Si Ikamba Gusa: Urugendo Rutangaje rwa Naomie Nishimwe mu gitabo More Than a Crown

Mu buzima bw’abantu, hari inkuru zitavugwa mu magambo make. Hari inkuru zisaba umwanya, amarangamutima, no gusobanukirwa n’aho umuntu avuye, ibyo yanyuzemo, n’impamvu ibyo agezeho bifite igisobanuro gikomeye. Inkuru ya Naomie Nishimwe ni imwe muri izo. Si inkuru y’umukobwa wambitswe ikamba gusa, ahubwo ni inkuru y’umwana wavukiye mu buzima bugoye, akurira mu buzima bwuzuyemo kwihangana, agakura mu bikomere imbaraga, akaza kuba ikimenyetso cy’icyizere ku rubyiruko rwinshi rw’u Rwanda.

Igitabo More Than a Crown ni urugendo rurerure rwerekana ko ikamba ry’ubwiza rishobora kwambarwa umunsi umwe, ariko indangagaciro, isomo ry’ubuzima, n’inkomoko y’umuntu bigakomeza kumwambika buri munsi w’ubuzima bwe.

 Kuvukira mu gihugu cyari kikiyubaka

Naomie Nishimwe yavukiye mu Rwanda ubwo rwari mubihe bikomeye bya Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994. Igihugu cyari kicyiyubaka, imiryango myinshi yarasenyutse, ubukene bwari bwinshi, icyizere kikaba gike. Se wa Naomie yari umusirikare, akenshi adahari kuko yari mu nshingano zo kubungabunga umutekano no gufasha igihugu gusubirana ubuzima. Ibi byatumaga umuryango uba mu buzima bwo gutegereza, gusenga, no kwihangana.

Nyina wa Naomie ni we wabaye inkingi ikomeye y’urugo. Yareze abana batanu mu bihe byari bigoye cyane, akigisha abana be ko icyubahiro k’umuntu kitagurwa n’amafaranga. Inzu yabo, izwi mu mateka ya Naomie nka Inzu yo munsi y’igiti cy’umwembe (Mango Tree House), yari nto, idafite byinshi by’agatangaza, ariko yuzuyemo urukundo, ibiganiro, inzozi, n’amasengesho.

Hari igihe umuryango waburaga ibiryo bihagije, abana bakanywa igikoma cyoroshye bakaryama, ariko ntibigeze bigishwa kwijujuta. Nyina yabigishaga ko “Yesu ari ubufasha bwa mbere,” bityo ikibazo cyose kigatangirana n’isengesho.

Ubwana bwamwigishije kwicisha bugufi no kwihagararaho

Naomie yakuriye mu buzima bw’abana basangira byose: imyenda, inkweto, n’inzozi. Yambaraga imyenda y’abakuru be, akiga kugendana n’abandi bana bafite byinshi atitotomba. Ibi byamwigishije isomo rikomeye ryo kutagereranya ubuzima bwe n’ubw’abandi.

Mu mikino yo mu bwana, mu biganiro byo ku ishuri, no mu buzima bwo mu rugo, Naomie yari umwana uvuga cyane, utekereza byinshi icyarimwe, kandi ufite imbaraga zidasanzwe. Ibi byamugiraga umwana ugaragara, ariko nanone bigatuma atumvikana neza n’abarimu.

 Ishuri: aho yamenye igikomere cyo kwitwa “udashoboye”

Mu mashuri abanza n’ayisumbuye, Naomie ntiyari umunyeshuri w’indashyikirwa. Ishuri ryari rifite amategeko akakaye, abarimu bakoresha ibihano bikomeye, harimo no gukubitwa. Naomie, kubera kudatuza no kuvuga cyane, yakundaga guhanwa.

Hari inkuru imwe yagaragaje cyane uko ishuri ryamugiragaho ingaruka: umunsi umwe yatinze ku ishuri kuko yari yarashimishijwe no gukinra ku swing yo ku ishuri. Umwarimu yamukubise imbere y’abandi bana, ibintu byamusigiye igikomere cy’igihe kirekire. Icyo gihe, nta wamenyaga ko Naomie yari afite ibimenyetso bya ADHD; bose bamubonaga nk’umwana “utagira discipline.”

Nyuma y’imyaka, yaje gusobanukirwa ko atari “mubi” cyangwa “udashoboye,” ahubwo ko ubwonko bwe bukora mu buryo butandukanye. Ariko icyo gihe, amagambo y’abarimu n’abandi bana yamugizeho ingaruka zikomeye ku cyizere yari afite ku bushobozi bwe.

