NDAKAZYALILWA ku Northern Ireland, mumukwasyi uupengede, mu 1965. Ndakakomenena mucooko ca Derry ciindi nokwakali “Mapenzi,” nkokuti ciindi nokwakali nkondo akati kaba Katolika aba Protestanti yalo yakatola myaka iinda ku 30. Ba Katolika ibakali basyoonto kubusena ooku bakali kulimvwa kusalululwa aba Protestanti balo ibakali banji. Bakali kutamikizya ba Protestanti kuti tiibakali kubeendelezya kabotu caboola kumakani aakuvwoota, milimo alimwi amaanda.

Kuli koonse nkondakalanga ndakabona kutalulama alimwi alusalululo. Ziindi zinji ndakaumwa, ndakakwelwa kuzwa mumootokala kumwi kanditondekedwe ntobolo, ndakabuzyigwa mibuzyo alimwi akulangwa-langwa abasilikani, zimwi ziindi abasikalumamba. Ndakapenga kapati, mpoonya ndakalibuzya kuti ‘Sena nduumune buyo, naa ndibalwane?’

Mu 1972, ndakatola lubazu mukufwoola kwakali kwiitwa kuti Bloody Sunday, kwakacitwa akaambo kakuyeeya bantu bali 14 bakajaigwa abasikalumamba baku Britain, alimwi ndakatola lubazu mukufwoola kwakuyeeya baange ibakafwa mu 1981 akaambo kakutakata kulya. Ndakali kunyamuna ndembela ya Northern Ireland yalo iyakakasyidwe, alimwi ndakali kulemba majwi aakufwubaazya bana Britain kufwumbwa abusena mpondakali kukonzya.  Kulibonya kuti lyoonse kwakali kuba mazwanga akaambo kakuteendelezyegwa kabotu alimwi zimwi ziindi akaambo kakujaigwa kwaba Katolika. Kanji-kanji mazwanga aaya akali kutalika kaali matongoosi buyo, mpoonya kumamanino akali kuba manyongwe aataambiki.

Nindakali kuyunivesiti, ndakabasangana basicikoloma ibakatalisya manyongwe akaambo kakubija kwacilawo. Mukuya kwaciindi ndakalongela ku London, akwalo ooko ndakatola lubazu mukufwoola kwakukazya milawo yamfwulumende yalo yakali kulibonya mbuli kuti igwasya buyo bantu bavwubide akudyaaminina bapengede. Ndakatola lubazu mukutakata milimo akaambo kakuceya kwamali ngotwakali kuvwola, alimwi ndakatola lubazu mukufwoola kujatikizya mitelo kwakacitika mu 1990 kwalo kwakapa kuti busena bwiitwa kuti Trafalgar Square bunyonyoonwe abasikuzanga.

Nokuba boobo, mukuya kwaciindi, ndakatyompwa. Muciindi cakuzuzikizya makanze ngotwakajisi, kutalisya manyongwe kwakapa kuti ndiindile buya kunyema.

Muciindi eeci mweenzuma wakandigwasya kuti nditalike kwiiya a Bakamboni ba Jehova. Bakandiyiisya kuzwa mu Bbaibbele kuti Leza ulaazyi mapenzi eesu alimwi akuti uyooamana mapenzi oonse aaletwa abantu. (Isaya 65:17; Ciyubunuzyo 21:3, 4) Kunyina makani amakanze mabotu ngobajisi, bantu tabakonzyi kuleta bululami alimwi akumana lusalululo. Tabuli buyo busolozi bwa Leza mbotuyandika, pele azyalo nguzu zyakwe zilayandika kutegwa zitugwasye kuzunda myuuya iipa kuti munyika kamuli mapenzi.—Jeremiya 10:23; Baefeso 6:12.

Lino ndilimvwa kuti manyongwe oonse ngundakali kucita ikusola kumana kutalulama, kwakali mbuli kubamba zyuuno mubwato buyanda kubbila. Cilakkomanisya kapati kuzyiba kuti ciyoosika ciindi nokutakooyooba kutalulama munyika, ciindi bantu boonse nobanooelene.