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Abathengi kube nguNoah noShannon Singer, basePark Metropolis, e-Utah, abazithole besendaweni efanele ngesikhathi esifanele njengoba bezihambela phansi ku-Glenwood Avenue muva nje nabantwana babo abathathu abancane. Banikeza inqola ka-ice cream esebenza ngebhayisikili kagesi ngesikhathi nje uCollins eyikhipha eshede lesonto futhi eselungele ukunyathela.

“Sinenhlanhla njengamanje,” kusho uNoah, ephendukela endodakazini yakhe eneminyaka engu-7 ubudala, u-Ava. "Ungathanda ini? Cishe i-Popsicle, yebo?

“Yebo!” ememeza, amehlo akhe ekhanya phezu kwezifihla-buso ezinothayi. "I-Popsicle!"

"Ubuza kanjani?" kusho ubaba wakhe.

"Ngicela i-Popsicle?"

U-Collins wayinikeza u-Ava, wabe esenikeza wonke amalungu aphikisanayo omndeni, wabe esechaza ukuthi kungani: Esikhathini sasehlobo esichazwe ubhubhane olushiye amakhulu ezinkulungwane ezizwa ekude futhi engaphandle kwezinhlobo, iSt. John's kanye nePresbyterian. Isonto lithemba ukuthwala abantu baseJackson Gap ngoswidi, ubuhle obunoshukela.

Umcabango ufike lapha ku-Catherine Morahan, umqondisi wentsha yebandla, ngoxhaso luka-$11,700 oluvela ku-Basis for the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming okwenza kutholakale izinqola ezimbili zama-e-bike ezingama-$5,000.

“Simane senza umzamo wokuveza uthando oluthile,” kusho uCollins. "Uthando luka-ayisikhilimu."

"Kuhle, kungenzeka ukuthi ukwenzile," kusho uShannon Singer, emamatheka. Umndeni waqhubekela phambili ubheke edolobheni, ukhotha amaPopsicles phakathi nelanga lantambama. Amavolontiya aqala phakathi nesifundo esihlukile. Bebekumishini, ngokuvamile bebevele baqale nje.

U-Collins wayeziphendulela ngenqola, okwakucatshangwa ukuthi yileyo etholakala emakethe enikwa amandla yi-e-bike. Uthe iza nezinto umuntu angase azilindele ngale nto entsha - "iyasinda, ithi kancane," kusho uCollins. Ngemva kwamashifu ambalwa uyayithola, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi uyakuthola kunzima ukuyiqondisa, ikakhulukazi ngezivakashi zasemini.

Uhambo lwakamuva luhambe kalula, nakuba, futhi ukuphela kokuqala kwaba yi-Jackson Gap Youngsters Museum, indawo isixuku esifike lapha sisebenza khona. Omunye umfana unqanyulwe kwabasele enqoleni, weqa uthango lokhuni ukuze athathe umzila osheshayo, oqondile kakhulu.

Bazithibe sebesondela kubantu abadala, benza uhlobo lomugqa wefayela elilodwa. Emnyango wenqola imenyu ibala izinto ezintathu: ama-ayisikhilimu acwiliswe ushokoledi, ama-Popsicles namasemishi ka-ayisikhilimu.

"Uthola eyodwa, ezimbili noma ezintathu," uWoodson weluleka iqembu. "Uyawuqonda umshini."

Bake badlula kulokhu. Ikalishi livamise ukulandela umzila owodwa kwezintathu. Bekungapheli emnyuziyamu emasontweni amabili, nokho intsha yalapho yakhumbula okusho ukuthi kahle.

Omunye wesifazane osemncane, u-Iris Bain, oneminyaka engu-8 ubudala, uthe wahlangana nenqola kabili ngosuku olulodwa futhi wathola izibiliboco ezimbili - ukuphumula obekudingeka kakhulu phakathi negagasi lokufudumala lakamuva lendawo.

