Ngesonto eledlule, u-Alena Sviridova oneminyaka engama-58 wabeka isithombe sakhe esiqotho - ngaphandle kokwenza izimonyo futhi waphinda. Wayeselungele izitha kuye. Kodwa-ke, ukuthambekela komculi kwakungekho nhlobo, kepha abalandeli ababhala ukuthi kubukeka kukuhle iminyaka yakhe. Lokhu u-Alena wanikela ngeposi elihlukile.
Umlingisi wabonga abalandeli ngamagama afudumele, kepha ngokushesha wabuza ukuthi kungani abanye abantu bakholelwe ukuthi unyaka wonke umuntu kufanele abukeke kabi. Isikhundla esinjalo sikude nemibono ye-sviridova uqobo. Ukholelwa ukuthi ngezincomo eziqukethe okubhekisele emuva eminyakeni yobudala, kukhona "isibungu" esithile.
"Kuyavela ukuthi iminyaka yobudala ukuthi ukuxilongwa? Kufanele ngibukeke kabi ngo-58 wakho? Noma ngo-57, 55, 50, 40, 30 noma nini? Lapho kuvunyelwe ukubukeka kahle, futhi kufanele ngizame nini ukuzalela ku-Savan? Nginempendulo - lapho wena, enobumnandi obukhulu, khumbula okwedlule, okuwukuthi, yiqiniso, obekungcono kunalokho okwenzeka namuhla, "kunesiqiniseko.
Umculi ukholelwa ukuthi umuntu, kungakhathalekile, uqala ukubheka kabi lapho eyeka ukumbheka lapho elahlekelwa ukunambitheka kwempilo, eyeka ukufunda okuthile okusha nokusebenza kuye.
Ababhalisile abaningi basekela umculi, babiza imicabango nge-sviridoy ehlakaniphile futhi kwesokudla. "Ngikuwe, umsebenzi wakho kanye nesimo sengqondo esihle", "Soligarna", "ngikuxhasa ngokuphelele. Ubukeka umuhle! Futhi akuxhomeke enanini lemibimbi noma ukungabikho kwazo, "" Umnitsa, Alena! Ngivumile ngokuphelele, "kubhala abalandeli.