Tsamba yeKrisimusi Tsamba

I2: 00 mangwanani uye vazhinji vevarume vedu vakavata mucheka dzavo-asi handina kukwanisa kurara ini ndisati ndanyorera kwauri nezvezviitiko zvinoshamisa zveEvhisimusi. Muzvokwadi, chakaitika chakaita sechinhu chakafanana nenyaya yemitambo, uye dai ndakanga ndisati ndiri mariri, ini ndingadai ndisina kutenda. Chimbofungidzira: Iwe iwe nemhuri yako muchiimba mapolori pamberi pomoto uko muLondon, ndakaita zvakafanana nemasoja evengi pano pamakwikwi eFrance!

Sezvandakanyora kare, pakange pasina kunetsana kwakanyanya kwekupedzisira. Hondo dzekutanga dzehondo dzakasara dzakawanda dzakafa zvokuti mativi ose maviri akachengetedza shure kusvikira nzvimbo dzichibva kumusha. Saka tave takagara mumatanda edu uye takamirira.

Asi chave chakamirira zvakadini! Kuziva kuti nguva ipi neipi artillery shell inogona kuenda uye inoputika pedyo nesu mumugero, kuuraya kana kuremara varume vazhinji. Uye masikati haasi kutya kuti tisimudze misoro yedu pamusoro pevhu, nokuda kwekutya bhora re sniper.

Uye mvura-iyo yawa pasi pose. Ichokwadi kuti inounganidza zvakanaka mumatanda, apo tinofanira kuibhadhara nehari uye mapani. Uye nemvura yakasvika mudhu-rutsoka rwakanaka kana rakadzika. Iyo inokonzera zvisikwa uye zvingwa zvese, uye inoramba ichiyamwisa pamabhoti edu. Mumwe mutsva muchengeti akawana tsoka dzake dzakanamatirwa mazviri, uyezve maoko akewo paakaedza kubuda-sezvakangoita muAmerica nhau ye tar tar!

Kupfuura izvi zvose, hatina kubatsira kunzwa tichiziva nezvemauto eGermany ari munzira. Mushure mezvose, vakatarisana nengozi dzakafanana dzatakaita, uye vakazununguka mukati mutezi mumwe chete. Uyezve, chirongo chavo chekutanga chakanga chiri mapaundi 50 chete kubva kwatiri. Pakati pedu takarongedza Hakuna Munhu weMunhu, wakapoteredzwa kumativi maviri nematare akabatwa-asi akanga ava pedyo zvokuti dzimwe nguva tainzwa manzwi avo.

Zvechokwadi, takavada ivo pavakauraya shamwari dzedu. Asi dzimwe nguva, taidzora pamusoro pavo uye taifunga kuti tine chimwe chinhu chakafanana. Uye zvino zvinoita sokuti vainzwa zvakafanana.

Izvo zuro manheru-Zuva reKisimusi Zuva-takava nekutanga kusununguka kwekutanga. Cold sezvatakanga tiri, takagamuchira, nokuti dongo rakaoma rakasimba. Zvose zvakanga zvakasvibiswa zvakachena nechando, asi zuva rakapenya rakavhenekera pamusoro pezvose. Perfect Christmas weather.

Pakati pezuva, pakanga pasina hove duku kana pfuti moto kubva kune rumwe rutivi. Uye sezvo rima rakawira paKuva reKrisimasi, kupfura kwakamira zvachose. Kunyarara kwedu kwokutanga kwakakwana mumwedzi! Taitarisira kuti inogona kuvimbisa zororo rorugare, asi isu hatina kuverenga. Takaudzwa kuti maGermany angangorwisa uye edza kutitora.

Ndakaenda kune chekugadzirira kuti ndizorore, uye ndireve nhema pamubhedha wangu, ndinofanira kunge ndakanga ndava nehope. Zvose kamwechete shamwari yangu John yaindinhira ndichimuka, ichiti, "Uya uone! Onai izvo maGermany ari kuita! "Ndakabata pfuti yangu, ndakagumburwa mumugero, uye ndakanamatira musoro wangu pamusoro pejecha.

Handimbofi ndakatarisira kuona mutorwa uye unofadza kuona. Makirasi ezviedza zviduku akanga achipenya pose pamuganhu weGermany, kuruboshwe uye kurudyi kusvikira ziso richigona kuona.

"Chii icho?" Ndakabvunza mukudengenyeka, uye John akapindura, "miti yeKrisimasi!"

Uye saka zvaiva. VaGermany vakanga vaisa miti yeKrisimasi pamberi pezvimedu zvavo, yakavhenekerwa nemakenduru kana mwenje semakononi akanaka.

