Uyalazi elo xesha xa ujonga emva kwendlu yakho uze ucinge, “Le ndawo ingasebenzisa idama lokudada eliziimitha ezili-10”? Ewe, yayisithi eso. Phakathi kweefowuni zeZoom, abantwana betsiba eludongeni, kunye nesixhobo sethu esikhupha izinto ezingafunekiyo senza… yonke into, sasidinga i-oasis.
Uhambo lwethu luqale kwi-intanethi, kwihlabathi elingaqhelekanga lokukhangela kuGoogle. Sibhale "amachibi okudada angcono kakhulu ebaleni" kwaye ngandlela ithile saphelela nzulu kwindawo yophononongo lwe-FSPA. Ukucofa kanye kwakhokelela kwenye, kwaye ngaphambi kokuba siqaphele, sasimangaliswe ngamachibi abo amahle angama-10 eemitha—afanelekileyo kwii-laps, iiseshoni ze-splash zosapho, kwaye sizenza ngathi singabadlali be-Olimpiki (ngaphandle kwesantya, ubuhle, kunye nokulungelelaniswa).
Inyathelo elilandelayo: ukuthetha neqela le-FSPA. Inene, bendingalindelanga ukuba ndibambeke kwincoko engapheliyo, kodwa hayi—babenomonde, becacile, kwaye benobuhlobo. Sibuze yonke imibuzo onokuyicinga: “Ngaba inja yam ingadada?” “Ngaba ichibi liya kusinda xa lidlala ibhola yompu?” “Zingaphi iinoodles zechibi ezininzi kakhulu?” Iimpendulo zabo zazineenkcukacha, ziqinisekisa, kwaye ngamanye amaxesha zigcwele amahlaya, nto leyo eyenza yonke inkqubo ibonakale ngathi yeyomntu.
Uku-odola kwakufana neKrisimesi ngaphambi kweKrisimesi. Babesihlaziya kuyo yonke inqanaba—“Imveliso iqalile!” “Ukuthintela amanzi kugqityiwe!” “Idama lakho lokubhukuda liya kwindawo yokuthumela impahla!”—kwaye sasililandelela phantse ngokungathi siqalise iNASA.
Ekugqibeleni xa ilori yafika, sonke satsho ngesikhalo. Ukuyikhupha nokuyifaka kwakungathi kukuceba iphupha elivela ebaleni. Ngaba bekumnandi ukutshiza? Uvuyo olukhulu. Abantwana batsho ngesikhalo, inja yangena ineenyawo ezinodaka, thina bazali, simanzi kulonwabo lokuba nedama lokudada elilingana neyadi yethu.
Kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezizayo: ichibi lethu le-FSPA leemitha ezili-10 litshintshe ubomi bethu basekhaya. Ukulala kwasekuseni kusivusa ngcono kunekofu. Ulonwabo losapho lwempelaveki luqinisekisiwe. Kwaye inene, ii-BBQ ezikwigadi yangasemva? Ziphuculwe ngokupheleleyo. Ukucoca nokulungisa kulula kunokuba besicinga, kwaye ichibi lisakhazimla ngokungathi lisandula ukufika.
Singayincoma? Inene. Ukuba wakha waphupha ngedama lokudada elikhulu ngokwaneleyo ukuba lonwabise ngokwenene kodwa elincinci ngokwaneleyo ukuba lihlale liphilile ebaleni lakho, i-FSPA iyakwenza oku. Liqhekeza lethu elincinci leparadesi, ligqunywe ngamanzi aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kunye nokuhleka.