mzis Svilebi? The Children of the Sun...?

mzis Svilebi?

gancvifrebisagan enaCavardnili var.

sworad gavigone? es saqarTvelos patriarqma uTxra xalxs, rom qarTvelebis prioriteti eris gamravlebaa, da rom aborti unda aikrZalos da rom is bavSvebi, romlebic mSoblebisTvis finansur tvirTs warmoadgenen SeuZliaT eklesias gadascen?

man marTlac mimarTa ers, romlis ekonomiuri keTildReobis simwire (an sulac ar qona misi) aiZulebs xalxs gamovides quCebSi, radganac maTi Svilebi SimSiloben?

saqarTveloSi yovel 1000 reproduqciuli asakis qalze 19,1 aborti modis. es maCvenebeli erT-erTi yvelaze maRalia evropaSi. aq qals saSualod 3 aborti mainc aqvs gakeTebuli cxovrebaSi. (2)

tripods vusmendi (3), yovelkvireuli mauwyebloba Tbilisidan, romelic ganixilavs did da mniSvnelovan sakiTxebs da diskusiasac gvTavazobs. amjerad ramdenjerme momiwia erTi da igives gadaxveva da Tavidan mosmena raTa azrze movsuliyavi da mimxvdariyavi patriarqis sityvebis mniSvnelobas.(2)

“es abortebi xdeba mSoblebis surviliTa da gadawyvetilebiT. es aris saSineli mkvleloba umanko arsebisa, romelSidac iaraRis rols eqimebi TamaSoben.  rodesac qveyana aseT savalalo demografiul mdgomareobaSia Cemi azriT mTavrobam unda gamosces kanoni abortebis akrZalvisa, mcire gamonaklisebis garda, ra Tqma unda.”

gamonaklisebi!!! amaSi ras gulisxmobda? es gamonaklisi xom ar niSnavs im SemTxvevas roca es Cvili gogonaa? Tu SezRuduli SesaZleblobis mqone? Tu RmerTo dagvifare da cisferi??? Tu Zaladobis Sedegi? Tu ra???

sqesis gamo CvilTa mkvleloba sul aqtualuria da saqarTveloSi am movlenis maRali maCvenebelia dafiqsirebuli.(4) da amasTan kidev es fraza _ “tradiciuli Rirebulebebi” Tu kulturuli norma, romelic vrceldeba (ZiriTadad kacebis mier), raTa es stereotipi kanonierad gamocxaddes da es qalTa diskriminaciis Tu lgbt pirebis sakiTxi ufro da ufro gamWvirvale xdeba.

modi gavimeoroT ras gaigoneb saqarTveloSi, quCebSi: ”biWi kargia, gogosi ra mogaxsenoT.”

da maSin ra moxdeba Tu es gogonebi aRmoCndebian procentulad ufro metni vidre biWebi? an SSm bavSvebi? an homoseqsuali Tu transseqsuali? maSin aiyvans maT eklesia? saqarTveloSi mzrunveloba moklebul bavSvTa TavSesafrebis umetes nawilSi SemaZrwunebeli situaciaa. aris mxolod mcireodeni gamonaklisi, isic UNICEF -isa da ramdenime sxva filantropiuli organizaciebis wyalobiT. qorwinebis gareSe bavSvis yola an SezRuduli SesaZleblobis mqone bavSvis yola iseTi socialuri stigmaa, romelic sircxvilis grZnobas badebs da SemdgomSi ojaxebis dangrevis mizezi xdeba da aseT bavSvebs toveben an bavSvTa saxlebSi an quCaSi samaTxovrod.(5)

gavrcelebuli azris sapirispirod, maTxovar bavSvTa umetesoba Tbilisis quCebSi ara emigrantebi aramed adgilobrivi eTnikuri qarTvelebi arian. bavSvebi gadamalulebi hyavT wlobiT saxlebSi. bavSvTa saxlebi savsea arasasurveli bavSvebiT, romlebsac xSirad cudad epyrobian da scemen kidec.

bavSvebi janrTelebi Tu fizikurad SezRuduli SesaZleblobebiT zaraldebian da itanjebian:

“fizikuri ZaladobiT, romelSic Sedis cema, saxlSi gamoketva da gamosvlis akrZalva, gadaWarbebuli an medikamentebis arasworad gamoyenebiT, samedicino eqsmerimentebSi an invaziur kvlevebSi CarTviT Tanxmobis gareSe, seqsualuri ZaladobiT da eqspluataciiT, romelSidac Sedis: gaupatiureba, seqsualuri agresia, uxamsi Seuracxyofa, pornografiasa da prostituciaSi Zaladobrivi CarTva. isini agreTve itanjebian fsiqologiuri muqariT da devniT,rac ZiriTadad Sedgeba sityvieri Zaladobis, damcirebis, dasjisa da mitovebis muqariT. emociuri SantaJiT, despotizmiT, zrdasruli adamianis statusis uaryofiT da SezRuduli SesaZleblobis mqone pirebis mimarT Seusabamo infantiluri damokidebulebiT. pirovnebis Rirsebis Semlaxavi CarevebiT, romelSic Sedis garkveuli saganmanaTleblo, Terapevtiuli da bihevioruli programebi. finansuri Zaladoba an Zaladobrivi miTviseba da qurdoba piradi sakuTrebis. uaryofa, mitoveba da deprivacia, ugulebelyofa samedicino saWiroebis da sxva yoveldRiuri moTxovnilebebis.”(6)

ra saSinelebaa ara?

es moxseneba grZeldeba da CamoTvlis im bavSvTa saxlebs, sadac bavSvebs cudad eqcevian. Tu bavSvs iq toveben, RmerTma uSvelos. Tu mas toveben da Tan amave dros SezRuduli SesaZleblobis mqone piria, maSin me ukve ar var darwmunebuli: eqneba amas raime mniSvneloba saeklesio bavSvTa saxlSi iqneba Tu saxelmwifo?

me sakmaod guldasmiT veZebdi orTodoqsul bavSvTa saxlebs mTels internetSi, magram amaod. iyo ramodenime saxelmwifos daqvemdebarebaSi myofi, (7) romelTagan zogzogierTi nelnela gaumjobesebis gzaze iyo damdgari, Tumca mainc esaWiroeboda uzarmazari Sroma da Zalisxmeva. Zalian bevri vnaxe meTodisturi, evangelisturi da xsnis armiis bavSvTa saxlebi, Zalian bevri UNICEF –is da saerTaSoriso amnistiis daqvemdebarebaSi myofic, erTic ualdorfis(staineri) da erTic kide gasaocari bavSvTa saxli kaTolikuri eklesiisa,(8) magram bodiSi, verc erTi _ marTlmadidebluri.

me darwmunebuli var, rom qarTuli sazogadoebis umetes nawils gulwrfelad uyvars bavSvebi da saTuTad uvlis sakuTar Svilebs. isini aseve SeZrwundebian am faqtebze. gansakuTrebiT rogorc im literaturuli kulturis nawili, romelmac erTgvari bavSvTa  ideologia Camoayaliba, rac  nodar dumbaZis naSromebSia mocemuli, Tu rogor SeiZleba/unda cxovrobdnen bavSvebi da zogadad, rogor ukeTesia icxovron  maT.

ra Tqma unda es ar xdeba mxolod saqarTveloSi, ra Tqma unda did britaneTSic aris SemTxvevebi bavSvTa ugulvebelyofisa da mitovebis, rac Tanabrad Semzaravia. Tumca, maSin roca viciT britaneTSi erTerTi yvelaze maRali maCvenebelia dafiqsirebuli bavSvTa siRaribisa, ar unda dagvaviwydes agreTve, rom aq xalxs ar agulianeben gaaCinon rac SeiZleba meti Svili. Cven agreTve ar varTmevT qalebs uflebas iyolion naklebi Svili Tu ar iyolion saerTod.

bavSvTa qalaqis idea, rogorc es nodar dumbaZes, erT-erT yvelaze cnobil qarTvel mwerals warmoedgina, moicavs sazogadoebis iseT xedvas, sadac yvela bavSvi erTadaa, Tanasworia, yvelanairi sazRvrebisa da tvirTis gareSe. es idea msoflios nebismier moqalaqes STaagonebda.