Uye zvino takanzwa manzwi avo akarerwa murwiyo.

Stille nacht, heilige nacht. . . .

Izvi zvinogona kunge zvisingazivikanwi nesu muBrithani, asi Johane akazviziva uye akashandura achiti: "Usiku hwakanyarara, husiku hutsvene." Handina kumbobvira ndanzwa chimwe chinyararire-kana zvimwe zvinoreva, mumhepo yakanyarara, yakajeka, yakasvibiswa nerima mwedzi wokutanga wemwedzi.

Apo rwiyo rwakapera, varume vari mumatanda edu vakagumburwa. Hungu, maBritish achirova maGerman! Ipapo mumwe wevarume vedu vakatanga kutamba, uye isu tose takabatana.

Nowell wekutanga, ngirozi yakataura. . . .

Muzvokwadi, isu takanga tisingaiti sezvakanaka sezvakaitwa nemaGermany, nemararamiro avo akanaka. Asi ivo vakapindura nokunyadzisa kwavo pachavo uye ndokutanga imwe.

O Tannenbaum, iwe Tannenbaum. . . .

Ipapo takavapindura.

Huyai imi mose makatendeka. . . .

Asi panguva ino ivo vakapindira, vachiimba mazwi mamwechete muchiLatin.

Adeste fideles. . . .

Britain neGermany zvinopindirana neNo Man's Land! Ndingadai ndisina kufunga kuti chinhu chingava chinoshamisa-asi chii chakazotevera chakanga chakadaro.

"Shona, svika!" Takanzwa mumwe wavo achidanidzira. "Iwe hauna kupfura, hatisi kupfura."

Ikoko mumaketani, takatarisana tichishamiswa. Ipapo mumwe wedu akashevedzera achiseka, "Iwe unouya kuno."

Kukushamisika kwedu, takaona matanho maviri achikwira kubva mumugero, achikwira pamusoro pecheta yavo yakagadzirwa, uye achienderera mberi asina kudzivirirwa kuNo Man's Land. Mumwe wavo akadana, "Tumira mukuru wekutaura."

Ndakaona mumwe wevarume vedu achisimudzira pfuti yake kune yakagadzirira, uye pasina mubvunzo vamwe vakaita zvimwechetezvo-asi mukuru wedu akadanidzira, "Bata moto wako." Akabva abuda ndokuenda kundosangana nevaJalimane nehafu. Takavanzwa vachitaura, uye maminetsi mashomanana gare gare, mutungamiri akadzoka neshiri yeGermany mumuromo make!

"Takabvumirana kuti hapazovi nekupura pamberi pe pakati peusiku mangwana," akadaro. "Asi vatumwa vanofanira kuramba vari pabasa, uye imi mose, rambai makamuka."

Pasi pose, tinogona kuita mapoka evanhu vaviri kana vatatu vanotanga kubva mumatanda uye vachiuya kwatiri. Zvadaro vamwe vedu takanga tichikwira kunze zvakare, uye mumaminetsi akawanda, ikoko taive muNo Man's Land, pamusoro pezana zana masoja nevatungamiriri vari kumativi ose, tichizunungusa maoko nevarume tanga tichiedza kuuraya maawa mashomanana kare!

Pasina nguva refu bhenzi yakavakwa, uye kwakapoteredza isu takavhengana-British khaki neGerman grey. Ndinofanira kutaura, maGermany aive akapfeka zvakanakisisa, ane junifomu itsva yezororo.

Varume vedu chete ndivo vaiziva chiJerman, asi vazhinji vevaGermany vaiziva Chirungu. Ndakabvunza mumwe wavo kuti nei zvakadaro.

"Nokuti vazhinji vakashanda muEngland!" Akadaro. "Pamberi peizvi zvose, ndaive mudzidzisi paImba Cecil. Zvichida ndakamirira patafura yako! "

"Zvichida wakaita!" Ndakati, kuseka.

Akandiudza kuti akanga ane musikana muLondon uye kuti hondo yakakanganisa zvirongwa zvavo zvokuroora. Ndakamuudza, "Usanetseka. Tichaita kuti iwe urove naIsita, saka iwe unogona kudzoka uye unoroora musikana. "

Akaseka panguva iyoyo. Akabva akumbira kana ndikamutumira kadikiti yaaizondipa gare gare, uye ndakavimbisa kuti ndaizoda.

