NguHelen Keller
Okokuqala, nginegama engingalisho kubangane bami abahle, abahleli, nakwabanye abashukumiseleka ukungizwela. Abanye abantu badabukile ngoba bacabanga ukuthi ngisezandleni zabantu abangathembekile abangikhohlisayo futhi bangenza ngiphakamise izimbangela ezingathandeki futhi bangenze ngibe ngumlomo wenkulumo-ze yabo. Manje, ake kuqondwe unomphela ukuthi angifuni isihawu sabo; Bengingeke ngishintshe izindawo ngomunye wabo. Ngiyazi ukuthi ngikhuluma ngani. Imithombo yami yolwazi yinhle futhi inokwethenjelwa njenganoma yimuphi omunye umuntu. Nginamaphepha nomagazini abavela eNgilandi, eFrance, eJalimane nase-Austria engikwazi ukuzifundela. Akubona bonke abahleli engihlangane nabo abangakwenza lokho. Abaningi babo kufanele bathathe isandla sabo sesibili saseFrance nesiJalimane. Cha, ngeke ngibabukele phansi abahleli. Bayisigaba esisebenza ngokweqile, esingaqondakali kahle. Bayeke bakhumbule, noma kunjalo, ukuthi uma ngingawuboni umlilo ekugcineni kogwayi wabo, abakwazi nokufaka inaliti ebumnyameni. Konke engikucelayo, bahlonishwa, kuyinsimu efanelekile futhi akunamusa. Ngingene ekulweni nokulungela nokuphikisana nohlelo lomnotho esiphila ngaphansi kwalo. Kufanele kube yimpi kuze kube sekugcineni, futhi angibuzi ikota.
Ikusasa lomhlaba lihlala ezandleni zaseMelika. Ikusasa laseMelika lihlala ngemuva kwamadoda nabesifazane abasebenza nge-80,000,000 kanye nezingane zabo. Sibhekane nobunzima obukhulu empilweni yethu kazwelonke. Abambalwa abathola inzuzo emisebenzini yabantu bafuna ukuhlela izisebenzi zibe yibutho elizovikela izithakazelo ze-capitalists. Uyanxuswa ukuba wengeze emithwalweni enzima oyibeke kakade umthwalo webutho elikhulu kanye nemikhumbi eminingi yempi. Kusemandleni akho ukwenqaba ukuthwala izikhali kanye ne-fear-noughts nokuxubha imithwalo yemithwalo yemithwalo yempahla, futhi, njenge-limousines, i-yachts ye-steam nezindawo zezwe. Awudingi ukwenza umsindo omkhulu mayelana nawo. Ngokuthula kanye nesithunzi sabadali ungakwazi ukuqeda izimpi kanye nenqubo yobugovu nokuxhaphazwa okubangela izimpi. Konke okudingeka ukwenze ukuze ulethe le mpuquko enhle ukulungisa futhi ugoqe izingalo zakho.
Asilungiselele ukuvikela izwe lethu. Ngisho noma sasingenasibindi njengoba uCongress Gardner ethi thina, asikho izitha ezingenalutho ngokwanele ukuzama ukuhlasela i-United States. Inkulumo ngokuhlasela okuvela eJalimane naseJapane ayikho into engafanele. IJalimane igcwele izandla zayo futhi iyoba matasa ngezindaba zayo ngokwezizukulwane ezithile ngemva kwempi yaseYurophu.
Ngokulawulwa okugcwele kwe-Atlantic Ocean kanye nolwandle lwaseMedithera, abahlanganyeli abahluleka ukuhlala amadoda anele ngokwanele ukunqoba amaTurkey eGallipoli; bese behluleka futhi ukuhlasela ibutho eSalonica ngesikhathi sokuhlola ukuhlasela kweBulgaria eSerbia. Ukunqotshwa kweMelika ngamanzi kuyinkimbinkimbi eboshelwe kuphela abantu abangenalwazi namalungu e-Navy League.
Noma kunjalo, yonke indawo, sizwa ukwesaba kuthuthukiswa njengengxabano yezikhali. Kungikhumbuza inganekwane engiyifundile. Indoda ethile yathola isicathulo sehhashi. Umakhelwane wakhe waqala ukukhala nokukhala ngoba, njengoba asho ngokufanele, indoda ethola isicathulo sehhashi ngolunye usuku ingathola ihhashi. Lapho esesitholile isicathulo, angamfaka isicathulo. Ingane kamakhelwane ngelinye ilanga ingasondela eduze kwezihogo zehhashi ukuze ikhahlelwe, ife. Akungabazeki ukuthi le mindeni yomibili yayiyoxabana futhi ilwe, futhi izimpilo eziningana ezibalulekile zazizolahleka ngokuthola isicathulo sehhashi. Uyazi impi yokugcina ebesinayo sivele sithathe iziqhingi ezithile ePacific Ocean okungenzeka ngolunye usuku kube yimbangela yengxabano phakathi kwethu neJapan. Ngincamela ukulahla lezo ziqhingi njengamanje bese ngikhohlwa ngazo kunokuya empini ukuzigcina. Ubungeke?
