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Uma uzoba nomntwana, kufana nokuhlela uhambo lweholide olumnandi – oluya e-Italy. Uthenga inqwaba yezincwadi zomhlahlandlela futhi wenze izinhlelo zakho ezinhle. I-Coliseum. UMichelangelo 'David'. Ama-gondolas eVenice. Ungafunda imishwana ewusizo ngesi-Italian.
KONKE KUYAJABISA KAKHULU.
Ngemva kwezinyanga zokulangazelela, usuku lwagcina lufikile. Upakishe izikhwama zakho bese uyahamba. Ngemva kwamahora ambalwa, indiza iyahlala. Umphathi wesifazane uyangena futhi athi, "Siyakwamukela e-Holland."
"I-Holland?!" usho. “Usho ukuthini Holland? Ngibhalisele i-Italy! Kufanele ngibe se-Italy. Impilo yami yonke bengifisa ukuya e-Italy.”
Kodwa kube noshintsho ohlelweni lwendiza. Sebefikile eHolland futhi lapho kufanele uhlale. Okubalulekile ukuthi abazange bakuyise endaweni esabekayo, enengekayo, engcolile, egcwele izifo eziwumshayabhuqe, indlala nezifo. Yindawo ehlukile nje.
Ngakho-ke kufanele uphume uyothenga izincwadi ezintsha zomhlahlandlela. Futhi kufanele ufunde ulimi olusha ngokuphelele. Futhi uzohlangana neqembu elisha labantu obungeke uhlangane nabo. Yindawo ehlukile nje. Ihamba kancane kune-Italy, ikhanya kancane kune-Italy. Kodwa ngemva kokuba usukhona isikhathi esithile futhi ubambe umoya, uqalaza … bese uqala ukuqaphela ukuthi iHolland inama-windmill … kanti iHolland inama-tulips. IHolland inama-Rembrandts.
Kodwa wonke umuntu omaziyo umatasatasa ephuma e-Italy … futhi bonke bayaziqhayisa ngesikhathi esimnandi ababenaso lapho. Futhi impilo yakho yonke, uzothi “Yebo, yilapho bekufanele ngiye khona. Yilokho ebengikuhlelile.”
Futhi ubuhlungu balokho ngeke, naphakade, naphakade ... ngoba ukulahlekelwa yilelo phupho kuwukulahlekelwa okukhulu kakhulu.
Kodwa… uma uchitha impilo yakho ulilela iqiniso lokuthi awufikanga e-Italy, ungase ungakhululeki ukujabulela izinto ezikhetheke kakhulu, izinto ezinhle kakhulu … ngeHolland.
