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Ukuhamba ngebhayisikili ngokuduma kwezulu kuyikhefu eliqabulayo empilweni yangempela
Inayiloni e-orange ne-beige yafaka okucabangayo nokwazi kwami, kwafakwa ukukhanya okukhazimulayo ngisho nasebusuku ntambama. Bengihlala ngigqolozele ngaphakathi kwetende lethu kepha ngigxile kuzo zonke izinzwa zami ezihlukile kulokho okwenzeka ngaphandle engingakuboni.
Ngibalile isimo sesiphepho ngokubala imizuzwana phakathi kombani nokuduma kwezulu. Akuthathanga isikhathi eside, ngenxa yokuduma kwezulu kwaduma kakhulu ukusizungeza khona manjalo ngemuva kombani.
Ngokusobala yindlela esikhubeka ngayo.
Mina nomyeni wami sichithe amasonto ngokucophelela silungiselela uhambo lwethu lokuhamba ngebhayisikili. Sigcinele izimo nezenzo eziningi, uku-oda kuhlinzeka ngendlela yokuthathwa kwe-curbside kuFred Meyer khona lapha; i-oda elisuselwa kuwebhu ku-REI lapho.
Ukuhlela uhambo oluningiliziwe ngaphandle ngesikhathi se-COVID-19 kuyakhathaza. Kodwa-ke besazi ukuthi kuzoba yinani lakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Asisuswanga endlini ngenxa yokuthi kwaqala ubhadane, futhi lokhu kwaba ukudutshulwa kwethu ezinsukwini nobusuku obuningi ngaphandle kwezintaba.
Sasilayishe amabhayisikili ethu ngemithwalo ehlukahlukene eyayigcwele amatende, amanzi nokudla. Isikhathi esiyinhloko sekota-hora emgaqweni we-Resurrection Move ophuma ku-Cooper Touchdown sethule izinselelo…. Ngiyalithanda ibhayisikili lami. Ngiyavuma. Kodwa impela ibhayisikili lamathayi likaSalsa Mukluk elineminyaka emihlanu, okuphakamisa ukuthi njalo ezinyangeni eziyi-5 selokhu ngalithenga kungaba nelinye ibhayisikili elisindayo emakethe.
Ngabekezela - yilokho esasikubhalisele, futhi ngangivame ukuba ngumuntu othanda ukuhamba ngebhayisikili. Kodwa-ke kube nezigaba eziningi zokuhamba ngebhayisikili njengoba ngiphushela amasondo ami asindayo phezulu ezintabeni.
Ibhayisikili lonke likaHarvey ligcwele amatende, ligcwele izingongolo zetende eliwolintshi, eduze neTrout Lake. UHarvey uncoma ukuqinisa ukubopha amabhande erabha ngaphambi kokuwabophela ebhayisikilini. (Isithombe ngu-Alli Harvey)
Ngosuku lwesibili bengikade ngithola ukunamathela kwayo, ubuncane bezigaba ezingeziwe ezilula zendlela. Sathola ikamu elihle engxenyeni esezansi esezintabeni elenziwe izintaba. Usuku beluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngokugqamile nokushisa okungafanele. Ikamu lethu lafinyelelwa indlela emfushane evela emgomeni wesisekelo, ohlangothini lwezimfunda nokuhlangana kwezihlahla ezinendlela yomphakathi engaphakathi ebukeka sengathi kuzojabulisa ukukuthola useyingane.
Isenzo sethu sokuqala kwaba ukuhlela itende lethu. Sidonse izigxobo nezinto ezivela kumasaka ahlukahlukene wezinto namarighi emabhayisikili ethu. Ngesikhathi ecofa izigxobo ngokuhlanganyela, umyeni wami ucele umbuzo obeka ithoni kulensalela yantambama: “Iyini indawo ephambili?”
Ugxobo oluphakathi nendawo, ngoba kuvele ukuthi, lwalusengxenyeni engashisi yendlela ebangeni elingamakhilomitha noma ngemuva kwethu indawo eyayisukile kusinch nokunwebeka kwebhayisikili lami, kodwa empeleni sasingakwazi lokho kuze kube kamuva.
Ngichithe ihora elilandelayo ngishaya isigxobo setende lesikhashana ngenduku engiyitholile ngaphakathi kwesihlahla sezihlahla ngenkathi umyeni wami ebuya endleleni yethu. Ngenhlanhla, wathola isigxobo se-orange esisheshayo ngokushesha futhi wagingqika futhi ekamu njengoba nje ngangizama ukuqina itende.
