Hata kujua kutokana na uzoefu kwamba ”Roho anaweza kuishi katika magereza,” kama George Fox alivyowahi kusema, kuna majira ya joto ya alasiri wakati ni vigumu kupata msukumo wa kutembelea maeneo hayo ya kusikitisha.<\/p>\n
”Hujambo, Bwana Quaker? Uko tayari kutoka sasa?” mlinzi wa kike aliuliza kwa tabasamu la kejeli kidogo huku nikiwa nimesimama nyuma ya zile zile zile zile kundi la wanaume saba waliovalia nguo za kuruka za rangi ya chungwa wakisubiri kurejeshwa kwenye selo zao. ”Kwa wakati ufaao,” nilijibu, nikimtazama tena, ”lakini kwa sasa niko katika ushirika mzuri.” <\/p>\n
Mchanganyiko wa hali ulipelekea kuwa mchana mzuri sana. Washiriki saba wabunifu na wa kufikiria waliitikia wito wa kuhudhuria programu katika kanisa. Nilitayarisha nafasi kwa kueneza picha zilizokatwa kutoka kwenye magazeti kwenye meza tatu. Zilikuwa picha zenye kuvutia za mandhari ya milimani, ndege wa mwituni, na picha nyinginezo zenye kuvutia. Nilipendekeza kila mmoja achague picha moja au mbili zinazowavutia, na kisha washiriki sababu za uchaguzi wao. <\/p>\n
Mmoja wa wanaume wazee, Riley, alianza na picha ya mtu akisali mbele ya sanamu kubwa ya dhahabu ya Buddha. Alivutiwa na thamani ya dhahabu, na pia kwa asili ya kigeni ya ishara. Kwa nini Buddha ana mikono mingi, na kwa nini nyuso tatu? Tulizungumza kuhusu asili ya Uungu yenye sura nyingi, ujuzi na nguvu za Roho. Nikishiriki kidogo ushuhuda wangu wa Quaker, nilitoa maoni kwamba ishara ya dini za ulimwengu inadokeza tu umwilisho halisi wa Roho katika kila mmoja wetu. Kila mmoja wetu, kwa njia fulani, ni Buddha, Kristo . . .<\/p>\n
Maongezi yaliendelea huku wanaume hao wakitoa maoni yao kuhusu chaguo zao. Riley pia alivutiwa na picha ya mwewe akisimama juu ya mabaki ya mawindo yake\u2014mfano wa kuokoka, nguvu, na ndiyo, uhuru. Lakini basi Ronald, ambaye alijitambulisha kama mwanamuziki na msanii, alishiriki tafakari yake juu ya picha maridadi zaidi ya Eastern Bluebird-ishara ya kiroho sana machoni pake. Nilikumbuka hadithi ya kondakta wa reli ya Manitoba-Saskatchewan ambaye wakati fulani alimtia moyo ndege aina ya Eastern Bluebird kurudi kwenye nyanda za nyasi kwa kutengeneza viota vya ndege hao wadogo na kuwaweka kimkakati kwenye njia yake. Baszak alishiriki kwa shauku picha yake ya ndege mwingine aliyekaa kwenye uzi wa waya, hatari inayoweza kuwa tofauti kabisa na mwimbaji dhaifu na asiyejali. <\/p>\n
Katika tukio moja la majira ya baridi kali, vigogo meusi tupu huinuka kama sehemu za chuma kutoka kwenye theluji kadiri jicho linavyoweza kuona; taswira hii ya uzuri na uhuru haikupotea kwa wanaume licha ya mfanano wake wa wazi na mazingira ya jela. Picha zingine mbili zilionekana kuwa sawa katika uteuzi wa jumla. Ya kwanza ilikuwa maelezo kutoka kwa mchoro wa kidhahania ambao ulitoa mwanya kwa uchungu wa kukaanga akili zao kwenye kokeini. Ya pili ilikuwa picha ya mbio za marathon. Mmoja wa wanaume hao alikumbuka wakati fulani katika ujana wake, alipokuwa ameketi kando ya wimbo wa mbio akitumia kokeini, ghafla aligundua umati wa watu waliokuwa wanamkimbia. Japokuwa aliona tu miguu yao, lakini sauti waliyoitoa huku wakikimbia ilimfanya atambue udogo wa kulinganisha na kile alichokuwa anakifanya huku akikosa uwezo halisi wa kuwepo duniani. <\/p>\n
Hatimaye, Ronald alishiriki shairi alilokuwa ameandika kumjibu mmoja wa washirika wake akiomba kitu cha kumtumia mtoto wake. Alipotafakari alifikiri kwamba maneno hayo yangeweza kurejelea kwa urahisi upendo kwa Mungu, kwa hiyo akainakili kwa maandishi maridadi (mkono wa kifahari ingawa ulinakiliwa kwa penseli ya risasi). Kabla ya programu kwisha alinipa nakala hii: <\/p>\n
Kwa njia nyingi ndani
\n Nuru ya Jua uso wako
\n Huonekana na kunipa joto
\n Na katika yote yaliyo mema na katika yote
\n Hiyo ni sawa mawazo yako
\n Daima inaonekana kuangaza
\n Na ndani ya wasiwasi na shaka
\n Na maumivu yote ninayopaswa kufanya
\n Ninakufikiria wewe na kila kitu kinachoenda mbali,
\n Na kwa wakati ambao nimefikiria yote haya
\n Kitu chochote kinachofikiriwa kuwa kibaya kinabadilishwa
\n Kwa wema ndani yako.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nTulifunga kwa dakika chache za kutafakari kwa mwongozo. Nilipokuwa nikizingatia kutafakari kwa kupumua baadhi ya wavulana walikaribia kupasuka nilipoanza kuimba neno la Hindu-Buddhist ”Om.” Sikuweza kujizuia kujumuika katika furaha yao, nikifahamishwa juu ya mienendo yangu ya kiroho wakati huo. Tulifunga programu kwa moyo wa kuheshimiana na kuthaminiana. <\/p>\n
”Je, uko tayari kuja nje ya huko bado, Mheshimiwa Quaker?” Kwa njia fulani ya kushangaza, wakati mwingine mimi hupata aina fulani ya uhuru nyuma ya baa ambayo ninasitasita kuacha. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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