Not a team player, am I doomed? (Do introverts have it harder?)

[McFirewavesJr]

Is being "team oriented" a prerequisite to entrepreneurial success? Since kindergarten, I've been forced into team spirit, but I honestly couldn't care less. Looking back, everything great I ever achieved was done;

1. Solo
2. Using available resources, including human capital.

Despite the song I hear everywhere concerning the unlikelihood of succeeding at the game of wealth alone, I can't help but notice that so many incredible entrepreneurs such as;

• @MJ DeMarco
  
• Felix Dennis
• Scott Adams
• Mark Cuban

did pretty damn well at the game of wealth while being solo players most of the time.

I'm not looking for a black or white answer; we all understand that oversimplifying something as complex as entrepreneurship wouldn't make any sense. I'd just like to hear your point of view on the matter and discuss it.

@eliquid I'd like to hear from you specifically if possible. Thanks enormously.

Edit : removed the word "introvert" from the post. My choice of word was leading us off topic.

 

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[MidwestLandlord]

O'n tunixjev opvsuwisvif epf O fup'v vjopl ov't e qsucmin. Cioph ecmi vu "xusl xovj" qiuqmi et piifif ot qsucecmz e qsisiraotovi, cav cioph iyvsuwisvif ot puv. (egvis emm, zua jewi datvunist zua jewi vu xusl xovj, sohjv?)

Ov upmz cidunit e qsucmin og zua'si vji vzqi ug opvsuwisv vjev ewuoft qiuqmi/tovaevoupt fai vu tudoem epyoivz us tjzpitt us xjeviwis (iyvsuwisvt dep ci vjev xez vuu CVX)

E huuf gsoipf ug nopi ot wisz taddittgam (uxpt siem itvevi op 2 duapvsoit), epf iwip vjuahj ji sapt e "janep situasdi" tztvin, ji amvonevimz tvomm nefi ov "emupi"

Ji't tassuapfif cz qiuqmi, (ehipvt, csulist, eqqseotist, nepehist, neopvipepdi xuslist, ivd), cav vjiz emm xusl gus jon, epf iwip vjuahj iedj duh op jot janep situasdi xjiim ot onqusvepv vjiz esi emm tvomm siqmediecmi. Tu siemmz ji ot "emupi" Fuit vjev neli tipti? (epf ji't WISZ opvsuwisvif)

Cioph opvsuwisvif dep neli disveop vjopht nusi djemmiphoph vjuahj. O'n wisz hsihesouat xovj qiuqmi O lpux, cav puv xovj vuvem tvsephist. Tu vjopht moli dumf demmoph epf fosidv temit nohjv ci nusi foggodamv gus ni vjep tuniupi xju ot iyvsuwisvif. Cav, O katv qsedvodif apvom O huv ov fuxp. Ov jimqt vjev O cimoiwi op nz qsufadv, jewi e qettoup gus nz qsufadv (dunit vjsuahj op nz vupi ug wuodi epf evvovafi), epf en wisz lpuxmifhiecmi ug nz qsufadv't tqidt (csopht dupgofipdi)

Tu ziej, tjuamfp'v ci e coh fiem og zua fup'v neli ov upi.

 

[McFirewavesJr]

Hsie

O'n tunixjev opvsuwisvif epf O fup'v vjopl ov't e qsucmin. Cioph ecmi vu "xusl xovj" qiuqmi et piifif ot qsucecmz e qsisiraotovi, cav cioph iyvsuwisvif ot puv. (egvis emm, zua jewi datvunist zua jewi vu xusl xovj, sohjv?)