Mumwe weGerman akanga ari porter kuVictoria Station. Akandiratidza mufananidzo wemhuri yake zvakare kuMunich. Hanzvadzi yake yehanzvadzi yakanga yakanakisisa zvikuru, ndakati ndinoda kuonana naye rimwe zuva. Akapenya uye akati aizoda izvozvo zvikuru uye akandipa kero yeimba yake.

Kunyange avo vasingakwanisi kutaurirana vaigona kugadzirisa zvipo-fodya dzedu dzemidzanga yavo, yeti yedu yekhofi yavo, yedu yemakondohwe yemakisi avo. Mabheji uye mabhokoni kubva mujunifomu akachinja vadzidzisi, uye mumwe wevashandi vedu akafamba nechokufukidzika chine tsvina! Ini ini ndakatengesa jackknife kwechikwata chematehwe echikwata-chiyeuchidzo chakanaka chakaratidza pandinoenda kumba.

Mapepanhau akachinjawo maoko, uye maGermany akachema nokuseka kwedu. Vakatitsigira kuti France yakapera uye Russia inenge yava kuda kurohwa zvakare. Takavaudza kuti zvakanga zvisina maturo, uye mumwe wavo akati, "Zvakanaka, iwe unotenda mapepanhau ako uye tichatenda isu."

Zviri pachena kuti vanoreva nhema-asi mushure mekunge vasangana nevarume ava, ndinoshamisika kuti mapepa edu ave echokwadi sei. Aya haasi "vagari vemasimba" takaverenga zvakanyanya pamusoro. Ivo varume vane dzimba uye mhuri, tariro nekutya, mitemo uye, hongu, rudo rwemu nyika. Mune mamwe mazwi, varume vakaita sesu. Sei tichiendeswa kutenda zvimwe?

Sezvazvaikura zvakaderera, dzimwe nziyo shomanana dzaitengeserana mumoto, uye ipapo vose vakazvibatanidza-nokuti handisi kureva nhema kwamuri- "Auld Lang Syne." Zvadaro takaparadzana nezvivimbiso zvekusanganazve mangwana, uye kunyange dzimwe hurukuro mutambo wemutambo.

Ndakanga ndangotanga kudzokera kumatope apo mumwe muGermany akwegura akabata ruoko rwangu. "Mwari wangu," akadaro, "sei isu tisingakwanisi kuva norugare uye vose vanoenda kumusha?"

Ndakamuudza zvinyoro, "Kuti iwe unofanira kubvunza mambo wako."

Akatarira kwandiri ipapo, achitsvaga. "Zvichida, shamwari yangu. Asi zvakare tinofanira kubvunza mwoyo yedu. "

Uye saka, hanzvadzi inodikanwa, ndiudze, pane imwe nguva yakambove yeErisimasi yakadaro muzvakaitika kare? Uye zvinorevei zvinoreva, kushamwaridzana uku kusingaiti kwevavengi?

Nokuti kurwisana pano, hongu, zvinoreva kusuruvara zvishoma. Vanhu vakanaka avo varwi vangadaro, asi vanotevera mirairo uye tinoita zvakafanana. Kunze kwekuti, isu tiri pano kuti tisiye hondo yavo uye titumire kumba, uye hatina kumbokwanisa kupikisa basa iro.

Kunyange zvakadaro, munhu haagoni kubatsira kubatsira kufungidzira zvingaitika kana mweya unoratidzwa pano wakabatwa nemarudzi enyika. Zvechokwadi, kukakavadzana kunofanira kubuda nguva dzose. Asi zvakadini kana vatungamiri vedu vaizopa zvidikaniso zvakanaka munzvimbo yekunyeverwa? Nziyo dziri munzvimbo ye slurs? Inopinda munzvimbo yekuzvidzivirira? Ko vose havangagari pakarepo here?

Marudzi ose anoti vanoda rugare. Asi pamusi weKrisimasi mangwanani, ndinoshamisika kana tichida chaizvo.

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Chero yeKrisimasi ye1914 yakadanwa naArthur Conan Doyle "chiitiko chimwe chevanhu pakati pematambudziko ose." Ndicho chimwe chezviitiko zvinoshamisa zvikuru zveHondo Yenyika I pamwe pamwe nezvose zvehondo. Kufuridzira zvose zvirikurumbira nziyo uye nhepfenyuro, yakatsungirira semufananidzo weArchetypal werugare.

