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ِﻧ َﺪا ُء اﻟ َﱪﱢﻳﱠ ِﺔ
َﻗﺎ َل أَ َﺣ ُﺪ اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﺟﺎ ِل» :إِﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ َﺣﻴَ َﻮاﻧَﺎ ٌت َﺿ ِﻌﻴ َﻔ ٌﺔ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻐﺎﻳَ ِﺔُ ،ﻣﻨْ َﻬ َﻜ ُﺔ ا ْﻟ ُﻘ َﻮى ِﺑ ِﺸ ﱠﺪ ٍةَ ،و َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ِﻫ َﻲ
ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺸ ِﻜ َﻠ ُﺔ ،إِﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ ِﺑ َﺤﺎ َﺟ ٍﺔ ِﻟﻠ ﱠﺮا َﺣ ِﺔ«.
َﻗﺎ َل ﻫﺎل ِﺑ َﻐ َﻀ ٍﺐَ » :ﻛ ﱠﻼ ،إِﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ َﻟﻴْ َﺴ ْﺖ َﻛ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ«.
َﺻﺎ َح اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ُﻞ ا ْﻵ َﺧ ُﺮ َر ٍّدا َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ» :إِﻧﱠ َﻬﺎ ِﺑ َﺤﺎ َﺟ ٍﺔ ِﻟ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ إِذَا أَ َر ْدﺗَ َﻬﺎ َﻗ ِﻮﻳﱠ ًﺔ ِﺑ َﺸ ْﻜ ٍﻞ َﻛﺎ ٍف ِﻟﺘَ ُﻘﻮ َم
ِﺑ َﻌ َﻤ ِﻠ َﻬﺎ«.
أَ َﺟﺎ َب ﻫﺎلِ » :ﻟ َﻢ َﻻ ﺗَ ْﱰُ ُﻛﻮﻧَ ِﻨﻲ َو َﺷﺄْ ِﻧﻲ َﻣ َﻌ َﻬﺎ ،وﺗَ َﺪ ُﻋﻮﻧَ ِﻨﻲ أَ ُﻗﻮ ُم ِﺑ َﻌ َﻤ ِﲇ!«
– »ا ْﺳﺘَ ِﻤ ْﻊ إِ َﱄﱠ أَﻳﱡ َﻬﺎ اﻟ ﱠﺴﻴﱢ ُﺪ ،أَﻧَﺎ َﻓ َﻘ ْﻂ أُ َﺣﺎ ِو ُل أَ ْن أُ ْﻋ ِﻄﻴَ َﻚ ﻧَ ِﺼﻴ َﺤ ًﺔ َﺟﻴﱢ َﺪ ًة .أَ ﱡي َﺷ ْﺨ ٍﺺ
ﻳُ ْﻤ ِﻜﻨُ ُﻪ أَ ْن ﻳَ َﺮى أَ ﱠن َﻫ ِﺬ ِه ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ َب ِﺑ َﺤﺎ َﺟ ٍﺔ ِﻟﻠ ﱠﺮا َﺣ ِﺔَ .و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ إِ َذا ُﻛﻨْ َﺖ َﻻ ﺗُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ا ِﻻ ْﺳ ِﺘ َﻤﺎ َع إِ َﱄﱠَ ،ﻓ َﻠ ْﺴ َﺖ
ُﻣ ْﻀ َﻄ ٍّﺮا ِﻟ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ«.
أَ َﺟﺎ َب ﻫﺎلَ » :ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ ُﻗ ْﻠﺘَ َﻬﺎ ِﺑﻨَ ْﻔ ِﺴ َﻚ«.
ِﻟ َﻠ ْﺤ َﻈ ٍﺔ ﺑَ َﺪا َو َﻛﺄَ ﱠن اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ َﻞ ا ْﻵ َﺧ َﺮ َﻗ ْﺪ ﺑَ َﺪأَ ﻳَ ْﻐ َﻀ ُﺐ ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ ﺗَ َﻐ ﱠي َر َو ْﺟ ُﻬ ُﻪ َوا ْرﺗَ َﺴ َﻤ ْﺖ َﻋ َﲆ َﺷ َﻔﺘَﻴْ ِﻪ
اﺑْﺘِ َﺴﺎ َﻣ ٌﺔ َﺻ ِﻐيرَ ٌة َو َﻗﺎ َل» :أَﺗَ ْﻌ َﻠ ُﻢ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ ،ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ إِ َﻋﺎ َد ِة اﻟﻨﱠ َﻈ ِﺮ ِﰲ ا ْﻷَ ْﻣ ِﺮ ،أَ ُﻇ ﱡﻦ أَﻧﱠ َﻚ ﺗَ ْﻌ َﻠ ُﻢ َﺣ ٍّﻘﺎ َﻣﺎ َذا
ﺗَ ْﻔ َﻌ ُﻞ «.ﺛُ ﱠﻢ أَ ْﻋ َﻄﻰ َﻇ ْﻬ َﺮ ُه ِﻟﻬﺎل َوﺗَ َﺤ ﱠﺮ َك ﺑَ ِﻌﻴ ًﺪا ِﰲ َﺻ ْﻤ ٍﺖ.
َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس ُﻣ ْﺤ َﺮ َﺟ ًﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﺸ َﻬ ِﺪَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ َﻬﺎ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﺳ ِﻌﻴ َﺪ ًة ِﻷَﻧﱠ ُﻪ اﻧْﺘَ َﻬﻰ.
َو َﻗﺎ َﻟ ْﺖ ِﻷَ ِﺧﻴ َﻬﺎَ » :ﻻ ﺗَ ْﻬﺘَ ﱠﻢ ِﻟ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ ِﻞ ،أَﻧْ َﺖ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﺳﻴَ ُﻘﻮ ُد ِﻛ َﻼﺑَﻨَﺎِ ،ﻟ َﺬ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ْﻓ َﻌ ْﻞ َﻣﺎ ﺗَ َﺮا ُه
ُﻣﻨَﺎ ِﺳﺒًﺎ«.
َﻗﺎ َم ﻫﺎل ِﺑ ُﻜ ﱢﻞ َﻣﺎ ِﺑ ُﻮ ْﺳ ِﻌ ِﻪ ِﻟ َﺤ ْﻤ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب َﻋ َﲆ اﻟﺘﱠ َﺤ ﱡﺮ ِكَ ،و َﻗ ْﺪ َد َﻓ َﻌ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب ﻧَ ْﻔ َﺴ َﻬﺎ إِ َﱃ
ا ْﻷَ َﻣﺎ ِم َو َﻏ َﺮ َﺳ ْﺖ أَ ْﻗ َﺪا َﻣ َﻬﺎ ِﰲ اﻟﺜﱠ ْﻠ ِﺞ َواﻧْ َﺨ َﻔ َﻀ ْﺖ ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺪ َﻣ ًﺔ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ ُﻗ ﱠﻮﺗِ َﻬﺎ ِﰲ ُﻣ َﺤﺎ َو َﻟ ٍﺔ ِﻟﺘَ ْﺤ ِﺮﻳ ِﻚ
ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ ِﺔَ .و َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺰ َﻟ َﺠ َﺔ َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَﺘَ َﺰ ْﺣ َﺰ ْح ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻣ َﻜﺎ ِﻧ َﻬﺎ َﻛ َﻤﺎ َﻟ ْﻮ َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ِﻣ ْﺮ َﺳﺎ ًةَ ،وﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ُﻣ َﺤﺎ َو َﻟﺘَ ْي ِن
ﺗَ َﻮ ﱠﻗ َﻔ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨَ ًﺔ ﺗَ ْﻠ َﻬ ُﺚَ .ﻛﺎ َن ﻫﺎل ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﺸﻴ ُﻂ َﻏ َﻀﺒًﺎ ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب؛ َﻓ َﻘ ْﺪ َ َﴏ َخ َو َد َﻓ َﻌ َﻬﺎ
ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍةَ ،ﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ ﻣﺮﺳﻴﺪس أَ ْو َﻗ َﻔﺘْ ُﻪ َﻣ ﱠﺮ ًة أُ ْﺧ َﺮىَ ،و َﺳ َﻘ َﻄ ْﺖ َﻋ َﲆ ُر ْﻛﺒَﺘَﻴْ َﻬﺎ أَ َﻣﺎ َم ﺑﺎك َواﻟ ﱡﺪ ُﻣﻮ ُع ﺗَ ْﻤ َﻸُ
َﻋﻴْﻨَﻴْ َﻬﺎ ،ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َو َﺿ َﻌ ْﺖ ِذ َرا َﻋﻴْ َﻬﺎ َﺣ ْﻮ َل َر َﻗﺒَﺘِ ِﻪ.
ﺑَ َﻜ ْﺖ َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻠ ًﺔ» :أَﻳﱠﺘُ َﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ُب ا ْﻟ ِﻤ ْﺴ ِﻜﻴﻨَ ُﺔِ ،ﻟ َﻤﺎذَا َﻻ ﺗَ ْﺴ َﺤ ِﺒي َن ِﺑ ُﻘ ﱠﻮ ٍة؟ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻫﺎ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ َن َﻗﺎ ِﺳﻴًﺎ
َﻣ َﻌ ُﻜ ْﻢ«.
َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ ِﺤﺒﱠ َﻬﺎ ﺑﺎكَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن ِﰲ َﺣﺎ َﻟ ٍﺔ ﻳُ ْﺮﺛَﻰ َﻟ َﻬﺎ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ َﻣ َﻌ َﻬﺎ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻘﺎ َو َﻣ َﺔ.
َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄ ْﻊ أَ َﺣ ُﺪ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺮا ِﻗ ِﺒي َن — َوا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي َﻛﺎ َن ﻳُ ْﻄ ِﺒ ُﻖ َﻋ َﲆ أَ ْﺳﻨَﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ ِﺷ ﱠﺪ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺤﻨَ ِﻖ — أَ ْن
ﻳَ ْﺼ ُﻤ َﺖ أَ ْﻛﺜَ َﺮ ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚَ ،ﻓﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﺪ َث َﻗﺎ ِﺋ ًﻼَ » :ﻻ ﻳُ ِﻬ ﱡﻤ ِﻨﻲ َﻣﺎ ﻳَ ْﺤ ُﺪ ُث َﻟ ُﻜ ْﻢَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ أَ ْﺟ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ ِﻜ َﻼ ِب
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