Ngoku unayo iibhiliyoni zeedola, impumelelo, ukuthandwa kunye nentlonipho, kodwa ngo-1956, akukho nto ibonakalisa ukuba kwintsapho yomntu omnyama waseMerika, umfazi omnyama kakhulu kunabo bonke emhlabeni, u-Oprah, uya kuzalwa.
Ugogo kaOpra kumgca kamama wayeqinileyo, intombazana yahamba nayo ebandleni, apho yacaphula kuyo yonke ivesi eBhayibhileni. UWinfrey ngexesha lephulo ecaweni layisa wonk 'ubani ngememori yakhe ebalulekileyo yokucaphula iBhayibhile. Intombazana ukususela ebuntwaneni yayiyilumko kwaye ineminyaka engama-2,5 ubudala sele isakwazi ukufunda nokubhala. Ugogo wayehlala kwindlu yokufama apho bekungekho ithelevishini kunye nentombazana kwasekuqaleni yayifuna induduzo kwiincwadi kunye nemidlalo kunye nezilwanyana.
Xa wayeya kwi-kindergarten, ngokukhawuleza emva kokuphela kwebakala lokuqala watshintshwa kwiyesithathu, kuba wayegqityile ikharityhulam. Kamva, u-Oprah wavuma ukuba nguyise ugogo owabeka intonga kuye, eyamnceda ukuba aphumelele ebomini.
Ngeminyaka engama-6 ubudala, unina ka-Oprah wamthatha waya ekhaya lakhe edolophini laseMilouki, apho ayehlala khona kwi-ghetto. Ngelo xesha u-Oprah wayenodade oyisiqingatha nomzalwana. Kwi-ghetto yonke into yayingekho njengoko yayisekhaya elisemaphandleni, yonke into yayinzima kakhulu. Intombazana yayixhatshazwa ngumzala wakhe-umntakwabo. Nangona ubuhlwempu kunye nobudlova, u-Oprah omncinci wenziwa kwiintlobo ezahlukahlukeneyo, kodwa eneminyaka eyi-8 wayeba imali kumama wakhe waza wagijima waya kuyise, owayehlala naye unyaka, waza unina wamthabatha.
Ngo-13, waphinda wabuyela kumama wakhe, kodwa xa ephelelwa yimali, kwafuneka abuyele, kodwa unina wamenqaba kwaye intombazana iya kuyise. Wazama zonke iindlela zokufihla ukukhulelwa kwakhe kwaye xa eqonda ukuba wayengasakwazi ukufihla, wayelisela ingqayi ye-detergent, waxoshwa ngaphandle, kodwa isiqhamo sasingahlali ixesha elide. U-Oprah wancenga oogqirha ukuba bafihle inyaniso malunga nokukhulelwa kwakhe kubawo, kwaye emva kokukhishwa kwakhe, waqonda ukuba ekubeni uThixo wamnika ithuba lesibini, ngokuqinisekileyo akayi kumkhumbula.
U-Oprah kamva kwelinye ludliwano-ndlebe lwakhe wathi xa umntwana wakhe efile, wakhululwa, ngenxa yokuba kwakungenxa yothando olungenamkhethe, kodwa ngenxa yobundlobongela ayebuxhomekeke kuyo, kwaye ukuba wayephila, uya kuzibulala, ekubeni wayesazi kakuhle ukuba ngaloo mzuzu ebomini wayengenanto into enhle, kwaye nangakumbi nangomntwana wakhe.
Emva koko, u-Oprah waqala ukuhlala kunye noyise kwintsapho yakhe entsha, apho intombazana yavuthwa khona, kuba yayingqalelo kwaye yanyamekelwa ngandlela-thile. Wayekholelwa kwintombi yakhe, wamxelela ukuba abe ngcono kwaye intombazana yaqala ukufundisisa kakuhle, yayingenele, yafika kwi-asset yesikolo, yaphumelela imincintiswano eyahlukeneyo kwaye yafika kwamukelwa nguMongameli waseMerika njengommeli wolutsha onelungelo lommandla wakhe.
Wangena eyunivesithi kunye nomsebenzi odibeneyo kwizikhululo zomsakazo, wahombisa iindaba kwaye ekugqibeleni waqala ukufumana imali yokuqala yokubonakalayo. Kamva, u-Oprah waqala ukuthwala iindaba, kodwa wayenomdla kakhulu kwinto eyenzekayo, wasuswa kwiindaba, kodwa akazange alahle.
