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Patience

Lezi izikhathi ezimangazayo.

Njengezikhathi ezingejwayelekile kakhulu, baphoqelelwa kithi masinyane. I-COVID-19 ikhiqize izinto eziningi ezithokozisayo; Amathiyori wokuzungu, usuku lokuphela kwembubhiso, kanye nezingxoxo eziningi ezithi "Ngisanda kufunda le ndatshana ... .."

Kepha into ehlanganisa ukukwenza ukuhlanganisa amakhaya ngokushesha okukhulu. Isimanga! Usebenzela ekhaya…. Izinyanga.

Futhi… .Umsebenzi! Izingane zakho zisekhaya - okwesikhashana. Bazali - nisengothisha manje, ngakho-ke noma ikuphi ukungaqiniseki kobuzali eninabo manje sekukhulisiwe.

Kungazelelwe wonke umuntu usesendlini. Kuyakhala. Futhi kungcolile. Wonke umuntu uthosiwe. Sizizwa singavikelekile. Ngisemaphethelweni. Umkami useceleni. Izingane ziyalingisa. Amakati abaleka ngawo wonke amathuba.

Amadoda amaningi awasetshenziswanga kulokhu kuguquguquka komuntu wonke ukuba sekhaya usuku lonke. Yebo, kunenqwaba yama-dud abekade esebenza kude ngaphambi kwalokhu. Kepha iningi labo lakhetha leyo misebenzi futhi baba nomzila wokuzilungiselela. Abazange futhi baqale ukufundela izingane zabo ngasikhathi sinye. Manje njengoba sonke sesisekhaya, kunemizwa eminingi yokuncintisana nayo. Indlu igcwele amandla amaningi wesitayela se-pinball futhi njengobaba nomyeni, ngizwa sengathi sengilahlekelwe ukulingana. Indodakazi yami igqolozela kakhulu kimi.

Abesilisa, abasengozini yokuhlangana, akusona isigelekeqe esikhulu kunazo zonke. Lapho abantu bengichaza, bethi "yebo, yebo, uyigwala ngempela lelo." Futhi ukuba sekhaya nomndeni wami onothando kuye kwaba yinselele ende ukubekezelela kwami. Umsebenzi omkhulu kunayo yonke ngifunde ukuhlaba ikhefu, ukulalela nokuphefumula ngakho konke engingakafaniswa nokuphila kwansuku zonke, ngoba angizange ngifaniswe nalo. Ngisemsebenzini usuku lonke eqenjini nazo zonke ezinye izihambeli. Izingxoxo zishesha.

Ngiyaphila ezintweni zobaba. Indodakazi yami eneminyaka eyisithupha ubudala yenza amakilasi wesibhakela futhi inengwegwe yangakwesobunxele. Indodana yami eneminyaka emithathu inamaglovu wesibhakela. Silwa kakhulu kule ndawo engemuva. Nginayo leyongxenye ye-roughhouse phansi futhi ilungele impilo yethu eqoqwe yomzimba nengqondo. Kodwa akuyona yonke into engalungiswa ngamaphilisi wokugxila. Izinto eziningi zifaka ukuhambahamba nge-whining kanye ne-hyperbole yengane. Kufanele ngifunde isethi entsha yamakhono ngoba konke lokhu kuba ngumzali osezingeni eliphezulu kushintshile uhlelo lwami lwezinzwa olwedlula ngokweqile.

Ukubekezela kube yinto eye yathuthukisa kakhulu impilo yami yonke kulezi zinyanga zokugcina. Kungitholile iminyaka ekhanyayo ngaphambi kwalapho bengikhona lapho sonke sithutheleka kulesi sigungu sengozi engiyibiza ngokuthi yindlu yami.

Lesi setutera seCovidian singifundise ukuthi umsebenzi wami njengobaba futhi njengomyeni ukuhlaba ikhefu, ulalele futhi uqiniseke. Lokhu kuthuthukise impilo yami ngezindlela ezimbili:

  • Ngiphoqelekile ukuba ngime kancane. Ngiphoqelekile ukuba ngithule. Lokho kwehlisa umfutho wegazi lami okwamanje.
  • Ngeke ngigweme nento yangomuso. Ngizoba nomfutho wegazi ophansi manje futhi kamuva.

