Ukuhlola Izifundo Zomqedazwe

Njengomdabu waseCalifornia, kuthathe kuphela ubhadane ukungenza ekugcineni ngifunde ukuntweza phezu komndeni wami. Ngesikhathi lapho sonke sigibela amagagasi angalindelekile, sifuna noma iyiphi indlela yokukhipha konke ukucindezela kobhubhane, ukhetho, nakho konke okunye, ukufunda ukuhamba emanzini angenamqondo kubonakala kungumqondo omuhle.

Bekuyi. Ngenkathi i-COVID iyisikhumbuzo esikhulu sokuthi imvelo inamandla kunawe, ukuntweza phezu kwamanzi kusikhombisa ukuthi singaphila kanjani ekunciphiseni nasekugelezeni kwale ndlela entsha yokuphila. Ufunda ukubhekana namagagasi okuphahlazeka angapheli, ukwehluleka okuningi, nezikhathi ezimfushane, ezimnandi zokuvumelanisa nento enamandla njengePacific Ocean's 707.5 million km ³ wamanzi.

Ngithole zonke izifundo ezincane ziwusizo olukhulu kulezi zikhathi ezingaqinisekile. Nakhu okuhlale kimi:

1. Don izinto zokuzivikela. Udinga izembatho zakho zempi olwandle olubandayo oluyisimo se-wetsuit, isimangaliso sobunjiniyela esasungulwa ngu-UC Berkeley physicist uHugh Bradner ngo-1952, sabe sesithuthukiswa yisithonjana sokuntweza phezu kwamanzi uJack O'Neill, ogama lakhe kwakuthi, "Ihlobo Njalo Ngaphakathi . " Ukufakwa ngci yi-neoprene, ukugibela ulwandle oluphakeme, uzizwa njengeqhawe legwebu. Sonke sidinga izikhali zethu ukusivikela, noma ngabe i-wetsuit noma imaski yobuso.

2. Ngena ngaphakathi. Ngingomunye walabo bantu abavame ukungena emanzini abandayo ngokunensa nangokucophelela, ngilungisa ingxenye ngayinye entsha yomzimba wami ukuze ijwayelane ngaphambi kokuba ngingene. Ukuhlola, asikho isikhathi salokho. Umndeni wami ujuba ungene odongeni lwamanzi njengezimpawu eziminyene, kumemeza amakhaza. Umhlaba esihlala kuwo manje - futhi lokho kuzoba yiqiniso lethu isikhathi esithile - uhluke kakhulu kulokho ebesikwazi phambilini. Ushintsho alujabulisi. Uzozivumelanisa; abantu benza njalo.

3. Qiniseka ukuthi ugxile ebhodini ngaphambi kokuthi “uvele.”

4. Usumdala manje, futhi kungenzeka “ungaqhamuki” njengendodakazi yakho eneminyaka engu-11. Futhi lokho kulungile. Ngemuva kwemizamo eminingi ekhungathekisayo, ngabona ukuthi ngangizama ukuqhamuka (ukuqhuma okuqhuma okukubeka esikhundleni ebhodini) ngonyawo olungalungile phambili. Indlela engikucabangele ngayo lokhu ukuthi ngibe nokuma kwe-surfer onolwazi oluthe xaxa ngemuva kwami ​​esihlabathini futhi kunginike umfutho omkhulu wokubona ukuthi yiluphi unyawo olwafika kuqala. (# #% Omkhulu futhi ngiyabonga ngalokho.) Isifundo lapha: Lalela izinkomba zomzimba wakho. Okusebenzela ingane yakho, umngane wakho, umlingani wakho kungahle kwehluke kulokho okukusebenzelayo. Lalela okufunwa ngumzimba wakho - kungaba ukuphumula ngokwengeziwe, umfutho owengeziwe, ukuvumelana okungaphezulu, noma ushintsho oluningi.

5. Ungabheki osebeni lapho uqala ukuphuma; gxila ekubekweni kwezinyawo zakho. Ingabe basesimweni esifanele, ngabe basendaweni efanele ebhodini? Isifundo lapha ukuthi, ngaphambi kokuthi ubheke umkhathizwe obanzi - okungaba okuningi ongakwenza - qiniseka ukuthi umile endaweni yakho encane, ekhaya lakho, ebudlelwaneni bakho.

