

Ndipo kotero, mlongo wokondedwa, ndiwuzeni ine, kodi pakhala pali Khirisimasi yotero mu mbiriyakale yonse? Ndipo kodi zonsezi zikutanthauzanji, ubwenzi uwu wosatheka wa adani?

Pakuti nkhondoyi, ndithudi, imatanthauzira pang'ono. Amuna okoma omwe asirikali angakhale, koma amatsatira malamulo ndipo timachita chimodzimodzi. Kuphatikiza apo, ife tiri pano kuti tileke asilikali awo ndi kuwutumiza kunyumba, ndipo sitingagwire ntchito imeneyo.

Komabe, wina sangathe kulingalira chomwe chingachitike ngati mzimu womwe ukuwonetsedwa pano unagwidwa ndi amitundu padziko lapansi. Inde, mikangano iyenera kuchitika nthawi zonse. Nanga bwanji ngati atsogoleri athu anali kupereka malingaliro abwino m'malo mwa machenjezo? Nyimbo m'malo mwa slurs? Amapezeka m'malo mwa kubwezeretsedwa? Kodi onse sangathe kutha msanga?

Mitundu yonse imati iwo akufuna mtendere. Komabe pa mmawa wa Khirisimasi, ndikudabwa ngati tikufuna ndithu.

Pa Nkhaniyi

Chida cha Khirisimasi cha 1914 chayitanidwa ndi Arthur Conan Doyle "chochitika chimodzi cha umunthu pakati pa nkhanza zonsezi." Ichi ndi chimodzi mwa zochititsa chidwi kwambiri pa nkhondo yoyamba ya padziko lonse komanso mwinamwake mbiri yonse ya nkhondo. Kulimbikitsa nyimbo ndi masewera otchuka kwambiri, zakhala ngati chithunzithunzi cha mtendere.

Kuyambira kumalo ena pa tsiku la Khirisimasi ndi ena pa tsiku la Khirisimasi, chigamulochi chinaphatikizapo magawo awiri mwa magawo atatu alionse omwe amatsogolera ku Britain ndi Germany, komanso a French ndi a Belgium. Zikwizikwi za asilikali analowapo. M'madera ambiri adakhalapo kudzera mwa Boxing Day (December 26), ndi ena mpaka pakati pa mwezi wa January. Mwinamwake, chodabwitsa kwambiri, chinakula popanda chochita chimodzi koma chinamera pamalo amodzi pokhapokha.

Osasunthika komanso opanda banga ngati chidutswacho chinalipo, pakhala pali zokhutira kuti sizinachitike-kuti chinthu chonsecho chinapangidwa. Ena amakhulupirira kuti izi zinachitika koma nkhaniyo inaletsedwa. Ngakhalenso zoona. Ngakhale kuti mabukuwa sanafalitsidwe ku Germany, nyuzipepalayi inakhala milungu yambiri m'manyuzipepala a ku Britain, omwe anali ndi makalata komanso zithunzi zochokera kwa asilikali omwe anali kutsogolo. M'nkhani imodzi, nkhani zabodza zamakono za Germany zikhoza kutenga gawo ndi chithunzi cha asilikali a ku Britain ndi a ku Germany atasonkhana palimodzi, zipewa zawo ndi helmati zimasinthanitsa, akumwetulira kamera.

Akatswiri a mbiri yakale, asonyeza chidwi chochepa pa kuphulika kwa mtendere. Pakhala pali phunziro limodzi lokha la zochitikazi: Mtundu wa Khirisimasi, lolembedwa ndi Malcolm Brown ndi Shirley Seaton, Secker & Warburg, London, 1984 — buku lovomerezeka ndi olemba a 1981 a BBC, Mtendere mu Dziko la Munthu. Bukhuli lili ndi nambala yambiri yopereka mauthenga oyambirira kuchokera kwa makalata ndi ma diary. Pafupi chirichonse chimene chafotokozedwa mu kalata yanga yowonongeka chimachokera ku nkhani izi-ngakhale ndakhala ndikuwulutsa masewerawa mwa kusankha, kukonzekera, ndi kupondereza.

M'kalata yanga, ndayesera kuthetsa maganizo awiri olakwika a chigamulochi. Imodzi ndi yakuti asilikali wamba amagwira nawo ntchito, pamene alonda amatsutsa. (Ochepa chabe adatsutsana nawo, ndipo ambiri adagwirizana nawo). Chimodzi ndi chakuti palibe mbali yomwe ikufuna kubwerera kumenyana. (Asilikari ambiri, makamaka British, French, ndi Belgium, adatsimikiza mtima kulimbana ndi kupambana.)

N'zomvetsa chisoni kuti ndinafunikanso kusiya masewera a masewera a Khirisimasi-kapena mpira, monga momwe amachitira ku US-nthawi zambiri amatsutsana ndi vutoli. Chowonadi nchakuti malo a No Man's Land sankachita masewera apamwamba-ngakhale kuti asilikali ena ankangoyenda kuzungulira mipira ndi malo obwereza.

Mfundo yonyenga yokhudzana ndi nkhaniyi inachitikanso ndi asilikari ambiri omwe analipo: kuti anali apadera m'mbiri. Ngakhale kuti Khirisimasi ndi chitsanzo chachikulu cha mtundu wake, malonda osadziwika anali mwambo wamakono wa nkhondo. Panthawi ya nkhondo ya ku America, ma Rebels ndi Yankees ankagulitsa fodya, khofi, ndi nyuzipepala, ankawomba mwamtendere m'mphepete mwa mtsinjewu, ndipo ankatenganso mabulosi akuda. Chisoni china chinali chofala pakati pa asilikali omwe anatumizidwa ku nkhondo.

Inde, zonse zomwe zasintha masiku ano. Masiku ano, asilikali amapha patali, nthawi zambiri pogwiritsa ntchito batani ndi kuwona pa kompyuta. Ngakhale kumene asilikali akuonana maso ndi maso, zilankhulo zawo ndi zikhalidwe zawo nthawi zambiri zimakhala zosiyana kwambiri kuti asamalankhulane momasuka.

Ayi, sitiyenera kuyembekezera kuwona Chida china cha Khirisimasi. Komabe komabe zomwe zinachitika pa Khirisimasi ya 1914 ikhoza kulimbikitsa mtendere wa lero-pakuti, tsopano monga nthawi zonse, nthawi yabwino yopanga mtendere ndiyonse nkhondo isanayambe nkhondo isanafike.