Ngokuphambene nokuhlangana kwami kwenduku okugogekile ngokungagunci nesigxobo esivamile senkinga, futhi savumelana ngokuthi akukho okufanayo. Itende lenyuka futhi latholwa limi phansi.
Kamuva, lapho kukhula ngokusobala ukuthi amafu aqoqene ngaphakathi kwentaba ayeyinto eyodwa enkulu kunesiphepho semvula esijwayelekile, ngacabanga ukuthi le nduku egobile ngendololwane yayingaphakamisi itende kusukela ngaphambili. Ngangizizwa ngithobekile ngokuthi ngibe nenhlanhla kangakanani ukuthola leyo pole.
Kwakuxaka. Kwesinye isici sethu isibhakabhaka sasikhazimula ngokuhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokushisa, kukhanyisa inqwaba yama-mushy angenalwazi nathi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, isibhakabhaka sasilimele kakhulu ngokunsomi kangangoba ngangizokwethuka ukusibona ngisekhaya, ngingenalo nakancane imicabango evela enkanjini yezintaba.
Sizwe ukuduma okuncane. Kwaqhubeka amabhulukwe emvula namabhantshi emvula. Mane nje ngoba i-whoos yomoya yashanela amakamu ethu futhi yethula igagasi lemvula eliyinhloko, sangena endaweni yamahlathi. Azikho izingongolo zensimbi lapho, sicabange ukuthi, futhi izihlahla beziyisiqongo esifanayo. Besingeke sibe yindawo ende kunazo zonke futhi sithola indawo yokukhosela emvuleni.
Ngemuva kwesiphepho kuVuko Hambisa. (Isithombe nguWes Hoskins)
Uma sizama ngamagatsha singabona umoya ududula amakhethini emvula ngokweqile esibhakabhakeni, ushanqa ngendlela eyedlula ngokwedlulele ngemuva kwentaba eseduze. Umoya ushaye izinaliti ezinsundu zikaphayini kuzo zonke izingalo zethu. Sasibukeka siphansi lapho sibheka izinaliti ezazisigcizelela ezihlahleni ezingaphili. Lokhu kungemuva kokuba siqaphele ukumakwa okushiswe ngemuva ngemuva kweziqu nezimpande ezingamboziwe.
Ukuduma kwezulu bekuzwakala eduze. Kwakuyingxoxo eshesha impela eyamukelwa ukukhetha. Siphelelwe yisikhathi sokuma kwezihlahla futhi sangena imvula eya etendeni.
Inhliziyo yami yenhliziyo yayishaya ngamandla, futhi kulokhu hhayi ngenxa yokuhamba ngebhayisikili.
Ngihleli ngaphakathi etendeni ihora elilandelayo, ngilalele ukuduma kwezulu nxazonke futhi ngibona umbani uhlekisa ngathi sonke, ngibe nombono omnandi, okhuthazayo okhuluma ngokuphepha. Ngeke ngisho ukuthi bengizokhetha lobu buchwepheshe uma bengingakhetha. Kodwa-ke ekugcineni isiphepho saphela. Ngemuva kokuvula uziphu wempukane yetende, saphuma saya kobumnene begolide ebusuku okwenze idlelo licwebezele, likhanye lingenalwazi futhi liphuzi nelanga eliphansi.
Amabhayisikili ethu ahlanjululwe amandla (ubuncane besici esisodwa). Sasiphila. Manje senginakho lokhu kukhumbula ukuthokozela kukagesi nokukhathazeka, ngihleli ngaphakathi kwetende, ngamukelwa umuzwa wokushisa wokungangcoliswa nokusinda. Kungumqondo engiwuphethe kule bout elandelayo ye-mendacity ephansi kulokho okuzoba ubusika obude.
Uhambo lwendabuko? Cha. Kodwa mhlawumbe kufinyelela kulesi sikhathi ezimpilweni zethu.
U-Alli Harvey uhlala ePalmer futhi usebenza eSouthcentral Alaska.
[Ngenxa yevolumu ephezulu yamazwana adinga ukulinganiselwa, sikhubaza okwesikhashana ukuphawula kuma-athikili ethu amaningi ukuze abahleli bakwazi ukugxila enkingeni ye-coronavirus nokunye ukufakwa. Sikumema ukuthi ubhale incwadi eya kumhleli or finyelela ngqo uma ungathanda ukuxhumana nathi mayelana nendatshana ethile. Ngiyabonga.]