{"id":4502,"date":"2019-03-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxor.cz\/blog\/nezarazene\/obonete-s-ubam-zil-jsem-sedm-let-v-africe\/"},"modified":"2023-01-06T13:13:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T12:13:51","slug":"obonete-s-ubam-zil-jsem-sedm-let-v-africe-2210","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxor.cz\/blog\/rozhovor\/obonete-s-ubam-zil-jsem-sedm-let-v-africe-2210\/","title":{"rendered":"Obonete S. Ubam: \u017dil jsem sedm let v Africe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201eM\u00fdm \u00fakolem  v Nig\u00e9rii bylo zajistit, \u017ee se nerozpadne, nezhrout\u00ed a nezmiz\u00ed v propadli\u0161ti  d\u011bjin jedna v\u00fdznamn\u00e1 nigerijsk\u00e1 rodina. A aby moji sourozenci vystudovali a  vstoupili do dosp\u011bl\u00e9ho \u017eivota. A to jsem splnil. Proto jsem mohl v roce 2012 z  Nig\u00e9rie odjet. Knihu Sedm let v Africe jsem psal sedm let,\u201c<\/i> \u0159\u00edk\u00e1 Obonete S. Ubam, kr\u00e1l m\u00edru st\u00e1tu Akwa  Ibom. <span><span>Odvahu nevzdat boj, kter\u00fd se zd\u00e1 p\u0159edem ztracen\u00fd, projevil po smrti  sv\u00e9ho otce, kdy\u017e dobrovoln\u011b ode\u0161el z \u010ceska do Nig\u00e9rie.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pro\u010d kniha?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Zaprv\u00e9 to bylo d\u016fle\u017eit\u00e9 pro m\u011b osobn\u011b jako  zp\u016fsob jak\u00e9si terapie. Afrika, jak jsem ji pro\u017eil, mi dost nalo\u017eila. M\u011bl jsem  pocit, \u017ee knihou uzav\u0159u jednu kapitolu a budu moct j\u00edt d\u00e1l. Mysl\u00edm, \u017ee podobn\u00e1  story se nikomu jin\u00e9mu z \u010ceska jen tak nep\u0159ihod\u00ed. Je n\u00e1s tu p\u00e1r mulat\u016f, ka\u017ed\u00fd z  n\u00e1s m\u00e1 n\u011bjak\u00fd p\u0159\u00edb\u011bh, <i>ale nikdo, koho  zn\u00e1m, se nevydal hledat sv\u00e9 ko\u0159eny a\u017e takhle do hloubky.<\/i> \u017dijete tady, v\u00edte,  \u017ee m\u00e1te t\u00e1tu v Nig\u00e9rii, nebo klidn\u011b v Ugand\u011b, kdekoli jinde na sv\u011bt\u011b, jen\u017ee  jste ho nikdy nepotkal. A najednou p\u0159ijedete za n\u00edm a vzpom\u00ednky ze za\u017eloutl\u00fdch  fotografi\u00ed se v\u00e1m spoj\u00ed s konkr\u00e9tn\u00edm domkem, s palmou, kterou vysadil v\u00e1\u0161  prad\u011bda, kdy\u017e je\u0161t\u011b chodil na lov s lukem a o\u0161t\u011bpem \u2013 to m\u011b fascinovalo. A do  t\u0159etice jsem cht\u011bl popsat, co se ud\u011bje, kdy\u017e sv\u00e9 ko\u0159eny najdete.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Prvn\u00ed  okam\u017eik p\u00e1tr\u00e1n\u00ed po sv\u00fdch ko\u0159enech?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To muselo b\u00fdt u\u017e na z\u00e1kladn\u00ed \u0161kole. Moji  rodi\u010de se vzali b\u011bhem studia v Sov\u011btsk\u00e9m svazu, st\u00e1tn\u00ed org\u00e1ny jim to zatrhly,  m\u00e1m\u011b zru\u0161ily stipendium, v\u00edzum, musela se schov\u00e1vat na nigerijsk\u00e9 ambas\u00e1d\u011b,  stovky nigerijsk\u00fdch student\u016f po cel\u00e9m Sov\u011btsk\u00e9m svazu protestovali\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Byla to tehdy velk\u00e1 af\u00e9ra, kter\u00e1 pronikla i  na Svobodnou Evropu, t\u00e1ta mi pozd\u011bji ukazoval dokonce i v\u00fdst\u0159i\u017eky <i>snad <\/i>z New York Times. Na m\u00e1mu byli po  n\u00e1vratu cel\u00e9 dva roky nasazeni agenti StB. T\u00e1ta pos\u00edlal letenky a pen\u00edze, aby  se mnou jako miminkem odlet\u011bla za n\u00edm, ale re\u017eim u\u017e ji nepustil. Sledem  