Jennifer B. Knizel, wolemba mabuku a yoga ndi zamasamba, analemba za ulendo wake wopita ku Polynesia.
Kusamukira ku zilumba za Tonga kwasintha moyo wanga m’njira imene sindinaganizirepo. Nditaloŵerera m’chikhalidwe chatsopano, ndinayamba kuona wailesi yakanema, nyimbo, ndale, ndi maunansi a anthu zinawonekera pamaso panga m’njira yatsopano. Koma palibe chimene chinasintha mwa ine monga kuyang'ana zakudya zomwe timadya. Pachilumbachi, nkhumba ndi nkhuku zimayenda momasuka m’misewu. Ndakhala ndimakonda kwambiri nyama ndipo ndakhala ndikudya zakudya zamasamba kwa zaka zisanu tsopano, koma kukhala pakati pa nyama zimenezi kwasonyeza kuti n’ngokhoza kukondana mofanana ndi anthu. Pachilumbachi, ndinazindikira kuti zinyama zili ndi chibadwa chofanana ndi anthu - kukonda ndi kuphunzitsa ana awo. Ndinakhala kwa miyezi ingapo pakati pa omwe amatchedwa "nyama zaulimi", ndipo zokayikitsa zonse zomwe zinkakhalabe m'maganizo mwanga zinathetsedwa. Nazi mfundo zisanu zomwe ndinaphunzira potsegula mtima wanga ndi munda wanga kwa anthu okhala m'deralo.
Palibe chomwe chimandidzutsa m'mawa kwambiri kuposa nkhumba yakuda yotchedwa Mo yomwe imagogoda pakhomo pathu tsiku lililonse 5:30 m'mawa. Koma chodabwitsa kwambiri n’chakuti, panthaŵi ina Mo anaganiza zotidziŵikitsa kwa ana ake. Mo anakonza bwino ana ake a nkhumba pa kalapeti kutsogolo kwa khomo kuti tizitha kuwaona mosavuta. Izi zinatsimikizira kukayikira kwanga kuti nkhumba zimanyadira ana awo monga momwe mayi amanyadira mwana wake.
Patangopita nthawi yochepa ana a nkhumba atasiya kuyamwa, tinaona kuti zinyalala za Moe zikusowa ana angapo. Tidaganiza zoyipa kwambiri, koma zidakhala zolakwika. Mwana wa Mo, Marvin ndi abale ake angapo adakwera kuseri kwa nyumba popanda kuyang'aniridwa ndi achikulire. Zitachitika zimenezi, ana onse anabweranso kudzationa limodzi. Chilichonse chimaloza ku chenicheni chakuti achichepere opanduka ameneŵa asonkhanitsa gulu lawo kutsutsana ndi chisamaliro cha makolo. Izi zisanachitike, zomwe zinawonetsa kukula kwa nkhumba, ndinali wotsimikiza kuti kupanduka kwachinyamata kunkachitika mwa anthu okha.
Tsiku lina, chodabwitsa n’chakuti pakhomo pa nyumbayo panali ana a nkhumba anayi omwe ankaoneka kuti anali ndi masiku awiri. Anali okha, opanda mayi. Ana a nkhumbawo anali aang’ono kwambiri moti sankadziwa kupeza chakudya chawo. Tinawadyetsa nthochi. Posakhalitsa ana aja anatha kupeza okha mitsitsi, ndipo Pinky yekhayo anakana kudya ndi azichimwene ake, anaima pakhomo n’kumati adyetsedwe m’manja. Zoyesayesa zathu zonse zom’tumiza paulendo wodziimira pawokha zinatha ndi iye ataima pamphasa ndi kulira mokweza. Ngati ana anu akukumbutsani za Pinky, onetsetsani kuti simuli nokha, pakati pa zinyama palinso ana owonongeka.
Chodabwitsa n’chakuti nkhuku nazonso ndi amayi osamala komanso achikondi. Bwalo lathu linali malo otetezeka kwa iwo, ndipo m’kupita kwanthaŵi nkhuku ina inadzakhala mayi. Anaweta nkhuku zake kutsogolo kwa bwalo, pakati pa ziweto zathu zina. Tsiku ndi tsiku, ankaphunzitsa anapiyewo mmene angakumbire chakudya, kukwera ndi kutsika masitepe otsetsereka, kupempha chakudya mwa kukumba pakhomo lakumaso, ndi mmene angaletsere nkhumba kuti asadye. Nditawona luso lake la ubereki wabwino kwambiri, ndinazindikira kuti kusamalira ana anga si udindo waumunthu.
Tsiku lomwe ndinawona nkhuku ikulusa kuseri kwa nyumba, ikulira ndi kulira chifukwa nkhumba inadya mazira ake, ndinasiya omelet kwamuyaya. Nkhukuyo sinakhazikike mtima pansi ndipo tsiku lotsatira, inayamba kusonyeza zizindikiro za kupsinjika maganizo. Chochitikachi chinandipangitsa kuzindikira kuti mazira sanayenera kudyedwa ndi anthu (kapena nkhumba), iwo ali kale nkhuku, panthawi ya chitukuko chawo.