Ukunakekelwa Kwezempilo Kolonial

Njengoba sikhumbula inyanga yokuzalwa kwesizwe sethu kanye nayo yonke imikhosi ehlanganisa, ngiyakhunjuzwa ngezikhathi zamakholoni nokuthi impilo yayinjani emuva ngaleso sikhathi.

Lokhu akuwona umsebenzi omusha kimi…uyabona, ngingumdlali omusha wekoloniyali. Yebo, ngiyagqoka, angiwazi amapitikoti, ama-corset nama-panniers. Lezi izintokazi “zamabhakede” ebezigqokwa ezinqulwini ukuze izingubo zazo zibe manzi.

Kodwa-ke, njengoba ngibhekana ne-allergies enzima (inani lempova ngokusobala liphezulu ngokungavamile kulo nyaka), futhi kufanele asebenzele ukulimala okuncane, (Mina ngiyi klutz ngawisa itafula ngonyawo, ungabuzi) Ngithola imicabango yami ibheke ekunakekelweni kwempilo yakudala. Akumangazi kakhulu, uyabona, ubaba wami uphinda alingise nami, futhi umsebenzi womlingiswa wakhe ungudokotela. Ngakho, kuye kwadingeka ngisize ekucwaningeni ukuthi wawunjani umuthi ngaleso sikhathi, kanye nemikhuba evamile yalabo okuthiwa “odokotela.”

Yebo, umuntu kufanele adlule ezinganekwaneni zemithi yomlando, futhi afinyelele kokuthile okuseduze neqiniso lomlando, kodwa njengoba ngiyisigebengu esikhulu, yilokhu engikubiza ngokuthi ukuzijabulisa ngaphezu komsebenzi! Hhayi-ke ungangiqalisi ngemikhuba nempahla yangaleso sikhathi, ungaze uphume!

Kodwa ngicabanga ngokulimala kwami ​​okuncane, njengangaphambili, ngishilo ukuthi ngiyi-klutz ngomqondo ongcono kakhulu wegama, futhi muva nje ngizilimazile ngokuwisa itafula onyaweni lwami. Ingabe lokho akuzwakali njengethalente? Ngiyazi ukuthi unwaya ikhanda ngalesi sikhathi uyazibuza, "ukwenze kanjani lokho emhlabeni?"

Kodwa ngiyahamba lapha. Ukulimala kanye nesikhathi, kwangenza ngacabanga ukuthi kwakuzokwenzekani ukube ngangiphila ezikhathini zamakoloni. Kungase kuthiwe angihlale phansi ngiphumule isikhashana. Njengokungathi ukuhlala kuma-corsets isikhathi esibalulekile kuyaphumula!

Kungenzeka ngibe negazi njengoba kwakunokuvuvukala nokubabomvu, uma umyeni wami noma ubaba eba nokukhathazeka ngokweqile ngesimo sempilo yami, njengoba ngangingakwazi ukwenza umkhuba owawudlangile…ungawunaki. Ukubonana nodokotela kwakubiza nangaleso sikhathi, ngakho-ke uma abantu bekwazi ukugwema umuthi/ukubona indawo yokwelapha iziqholo, nabo bakwenza lokho.

Ukukhipha igazi? Ngempela????? (Ngiyalibona ikhanda lakho liduma namanje) Abanye benu bangahle bazibuze ukuthi kuyini lokho; hlola izixhumanisi ngezansi. Bekuwumkhuba okhona njengamanje, yize, bekungejwayelekile njengoba iHollywood ubungathanda ukholelwe. Kodwa-ke, uma kungekho x-ray (asikho isidingo sokungishisa njengomthakathi), ukubukeka konyawo lwami kanye neqiniso lokuthi cishe usuku, angikwazanga ukuhamba, kungaba yimbangela yokukhathazeka, ngakho-ke ngivule amathuba okuphuma kwegazi ukuze kwehlise ukuvuvukala nokubomvu.

Kodwa okuthinta kakhulu nakakhulu lapho ngicabanga ngakho, kwakuwukuthambekela kokumane ungazinaki izinkinga zangempela zezokwelapha ngenxa yesikhathi, umzamo, kanye nemali eyayihilelekile ekuthintaneni nodokotela noma isithako semithi kwasekuqaleni! Ukungakhululeki nobuhlungu bami kungase kuthathwe njengokuwubuwula kwesikhashana noma ukuxaka ngokweqile ngoba “ngingowesifazane othambile.” Kuvele kwaphuma inhlekisa emlonyeni wami, ngoba angicabangi ukuthi MUNTU angangibiza ngithambile kulesi sikhathi samanje.

Akudingeki ukuthi, cishe iminyaka engama-250 edlule, (243 kulabo kini abaye bama ukuze bakuthole ngempela lokho) futhi SIYAKUchitha ukukhathazeka kwezokwelapha njengokungabalulekile, noma okuthile esingavele sizinakekele. Hmmm, ithuba lokufunda lapha? Ngicabanga ukuthi umgomo wendaba yami lapha, AKUKHO ukukuchitha, kodwa kunalokho khuluma, ubheke phezulu, futhi uzifundise ngendlela efanele yokumela impilo yakho, FUTHI UBUKWE FUTHI UZWE!

Nasi isixhumanisi engisithola siwusizo: https://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/features/be-your-own-health-advocate#1

Umkhuba omkhulu engiwuthola uthakazelisa ngempela ukuchitheka kwegazi. Uma ngempela ufuna ukwazi okwengeziwe ngayo, kunesihloko esihle lapha: https://www.bcmj.org/premise/history-bloodletting

Nazi ezinye izixhumanisi zolwazi oluhehayo kusukela ngaleso sikhathi:

I-Colonial Williamsburg Journal Isihloko esithi “Impi Yamagciwane Yamakoloni”
http://www.history.org/Foundation/journal/Spring04/warfare.cfm

Ikhasi Lolwazi Lohwebo: I-Apothecary
http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/trades/tradeapo.cfm

Incwadi: "Physick: The Professional Practice of Medicine eWilliamsburg, eVirginia, 1740-1775"
http://www.history.org/Publications/books/index.cfm?ItemId=119&SubCatID=42