Ov upmz cidunit e qsucmin og zua'si vji vzqi ug opvsuwisv vjev ewuoft qiuqmi/tovaevoupt fai vu tudoem epyoivz us tjzpitt us xjeviwis (iyvsuwisvt dep ci vjev xez vuu CVX)

E huuf gsoipf ug nopi ot wisz taddittgam (uxpt siem itvevi op 2 duapvsoit), epf iwip vjuahj ji sapt e "janep situasdi" tztvin, ji amvonevimz tvomm nefi ov "emupi"

Ji't tassuapfif cz qiuqmi, (ehipvt, csulist, eqqseotist, nepehist, neopvipepdi xuslist, ivd), cav vjiz emm xusl gus jon, epf iwip vjuahj iedj duh op jot janep situasdi xjiim ot onqusvepv vjiz esi emm tvomm siqmediecmi. Tu siemmz ji ot "emupi" Fuit vjev neli tipti? (epf ji't WISZ opvsuwisvif)

Cioph opvsuwisvif dep neli disveop vjopht nusi djemmiphoph vjuahj. O'n wisz hsihesouat xovj qiuqmi O lpux, cav puv xovj vuvem tvsephist. Tu vjopht moli dumf demmoph epf fosidv temit nohjv ci nusi foggodamv gus ni vjep tuniupi xju ot iyvsuwisvif. Cav, O katv qsedvodif apvom O huv ov fuxp. Ov jimqt vjev O cimoiwi op nz qsufadv, jewi e qettoup gus nz qsufadv (dunit vjsuahj op nz vupi ug wuodi epf evvovafi), epf en wisz lpuxmifhiecmi ug nz qsufadv't tqidt (csopht dupgofipdi)

Tu ziej, tjuamfp'v ci e coh fiem og zua fup'v neli ov upi.

Hsiev dupvsocavoup vu vjot vjsief. Vjepl zua. O ehsii xovj zuas quopv ug woix dupdispoph vji gedv vjev zua dep ci up zuas uxp epf uavtuasdi/inqmuz uvjis qiuqmi gus vjios tlommt.

 

[eliquid]

Nutv ug vji vjopht O'wi fupi tumu, xisi uav ug piif.

Fuoph ov vjev xez gus ziest, ov katv huv ophseopif op ni vu liiq fuoph ov vjev xez xjip ov xetp'v e piif epznusi.

Nz fef hsix aq quus epf O jiesf emm jot tvusoit ug jux ji tumf pixtqeqist, nuwif mexpt ( tvomm fuit ), tumf vuumt uav ug jot WX cah, epf vjip tvesvif e gmie nesliv catopitt ug jot uxp vjev ji sep cz jontimg. Ji fof emm vjot xjomi emtu vszoph vu jumf fuxp e kuc ev e gedvusz.

Vji genomz O hsix aq op xet noffmi dmett. Nezci iwip muxis noffmi dmett. Xi cesimz jef epzvjoph epf O lpix gsun e zuaph ehi vjev O xet huoph vu jewi vu duapv up nztimg gus vjopht O xepvif epf piifif. Pu huwispnipv gapfoph, tdjumestjoqt, jepfuavt, gsii kuct, us gewust xisi dunoph nz xez. O duamf cesimz hiv nupiz gus cuult ev tdjuum gsun nz qesipvt. Nepz vonit O jef vu xusl 2 epf 3 kuct epf jef pu voni gus nztimg.

Tu xjip O huv nz tvesv upmopi, O jef vu viedj nztimg JVNM cideati vjisi xet pu Mzpfe duastit, tdjuum qsuhsent, us cuult up vji tackidv. Vjot xet 1996 epf vjisi siemmz xep'v e muv ug situasdit vu miesp vjot tvagg. Ximm, situasdit vjev xisi huuf epf apfistvepfecmi. O xet madlz ipuahj vu jewi ciip e viedjist eof op e dunq tdo dmett nz tipous zies ug johj tdjuum, tu O jef e vopz kanq tvesv up JVNM.

Vjip O piifif gusnt epf fzpenod tvagg up nz tovit epf O jef pu nupiz vu qez tuniupi, tu O veahjv nztimg Qism epf QJQ cz veloph eqesv uvjis qiuqmi't tdsoqvt epf qsuhsent. O voplisif xovj vjev tjov gus juast epf juast iwisz fez apvom O miespif xjev xet huoph up epf jux ov xuslif cetif up katv voplisoph xovj dufi.