I-Congress ayilungiselele ukuvikela abantu base-United States. Luhlela ukuvikela inhloko yabalingisi baseMelika nabatshalizimali eMexico, eNingizimu Melika, eChina nasezilwandle zasePhilippine. Ngokusobala lokhu kulungiselelwa kuzozuzisa abakhiqizi bemishini kanye nemishini yempi.
Kuze kube muva nje bekukhona ukusetshenziswa e-United States ngemali ethathwe kubasebenzi. Kepha abasebenzi baseMelika baxhashazwa cishe kuze kube semkhawulweni manje, futhi izinsizakusebenza zethu zikazwelonke sezibekelwe konke. Noma kunjalo inzuzo iqhubeka nokuqongelela imali entsha. Imboni yethu echumayo emisebenzini yokubulala igcwalisa amagumbi amabhange aseNew York ngegolide. Futhi idola elingasetshenziswanga ukwenza isigqila somuntu othile alifezi inhloso yalo kuhlelo lobungxiwankulu. Lelo dola kumele litshalwe eNingizimu Melika, eMexico, eChina noma ePhilippines.
Kwakungeyona ngozi ukuthi i-Navy League yavela phambili ngesikhathi esifanayo iNational City Bank yaseNew York yasungula igatsha eBuenos Aires. Akuyona nje into eyenzekayo ukuthi izihlobo eziyisithupha zebhizinisi zikaJP Morgan ziyizikhulu zezokuvikela. Futhi ithuba alizange lisho ukuthi uMeya uMitchel kufanele akhethe iKomiti Yezokuphepha amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezimele ingxenye yesihlanu yengcebo ye-United States. La madoda afuna ukutshala izimali zabo zangaphandle.
Yonke impi yanamuhla iye yaba nempande ekusebenziseni. Impi Yomphakathi yabelwa ukuba inqume ukuthi ngabe izigqila zaseNingizimu noma izindunankulu zaseNyakatho kufanele zixhase eNtshonalanga. Impi yaseSpain neMelika inqume ukuthi i-United States kufanele ixhase eCuba nasePhilippines. Impi yaseNingizimu Afrika inqume ukuthi abaseBrithani kufanele baxhase imayini ye-diamond. I-Russo-Japanese War yanquma ukuthi iJapane kufanele ixhase iKorea. Impi yamanje yanquma ukuthi ubani ozosebenzisa amaBalkans, Turkey, Persia, Egypt, India, China, Africa. Futhi sishaya inkemba yethu ukuze sibesabe abahlukumezi ukuba bahlanganyele nathi impango nathi. Manje, izisebenzi azithakazelanga ngokuphanga; ngeke bathole noma iyiphi yazo.
I-propagandists ekulungele inesinye into, futhi ebaluleke kakhulu. Bafuna ukunikeza abantu okuthile okuzocabanga ngakho ngaphandle kwesimo sabo esingajabuli. Bayazi ukuthi izindleko zokuphila ziphakeme kakhulu, inkokhelo iphansi, umsebenzi awuqinisekisiwe futhi kuyoba njalo uma isimemo se-European for ammunition siyeka. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kunzima kanjani futhi ngokungapheli abantu basebenza, kaningi abakwazi ukukhokhela ukunethezeka kokuphila; abaningi abakwazi ukuthola izidingo.
Njalo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa sinikezwa ukwesaba okusha kwempi ukuze sibolekise ngokoqobo enkulumweni yabo. Basibeke onqenqemeni lwempi ngeLusitania, iGulflight, i-Ancona, futhi manje bafuna ukuthi abantu abasebenzayo bajabule ngokucwila kwePheresiya. Isisebenzi asinandaba nanoma iyiphi yale mikhumbi. AmaJalimane angahle acwilise yonke imikhumbi oLwandle i-Atlantic kanye noLwandle iMedithera, futhi abulale abaseMelika ngawo wonke umuntu – umuntu osebenzayo waseMelika ubengeke abe nesizathu sokuya empini.
