I-STOWE, Vermont - I-International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) kanye namalungu ayo ifisa ukuzwakalisa ukuzwelana kwethu nokuzwelana nabantu baseBoston, abagijimi kanye nezibukeli zomjaho we-marathon, ikakhulukazi izisulu nemindeni yesenzo samaphekula esingenangqondo ngesikhathi somhlangano. IBoston Marathon. Siphinde sincome idolobha kanye nabaphenduli balo bokuqala ngobungcweti babo obuvimbele ukulahleka kwempilo okuqhubekayo.
IBoston Marathon iyona endala kunazo zonke emhlabeni egijinywa minyaka yonke, eyaqala ukwenziwa ngo-1897 igqugquzelwa wumjaho wama-Olympic Games wokuqala wesimanje e-Athens, ngo-1986. Abasubathi abangu-24,000 baqale kulowo mjaho wokuqala, uma kuqhathaniswa nabangaphezu kuka-1775 XNUMX kulo mjaho walo nyaka. IMarathon iba minyaka yonke “ngoSuku LwamaPatriot” - iholidi laseMassachusetts elikhumbula ukuqala kweMpi Yenguquko YaseMelika (Impi Yokuzimela) ngokumelene noMbuso WaseBrithani, eyaqala ngempi e-Lexington nase-Concord (eduze kwaseBoston) ngo-XNUMX. "ngokudubula okuzwakala emhlabeni jikelele."
I-Boston Marathon umcimbi womhlaba oyingqopha-mlando ohlanganisa abantu bayo yonke iminyaka, namasiko ahlukahlukene avela emazweni angaba ngu-100 emhlabeni jikelele ukukhombisa ukuhloniphana nokubungaza umoya womuntu, ohalaliselwa futhi wesekwa ababukeli abangaphezu kuka-500,000.
Lowo moya womuntu mhlawumbe uboniswa kangcono indaba ka-Dick Hoyt nendodana yakhe u-Rick abalindelwe ngabomvu unyaka ngamunye izinkulungwane zezibukeli/abalandeli. UDick une-cerebral palsy. Odokotela bathi uRick akasoze abe nempilo ejwayelekile futhi bacabanga ukuthi into engcono kakhulu ukuthi afakwe esikhungweni. Nokho-ke uDick nomkakhe abazange bavumelane naye futhi bamkhulise njengengane evamile. Ekugcineni kwakhiwa umshini wekhompyutha owasiza uRick ukuthi axhumane nomndeni wakhe, futhi bathola ukuthi enye yezinto ayezithanda kakhulu kwakuyizemidlalo. I-“Team Hoyt” (u-Dick no-Rick) yaqala ukuncintisana emijahweni esiza abantulayo, u-Dick ephusha u-Rick ngesihlalo sabakhubazekile. Kusukela lapho sebengenele ama-marathon angama-66 kanye nama-triathlon angama-229. Ibanga labo eliphezulu lemarathon libe ngu-2:40:47. Iqembu liqede i-Boston Marathon yalo yesi-30 ngo-2012, lapho u-Dick eneminyaka engu-72 kanti u-Rick eneminyaka engu-50.
Kuqinisekile ukuthi lesi sigameko esisodwa esibuhlungu ngeke siwuthene amandla umuntu weBoston Marathon nokuthi uzoqhubeka nokuba ngoSuku Lwezithandani eminyakeni ezayo.
