Sa’ad da nake ɗan shekara 10, ina da ’yar’uwa ’yar shekara 12, Denise, da ’yan’uwa biyu. Lenny yana ɗan shekara 14 kuma Danny yana ɗan shekara 5. Mu maza muna kwana a ɗaki ɗaya a cikin ƙaramin gida mai hawa ɗaya a ƙauyen da ke gefen kogi da aka sani da Pleasureland.
Sunan unguwar ya samo asali ne daga wurin shakatawa da ke kusa da wuraren wanka guda biyu da tebura masu yawa. A karshen mako, mutane daga ko'ina cikin Arewacin Jersey har ma da birnin New York suna zuwa can da kuma kusa da wurin shakatawa na Muller's Park, inda na sami aikina na farko, a 15, a matsayin mai shara. Dukkan wuraren shakatawa biyu sun rufe a cikin 1985 bayan an kashe mutane biyu tare da raunata wasu tara a wani harin bindiga da aka kai a yammacin Lahadi da yamma, da yammacin bazara na Brooklyn/Jama'an gungun gungun 'yan fashin teku. Na yi iyo na nutse daga babban jirgi a can da yammacin ranar Juma'a, kwana biyu kafin.
A cikin mako kafin Kirsimeti na ƙarshe na Pleasureland, a cikin 1967, mahaifiyata ta bayyana mini damuwarta cewa Danny ya daina gaskata Santa Claus. Ta yi tunanin cewa ɗaya daga cikin yaran unguwar ya gaya wa Danny cewa Santa ba gaskiya ba ne. Kasancewar babu sauran yaran Santa-mumina ya ba ta baƙin ciki. Ta sa na rantse ba zan fadawa Danny abinda na sani ba. Na kiyaye maganata.
Dakin da muke kwana a bayan gidan yana da doguwar tagar ƴaƴan ƴar ƴar ƴaƴa kusa da saman bangon. Fitilar titi ta jefa haske a cikin dakin mu da ba shi da duhu. Na kwanta a gadon kusa da gadon Danny. A lokacin kwanciya barci a jajibirin Kirsimeti mai dusar ƙanƙara, a daidai lokacin da muke ƙoƙarin yin barci, kuma mahaifiyarmu ta motsa, mahaifinmu ya gudu daga can nesa na bayan gida, sa'an nan kuma ya wuce, tagar ɗakin kwanan mu, yana ihu "Ho, Ho, Ho!" Yayin da ya wuce ƙarƙashin taga, mahaifina na ɓoye yana riƙe da hular Santa a kan sanda. Hulun bouncing shine kawai muke iya gani daga gadajen mu.
Sanin taron karya ne, na kalli fuskar Danny don in auna ra'ayinsa. Jin muryar Santa, Danny ya tashi zaune a kan gadon yana duban lokacin da hular ta wuce tagar. Da ganin hular, Danny ya cika da mamaki. Har yanzu ina iya ganin fuskarsa mai annuri, lumshe idanuwa a cikin raina. Bana jin na taba ganin wanda ya yi mamakin haka.
Ko da abin da wasu yara za su iya gaya masa ko abin da zai yi zargin kansa, a wannan lokacin sihiri, gidan wasan kwaikwayo na iyayena ya shawo kan Danny don Kirsimeti daya cewa Santa na gaske ne kuma muna da wannan baƙo, baƙo mai girma daga Arewa Pole don godiya ga kyaututtukan da ke ƙarƙashin itacen. Ƙarya ce mai daraja.
Gwamnati da kafafen yada labarai sun shafe watanni 30 da suka gabata ba tare da sanin ya kamata ba suna gina fargabar Corona da aiwatar da matakan da suka dace kamar kulle-kulle, rufe makarantu, rufe fuska, gwaje-gwaje da harbe-harbe don shawo kan mu cewa sihiri ne - amma koyaushe "A kimiyyance! -" suna kare mu duka daga mutuwa.
Kamar yadda duk wani mai tunani mai shekaru shida ya nuna cewa Santa kawai ba zai iya sanya duk wannan kayan wasan yara a cikin sleigh guda ɗaya ba, duk wani balagagge mai tunani yakamata ya san cewa babu wani daga cikin ma'aikatan jirgin Corona: ba elfin Fauci's, Birx's ko Biden's rhetoric ko gidan wasan kwaikwayo ba da wani ma'ana, ko dai a cikin ka'ida ko a cikin sakamakon rayuwa; haka kuma ba a yi irin wannan tashin hankali ko tsoma bakin matasa, gwamnonin “masu sassaucin ra’ayi”, masu unguwanni da Firayim Minista ba.
Amma kamar ƙoƙarin iyayena don kiyaye tatsuniyar Santa, gwamnatoci ba za su bar gidan wasan kwaikwayo na Corona ba—musamman harbin-kuma kafofin watsa labarai suna ci gaba da bayyana su a matsayin ƙwararrun waɗanda suka “ƙware” ragewa.
Dukkanin bayanan da suka dace sun tabbatar da abin da aka sani a ranar 1 na kulle-kulle-wato wannan kwayar cutar tana barazanar kusan ba kowa sai tsofaffi da marasa lafiya, cewa babu ɗayan waɗannan ayyukan da ke aiki kuma kowane ɗayan waɗannan ya haifar - kuma zai ci gaba da haifar da - tartsatsi, mummunar lalacewar sakandare da manyan makarantu.
Maimakon yarda da wannan, gwamnatoci da kafofin watsa labarai sun ci gaba da yin yakin ta'addanci, karya da matakan bogi na ba-Covid. Domin a daina karya a yanzu zai zama a yarda cewa duk yaudara ce. Kuma a siyasance da ɗabi’a, ba za su iya kawo kansu don yin hakan ba.
Yaro mai shekaru biyar bazai san zamba idan ya gani ba. Amma ko dan shekara goma yana yi. Ko a kalla ya kamata. Suna lissafin manya su zama kamar ƴan shekara biyar.
Yana iya aiki.
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Mark Oshinskie lauya ne, ɗan wasa, mai fasaha, noma, kuma mai ba da shawara.
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