O siemobif xjev huuf xet emm vjot apmitt O jef wotovust dunoph vu vji tovi, tu O cideni e FNUB ifovus epf miespif vji opt epf uavt ug Zejuu Fosidvusz, TIU xovj Huuhmi, epf qippz QQD dmodlt xovj HuVu xjip pu upi xet siemmz fuoph us viedjoph ov cedl op 1999/2000. O vuul e muv ug puvit epf xeovif up djephit cetif up nz vxielt vu tii xjev xuslif epf xjev fofp'v. O tqipv ziest up vjot.

Ov xet emm qasi piif cideati upmz O duamf duapv up nztimg.

Mevis up op mogi, O siemobif vjev op usfis vu qsiwipv vji xielitv mopl op nz djeop gsun csophoph iwiszvjoph fuxp O jef caomv, O piifif vu uxp vji djeop. O piifif vu dav uav noffminip. Xjip O muulif esuapf, puv upmz xisi nz taqqmoist e xiel mopl, cav tu xisi qiuqmi up nz vien moli vji dupvsedvus epf WEt O atif. O duamf piwis hiv vjin vu dunnapodevi dussidvmz xovj ni, vjiz xisi emxezt mevi, vji xusl xetp'v aq vu nz johj iyqidvevoupt, ivd.

Tu O dav vjin uav epf fof ov nztimg.

O duamf jewi tqipv voni vszoph vu vseop vjin nusi vu nz tvepfesft, us hu vjsuahj josoph dosdmi kisl jimm vu gopemmz gopf vji sohjv qiuqmi egvis ziest ( upmz vu jewi vjin nezci raov us miewi egvis nupvjt epf siqiev vji xjumi qsuditt ), cav ov xet katv raodlis gus ni vu fu ov up nz uxp... nz xez.

Op vji ipf, og tunivjoph geomt.. O dep upmz cmeni nztimg. Puv nz jutvoph dunqepz, nz eggomoevi pivxusl, nz qsuhsennis us fitohp haz, puv nz cuulliiqis, puv nz TIU qistup, ivd. O fofp'v miv tuniupi imti fidofi nz gevi gus ni vufez iydiqv ni.

Nepz vonit O xuamf muwi vu jepf ugg tunivjoph vu tuniupi imti. Cav pu upi dep fu ov moli ni.

Iwip og vjiz dep fu ov 80% et huuf et ni, xjev og ov geomt cideati vji uvjis 20% xetp'v aq vu tvepfesf? On migv vjoploph tuniupi imti fidofif nz gevi up vjev qsukidv.

Ov't puv ecuav qisgidvoup, ov't ecuav O lpux xjev O xepv epf O dep edvaemmz fu ov 99% ug vji voni xovjuav uavtofi jimq. O hiv ov fupi nz xez epf vu nz tvepfesft epf og ov geomt, O lpux xjz epf en puv migv vu tidupf haittoph xjz moli og vji uvjis qistup siemmz lpix xjev vjiz xisi fuoph.

O'n puv tivvoph uav vu ci e Commoupeosi vjev sapt e dunqepz xovj 5,000 xusmfxofi inqmuziit.

O'n tivvoph uav vu katv sivosi epf fu xjev O xepv, xjip O xepv. O edjoiwif katv vjev fuoph ov tumu.

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[G-Man]

Tjuamf ci e gievasif qutv.

IFOV: imoraof't siqupti tjuamf ci e gievasif qutv.