ud\u00e1lost\u00ed jsem prvn\u00ed t\u00e1tovu fotku vid\u011bl ve sv\u00fdch dvan\u00e1cti t\u0159in\u00e1cti letech,  poprv\u00e9 jsem se s n\u00edm setkal v patn\u00e1cti. <\/p>\n<p>Pro m\u011b bylo t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 se do \u010dehokoli za\u010dlenit. Z  pozice mulata m\u00e1te polovinu barvy, polovinu fyziologie, polovinu mentality z  jedn\u00e9 strany, druh\u00e9 poloviny v\u0161eho pak z druh\u00e9, ale kdy\u017e m\u00e1te mo\u017enost pozn\u00e1vat,  z\u00edsk\u00e1vat zku\u0161enosti jen p\u0159es tu jednu \u010d\u00e1st, \u017eijete nap\u016fl. P\u0159ipadal jsem si v  tomhle hrozn\u011b s\u00e1m. A\u017e kdy\u017e jsem za\u010dal jezdit do Afriky, c\u00edtil jsem, jak se m\u00e9 dv\u011b  osobnosti zceluj\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1m ze sedmdes\u00e1ti procent evropsk\u00e9  vystupov\u00e1n\u00ed, m\u00e1m evropskou kulturu, nicm\u00e9n\u011b z\u00e1kladn\u00ed instinkty a temperament  africk\u00e9. A taky proslun\u011bnou le\u017e\u00e9rnost. Na jedn\u00e9 stran\u011b dok\u00e1\u017eu na n\u011b\u010dem  intenzivn\u011b pracovat, vyd\u00e1vat energii, ale tak\u00e9 um\u00edm p\u0159ij\u00edt na sch\u016fzku pozd\u011bji.  Klidn\u011b i o hodiny pozd\u011bji. Nigerijsk\u00e1 mentalita je velmi otev\u0159en\u00e1 \u2013 do ur\u010dit\u00e9  m\u00edry, je spont\u00e1nn\u00ed \u2013 do ur\u010dit\u00e9 m\u00edry, ale je tak\u00e9 velmi drav\u00e1 a divok\u00e1. To je  platforma nigerijsk\u00e9 osobnosti, proto\u017ee ta kultura je takov\u00e1. Nig\u00e9rie je v  r\u00e1mci Afriky velmi ob\u00e1van\u00fd st\u00e1t, Nig\u00e9rijci jsou \u017eraloci, dravci. Velice tvrd\u011b  si jdou za sv\u00fdm c\u00edlem. Je dobr\u00e9 tam m\u00edt o\u010di i zezadu hlavy, b\u00fdt p\u0159ipraveni, \u017ee  se m\u016f\u017ee n\u011bco st\u00e1t.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>B\u011blo\u0161i o\u010dima  Nigerijc\u016f?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>B\u011bloch\u016fm v <i>Nig\u00e9rii<\/i> \u0159\u00edk\u00e1me oigbo, v na\u0161em kmeni <i>pak <\/i>mbakarra. A jak jsou vn\u00edm\u00e1ni? P\u0159ibli\u017en\u011b stejn\u011b jako jsme v  \u010ceskoslovensku kr\u00e1tce po revoluci vn\u00edmali Ameri\u010dany. Je k nim velk\u00e9 vzhl\u00ed\u017een\u00ed,  v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed d\u016fv\u011bra, co se t\u00fd\u010de v\u00fdrobk\u016f, co se t\u00fd\u010de kultury, co se t\u00fd\u010de \u017eivotn\u00ed  \u00farovn\u011b, v\u0161ichni v\u011bd\u00ed, \u017ee oigbo se m\u00e1 l\u00e9pe. Na druh\u00e9 stran\u011b v \u00fasm\u011bvech  Nigerijc\u016f, kter\u00e9 jsou k vid\u011bn\u00ed v dokumentech National Geografic, je t\u0159eba \u010d\u00edst  o\u010dek\u00e1v\u00e1n\u00ed \u201eco z toho b\u011blocha vypadne\u201c.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Migra\u010dn\u00ed  krize?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jak\u00fd m\u00e1m n\u00e1zor na migra\u010dn\u00ed krizi? To je asi  nejt\u011b\u017e\u0161\u00ed ot\u00e1zka, kterou jsem za posledn\u00edch n\u011bkolik let dostal. Po\u0159\u00e1d nev\u00edm, na  jak\u00e9 jsem stran\u011b, jestli m\u00e1m j\u00edt do p\u0159\u00edstavu pom\u00e1hat, nebo na Starom\u011bstsk\u00e9  n\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed protestovat. Nem\u00e1m jasn\u00fd n\u00e1zor, netu\u0161\u00edm, jestli je to \u010di ono spr\u00e1vn\u011b,  nem\u00e1m \u0159e\u0161en\u00ed. Ot\u00e1zka je, jestli to pro v\u0161echny m\u016f\u017ee dopadnout dob\u0159e. Nebo  jestli to pro n\u00e1s v\u0161echny m\u016f\u017ee dopadnou jen m\u00ed\u0148 \u0161patn\u011b.