THETHI IN RROPAMA

2025-07-14 11:33:00, Opinione Luan Rama

THETHI IN RROPAMA

No one thought that one day Thethi, a beautiful village in a region with a lot of Albanian history like Dukagjini, would be in ruins.

In trouble and in trouble.

The residents of that area, known for their bravery and hospitality, had long been accustomed to friends coming from different parts of the country and the world.

In the "city" language, they are called tourists, while the people of Theth, like all highlanders, call them hosts.

In that place, which the Franciscan encyclopedist Vincenzo Coronelli first mentioned on the map of 1688, for years not only Albanian has been heard spoken, but also many other languages, as many people go to Theth from all over the world. The people of Theth have long been well-known. Baron Franc Nopça, a well-known Albanologist, said of the inhabitants of that region that "if you trust them, you will not feel safer in any other place in the world."

The highlanders were delighted with the new road to Theth. And not only them. But also others who go there to enjoy the beauties of Theth. It was not for nothing that the pioneers said that the road brings development.

Even though that road was actually built ninety years ago, residents like to call it the new road. Perhaps to connect the road with Prime Minister Edi Rama, since he was the initiator of its reconstruction. A sign of gratitude.

So, as a tribute.

The Prime Minister has been to Theth several times. If it were the old road, he would probably never go there.

He went and the people of Theth welcomed him according to their code of honor; with majekrahi songs and ?erepore (bread baked in a ?erep). They honored him, but they were also honored by the Prime Minister. A friend honors you when he comes to your door. Therefore, the house is the master's and the friend's in those areas.

The Thethians were calm.

They enjoyed their work. Their good name, they had many guests. Their arrival also increased the work. Until that day when the prime minister himself made the announcement: - A criminal has wounded Theth!

According to custom, the herald had to meet the village chief, who would gather the nobility. The chief would gather all the men of the village, and all together they would confront the evil.

The criminal had to be found and the wound had to be healed. With assembly and wisdom. Together.

However, it seems like everything beautiful has been taken by the damn devil! And yes, hell, there are some iron catapults that make a strange noise. The noise of catapults!

In the churchyard, among the beautiful meadows and valleys, the songs of the birds are no longer heard. Nor is the sound of the kumona. Nor the bells of the cattle, nor the bleating, the whining, nor the chirping.

In Theth and its surroundings, such noises have never been heard before, the noise of Catalans.

Because even those who built without first obtaining a building permit, built quietly. Quietly and without a permit. Sneakily.

They have found their way; without permission, but also with "permission"!

That someone allowed them, even though they saw them. The mayor, the inspector, the police, the administrator. No one stopped them. Even though they had a duty to stop them. Citizens must be protected. Not only from criminals, but also from illegality. Even from the state's fraudsters.

-A criminal has wounded Thethi, - said the Prime Minister. And the Prime Minister knows. That the Prime Minister has the government. And the government knows everything. That "the government has given Kajca a hard time!"

The government has declared Theth a protected area. But it couldn't protect it. It let the criminal injure Theth. It even let him escape! Maybe he fled to Bogë, maybe to Razëm. Or to Velipoje. Maybe even to Shkodra, Tirana, Vlora... Or was there no one injured there, because there are no criminals there like there are in Theth?

The Turravrapi has a reason for attacking Theth. Someone has the will and there is no obstacle. It is not the fault of a prosecutor for what happened in Theth. Let's not create a meaningless tale.

Protecting Theth, preventing unauthorized construction, even on the land of one's grandfather or great-grandfather, is the duty and responsibility of the government and its agencies or institutions. Before the illegal constructions carried out not only in Theth, but also in Tirana, Vlora and everywhere else in Albania, the scourge of destruction should have been unleashed on those who allowed, stimulated and were paid for the injury of Theth./ CNA