Dzheyms Oldridzh, "inch yokugqibela". indaba isishwankathelo

J .. Aldridge "I Inch sokugqibela" ibhalwe ngendlela eqhelekileyo kuye. Umbhali ukholelwa ukuba eyona nto iphambili ukuba umdali umsebenzi - ukutyhila umntu ekwenzeka ngayo, ukubamba umzuzu xa abantwana ndobuyela nabafana kunye namabhinqa. Yaye waphumelela. Xa ukulandisa kwakhe, akazange nje wasithatha mzuzu mfo omdala, ehambelana-mngeni onzima, kodwa ibonisa indlela kunyaka elinambini ubudala ngokungummangaliso wathabatha amandla uhlobo kayise.

J .. Aldridge, "The Last Inch". Ushwankathelo: isifundo sokuqala

nyaka elishumi elinesibini ubudala Davy wafika-moya encinane noyise, obefudula wenqwelo-moya, kwi linonxweme eyintlango umYiputa. Ben waphelelwa ngumsebenzi wakhe, kodwa ngumfazi wayo ndikuqhelile ubomi obutofotofo, ekunokufuneka uzihlawule ngenxa endlini eCairo kunye nezinye iinkonzo ezininzi, kwanyanzeleka ukuba ahlale kwishishini elingenisa kodwa yingozi - kutolwe ookrebe phantsi kwamanzi. Lo moya lawela, uyise ngexesha elifanayo wamnika unyana wakhe izifundo wakhe wokuqala obu buchule. Wafundisa ukuba kumele kube intshi ezintandathu, kungekho ngaphezulu, kungekho ngaphantsi xa lihlala umgama emhlabeni. Enyanisweni, uBen akazange ukucinga ukuba lo sifundo kungekudala nyana iluncedo kakhulu.

J .. Aldridge, "The Last Inch". Into eyenzeka kweli bali: abalimele uyise

UBen wayelungiselela bhanya ye ikhamera bhanyabhanya kunye sasiqubha. wayekhathazekile, kuya kuba lula ukuba ukususa bracken enkulu kunye ukrebe-cat. UBen wathabatha isithiyiselo inyama amahashe, nezinamathele emanzini. Sharks, Kakade ke, watsiba lilo, yaba ukudubula ngempumelelo. Kwaye kuphela ngoku, Ben waphawula ukuba igazi loo nyama, waluqaba izandla zakhe kunye nesifuba. Kodwa kakhulu emva kwexesha; ayeya ngqo shark ikati. Yambamba ngesandla sokunene, wahamba ukuya ekhohlo. Ngokungummangaliso, Ben wakwazi tyhala imilenze irhamncwa uphume phezu kwentlabathi. Elunxwemeni yena andabikho zingqondweni.

J .. Aldridge, "The Last Inch". Into eyenzeka kweli bali: ivili lokuqhuba ezandleni zomntwana

UBen weza emhlabeni waza wabuza lo mfana ukuba uhlukane ihempe yakhe, wabopha izandla zakhe sokunene uqhelile esishiyiweyo iqatha lenyama. Kunye nokopha iinyawo. ukwazi uyise ka-esoloko wayetshona zisabonakala. Xana aa ingqalelo iintsalela bezimpi ahlangule Davie. Inkwenkwe bamthwala iqela kayise, kodwa abazi ukuba yena uya kufuneka uhlale emva ivili lokuqhuba. Ben ucela unyana wakhe netawuli ukuze yitsale moya,-Ezeli emnyango ekunene kwaye nsinya kuyo elorini. Kwaba kuphela urhano ngekroba umphefumlo Davy: kutheni uyise akazange ahlale yi umqhubi. Ben waxelela lo mfana ukuba kwakuza kufuneka agcine i-moya ngokwabo, kuphela emva kokuba bobabini sangena kuyo. Yena unika imiyalelo unyana wakhe ukuba indlela yokukhulisa i moya. A umoya onamandla intsonkothile kakhulu imeko yabo. Lo moya wazamazama, uyise kwafuneka ukuba ukukhwaza. amehlo le nkwenkwe baba ngokubanzi kunye ngesothuso, kodwa ukuthanda kayise, isibindi sakhe, baza bathunyelwa unyana wakhe, yena akazange kukhululwa ezandleni kwivili lokuqhuba.

J .. Aldridge, "The Last Inch". Into eyenzeka kweli bali: I kwendiza moya

Xa befika indlela moya, ukuba phantse mnyama. Indawo nomhlaba wathinjwa kodwa lucky - moya enkulu waqala ngoko nangoko. Dodging kuye, Davy waphulukana isantya. Kuyingozi kakhulu. Yena uza ubomi ukwahlula yokugqibela kunye nokufa. Kweli nqanaba, uyise ndalila, ukulahlekelwa nephuku. Kodwa ke umfana yakwazi nomhlaba ngempumelelo-moya. UBen wazinza kwaye waziva ukuba uza kuphila.

A ulande olufutshane: Aldridge, "The Last Inch". alulame kayise

Ngenxa amandla, intando lokuphila kunye nesakhono koogqirha zaseYiputa, Ben waya phezu namaKaledi. Davy waya kubona uyise, landibuza ukuba mkhulu na. Lo mfana unqwale kuphela impendulo. Enyanisweni, ukuba ndicinge ngako, nto akazange ashiye eyoyikekayo amava. Ke kaloku uBhen wayesazi xa Davey ekhula, uya kuba nebhongo izenzo zabo kwaye uya kuzithemba nangakumbi ngayo ubomi bakho.