Usuku Lomhlaba Lwe-Down Syndrome

Igama lami nginguSheikha Al Qasimi, ngineminyaka engu-22 ubudala, ngizilolongela ubuciko bokulwa, futhi ngiphethe ibhande elimnyama kuKarate. Ngihlala eSharjah. Ngingusisi, indodakazi kanye nomzukulu.

Ngiphinde ngibe ne-Down syndrome.

Lawa mazwi ambalwa ahlanganisa isimo sami, kodwa awachazi isimilo sami. Kuyingxenye yempilo yami, kodwa akusona isithiyo empilweni yami kanye nekhono lami lokufeza amaphupho ami, ukunqoba ukwesaba kwami, noma ukungivimbela ukuba ngiphile impilo yami ngokugcwele.

Emasontweni amabili edlule, izwe lami lithole abasubathi abangaphezu kwezi-7500, amadodana, amadodakazi, omama nobaba, ukuthi babambe iqhaza kuMidlalo Yama-Olympics Akhethekile Yomhlaba e-Abu Dhabi 2019.

Ngamunye walaba basubathi ubonise ikhono elimangalisayo lokukhetha imidlalo ababambe iqhaza kuyo. Abanye babo bakwazile ukuphumelela nokunqoba, kanti abanye abafinyelelanga ezigabeni ezithuthukile, kodwa okuqinisekile ukuthi ngamunye wabo ukwazile ukufeza amaphupho akhe ngokumela abangani bakhe, umndeni kanye nezwe emcimbini osezingeni lomhlaba.

Futhi ngamunye wabo ungumsubathi onezinselele zengqondo.

Ama-Olympic akhethekile aye afakazela kaninginingi, kusukela asungulwa eminyakeni engu-50 edlule, ukuthi ukuba khona kwalezi zinselele akukhawuli lokho umuntu angakufeza, futhi akukhawuli amakhono nekhono lakhe.

Lokhu kuqinisekiswe izinkundla, amachibi okubhukuda kanye nezindawo ezahlukahlukene ezibone imiqhudelwano kuyo yonke imidlalo ngaphakathi kweMidlalo Yama-Olympics Akhethekile Yomhlaba e-Abu Dhabi 2019 isonto lonke.

Njengomsubathi wase-Emirati, ngiyajabula ukuba yingxenye Yemidlalo Yomhlaba ephethwe ngu-Abu Dhabi.

Lo mcimbi e-Abu Dhabi umele ithuba elimangalisayo lokuthi i-UAE ikhanyise igxathu elikhulu eselithathile ukuze kuzuzwe ubumbano nobumbano kubantu abazimisele njengami emphakathini wendawo, nakuzo zonke izingxenye zalo mphakathi e-Emirates.

Futhi ngokushesha, umbono owawuhlale uzungeza abantu abanezinselele zengqondo uyinto yesikhathi esidlule. Wonke umuntu e-UAE usebenzela ukushintsha isimo sengqondo nemibono yakhe.

Abantu abazimisele kanye nabantu abane-Down Syndrome banendima ebaluleke kakhulu okufanele bayidlale emphakathini wase-Emirati, futhi manje sebemi ndawonye namalungu akanye nabo omphakathi.

Izithiyo ezikhona ziye zadilizwa ubumbano oluhlanganisa izikole, amanyuvesi, amabhizinisi, ngisho nemizi ezweni lonke.

Ubuholi obuhlakaniphile be-United Arab Emirates buphinde baqinisekisa ukuzibophezela kwabo okugcwele ekwakheni ubumbano nomphakathi obumbene oqinisekisa umuntu ngamunye inzuzo enkulu yesikhathi eside.

Ngokwethula izibonelo ezinhle kakhulu ezigcizelela ukuzibophezela ekufinyeleleni izinjongo zobumbano, ubuholi bethu obuhlakaniphile bukhuthaza izwe lonke.

Mina ngokwami ​​nginikeza isibonelo sangempela senzuzo esiyithola ebunyeni futhi singashintshi ukukhubazeka kube izaba zokulahla noma zokuhlukanisa abantu abazimisele, kungaba ngezemfundo noma phakathi nokuphila kwabo kwansuku zonke.

Njengoba ngangithweswe iziqu eSharjah English School kanye naseSikoleni Samazwe Ngamazwe Sezobuciko Nesayensi eDubai, ngachitha iminyaka yami yesikole ngikanye nengifunda nabo ekilasini ababengakhungathekile ngokwengqondo.

Angikaze ngibe inyumbazane noma ngifunde ngedwa, kodwa ngamukelekile njalo phakathi kwabafundi engangifunda nabo ekilasini, ababa abangane bami.

Ngathonywa ngesikhathi semfundo, futhi isimilo sami sakhula futhi sakhula ngezinga elikhulu ngenxa yokuba phakathi kwabantu bezizwe ezehlukene, ubudala namakhono kanye kanjalo.

Ngithanda ukucabanga ukuthi izingane engifunda nazo ziye zazuza kakhulu ngokuba nami ekilasini.

Kimina, imibono yami ngobumbano ayizange ishintshe nhlobo phakathi neminyaka edlule. Yinto engihlala ngiyizwa, ngiyizwa futhi ngiyithokozela.

Impilo yami ibilokhu isekelwe ezimisweni zobumbano nokuba munye. Angikaze ngiphathwe ngendlela ehlukile emndenini wami ngenxa ye-Down syndrome. Lesi simo asizange sibonwe njengesithiyo kubo noma kimina.

Bebelokhu besekela ukukhetha kwami, futhi bengilokhu ngikhuthazwa futhi ngisekelwa lapho nginquma ukwenza ubuciko bokulwa.

Ngokuya ngokukhetha kwami ​​ukuzivocavoca, ngikwazile ukuxhumana nabasubathi abaningi, abantu abakhubazekile ngokomqondo, nokunye.

Ngemva kokuwina ibhande elimnyama ku-Japanese Shotokan Karate Center, ngajoyina iqembu le-UAE Special Olympics futhi ngahlanganyela emiqhudelwaneni yokulwa ezingeni lasekhaya noma lamazwe ngamazwe.

Ngezwe lami, i-UAE, isingathe Imidlalo Yomhlaba, ngigcwele imizwa yokuzigqaja, futhi ukubamba iqhaza kuNdasa Wethemba kwakuyiphupho elaphenduka laba ngokoqobo.

Ngiphinde ngaba nesikhathi esimangalisayo se-judo eMidlalweni Yomhlaba futhi ngithatha inselele entsha empilweni yami yezemidlalo.

Nakuba ngingazange ngingenele, futhi ngingakwazi ukuwina izindondo, ngizimisele ukukhombisa ukuthi i-People of Determination inamakhono namakhono okudlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu emphakathini.

Namuhla, ngaphandle komcimbi osemthethweni wokuvala Imidlalo Yomhlaba Ye-Special Olympics e-Abu Dhabi 2019, indaba yethu isencane futhi sizolwela ukuqhubeka nokuqhubekela phambili.