TiTqos SeuZleblad JRers Seqmna aseTi adgili siRaribiT mosrul qveyanaSi, Tumca raRac axleburi, SemoqmedebiTi da saganmanaTleblo movlenebic xdeba xolme. nelnela sinaTle Cndeba da zogi qarTveli moqalaqe qarTuli biznesis sponsorobiT SesaZlebels xdis xalxs Seaxsenos dumbaZiseuli xedva bavSvTa qalaqisa. paralelurad am mZime situaciasTan gamklavebis mcdelobis, bavSTa saxlebis gaumjobesebaze zrunvis, mcirewlovanTa Zaladobisa da damcirebis winaaRmdeg brZolis fonze aris adgili, sadac SeuZlia xalxs izeimos dumbaZiseuli ocnebis da xedvis realoba.

mzis festivali yovel wels pirvel ivniss mziuris parkSi, TbilisSi imarTeba. es festivali 26wlis ana goguaZis, fotografis, telewamyvanis, xelovanis, nodar dumbaZis, ocnebaTa ocnebis da BbiTlzis Tayvanismcemlis Sromis nayofia. ana etliT mosargeble da SezRuduli SesaZleblobis mqone piria. is iSviaTi adamiania, is jdeba satelevizio eTerSi im xalxis winaSe, romelTa Rimilsac xSirad SecdomaSi SevyavarT maT realur fiqrebze bavSvTa saxlebis, quCis bavSvebis Tu SezRuduli SesaZleblobis mqone pirebis Sesaxeb.(10)

anas warmodgeniT mzis festivali  imisTvisaa, rom Seqmnas mxiarulebiT aRsavse garemo festivalis stumari yvela bavSvisTvis, sadac SSm pirebis etli sulac ar warmoadgens xelis SemSlel garemoebas irgvliv myofebTan urTierTobisTvis, sadac SezRuduli SesaZleblobebi ar gansazRvravs arafers, sadac bavSvoba izeimeba imisTvis, rom arsebobs, imisTvis rom TavisTavad aTbobs da anaTebs. anas ocnebaa yvela bavSvi iyos sazogadoebis sruluflebiani wevri da is uyvardeT da afasebdnen, miuxedavad yvelafrisa.

ana uaryofs, rom is aris feministi _ is Tavis Tavs ufro humanistTa rigebSi warmoidgens, Tumca man Tavis satelevizio gadacemaSi erTxel moiwvia qalTa fondis warmomadgenlebi, raTa esaubraT im problemebze ris winaSedac qarTveli qalebi dganan dRes.

sainteresoa vaxsenoT, rom anas mzis festivali mesame welia jeoselis mier finansdeba. ana marTlac arRvevs yvelanair sazRvrebs da awyobs bavSvobis zeims da sxvaTac STaagonebs igive gaakeTos. da is televiziiT gamoCndeba Tu ara, amas ra mniSvneloba aqvs, CemTvis mTavaria, rom is arsebobs. Tumca is satelevizio eTersac mSvenivrad iyenebs. iyenebs rogorc plaTformas reformisTvis, cvlilebisTvis, zeimisTvis, Segnebis donis amaRlebisTvis. da rac mTavaria mas es gamosdis. is akeTebs praqtikul saqmeebs,kargad mofiqrebuls, STamagonebels, Semagulianebels, romelic Seaxsenebs qarTvel xalxs im gansakuTrebul adgils mzisqveSeTSi, sadac yvela bavSvi erTadaa da Tanasworia. ra Tqma unda, ara mxolod isini, vis mSoblebsac amis finansuri SesaZlebloba aqvT, an isini vinc ar arian SezRuduli SesaZleblobebiT, aramed is biWebic, romlebic RmerTma dagvifaros da, SeiZleba cisferebi aRmoCndnen mogvianebiT da ra Tqma unda gogonebi.

me aRtacebSi movyavar anasTana qalebs. es aris qali, romelic nelnela micuravs patriarqaluri nonsensis dinebis sawinaaRmdego mimarTulebiT, romelic cdilobs daTrgunos ara mxolod is da sxva misnairebi, aramed maTi fantaziebic da ocnebebic. rodesac aseTi qalebi Semodian oTaxSi, maT mze SemoaqvT Tan.

patriarqi aseTebs unda usmendes.

gamoswordeba bavSvTa saxlebis mdgomareoba? imedi maqvs. RmerTo, ra didi imedi maqvs amis. Cemi sakuTari kvleviTa Tu dakvirvebiT mjera rom gamoswordeba, miuxedavad im jojoxeTisa rac awi aris amisaTvis gasavleli. Tu patriarqs misi gza aqvs, arsebobs kidev sxva, gacilebiT ufro meti gza, an me sxva gza ar damrCenia Tu ara davijero, rom es marTlac asea.

Cven yvelam Cveni wili unda gavakeToT.

Be-ing Georgian - translated into Georgian

“yofna, ar-yofna, sakiTxavi ai, es aris”

Cemi goneba sul am frazis irgvliv trialebs. ra aris ramed yofna saerTod? rogor unda gansazRvro sakuTari Tavi? an sxvebs rogor unda ganasazRvrino? sityvebiT? ganwyobiT? kulturiT? simReriT? sakvebiT? SenobebiT? politikiT? sqesiT?

CemTvis es “yofna” Zalian awmyo mimReobaa, Zalian aq da axla, Zalian elementaruli. zogjer sul wyali var xolme, an cecxli anTia CemSi da win mimaqanebs, xan miwis simyare, romelic makavebs da xan ki haeris haerovani miswrafebani. me var ganwyoba, xasiaTi da ZiriTadi Zala. me var Cemi sakuTari sazomi arSini sxvadasxva xasiaTebiT, uflebebiT da araswori qmedebebiT aRsavse da me var siyvaruli. da axla me msoflio moqalaqe var, Tu adamiani, mijaWvuli koleqtiur cnobierebas, romelic erT adgilas didi xnis cxovrebiT yalibdeba? da Cemi yofna warsul kulturazea dafuZnebuli Tu me mTlianad Cemi sakuTari xasiaTiT da pirovnebiT vcxovrob aq, awmyoSi da vZerwav TiToeul dRes, rogorc moCuxCuxe wyaros wyali kveTs da Zerwavs rbili qvis kalapots?

ra aris “yofna”?

ra aris iyo ingliseli, italieli, germaneli, frangi Tu qarTveli?

მე ეს პოსტი ფეისბუქში ვნახე, რომელიც ჩემმა მეგობარმა გამოაქვეყნა. აქაც იგივე კითხვა გაჩნდა: " ჰო, მაგრამ, რას ნიშნავს ეს?"

me gadavxede qarTul medias da elda meca roca wavikiTxe ras werdaDdamien m. ginesi statiaSi_ “movida saqarTveloSi feminizmi?” (1), romelic sakmaod cxadad aCvenebda erT-erTi satelevizio gadacemis “qaluri logika” fonze, rom jer kidev Sorsaa es dro. ( es gadacema Seqmnili da dagegmili iyo imisaTvis, rom eCvenebina mamakacTa “maCoizmis” yvelaze saSineli gamovlineba).

“qaluri logikis” monawile, mwirad Cacmul qalebs, romlebic pasuxs scemdnen Seuracxmyofel kiTxvebs, aRwers ninia kakabaZe:

am programaSi qalebi warmoCenilebi arian absolutur Sterebad, rac kidev ufro xels uwyobs saxifaTo stereotipebis gamyarebas im qveyanaSi, sadac qalebs uyureben, rogorc mamakacebze inteleqtualurad dabla mdgom sqess.

qarTul mediasTan Cemi uerTierToba amisgan aSkarad gansxvavebuli iyo, magram amave dros aseTive ganmsazRvreli. sapatriarqo satelevizio arxze Cemi intervius Cawerisas “miTxres” da Semdeg sul cota, samjer mainc gamimeores gamomecvala tansacmeli da Camecva laviwis Zvlamde daxuruli zedatani, imis SiSiT, rom mis qvemoT xorcis umciresi nawilic ki ar gamoCeniliyo.

 sxvadasxva qalTa saxeebi wamotivtivdeba xolme socialur sivrceSi dro da dro, magram saqarTvelodan wamosuli es saxeebi, romlebic stereotipul qaliSvili/bozis CarCoSi arian sul moqceulebi, SemaSfoTebelia.