Wathi: “Kubhekwa njengento enhle kakhulu ngalesi sikhathi, kodwa ngokuqinisekile kwashuba nakakhulu ngemva kokuba ngithole amabili.”

U-Anna Luhrmann, lo mxhumanisi wesistimu wemnyuziyamu, ujoyine idili eliqandisiwe. Wayemane edla “isaladi elibi. Amasaladi aqinile. U-ayisikhilimu ungcono kakhulu.”

"Kungenye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu ukwenza ngaleso sikhathi sasehlobo," esho ngenkonzo yokuhlinzeka. “Kuningi ukulangazelela kanye nenjabulo yasedolobheni elincane kuyo. Wonke umuntu ubhekene nesikhathi esinzima, ngakho asinikeze u-ayisikhilimu intsha.”

Wama kancane, wahlafuna futhi: “Nabafundisi babo,” wengeza.

Amavolontiya esonto avamise ukuya ezicelweni zesizini zasehlobo, njengalezi kumnyuziyamu kanye ne-Artwork Affiliation ye-Jackson Gap. Kulezi zindawo kuvame ukubona intsha ibheke enqoleni, iklabalasa ithi “ayisikhilimu!” ngaphambi kokufika kwabo.

Okunye okuye kwamiswa okuvamile yiPhil Baux Park, indawo abahlali basesigodini nendawo yokuphumula izivakashi usuku lonke. Njengoba bekhuphuka, uCollins noWoodson bamane baheha iqoqo lentsha ehlekayo egqoke amateku nezikhindi ezinemibala egqamile. Abantu abadala, nakuba, banokuthambekela kokuthwala futhi.

“Ungathanda okuthile?” UWoodson ucele intokazi eyodwa ephelezela inqwaba yezingane. Wama eceleni, ngokusobala wayengaqinisekile ukuthi wayevunyelwe ukuhlanganyela noma cha.

"Impela," kusho uWoodson. “Ngeyentsha yabo bonke ubudala.”

Ngemva kwesekhondi abesilisa ababili ngamabhayisikili bagibela ngemuva kwekalishi, nokho sebephumile ku-ayisikhilimu wamahhala babhuleka baphinde bazungeza. Indoda endala, iMichigander okuthiwa uJoe, yema ukuze ihlole lesi simo. Njengeminyaka eminingi egunyaziwe, wabonakala edidekile.

“Kungani kumahhala?” wacela.

UWoodson umqinisekisile ukuthi akukho okubanjiwe. “Akukho lutho lwamahhala,” kusho yena, “noma kunjalo lokho kumahhala.”

“Kuhle,” kusho uJoe, “ukuqabuleka kancane kungaba kuhle kimi nendodana yami. Ngeke ukwazi ukwehlula.”

Lapho beshiya ipaki, u-Collins no-Woodson babona isixuku sase-Wilderness Adventures Base Camp. Bekuyindawo yabo yokuvakasha yokuvala, nokho izinsiza bezisebenza ziphansi.

"Bheka zonke lezi zingane phezulu," kusho uWoodson. "Banikeza umbono wokuthi bayashisa."

“Ngiyethemba ukuthi sesanele,” kusho uCollins.

Ilandelana enye intsha yafaka isicelo, yakhetha amaPopsicles kanye no-ayisikhilimu. Nakuba izabelo ze-creamsicle eziwolintshi zehla zaba kabili kuphela, wonke umuntu uthole uphudingi olufiselekayo. Ekupheleni kwamahora amabili, uCollins noWoodson babedlise into eyodwa njengabantu abayi-150, futhi bathola ukumamatheka okuningi. Bathi lokho kuwumvuzo wabo.

“Bonke abantu abaye bashintsha,” kusho uWoodson, “baye befana nokuthi, ‘Leso cishe yisici esijabulisa kunazo zonke esiye sasifeza isizini yonke yasehlobo.’”