Ngomhla we-12 ku-Epreli 1961, umhla oya kuba lixesha lesiganeko kwimbali yoluntu. Ukusukela ngaloo mini, akukho nto iya kuphinda ifane, kuba umhlaba owaziwayo awusayi kuphinda ube njengangaphambili.
Kwimbali yemileniyam yomntu kukho abalinganiswa abathi uphawu ngomlilo, Ukunika intsingiselo entsha, ukuyiqhelisela kwicala apho Akukho mntu, kude kubengoko, wayecinga ukuba angaya. Kukho abalinganiswa abathi ngenkalipho yabo bavule iindlela tutti, kude kubengoko, babecinga ukuba ayinakudlula. Kwipalatifomu yokucinga, ngaphakathi kwimbali yeminyaka yomntu, indawo igcinelwe yena kuphela. Igama lakhe ngu UJurij Gagarin.
UJurij Gagarin waqalisa ukuqeshwa kwakhe ngembali ngo-Epreli 12, 1961, kwisiphekepheke sakhe esibizwa IVostok 1. Ukusuka eMoscow kwaqala ugqatso lomntu ukuya emajukujukwini, ukoyisa imida yomhlaba kunye nabantu. Kwakungumnqweno wokubonisa ukuba ubukrelekrele boMntu abunamda njengoko iSithuba singenamda. UJurij Gagarin wayengaphakathi kweso sixhobo sasemoyeni, esasishiya watshica umlilo ukufikelela esibhakabhakeni, ukuya kubunzulu obungaphaya nangaphaya.
Ihlabathi lahlula kubini
Ngo-1961 ihlabathi lahlukana kubini. Iibhloko ezimbini ezichaseneyo, sixhobile. ISoviet Union kunye ne-United States bacela umngeni kukhuphiswano lwempambano noluqhubekayo, injongo: ukulawula umhlaba. Ukoyiswa kwendawo bekuya kuba yibhodi enkulu yesandi, ngokomfanekiso, kwi-propaganda yaseSoviet. UJurij Gagarin yayilivili elincinci kuphela kule ndlela iphambeneyo. Okona kubalulekileyo yayisisiphumo sokugqibela, ukuba kukho umntu olixhoba lolo vavanyo, umonde. Emva kwethutyana omnye umntu angathatha indawo yakhe kwilinge elitsha.
Ngaba wayeyazi? Ayaziwa. Yintoni eqinisekileyo kukuba uGagarin wayefuna ukuba ngunaphakade. Ukuze abe ngunaphakade kwakufuneka angene ngoNaphakade ngomnyango wakhe wangaphambili. Ukucela umngeni kuye. Ukuyiqhawula kunye nenqanawa yakhe. Wayeyazi ukuba ukuba izinto azihambi njengoko wonke umntu wayenethemba lokuba, uza kuba nendawo kwimbali yoluntu. Kodwa ibiyakuba yindawo encinci kakhulu, leyo ibekelwe abo boyisiweyo, abanesibindi, abakhaliphileyo kodwa boyisiwe. Wayeyazi kakuhle le nto, njengoko wayehamba ngenyawo elungiselela ukukhwela eyakho isiphekepheke. Wayeyazi ukuba inokuba yeyakhe uhambo lokugqibela. Isibhakabhaka awayehlala esithanda emhlabeni singangcwaba lakhe. Kodwa washiya kunjalo.
I icon engapheliyo
Ukuba emva kweminyaka engamashumi amathandathu simbhiyozela njenge icon, kungenxa yokuba ubomi bakhe bebubalasele. Ngaba kuphela amashumi amabini anesixhenxe eminyaka xa wayesixelela ukuba uMhlaba, obonwe phezulu phezulu, wawuluhlaza. Umhlaba wakhe walala phantsi, mncinci kunebhola yegalufa. Simthelekelela ngobuso bakhe engqiyame ngembobo yokucinga unaphakade ongenasiphelo. Ngawo la maxesha amaphupha omntwana uJurij nawo aya kuthi qatha engqondweni, njengoko wayecinga ngeenkwenkwezi kwigumbi lakhe lokulala, mhlawumbi ezibacingela njengamabala amnyama esibhakabhakeni.
Wabane kuphela amashumi amathathu anesine xa wasweleka kwingozi yenqwelomoya. Uhlobo lokuziphindezela olubi lwamchukumisa. Umntu wokuqala ukubhabha ngaphaya kwemida yomhlaba kwisiphekepheke sakhe, usweleke elandela yinto encinci ukuphazamiseka kwenqwelomoya, ngexesha loqeqesho lwenqwelomoya. Enkosi kuye, kwinkalipho yakhe, kumnqweno wakhe engenasiphelo ukujongana nomngeniinfinito, inzululwazi yesayensi ibe yinzululwazi. Ngale nto, kolo hambo lwakhe ongenakulibaleka, ehlale ngaphantsi kweeyure ezimbini, UJurij Gagarin ngu ongenakulibaleka.