ამ სურათს დღეს ფეისბუქზე წავაწყდი, რომელიც ამბობს: არც კი იცი რას ელოდო მისგან. და მართლაც, ამ გოგოს ხომ ხანჯალი უჭირავს.

me vkiTxe Cems das (romelic saganmanaTleblo oficrad muSaobs cixeSi aq, britaneTSi da kargad icis Cemi interesi saqarTvelos mimarT) im sazogadoebis susti nawilisTvis, visTanac mas Sexeba hqonda, ras niSnavda qarTveli da qarTvelad yofna, da Tu hqondaT saerTod amaze raime warmodgena. misma pasuxma SemaZrwuna. yvela patimars, ganurCevlad eris da warmomavlobisa erTi da igive azri hqonda. maTi azriT qarTvelebi arian TavzexelaRebuli, gulqva, Seubralebeli, angariSiani, civi da yvelaze saSineli damnaSaveebi.

radganac sxvadasxva gamocdileba mqonda qarTvelebze da Tan ar mindoda yvela erT qvabSi momexarSa, rogorc amas saqarTveloSi ityvian xolme, TviTon qarTvelebs SevekiTxe “ras niSnavs iyo qarTveli”.

albaT qarTvelad yofna Znelia. kiTxvam bevri Cemi qarTveli megobari aiZula maT awmyosa da warsulze winaaRmdegobrivad, daZabulad efiqraT. zogma, mixvda ra kiTxvis sirTules, amjobina saerTod gaCumebuliyo da miTxra, rom aqamde am sakiTxze ar dafiqrebula da rom es Zalian rTuli sapasuxo iyo.

Zalian bevrjer axsenes suli, xasiaTi da individualoba. “magram es qarTvelad yofnis sawindaria?” vikiTxe. zogma:”es aris emociuroba, miwasTan mijaWvuloba, bunebrioba-o”. “keTili, me maqvs es yvelaferi” gavifiqre, “magram me ara var qarTveli”.

sityva “patriotuli” da “erovnuli” bevrjer gaisma. esec da imis gancxadebac, rom qveyana mudam Seviwroebuli da dapyrobili iyo, rac maTi TqmiT qarTvelad yofnis nawilia, da rac TiTqosda Tavisuflebisa da demokratiisaTvis brZolis daucxromel survils aRvivebda.

patriotuli demokratia? nacionaluri Tavisufleba? hoo, es kidev erTi oqsimoroni.

gasagebia, magram ra axasiaTebs qarTvel pirovnebas, rac mas gansakuTrebuls xdis? vagrZelebdi SekiTxvebis dasmas. ras niSnavs iyo qarTveli?

“musika gansazRvravs amas, musikis ganwyoba” erTma Tqva. “ra tipis?” vikiTxe da maSinve ansambl basianis SesrulebiT, simReris bmuli gaCnda Cems feisbuq kedelze. ooo, kidev erTi winaaRmdegobrivi momenti. mogexsenebaT me warmovadgendi erT konkretul qarTul gunds britaneTSi  3wlis ganmavlobaSi da mivxvdi am sityvebis mniSvnelobas, SesaZloa imitomac, rom me TviTon vmRerivar qarTul xalxur simRerebs da vici sxvadasxva regionebis simeRerebi marTlac, sxvadasxva xasiaTsa da ganwyobas gadmogvcemen. magaliTad, kaxuri simRerebi yurZnis qveynidan, kaxeTidan, gadmogvcemen ufro venaxebSi momuSave xalxis ganwyobilebas maSin, roca svanuri simRerebi gacilebiT ufro uxeSia, Zlieria  da maTSi dominanturia kldis magvari mogugune banebi. esec Tavis mxriv, asaxavs svanur xedebsa da mTebs da svani xalxis mZime fizikur Sromas gadarCenisTvis,  rac sakmaod rTulia mTis xalxisTvis, romlebic Sors cxovroben baris qalaq-soflebidan.

saeklesio simRerebi ki emorCileba mkacrad gansazRvrul wesebs da Tavisufali variaciebi aq ar aris nebadarTuli. es sagaloblebi unda imReros aucileblad sufTa xmis da amave dros sufTa sulis patronma. saubedurod, Cemi mware gamocdilebidan vici ,rom es yovelTvis ase ar xdeba. (2)

“arc ise wminda, rogoric mosalodnelia” es fraza aRwers aSkara TvalTmaqcobas, romelis gamoc ara mxolod me var imedgacruebuli, aramed qarTuli feministuri moZraobac. is gamoxatavs Tavis sibrazes saqarTvelos eklesiis damokidebulebis gamo, gansakuTrebiT qalebis mimarT, romelic SeiZleba gadmoices Semdegnairad: “moiqci, ise rogorc geubnebi da ara ise, rogorc me viqcevi.”

ase rom, radganac kidev sxva ufro konkretuli warmodgenebi mindoda rac SeiZleba meti wamotivtivebuliyo, me isev vsvamdi Cems kiTxvas – ras niSnavs iyo qarTveli? rogori xasiaTi aqvs qarTvels?

da bolos, aseTi pasuxic miviRe:

“ Cven yvelaferSi unikalurebi varT, siyvarulSi, siZulvilSi, sibrZneSi, sisuleleSi, Cven SegviZlia viyoT guluxvebi, Zunwebi, Rirseulebi da uxeSebi, gulRiebi da gautanlebi. versad ipovi sxva ers msoflioSi ase cvalebads da mravalmxrivs. Cven Zalian gviyvars dideba da fuli. Cven SeiZleba adamiani gavkicxoT da saflavSi CavdoT, magram Tayvans vcemT mas sikvdilis Semdeg da zRva yvavilebs mivarTmevT saflavze da gulis amaCuyebel sadRegrZeloebs vityviT mis dakrZalvaze. Cven marTlac varT erT erTi uZvelesi eri dedamiwaze da SegviZlia mTels qveyanaSi vitrabaxoT es da sxva erebi davamdabloT Cvens gverdiT.”

es Wkviani qarTveli qali aris nevrologi (3), romelsac agreTve Zalian bevri ufiqria am kiTxvaze da misi Tanamemamuleebis amoucnob xasiaTze. is wers, rom qarvelis xasiaTi SeiZleba mxolod mis warsulze iyos dafuZnebuli, romelic warmoadgens:

“gardasul ambebs raindobisa da Tavazianobisa, gamoucnobi da Zlieri qalebisa da Seubralebeli vendetebisa.”

rogorc sxva qarTvelebmac miTxres, kargi inteleqtualur – moraluri da WeSmarit – sulieri centraluri xasiaTi am erisa aRaraa dRevandel qarTvelebSi, rusebis xangrZlivi batonobis da maTgan devnis gamo gadagvarda. da rac darCa esaa lamazi da carieli sadRegrZeloebi warsulidan gadmowerilebi. rogorc Cvenma erT-erTma mefem, henri VIII Tavisi awmyo TiTqosda gadawera Tavidan, rodesac aRadgina da gaaideala mrgvali magidis raindebis ambebi ana boleinis mosapoveblad. rogorc keTili mefe halis xateba, romlis awmyoc dafuZnebuli iyo warsul iluziaze.

saqarTveloc igives xom ar akeTebs? saqarTveloc xom ar cdilobs xelaxla gansazRvros da gamoZerwos misi sakuTari saxe, rogorsac is isurvebs msoflio qveynebis gverdiT rom hqondes magram romelic, mis realur SesaZleblobebs aRemateba? es xom ar xdis qarTvel kacs ase rTuls, rom gansazRvro Tu ras niSnavs iyo qarTveli?

es realobas hgavs, da me mgoni amitomac dasWirda raime konkretuli pasuxis mopovebas amdeni dro da CaZieba. albaT esaa Tanamedrove qarTveli _ warsulis gamoZaxili, romelsac mxolod uaryofiTi Tvisebebi gadmoyolia warsulidan.

am “yofnamde” ki iyo simamace, WeSmariti stumarmaspinZloba, tolerantuloba, sibrZne, Semoqmedeba da bunebrivi “mSvenier adamianad yofna”. axla ki ra darCenila TvalSisacemi? uaryofiTi Tvisebebi: sizarmace, gadaWarbebuli Rvinis sma, sufrebi, sadac Seuracxyofas Zalian advilad ayeneben erTmaneTs, carieli sadRegrZeloebi warsul zRaprebze da warmodgena imisa, rom saqarTvelo RmerTis amorCeuli qveyanaa, romlis msgavsic ar moiZebneba misi lamazi bunebis, keTilSobili xalxis, kulturis simdidris, memkvidreobis, istoriisa da warsulis gamo.

araviTari Tavmdabloba.

es yvelaferi laparakobs varaudebze dafuZnebul ukidures qedmaRlobaze.

da amas niSnavs  WeSmaritad “iyo qarTveli?”

me guliTadad vimedovneb rom ara.