Yonke imishini yesistimu isetshenziswe. Ngaphezulu kwalesi sikhalazo kanye ne-din ye-protest evela kubasebenzi izwa izwi legunya.
Ithi: “Abangane, abantu esisebenza nabo, abashisekela izwe; izwe lakho lisengozini! Kukhona izitha kuzo zonke izinhlangothi zethu. Akukho lutho phakathi kwethu nezitha zethu ngaphandle koLwandlekazi iPacific nolwandle i-Atlantic. Bheka okwenzekile eBelgium. Cabanga ngesiphetho seSerbia. Ngabe uzokhononda ngemiholo ephansi lapho izwe lakho, inkululeko yakho, isengozini? Yiziphi izinsizi obekezelela zona uma uziqhathanisa nehlazo lokuba nebutho laseJalimane elinqobile ngomkhumbi i-East River? Yeka ukukhononda kwakho, ziba matasa futhi ulungiselele ukuvikela umlilo wakho nefulegi lakho. Thola ibutho, thola i-navy; zilungele ukuhlangabezana nabahlaseli njengabakhululekile abanezinhliziyo eziqotho. ”
Ingabe izisebenzi zingena kulolugibe? Ingabe bazokhohliswa futhi? Ngesaba kanjalo. Abantu bebelokhu bekwazi ukukhulumisana ngale ndlela. Izisebenzi ziyazi ukuthi azikho izitha ngaphandle kwamakhosi azo. Bayazi ukuthi amaphepha abo abazakhamuzi awunalo imvume yokuphepha kwabo noma abafazi babo nezingane zabo. Bayazi ukuthi ukuthukumeza okuqotho, ukuphikelela okuqhubekayo neminyaka yokuzikhandla kuyabanikela lutho olufanele ukubambelela, olufanele ukulwa. Noma kunjalo, ngokujulile ezinhliziyweni zabo zobuwula bakholelwa ukuthi banalo izwe. Owubuwula obuyizigqila!
Abahlakaniphileyo, phezulu ezindaweni eziphakemeyo bayazi ukuthi abasebenzi bayizingane futhi bayiziphukuphuku kangakanani. Bayazi ukuthi uma uhulumeni ebagqokisa okhakhi futhi ebanikeza isibhamu bese ebaqala ngebhendi yethusi futhi eqhweba nemigwaqo, bazophuma bayolwela izitha zabo ngobuqhawe. Bafundiswa ukuthi amadoda anesibindi afela ukuhlonishwa kwezwe lawo. Intengo engakanani okufanele uyikhokhe ngokukhipha – izimpilo zezigidi zezinsizwa; ezinye izigidi zikhubazekile futhi ziphuphuthekiswe impilo; ubukhona benziwa busabeka ezinye izigidi zabantu; impumelelo kanye nefa lezizukulwane zikhukhulwe ngomzuzwana – futhi akekho ongcono kulo lonke usizi! Lo mhlatshelo omubi ungaqondakala uma into oyifela uyibize ngokuthi izwe likondlile, lembathisiwe, lahlala futhi lakufudumeza, lafundisa futhi lazisa izingane zakho. Ngicabanga ukuthi abasebenzi yibona abangenabugovu kunabo bonke abantwana babantu; basebenza kanzima futhi baphilela ukufela izwe labanye abantu, imizwa yabanye abantu, inkululeko yabanye abantu nenjabulo yabanye abantu! Abasebenzi abanayo inkululeko yabo; kabakhululekile lapho bephoqeleka ukuthi basebenze amahora ayishumi nambili noma ayishumi noma ayisishiyagalombili ngosuku. kabakhululekile uma begula kanzima ngenxa yokukhandleka kwabo okukhandlayo. Abakhululekile lapho izingane zabo kufanele zisebenze ezimayini, emigodini nasemafemini noma zibulawa yindlala, nalapho abesifazane babo bengaqhutshwa ubumpofu baye ezimpilweni zehlazo. Abakhululekile uma beboshwe ngamakilabhu futhi bevalelwa emajele ngoba batelekela ukunyuselwa amaholo nobulungiswa obuyilungelo labo njengabantu.
Asikho mahhala ngaphandle kokuthi amadoda ahlela futhi asebenzise imithetho abonisa izithakazelo zempilo yabantu futhi akekho enye inzalo. Ukuvotela akukwenzi umuntu okhululekile ngaphandle kwesigqila somholo. Akukaze kube khona isizwe samahhala nesezintando yeningi ezweni. Kusukela esikhathini esedlule amadoda amlandela ngokuthembeka okuyizimpumputhe amadoda anamandla ayephethe amandla nemali. Ngisho ngenkathi izinqola zempi ziphakanyisiwe ngabafileyo bazo zenze umhlaba webabusi futhi ziphangiwe izithelo zomsebenzi wazo. Bakhele izindlu zamakhosi namapiramidi, amathempeli namakhreditherals abengazange abe nesikhungo sangempela senkululeko.
