Kodi Pali Chiyembekezo? Zochitika Zanga za Sabata la Capitol Hill Ocean

Paulendo wanga wonse pakufufuza ndikukonzekera tsogolo langa m'munda wosamalira zachilengedwe, ndakhala ndikuvutika ndi funso lakuti "Kodi pali chiyembekezo chilichonse?". Nthawi zonse ndimauza anzanga kuti ndimakonda nyama kuposa anthu ndipo iwo amaganiza kuti ndi nthabwala, koma ndi zoona. Anthu ali ndi mphamvu zambiri ndipo sadziwa choti achite nazo. Ndiye… pali chiyembekezo? Ndikudziwa kuti zikhoza kuchitika, nyanja zathu zimatha kukula ndikukhalanso zathanzi mothandizidwa ndi anthu, koma zidzachitika? Kodi anthu adzagwiritsa ntchito mphamvu zawo populumutsa nyanja zathu? Ili ndi lingaliro lokhazikika m'mutu mwanga tsiku lililonse. 

Nthawi zonse ndimayesetsa kuganizira zomwe zinapanga chikondi ichi mwa ine cha shaki ndipo sindingathe kukumbukira. Pamene ndinali kusekondale, nthaŵi imene ndinayamba kuchita chidwi kwambiri ndi nsomba za shaki ndipo nthaŵi zambiri ndimakhala ndi kuonera zolembedwa zonena za iwo, ndimakumbukira kuti kawonedwe kanga ka iwo kanayamba kusintha. Kuyambira kukhala wokonda shaki monga momwe ndimakondera, ndimakonda kugawana zonse zomwe ndimaphunzira, koma palibe amene amawoneka kuti akumvetsetsa chifukwa chake ndimawakonda kwambiri. Anzanga ndi achibale anga ankaoneka kuti sanazindikire mmene dziko lilili. Pamene ine ntchito kwa intern pa The Ocean Foundation, sizinali malo kumene ine ndingapeze zinachitikira kuvala pitilizani wanga; anali malo omwe ndimayembekezera kuti nditha kudziwonetsera ndekha ndikukhala pafupi ndi anthu omwe amamvetsetsa ndikugawana zomwe ndimakonda. Ndinkadziwa kuti izi zisintha moyo wanga mpaka kalekale.

Mlungu wanga wachiwiri ku The Ocean Foundation, ndinapatsidwa mwayi wopita ku Capitol Hill Ocean Week ku Washington, DC ku Ronald Reagan Building ndi International Trade Center. Gulu loyamba lomwe ndidapitako linali "Kusintha Msika Wazakudya Zam'madzi Padziko Lonse". Poyamba, sindinakonze zopita ku gululi chifukwa silinandipangitse chidwi, koma ndine wokondwa kuti ndinatero. Ndinatha kumva wolemekezeka komanso wolimba mtima Mayi Patima Tungpuchayakul, yemwe anayambitsa bungwe la Labor Rights Promotion Network, akukamba za ukapolo womwe ukuchitika mkati mwa zombo za nsomba kunja kwa nyanja. Unali mwayi kumvetsera ntchito yomwe agwira komanso kuphunzira za zinthu zomwe sindimadziwa. Ndikanakonda ndikanakumana naye, koma ngakhale zili choncho, chimenecho ndi chochitika chimene sindidzaiŵala ndipo ndidzachikonda mpaka kalekale.

Gulu lomwe ndidakondwera nalo, makamaka, linali gulu la "State of Shark and Ray Conservation". Chipindacho chinali chodzaza ndi mphamvu zazikulu. Wokamba nkhani wotsegulira anali Congressman Michael McCaul ndipo ndiyenera kunena, zolankhula zake ndi momwe amalankhulira za shaki ndi nyanja zathu ndi zomwe sindidzaiwala. Amayi anga nthawi zonse amandiuza kuti pali zinthu ziwiri zomwe simulankhula ndi aliyense ndipo ndizo chipembedzo ndi ndale. Izi zikunenedwa, ndinakulira m'banja lomwe ndale sizinali zazikulu ndipo sizinali nkhani yaikulu m'banja mwathu. Kutha kumvera Congressman McCaul ndikumva kukhudzika m'mawu ake pazinthu zomwe ndimasamala kwambiri, zinali zodabwitsa kwambiri. Kumapeto kwa gululo, otsogolera adayankha mafunso angapo kuchokera kwa omvera ndipo funso langa linayankhidwa. Ndinawafunsa kuti: “Kodi muli ndi chiyembekezo chakuti padzakhala kusintha?” Onse amene anali m’gululi anayankha kuti inde ndipo sangachite zimene akuchita ngati sakukhulupirira kuti n’zotheka kusintha. Gawoli litatha, ndinakumana ndi Lee Crockett, Mtsogoleri Wamkulu wa Shark Conservation Fund. Ndinamufunsa za yankho lake ku funso langa, komanso kukayikira komwe ndili nako, ndipo adandiuza kuti ngakhale ndizovuta ndipo zimatenga nthawi kuti muwone kusintha, kusintha kumeneku kumapangitsa kukhala kopindulitsa. Ananenanso kuti chomwe chimamupangitsa kuti apite ndikudzipangira zolinga zing'onozing'ono paulendo wopita ku cholinga chachikulu. Nditamva zimenezi, ndinalimbikitsidwa kupitiriza. 

