Uma kukhulunywa ngokuchitha isikhathi ngesitayela, kuvela impikiswano engapheli: ingabe kufanele usebenzise ichibi lokubhukuda lendabuko, noma uligcine lihle futhi lihlakaniphile nge-spa yokubhukuda yesimanje? Ake singene—inkulumo ehloselwe ngokuphelele.
Ichibi lendabuko lifana nalowo mzala ofika emihlanganweni yomndeni eshayela i-SUV kanokusho. Limemeza ngobukhulu, ubukhona, futhi lithi “ngibheke.” Uthola isikhala esiningi sokuhamba ngezinyawo, amabhola ezibhamu, kanye nama-flamingo antantayo. Kodwa—zilungiselele—liphinde lize nokumba, izimvume zokwakha, amathayili angapheli, kanye nokuzibophezela okuhlala njalo. Uma selisendlini yakho engemuva, empeleni liyisivumelwano somshado esibhalwe ngokhonkolo. O, kanye nokugcinwa? Amahora ezithombe achithwa edoba amaqabunga, ehlola i-chlorine, futhi echazela omakhelwane ukuthi kungani izingane zabo zingenakuhlala kuyo.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izindawo zokubhukuda ziyizingane ezincane ezihlakaniphile nezithanda ezemidlalo. Zincane, zisebenza kahle, futhi ziyaguquguquka ngendlela emangalisayo, zikuvumela ukuthi ubhukude ubhekene nomsinga, ucwilise ebhavini elishisayo, noma ubambe iphathi yechibi elincane ngaphandle kokudinga ingxenye yehektare yomhlaba. Ukufakwa kuvame ukuba lula njengokulibeka endaweni yalo bese ulifaka. Nokulungiswa? Ingxenye yekhanda elibuhlungu. Cabanga kakhulu "ngokuhlanza okusheshayo" kunomsebenzi wempelasonto." Ububi? Ngeke umeme lonke iqembu lokubhukuda lomakhelwane ukuthi lizozijwayeza—kuyinto yomuntu siqu, ethintana kakhulu.
Ngakho-ke, sithini isinqumo? Uma uphupha ngokubamba imibuthano emikhulu yasehlobo enemibukiso ye-flamingo float, isiteji sakho yichibi lokubhukuda elivamile. Uma ukhetha ukubhukuda unyaka wonke, ama-jet okwelapha, kanye nokuthile okuhle kakhulu esikhwameni sakho nesikhathi sakho samahhala, i-swim spa iwina umqhele.
Ekugcineni, akukhona ukuthi yikuphi okungcono—kumayelana nokuthi yikuphi okukwenza ujabule. Phela, amanzi awenjabulo, hhayi ukucindezeleka.