***kuyenda Chisoni

Chisoni ndi cholengedwa chodabwitsa. Zimabisala mosadziŵika mu ngodya zamdima za mitima yathu kuti zisasunthike ndi zosavuta zokopa kumvetsera nyimbo, kuyang'ana chithunzithunzi, kuonera kanema, lingaliro lachidule kapena kukumbukira kumawalira m'maganizo athu kutikumbutsa za kutaya kwathu. Mwadzidzidzi, misozi ikutuluka mkati mwake ndipo ikutuluka mosadziŵika. Modabwa, timadzifunsa kuti, Kodi zimenezo zinachokera kuti? Ndinkaganiza kuti ndatha ndi chisoni. Pamene timva kuti tamva chisoni chonse chimene tingathe, pamakhala zambiri. Palibe fanizo kapena chifukwa chokhalira ndi chisoni. Ndi zosiyana kwa munthu aliyense. Chomwe chimakhala chimodzimodzi ndi kusankha kwathu momwe timayendera. Tikhoza kusonyeza chisoni chathu ndipo motero kulola kuti chitsegule mitima yathu, kutimasula kuti tikhale ndi moyo mokwanira. Kapena, poopa kukumana ndi imfa ina, tikhoza kutseka mitima yathu ndikubisala ku moyo. Tsopano, osati kokha kuti tataya munthu amene timamukonda, timafera mkati. Mphamvu zathu zakulenga zamoyo zimayamwa mouma zomwe zimatipangitsa kukhala ndi nkhawa, kukhumudwa, kutopa komanso kusakhutira. Tsiku lonse, tikudzifunsa kuti, Kodi n’chiyani chingatithandize kukhala ndi moyo wachisoni kuyambira ndili wamng’ono. Ndili ndi zaka khumi, ndimakumbukira ndikulira pabedi ndekha usiku chifukwa cha imfa ya galu wanga woweta, Cinder, amene ndinamuona kukhala bwenzi langa lapamtima, ndiyeno posapita nthaŵi, pamene atate anasamuka ndipo makolo anga anasudzulana. Zinandiperekeza pamene mchimwene wanga, Kyle, anapezeka ndi matenda a Cystic Fibrosis ndipo anamwalira zaka 15 pambuyo pake, ndipo patapita zaka zitatu, pamene atate anamwalira mosayembekezeka ndi kansa. Pamene Ive amalimbana ndi namondwe aliyense, Ive amakhala wamphamvu. Popandanso mantha achisoni mtima wanga watseguka ndipo ndikutha kukhala pamodzi ndi chisoni changa chisangalalo chokhala ndi moyo. Zimafunika kulimba mtima kuti mitima yathu ikhale yotseguka ndi kuvomereza chisoni chathu. Ikalemekezedwa ndi kuloledwa kuyenda, imatha kudutsa mofulumira, monga mphepo yamkuntho m'chilimwe yomwe imaunikira mlengalenga ndi kunyowetsa dziko. M’mphindi zochepa chabe, utawaleza ukuonekera pamene dzuŵa likudziŵikitsa kukhalapo kwake. Pamene tikulira ndi kumasula chisoni chathu, misozi yathu imakhala yowononga, kusandulika chisoni chathu kukhala chisangalalo. Timazindikira kuti sitikadakhala achisoni poyambirira pakadapanda chikondi chomwe tinali nacho kwambiri kwa aliyense amene tikumva chisoni. Kuchotsa chisoni chathu mumdima ndikuchilola kuyenderera, timachitulutsa, osati kungodutsa. misozi yathu, koma zoyesayesa zathu za kulenga. Mchimwene wanga atamwalira, mayi anga ondipeza anayamba kupanga mbiya zoumba ndi magalasi. Ndinachita zambiri ndi zolemba zanga. Pamene tisonyeza chisoni chathu, imfa imene tikumvayo imasandulika kukhala moyo watsopano. Iyi ndi njira ya alchemy. Timakhala othandizira kusintha ndipo m'kati mwake timasinthidwa. Kumva kuti tili amoyo mkati, mphamvu zathu zimayamba kukhala zatsopano ndipo timakhalanso ndi moyo wosangalala komanso wosangalala. Kutaika kwakukulu ndi chimene chimafa mkati mwathu tikakhala ndi moyo.

- Mawu a Norman Cousins