I-Baked Ziti: Ikhambi Lalokho Okukuhluphayo Njengoba Ubhubhane Luqhubeka
Muva nje, i-“The New York Times” ishicilele indatshana yokuqwashisa ngokuthile okungenzeka sonke siye sabhekana nakho phakathi nonyaka odlule kodwa esingakwazi ukukuhlonza. Yilowo muzwa wokudlula ezinsukwini zethu ngokungenanjongo. Ukuntuleka kwenjabulo nezithakazelo ezinciphayo, kodwa akukho okubalulekile ngokwanele ukuba ufanelekele ukudangala. Lokho blah umuzwa ongasigcina silele isikhathi eside kunokuvamile ekuseni. Njengoba ubhubhane luqhubeka, ukwehla kokushayela kanye nomuzwa wokunganaki okhula kancane, futhi unegama: Kubizwa ngokuthi ukuwohloka (Grant, 2021). Leli gama laqanjwa isazi sezokuhlalisana kwabantu okuthiwa uCorey Keyes, owaqaphela ukuthi unyaka wesibili walolu bhubhane waletha idlanzana labantu ababengacindezelekile kodwa ababengachumi; babephakathi nendawo - babephelelwa amandla. Ucwaningo lukaKeyes luphinde lwabonisa ukuthi lesi simo esiphakathi nendawo, endaweni ethile phakathi kokucindezeleka nokuchuma, kwandisa ingozi yokuba nezinkinga zempilo yengqondo ezimbi kakhulu esikhathini esizayo, okuhlanganisa ukucindezeleka okukhulu, ukuphazamiseka kokukhathazeka, kanye nokucindezeleka kwangemva kokuhlukumezeka (Grant, 2021). Lesi sihloko siphinde saqokomisa izindlela zokuyeka ukudangala futhi ubuyele endaweni yokusebenzelana nenjongo. Umbhali wabiza lawa “makhambi,” angatholakala lapha.
Lesi sikhathi samaholide esidlule, u-Andra Saunders, umphathi wephrojekthi yokuthuthukisa inqubo e-Colorado Access, waqaphela ukuthi abanye bethu bangase baphelelwe amandla futhi wasebenzisa uthando lwakhe lokusungula nokusiza abanye ukuthola ikhambi. Umphumela ubeke i-Colorado Access izindinganiso eziyinhloko zokubambisana nobubele esenzweni futhi wavumela amalungu eqembu avela eminyangweni eminingi e-Colorado Access, kanye nemiphakathi ezungezile, ukuba ahlangane futhi abe yingxenye yento enenjongo, iphrojekthi eyasivumela ukuba sikhohlwe okwamanje. isimo sokudangala-ikhambi umbhali alibiza ngokuthi "ukugeleza" (Grant, 2021). Ukugeleza yilokho okwenzekayo lapho sicwiliswa kuphrojekthi ngendlela edala umuzwa wethu wesikhathi, indawo, kanye nobumina ukuthi sithathe indawo engemuva sibe nenhloso, sihlangabezane nenselele, noma sihlangane ndawonye ukuze sifinyelele umgomo (Grant, 2021). Le antidote yaqala njengombono wokusiza amaqembu ambalwa e-Colorado Access ukuthi axhumane ngenkathi esiza umuntu oswele. Kwaphenduka ithuba lokusiza omunye umkhaya ukuba ubuyele esimweni sawo futhi uvumele abafana bawo ababili abancane ukuba bagubhe uKhisimusi.
Ekuqaleni, uhlelo bekuwukuba amaqembu amathathu ephrojekthi ka-Andra ahlangane phezu kwe-Zoom futhi enze ukudla ndawonye, isidlo esisodwa ukuze ngamunye wethu asijabulele futhi isidlo esisodwa sinikeze othile oswele. Imenyu yayihlanganisa iziti ezibhakiwe, isaladi, isinkwa sikagalikhi, kanye nophudingi. Njengoba lolu hlelo lusebenza, u-Andra wathintana nesikole sendodakazi yakhe ukuze abuze ngemindeni okungenzeka idonsa kanzima futhi edinga ukudla. Ngokushesha isikole sabona umkhaya owawuswele futhi sacela ukuba sigxilise imizamo yethu kuwo. Babengadingi nje ukudla, babedinga yonke into: iphepha lasendlini yangasese, insipho, izingubo, ukudla okungangeni emathini. Ama-pantries okudla anokudla okusemathinini ngobuningi. Lo mndeni (ubaba, umama, nezingane zabo ezimbili ezincane), wawusebenza kanzima ukuze uzisize kodwa waqhubeka nokubhekana nezithiyo ezenza kube nzima ukunqamula umjikelezo wobumpofu. Nasi isibonelo sesinye salezo zithiyo: Ubaba wakwazi ukuthola umsebenzi futhi waba nemoto. Kodwa akakwazanga ukushayela eya emsebenzini ngoba amathegi aphelelwe yisikhathi ezinombolo zezinombolo ayemenze wathola amathikithi ambalwa. I-DMV yavuma ukumisa uhlelo lokukhokha, ngezindleko ezengeziwe zama-$250. Ubaba waqhubeka engakwazi ukusebenza ngoba ngaphezu kokungabi nayo imali yokuthenga amathegi abuyekeziwe, wayengenakukwazi ukukhokhela izinhlawulo nezindleko ezengeziwe ezaziqhubeka zikhuphuka.
