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Ukuphila Komphakathi: Hlala Uxhumekile Futhi Uphumelele

Bengingazi ukuthi kuneNyanga Yokuphila Komphakathi, futhi noma ngabe ngayenza, angiqiniseki ukuthi bengiyoyinaka kakhulu...kodwa lokho bekungaphambi kwe-COVID-19. Kusukela ekufundeni ngokuphila kahle komphakathi, ngizokuchaza njengokunempilo enempilo ngokomzwelo nangokomzimba ngobudlelwano nabanye, ukuxhumana phakathi komphakathi kanye nemisebenzi ejwayelekile. Sonke singase sibe nendlela ehlukile yenhlalakahle yomphakathi, kodwa emnyombweni wayo, inhlalakahle yomphakathi ibona ukuthi abantu bakhelwe futhi bayaphumelela ekuxhumaneni nasebudlelwaneni nabanye. Ucwaningo oluyingqophamlando olwenziwa eNyuvesi yaseMichigan lubonise ukuthi ukuntuleka kokuxhumana nabantu kuyingozi enkulu empilweni kunokukhuluphala, ukubhema kanye nomfutho wegazi ophakeme. Okunye, ukuxhumana okuqinile komphakathi kungaholela ekwandeni kwamathuba angama-50% okuphila isikhathi eside, kubonise ukuqinisa amasosha akho omzimba futhi kungakusiza ukuthi ululame esifweni ngokushesha.

Kungenzeka ukuthi siyakhathala ukukhuluma ngomthelela i-COVID-19 enawo/enawo ezimpilweni zethu, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kwabaningi bethu, ukuzihlukanisa ne-COVID-19 kwagqamisa ukuthi kungakanani ukusebenzelana nabanye abantu kanye ngokwenyama okubalulekile kithi. inhlalakahle. Ngisho nalabo bethu abangase bathande ukuba sodwa noma badinge ukuba bodwa ukuze bashaje kabusha. Ngenelisa ukuba ngedwa, kodwa futhi ngibambe iqhaza elikhuthele empilweni yami. Nginezinto zokuzilibazisa, abangani kanye nemisebenzi yokuzithandela eyingxenye enkulu yokuphila kwami ​​kwansuku zonke. Ngaphambi kuka-2020, isikhathi sisodwa sasilinganiselwe umndeni wami, abangani, kanye nemisebenzi. Njengoba isikhathi sihamba nge-COVID-19, ngaba ngedwa kakhulu, futhi ekugcineni ngacindezeleka. Ngangine-akhawunti ye-Zoom ukuze ngikwazi ukuchitha isikhathi nabangane nomndeni cishe, futhi okwesikhashana, lokho kwadambisa isizungu. Kodwa ukuntula ukuthintana ngokomzimba nabangane nomndeni nokuhlanganyela emisebenzini kwakungenza ngichithe isikhathi esiningi ngicabanga ngezici ezingezinhle zokuphila kwami ​​kanye nomhlaba ongizungezile. Umbono wami omuhle ngokujwayelekile wawusuqala ukuba muncu futhi ngagxila ekwesabeni okungadalwa ukuhlukaniswa. Ngangingenakho ibhalansi; Angizange ngibe nakho okokufaka okuvela kokuhlangenwe nakho okunikezwa ukuba ngaphandle emhlabeni. Okwakwenza izinto zaba zimbi nakakhulu, lapho sesikwazile ukuphumela emhlabeni, ngakuthola kulula ukungakwenzi. Ngase ngijwayele ukuhlala ekhaya, ngakho ngakwenza. Ekugcineni, ngaziphoqa ukuba ngingene emhlabeni ukuze ngiphinde ngihlanganyele, ngixhumane futhi ngokushesha ngazizwa ngingcono.

Njengoba ngibhala lokhu, ngine-COVID-19. Sengihlale ngedwa izinsuku eziyisithupha futhi sengiqala ukuzizwa ngingcono, kodwa nginezinye izinsuku ezine zokuvalelwa ngedwa. Ngifundile ukuthi yini okufanele ngiyenze ukuze ngihlale nginethemba. Ngingumdwebi, ngakho ngigxumela ku-inthanethi nabadwebi engikanye nabo, I-FaceTime nsuku zonke nomndeni nabangane, ngizindla nsuku zonke ukuze ngihlale ngigxile futhi nginethemba, ngizama ukukhetha imibukiso eyakhayo nama-podcasts afundisayo. Ukuba nekhono lokusebenza cishe kuyisibusiso esingigcina ngisebenzisana nozakwethu. Noma ngabe yimaphi lawo maqhinga, noma kunjalo, isizungu nokucabanga okungalungile kuyahlehla futhi ngilangazelela ukuxhumana.

Sinenhlanhla yokuhlala endaweni eyiholidi kwabaningi. Ukuhamba emvelweni kuyi-elixir enkulu. Ukuvolontiya emphakathini esihlala nawo kunikeza ukuxhumana futhi kondla umphefumulo. Sizungezwe amadolobhana namadolobha anethuba lokubungaza nokuxhumana nabantu. Kudinga lowo mzamo owengeziwe ukuze ngihlale ngithembisene, ukuze ngizizwe ngiyingxenye, kodwa ngithole izingalo ezivulekile nezamukelayo noma yikuphi lapho ngiya khona ukuze ngizizwe ngixhumekile.

Ngezansi ezinye zezinsiza zami eziyintandokazi zokuxhumeka ngenkathi ngenza into engiyithandayo:

Izinsiza Eziningi

Ukuxhumana Nezempilo: Isayensi Yokuxhumana Komphakathi - Isikhungo Sokucwaninga Nemfundo Nesihawu kanye Nokuzinikela Kwabanye Nezemfundo (stanford.edu)

Ubudlelwano Bomphakathi Nezempilo (science.org)