<\/p>\n<p>\u017diju ve \u0160pan\u011blsku, nav\u0161t\u011bvuj\u00ed m\u011b \u010de\u0161t\u00ed  kamar\u00e1di, sly\u0161\u00edm jejich n\u00e1zory, by\u0165 v \u010cesku je krize jen hypoteticky vytvo\u0159en\u00fd  medi\u00e1ln\u00ed m\u00fdtus, ale z\u00e1rove\u0148 m\u00e1m nigerijsk\u00e9 kamar\u00e1dy, jeden z nich p\u0159i\u0161el do  \u0160pan\u011blsk\u00e1 p\u0159ed dvaceti lety pot\u00e9, co p\u0159e\u0161el za jeden\u00e1ct m\u011bs\u00edc\u016f p\u011b\u0161ky celou  Saharu, zlomil si stehenn\u00ed kost\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Kdy\u017e sledujeme z\u00e1b\u011bry ute\u010denc\u016f na lo\u010fk\u00e1ch,  nebo t\u011bch, co p\u0159eskakuj\u00ed v Ceut\u011b a Malille ploty, vysv\u011btluje, \u017ee tihle chlapi  jsou tam t\u0159eba t\u0159i m\u011bs\u00edce, nemaj\u00ed p\u0159\u00edstup k z\u00e1kladn\u00ed hygien\u011b, maj\u00ed omezen\u00fd  p\u0159\u00edstup k potravin\u00e1m, jsou v klec\u00edch\u2026 A to v\u00e1s dehumanizuje. Pak se nem\u016f\u017eeme  divit, \u017ee se chovaj\u00ed, jak se chovaj\u00ed. No, a nakonec je zatkne policie ode\u0161le je  zp\u00e1tky do Maroka a Marok\u00e1nci je <i>t\u0159eba <\/i>nalo\u017e\u00ed  do n\u00e1kla\u010f\u00e1k\u016f, odvezou je tis\u00edc kilometr\u016f do pou\u0161t\u011b a tam je nechaj\u00ed sv\u00e9mu  osudu.<\/p>\n<p>Z jedn\u00e9 strany vid\u00edm obrovskou humanit\u00e1rn\u00ed  trag\u00e9dii, s tv\u00e1\u0159emi v novin\u00e1ch si dok\u00e1\u017eu spojit tv\u00e1\u0159 sv\u00e9 sest\u0159enice, nebo sv\u00e9ho  kamar\u00e1da, zam\u011bstnance, kolegy, na stranu druhou v\u00edm, jak vypad\u00e1 situace <i>nap\u0159\u00edklad<\/i> v n\u011bkter\u00fdch francouzsk\u00fdch m\u011bstech,  kter\u00e1 jsou dlouhodob\u011b zaplavena obyvateli b\u00fdval\u00fdch francouzsk\u00fdch koloni\u00ed, v\u00edm,  jak to m\u011bn\u00ed kulturu, ub\u00edr\u00e1 m\u00edst\u016fm jejich p\u016fvodn\u00ed identitu.<\/p>\n<p>A stejn\u011b tak se  m\u016f\u017eeme bavit o tom, do jak\u00e9 m\u00edry si za to,<i>  jako z\u00e1pad<\/i> m\u016f\u017eeme sami, pro\u010d jsme do Libye vyv\u00e1\u017eeli svobodu a demokracii a  odstranili jsme Kadd\u00e1f\u00edho, kter\u00fd des\u00edtky let tu migra\u010dn\u00ed vlnu dr\u017eel, pohrani\u010dn\u00ed  str\u00e1\u017e migrant\u016fm v cest\u011b br\u00e1nila, d\u0159\u00edv Afri\u010dan\u00e9 museli n\u011bkoho podplatit, aby  sehnali v\u00edza a do Evropy se a\u017e na mal\u00e9 v\u00fdjimky mohli dostat jen letecky. Te\u010f je  mo\u017en\u00e9 kontinent p\u0159ej\u00edt, nalodit se do b\u00e1rek a plout. <i>O tom, \u017ee Evropa v\u00a0tomto sm\u011bru svou roli nezvl\u00e1dla, se  v\u00a0jednom ze sv\u00fdch projev\u016f zm\u00ednil i odch\u00e1zej\u00edc\u00ed Barrack Obama.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><br \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u010cl\u00e1nek najdete v roz\u0161\u00ed\u0159en\u00e9 verzi v magaz\u00ednu Page, b\u0159ezen 2019<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><br \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u010cesko-nigerijsk\u00fd podnikatel ned\u00e1vno vydal svou knihu Sedm let v Africe, kde popisuje obdob\u00ed po smrti sv\u00e9ho otce, kdy ode\u0161el z \u010ceska do Nig\u00e9rie, aby odvr\u00e1til p\u00e1d hroz\u00edc\u00ed jeho rodin\u011b. Obonete S. 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