Engikufunde Kubaba Wami: Yiba Umuphi

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Ngenkathi ngisemncane ekolishi, ngafaka isicelo sohlelo lokufunda "kude" eWashington, D.C. Ngangingafuni ukuya phesheya unyaka wonke. Njengoba noma ubani ongaziyo engafakaza, ngiwuhlobo olukhumbulayo ekhaya.

Uhlelo lokusebenza beludinga ukuthi ubhale uhlu lwezinketho zakho eziphezulu ze-internship. Futhi cishe noma iyiphi into engama-20 ekolishi elincane lobuciko obukhululekile iyazi ukuthi ifuna ukwenzani, ngangazi ukuthi ngifuna ukubhala.

Umhlaba wabezindaba uhlale ungihlaba umxhwele-ngikhule phakathi kwawo. Impilo yami yonke, ubaba ubesebenza e-CBS Boston-njengesikhombi esikhulu sezindaba ze-TV zasekuseni nakusihlwa, futhi manje osesophikweni lophenyo lwesiteshi. Ezikhathini eziningi, ngangimaka kanye naye: Kubusuku Bangaphambi Kukancibijane ezithombeni ezibukhoma e-Copley Square, i-City Hall for Patriots parades, i-Democratic National Convention, kanye namaphathi kaKhisimusi kameya. Ngaqoqa amapasi akhe wokushicilela.

Ngakho-ke lapho kufika isikhathi sokubhala ukukhetha kwami ​​okuphezulu kwe-internship, ngibala uhlu lwe Washington Post kanye ne-CBS Washington. Angisoze ngakhohlwa inhlolokhono. Umxhumanisi wabheka izinqumo zami futhi wabuza, "Ingabe nawe ngempela ufuna ukuhamba ezinyathelweni zikayihlo?"

Selokhu ngaqala umsebenzi wami wobuntatheli, ubaba bekulokhu kuwucingo lwami lokuqala. Ngenkathi i-internship engakhokhelwa ingishiya ngikhala izinyembezi ngo-10: 00: "Khulumela wena ngesizotha. Akekho omunye ozokwenza kanjalo." Lapho ukungazi zonke izimpendulo ngisemncane kungenze ngazethemba: "Iminyaka ayihlangene ngalutho nayo. Abadlali beHockey abahamba phambili bahlala bengabancane kunabo bonke." Lapho ngifika eJFK ngiphinde ngivela eWest Coast ngaya ebhethri lemoto efile nemvula: "Linda usomabhizinisi. Udinga izintambo ze-jumper." Lapho ngibambeka emsebenzini ngangizonda: "Landela lokho okufunayo." Lapho ngihlala ngokwesaba endaweni yokupaka ePennsylvania ngilinde ukuhlangana nayo Impilo YamadodaUmhleli oyinhloko womsebenzi wami wokuqala kumagazini: "Momotheka. Lalela. Okuncane kungaphezulu. Mtshele ukuthi ufuna umsebenzi." Lapho ngifakwa ephaketheni eLondon ngifaka ama-Olimpiki: "Shayela u-Amex-insizakalo yabo yabathengi iyamangalisa."(Ikona.)

Kuyo yonke le minyaka, siye sashintshanisa izindaba: Ngilalele ngivule amehlo indlela ashayela ngayo eya e-Rock Island, IL eneminyaka engu-22 ukuze athole umsebenzi ayewazi ukuthi ufanelekile; indlela axoshwa ngayo esiteshini sezindaba eNyakatho Carolina ngenxa yokwenqaba ukulandela inqubomgomo ayazi ukuthi ayifaneleki; ukuthi wahlangana kanjani nomama exoxa nobaba wakhe, isenator yesifundazwe, ngendaba yezindaba eWestport, CT.

Wabelane nami ngokuhlakanipha ngokuhlala kude nasekhaya. Ngimmise ku-Twitter (unabalandeli abaningi kunami manje!) Futhi ngaze ngamthola ukuthi agibele isitimela esingaphansi komhlaba saseNew York kanye. Uyangisiza ukuqeda izihloko. Ngiyabuka ngishaqekile njengoba ahlanganisa ezinye zezindaba ezinkulu zaseBoston: i-FBI ibamba uWhitey Bulger; izindiza ezasuka eLogan Airport ngalolo suku ekuseni ngoSepthemba 2001; futhi muva nje, ama-ambulensi aphuthuma eMass General esuka endaweni yesehlakalo seBoston Marathon. Sesiphuze ibhodlela elibomvu sikhuluma ngemboni nokufa-mhlawumbe kucike wonke umuntu oseduze nathi afe.

