Ngo-2018, mina nomyeni wami sagxila eholidini e-sochi. NgoJulayi wayilangazelela ngokwanele, ngakho thina, sasigoqa sasihlwa. I-Russian Resort ethandwa kakhulu, sahlangana nomusa, sazinza ehhotela. Amakamelo ahlanzekile, isimo somoya sisebenza kahle, insizakalo yayisezingeni eliphakeme. Amabhishi ahlanzekile, afakwe konke okudingekayo, ngakho-ke kwakunethezekile ukuchitha isikhathi ogwini.
Okunye kwakungaphezu kokwanele, vele, wonke umuntu ulwela ukuvakashela amanzi ngoJulayi, futhi izimo zifanelekile. Sasingafuni ukushiswa yilanga, kepha bakwazile ukushiswa, ukuzuzisa ukhilimu kusuka ku-tan. Ukuze uzithathe lapha, uhamba ogwini, ugibele izikebhe, ulalele ukukhala kwe-chaps nomsindo wamagagasi, waphumula, ngakho-ke ukukhuluma umphefumulo. Amapaki amahle anokutshala okujwayelekile nokujwayelekile kumane nje kuthakazelisa, lapha ungahamba amahora amaningi futhi ngeke ukhathale. Babesepaki lamanzi, saba nethuba lokuhambela hhayi isikhungo esisodwa esinjalo, kodwa sisakuthakazelisa, bekuyintokozo ama-ruble ayi-1,500 amabili. Izikhumbuzo eziningi ezihlekisayo, imithombo, ikakhulukazi ethakazelisa itholakala eduze nomthombo wokucula. Inkanyezi kaStalin, kunjalo, amafulethi anesizotha kakhulu ezikhulu zanamuhla, kepha isathakazelisa ukubona ukuthi indoda livela kuphi indoda yensimbi. Lapho sisendleleni, kufanele siye ezindaweni ezingcwele, kulokhu bekusethempelini elikhulu lomfanekiso omnandi kaKristu uMsindisi, muhle ngokuhluzeka kweThempeli eliphakeme leThempeli. Ngokuthengwa okukhulu, lapho bethenga, umyeni wakhe wahamba wayokhetha amawayini, izindleko zazo zaqala ama-ruble angama-300 kuye kwangama-2500, ngangihlaba umxhwele yizo zonke izinhlobo zezimonyo, kodwa angizange ngithole amanani entengo ye imikhiqizo evela kuma-ruble angama-200 kuye kwayi-1800. Izinongo nakanjani zizoba wusizo ekhaya, lapha asizwakali ngomuntu oshade naye, amanani entengo abe ngama-ruble angama-18 kuye kwangama-400 ngokuya ngesisindo nezinhlobo. Indlala yaqedwa ekhefini, yake yavakashela indawo yokudlela. Ukudla kwasekuseni okuholeleni kusuka kuma-rolls angama-400, kanye nesidlo sakusihlwa notshwala kubiza ama-Rubles angama-2500 kithi. Bengingafuni ukuhamba, isikhathi sathuthuka ngokushesha, kwakungekho sifiso sokubuyela ezinkingeni zemindeni. Kubiza unyaka wonke ukuze kusebenze ukuze ehlobo kuyadingeka ukusakaza ogwini lolwandle futhi kujabulele umoya, ilanga namanzi.