Children of the Sun...?

I am gob-smacked.

Did I hear that right? Did the patriarch of Georgia just tell the nation that the priority of Georgians is to re-populate, that abortion should be banned, and that children who were a financial drain on their parents could be given to the church?

Did he just address a nation whose economic prosperity (or lack of) has led people to protest on the streets because their children are dying of starvation? (1)

 

 ‘Georgia has 19.1 abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age. It has one of the highest rates of abortion in Europe. The average woman in Georgia will have an average of three abortions in her life time.’(2)

I was listening to Tripod, (3) a weekly broadcast from Tbilisi that looks at the big issues and offers opinion and discussion about what is going on. I had to hit the ‘replay’ button a couple of times to get my head around the implication of the patriarch’s words. (2)

‘This (abortion) happens because of the desire and decision of the parents. It is a horrible murder of an innocent, helpless creature. And the doctor is an accessory to this murder. When the country is in such a difficult demographic situation, I think the government must pass a law banning abortions, with just a small number of exceptions of course’

Exceptions!!!!! What does he mean by that? Does he mean that if a child is a girl? Or disabled? Or God forbid… GAY??? Or the result of a rape??? Or what??? Come ON!!

 

Selective gender infanticide is reported to be at an all-time high in Georgia. (4) And that phrase the ‘traditional value’ or cultural norm that gets bandied about (most often, it seems, by men) to legitimise stereotyping of, and discrimination against women or LGBT people is becoming more and more transparent, and holds less and less substance.

 Let’s repeat what is being said on the streets of Georgia all the time; ‘A boy is OK, a girl is not’.

And what if a high proportion of these extra children are girls? Or disabled? Or homosexual or transgender? Will the church take them then? The situations in Georgia’s orphanages are already, in the majority of institutions, dire. There are a few exceptions and most of those are as a result of intervention by UNICEF or other philanthropic organisations. The social stigma of having a child outside wedlock, or with a 'disability', creates such shame that families break up, and children are abandoned either to an orphanage or left to beg in the streets. (5) 

Contrary to popular belief, the majority of children begging on the streets of Tbilisi are, in fact, ethnic Georgians and not immigrants. Children are hidden away for years in family homes and orphanages are filled with unwanted children who are often beaten and abused.

Children with and without physical disability suffer:

‘Physical violence, including corporal punishment, incarceration – including being locked in one’s home or not allowed out. Over-or misuse of medication, medical experimentation or involvement in invasive research without consent. Sexual abuse and exploitation,  including rape, sexual aggression, indecent assault, indecent exposure, forced involvement in pornography and prostitution. Psychological threats and harm, usually consisting of verbal abuse, harassment, humiliation or threats of punishment or abandonment, emotional blackmail, arbitrariness, denial of adult status and infantilising disabled persons. Interventions which violate the integrity of the person, including certain educational, therapeutic and behavioural programmes. Financial abuse, including fraud and theft of personal belongings, money or property. Neglect, abandonment and deprivation, neglect of health care needs or other daily necessities’ (6)

Horrific isn’t it? 

This report goes on to name the orphanages that ill-treat their children. If the child is abandoned, God help them. If they are abandoned and disabled, then I am not sure that being in a church orphanage will make much of a difference. 

I tried really hard to find Orthodox orphanages on the internet. No luck. There were state run ones,  (7)some of which were improving, but still in need of an immense amount of work. There were lots of Methodist, Evangelical, and Salvation Army ones, heaps run by UNICEF, or Amnesty International, a Waldorf (Steiner) one and an astonishingly amazing one run by the Catholic church, (8) but nope, not one run by the orthodox church.

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I am sure that the majority of Georgian society who, overall, loves and cherishes its children and are overtly affectionate towards them, would be equally horrified, especially as part of the Georgian literary culture that has built an ideology of what children’s lives could, should, and ought to be like is laid out in the writings of Nodar Dumbadze.   

Of COURSE it is not only Georgia where children are abused and neglected (9) and OF COURSE there are cases of neglect here in the UK that are equally horrendous. Whilst it is worth knowing that the UK has one of the highest incidences of child poverty in the developed world it is also worth remembering that we are not encouraging people to have more children. We are also not taking away the right of the woman to have less children, or none at all!

The idea of a Children’s town as outlined by Nodar Dumbadze,   who was one of Georgia’s most famous writers, encompasses a vision of a society where all children are included, and play without borders or burdens, and is one which all citizens of the world might like to aspire to.

It would seem impossible to create a place in the sun for children living in such a dark and  poverty-stricken reality however there are some innovative, creative and educational things going on.  Things are improving, and some Georgian people and Georgian business are providing a reminder, a vision of what Dumbadze wanted and dreamed for every child and whilst some  work is continuing to combat the abuse and neglect in orphanages there is also a place I think for public celebration of a vision, a dream.

The Sun Festival takes place each year on June 1^st in Mzirui Park in Tbilisi and is the brainchild of Anna Goguadze, a 26-year-old TV presenter, photographer, artist, writer and mad fan of The Beatles, Nodar Dumbadze, and dreamer of dreams.  Anna is also disabled and uses a wheelchair. Anna is unique because she puts herself on TV in front of a nation of people whose smiles often belie their real thoughts about orphans, street children and those with disabilities. (10)

Anna’s vision of a Sun Festival is to create a positive, fun-filled festival experience for all children in an environment where a wheelchair does not prevent a connection with another human being, where a disability does not define, but where a child is celebrated for who they are, for their own light, for their own sunshine. Anna’s dream is for every child to be integrated into society, and to know they are loved and accepted no matter what. 

Anna would deny she is a feminist – she defines herself as more of a humanist – and yet she initiated an interview on her TV show with The Women’s Fund to discuss the issues faced by Georgian women today. Anna also secured funding from GEOCELL for the third year in a row for her celebration in the sun.  (11) 

Anna is certainly breaking boundaries and celebrating childhood and  is inspiring others to do the same. No matter that Anna is on TV, I am glad she is. She is using it as a platform for reform, for change, for celebration and for spreading awareness. And she appears to be succeeding. She is doing practical, inspirational and well-intentioned things, which remind the Georgian people of that special place in the sun for all their children. Not just the ones they can afford, or the ones that are not disabled, or, oh dear, the girls.

I admire women like Anna. Here is a woman who is slowly swimming against the tide of the patriarchal nonsense that tries to not only oppress her and others like her, but also their visions and their dreams. In Georgia right now there are women who see past disability, poverty, and oppression. When these women come into a room, they bring the sun with them. 

The patriarch ought to be listening to them.

Are the orphanages improving? I hope so. God I hope so. From my own research I believe so, even though there is a hell of a long way to go.  If the patriarch has his way, there are going to be a whole lot more of them so I have to believe so. 

We all have our part to play.

Sarah Cobham 14 May 2013

(1)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-9UaQrfBbs

(2)  Ocl.org/Georgians-wrestke-with-abortion-issue-as-gender-imbalance-grows

(3)  www.tblpod.com

(4)   www.guttmacher.org/pub/journals/3310607

(5)  www.youtube.com/watch?v=esgJQluYeQ

(6)   Info-georgia.ru/index/international standards on ill/0-75

(7)   www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=m6XeeymzcFA&NR=1    

(8)   www.unicef-irc.org/publications

‘The (2002 UNICEF) reports reveal that the overriding reason why families surrender their children with disabilities to institutions is a lack of care-giving capacity. This can be a result of social values and individual beliefs, knowledge and training or a gap in material and economic support.’

(9)www.nspcc.org Statistics showing child neglect in the UK

(10) www.youtube.com/watch?v+vuEMMAEd71I&feature=share  Video showing challenges faced by disabled people in Tbilisi today 

(11) The Sun Festival Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%96%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1-%E1%83%A4%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98-%E1%83%A9%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C-%E1%83%95%E1%83%AE%E1%83%94%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%97-%E1%83%9B%E1%83%96%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1/167138390010923

The Chokha - In English

I wrote this piece as a result of personal experience - any analysis of the events which unfolded must, I feel be left to others.

