Lokho Abantu Abakucabangayo Ngathi

Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-l970, ngangiseRussia, ngaleso sikhathi eyayiyingxenye yeSoviet Union. Ngangihamba ngebhasi nabavakashi baseSwitzerland baseJalimane, futhi okuwukuphela kwegama engangingalisho ngesiSwiss German kwakungu “halbi nooni,” okusho u-8: 30, futhi kwakuyisikhathi lapho sasigibela khona ibhasi njalo ekuseni.

Lapho sifika emngceleni waseRussia, lonke ibhasi labanjwa amahora amathathu ngoba ngangifunda ikhophi yeNewsweek, futhi yayihlanganisa nekhathuni likaBrezhnev – uma ngikhumbula kahle– ngigibele ibhomu. Ukuxokozela kwamaphoyisa asemngceleni kuhlole lo khathuni ngokungathi sína okuphikisayo, futhi ekugcineni wangiphuca iNewsweek lami, wangikhakhabisa, futhi wasivumela ukuba singene ezweni.

Abantu abasha baseRussia engihlangane nabo babedinwe becindezelwa izimpilo zabo. Bangigijimela, bangibuza ukuthi bangayithenga yini ijean yami. Bengizobopheka ngenjabulo, ngaphandle kokuthi ngabe nginqunu ezitaladini zaseMoscow. Omunye wabo wangincenga ukuba ngihlangane naye ebusuku, epaki lendawo, lapho ezizwa ephephile emehlweni ezinhloli futhi wangitshela ukuthi ulusizi kangakanani.

“Mhlawumbe ngolunye usuku ungavakashela iMelika,” ngamtshela.

"Angisoze ngaya eMelika," esho. “Imindeni yabantu iyabalahla uma bengenawo umsebenzi noma imali. Bahlala ezitaladini. Abasenamakhaya. Kufanele bacele imali yokudla. Angikwazanga ukubekezelela ukukubona lokho. ”

Ngangimangele. Ngangiqala ngqa ukuhlangana nomuntu owayethuswa ukungalingani komphakathi waseMelika, futhi engafuni ukuvakashela.

Eminyakeni edlule, ngahlangana nabanye abenqaba ukuvakashela izwe lakithi. Bethuke kakhulu ngenxa yezimpi zethu zokuziphatha okubi zakwamanye amazwe, futhi bebengafuni ukunika imali izivakashi ukuxhasa ubuqili obonakalisayo.

Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ngihlangane nabantu emazweni ahlukahlukene njengeWales, iTurkey, iSwitzerland, iFrench Polynesia, neChile abenqaba ukuya ogwini lwethu. Ngihlala ngizama ukubatshela ukuthi imangalisa kanjani iMelika, inezici ezahlukahlukene, futhi inkulu kangakanani iMelika, nokuthi bangathola imiphefumulo enomndeni ezizwa ngendlela ezizwa ngayo, futhi engathanda ukuhlangana nayo. Kepha angikwazi ukuphikisana nalokho okubenza bafune ukugwema ukuza lapha: udlame eMelika. Bayesaba ukuhamba ebusuku, babulawe, babe yisibalo ebudloveni bezibhamu obucindezele isizwe sakithi. Abaqondi ukuthi kungani abantu bedinga izibhamu, noma ukuphatha izikhali ezicashile. Badidekile ukuthi zingaki izigidi zezibhamu ezisakazwayo, nokuthi kulula kanjani ukuzithenga. Bayesaba. Wethuke nje impela. Bangavele bakhumbule amadolobha ethu amahle, imvelo ebabazekayo, amapulazi, amanxiwa asendulo, izilwandle, amachibi nabantu abanobungane kunokuzibeka engozini yokuhlukunyezwa.

“Thina besilisa singabebutho. Sigcina izibhamu ekhaya. Kodwa asinanto efana nodlame lwakho, ”kusho indoda yaseSwitzerland.

Ngichithe izinsuku eziningi ngicabanga ukuthi yini esingayenza, njengabantu abathanda ukuthula, ukuguqula izinto eMelika — hhayi ukuheha izivakashi, kodwa ukuhlala ngokuphepha nangokuvikelekile. Angizanga nalutho oluphathekayo kuze kube yilapho mina nomyeni wami uPaul siqala ukubuka amafilimu amadala kuNetflix ebusuku. Kungitholile ukuthi luncane kakhulu udlame emafilimini. Abantu babephikisana futhi behleka, babelalela noma bekhohlisa, bethandwa, bezondwa, belwa, bencintisana, futhi benza zonke ezinye izinto ezenziwa ngabantu, kepha bebonke bebengaxazululi izinkinga zabo ngezikhali, futhi bebengagawuli abantu. Lapho kunodlame, kwakungeyona into engadingekile futhi ecacile.

Kwakuhluke kakhulu emidlalo yaseshashalazini. Cishe yonke inqola yamafilimu ibinemisindo eshaywayo eshaywayo, ukusikeka nezibhamu, izibhamu, ukubulala, igazi, izinsongo, ukudubula, ukuqhuma nokunye okuningi okufanayo. Sekuyiminyaka, nginqaba ukubona amafilimu kaQuentin Tarantino, ngokwesibonelo. Lokho akwenzayo kuyingozi: ubhangqa amahlaya nodlame. Njengokuhlekisa ukudubula nokubulala. Kungumdlalo. Kuyinto ukuzijabulisa. I-Star Wars igcwele kakhulu ngokudubula nokuqhuma okuthi ngemuva kwesikhashana ungaze usho ukuthi ngubani ohlasela obani, futhi ngasiphi isizathu. Amafilimu ezingane agcwele udlame.

Ngacabanga ngendlela ukubhema okwakuvame ngayo cishe kuwo wonke amafilimu. Kwakupholile ukukhanyisa. Kwabe sekungapholi. Ingcindezi yafakwa eHollywood nabenzi bamafilimu ukuthi bangabi nezinkanyezi ezibhemayo. Futhi uqagele ini? Kuyaqabukela ukubona izinkanyezi ezibhemayo manje. Futhi ukubhema kuvinjelwe ezindaweni zokudlela nasezindaweni zomphakathi.

Kungani singenzi into efanayo ngezibhamu? Faka ingcindezi engapheli kulabo abakhiqiza isiko lethu — amafilimu, i-TV, umculo. Yenza izibhamu nobudlova kungapholi. Khombisa ukuvela kwezimo zabantu nokungezwani, futhi ukwenze lokho ngokucabanga, kunokusebenzisa izinqumo ezivilaphayo ezincike ezikhalini. Yenza igazi lingabi mnandi kakhulu. Yenza ukubulala kube yinto ethusayo, hhayi umdlalo.

Uma siduba amafilimu anobudlova ngokungadingekile, imibukiso ye-TV, nomculo, singaba nomthelela ezimbonini ezakha imibono yethu yamasiko. Sibamba ukwesekwa kwethu namadola ethu. Uma amanani ethu anda, singaba nomthelela omubi kwezomnotho ezinkampanini eziqeda udlame lwezocansi.

Uma singenzi lutho, siyingxenye yenkinga.

Ngiyethemba ukuthi ngelinye ilanga, labo abesaba ukuza kuleli bangajabula kunokwethuka, futhi bangathola iMelika enobubele, enomusa, enakekelayo, futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, ephephile.

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Izithombe zikaPaul Ross.

UJudith Fein ngumbhali wezokuvakasha wamazwe omhlaba, umbhali, isikhulumi, kanye nomholi weworkshop kwesinye isikhathi othatha abantu ohambweni olungajwayelekile. Iwebhusayithi yakhe ithi: www.GlobalAdventure.us