Endikufundileyo kuBawo: Yiba nguMuphi

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Xa ndandisemncinci ekholejini, ndafaka isicelo senkqubo yokufunda "kude" eWashington, D.C. Ndandingafuni ukuya phesheya unyaka wonke. Njengokuba nabani na ondaziyo enokungqina, ndingumntu okhumbula ekhaya.

Isicelo sifuna ukuba udwelise ukhetho lwakho oluphezulu lwe-internship. Kwaye nangayiphi na into engama-20 kwikholeji encinci yobugcisa eyaziwayo iyayazi into afuna ukuyenza, bendisazi ukuba ndifuna ukubhala.

Umhlaba wemithombo yeendaba uhlala undonwabisa-ndikhule embindini wawo. Kubo bonke ubomi bam, utata wam usebenze kwi-CBS Boston-njengeyona ankile iphambili kuzo zombini iindaba zakusasa nezangokuhlwa zeTV, kwaye ngoku kwicandelo lophando lesikhululo. Amaxesha amaninzi, ndandihamba naye: ukuya kuNyaka oMtsha iimbumbulu ezihlala eCopley Square, kwiHolo yeSixeko yePatriots, iNkomfa yeSizwe yeDemokhrasi, kunye namatheko eKrisimesi kasodolophu. Ndiqokelele amaphepha akhe okushicilela.

Ke xa kwafika ixesha lokuba ndidwelise ukhetho lwam oluphezulu lomsebenzi, ndadwelisa IWashington Post kunye ne-CBS Washington. Andisoze ndilulibale udliwanondlebe. Umququzeleli ujonge ukhetho lwam kwaye wabuza, "Ngaba ngokwenene ufuna ukulandela ekhondweni likatatakho?"

Oko ndaqala umsebenzi wam wobuntatheli, utata ebesoloko engumnxeba wam wokuqala. Xa umsebenzi ongahlawulwanga wandishiya ndilila ngentsimbi ye-10: ". Xa ukungazi zonke iimpendulo ndisemncinci kwandenza ndingakhuselekanga: "Iminyaka yobudala ayinanto yakwenza nayo. Abadlali ababalaseleyo beHockey bahlala bebancinci. " Ukufika kwam eJFK ekubuyeni kwakhona ukusuka kuNxweme oluseNtshona ukuya kwibhetri yemoto efileyo kunye nemvula: "Lindela usomashishini. Udinga iintambo zeskipa." Xa ndibambekile emsebenzini ndamthiya: "Hamba emva koko ufuna." Xa ndandihleli ndisoyika kwindawo yokupaka ePennsylvania ndilinde ukudibana nayo Impilo YamadodaUmhleli oyintloko womsebenzi wam wokuqala kwiimagazini: "Ncuma. Mamela. Okuncinci kunoko. Mxelele ukuba uyafuna umsebenzi." Ndithe ndakufumana epokothweni eLondon egubungela iiOlimpiki: "Biza u-Amex-inkonzo yabo yabathengi iyamangalisa."(Yi.)

Kuyo yonke le minyaka, sitshintshile amabali: Ndimamele ndijonge ngamehlo amakhulu indlela aqhuba ngayo ukuya e-Rock Island, IL kwi-22 ngomsebenzi awayesazi ukuba ufanelekile; indlela awagxothwa ngayo kwisikhululo seendaba eMantla Carolina ngenxa yokwala ukulandela umgaqo-nkqubo awayesazi ukuba awukho mthethweni; indlela awadibana ngayo nomama udliwano-ndlebe noyise, iSenator yelizwe, kwibali leendaba eWestport, CT.

Undabele ngobulumko ngokuhlala kude nekhaya. Ndammisa kwi-Twitter (unabalandeli abaninzi kunam ngoku!) Kwaye ndade ndamfumana ukuba akhwele i-subway yaseNew York-kanye. Uyandinceda ukugqibezela amanqaku. Ndibukele ndisoyika njengoko egubungela amanye amabali amakhulu eBoston: i-FBI ibamba i-Whitey Bulger; iinqwelomoya ezasuka kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseLogan ngaloo ntsasa ngoSeptemba 2001; kwaye kutshanje, ii-ambulensi ezibalekela kwi-Mass General zisuka kwindawo ye-Boston Marathon. Sisele iibhotile ezininzi ezibomvu sithetha ngomzi-mveliso ekufeni-mhlawumbi kuyadika wonke umntu osingqongileyo ekufeni.