Indodakazi yami ayingeni embhedeni ngama-millisecond engiyicele yona. I-pre-COVID uBrian wayengeke ajabule. Kepha u-COVID Brian uvele wabona ukuthi unezinwele ezinde kakhulu. Udinga ukuyiluka ngaphambi kokulala ngoba uma kungenjalo, uzobukeka njengoDamian Marley ekuseni. Leyo mizuzu emithathu ebengiyilindile ayiphumelelanga ekugwemeni ukubelesela kuphela, kepha nasekuqinisekisweni kwenqubo ebaluleke kakhulu kuye. Udinga ukwazi ukuthi izinto ezibaluleke kuye zibalulekile kimi.

Bheka, izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo yami liyancipha, futhi abafundi bami abasaxutshwa.

Indodana yami ayithathi iLegos yayo le nanosecond engiyicelile ukuthi yenze njalo. U-pre-COVID uBrian ubezovuselela imoto ukuze athathe wonke lawo maLegos aye nawo eGoodwill. U-COVID uBrian ubonile ukuthi yingoba angakhela le nhlangano enophephela emhlane eyi-Lego enophephela emhlane. Usebenze isikhathi eside kulokho kudideka okukhulu. Uneminyaka emithathu - akazilawuli izinto empilweni yakhe futhi lento yinto yakhe ye-magnum opus. Udinga ukuthi umzamo wakhe uqinisekiswe futhi lokho akufezile kunconyiwe.

Bheka, ngiphefumula njengomuntu futhi futhi nomhlathi wami awucekelwanga.

Angikuphakamiseli ukuthi, uma ijubane lakho lemvelo seliguqiwe futhi linamandla, uzama ngokuzumayo ukuba yi-chakra-ne-herbal-itiye umfana. Umhlaba udinga abafana abaphoqa abalawuli babo bangaphakathi. Yilokho i-Army Special Forces Guys eyikho.

Kepha amaSpecial Forces Guys nawo ayaqeqeshwa kakhulu ngolimi namasiko endawo abasebenza kuyo. Bafaka izimpahla zomphakathi futhi banezintshebe ezisheshayo ngoba ukuhlala kahle nokwakha ukwethembana kubaluleke kakhulu. Yilokho ukufunda ukuba ubaba nendoda ephumelelayo kufana; thatha amakhono akho akhethekile wamabutho futhi ukuvumelanise nomongo wakho. Misa isikhashana, ulalele, uzwelane futhi wakhe ukuthembana. Faka isikhathi manje ukugwema inkinga ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Lokho futhi kuyisisekelo sokuvimbela okuyisisekelo - umqashi oyisisekelo wezempilo yomphakathi. Sungula amaphethini amancane, anempilo manje ukuze kungabi khona amaphethini amakhulu, angenampilo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Ngakho-ke, ngokuzayo lapho indodakazi yakho ikubuza ukuthi "Baba ... yini idwala eliyisiyingi?"

Ungayiniki impendulo yakho edolweni: “Baby… .it ayinandaba. Angikaze ngisho negama elithi “sedimentary” eminyakeni engama-30. Uzobe ulungile ngokuphelele uma ungakufundi lokhu. ”

Thatha imizuzu emithathu. Hlala phansi, umbheke emehlweni bese uqinisekisa umuzwa wakhe we-sedimentary rock first grade. Akakuceli ukuthi ube yisazi sokuma komhlaba. Ucela ukuthi ubekhona, unentshisekelo futhi uhlanganyele. Mazise ukuthi uyinto ebaluleke kunazo zonke emhlabeni kuwe njengamanje. Uzozizwa engcono futhi uzoba nempilo enhle emzimbeni.

Inhle impilo yakho. Kuhle impilo yakhe. Kuhle impilo yomndeni wakho. Iba yisigungu sempilo enhle emndenini wakho.