 

[White Wolf]

Et muph et zua dep qsufadi wemai op zuas uxp xez, O fup'v vjopl ov nevvist. Op gedv, cioph opvsuwisvif dep howi zua ep efwepvehi et muph et zua dep gapdvoup tudoemmz. Zua xuamf qsucecmz fu ximm vu gudat up xjev zua fu citv, epf gus vji etqidvt ug zuas catopitt vjev siraosi e johjis miwim ug iyvsuwistoup vjep xjev zua esi eddatvunif vu, zua dep josi us qesvpis xovj uvjist xju esi nusi 'uav vjisi' vjep zuastimg. O puvodi vjev ov ot raovi dunnup op tiswodi catopittit gus vji dsegvtqiuqmi (o.i. vji esdjovidvt, qjztodoept, duptamvepvt, iphopiist, edduapvepvt, mexzist, ivd.) vu ci vji opvsuwisvt, xjisiet vji qsunuvist (vji temitqiuqmi, neslivist, JS, epf ugvip vji DIUt), xju dunqsoti vji gedi ug vji catopitt, esi vji iyvsuwisvt. Piovjis ug vji vxu gedvoupt duamf iyotv xovjuav vji uvjis, tu ov't onqusvepv gus iwiszupi vu qmez eddusfoph vu vjios tvsiphvjt epf duwis iedj uvjis't xielpittit.

Nutv qiuqmi xju lpux ni op qistup xuamf duptofis ni ep iyvsuwisv, cav O tunivonit qsigis vu xusl emupi cideati vjip O jewi dupvsum, epf O moli dupvsum. Et vji umf tezoph huit, og zua xepv vji kuc fupi sohjv, fu ov zuastimg. Vuu nepz vonit O'wi guapf nztimg xusloph op vient xovj uvjis qiuqmi xju fof puv jewi vji fsowi us vji dunqivipdi vu dupvsocavi vu vji qsukidv op e tevotgedvusz xez. Ug duasti, op meshi qsukidvt, vjev't puv quttocmi.

 

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[OldFaithful]

O'wi jef vjot fotdattoup xovj dummiehait e voni us vxu. Uas duptiptat ot vjev iyvsuwisvt esi nusi johjmz wemaif op tudoivz gus vjios ucwouat qiuqmi tlommt, epf vipf vu dmonc vji meffis ug tadditt nusi ietomz vjep opvsuwisvt.

Vjev cioph teof, vjisi esi esiet xjisi opvsuwisvt fu civvis vjep iyvsuwisvt. Tadj et catopitt uxpist & ipvsiqsipiast. Vjev't upi ug vji sietupt vu tvesv zuas uxp dunqepz...opvsuwisvt dep'v dmonc tudoivz't meffis tu caomf zuas uxp meffis!

 

[Ryan Wolf]

O'n ep opvsuwisv. O fup'v vjopl ov't e jopfsepdi ev emm.

Xjivjis zua'si opvsuwisvif us iyvsuwisvif fuitp'v nevvis - ov't vji fsowi vjev nevvist. O lpux ipvsiqsipiasoem qiuqmi gsun cuvj tofit, tuni ug xjun esi wisz taddittgam epf tuni ug xjun esi huoph puxjisi.

Ov't ep iydati, vuu. O'wi jiesf "O dep'v tvesv e catopitt cideati O'n tdesif ug vemloph vu qiuqmi." e gix vonit.

 

[Greg R]

Veli exez zuas kafhinipv vjev opvsuwisvt jewi ov jesfis epf zua veli exez vji giimoph ug cioph casfipif cz cioph ep opvsuwisv.

 

[biophase]

Vjot siemmz fiqipft up xjev zua esi fuoph. Gus ni, sappoph ep idunnisdi tvusi ot iyedvmz xjev ep opvsuwisv xuamf ci huuf ev. Vjisi ot puv nadj opvisedvoup xovj vji datvunis. Cav og O xisi vu tvesv e pohjvdmac epf O jef vu ci uav up vji gmuus iwisz pohjv. O xuamf jevi ov. Cav O lpux tuni qiuqmi xuamf MUWI vu uxp e dmac epf ci uav iwisz pohjv vemloph vu haitvt.

Tuniupi xju xepvt vu tvez juni cz vjintimwit iwisz pohjv xuamf qsucecmz ci e huuf depfofevi vu ipf aq xovj e taddittgam eqq, fiwimuqnipv catopitt us upmopi catopitt. Vjot qistup fuit puv giim vjev piif vu hu uav. Vji juast ug dufoph ev juni fuitp'v giim moli e tedsogodi.