Definition

“When you love your Chokha, you love your country. When you love your country, you love your traditions! The Chokha emphasises I am Georgian. It is a spiritual costume’ - Leader of the All-Georgia Chokha Society.

The wearing of the Chokha at great occassions such as weddings and feasts is a way for the Georgian to express a belief in the traditions of Georgia, the family values, the heritage of song, wine and traditional dance. It embodies the spirit of nobility, honesty, intergrity, dedication to country, courage and pride.

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‘Look at them they are so beautiful.’ David gestured towards the Shavnabada boys who were walking up ahead. It was as if he was conducting them, his long fingers orchestrated each movement they made, each step they took. ‘Look at the way the Chokha fits their shoulders, falls to the waist; it’s the triangle of a man. I am so proud; I love them especially when they wear it.’

The warmth and admiration in his voice came from deep within him. She looked at his profile, his eyes the colour of the rich earth glowed as he glanced at her and they glinted as the late autumn sunshine caught the silver on the belt holding the Kindjal secure at his waist.

Walking through Wakefield, on their way to a Civic Reception hosted by the Lord Mayor, they made an impressive sight, these 12 Georgian men, all dark haired and broad shouldered dressed in black woollen overcoats over grey shirts that fell to just below the knees, held tight at the waist. Soft black leather- knee length boots with paper-thin soles designed for dancing folded and pleated at the ankle.  Sarah noticed how they all stood just that little bit taller, that little bit prouder, that little bit stronger. They were just more Georgian. David deliberately slowed and held her hand rubbing her forefinger gently with his as he stared intently into her eyes. “It is everything to me, this beauty, it is everything to be Georgian and to wear this Chokha, the boys sing better, they are stronger, they are proud of it and I want it too much for them and for all of Georgia that we can wear it with pride.”

Sarah adored him. She was older, battle scared and heart weary and had waited many years for this man to come into her life. She had wished for him and dreamt of him and when he had appeared, so sure of her kind heart and unafraid it seemed of the depth and sorrow in her eyes, she had surrendered to him. His passion for the beauty of his song had turned her head and fed her heart. He worked so hard to bring out the music that was in the soil and the soul of Georgia’s mountains and plains, in her vineyards and her people and Sarah would have done anything, anything for him.

Misha turned and shouted and, as the spell broke she noticed that his Chokha, whilst beautiful was looking battered and a little on the small side. The boys were growing into men, their shapes were changing, they were all changing, growing, and it was exciting to be part of it. She wondered vaguely how she could help them to get the new Chokhas David had spoken so passionately about.

As Shavnabada walked through the Town Hall Chambers, they collected admiring glances, whispered comments and shy smiles from office workers and cleaners clearly impressed. The scent of linsead and polish drifted and mingled, layered itself on dark oak panelling and followed them as they climbed the circular stairwell. The rich deeply patterned carpet imprinted by their solemnity seemed to soak up their songs. When Shavnabada sang the mood changed, became enhanced and enriched and as mood after mood unveiled and unravelled, each one became imbued into the memory of  the  place. It was, the Lord Mayor said, the first time in the history of the Town Hall that songs of such dignity had been sung. Astounded at the beauty of the song, the passion and control, the dignity and the integrity of the men, the Lord Mayor presented them with a painting of the Chantry Chapel, a fine watercolour and a fitting memory for Shavnabada who had sung with such strong heart the songs from their culture, a culture as old as time.

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Sarah stilled herself. The setting for their last concert was breathtaking. Wedgwood blue and wedding cake whites adorned the walls of St. Cuthbert’s in Edinburgh. Shavnabada waited for their cue, hands rested on daggers, deep black Chokha’s pristine and filled with pride and expectation. The honey stained door at the rear opened and they strode, magnificent and commanding to the front and formed a semi-circle all the while accompanied by raptuous applause normally reserved for after a performance. A hush fell and Sarah watched them as they grounded, settled, squared hips, straightened spines and broadened shoulders and then, in unison, on cue, with no cue, started to sing. The audience were enraptured, captivated, and entranced. Gurian yodelling, sacred church chants, Zamtari so astoundingly delivered it stretched up into the heavens to connect with its brother that was circling and free-floating across the universe playing endlessly, looping and looping onboard NASA’s Voyager. Jaws dropped, eyes lit up and secret smiles played on the faces of the audience. Connections across time and space awoke within them as they listened and felt the love and passion which drew them in and echoed through and into the spaces inside their souls.

On the short flight from Edinburgh to London the following morning Sarah asked David about his ideas for Shavnabada’s new Chokha. He spoke about the colour of the Chokha he wanted.  Not quite brown, or ochre  but the colour of Georgian soil, a rich, deep colour that would connect them to the noble traditions of their past. She could feel the yearning within him and decided that she would raise the money needed.

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Left alone once again in a void and a vacuum of loss that was becoming uncomfortably familiar, the bed cold and empty once again as David returned to Georgia, Sarah set out to involve as many people as possible to raise the £1000 needed for the cloth for this new Chokha. She ran a small business and decided to incorporate a raffle into the classes she gave hoping she could ignite the interest of her clients enough to raise the amount by the time she went to Georgia in February.  Everyone became  caught up in her enthusiasm and soon gold coins built into golden stacks, then stacks became notes, and finally, after bake sales, and raffles, craft fairs and music workshops there was more than enough.  Swelling with pride and delighted that so many people in the UK had supported her Sarah carried the money in an envelope, in her passport, in her handbag, to Georgia.  David was overwhelmed and spoke excitedly and passionately about the texture and weight of the material, of the importance of the cut, of how he imagined he would feel when he wore it.  Their eyes shone and as they walked the streets of Tbilisi visiting tourist destinations, eating Khinkali and enjoying one another. Sarah’s heart opened a little more, just a little bit more and she began to dream her own dreams.

On the second to last day of her visit, Gaga got married. A key member of Shavnabada with his haunting melodic voice and his ability to capture sounds inside raindrops that trickled down clear glass, he was kind and sincere. When Sarah had asked him about his wife to be, Nino, his voice melted when he said, ‘I adore her’.

Gaga’s Chokha was deep cream. Heavy butter colour for his wedding day, soft for his intention, pure for his pride, sweet and strong for his love and gentle for his beauty. His dark hair and baby face shone and his hands fluttered nervously. The black Chokhas worn by Shavnabada surrounded Gaga and contrasted against the snow that lay on the ground. Light and dark, light and dark under snow laden trees along light and dark avenues inside dark alleyways and blinded by bright light low winter sun the men blended and moved as one, with this dove central to them, his day, his declaration, his commitment to love, not only for Nino but for Georgia, her traditions, and to God.

The journey from Gaga’s parents’ home to Nino’s had been chaotic and Sarah had clung to the seats in David’s car as he had swerved and woven, raced, parried and thrust forward and back, as was the tradition  through the streets and avenues of Tbilisi to sing at the bride’s door. There a toast given to her and then both families travelled together, to the church.  Nino, in white, so young and beautiful wore a white fur coat to protect her from the cold but the sun shone and halo’d the two of them as if they were messengers of peace. Gaga, his heart strong in his chest, proud and noble looked up to the heavens and murmured a prayer of thanks.  As he stood with Nino beside him, they embodied all the hopes and dreams of Georgia’s past and future.  They were beautiful.

In Sameba Cathedral the Holy Trinity Church high above Old Tbilisi town, Gaga and Nino were married.  Both wore the traditional crowns of love, gold filigree adorned with pearls and jewels, both crowned with a golden crest. Both walked the circle of love thrice anti-clockwise each time encircled by the strong ties of love and brother-hood of Shavnabada as they sang holy marriage songs that echoed and filled the vast space.  David kept Sarah close and made sure she was part of everything, could see everything, could feel everything. His eyes smiled into hers  and as Gaga and Nino moved towards the sacred steps that women can only climb on their wedding day he turned to her and said, ‘Please God let that soon be you’.