Emva kwexesha, wamenywa ukuba abe yinkqubo yokuzonwabisa. Ngowe-1984 wathuthela e-Chicago kwaye kulo mzi unyule iindaba eziphambili zeendaba zasemini. Le nkqubo inomlinganiselo ophantsi kakhulu, ekubeni waphuma ngexesha elinye kunye nomboniso wePal Donahue. I-Opra engaqiniseki ukuba ngaba umkhokeli omnyama uya kwamkela, kodwa kwiinyanga nje ezimbalwa ukulinganiswa kwenkqubo ayekhokelela kuyo kwenyuka ngoku, kwaye ngoku uFil Donahue ngokwakhe unyanzelekile ukuba aye kwelinye idolophu.
Ngowe-1985, wabukela inkwenkwezi kwi-movie ethi Quincey Jones "Iintyatyambo zemifino eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka", apho wayifumana "Oscar" kunye ne "Golden Globe", emva koko wayenenkwenkwezi ezininzi kwiifilimi waza wabatshengisa, kodwa esafumana ukuqonda ukuba wamkela emva kwakhe iqhosha lefilimu alikwazanga.
Umdlalo wefilimu wamenza wathandwa kakhulu kwaye wamnceda kumboniso wakhe omtsha "I-Oprah Winfrey Show." Lo mboniso wawukho kwizombusazwe kunye nezopolitiko, iingcingo zekhomputha, kunye neenkwenkwezi ezininzi zezorhwebo ze-Hollywood. Namhlanje kulula ukutsho ukuba ngubani ongengomgca we-Oprah, kunokuba ubhale abo babenalo. Ngeenyanga nje ezimbalwa wajika waba ngumfazi ongcono kumamakazi, kuba wayengengabakhokeli bakhe, wayebava baze bafake umphefumlo wabo kuwo.
Kwimiboniso yakhe yeza kunye nabalobi, umphumo wale nto kukuba iincwadi zabo zazikhutshwe kwiithalafu ngosuku olulandelayo, ngokubanzi i-Oprah yaba ngumthengisi wangempela ongakhange akhenge amemezele oku okanye loo mveliso.
Emva kokufumana i-fortune, uWinfrey othakazelisayo wagqiba ukuthenga yakhe studio yefilimu, kwaye wabhalela kwakhona iqumrhu lakhe, elivelisa iimveliso ezahlukeneyo zethelevishini. Ingeniso yakhe yaqala ukunyuka ngokukhawuleza kwaye emva kwexesha, wangena uluhlu lweForbes. Ngomhla ka-Meyi 2011, wagqiba umboniso wakhe we "Oprah Winfrey Show" kwaye wathetha ukuphulaphula abaphulaphuli. Ngokukhawuleza, i-OWN yaqalisa abaphulaphuli bayo, abaphulaphuli abavela ekuqaleni kweprojekthi babeyizigidi ezingama-80 ababukeli.
Njengoko sele sele khankanywe ngasentla, i-Oprah ayikwazi ukwenza kuphela imali enemali, kodwa iphinde iyisebenzise ngokusondeza, ixhasa izikolo ezikolweni zaseAfrika, zanceda amaHaiti ahlupheke emva kwenyikima.
Mhlawumbi, imfihlelo yokuthandwa kwalo mfazi kukuba uthembekile phambi kwakhe kwaye unembopheleleko kakhulu ngomsebenzi wakhe kwaye akafihla iingxaki zakhe zangempela.
Emva kokuvuma ukuba wayemelana nobunzima obunzima kwiminyaka emininzi, kwaye ukunyamezela kunye nokutya okunzima kwakungekho nto ekhokelela kuyo nayiphi na into entle, kuba wayefumanisa ukuba ubunzima obunzima bubonakalisa iingxaki zakhe zangaphakathi, ebenokukwazi ukuwukulahla nokukhupha ubunzima obunzima.
Njengoko sibona, kuye kwiminyaka engama-60 u-Winfrey ufezekisile konke into into ibhinqa lorhwebo elingawuphupha ngalo, unemali eninzi, isivumo, abaninzi abahlobo, kodwa ke, akazange ashade kwaye engenabantwana.
Kwiminyaka engama-20 ubude bude noSteadman Graham. Lo mshishini washayisa intliziyo kaOntrah, kwaye bavakalisa ukuthetha kwabo, kodwa ke uWinfrey watshintsha ingqondo yakhe, wayeva ukuba xa batshata ngokusemthethweni, ubuhlobo babo buya kugqiba, kwaye uSteadman akazange akwazi ukutshata.
Wavuma ukuba wayebuhlungu kathathu, kwaye emva kokuba aphule nesoka lakhe ngo-1981, wayefuna ukuzibulala ngokupheleleyo. Ukususela ngoko, wagqiba ekubeni ebomini bakhe akukho mntu uya kuba phakathi kwakhe kunye nomsebenzi wakhe, ngoko ke akakatshatanga.
Uthanda ukuphumelela, kwiimfuno kwaye waziqhumisa intsapho yakhe kunye nolonwabo lolunina, ukuze abe nobutyebi.