Ndihlala ndiwathanda amabali apho kuvela amaqhawe emihla ngemihla. Isenokuba yicorny encinci. Kodwa inyani kukuba ukufumana ibali apho unokuzibeka khona ezicathulweni zalowo mntu ubalaseleyo, ojamelene nenkohlakalo, ukugxeka, ukuphathwa gadalala, naluphi na uhlobo lobubi obukhoyo ngokufutshane, uphela uthatha ukudibana konwabile noncwadi.
UNuria ligorha lale noveli. Umfazi onenkxalabo ngoncwadi obonakala ngathi ufumana ijelo elikhulu njengombhali wenkqubo kanomathotholo. Ngexesha lokudlala kwakhe enjalo, kuye kufike ixesha laxa ezazi iimeko ezithile zenkohlakalo ekhethekileyo.
Uyalikhumbula ityala le-thalidomide? Ndicinga ukuba iqela elikhulu labantwana abakwi-60s yabo oomama babo bathathe eliyeza ukunyusa uThixo uyazi ukuba yeyiphi imiba yemfuza yabantwana esabandakanyekayo ezinkundleni.
Into ye-thalidomide iza ngenxa yokuba uNuria, umlinganiswa ophambili, uyayazi imeko yomphulaphuli ofuna ukuveza iimeko ezimanyumnyezi ezijikeleze abanye abantwana abazelwe benesiphene. Kungalo mzuzu xa i-heroine igqiba ukuphalaza uloyiko lwayo kwaye ithathe isigqibo sokuthatha amanyathelo ngalo mbandela.
Ibali elinje likhuthaza isenzo, ukuvukela ukungabinabuntu. Njengamaxesha onke, umzabalazo womntu ngokuchasene nenkqubo ufana nokaDavid ngokuchasene noGoliyati. Kuphela, nangona iZibhalo Ezingcwele zingazange ziyixelele, uGoliyati usoloko eyingxilimbela enamandla enokukutyumza ngonyawo olunye.
Uphando lukaNuria lujika lube yingozi kwinyaniso enokumsa phambili. Ukuya kude kangakanani, iingozi eziza kumkhathaza kuyo yonke intshukumo yakhe. Eli yelenqe lifikelela kwangoko kwinqanaba lokungakhathali apho umfundi ejulisa ukuhla ngamanqatha enethemba lokuba yonke into ihamba kakuhle.
Ngokusengqiqweni, akunakuthethwa ukuba eli bali liphela kakuhle okanye kakubi. Into endiyilindeleyo ukuyithetha kukuba inesiphelo esihle.
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