A tiny cinder glow of love trapped deep in Sarah’s heart dared to flare. With glowing eyes, she hugged the knowledge that he wanted to marry her tight into herself, breathed it and felt it thaw and touch her soul. She felt as if she was flying. Later, in the snow when his feet, in their thin soled boots, and cold despite the heavy woollen Chokha, slipped and they fell towards each other laughing he breathed in her ear, smiled with his eyes and his mouth and his hands and said, ‘Let us be married late summer-time’

Leaving Georgia was hard, her life in the UK, her son, her home, all of it waited for her, opened its arms and beckoned her, welcomed her, loved her, offered her security, sanctuary and stability. Her heart yearned for David but her heart also yearned for her son and home. Glowing, flying, shining, ecstatic and hopeful, the flight back to the UK was punctuated with tears.

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The next few months were frantic and filled with exciting conversations about their marriage plans and where the material for the Chokhas would come from, how much material would be needed and how David felt about how they were being made. It was wonderful to hear about how he wanted wear it at their own wedding and how important it was to him. Unafraid of judgement and assured in her love for him Sarah began to dream of wearing a Chokha too. She felt completely connected with what it symbolised and started to look at old photographs of Georgian weddings hoping to find one that she could wear.

Shavnabada arrived in October accompanied by their new Chokhas.  The heavy wool, mountain soil colour, rich and nourishing, seemed to mold into each form. Sarah knew their shapes well, she had sketched them, painted each member as part of a piece she had given David as a gift the previous year and she could see how they had all grown, had became so much more than the half they were before.  This time they were whole and these Chokha made them complete. They hung from door-frames, ceiling lamps, were draped over bed-ends and ward-robe doors. .  Like dark spirits, they swung when brushed against leaving a sense of the ancient and strong echoes from times past lingered and seemed to call upon the wearers.  Daggers dangled precisely and the dull mute of the boots were mirrored in the black of the belts, which secured them in place. Each wooden bullet nestled in its own pocket and was made of rare Georgian cedar to connect with the ancient warrior’s bow, each one stood to attention in a row across each chest. 

Shavanbada had grown up.  These men wore their national costume with pride and a sense of responsibility. Sarah could see it in the way they walked and held themselves. Each concert had a maturity to it that had been lacking before. Everywhere they went they commanded respect and it was clear that this had been earned. There was clarity in their performance, a deep knowledge of themselves and a connection to an ancient land that was undeniable. David, when he wore his Chokha seemed wiser somehow.

It was funny, Sarah thought, reflecting on the day before when they had been shopping, how David had asked her for her opinion about different clothes. What did she think about this style of trouser, did she like this grey waistcoat? This jumper? This jacket? These shoes? This shirt with a double collar? Not particularly one for shopping Sarah had said supportive things but without really knowing why as David looked stylish in anything he wore. He just had that way about him. The last minute purchase of a long cane umbrella with wooden question mark handle made her smile. David would look like an English gentleman in his new clothes.

Sarah saw that shirt again late the following summer. David wore it, as well as the waistcoat, the grey trousers, the shoes and even though, on the photographs it did not look like rain, he carried the umbrella. He looked like an English Gentleman.

The photographs were sharp and professionally done. She saw him through the camera lens, the photographer’s eye captured the turn of his head, the slight smile of satisfaction that played around his lips. Friend’s fearful of her emotional state had tried to find out what had happened and had sent her them via face-book.

She called him every day. He did not answer.

Then 18 weeks after their own relationship had cracked but un- aware that it had completely broken Sarah asked him why he had not worn his Chokha on his wedding day, the most important day of his life.

‘My wife asked me not to’

Sarah, already sick with grief and reeling from his lies and deceptions replied, ‘I think you have married the wrong woman’

Postscript

Received from David Friday 28^th September, via e-mail 27 days after his marriage and immediately after Shavnabada performed at the 2012 Symposium in Tbilisi:

'hahaha fuck u u are delated from mirandas facebook and a lll from uk sad how ill u are and how it is too much waht u are doing and how funy u are like this. go on go on and people ll be more happy whith u. u must know allso that i m not getting your sms u r bloked just i m getting ring that thomeon sand me sms but i cant read it u r blocked.:) so i do not know wat u ar writting to be but i know that all kike shavnabda was perfect in concert all wos perfekt and all like my wishe and all wos happy so go on pls and lied your salf. by by. sham on u pelple meet me whth big congretulatins and thome of tham present to Natias flowers.com on and stop now shame on you.'

October 20^th 2012

The Chokha

Written after personal experiences and observations about the role of The Chokha in Georgian society – translated by Eliso Sarava.

Coxa _ tradiciuli qarTuli samosi

ganmarteba:

rodesac Seni Coxa giyvars, giyvars Seni qveyana. rodesac Seni qveyana giyvars, giyvars Seni tradiciebi. Coxa xazs usvams Sens qarTvelobas, es sulieri samosia, qarTvel CoxosanTa sazogadoebis lideri.

gansakuTrebuli SemTxvevebis dros, rogorcaa jvriswera da sxvadasxva sazeimo dResaswauli Coxis tareba qarTvelebisaTvis erTgvari saSualebaa sakuTari rwmenis, qarTuli tradiciebis, ojaxuri faseulobebis, qarTuli simReris, cekvis, Rvinis pativiscemis gamosaxatavad. masSi gansxeulebulia keTilSobileba, patiosneba, Rirseba, qveynis erTguleba, simamace da siamaye.

“Sexede, ra lamazebi arian”, daviTma Savnabadas biWebze mimiTiTa, romlebic Cvens win, zemoT midiodnen. TiTqos misi grZeli TiTebiT diriJorobda maT TiToeul moZraobas, TiToeul gadadgmul nabijs. “Sexede Coxa rogor uxdeba maT mxar-beWs, rogor viwrovdeba welisken, es aris mamakacis sxeulis samkuTxedi. rogor meamayeba, ra kargebi arian, gansakuTrebiT, roca Coxebi acviaT.”

aRtaceba da siTbo mis xmaSi gulis siRrmidan modioda. saram gaxeda mis profils, Tvalebi noyieri, mdidari miwis siRrmisferad auelvarda, roca mas Sexeda. mis TvalebSi gviani Semodgomis mzis sxivi qamris vercxlidan irekleboda, romelzec xanjali ekida da TiTqos icavda mis wels.

es 12 qarTveli vaJkaci, yvela SavTmiani, farTe mxarbeWiT, Sav grZel CoxebSi   gamowyobilebi, rux axaluxze, welSi qamriT, midiodnen ueiqfildSi samoqalaqo Sexvedris ceremonialisTvis, sadac batoni meri elodebodaT da saocar STambeWdav sanaxaobas warmoadgendnen. rbili Savi tyavis uZiroebi, qaRaldis sisqis ZirebiT sacekvaod Seqmnilebi, kargad SeekraT da TasmebiT gaekoWaT wvivebze. saram SeamCnia Tu rogor cotaTi ufro metad maRlebi iyvnen, cotaTi ufro metad amayebi, cotaTi ufro metad Zlierebi. isini cotaTi ufro metad qarTvelebi iyvnen. daviTma ganzrax Seanela svla da misi saCvenebeli TiTi nazad ausva saras TiTebs da Tvalebi gauswora. “es yvelaferi CemTvis Zalian bevrs niSnavs, iyo qarTveli da ataro es silamaze, Coxa. biWebi ukeTesad mRerian, ufro Zlierebi arian, maT es eamayebaT da mec es minda, maTTvis, mTeli saqarTvelosaTvis, rom Cven es siamayiT vataroT.”

sara mas aRmerTebda, masze ufrosi iyo, brZola gadatanili da gadaRlili da didxans eloda, rom erTxelac aseTi mamakaci movidoda mis cxoverebaSi. eloda, natrobda, da rodesac gamoCnda, darwmunebuli misi gulis sikeTeSi da Tvalebis siRrmeSi arsebuli sevdis da varamis uSiSari, miendo mas, guldandobilad miendo. mis guls kvebavda da aRafrTovanebda daviTis siyvaruli qarTuli simRerebisadmi. is ise muSaobda sakuTar Tavze, rom SeZleboda gadmoeca sakuTari miwis musika, musika qarTuli sulis, mTebis da vakeebis, venaxebis da xalxis. sara misTvis yvelafers gaakeTebda, yvelafers.