Kutanga mune dzimwe nzvimbo musi weKrisimasi uye kune vamwe musi weKrisimasi, mutongo wakavharwa kusvika kune zvikamu zviviri kubva muzvitatu zveBritish-German mberi, neFrance neBelgium zvakare. Zviuru zvemauto zvakabatanidzwa. Munzvimbo dzakawanda yakatora neBoinging Day (December 26), uye mune imwe nguva kusvika pakati paJanuary. Zvichida zvakanyanya kufadza, zvakakura pasina chekutanga asi zvakasimuka munzvimbo imwe neimwe zvisinganzwisisiki uye zvakasununguka.

Asina maturo uye mavara sezvakaitwa nharo, pane izvo zvakagutsikana kuti hazvina kumboitika-kuti chinhu ichocho chakaitwa. Vamwe vakatenda kuti zvakaitika asi kuti nyaya dzakadzingwa. Handizvo ndezvechokwadi. Kunyange zvazvo zvinyorwa zvakadhindwa muGermany, chibvumirano chakaitwa kwemasvondo kwemavhiki mumapepanhau eBritain, ane tsamba dzakabudiswa nemifananidzo kubva kumasoja ari mberi. Mune imwe nyaya, nhepfenyuro yemazuva ekurwisana kweGermany inogona kugovera nzvimbo nemufananidzo wemasoja eBritain neGermany akabatana pamwe chete, zvigaro zvavo uye helmete zvakatsinhanana, vachinyemwerera nokuda kwekhamera.

Vanyori vezvakaitika kare, kune rumwe rutivi, havana kuratidza kufarira kwakanyanya mukuparara kwekusaziva kwehukama. Pakave nekungodzidza zvakajeka kwechiitiko chacho: Krisimasi Truce, rakanyorwa naMalcolm Brown naShirley Seaton, Secker & Warburg, London, 1984 - shamwari yevhoriyamu yezvinyorwa zvevanyori zveBBC zva1981, Rugare muNyika Yevanhu. Bhuku rino rine nhamba huru yezvinyorwa zvekutanga-kubva kune tsamba uye diaries. Zvinenge zvose zvinotsanangurwa mumagwaro angu ezvinyorwa zvinotorwa kubva munhoroondo idzi-kunyange ini ndakasimbisa dhiyabhorosi zvishoma nokusarudza, kuronga, nekugadzirisa.

Mutsamba yangu, ndakaedza kupikisa maonero maviri akavanzika evhangeri. Chimwe ndechokuti mauto mashoma chete aipindira mazviri, asi mahofisi anopikisa. (Vashomanana vashoma vaipikisa, uye vazhinji vakatora chikamu.) Chimwe ndechokuti hapana rumwe rutivi rwakanga rwuchida kudzokera kurwisana. (Mauto akawanda, kunyanya British, French, neBelgium, akaramba akatsunga kurwisana nekukunda.)

Zvinosuruvarisa, iniwo ndaifanira kusiya Mhemberero dzeMusi weKrisimasi yebhola-kana bhora, sezvakadanwa muUnited States-kazhinji inonyengedzwa nekutaura. Ichokwadi ndechokuti nzvimbo yeNo Man's Land haina kutonga mitambo yakasununguka-kunyange zvazvo vamwe varwi vakagadzirira vachipoteredza bhora uye nguva dzekutsvaga nzvimbo.

Imwe pfungwa yemanyepo pamusoro penyaya yacho yakaitwa kunyange nemasoja akawanda akanga aripo: kuti yakanga yakasiyana mune zvakaitika. Kunyange zvazvo Krisimasi Truce ndiyo muenzaniso mukuru wemhando dzayo, maitiro asina kukodzera aive ave nguva refu yehondo. Munguva yeAmerica Civil War, somuenzaniso, Rebels neYankees vakatengesa fodya, kofi, nemapepanhau, vaifamba murugare kumativi akatarisana ehova, uye kunyange vakaunganidza mazai machena pamwe chete. Mamwe madzoro ekunzwira tsitsi aigara achijaira pakati pemasoja akatumirwa kuhondo.

Zvechokwadi, zvose zvakashanduka munguva dzemazuva ano. Mazuva ano, mauto anouraya pamakwikwi makuru, kazhinji nechisimba chebhodhi uye kuona pane kombiyuta. Kunyange apo masoja anouya chiso nechiso, mitauro yavo uye tsika dzinowanzosiyana zvakadai sekuita kuti ushamwari huve nyore.

Aiwa, hatifaniri kutarisira kuona imwe Krisimasi Truce. Asi zvakadaro izvo zvakaitika paKrisimasi iyo ye1914 inogona kukurudzira vanyaradzi vezuva ranhasi-nokuti, iko nguva dzose, nguva yakanakisisa yekuita runyararo ndeye nguva refu mauto asati aenda kuhondo.