Emoyeni, izabelo zika "Big Joe" ziyahluka-uleqa abantu ezantsi ngeemakrofoni kwaye ufumanisa amabali omlingo athi asindise izikolo ezincinci zamaKatolika kubhengezo. Oogxa bakhe bancoma ubungcali bakhe-uphawu olwahlukileyo oluthathela ingqalelo ubuntatheli bophando abuhlali bushiya wonke umntu onwabile. Kwaye ukuhamba esixekweni, wonke umntu uyamazi. (Ndikhumbula ngokucacileyo edubula ephuma kwisilayidi samanzi ndisemncinci. Encumile ebusweni, emanzi tixi, wema kwimbonisi esezantsi. "Ndiza kukuxelela wonke umntu ukuba ndibone uJoe umfo weendaba esenza isilayidi esikhulu samanzi eBahamas, "yahleka le ndoda.)

Yilaa tata u-Joe-undifundise kakhulu. Ubesoloko engamandla endimele ndibalwe nawo ebomini bam. Kwiinkumbulo zam zokuqala, wayephambili kunye neziko: ukuqeqesha iqela lam lebhola ekhatywayo iiThunderbolts (kwaye ngenkuthalo ngokundinceda ndenze uvuyo); ukuqubha kwisihlenga kwiklabhu yethu yaselwandle yeCape Cod; kwiindawo zokuma eFenway zomdlalo wesine we-ALCS xa iSox ibetha iYankees. Ekholejini, sithumela i-imeyile kwidrafti zamabali am angeyonyani emva naphambili. Ndiza kumxelela ngabalinganiswa endibenzileyo, kwaye angandinceda nditshintshe imeko. Undifundise ukuba ngudade omdala ongcono, ukuba ulwe njani ne-AT & T-bahlala behlengahlengisa ityala lakho kunye nendlela yokonwaba ngezinto ezilula: uhamba ngeSitrato iBridge, ukubaluleka kosapho, ubuhle bokutshona kwelanga umgangatho, amandla encoko elungileyo.

Kodwa malunga nonyaka ophelileyo ngo-Septemba, yonke into yatshintsha: Umama uxelele utata ukuba ufuna ukuqhawula umtshato. Ulwalamano lwabo lwalungalunganga kangangeminyaka. Nangona singazange sithethe nyani ngayo, bendisazi. Ndikhumbula ndimi emhadini wethu ndibajonge efestileni bencokola, ndisiva ukuba ingqondo yam ililize.

Kum, utata wam wayengenakuqhekeka-umthombo wamandla endingenakuqala ukuwuchaza. Ndandikwazi ukumtsalela umnxeba ngayo nayiphi na ingxaki ehlabathini, yaye wayenokuyilungisa.

Okwangoku oqonda ukuba abazali bakho banokwaphuka-ngabantu bokwenene abaneengxaki zokwenyani-yinto enomdla. Imitshato iyasilela ngenxa yazo zonke iintlobo zezizathu. Andiyazi into yokuqala malunga nokuba kunjani ukuhlala nomntu omnye iminyaka engama-29, okanye ukuba loo manyano iphele kwikona yesitalato apho ukhulise khona usapho. Ngelixa ndizikhathaza ngokuzixhasa, andazi kwanto ngokuba nabantu abaxhomekeke kuwe-abakubiza ngexesha labo lokudinga.

Utata undifundisile ukuba 'ndingumphi.' Kwinyanga ephelileyo ngoMeyi, ngelinye lawona maxesha obundlobongela ebomini bakhe, wathabatha wafudukela kwidolophu entsha nodadewethu oneminyaka eli-17 ubudala. Uqhubeleka egqwesa kwikhondo alisebenzele ukugqibelela iminyaka engama-35 enoncumo ebusweni bakhe. Kwaye xa efika ekhaya, wenza ikhaya mna nabantwana basekhaya esithanda ukubuyela kulo. Namhlanje, ezinye zeencoko endizithandayo kunye naye zikhona: phezu kweglasi yeMalbec emva kokufika evela eManhattan.

Kodwa yiza ngoMvulo, xa umhlaba uphambana kwakhona, ngandlela thile usalifumana ixesha lokuphendula iifowuni zam (amaxesha amaninzi enegumbi leendaba elinengxolo ngasemva), aphelise ukukhathazeka kwam, andenze ndihleke, kwaye ndixhase iinjongo zam.

Andizange ndamkelwa kule nkqubo yoqeqesho eWashington, D.C. Ndandingenawo amabakala okungena. Kodwa umbuzo wodliwanondlebe, "Uqinisekile ukuba ufuna ukulandela ekhondweni likatata wakho?" soloko endiphulula ngendlela engeyiyo. Into ebengayiboni kukuba ibingengomsebenzi. Into angazange ayive-kwaye yonke into angazange abe nayo-yinto endenza ndibe yile nto ndiyiyo. Anditsho ngokwaneleyo, kodwa andinakuba nombulelo ngakumbi kukhokelo lukabawo kunye nobuhlobo bam. Kwaye ndingabanethamsanqa lokuza vala ukulandela ekhondweni lakhe.

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