miSas Zaxilma sara amqveyanas daabruna da man SeniSna, rom miSas Coxas naoWebi qonda da cota ar iyos dapataraveboda. biWebi kacobaSi gadadiodnen, icvlebodnen, izrdebodnen da amaRelvebeli iyo yvelaferi amis momswred yofna. Tan bundovnad imazec fiqrobda rogor daexmareboda maT im Coxebis SeZenaSi daviTi rom ase gatacebiT elaparakeboda amas win.

neli svliT win miiwevdnen Savnabadas biWebi qalaqis meriis darbazebisken da gzad agrovebdnen STabeWdilebis qveS myofi iq momuSave xalxis moxiblul mzeras, moridebul Rimils, aRtacebul CurCuls. selisa da saprialebeli zeTis suni erTmaneTSi ireoda, muqi muxis xis kedlebze trialebda da Coxosnebs ukan miyveboda daxveul kibeebze asvlisas. mdidruli, muqnaxatebiani xaliCa maT sadResaswaulo ierTan Serwymuli, kidev ufro gamdidrda biWebis simReriT. Savnabadas simRerisas ganwyoba ganwyobas cvlida, umjebesdeboda, mdidrdeboda, xsnida da amxelda erTi meores da TiToeuli am adgilis mogonebiT iJRinTeboda. batonma mermac aRniSna, rom aseTi Rirseuli simRerebi am kedlebs aqamde ar gaegonaT. simRerebis gatacebulma da amave dros gawonasworebulma Sesrulebam, Semsruleblebis sisufTavem da keTilSobilebam da TviT simRerebis silamazem ganacvifra meri. man stumrebs aCuqa CenTris eklesiis araCveulebrivi, akvareliT Sesrulebuli naxati, Sesaferisi mosagonari Savnabadas biWebisTvis, romlebmac ase gulianad imReres maTi kulturis, drosaviT Zveli kulturis simRerebi.

sara gaitruna. Savnabadas bolo koncertis garemocva sunTqvis Semkvreli iyo: vejvudiseul moruxo cisferSi da saqorwilo tortis qaTqaTa TeTrSi gaxveuli wm.quTbertis eklesiis kedlebi edinburgSi. Savnabadas biWebi, xanjalze dayrdnobili xelebiT, Savi CoxebiT, siamayiT da molodiniT savseebi Tavis rigs elodebodnen. eklesiis kari gaiRo da maT Seabijes didebulad, sakuTari mniSvnelobis SegrZnebiT, aRtacebuli taSiscemis fonze, romelsac Cveulebriv perfomansis bolosTvis inaxaven xolme, da win naxevarwred dadgnen. siCume Camovarda, sara uyurebda maT, rogor muxasaviT myarad idgnen, fexebiT mijaWvodnen miwas, welSi gamarTuliyvnen, beWebi gaeSalaT. da Semdeg daiwyes, unisonSi, xmis micemis gareSe.

msmeneli mojadovda, aRfrTovanda da datyvevda. guruli krimanWuli, sagaloblebi, zamTari, ise imReres msmenels frTebi misces maTsaviT zecamde asuliyo, maT SeerTebodnen Tavisufal navardSi samyaros Tavze, sadRac Zalian, Zalian maRla, nasas voiaJerTan. msmenelebs yba CamovardnodaT, Tvalebi anTebodaT da raRac gamoucnobi Rimili dasTamaSebdaT. drosa da sivrceSi arsebulma kavSirebma gaiRviZes maTSi am simRerebis mosmenisas, siyvaruli cecxlad ainTo da eqod gaisma maT Sinagan sivrceSi.

meore dilas edinburgidan londonamde mokle frenisas saram gamohkiTxa daviTs SavnabadelTa axali Coxebis Taobaze. daviTma uTxra Tu ra feris surda yofiliyo es axali Coxebi. ara mTlad yavisferi an Jangmiwisferi, aramed qarTuli miwis feri, mdidari, Rrma, romelic daakavSirebda maT warsul keTilSobil tradiciebTan. is xedavda mis dauZlevel survils da saram gadawyvita amisTvis saWiro fuli Seegrovebina.

rodesac isev darCa sicarieleSi da simartoveSi, romelic mouxerxeblad nacnobi xdeboda TandaTan, isev carieli da civi loginiT, radgan daviTi saqarTveloSi wavida, saram gadawyvita rac SeiZleboda meti xalxi CaerTo fulis SegrovebaSi da rogorme eyida misTvis es ZviradRirebuli naWeri axali CoxisTvis. saras patara biznesi hqonda da moifiqra latarea CaerTo gakveTilebSi, is imedovnebda klientebSi interesis cecxlis gaCaRebas da sanam  saqarTveloSi Cafrindeboda, Tebervlamde saWiro Tanxis Segrovebas. marTlac, yvela Caeba misi enTuziazmis Semxedvare da male oqros monetebi gadaiqca oqros zvinebad, oqros zvinebi ki banknotebad da bolos kulinariuli gayidvebis, latareebis, xelTnakeTobebis gamofena-gayidvis da musikis gakveTilebis Semdeg saWiroze meti iyo. siamayiT Tavi aewia, aRtacebuli iyo xalxis mxardaWeriT, rom maT fuli Seugroves, konvertSi, konverti pasportSi, pasporti xelCanTaSi da saqarTvelosaken. daviTi gacxovelebiT saubrobda qsovilis teqsturaze da wonaze, Wrilis mniSvnelobaze da Tu rogor warmoedgina Tavi masSi gamowyobili. maTi Tvalebi brwyinavda da erTmaneTiT aRtacebulebi Tbilisis quCebSi seirnobdnen, turistebis sayvarel adgilebs stumrobdnen, xinkals Wamdnen. saras guli cotaTi kidev metad gaiRo, kidev cotaTi da mas ocnebebic gauCnda.

britaneTSi wamosvlamde ori dRiT adre gaga daqorwinda. jgufis solisti, vis saocrad melodiur xmasac hqonda Tviseba daetyvevebina bgerebi wvimis wveTebSi, romlebic TiTqos kriala minaze mirakrakebdnen, Zalian keTili da gulwrfeli iyo. rodesac saram mis sacoleze, ninoze hkiTxa, misi xma dadna:” me mas vaRmerTeb”.

gagas Coxa muqi naRebis feri iyo, muqi _ jvrisweris dRisTvis, rbili _ misi CanafiqrisTvis, wminda _ siamayisTvis, tkbili _ siyvarulisTvis da nazi _ silamazisTvis. misi muqi Tma da bavSvuri saxe anaTebda da xelebs nerviulad ifSvnetda. irgvliv Semojaruli Savnabadas biWebis Savi Coxebi garemos TeTr samosze saocar kontrasts qmnida. qaTqaTa Tovli miwaze, muqi da naTeli, Savi da TeTri. daTovlili, Savi xeebis Sav-TeTr xeivanSi moZrav erT sxeulad qceul SavCoxianebs, SuaSi mtrediviT TeTri siZiT, zamTris damreci mzis sxivi Tvals Wrida. es iyo misi dRe, misi Tavdadebis piroba siyvarulisTvis ara mxolod ninos mimarT, aramed misi tradiciebis, misi RmerTis mimarT.

gagas saxlidan ninos saxlamde Tbilisis quCebsa da prospeqtebze mgzavroba giJuri da qaoturi iyo, sara Cafrenoda skams daTos manqanaSi, radgan wesis mixedviT, xan win gavardebodnen, xan ukan CamorCebodnen, erTmaneTs ejibrebodnen rbola-gadaswrebaSi, rom bolos sapatarZlos karTan, simRera daegugunebiaT. iq mas sadRegrZelo aTqmevines da Semdeg orive ojaxi erTad gaemarTa taZrisken. TeTrebSi gamowyobil, ase axalgazrda da ase lamaz ninos TeTri bewvi moexvia sicivisgan dasacavad, Tumca mze CaxCaxebda da maT Saravandedad adgaT, TiTqos mSvidobis mtredebi yofiliyvnen. gaga, misi amayi, keTilSobili da Zlieri guliT, zecisken mimarTuli TvalebiT samadlobel locvas ambobda. orive erTad, marTlac Zalian lamazebi, gansxeulebuli imedebi da ocnebebi iyvnen saqarTvelos momavlis da warsulis.

