Ukuthanda Intombazanyana Ngaphakathi Kwami

Sithathe isikhathi eside ngokuhlekisa ukwazana, ukuhloniphana nokuhloniphana. Kwaphela iminyaka, ngimphushela eceleni, ngingaqapheli ngizama ukumthulisa ngokufumbathisa u-ayisikhilimu, uswidi, nezinye izindlela zokuphuza ubuthongo ezinamandla. Ngimnikeze ushokoledi lapho edinga ukugudlwa ukuze abe namandla anele okwenza okuthile. Ngenqabile ukumbheka njengokufanelekile kwezimangalo ezisemthethweni ekubhekeni kwami ​​nasemandleni ami.

Lapho nje umuntu omdala kimi ethola imali eyanele yokwandisa iminikelo yami yezezimali kuye, ukubhucungwa nokwenza izimonyo kwajoyina i-repertoire. Ingxenye yami ibiqonda ukuthi ubethanda ukuthintwa, ikakhulukazi ngumuntu okwazi ukubona lapho kulimala khona kakhulu. Wayethanda nokudlala ngezinto zobuciko, nebhokisi lokupenda lobuso bakhe lalibukeka njengesitsha esizwakalayo kunaleyo njabulo. Ekugcineni, wafuna ukuqashelwa okwengeziwe komzimba wakhe nokunakwa kwawo. Uthole i-yoga neklabhu yezempilo enikezela ukuphotha. Yeka indlela intombazanyana yami eyayikuthanda ngayo ukwelula izigaxa zomdlandla kanye nokunyathela ngebhayisikili! (Wayengathanda ukudansa, kodwa ngeshwa, ukulimala e-ski lapho esemncane kwakushiye imilenze yakhe ngokulinganiselwa.)

Ubudlelwano bethu baqala ukwazi kakhulu lapho ngineminyaka engamashumi amane futhi ngingamlethela imithombo yokukhuthaza nenduduzo. Sobabili sasithanda ukuhamba, sinamandla okuhlola. Akekho kithi owayekhathalela ukuhamba nohlelo oluningi. Ngokubambisana, intombazanyana kanye nezingxenye zami ezindala zathola umhlaba omusha futhi zahlangana nabantu abahlala kuzo. Ngenxa yalokhu kuhlangana, uhambo ngalunye sathola okuthile ngobudlelwano bethu komunye nomunye, umhlaba wethu, kanye nathi uqobo emhlabeni. Ntambama eCommonwealth Society eLondon kusikhuthaze ukuthi sithathe uhambo oluya eNdiya. Lokho kwaba nomvuzo omkhulu kangangokuba umuntu omdala kimi ngokushesha wathatha enye ingozi eyayizosilethela injabulo nokutholwa: sithenge ikhaya leholide lapho sobabili singaphumelela khona.

Lapho ngiqala ukusabela ngukuthi, “Ngidinga ukuthengela uJennifer isikibha!” Indodakazi yami, eyake yaba yintombazanyana yami yangempela, ibilokhu ikuthanda njalo ukugibela ibhayisikili layo. Njengoba sifana ngosayizi, ngiyizamile. “Cha!” Ngabona, "Ngidinga ukuzithengela yona."

Namuhla, intombazanyana yami isaphila futhi ikhula kahle emzimbeni wami oneminyaka engama-76 ubudala. Ungitshela ukuthi ngigqoke leso sikibha njalo lapho umuntu omdala ophethe edinga ukunaka izidingo zakhe zabantu abadala. Kuleli qophelo, asiqiniseki kahle ukuthi ngubani onakekela kangcono ubani, kepha sakhe ubuhlobo obuhle bokusebenza. Sengathi ukubambisana kwethu kungaqhubeka nokuchuma njengoba sizivumelanisa nezinguquko komunye nomunye. Uthando lwethu nokwazisa komunye nomunye kungokoqobo.

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