Emoyeni, izabelo zika "Big Joe" ziyahlukahluka - uxosha abantu ngemibhobho abuye avule izindaba zomlingo ezigcina zisindisa izikole ezincane zamaKhatholika ekuqothulweni. Ozakwabo bancoma umsebenzi wakhe womsebenzi—isici esikhethekile uma kucatshangelwa ubuntatheli obuphenyayo abushiyi wonke umuntu ejabule. Futhi ukuhambahamba edolobheni, wonke umuntu uyamazi. (Ngikhumbula kahle edubula eshibilika emanzini ngisemncane. Enamahloni anamathelwe ebusweni bakhe, emanzi te, wasukuma waqonda kumuntu obukele ngezansi. "Ngizokutshela wonke umuntu ukuthi ngibone uJoe umlisa wezindaba enza isilayidi esikhulu samanzi e-Bahamas," yahleka le ndoda.)

Ngulowo baba-off-air Joe-ongifundise kakhulu. Ubelokhu engamandla okubalwa nami empilweni yami. Ezinkumbulo zami zakuqala, uphambili naphakathi: uqeqesha iqembu lami lebhola lezinyawo i-Thunderbolts (nokungisiza ngenkuthalo ukuthi ngijabulele); ukubhukuda esihlengeni ekilabhini yethu yasebhishi yaseCape Cod; eziteshini zaseFenway zomdlalo wesine we-ALCS lapho uSox eshaya amaYankees. Ekolishi, sasithumela ama-imeyili okusalungiswa kwezindaba zami ezimfushane eziqanjiwe emuva naphambili. Ngangimtshela ngabalingisi engibadalile, futhi wayengisiza ngiguqule kangcono isigcawu. Ungifundise ukuba ngudade osekhulile ongcono, ukuthi ungalwa kanjani ne-AT & T-imvamisa bazolungisa imali oyikhokhayo-nokuthi ungazijabulela kanjani izinto ezilula: uhamba ngomgwaqo uBridge Street, ukubaluleka komndeni, ubuhle bokushona kwelanga emphemeni, amandla engxoxo enhle.

Kepha cishe unyaka owedlule uSepthemba, konke kwashintsha: Umama watshela ubaba wami ukuthi ufuna isehlukaniso. Ubudlelwano babo bebungebuhle iminyaka. Yize singakaze sikhulume ngakho ngakho, ngangazi. Ngikhumbula ngimi emgodini wethu ngibabheka ngefasitela bebuka bekhuluma, ngezwa ingqondo yami iphela.

Kimina, ubaba wayenganqamuki—umthombo wamandla engangingenakuwuchaza. Ngingamshayela ucingo nganoma iyiphi inkinga emhlabeni, futhi angayilungisa.

Okwamanje lapho ubona ukuthi abazali bakho bangabantu abaphulekayo-abanezinkinga zangempela-kuyajabulisa. Imishado iyahluleka ngenxa yazo zonke izinhlobo zezizathu. Angazi into yokuqala mayelana nokuthi kunjani ukuhlala nomuntu ofanayo iminyaka engama-29, noma leyo nyunyana iphelele ekhoneni lomgwaqo lapho ukhulise khona umndeni. Ngenkathi ngikhathazeka ngokuzixhasa, angazi lutho ngokuba nabantu abathembele kuwe-abakushayela ezikhathini zabo zosizo.

Ubaba ungifundise ukuba 'umuphi.' NgoMeyi owedlule, ngesikhathi sezikhathi ezinzima kakhulu empilweni yakhe, wathatha futhi wathuthela edolobheni elisha nodadewethu oneminyaka engu-17. Uyaqhubeka nokugqama emsebenzini awusebenzele ukuwenza kahle iminyaka engama-35 emomotheka. Futhi lapho efika ekhaya, wenza ikhaya mina nezingane zakwethu esithanda ukubuyela kulo. Namuhla, ezinye zezingxoxo engizikhonzile naye zikhona: phezu kwengilazi ye-Malbec ngemva kokufika ngivela e-Manhattan.

Kepha woza ngoMsombuluko, lapho umhlaba usuyahlanya futhi, ngandlela thile usathola isikhathi sokuphendula izingcingo zami (kaningi kunendlu yezindaba enomsindo ngemuva), aqede ukukhathazeka kwami, angenze ngihleke, futhi ngisekele izinhloso zami.

Angizange ngamukelwe kulolo hlelo lwe-internship e-Washington, D.C. Ngangingenawo amamaki okungena. Kepha umbuzo walowo obexoxisana naye, "Uqinisekile ukuthi ufuna ukulandela ezinyathelweni zikababa wakho?" njalo ungihlikihla ngendlela engafanele. Angakubonanga ukuthi kwakungahlangene nomsebenzi. Lokho ayengakaze akuzwe-nakho konke ayengakaze abhekane nakho-yilokho okwenza ngibe yilokho engiyikho. Angikusho ngokwanele, kepha angikwazi ukubonga kakhulu ngokuholwa nobungane bukababa. Futhi ngizoba nenhlanhla ngisho nokuza vala ukulandela ezinyathelweni zakhe.

Usuku oluhle lobaba.

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