Ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kungokwakho

nguMark J. Spalding, uMongameli we-The Ocean Foundation

Ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kusanda kuba okomuntu siqu futhi. NgoLwesibili, iqoqo lezivunguvungu lakheka engxenyeni enkulu ye-East Coast. Ayebukeka njengokuduma kwezulu kwasehlobo, kodwa ngomoya ofudumele oqopha umlando kaDisemba. Ukuduma kwezulu, okuhambisana nemvula enkulu nesichotho, kwakheke ngokushesha kangangokuthi kwakungakaze kubonakale esigabeni sokubikezela isimo sezulu ephephandabeni ngayizolo noma esibikezelweni lapho ngibheka ebusuku kakhulu.

Safika esikhumulweni sezindiza sagibela indiza ngo 7:30AM uhambo lwemizuzu engamashumi amathathu ukuya ePhilly. Kepha njengoba sigibela itekisi saze sayofika ekugcineni komgwaqo wezindiza ukuze sihambe ngesikhathi, isikhumulo sezindiza ePhilly savalwa ukuze kungeniswe abasebenzi abaphansi endaweni ephephile lapho kukhanya khona ukukhanya. Sakhipha izincwadi zethu ukuze sihambise isikhathi etiyeleni.

Indaba ende, ekugcineni safika kuPhilly. Kodwa indiza yethu ye-American Airlines exhuma e-Montego Bay yayishiye isango cishe imizuzu eyisikhombisa ngaphambi kokuba abayishumi nanye bethu bakwazi ukusuka ku-Terminal F ukuya e-Terminal A. Ngokudabukisayo kithi sonke, ngoba sasizama ukuya esiqhingini esidumile, futhi ngenxa yokuthi ukuhamba ngamaholide, bezingekho ezinye izindiza zaseMelika (noma ezinye izinkampani zenethiwekhi) ezitholakalayo ukuze zisifikise lapho ngomhlaka-22^nd, noma kuze kube yi-25^th. 

Kwaba yilokho i-American Airlines ekubiza ngokuthi “uhambo oluyize.” Uchitha usuku esikhumulweni sezindiza ocingweni nakulayini. Bakunikeza imbuyiselo futhi bakubuyisele endizeni emuva lapho uqale khona. Ngakho-ke, namuhla ngihlezi emuva eWashington DC esikhundleni sokufunda incwadi eceleni kweCaribbean nomndeni wami. . .

Ukulahlekelwa iholidi kuyaphazamisa futhi kuyadumaza, futhi ngingase ngibuyise ezinye zezindleko zephakethe lethu elikhokhelwa ngaphambili. Kodwa, ngokungafani nabantu baseTexas nakwezinye izingxenye zezwe, asizange silahlekelwe amakhaya ethu, amabhizinisi ethu, noma abathandekayo bethu kulesi sikhathi samaholide. Asihlushwa yizikhukhula ezirekhodiwe njengabantu base-Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina naseParaguay lapho abantu abangu-150,000 asebexoshiwe ezindlini zabo kuleli sonto. E-United Kingdom, uZibandlela ube yinyanga eshubile enemvula engakaze ibonwe kanye nezikhukhula. 

Kwabaningi kangaka kule planethi, iziphepho ezingazelelwe, isomiso esinamandla, neziphepho ezinamandla zibaphuca amakhaya abo, izitshalo, kanye nendlela yokuziphilisa njengoba sesibonile kaningi kumabonakude. Iziqhingi ezincike emalini engenayo evela kubavakashi zilahlekelwa abantu abafana nami—mhlawumbe abangu-11 kuphela endizeni yami—kodwa inkathi yokuvakasha yasebusika isanda kuqala. Abadobi babona izinhlanzi zabo zithutha ziya ngasezigxotsheni ziyofuna amanzi apholile. Amabhizinisi azama ukufunda ukuthi asebenza kanjani ngokungabikezeli okunjalo. Lokhu kulahlekelwa kuza nezindleko zangempela. Ngizokwazi ukukala ingxenye yami uma sengazi ukuthi yimalini mbuyiselo engiyitholayo (noma engingayitholi). Kodwa, ingxenye yokulahlekelwa ayinakulinganiswa kuwo wonke umuntu. 

Kungase kube buhlungu enhliziyweni ukuthi asilitholi ikhefu esalihlelile olwandle libalele. Kodwa ukulahlekelwa kwami ​​akulutho uma kuqhathaniswa nalabo ababuka amakhaya abo namabhizinisi kucekelwa phansi, noma uma kwenzeka kwezinye izizwe ezincane eziqhingini, zibuke izwe lakubo lishabalala njengoba amazinga olwandle akhuphukayo kanye nengqalasizinda entekenteke igcwala. Izishingishane nesimo sezulu esibi e-US kulimaze izigidi uma kungezona izigidigidi emonakalweni njengoba sisondela ekupheleni konyaka. Ukulahlekelwa ukuphila kubuhlungu.

Senzeni ngokukhishwa kwegesi ezimotweni zethu nasezimbonini nasekuhambeni? Abaningi bethu bayakwazi ukukubona futhi bakuzwe, futhi bafunda ukubhekana nakho. Bambalwa kakhulu abasaphika ngokungenangqondo noma bengazi. Futhi ezinye zikhokhelwa ukuvimbela, ukubambezeleka noma ukuphazamisa izinqubomgomo esizidingayo ukuze sidlulele emnothweni ongancike kakhulu kwikhabhoni. Nokho, bangaki “uhambo oluyize” abantu abayoluthatha ngaphambi kokuba wonke umqondo wokuhamba okuhleliwe ubhidlizwe ngenxa yokuphazamiseka nezindleko zawo?

Ngasekuqaleni kwale nyanga, abaholi bethu bomhlaba bavumelene ngesethi yemigomo yokuzisindisa kulokhu kulahlekelwa kanye nosizi. Isivumelwano saseParis esivela ku-COP21 sihambisana nokuvumelana kwesayensi emhlabeni wonke. Siyasamukela isivumelwano, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sicabangani ngamaphutha. Futhi njengoba sazi ukuthi kuzothatha intando yezepolitiki ukuthi ifezeke.  

Kunezinto sonke esingakwazi ukuzenza ngokuhlanganyela ezizosiza. Singayisekela imizamo yokusiza ezinhlekeleleni. Futhi singakwazi ukwenza ngokwethu.  Ungathola uhlu oluhle lwemibono ku Abaholi Bomhlaba Benze Okuncane Kwabo Ngokuguquguquka Kwesimo Sezulu, Nazi Izindlela Eziyi-10 Ongakwenza Nazo. Ngakho-ke, sicela wehlise ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni yakho ngokusemandleni akho. Futhi, ngenxa yalokho okukhiphayo awukwazi ukukususa, tshala utshani basolwandle kanye nathi ukusiza ulwandle njengoba ususa imisebenzi yakho!

Ngikufisela okuhle kakhulu umgubho omuhle wamaholide noma ngabe ukuphi.

Olwandle.