Imbuga nkoranyambaga: aho impano yamuvumburiye

Ubuzima bwa Naomie bwatangiye guhinduka ubwo we na bashiki be batangiye gushyira amashusho ku mbuga nkoranyambaga, cyane cyane TikTok na Instagram. Ibyari imikino yo mu rugo byaje guhinduka amahirwe akomeye ubwo umuhanzi w’icyamamare Mr Eazi yasangizaga amashusho yabo.

Izina “The Mackenzies” ryahise ritangira kumenyekana. Mu gihe gito, bagize abafana ibihumbi, batangira guhamagarwa n’ibigo by’ubucuruzi. Ibi byari bishya kuri Naomie: kumenyekana, kwinjiza amafaranga, no kumva ko impano ishobora kuba umwuga.

MTN Rwanda yabahaye akazi mu kwamamaza, ibintu byahinduye imibereho yabo mu buryo bugaragara. Ariko nanone, byazanye isomo rikomeye: kwamamara bishobora kuba byiza kandi bibi icyarimwe.

 Gufata icyemezo cyo guhatana muri Miss Rwanda

Mu gihe benshi bamubonaga nk’umukobwa w’imbuga nkoranyambaga gusa, Naomie yafashe icyemezo cyatunguye benshi: gusaba guhatana muri Miss Rwanda. Nta mafaranga menshi yari afite, nta myambaro ihenze, nta cyizere cy’uko azagerayo. Ariko yari afite ikintu kimwe gikomeye: umutima udatinya kugerageza.

Yagiye mu byiciro byo gutoranya abakandida afite ubwoba bwinshi, akibaza niba atari kwiyicira izina. Hari igihe yashatse kwisubiraho, ariko bashiki be baramushyigikira. Ku munsi watoranyijwe, Naomie yatoranyijwe mu bakobwa bagombaga gukomeza mu irushanwa, ibintu byamuhaye icyizere gishya.

Mu gihe cya bootcamp, abakobwa bahataniraga Miss Rwanda bacaga muri gahunda zikomeye: imyitozo ngororamubiri, amasomo yo kuvuga mu ruhame, imyitwarire, n’imyambarire. Naomie yakundaga kwigunga, akumva ko abandi bamurusha byose.

Hari umunsi yabajije abandi bakobwa niba bamubona nk’ushobora gutsinda. Igisubizo cyabaye gito kandi gishaririye: benshi bamubonaga nk’ushobora kuba umwungirije, atari uwambikwa ikamba. Ibi byamukomerekeje, ariko byanamwigishije ko icyizere nyacyo kigomba guturuka imbere.

Ku munsi wa nyuma w’irushanwa, ibintu byari bitoroshye. Habayeho amakosa mu gutanga ibibazo, amasezerano yashyizwe imbere ye mu kanya gato atabyiteguye, n’igitutu gikomeye cy’itangazamakuru. Ariko Naomie yagerageje kuguma hamwe, akavuga avuye ku mutima we.

Ubwo yatangazwaga nka Miss Rwanda 2020, isi ye yahise ihinduka. Yishimiye intsinzi, ariko nanone yumva ubwoba n’umutwaro w’icyo bisobanuye. Yari yatsinze, ariko urugendo rwe nyarwo rwari rugitangiye.

Nyuma y’iminsi mike atsinze, amanota ye yo mu mashuri yisumbuye yashyizwe ku mbuga nkoranyambaga. Abantu benshi bamusebeje, bamwita injiji, bavuga ko adakwiye guhagararira igihugu. Ibi byamusubije mu bikomere byo mu bwana.

Se yamubwiye amagambo yamubereye urumuri: “Ibyo ni impapuro, si ubuhanuzi.” Ibyo byamwigishije ko amanota atagena agaciro k’umuntu, kandi ko gutsindwa mu kizamini bidakuraho ubushobozi bwo gutsinda mu buzima.

Inkuru ya Naomie Nishimwe itwigisha ko ubuzima bushobora gutangira mu bukene, mu kwangwa, no mu kudahabwa agaciro, ariko ntibibe impera. Ikamba yararyambitswe, ariko ikamba nyaryo ni kwimenya, kwihagararaho, no guhindura ibikomere isoko y’imbaraga.

More Than a Crown ni ubutumwa bukomeye ku rubyiruko: ntukemere ko abandi bagena uwo uri we. Urugendo rwawe rufite agaciro, nubwo rutameze nk’urw’abandi.

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