So twee weke gelede bevind ek myself terug in my tuisdorp waar ek die grootste deel van my kinderjare deurgebring het; waar my waardes en beginsels gevorm is \u2013 die pragtige klein kusdorpie Velddrif. Of, soos baie dit noem \u2013 Vellerif! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nou ja toe, hoe dit ook al sy, hier in die bokkomland besluit ek, my neef en sy geliefde om vir onsself visstokke aan te skaf \u2013 dit alles die dag voor die groot vangs . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dalk moes dit reeds die eerste groot rooi vlag gewees het, want wie hardloop nou sommer gou by die tweedehandsewinkel in om \u2019n visstok te koop, \u2019n dag voor jy die saak gaan bekyk? Nietemin, daar gryp ons toe drie visstokke \u2013 lyk nog almal heel en reg om die taak te verrig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die weer volgens die weerman lyk skaflik vir die volgende oggend, en hier is ons toe vroeg op in groot haas om aas te gaan koop. Watter aas ons toe koop, is ek nie heeltemal seker nie, maar ons gryp toe enigiets wat lyk asof dit die \u201cding\u201d kan doen! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daar by Bergrivier, net so onderkant die brug, gooi ons toe stok, ou maat, en \u2018wyl jy gooi, gly jou voete deur die natterige, vuil modder, en een twee drie, voel ek die stok maak \u2019n beweging. In groot hoop en afwag\u00adting besef ek met groot teleurstelling dis maar net die wind wat waai. Nietemin, ons gooi toe maar weer stok!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seker so twee ure later het niks nog gebyt nie, en my moed begin skaars raak, want kyk, ou maat, ek het vir neefman ges\u00ea ek is \u2019n \u201cexpert<\/span>\u201d wanneer dit by hierdie visvang-gedoente kom. Destyds was hierdie rivier en die waters aan die kus my en my pa se tuiste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ek onthou ons het altyd op \u2019n Saterdagoggend gaan visvang, en daar was verskeie riviervisse, en selfs outjies in die see wat ons sou vang. Hy was mos \u2019n gebore visserman, het al die truuks geken, en het my mooi touwys gemaak oor hoe jy die aas om die hoek sit, dit met styl in die water gooi, en dan met tegniek met die lyn speel \u2018wyl jy daai vis inkatrol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Maar hier sit ek toe, asvaal van die modder die dag, en besef dalk is visvang toe nie vir sissies nie . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die dinge wat my pa my destyds geleer het, het heeltemal tot niet gegaan. Ek kon maar bitter min onthou van hierdie saak. Dit het my nogal baie aan my pa laat dink en wat hy in sulke situasies sou doen. Ek dink een ding wat wel by my opgekom het, was geduld. Jy moet Job se geduld vir di\u00e9 storie h\u00ea, en ek dink dis dalk wat hier kortgekom het \u2013 die geduld. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My pa het altyd seker gemaak ons gooi die lyn in, maak die stok in die grond vas, en dan sou ons eers \u2019n koffietjie skink, \u2019n broodjie maak en geniet terwyl die son opkom, en natuurlik die stok se punt mooi monitor om te kyk vir enige beweging. Slegs wanneer daar ordentlike beweging was, sou ons die katrol so \u2019n rol of twee gee om te kyk wat aan die beweeg is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Maar nog iets wat ek hieruit besef, is hoe die gewoel en gehaas van die stad \u2019n mens gou kan laat vergeet van die dinge wat jy as kind hier op die platteland gedoen het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ek kon nie glo dat ek heeltemal vergeet het hoe om te hengel nie; ek het selfs \u2019n bietjie met die katrol gesukkel, en toe gewonder, hoe gebeur dit? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dis toe dat ek besef \u2013 soms wanneer \u2019n mens jou tas gepak het om op \u2019n heel ander plek te gaan nes opskop, en intussen ook nuwe stokperdjies vind, is dit moontlik dat jy die dinge van ouds sommer hier teen die pad verloor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nie noodwendig omdat jy wil nie, maar dit gebeur so met tyd, soos wat \u2019n mens aangaan met jou lewe en soos wat jy nuwe dinge vind om jouself mee besig te hou. En so, terwyl ek daar laatmiddag uiteindelik \u2019n klipvis vang, en opgewonde raak, want dis darem iets, besef ek \u2013 ja, visvang is glad nie vir sissies nie. Dis nie net vir sommer besluit om \u2019n hoek en aas in die water te gooi nie. Dit verg tegniek \u2013 iets waarmee veral die mense aan die Weskus goed is . . . ek meen, dis hul brood en botter; die vis is waarvan hulle \u2019n bestaan maak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dit is hoe my pa sy bestaan gemaak het. Dit was deur visvang dat hy brood en botter op die tafel kon sit. Dis daardeur dat hy selfs vir my kon touwys maak oor hoe om die lewe op die see wys te raak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ek voel natuurlik hartseer dat ek nie meer alles kan onthou nie, maar ek waardeer tot vandag steeds die belangrikste, en dit is die waardes en beginsels wat hy my geleer het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Om nederig te wees, om ander lief te h\u00ea en te respekteer, en ja, selfs geduld te h\u00ea . . . en dis iets wat ek bly is ek nooit langs die pad verloor het nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Post 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