gagam da ninom Tbilisis sakaTedro taZarSi, Zvel Tbiliss Tavze rom wamodgomia, iq daiweres jvari. orives oqros filigrimuli, margalitebiT da Zvirfasi qvebiT gamSvenebuli gvirgvinebi edga Tavze, romlebic oqros jvriT bolovdeboda. orivem saaTis mimarTulebis sawinaaRmdegod samjer wre Semouara centralur xats taZarSi, Savnabadas Zmadnaficebis mWeqare jvrisweris sagaloblebis TanxlebiT (romelic am uzarmazar sivrces avsebda), siyvarulis TasmebiT xelebgadaxveulebma.

daviTi saras ar iSorebda gverdidan da akvirdeboda, rom is am ambis Tanamonawile da moziare yofiliyo, egrZno, daenaxa da gaegona yvelaferi. erTmaneTs TvalebiT uRimodnen da rodesac nino ambionze avida, taZris im nawilze, sadac qals mxolod erTxel, jvriswerisas SeuZlia avides, mobrunda sarasken da uTxra, ”RmerTma qnas, Senc male daginaxo iq”.

saras gulSi gamomwyvdeulma cicqna, nacara siyvarulis naperwkalma aelvarebac ki gabeda. gabrwyinebuli TvalebiT man es ambavi, rom daviTs masze daqorwineba undoda, gulSi Caixuta, Rrmad CaisunTqa da igrZno rogor SeZra da gaalRo misi suli. TiTqos frTebic gamoesxa. mogvianebiT, roca is, uZiroebSi gamowyobili, Semcivnebuli miuxedavad sqeli Salis Coxisa, TovlSi dacurda da isini erTad daecnen siciliT, daviTma saras TvalebiT, tuCebiT, xelebiT Sescina da uTxra: “modi, zafxulis bolos davqorwindeT.”

saqarTvelodan wasvla Zneli aRmoCnda. britaneTSi cxovreba, misi Svili, saxli, yvelaferi erTad elodeboda mas, xelgaSlili elodeboda, eZaxda, siyvaruliT xvdeboda, mSvid navsayudels da usafrTxoebas pirdeboda. misi guli orad gaxleCiliyo, daviTTan darCenas Txovda da Tan misi Svilisken da saxlisken miiswrafvoda. mgzavrobisas ukan, britaneTSi mbrwyinav, mfrinav, imediT savse da aJitirebul ganwyobas xandaxan cremlebi wyvetda.

momdevno ramodenime Tve giJuri iyo, maT saqorwilo gegmebze da Coxebis Sekervaze saubrebiT datvirTuli. sad iyididnen am qsovils, ramdeni dasWirdebodaT, ras da rogor fiqrobda am yvelaferze daviTi. sasiamovno mosasmeni iyo misgan, Tu rogor apirebda mis Cacmas maT sakuTar jvrisweraze da ra did mniSvnelobas aniWebda is yvelafer amas. gankiTxvis uSiSarma da sakuTar siyvarulSi darwmunebulma saramac daiwyo fiqri imaze, Tu rogor Caicmevda Coxas jvrisweraze. misi simboluri mniSvneloba sruliad gacnobierebuli hqonda da Seudga kidec Zveli qarTuli jvriswerebis fotoebis Tvalierebas imis imediT, rom misTvis Sesafers aarCevda.

Savnabada oqtomberSi Camovida, Tavis axal CoxebTan erTad. sqeli Sali, mTis noyieri miwis feri, Canda kargad morgeboda TiToeulis moyvanilobas. saram maTi sxeulis formebi kargad icoda, maTi sketCebic ki hqonda daxatuli da aCuqa kidec daviTs wina wels. axla ki gansxvaveba rogori cxadi iyo, erTi orad gazrdiliyvnen biWebi. amjerad isini erT mTlians warmoadgendnen da es Coxebic asrulebda maT Sesaxedaobas. isini yvelgan ekida: karis CarCoebze, WaRebze, sawolebsa da karadebze drapirebasaviT Camokidebuli irgvliv, bneli sulebiviT. roca  wmendnen ise qanaobdnen gegoneboda TiTqos gamoZaxili gesmoda uZvelesi da Zlieri, Seyovnebuli warsulisa, Zvel mflobelebs rom uxmobdnen. xanjlebi JRarunebdnen, uZiroebis uRimRamo siCume ki irekleboda qamrebis siSaveSi, romlebzedac mibmulebi iyvnen. TiToeuli xis masra, iSviaTi qarTuli kedaris xisgan damzadebuli, uZveles mebrZolTa mSvildebis msgavsad, mijriT Cawyobiliyo mkerdis orive mxares.

Savnabada gaizarda. mis wevrebs Coxebi, erovnuli samoseli siamayis, pasuxismgeblobis da movaleobis grZnobiT avsebulebs emosaT. maTi Tavis daWeris da siarulis maneriT xvdeboda sara amas. TiToeul koncerts etyoboda is momwifebuloba, rac aqamde aklda. sadac ki wavidodnen, yvelgan pativiscemiT ganawyobdnen msmenels da daimsaxures kidec es maT. Sesruleba naTeli da mkafio, sakuTari Tavis Rrma codna da kavSirebi uZveles miwasTan udao iyo. daviTi ki CoxaSi gamowyobili, raRacnairad ufro keTilgonieri Canda.

sasaciloa, sara fiqrobda, wina dRis Sofingi rom axsendeboda, sasacilod ekiTxeboda daviTi mas azrs sxvadasxva tansacmelze. rogor moswonda masze am stilis Sarvali, da es nacrisferi Jileti? jempri? es fexsacmelebi? kostumi?  da es ormagsayeloiani perangi? marTalia, saras arc erTi amaTgani gamorCeulad ar mouwonebia Sofingisas, radgan verc xvdeboda ase ratom unda gaekeTebina, daviTs yvelaferi uxdeboda da yvelaferSi eleganturad gamoiyureboda. bolo wuTis SenaZenma grZelma Savma qolgam, kiTxvis niSniani saxeluriT, saras Rimili mohgvara. daviTi namdvili ingliseli jentlmeniviT iqneboda am qolgiT xelSi.

saram is perangi kidev erTxel, mogvianebiT naxa, momdevno zafxuls. daviTs ecva, isic da nacrisferi Jiletic, is fexsacmelebic da miuxedavad imisa, rom wvimiani amindi ar Canda suraTze, qolgac ki eWira, da marTlac miamgvanebdi mas inglisel jentlmens.

suraTebi mkafio da profesionalurad Sesrulebuli iyo. TiTqos fotoaparatis linzebSi TviTonac iyureboda. ise ostaturad daeWira fotografs Tavis mobrunebis momentic da isic, Zlivs SesamCnevi, kmayofili Rimili tuCebze rom dasTamaSebda. megobrebi misi emociuri mdgomareobis gamo SeSindnen da ecadnen misTvis gamoerkviaT ra moxda, da es feisbuqiT gamougzavnes.

 yoveldRe urekavda mas da DdaviTi ar pasuxobda. 18 kviris Semdeg, rac maTi urTierToba gaibzara, Tumca sara jer kidev ver acnobierebda rom is ukve sruliad damsxvreuliyo, man hkiTxa daviTs, mis yvelaze mniSvnelovan dRes, mis jvrisweraze Coxa ratom ar ecva.

“colma mTxova ar Camecva”.

saram, ukve dardisagan daavadebulma, misi tyuilebiT da sicruiT Tavbrudaxveulma upasuxa: “ase mgonia saSeno qalze ar daqorwindi”.

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daviTisgan miRebuli e-maili. misi jvrisweris Semdeg 27 dRe gavida. Savnabada, ki ramdenime DdRis win 2012wlis Tbilisis simpoziumze gamovida:

“hahahaha, Seni dedac sara mirandas feisbuqidan xom wagSales da axla britaneTidan Tqma ro rogor xar da ramdeni akeTeb da aseTnairad sasacilo Sen. midi midi da xalxi ufro bednieri Sengan. Sen unda codna ro me ar viReb Sen mesijebi. dablokili xar. me darekva ro Sen gagzavna me mesiji mara dablokili xar J da ar ici me Sen ra wera mara vici Savnabada magari iyo Zaan, day vela bednieri da yvela me survilebs ro kargio. midi midi moatyue Seni Tavi da sircxvili Senze, xalxi mxvdebian didi molocvebi da saxlSi saCuqari naTias yvavilebi, midi axla da gaCerdi da sircxvili Seni.”

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