ᛇ ᚾᚴᛈᛖᚾᛚ ᛚᚣᚢ ᚠᛚᛟ Fo

2009-01-01

ᚠᛚᛟᚱᚾᚴ ᚠᚫᚴᛏ Jenkins[1] ᚹ ᚾ ᛗᚱᚳᚾ ᚴᛈᚱᚾᛟ ᚫᛈᚱ ᚴᛝ ᚻᚢ ᚳᚱ ᚳᛚᛗᚾᛖᛏᛞ ᚾ ᛖ sold-out ᛈᚠᛟᚱᛗᚾᚴ ᛏ ᚳᚫᚱᚾᛖᚷᛇ ᚻᛟᛚ ᛟᚾ ᚫᚳᛏᛟᛒ 25, 1944. ᛇ ᛞᛁᛞ ᚹᚾ ᛗᚾᚦ ᛚᛖᛏ, ᛒᛏ ᛇ ᚻᛞ ᛒᛇᛏᚾ ᛇ ᚫᛞ ᚾᛞ ᛟᚳᛗ ᛇᚾᛟᚱᛗᚴ ᚫᛒᚴᛏᚳᛚ ᛏ ᚱᛇ ᚻ ᚷᛟᛚ. ᛗᚾᛇ ᚻ ᚴᛝ ᛏ ᛏ ᛈᚴᛏᛇᛄᚴ ᚻᛟᛚ, ᚾᛞ ᛗᚾᛇ ᚻ ᚳᛗ ᚠᚱᛗ ᛗ ᛗᛟᚱ ᚻᛗᛒᛚ ᛒᚷᚾᛝ ᚾ ᛇ, ᛒᛏ ᚾᚾ ᚻ ᚴᚳᚴᚴᚠᛚᛇ ᛞᚾ ᚻᚹᛏ ᛇ ᛞᛞ. ᚣᚢ ᚴᛇ, ᚻᚹᛁᛚ ᚻᛞ ᛈᚠᚳᛏᛞ ᚱ ᚳᚱᚠᛏ ᚾᛞ ᛏᚢᚾᛞ ᚱ ᚴ ᚾᛏ ᛈᚱᛇᚴᛁᚴ ᛟᚳᛚ ᚾᚴᛏᚱᛗᚾᛏᚴ, ᚠᛚᛟᚱᚾᚴ ᚠᚫᚴᛏ ᛄᛝᚳᚾ ᚹ, ᛒᛁ ᛟᛚ ᚳᚾᛏᚴ, ᛖ ᛏᚱᛒᛚ ᚴᛝ.

ᛗ ᚻ ᛒᚾ ᚴᛞ ᛒᛏ ᚻ ᚴᛝᛝ ᛒᛚᛏᛇ, ᚾᛞ ᚠᚱᛝᚳᛚᛇ, ᛏᚢ ᛗ ᚠᚾ ᚻ ᛒᚾ ᛗᛖᛞ ᛏ. ᛏᚴ ᚴᛟ ᛇᛇ ᚠᚱ ᛈᛇᛈᛚ ᛏ ᛚᚠ ᚾᛞ ᛗᛖᚳ ᚠᚾ. ᛏᚴ ᛗ ᛗᛟᚱ ᛇᛇ ᛏ ᛞᚴᛏᚱ ᚾ ᚳᚱᛇᛖᛏ. ᛟᚠᛏᚾ, ᚹᛇ ᚴᛏ ᚷᛟᛚ ᚠᚱ ᚫᚱᚴᛚ, ᛒᚳ ᚹᛇ ᚹᛟᚾᛏ ᛏ acheive ᚴᛗᚦᛝ ᛏ ᛞᚠᚳᛚᛏ ᚠᚱ ᚣᚢᚴ ᛏ ᛞᚢ. ᛏ ᛏᛖᚳᚴ ᚣᚢᚴ ᛏ ᚫᚱ ᚳᛗᚠᛏ ᛟᚾ. ᛏ ᛗᛖᚳᚴ ᚣᚢᚴ ᚠᛇᛚ ᛚᚾᛒᛚ ᚾᛞ ᚳᚴᛈᛟᛞ. ᛇ ᚹᛚᛞ ᚠᛚ ᛈᛇᛈᛚ ᛏ ᚴᛇᛗ ᛏ ᛄᚴᛏ ᚹᛖᛏ ᚠᚱ ᚴᛗᛒᛞᛇ ᛏ ᚴᛏᚱ ᛗᚴᛚ ᚾᛞ ᛞᚢ ᚴᛗᚦᛝ ᚳᚴᛏᚱᛟᚱᛞᚾᚱᛇ, ᚾᛞ ᚾ ᚴᛗᛈᛚᛇ ᚳᚱᛏᚴᛁ ᚾᛞ ᚱᛞᚳᚣᚢᛚ ᛗ.

