Injabulo Elinganiselwe Yokugqoka Ubucwebe Obenzelwe Wena Nje

Anginamahloni ukusho ukuthi enye yezinzuzo ezinkulu zokushicilela incwadi ubucwebe. Lapho inoveli yami yokuqala ethi, "Abantu Abasezihlahleni," iphuma ngo-2013, ngathenga into eyodwa nje kusengaphambili: indandatho enoqweqwe oluluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka engangiyibhale ngomugqa wokuqala - Kaulana na pua a o Hawaii/Famous are. izimbali zaseHawaii - zezingoma zombhikisho zaseHawaii ezinomsindo kakhulu, "Famous Are the Flowers," eyabhalwa ngo-1893 ukuze izwakalise ukusekela iNdlovukazi uLiliuokalani, inkosi yokugcina yeziqhingi. Incwadi yami yayiwumfanekiso we-Pacific colonialism, futhi kwabonakala kulungile ukuthi kufanele ngigqoke lesi sikhumbuzo seHawaii, ukuthi yayiyini nokuthi yayilahlekani, esandleni sami.Lapho inoveli yami yesibili, "A Little Life," ishicilelwe ekugcineni. Mashi, angizange ngithenge ubucwebe. Kodwa abantu banginike yona noma kunjalo: umfundi ungithumelele inkomishi yesiliva. Iqembu labangane bami abasondelene lahlangana langithengela indandatho - inyoni yegolide esindayo enamehlo ayindingilizi, asikwe ngokukhazimulayo futhi ilengisa irubi elimise okwebriolette emlonyeni njengeconsi legazi - kumcwebi wobucwebe odumile wase-Jaipur. Gem Palace. (Yona kanye le ndalo yayikhuthaze ubucwebe obufanayo obuvela esahlukweni sokugcina sencwadi.) Kodwa noma kunjalo, ngangifuna ucezu lobucwebe bangokwezifiso, okuthile ukuze ngikhumbule abalingiswa benoveli, abase becace futhi baba inkimbinkimbi kimina. abangani bami: ngokuqinisekile kwaba sengathi ngichithe isikhathi esiningi nginabo onyakeni nengxenye engiwuthathe ukuze ngibhale le ncwadi kunengasichitha nabantu bangempela. Kwabe sekuthi umngane wami u-Claudia, umhleli wobucwebe, wangitshela ngelebula ebizwa ngokuthi i-Foundrae.Foundrae yaqalwa futhi yaklanywa u-Beth Bugdaycay, owayeyi-CEO ka-Rebecca Taylor, futhi iqukethe ama-jumpsuits abesifazane alungele ukugqokwa - asilika, ama-slouchy; ama-micro-pleated, igobolondo-pink chiffon iziketi; ama-knitwear ahlanganiswe nezimbobo nama-slash - kanye nomugqa wobucwebe obuhle. Idizayinwe ngokuhlanganyela ne-Leeora Catalan, imiklamo yobucwebe ihlanganisa ama-earcuff amise okwenxantathu nezintelezi ezimise okwemedali, kodwa izingcezu ezihluke kakhulu ziwumsebenzi woqweqwe lwegolide elingu-18k. Ngokujabulisayo, zinemibala emine ehloselwe ukumelela ikhwalithi ehlukile noma isipho umuntu asidingayo ukuze athole indlela yokuphila: Amandla (okubomvu), iKarma (okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka), Iphupho (elimnyama) kanye Nokuvikelwa (okuluhlaza). Izingcezu zelebula zinhle - zinezithombe, ikhwalithi yetalismanic ezenza zivele ngesikhathi esisodwa ngendlela eqinisekisa ukuthi zasendulo futhi ezikhangayo zesimanjemanje - kodwa i-Bugdaycay nesiCatalan nazo zenza umsebenzi wangokwezifiso, futhi empeleni, ubucwebe buhle kakhulu uma benzelwe wena kuphela. Uma sigqoka ucezu lobucwebe bangokwezifiso, sizifaka efeni elidala njengamaRoma, amaGreki, amaPheresiya - amadala. Ambalwa kakhulu amasiko okungashiwo ukuthi awazange aguquke phakathi nomlando wesikhathi, kodwa isenzo sokuzimemezela emhlabeni ngobucwebe yinto eqhubeke iminyaka eyinkulungwane nakuwo wonke amasiko. Kungenzeka singabe sisamemezela ngokusemthethweni ukuthi singamalungu esizwe sethu ngaphansi kwamafulege noma ngezitayela zezinwele noma imibala ethile, kodwa sisakwenza esikhetha ukukubonisa eminweni yethu, ezindlebeni zethu nasezintanyeni nasezihlakaleni zethu. I-Bugdaycay nesiCatalan zikhuluma kakhulu mayelana nokungakhulumeki Izimfanelo zobucwebe babo, futhi ekuqaleni nganginokungabaza, nakuba bobabili bekhazimula futhi benomusa kangangokuthi ukuzwa noma yikuphi ukungabaza kwakubonakala kuwubuwula, ngandlela thile. Kodwa ngabe sengibavakashela. Amahhovisi e-Foundrae's New York City kanye negumbi lombukiso liku-Lispenard Street, iphasishi elingacacile, elincane eningizimu yeCanal Street, emaphethelweni nje e-TriBeCa, okuyindawo lapho abalingiswa bami abahlala khona: Ngangingakaze ngihlangane nanoma ubani owayazi ngomgwaqo. ubukhona, ingasaphathwa eyomuntu owaphila kuyo. Kwakubonakala njengenhlanhla. Ngakhuphukela efulethini lika-Bugdaycay - uhlala ngenhla kwesitolo, njengoba nje umthengisi wekhulu le-19 engenza - futhi yena nesiCatalan bangivumela ukuba ngifake amabhengela ahlukene ezihlakaleni zami, mangizama ukugxilisa izindandatho zabo ezinhle eminwe yami, ngivumele babophe imigexo yabo yegolide elicolekileyo. Balinda lapho ngenza izinqumo zami, base belinda futhi njengoba ngizenza kabusha. Bese kuthi-ke, ezinyangeni ezimbili noma ngaphezulu ngemva kwalokho, ukuvakasha: ikhophi yencwadi yami, amakhasi ayo ahlanganiswe ndawonye abe isitini esiqinile, esongwe ngeribhoni ebomvu futhi. ilethwe ngesandla ehhovisi lami ngesiCatalan (i-Bugdaycay yayingaphandle kwedolobha). “Vula,” esho emamatheka, ngavula. Lapho, ebhokisini lesikwele i-Bugdaycay eyayiqoshwe ngaphakathi kwencwadi, kwakukhona imihlobiso emibili elengayo, eyodwa inamagama ezinhlamvu ezimbili ezimaphakathi, enye ino"Lispenard"; nendandatho, enamagama abalingiswa abane abayinhloko, isikhala phakathi kwabo siphawulwe ngamadayimane amancane. Ngafaka konke ngesikhathi esisodwa, kunjalo: igolide lalizwa lishisa esikhumbeni sami; Ngezwa isisindo sendandatho emunweni wami. Babengekho ukuzongivikela, ngempela, noma ukunginika amandla - kodwa bangikhumbuza, futhi bangikhumbuza manje, ngento engangiyenzile, into eyohlala ingeyami. Yini engcono ukumemezela emhlabeni kunalokho?