Njengoba impucuko ikhulile ngokwengeziwe izisebenzi ziye zaba yizigqila eziningi, kuze kube namuhla ziyingcosana kunezingxenye zemishini esebenzayo. Nsuku zonke babhekana nezingozi zomzila wesitimela, ibhuloho, isiteji esikhulu, isitimela sezimpahla, isitimela, isitokisi samatshe, umgodi wezinkuni kanye namaminithi. Ukugxuma nokuqeqesha emachwebeni, emigwaqweni yomgwaqo nasezindaweni zasemhlabeni naselwandle, bahambisa umgwaqo futhi badlulisele emhlabathini ukuya ezweni izinto eziyigugu ezenza sikwazi ukuphila. Futhi uyini umvuzo wabo? Umholo omncane, ngokuvamile ubuphofu, izindleko, intela, ukuzethemba kanye nezibonelelo zempi.
Uhlobo lokuzilungiselela okufunwa ngabasebenzi ukuhlela kabusha nokwakha kabusha impilo yabo yonke, okungakaze kuzanywe yizikhulu noma ohulumeni. AmaJalimane athola eminyakeni eyedlule ukuthi ayengakwazi ukukhulisa amasosha amahle emijondolo ngakho aqeda imijondolo. Babona ukuthi bonke abantu okungenani banezinto ezimbalwa ezibalulekile zempucuko - indawo yokuhlala esezingeni elifanele, imigwaqo ehlanzekile, ukudla okunempilo uma kuncane, ukunakekelwa okufanele kwezempilo kanye nokuvikelwa okufanele kwabasebenzi emsebenzini wabo. Leyo yingxenye encane nje yalokho okufanele kwenziwe, kepha yeka ukuthi isimanga kanjani leso sinyathelo esisodwa sokulungela okulungele iJalimane! Izinyanga eziyishumi nesishiyagalombili izigcine ikhululekile ekuhlaselweni ngenkathi iqhubeka nempi enwetshiwe yokunqoba, futhi amabutho ayo asephokophela ngamandla angapheli. Kungumsebenzi wakho ukuphoqelela lezi zinguquko ku-Administration. Makungabe kusaba khona ukukhuluma mayelana nokuthi yini uhulumeni angayenza noma angeke akwazi ukuyenza. Zonke lezi zinto zenziwe yizo zonke izizwe ezinempi ngesikhathi sempi esibi. Yonke imboni eyisisekelo iphethwe kangcono ngohulumeni kunangezinkampani ezizimele.
Kungumsebenzi wakho ukugxila esilinganisweni esengeziwe kakhulu. Kuyinto ibhizinisi lakho ukubona ukuthi akekho ingane eqashwe ekusungulweni kwezezimboni noma emayini noma esitolo, nokuthi akukho msebenzi ongenakudingeka engozini noma engozini. Kuyinto ibhizinisi lakho ukubenza bakunike amadolobha ahlanzekile, mahhala ngotshani, ukungcola nokuxubana. Yibhizinisi lakho ukubenza bakhokhele umholo ophilayo. Kuyinto yebhizinisi lakho ukubona ukuthi lolu hlobo lokulungela lwenziwa kuwo wonke umnyango esizweni, kuze kube yilapho wonke umuntu enelungelo lokuzalwa kahle, ophethwe kahle, owazi kahle, ohlakaniphile futhi osebenzayo ezweni ngezikhathi zonke.
Hamba ngokumelene nazo zonke izimiso nemithetho nezikhungo eziqhubeka nokuhlaba ukuthula kanye nemikhosi yempi. Hamba ngokumelene nempi, ngoba ngaphandle kwakho akukho izimpi zingalwa. Hamba ngokumelene nokukhiqizwa kwama-shrapnel kanye ne-gas amabhomu kanye nawo wonke amanye amathuluzi okubulala. Ukulwa nokulungela okusho ukufa nokuhlupheka ezigidini zabantu. Ungabi yisimungulu, izigqila ezilalelayo empini yokubhujiswa. Yiba ngamaqhawe ebuthweni ekwakhiweni.
Umthombo: UHelen Keller: Iminyaka Yakhe Yezenhlalakahle (Abahumushi Bezizwe Zonke, i-1967)
