Tommy othandekayo,
Njengoba ungumzukulu wami omdala, ngingathanda ukukubhalela le ncwadi njengoba ungasiza abancane ukuba bayiqonde eminyakeni ezayo.
Nakuba ngilindele ukuyodoba nawe kulo nyaka, ngifuna ukubhala phansi izinto ezimbalwa engingathanda ukuba uzazi. Imicabango esingavamile ukuyiveza engxoxweni evamile. Uyazi, ngiqinisekile, ukuthi umkhulu wakho akakwazi ukushiya okuningi endleleni yezinto ezibonakalayo njengoba ngingenazo izinto eziningi engingazibiza ngesihloko kuzo. Kodwa, kunezinto engizenzayo “ezakhe” ezingashiywa kini ngokuqondana phakathi kwethu. Nakuba ngaphandle kwalokho, bekungeke kwenzeke ukuba nginishiyele leli fa.
Ngomqondo othile ungase ubize le ncwadi ngokuthi ithuluzi elisungula i-trust. Ukuze uthole zonke izinzuzo zayo, kuyodingeka ukuthi usize ngemibandela yayo. Isizathu salezi zimo ukuthi ukube mina nesizukulwane sami besiboshwe yile mikhawulo efanayo bekuyoba ngaphandle kokungabaza okwengeziwe ukunishiya kanjalo nokunye engingakusebenzisa ekuphileni kwami.
Okokuqala, ngikushiyela amamayela emifula nemifudlana. Inani elingokwemvelo nelikhula njalo labantu lenza amachibi ukuze lidobe, lizikebhe, libhukude futhi lijabulele. Lesi yisimo sokuqala saleli fa. Kufanele ugcine amanzi ehlanzekile. Kodwa izinkinga ezinkulu kufanele zixazululwe. Imfucumfucu evela ezitshalweni zezimboni kumele yenziwe ingabi nangozi ezinhlanzini nasezilwaneni zasendle. Futhi nokulawula ukhula nezilokazane kanye nokunye ukugezwa kwezolimo namadolobha. Konke lokhu kuzoba yingxenye yokugcina amanzi ehlanzekile. Ukucosha owakho udoti, kanye nalawo ashiywe abanye. Lokhu kuzosiza futhi. Isizukulwane sami sesiqalile ukuthola izimpendulo zalezi zinkinga. Kufanele uthole okwengeziwe. Kufanele futhi uhlangabezane nezinkinga esingazazi namanje. Uyothola ifa lamanzi noma kunjalo, kodwa ukubaluleka kwawo kukuwe. Isilinganiso sempumelelo yakho sizonquma ikhwalithi yalesi sisetshenziswa esibalulekile esizosetshenziswa wena futhi usidlulisele ezinganeni zakho.
Okulandelayo ngikushiyela amahlathi namasimu okungagcinanga nje ngokuphakela nokungembathisa mina kanye nabanye abantu abaningi isikhathi eside, kodwa kunginikeze uhlobo lwenjabulo olubeka umuntu eduze noNkulunkulu nemvelo.
Sewuvele ungibonise ngokwanele ngezinto ezifanele umama wakho nobaba wakho abahle abakufundise zona ukuze ungiqinisekise ukuthi uzoyigcina imibandela ebekwe yilesi sicelo. Kufanele nisebenzise lezi zinkuni namasimu ngendlela yokuba nithole kuzo izinto ezinhle enginazo. Kuzokwenza ukuphila kube ngcono futhi kukusondeze kuNkulunkulu nasemvelweni. Ngokwenza lokhu uzothola izindlela ezingcono zokushiya izinto zemvelo zingcono kakhulu kunalokho engikushiye kuwe. Lokhu ngeke kube lula kunokugcina amanzi ehlanzekile.
Izinto ezinhle azifiki kalula. Uzothola ukuthi usizo luzovela kulo msebenzi kumvelo uqobo. Umhlaba wethu namanzi aqinile, futhi uma unikezwa ithuba eliyingxenye izopholisa amanxeba ayo ekuphathweni kabi kwethu. Khumbula nje ukuyiphatha ngothando futhi izokulethela izibusiso eziningi ngoba iyinto ephilayo. Okhokho bethu, ngisho nabanye besizukulwane sami bachitha ingxenye yalesi sipho esiyigugu ngenxa nje yokuthi kwakuyisipho. Wena nesizukulwane sakho akumelwe nenze leli phutha elifanayo. Lapho sehlulekile khona, kumele uphumelele ekutholeni lezi zixazululo futhi uzisebenzise uzokwandisa futhi uthuthukise umoya wakho, uqinise isimilo sakho, futhi ukwandise ukwazisa nothando lwakho ngazo kanye lezo zinto osebenza kuzo ukuze uzidlulisele ebantwaneni bakho.
Tom, angifuni ukuthi ucabange ukuthi ngiphana ngokweqile ngokukushiyela yonke le ngcebo. Eqinisweni, ngicabanga ukuthi nginobugovu kancane ngoba ngihlose ukuzisebenzisa nawe ngenkathi ngilapha. Kuyosho nje ukuthi bazothatha incazelo ejulile kimina bazi ukuthi ngibashiya ezandleni ezinhle.
Uyabona, ngichithe iminyaka engamashumi amabili edlule ngisiza ekulweni izimpi zokongiwa kwemvelo ukuze ngibe nalezi zinto ezinhle engingazijabulela futhi ngizidlulisele kinina nezakho. Ngakho-ke kwangathi kungaba okufanayo nakuwe. Uma uyingxenye yendoda engicabanga ukuthi uyoba yiyo, abafileyo bethu eminyakeni eyinkulungwane kusukela manje bangase bathole ukuthula echibini elihle, emfuleni, noma emfudlaneni, noma babe sodwa ehlathini elinempilo oye wasiza ekulilondolozeni.
Ngothando lwami,
Umkhulu uTravis
Fenton, Missouri, 2/21/1969
Qaphela:
Le ncwadi ngayithola ngineminyaka engu-60 futhi ngingumkhulu ngokwami. Yabhalwa lapho ngineminyaka engu-8 ngaphambi kokuba athathe umhlalaphansi futhi wathuthela eSpurgeon, e-Indiana lapho sadoba khona inqwaba yama-stripper emigodini ngaphambi kokuba afe. Yena kanye nemoto yakhe yokudoba i-3hp Evinrude kwaba ugqozi lwalesi siza.
UWilliam, (uTom) Travis
Mooresville, Indiana, 2/15/2022
Isithombe esingezansi: Umkhulu wami u-Irvin Travis (Kwesobunxele) kanye noBaba wami u-Pete Travis ngemva kohambo lwantambama lokudoba indiza emgodini we-stripper eduze kwaseSpurgeon, e-Indiana ngesinye isikhathi ngeminyaka yawo-1980.