Yilapho u-Andra, nabanye abaningi e-Colorado Access nangale kwalokho, bangenelela khona ukusiza. Umbiko wasakazwa, iminikelo yatheleka, futhi u-Andra waqala ukusebenza ehlela, eqondisa, futhi esebenza ngokuqondile nomndeni ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi izidingo zawo eziphuthumayo ziyahlangatshezwa. Kwanikezwa ukudla, izinto zokugeza, izingubo zokugqoka nezinye izinto ezibalulekile. Kodwa, okubaluleke nakakhulu, imigoqo eyayivimbela ubaba ukuba angakwazi ukusebenza nokondla umkhaya wakhe yasuswa. Sekukonke, kwanikelwa ngaphezu kuka-$2,100. Impendulo evela kulabo baseColorado Access kanye nemiphakathi ezungezile yayimangalisa! U-Andra waqinisekisa ukuthi ubaba uthola amathegi abuyekeziwe ukuze aqale umsebenzi wakhe omusha, nokuthi zonke izinhlawulo nezinkokhelo ezivela ku-DMV ziyakhokhwa. Izikweletu ezikhokhiwe esikhathini esidlule nazo zakhokhwa, zavala izinkokhelo nenzalo eyayihlanganisa. Ugesi wabo awuzange ucishwe. U-Andra usebenze kanzima ukuxhuma umndeni nezinsiza zomphakathi. Izinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi zamaKhatholika zavuma ukukhokha isikweletu sikagesi somkhaya esidlule, sakhulula enye yemali enikelwe futhi savumela ukuba kuhlangatshezwane nezinye izidingo. Futhi ingxenye ejabulisa kakhulu, izingane ezimbili ezincane zagubha uKhisimusi. Umama nobaba babehlele ukukhansela uKhisimusi. Njengoba kunezinye izidingo eziningi, uKhisimusi wawungeyona into eza kuqala. Nokho, ngenxa yokuphana kwabaningi kangaka, lezi zingane zawuthola uKhisimusi ngendlela yonke ingane okufanele iwujabulele—ngesihlahla sikaKhisimusi, amasokisi amasokisi agcwele phama, kanye nezipho zawo wonke umuntu.
Okwaqala ngokubhakwa kwezititi (okubuye kwathokozelwa wumndeni) kwaphenduka okuningi. Umndeni osonqenqemeni lokungabi nakhaya futhi ongaqiniseki ukuthi ukudla kwawo okulandelayo kuzovelaphi ukwazile ukugubha uKhisimusi ngaphandle kokucindezelwa kwezidingo ezingakaneliseki okulenga emakhanda awo. Ubaba wakwazi ukukhululeka kancane azi ukuthi uzokwazi ukuya emsebenzini futhi aqale ukondla umndeni wakhe. Futhi umphakathi wabantu ukwazile ukuhlangana, ugxile kokuthile okungaphandle kwabo, bayeke ukudangala, futhi bakhumbule ukuthi kunjani ukuchuma. Ibhonasi eyengeziwe, nakuba kungekho muntu owayeyazi ekuqaleni kwale phrojekthi, i-Medicaid yomndeni ingeye-Colorado Access. Sikwazile ukuhlinzekela amalungu ethu ngokuqondile.
*Kwabikelwa izinsiza zabantu ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi akukho ukushayisana kwemibono futhi kwavunyelwa ukuthi siqhubeke nemizamo yethu. Umndeni wahlala ungaziwa kubo bonke kodwa u-Andra futhi konke kwafezwa ngesikhathi sethu somuntu siqu ngenkathi kungenjalo ngewashi e-Colorado Access.
Imithombo
Grant, A. (2021, Ephreli 19th). Kunegama le-Blah Oyizwayo: Ibizwa ngokuthi i-Languishing. Kutholwe ku-New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.html