6. Yiba nesineke. Ukuqinisekisa ekuqaleni ukuthi usesimweni esifanele ngaphambi kokuthi uvuke kulelo bhodi kuyisihluthulelo. Uma uhlela izinto kahle, uzongena endaweni efanelekile: phuma, izingalo ezinjengezimpondo kuWarrior Two pose, amehlo phambili, konke kukusiza ukuthi ugibele igagasi isikhathi eside. Ukuqonda ukuthi ukuntweza olwandle kufana ne-yoga ngenkathi uhamba ebhodini kuyasiza. Ukuthola ibhalansi ezimweni ezingaqinisekile kuthatha isikhathi, ukuzijwayeza nokuzinikela. Yiba nesineke kuwe njengoba uthola konke.

7. Lapho ekugcineni umi, izinyawo zimile, umzimba ulinganisile, ubheka osebeni, hlala ukhona ngokuphelele, okwamanje, uhambe nokugeleza. Udinga ukuqonda lapho konke ukulungiselela ekugcineni kuholele kumzuzu ophelele. Ukonga imali ohambweni, ukugoqa igiya, konke kwehluleka. Lapho konke lokho kudlala phambili kwe-surfing ekugcineni kuholela kulokho kuqabuka okuphelele kokugibela igagasi, kufanele ulazise futhi ube njalo ngomzuzu wokuthi uyisikhathi. Ngalezi zikhathi ze-COVID, wonke umzuzu wokuthula noma wenjabulo ufana nokubamba i-glide yesikhashana egagasini.

8. Imemori yemisipha yinto enamandla. Lokhu empeleni bekuyinto ebengivele ngiyifundile, kusukela enkambisweni yomndeni wami eyishumi yokuhamba ngaphandle kwesikrini usuku olulodwa ngesonto kulokho esikubiza ngeTech Shabbats yethu. Lapho siqala ukukwenza, isandla sami sasishintshela ngasocingweni olwalungekho, isikrini engingakwazi ukusichofoza. Kepha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngaziqeqesha ukuthi ngibe khona emzimbeni nasengqondweni yami futhi ngijabulele usuku olungaphazamisi. Kuyindida ukuthi ngafunda ukungayeki “kuwebhu.” Manje, ngifunda ukuntweza “olwandle,” ngathembela kulawa makhono, ngiphinda iminyakazo ize ibe yinto engokwemvelo futhi ezenzakalelayo. Umzimba nengqondo yakho kuzofuna ukubuyela kuleso simo nesimo somqondo kaninginingi.

9. Gubha izikhathi. Kwakunephuzu lapho omunye umuntu esasisebenza naye emanzini ememeza emndenini wethu ethi “thatha igagasi lephathi,” esifunde ukuthi lihlose ukuhambisa igagasi ndawonye. Sizamile sagcina ngamabhodi okusingida awelekile, sabangela ukushayisana okushayisayo namaphiko abuyela emuva olwandle, ama-surfboards ashelela kithi njengamahlengethwa abaleka. Besikulungele ukuyeka ukuzama lelo gagasi lephathi. Bese bheka, bengivukile, umyeni wami uKen ubesevukile, namadodakazi ethu u-Odessa noBlooma bevukile, bonke begagasi elifanayo imizuzwana emibili yokuthokoza.

Umntwana wethu oneminyaka engu-11 usikhumbuze ukuthi indlela engcono yokuqeda lowo mzuzu omuhle ukwelula isithupha sakho no-pinky, usinyakazise ngenjabulo - uphonsa u- “shaka” (noma “shakalaka”), uphawu lokunqoba kwe-surfer, injabulo emsulwa yokugibela igagasi. (Ukusho nje ukuthi “shakalaka” kufana negagasi lephathi lomlomo wakho.)

10. Uyowa. Uzoshaywa, uzothatha amanzi anosawoti agcwele umlomo, uzophonswa olwandle njengonodoli abalahliwe. Umncane, ulwandle lukhulu. Futhi kuhle ukuthola lowo mbono. Awukho kulawulo oluphelele. Imvelo ikhona. Buyela olwandle njengeqhawe elishaywayo noma kunjalo.

Njengoba umpetha we-surfer uBethany Hamilton esho, “Isibindi asisho ukuthi awusabi. Isibindi sisho ukuthi awuvumeli ukwesaba kukuvimbe. ” Amagagasi amaningi — amanye amahle, amanye amabi — aphambi kwethu. Sizoshaywa. Sizobuyela emuva. Ngakho-ke faka igiya lakho lokuzivikela. Beka unyawo lwakho oluqine phambili. Futhi uphonsa i-shakalaka ngezikhathi ezithile.