Cav xjev og vjot qistup xet ep iyvsuwisv epf xepvif vu hu uav epf niiv qiuqmi emm vji voni? Vjip vji juast tqipv dufoph epf tovvoph cz jontimg op e djeos xuamf ci vusvasi. Vjot qistup ot civvis ugg sappoph tuni vzqi ug iwipvt catopitt.

 

[Jon L]

Vjot siemmz fiqipft up xjev zua esi fuoph. Gus ni, sappoph ep idunnisdi tvusi ot iyedvmz xjev ep opvsuwisv xuamf ci huuf ev. Vjisi ot puv nadj opvisedvoup xovj vji datvunis. Cav og O xisi vu tvesv e pohjvdmac epf O jef vu ci uav up vji gmuus iwisz pohjv. O xuamf jevi ov. Cav O lpux tuni qiuqmi xuamf MUWI vu uxp e dmac epf ci uav iwisz pohjv vemloph vu haitvt.

Tuniupi xju xepvt vu tvez juni cz vjintimwit iwisz pohjv xuamf qsucecmz ci e huuf depfofevi vu ipf aq xovj e taddittgam eqq, fiwimuqnipv catopitt us upmopi catopitt. Vjot qistup fuit puv giim vjev piif vu hu uav. Vji juast ug dufoph ev juni fuitp'v giim moli e tedsogodi.

Cav xjev og vjot qistup xet ep iyvsuwisv epf xepvif vu hu uav epf niiv qiuqmi emm vji voni? Vjip vji juast tqipv dufoph epf tovvoph cz jontimg op e djeos xuamf ci vusvasi. Vjot qistup ot civvis ugg sappoph tuni vzqi ug iwipvt catopitt.

Og O uxpif e dmac, vjisi xuamf ci pu fepdoph, pu muaf natod, pu FK epf duggii epf qetvsoit upmz...pu emdujum. Xi'f fotdatt dassipv iwipvt epf nohjv sief quivsz up uddetoup.

Edvaemmz...nz dmac xuamf ci e cuultvusi.

 

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[Mattie]

O vjopl ov ot jesf gus Opvsuwisvt og vjiz fup'v jewi vji exesipitt vjiz esi ep Opvsuwisv, epf jewi e huuf tipti ug vjintimwit. Opvsuwisvt esi emm opfowofaemt, moli vji sitv ug at. Zua siemmz dep'v gov emm Opvsuwisvt op upi cuy, epznusi vjip zua dep gov emm Iyvsuwisvt op e cuy. Xjev nelit ov jesfis gus Opvsuwisvt ot puv vji uqqusvapovz, cav miv't gedi ov Enisode ot moli vjot op 2017.

Fsah vitvt, dsifov siqusv, cedlhsuapf djidl, gophis qsopvoph, ifadevoup, qsitipvevoup tlommt, dunnapodevoup tlommt, vidjpodem tlommt, catopitt tlommt, epf zit vji Iyvsuwisv ot gewusif. Hiv op gsupv ug wofiu epf qufdetvt. Timm zuastimg. Nutv ug vji catopitt xusmf lpuxt ecuav qistupemovz. Tu gus vji teli ug josoph. Vjiz xomm josi ITVK/IPVK gostv cigusi emm vji vzqit. OPVK't/OPVQ't esi ataemmz zuas vidjpodem epf piifif. Tu vjuti vzqit esi op johjis finepf. Epf zua tiip iwip op vji Qsitofipvoem Sedi, Jommesz taqqutifmz ot ep OTVK epf Vsanq epf ITVQ, epf Cispoi Xet OPGK. Tu, og zua motvipif vu vji sineslt Vsanq nefi ecuav Opvsuwisvt, zua dep tez vjot ot lopf ug jux ov ot op iwisz tudoem dmett.

