Bengihlala ngithanda izindaba lapho kuvela khona amaqhawe ansuku zonke. Kungaba i-corny encane. Kepha iqiniso ukuthi ukuthola indaba lapho ungazifaka ezicathulweni zalowomuntu ohlukile ngokweqiniso, obhekene nonya, ukugxeka, ukuhlukunyezwa, noma yiluphi uhlobo lobubi obukhona njengamafuphi, kugcina njengokucabanga ukuhlangana okujabulisayo nezincwadi.
UNuria yiqhawekazi lale noveli. Owesifazane onezinkinga zemibhalo obonakala ethola isiteshi esihle njengombhali wohlelo lomsakazo. Ngesikhathi esebenza kanjalo, kufika isikhathi lapho azi ngamacala athile onya olukhethekile.
Uyalikhumbula icala le-thalidomide? Ngikholwa ukuthi iqembu elikhulu lezingane ezineminyaka engama-60 omama balo abathathe lo muthi ukukhulisa uNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi yiziphi izici zofuzo zezingane ezisabandakanyeka ezinkantolo.
Into ye-thalidomide ivela ngoba uNuria, umlingiswa oyinhloko, uyalazi udaba lomlaleli ofuna ukuveza izimo ezihlasimulisayo ezizungeze ezinye izingane ezizalwe zinokukhubazeka. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho leli qhawekazi ligcina khona ukukhipha ukwesaba lalo bese linquma ukulusukumela lolu daba.
Indaba enjalo ikhuthaza isenzo, ukuvukela ukungabi nabuntu. Njengenjwayelo, umzabalazo womuntu wokulwa nohlelo ufana nalowo kaDavid uma uqhathanisa noGoliyathi. Kuphela, ngaphandle kokuthi imiBhalo Engcwele ayikaze ikutshele lokho, uGoliyati uhlale eyisilo esinamandla esingakuchoboza ngonyawo olulodwa.
Uphenyo lukaNuria luphenduka indlela eyingozi eqinisweni engamyisa phambili. Ungahamba ibanga elingakanani, izingozi ezizomkhathaza ekuhambeni kwakhe ngakunye. Isakhiwo sifinyelela ngokushesha okukhulu lapho umfundi ejuluka iconsi lamafutha enethemba lokuthi konke kuhamba kahle.
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