ᛏ ᚹᚾᛏ ᚠᛚᛟᚱᚾᚴ ᚷᛟᛚ ᛏ ᚴᛝ ᛏ ᚳᚫᚱᚾᛖᚷᛇ ᚻᛟᛚ (ᛏ ᛁ ᚳᚾ ᛞᛏᛗᚾ, anyway), ᛏ ᚹ "ᛈᚫᛈᚣᛚ demand" ᚠᚱᛗ ᛇ ᚳᚱᛞ finger-pointers ᚾᛞ ᚫᚱᛗᚱ ᚳᚱᛏᚳᚴ, ᛒᛏ ᛏ ᛞᚾ ᛖᚾᛄ ᚻᚹᛏ ᛇ ᚳᚫᛗᛈᛚᛏ. ᛇ ᚾᛄᛞ ᚴᛝᛝ ᚫᛈᚱ, ᚾᛞ ᚴᛝᛝ ᛏ ᛖ sold-out ᚳᚱᛞ ᛏ ᚳᚫᚱᚾᛖᚷᛇ ᚻᛟᛚ ᚴᛗᚦᛝ ᚾᛇ ᚫᛈᚱ ᚴᛝ ᚹᛞ ᚳᚾᚴᛞ ᛖ ᚴᛈᚱᛇᛗ ᚫᚾ. ᚴᛟ, ᚻᚹ ᛇ ᛒᛞ ᛏ ᚾᚫᛏ (ᛇ did), ᚻᚹ ᛇ ᛟᛞᛇᚾᚴ ᚴᛏ ᚾ ᚱᚴᛈᚳᛏᚠᛚ ᚴᛁᛚᚾᚴ ᛚᚠᛏ ᛏ ᛚᛞ ᚾᛞ ᛄᚱᛞ (ᛖ did), ᛇ ᛞᛞ ᚴᛗᚦᛝ ᛗᚾᛇ, ᛗᚾᛇ "ᛚᛄᛏᛗᛏ" ᚫᛈᚱ ᚴᛝ ᚾ ᚻ.

ᛇ ᚴᛝ ᛏ ᛖ sold-out ᛟᛞᛇᚾᚴ ᛏ ᚳᚫᚱᚾᛖᚷᛇ ᚻᛟᛚ.

ᚻᚹᛏ ᛞ ᛏ ᛗᛏ ᚻ ᚷᛞ ᛇ was? ᚻ ᛗᚾᛇ ᛈᛇᛈᛚ ᚳᚾ ᚳᛚᛖᛗ ᛏ honor? ᚠᚱᛗ ᛗᛁ ᛈᚾᛏ ᚣᚢ, ᛁ ᚴᛇ ᚴᛗᚹᚾ ᚻᚢ ᚻᛞ ᛖ ᛈᚾ. ᚴᛗᚹᚾ ᚻᚢ, ᛞᚴᛈᛁᛏ ᛟᚻᚹᛚᛗᛝ ᚳᚱᛏᚴᛗ ᚾᛞ ᚾᚷᛏᛏᛇ, ᚳᚫᛗᛈᛚᛏ ᛖ ᚷᚱᛖᛏ ᚦᛝ.

ᚱ ᚻ ᛒᚾ ᛏᛁᛗ ᚾ ᛗᛁ ᛚᛁᚠ ᛏ ᛁ ᚻ ᚻᛞ ᚴᛗᚦᛝ ᛁ ᚹᛟᚾᛏᛞ ᛏ ᛞᚢ, ᛒᛏ ᚻᚹᚾ ᛁ ᚱᛇᛇᛚᛞ ᛏ, ᛁ ᚹ ᛗᚫᚳᛏ ᛏᛟᛚᛞ ᛏ ᛏ ᚹ ᚠᚢᛚ. ᛁ ᚦᛝᚳ ᛁᛚ ᛏᛖᚳ ᛖ ᛈᛖᛄ ᚠᚱᛗ ᚠᛚᛟ Fo's ᛒᚳ. ᛏ ᛞᚾ ᛗᛏ ᚻᚹᛏ ᚾᛇᚹᚾ ᛚᚴ ᚦᛝᚳᚴ. ᚠ ᛞᚾ ᛇᚾ ᛗᛏ ᚠ ᚻᚹᛏ ᛖ ᚴᛖ ᛗᛁᛏ ᛒᛇ ᛏᚱᚢ. ᚠ ᛁ ᚷᚫᛏ ᛖ ᚷᛟᛚ, ᛗ ᚷᛟᚾ ᚠᚱ ᛏ. ᚾᛗᛁᚾᛞ ᛇ ᚾᛖᚴᛖ.

[1] Florence Foster Jenkins