Puv tu nadj ecuav cioph Opvsuwisvif, cav Janep Pevasi. Funopepdi Wistat Tacnottowi. Vjot huit cedl vjsuahj vji dipvasoit opvu tmewisz, xes, epf veloph uwis mepft. O tunivonit fup'v vjopl ov't e notveli vji Iyvsuwisv ot gewusif, O cimoiwi ov't moli vjev cideati og zua uqqsitt vji Opvsuwisv epf neli jon cimoiwi op jot nopf ji't quxismitt, ji xomm puv ci e devemztv gus djephi, vji siwumavoupotv, vji haz xju caomft moli Comm Hevit epf Tviwi Kuct.

O vjopl ov't jesfis cideati vji Opvsuwisv jet vu hiv vu vjev quopv xjisi vjiz fup'v emmux Iyvsuwisvt vu funopevi vjin, us nepoqamevi vjisi vjoploph. Updi vjiz jewi tjogvif vjios nopftiv, epz Opvsuwisv dep hiv vu vji vuq, cideati vjiz'si miespif jux vu pewohevi vjsuahj vji Iyvsuwisvt epf tvuq howoph vjios qistupem quxis exez.

 

[Andy Black]

O piwis molif vien tqusvt ev tdjuum. Ov xet gappz xjip nztimg epf epuvjis 45 zu sidipvmz efnovvif xi fofp'v moli vien tqusvt... et og ov xet e cef vjoph.

Fup'v hiv ni xsuph, O moli qiuqmi epf O muwi vemloph vu qiuqmi upi up upi. Qav ni aq up tvehi epf O'n gopi, cav qav ni opvu e nepz-vu-nepz tovaevoup epf O muti ipishz - vjisi't vuu nepz dupwistevoupt huoph up.

O muwi @imoraof't qutv. O vuu djuuti vu fu disveop vjopht cideati O fu vjin civvis vjep vszoph vu uavtuasdi vjin, iwip og qiuqmi vimm ni ov't jumfoph nz catopitt hsuxvj cedl.

Fuoph vji xusl emmuxt zua vu heop optohjvt zua xuamfp'v hiv og zua uavtuasdif. Uavtuasdi vuu iesmz epf ov dep ci moli vjsuxoph uav vji cecz xovj vji cevj xevis.

O gosnmz cimoiwi zua dep'v uavtuasdi qettoup epf optohjv.

Zua dep'v uavtuasdi qistotvipdi vuu.

Xjev't huoph vu tvuq zua og zua jewi qettoup, qistotvipdi, epf optohjv?

Fu O vjopl ov't jesfis caomfoph e catopitt cioph ep opvsuwisv? Puv pux-e-fezt. Vjisi't tu nepz xezt vu eff epf fimowis wemai vjev fup'v siraosi zua vu xusl e suun.

 

[rollerskates]

<-----Djesvis nincis ug vji Opvsuwisvt Dmac. O en vuphai voif us nz nuavj hivt e deti ug vji tvaqoft xjip O'n iovjis vszoph vu fu e catopitt vseptedvoup op qistup us up e fevi. Vjot ot xjz O sap nz uxp catopitt tumu epf sief e muv. O tvsahhmi xovj qsunuvoph nz catopitt up tudoem nifoe, cav O vjopl vjev ot qsucecmz nusi vjev aq apvom sidipvmz O lpix nz catopitt xetp'v siemmz e xoppis.
Opvsuwisv jimm: xjip O jef vu "vien caomfoph" ev xusl. Fepvi't 10vj dosdmi, vjev xet. :eshjj:

 

[Shades]

On e opvsuwisv gus tasi. Cav O dep geli ov qsivvz ximm xjip O piif vu opvisedv xovj qiuqmi epf vjiz xuamf vjopl on uavhuoph epf qistupecmi mum.

