UTommy othandekayo,
Njengoko ungumzukulwana wam omkhulu, ndingathanda ukukubhalela le leta njengoko unokunceda abancinane ukuba bayiqonde kwiminyaka ezayo.
Nangona ndilindele ukuloba nawe kulo nyaka, ndifuna ukubhala phantsi izinto ezimbalwa endingathanda ukuba uzazi. Iingcamango asisoloko sizivakalisa kwincoko eqhelekileyo. Uyazi, ndiqinisekile, ukuba utatomkhulu wakho akanakushiya kakhulu kwindlela yezinto eziphathekayo njengoko ndingenazo izinto ezininzi endinokuthi ndibange ngazo. Kodwa, kukho izinto endizenzayo "ezakhe" ezinokushiywa kuwe ngokuqondana phakathi kwethu. Ngaphandle koko, bendingenakulishiya kuni eli lifa.
Ngandlel’ ithile usenokuyibiza le leta njengesixhobo sokumisela itrasti. Ukuze ufumane zonke izibonelelo zayo, kuya kufuneka ukuba uncedise ngeemeko zayo. Isizathu seemeko sesokuba ukuba mna nesizukulwana sam besibotshelelwe yile mida inye bekuya kuba ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo ngakumbi ukukushiya kunye nokunye endinokukusebenzisa ebomini bam.
Okokuqala, ndikushiyela iikhilomitha zemilambo nemisinga. Inani lendalo nelandayo labantu lenza amachibi ukuba alobe, akhwele amaphenyane, aqubhe kwaye azonwabise. Le yimeko yokuqala yeli lifa. Kufuneka uwagcine ecocekile amanzi. Kodwa iingxaki ezinkulu kufuneka zisonjululwe. Inkunkuma evela kwimizi-mveliso kufuneka yenziwe ingabi nabungozi kwiintlanzi nakwizilwanyana zasendle. Kananjalo nokutshatyalaliswa kokhula nezitshabalalisi ngokunjalo nokunye ukukhukuliseka kwezolimo nezixeko. Konke oku kuya kuba yinxalenye yokugcina amanzi ecocekile. Ukuchola eyakho inkunkuma, kunye naleyo ishiywe ngabanye. Oku kuya kunceda kwakhona. Isizukulwana sam siye saqalisa ukufumana iimpendulo kwezi ngxaki. Kufuneka ufumane okungakumbi. Kufuneka udibane neengxaki esingekazazi nokuzazi. Uya kuzuza ilifa lamanzi kuyo nayiphi na imeko, kodwa ixabiso lixhomekeke kuwe. Umlinganiselo wempumelelo yakho uya kumisela umgangatho wobu butyebi buxabisekileyo oya kusetyenziswa nguwe nonokuwudlulisela ebantwaneni bakho.
Okulandelayo ndinishiyela amahlathi namasimi angazange aphelele nje ekundidliseni aze andombase mna kwanabanye abantu abaninzi kangangexesha elide, kodwa andinike uhlobo lolonwabo olubeka umntu kufutshane noThixo nendalo.
Sele undibonisile ngokwaneleyo ngezinto ezilungileyo umama notata wakho omangalisayo akufundise zona ukuze undiqinisekise ukuba uya kuyithobela imiqathango ebekwe sesi sicelo. Nize niwasebenzise la mahlathi namasimi ukuze namkele kwaezo zinto zilungileyo kum. Iya kwenza ubomi bube ngcono kwaye ikubeke kufutshane noThixo kunye nendalo. Ngokwenza oku uya kufumana iindlela ezingcono zokushiya izinto zendalo zingcono kunokuba ndizishiye kuwe. Oku akuyi kuba lula kunokugcina amanzi ecocekile.
Izinto ezintle azize zibe lula. Uya kufumanisa ukuba uncedo luya kuza kulo msebenzi luvela kwindalo ngokwayo. Umhlaba wethu kunye namanzi anzima, kwaye ukuba sinikwe isiqingatha sethuba siya kupholisa amanxeba ayo kwimpatho-mbi yethu. Khumbula nje ukuyiphatha ngothando kwaye iya kukuzisela iintsikelelo ezininzi kuba yinto ephilayo. Ookhokho bethu, kwanabanye kwisizukulwana sam bachitha inxalenye yesi sipho sixabisekileyo ngenxa nje yokuba yayisisipho. Wena nesizukulwana sakho ningenzi kwaloo mpazamo inye. Apho sisilele khona, kufuneka uphumelele ekufumaneni ezi zisombululo kwaye uzisebenzise uyakwandisa kwaye uphuhlise umoya wakho, womeleze isimilo sakho, kwaye wandise uxabiso nothando lwakho kwezo zinto usebenzela ukuzidlulisela ebantwaneni bakho.
Tom, andifuni ukuba ucinge ukuba ndinesisa ngokukushiyela bonke obu butyebi. Enyanisweni, ndicinga ukuba ndiyazingca ngenxa yokuba ndizimisele ukuzisebenzisa kunye nawe ngelixa ndilapha. Kuya kuthetha nje ukuba baya kuba nentsingiselo enzulu kum besazi ukuba ndibashiya ezandleni ezilungileyo.
Uyabona, ndichithe iminyaka engamashumi amabini edlulileyo ndincedisa ekulweni amadabi olondolozo lwendalo ukuze ndibe nezi zinto zilungileyo zokuzonwabela ndize ndizidlulisele kuni nezakho. Kunjalo ke nakuwe. Ukuba usisiqingatha sendoda endicinga ukuba uya kuba yiyo, abafileyo bethu kwiminyaka eliwaka ukususela ngoku banokufumana uxolo echibini elihle, umlambo, okanye umlambo, okanye ube sedwaleni sehlathi eliphilileyo oye wancedisa ukuligcina.
Ngothando lwam,
Utat'omkhulu uTravis
Fenton, eMissouri, 2/21/1969
Phawula:
Le leta ndiyifumene xa ndineminyaka engama-60 kunye notatomkhulu nam. Kwabhalwa xa ndandineminyaka esi-8 ngaphambi kokuba athathe umhlala-phantsi kwaye afudukele e-Spurgeon, e-Indiana apho sasiloba imingxuma emininzi yokuhlubula kunye ngaphambi kokuba asweleke. Yena kunye nemoto yakhe yokuloba eyi-3hp Evinrude yayiyinkuthazo yesi siza.
UWilliam, (uTom) uTravis
Mooresville, Indiana, 2/15/2022
Umfanekiso ongezantsi: UTatomkhulu wam u-Irvin Travis (Ekhohlo) kunye noBawo wam uPete Travis emva kohambo lwasemva kwemini lokuloba ngeempukane kumngxuma wokuhluba impahla kufutshane neSpurgeon, eIndiana ngaxesha lithile ngeminyaka yoo-1980.
