Nesithukuthezi? Qeqesha ubuchopho bakho ekuzijabuliseni

Kuyizindaba zakudala ukuthi uma wenza ama-crossword puzzle kubhavu nase-sudokus ngenkathi ufloss, funda izilimi ezimbalwa ezimbalwa futhi wenze izinkinga zezibalo ngenkathi ukhipha ukhula egcekeni lakho, ubuchopho bakho ngeke buphenduke ushizi waseSwitzerland. Yiqiniso? Akulona iqiniso? Kwazi bani?

Nazi izindaba ezintsha: uma uhlala edolobheni langakini ngendlela ophila ngayo lapho usohambweni, ubuchopho bakho buzojabula futhi inhliziyo yakho nomoya wakho kuzolandela.

Emgwaqeni konke kusha. Ukudla okuhlukile, abantu, ama-accents, izilimi, ubuciko, izimakethe, izikhumbuzo, izitayela, ubuhle bendawo.

Ekhaya, kulula kakhulu ukuwela enethezelweni yenjwayelo. Ubona abantu abafanayo, udla ezindaweni ezifanayo, uthenga ezitolo ezifanayo, uhamba nenja yakho epaki efanayo, uhamba ngendlela efanayo lapho ushayela, uthenga izinto ezifanayo emakethe.

Ngakho-ke kuthiwani uma usondela edolobhaneni lakho njengokungathi uyisivakashi ufuna ukuzijabulisa nokuzilibazisa? Cabanga ukuthi awunayo incwadi yokuqondisa, futhi ufuna ukuhlola. Wenzani?

Okokuqala, mhlawumbe, uqala ukukhuluma nabantu bendawo. Ucela indawo enhle yokudlela. Babuza ukuthi uvelaphi. Uyabatshela. Bayakuhleka uma uthi uhlala lapho kepha uzama ukushintsha imikhuba embalwa. Bathi kungumqondo omuhle, futhi mhlawumbe kufanele bashintshe inqubo yabo.

Uba nengxoxo mayelana nokudla nezindawo zokudlela, bese uya kudla endaweni ongakaze uzame ngaphambili.

Mhlawumbe bayama ukuze babone ukuthi uyithanda kanjani, bakuphephezelise, noma ngisho nokuhlala phansi bakujoyine isikhashana. Kuyinto encane.

Ngemuva kwalokho uthi kuwe, “Sengihlale lapha iminyaka engu-x. Angikaze ngiye engadini yezitshalo. Isikhathi sokuhamba. ” Uyamangala ukuthi kukhulu kangakanani, futhi uyazibuza ukuthi kungani ungazange uye lapho. Uhlangana nensimu bese uqala ukukhuluma ngama-rose. Kuvela ukuthi wabelana ngothando lokutshala nokulima. Umnika izeluleko ezimbalwa. Uyabuyisela. Ninikana izinombolo zocingo. Uyamamatheka lapho uhamba.

Ungena endaweni yokudlela kamama 'n pop ngesidlo sasemini bese u-oda okuhlekisayo, i-tabouli, i-dolmas. Owesifazane ofake iduku ekhanda uhlala etafuleni eliseduze kwakho. Uqala ingxoxo, bese umbuza ukuthi angakutshela yini ukuthi iyiphi enye yezinto ezisemenyu. Uyakutshela ukuthi udabuka e-Afghanistan. Uqala ukukhuluma ngempi lapho. Ukutshela umbono wakhe. Umtshele eyakho. Ngokushesha, usuxoxa njengabantu abadala. Futhi uyabona ngemuva kwalokho, njengoba ubuchopho bakho buphakamisa ulwazi olusha, ukuthi kungokokuqala ukuthi ube nengxoxo nowesifazane efake isikhafu ekhanda. Ukuzijabulisa?

Uhamba edolobheni, futhi ubona izivakashi zigibele ama-pedicabs. Awukaze ukwenze lokho phambilini. Kungani ungakwenzi manje? Kuvela ukuthi umshayeli we-pedicab ungumfundi omnyama oneminyaka engamashumi amathathu, owayesebenza endaweni yokudlela, washa waphela, futhi ubuyela esikoleni ukuthola iziqu. Uqala ukukhuluma ngohlanga, futhi ukutshela ukuthi okhokho bakhe babeyizigqila. Uyambuza ukuthi ngabe kukhona izindaba ezake zanikezwa yini emndenini. Uthi yebo, futhi amehlo akho avuleka kakhulu lapho ekutshela ngama-lynchings ogogo nomkhulu wakhe abawabona. Bese ekutshela ngokudla ukudla eBarbados akhule nakho eMelika.

Inhliziyo yakho ivulela umshayeli we-pedicab. Umtshela ukuthi unethemba lokuthi sizohlangana futhi.

Kwenzeka kuwe ukuthi awukaze ugibele umzila owavula eminyakeni emine eyedlule. Ubiza umngane ongakaze umbone eminyakeni edlule, futhi uthi angathanda ukuhamba nawe umzila. Muva nje kube nesiphepho, kanti enye ingxenye yomzila ivinjwe yisihlahla esiwile. Uyazama ukuyihambisa, kodwa inzima kakhulu. Kuqhamuka abanye abagibeli bezintaba, bese nina nobane nihambisa isihlahla, nonke niyahleka niyakhuluma futhi nizizwa kanjalo ... Paul Bunyan.

Emuva ekhaya, uyabona ukuthi ubukade ubuka ubuciko obufanayo ezindongeni zakho iminyaka eyi-l5. Iphepha lendawo libala umcimbi obanjelwe iqembu lezobuciko; ukuvakashelwa kwesitudiyo sasekhaya; uhlelo lokuhlala lapho ungathola khona abaculi abasebenza kuyo yonke imidiya futhi bathenge umsebenzi ngqo kubo. Ungathola amagugu athile kumhlangano wokushintshana noma ukuthengiswa kwegceke. Futhi mhlawumbe uzokhishwa ukuze uthathe isigaba ekupendweni komoya okuphelele, ikholaji, ingilazi ehlanganisiwe, ukubaza kwamatshe noma ubuhlalu. Cabanga ukulengisa ubuciko bakho odongeni!

Maduze uzobe uhlola imikhosi yendawo kanye nemicimbi ebanjwe ngamaGrikhi, amaMexico, amaBasque, amaSweden, amaFulentshi, amaHaiti noma amaNdiya.

Uzojoyina isifundo somdanso weqembu, nambitha ukudla okusha, ulalele umculo womhlaba, ikilasi le-kundalini yoga kanye nendali ethule.

Mhlawumbe uzobhalisa esifundweni sokupheka.

Mhlawumbe uzobhalisela isigaba se-tai chi epaki lendawo bese uthola ukuthi bonke abanye abafundi bangabase-Asia futhi bakutshela ngendawo yokudlela entsha ye-dim sum.

Okwamanje, ingqondo yakho mhlawumbe izungeza ngemibono yokuthi ungenzani edolobheni langakini. Ngiyethemba ukuthi imibono izophuma ekhanda lakho bese iba ngokoqobo. Ukushintsha imikhuba kuhle ebuchosheni, kuhle emzimbeni, kuhle emphefumulweni.

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