Pamwamba: gulu la "Whale Conservation in the 21st Century".

Popeza kuti ine ndimakonda kwambiri shaki, sindinatenge nthawi yochuluka yophunzira za nyama zina zazikulu monga momwe ndikanakhalira. Pa Capitol Hill Ocean Week, ndinakhoza kupezekapo pa gulu la Whale Conservation ndipo ndinaphunzira zambiri. Nthaŵi zonse ndinkadziŵa kuti nyama zambiri za m’madzi zinali pangozi mwanjira inayake chifukwa cha zochita za anthu, koma pambali pa kupha nyama popanda chilolezo sindinkadziŵa kwenikweni chimene chikuika pangozi zolengedwa zanzeru zimenezi. Katswiri wina wa sayansi, Dr. Michael Moore anafotokoza kuti nkhani yaikulu pakati pa anamgumi ndi yakuti nthawi zambiri amakodwa mumisampha ya nkhanu. Ndikaganizira zimenezi, sindinkaganiza zongoganizira zanga n’kuyamba kukodwa mumsampha. Bambo Keith Ellenbogen, wojambula zithunzi za pansi pa madzi wopambana mphoto, anafotokoza zomwe anakumana nazo pojambula zithunzi za nyamazi ndipo zinali zodabwitsa. Ndinkakonda momwe analiri wowona mtima pochita mantha poyamba. Nthawi zambiri ukamva akatswiri akulankhula za zomwe adakumana nazo, samanena za mantha omwe adakumana nawo pomwe adayamba ndipo pomwe adatero, zidandipatsa chiyembekezo mwa ine ndekha kuti mwina tsiku lina ndingakhale wolimba mtima kukhala pafupi ndi zazikuluzikuluzi, zinyama zokongola. Nditawamvetsera akulankhula za anamgumi, ndinayamba kuwakonda kwambiri. 

Pambuyo pa tsiku lalitali loyamba pamsonkhanowo ndinapatsidwa mwayi wodabwitsa wopita ku Capitol Hill Ocean Week Gala, yomwe imatchedwanso "Ocean Prom," usiku umenewo. Zinayamba ndi madyerero a malo otsika komwe ndidayesa oyster yanga yoyamba. Kunali kukoma kopezedwa ndi kulawa ngati nyanja; sindikudziwa kuti ndikumva bwanji ndi izi. Anthu akamandiyang’ana, ndinkaona mmene zinthu zilili pamoyo wanga. Kuyambira zovala zazitali zokongola mpaka madiresi osavuta amomwe amadyera, aliyense ankawoneka bwino. Aliyense ankacheza momasuka kwambiri moti zinkaoneka ngati ndinali pa msonkhano wa kusukulu ya sekondale. Chinthu chomwe ndimakonda kwambiri, pokhala munthu wokonda shaki, chinali kugulitsa mwakachetechete, makamaka buku la shaki. Ndikadakhala ndikulembapo ngati sindinali wophunzira waku koleji wosweka. Pamene usiku unkapitirira, ndinakumana ndi anthu ambiri ndipo ndinangothokoza kwambiri, ndikulowetsa zonse. Mphindi yomwe sindidzaiwala ndi pamene Dr. Nancy Knowlton wodziwika bwino komanso wodabwitsa adalemekezedwa ndikupatsidwa mphoto ya Lifetime Achievement. Kumvetsera kwa Dr. Knowlton akulankhula za ntchito yake ndi zomwe zimamupangitsa kuti apitirizebe, kunandithandiza kuzindikira zabwino ndi zabwino chifukwa ngakhale pali ntchito yambiri yoti ichitidwe, tafika patali kwambiri. 

Pamwambapa: Dr. Nancy Knowlton akulandira mphoto yake.

Chondichitikira changa chinali chodabwitsa. Zinali ngati chikondwerero cha nyimbo chokhala ndi gulu la anthu otchuka, chodabwitsa kukhala chozunguliridwa ndi anthu ambiri omwe akugwira ntchito kuti asinthe. Ngakhale, ndi msonkhano chabe, ndi msonkhano womwe unabwezeretsa chiyembekezo changa ndikunditsimikizira kuti ndili pamalo oyenera ndi anthu oyenera. Ndikudziwa kuti zitenga nthawi kuti kusintha kubwere, koma kudzabwera ndipo ndine wokondwa kukhala nawo pazochitikazo.