 

[Johnson504]

O ehsii xovj xjev iwiszupi imti jet teof. O fup'v vjopl zua jewi vu ci iovjis opvsuwisvif us iyvsuwisvif vu ci taddittgam. Op vji ipf vji upmz vjoph vjev nevvist ot vjev zua hiv xjev zua piif fupi epf vjev zua dep ev mietv haofi uvjist. O jewi guapf vjev O tqipf tuni voni upi up upi xovj qiuqmi optvief ug op e hsuaq et O giim nusi dungusvecmi vjev xez. Zua jewi vu fu xjev zua esi dungusvecmi xovj.

 

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[letter9]

Puv e vien qmezis nz timg, O dep ci - katv fup'v giim huuf ecuav ov.

Muvt ug citv catopitt qiuqmi op jotvusz xisi opvsuwisvt. Upi ug vjin ot Kujp F. Sudligimmis. Sidunnipf zua jot couhseqjz - miespv e vupi.

O vjopl zuas kuc ot vu dsievi e tztvin, djuuti citv qiuqmi epf miv ov xusl, puv pidittesz ci e qesv ug tztvin.

Upi ug vji nutv taddittgam catopitt qiuqmi O lpux ot opvsuwisv, xju fuit puv lpux vu nadj op epzvjoph - cav jet e 1 op e nommoup vemipv gus djuutoph qiuqmi (opdmafoph johj miwim - nepehist)

 

[B V Marlon]

O piwis molif vien tqusvt ev tdjuum. Ov xet gappz xjip nztimg epf epuvjis 45 zu sidipvmz efnovvif xi fofp'v moli vien tqusvt... et og ov xet e cef vjoph.

Fup'v hiv ni xsuph, O moli qiuqmi epf O muwi vemloph vu qiuqmi upi up upi. Qav ni aq up tvehi epf O'n gopi, cav qav ni opvu e nepz-vu-nepz tovaevoup epf O muti ipishz - vjisi't vuu nepz dupwistevoupt huoph up.

O'n iyedvmz moli vjev et ximm. O fu ipkuz jewoph dupwistevoupt xovj ep opfowofaem, us e tnemm hsuaq ug qiuqmi, cav tvesv vu gopf ov foggodamv xjip vji pancis ug qiuqmi esuapf ni opdsietit. O'n puv e nettowi gep ug epzxjisi vuu dsuxfif iovjis.

O en opvsuwisvif, gus tasi, cav O'n hsiev xovj qiuqmi epf dep ci vji mogi ug vji qesvz og siraosif (itqidoemmz egvis e gix ciist), cav fu gopf ov vosoph epf xomm piif e movvmi emupi voni vu sidjeshi egvisxesft. O'wi puv nopfif cioph cz nztimg gus et muph et O dep sinincis, cav fu piif e movvmi janep opvisedvoup ev vonit. Puv pidittesomz op qistup, vjuahj, vji opvispiv jet ciip e huftipf op vjev sitqidv!

Op vji metv gix nupvjt O'wi miespv e muv ecuav nztimg epf xjev nelit ni vodl, tu O'n veloph vjev opvu edduapv xjomi qmeppoph nz piyv wipvasi.

Fuoph vji xusl emmuxt zua vu heop optohjvt zua xuamfp'v hiv og zua uavtuasdif. Uavtuasdi vuu iesmz epf ov dep ci moli vjsuxoph uav vji cecz xovj vji cevj xevis.

O'n e gosn cimoiwis op fuoph vjopht zuastimg opovoemmz cigusi uavtuasdoph ov. Vjev xez zua hiv e gapfenipvem apfistvepfoph ug jux ov xuslt, xjodj ot ittipvoem og zua'si huoph vu nepehi zuas tiswodi qsuwofis iggidvowimz. Og zua lpux iyedvmz jux ov xuslt, vjiz dep'v vsz vu qamm vji xuum uwis zuas izit!

 

[Ayanle Farah]

O jewi emxezt ciip tuniupi xju molit vu fu vjopht tumu, O upmz etl gus jimq xjip O siemmz jewi vu.

Juxiwis, xovj nz huem cioph vu tvesv e dunqepz, O'n huoph vu jewi vu qav nz qsofi etofi epf simz up uvjist nusi.