Uhlelo Lukazwelonke Losuku Lweholide
Imvamisa kuba ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka, unyaka nonyaka, lapho ngicabanga ngalesi sicaphuno esivela kunoveli ethi “Moby Dick”:
“Noma nini lapho ngizithola ngikhula ngidangele ngomlomo; noma nini lapho kunomswakama, ngoNovemba obandayo emphefumulweni wami; noma nini lapho ngizithola ngima phambi kwezindawo zokugcina amabhokisi ngingathandi, futhi ngiveza ingemuva layo yonke imingcwabo engihlangana nayo; futhi ikakhulukazi noma nini lapho ama-hypos ami engizuza kakhulu, kangangokuthi kudinga isimiso esiqinile sokuziphatha ukungivimbela ekungeneni emgwaqweni ngamabomu, futhi ngikhiphe izigqoko zabantu ngendlela ehlelekile—khona-ke, ngikubheka njengesikhathi esifanele sokufika olwandle ngokushesha. njengoba ngingakwazi.”
Lesi sisho sizwakala sidabukisa kancane, kodwa esingidluliselayo kimina ukuthi njengoba sigudla izinyanga zasebusika, nesimo sezulu sazo esibandayo, esibi kakhulu, futhi sizizwa sivaleleke ezindlini zethu usuku nosuku, sekuyisikhathi sokuqala ukucabanga ngakho. ukuphuma emhlabeni ukuze uhlole. Abantu abaningi kumele bazizwe ngale ndlela ngoba uLwesibili lokugcina lukaJanuwari wuSuku LukaZwelonke Losuku Lwezokungcebeleka. Yisikhathi esihle kakhulu sokucabanga ngezinhlelo zasentwasahlobo nezasehlobo, futhi kusinikeza okuthile okufanele sikubheke ngabomvu, okungaba usizo kakhulu lapho kungena ubusika obuluhlaza. Ucwaningo olwenziwe ngabakwa- American Psychological Association ibalula izinzuzo eziningi zezempilo zokuthatha isikhathi sokuphumula nokwenza okuthile okujabulisayo wena. Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi ukuthatha iholidi kunomthelela ekwanelisekeni kwempilo, ekuthuthukisweni komzimba, ezinzuzweni zempilo yengqondo, nasekukhiqizeni okuthuthukisiwe. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ucwaningo lwakamuva olwenziwe ngabakwa- I-World Health Organization (WHO) bathola ukuthi ukusebenza amahora amade kunomthelela ekushayeni isifo sohlangothi nesifo senhliziyo e-United States.
Ngezinye izikhathi ukuhlela iholidi ngokwako kungase kube nzima. Izindleko nokuhlela kukodwa kungase kusabisa. Kodwa akudingekile ukuba kube njalo. Ukuthatha iholidi akusho ukuthi kufanele ugibele indiza futhi uye endaweni engavamile. Kungasho ukuzithathela usuku noma ezimbili wenze okuthile mahhala noma okushibhile egcekeni lakho. IColorado, ngemuva kwakho konke, iyindawo enhle “yokuhlala,” kuningi okumelwe kwenziwe lapha. Abantu beza bevela ezindaweni zonke bezovakashela izwe lethu; sinenhlanhla sizungezwe ubuhle bayo. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi omunye wemidwebo emikhulu ye-Colorado izimangaliso zethu zemvelo, izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imisebenzi eminingi imahhala. Ngisho wethu Amapaki Kazwelonke amahhala ngezinsuku ezithile uma ukuhlelele!
Ngibe nenhlanhla yokuthatha uhambo oluhle ngokwami, olunye luya ezindaweni ezikude kanti olunye lwalushesha kakhulu futhi lunesabelomali esiphansi, ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokuphakama kobhubhane lwe-COVID-19 lapho ngihlala ehhotela futhi ngithatha indiza kwakubonakala kusabisa. Ngikholwa ukuthi zonke bezizuzisa emoyeni wami nempilo yami. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi impilo yansuku zonke yayicindezela kangakanani, ngaba nezikhathi zokubala kuze kube sekhefu lami. I-inthanethi ibonakala idabukile ngokuthi ubani owasho lokhu kuqala, kodwa othile wangikhumbuza lezi zihluthulelo ezintathu zenjabulo lapho ngizizwa nginamathele ku-monotony yokuphila: okuthile okufanele ngikwenze, umuntu engimthandayo, nokuthile okufanele sikubheke ngabomvu. Usuku lokuphumula luhlale luyinto engilindele ngabomvu, into ehlala ingigcina ngiqhubeke.
Uma ubheke ukuhlela “isikhathi sami” esincane kulo nyaka ngesabelomali, nazi ezinye izinsiza: