Masingahambi Kakhulu.

Mhlawumbe angidingi ukuhamba kakhulu. Mhlawumbe akekho kithi owenza kanjalo.

Ekuqaleni kuka-November ngakhuluma eSingapore. Futhi ngalokho, ngiqonde ukuthi ngeqe ingilazi yami yewayini yangemuva kwesidlo sakusihlwa ukuze ngiphaphame ngo-10 PM lapho ngiba bukhoma ku-inthanethi ukuze nginikeze inkulumo mayelana nokongiwa kolwandle njengengxenye yephaneli.

Yebo, njengoba ngaqala ngalolo suku ngengxoxo ye-7 am nozakwethu eYurophu, ukwethula bukhoma ebusuku kwakuyinto yokuzidela. Kepha, ngaphambi kobhubhane lwe-COVID-19 kanye nezinyathelo zokuphepha ezihlobene nayo, ukuze nginikeze lolu hlobo lwenkulumo, bengizondiza ngiye e-Singapore ubusuku obumbalwa, ngokufanayo nezingxoxo engibe nazo nabantu emazwenikazi amaningi esikhathini esidlule. amasonto ambalwa. Eqinisweni, ngangichitha isikhathi esingaphezu kwesigamu sonyaka ngingekho ekhaya. Uma ngibheka isimiso sami esidala sokuhamba manje ngalo mbono omusha, ngiyabona ukuthi uhambo olunjengalolo lwaluwukuzidela kwangempela kimi, umkhaya wami, kanye neplanethi.

Kusukela ngoMashi, ngiye ngabona ukuthi kunohlelo oluphelele lwezinhlelo zokusebenza efonini yami engingasalusebenzisi, amamephu wesikhumulo sezindiza, amashejuli ezinkampani zezindiza, izinhlelo zokusebenza zamahhotela, nezinhlelo zamaflaya ezivamile. Ngizikhiphe ohlwini lwamasayithi okuvakasha ngoba angizange ngidinge noma yimaphi amadili ukuze ngelule isabelomali sethu sokuvakasha. Kodwa imisebenzi yokonga ayikayeki. Empeleni kimina kube yisibusiso.

Nakuba ngingakaze ngibe nenkinga enkulu nge-jet lag, amaphethini ami okulala ayahambisana nakanjani. Futhi, ngingachitha isikhathi esiningi ngisekhaya nomndeni. Eqinisweni, nginesikhathi esiningi sayo yonke into.

Noma nginawo wonke amathuluzi enginawo njengomuntu ondiza njalo futhi okuthiwa yiqhawe lomgwaqo, ngangilinda uLyft noma u-Uber ukuthi baye esikhumulweni sezindiza, ngilinde ukuhlola indiza yami, ngilinde ukudlula ezokuphepha, ngilinde ukugibela. indiza, ilinde phakathi kwamasiko kanye nokufika kwamanye amazwe, ngezinye izikhathi ilinde imithwalo bese ilinda itekisi, ilinde ukubhaliswa kwehhotela futhi ilinde ukubhalisela ingqungquthela. Isilinganiso sami siwukuthi konke lokhu kuhlanganisa amahora amabili ohambo ngalunye lokuma emgqeni. Lokho kusho ukuthi ngangichitha cishe izinsuku zokusebenza eziyi-10 ngonyaka ngimi nje emgqeni!

Yebo, kukhona nokudla. Ngokwencazelo, izingqungquthela kufanele zondle abantu abaningi ngesikhathi esisodwa—ukudla kungaba okuhloniphekile, kodwa ngokuvamile akukhona lokho engingakukhetha, njengokudla ezindizeni. Ukungazihambisi lezo zindiza eziya ezinkomfeni kusho nenqwaba yezilingo eziphuthelwe. Ngizwile kozakwethu ukuthi bazithola bephumule kakhulu, futhi banomuzwa wokuthi bayakwazi ukubamba iqhaza bekude futhi basasebenza ngempumelelo.

Bengichitha isikhathi esingaphezu kwesigamu sonyaka ngingekho ekhaya. Uma ngibheka uhlelo lwami oludala lokuhamba manje ngalo mbono omusha, ngiyabona ukuthi uhambo … beluwukuzidela kwangempela kimi, umndeni wami, kanye nomhlaba.

Ngiyavuma ukuthi ngiyakuthanda ukuhamba. Ngiyazithanda ngisho izindiza, izikhumulo zezindiza nokundiza. Ngiphinde ngikukhumbule ngempela ukuphinde ngivakashele izindawo engizithandayo, ukubona izindawo ezintsha, ukudla ukudla okusha, ukufunda ngamasiko amasha—impilo yasemgwaqweni, izindawo zomlando, ubuciko nezakhiwo. Futhi, ngiyakukhumbula ngempela ukuhlangana nabangane nozakwethu ezingqungqutheleni nasemihlanganweni—kukhona okuthile okukhethekile mayelana nokudla okwabelwana ngakho nokunye okuhlangenwe nakho (okuhle nokubi) okwakha isibopho phakathi kokwehluka kwamasiko nokunye. Sonke siyavuma ukuthi sikhumbula inqwaba yezigigaba ezenzeka ngokungenakugwenywa lapho sisohambweni—futhi angikholwa ukuthi kufanele siziyeke unomphela.

Kodwa lezo zenzakalo ziza ngenani elingaphezu kokuphazamiseka kokulala, ukudla okunempilo okuncane, kanye nesikhathi emgqeni. Uma ngingahambi, i-carbon footprint yami iyehla futhi lokho kuyinto enhle kuwo wonke umuntu. Ngeke ngiphike ukuthi ulwandle engizinikele ekuluvikeleni kanye nembulunga yonke kuba ngcono kakhulu uma isabelo sami semizuzu engu-12 sephaneli yemizuzu engama-60 silethwa nge-Zoom noma ezinye izinkundla zomhlangano eziku-inthanethi. Noma ngabe wonke amanye amaphaneli engqungqutheleni abalulekile kimina nasemsebenzini wami wolwandle, futhi noma ngisusa i-carbon footprint yokuhamba ngokutshala imali ekubuyiseleni indawo ebucayi yolwandle, kungcono ukuthi angizange ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni kuqala.

Ezingxoxweni zami nozakwethu, sonke sibonakala sivumelana ukuthi leli yithuba lokukala izenzo zethu ngaphezu kwalokho ebesivele sikuyo. Mhlawumbe singafunda okuthile ku-COVID-19 kanye nemikhawulo ephoqelekile ekuhambeni kwethu. Sisengakwazi ukuzibandakanya ekufundiseni, ekuthuthukiseni amakhono, ekuqeqesheni nasekuxoxisaneni nemiphakathi emisha. Sisengakwazi ukuzibandakanya ekufundeni, ekulaleleni, nasekuxoxisaneni ngokuthi yini engenziwa futhi okufanele yenziwe ukuze kuzuze ulwandle, kube nemiphumela engemihle embalwa ezinsizeni zemvelo esisebenzela ukuzibuyisela. Futhi, le mibuthano eku-inthanethi inikeza labo abanezinsizakusebenza ezimbalwa ithuba lokubamba iqhaza ngempela emicimbini eminingi—ijulisa izingxoxo zethu futhi yandise ukufinyelela kwethu.

Ngeke ngiphike ukuthi ulwandle engizinikele ekuluvikeleni kanye neplanethi yonke ibangcono kakhulu uma isabelo sami esiyimizuzu engu-12 sephaneli yemizuzu engama-60 silethwa … ngezinkundla zomhlangano eziku-inthanethi.

Okokugcina, ngibhekene nesici esihle semihlangano nezinkomfa eziku-inthanethi—okungimangazayo njengenzuzo yokuba sendaweni eyodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngihlala ngithintana kakhulu, kaningi, nenethiwekhi yabantu kulo lonke elaseYurophu, e-Afrika, e-Asia nase-Latin America nase-Caribbean nakuba ngokusebenzisa isethi yezikrini ezijikelezayo. Lezo zingxoxo azisalindi isikhathi esilandelayo lapho ngisemhlanganweni ofanayo noma ngokuzayo lapho ngivakashela idolobha labo. Inethiwekhi izizwa inamandla futhi singakwazi ukwenza izinto ezinhle ezengeziwe- ngisho nanjengoba ngivuma ukuthi inethiwekhi yakhiwe ngokucophelela emashumini eminyaka, futhi iqinile ngenxa yezingxoxo zasephasishi, izingxoxo zomuntu siqu ngekhofi noma iwayini, yebo, ngisho nalapho emi kulayini. .

Uma ngibheka phambili, ngijabule ukubona abasebenzi be-TOF, Ibhodi, Abeluleki, kanye nomphakathi wethu obanzi mathupha futhi. Ngiyazi izigigaba ezinhle zokuhamba zilindile. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ngiye ngabona ukuthi lokho engangicabanga ukuthi kwakuyiziqondiso ezinhle eziqinile zokunquma “uhambo olubalulekile” zazinganele. Asikaqhamuki nemibandela emisha, kodwa siyazi ukuthi umsebenzi omuhle wethimba lethu kanye nomphakathi wethu ungaqhubeka uma sonke sizibophezela ekuvumelaneni nokufinyelela ku-inthanethi nokwenza konke okusemandleni ethu olwandle kuyo yonke imisebenzi yethu.

UMark J. Spalding, uMongameli we-The Ocean Foundation, uyilungu le-Ocean Studies Board, iKomidi Likazwelonke lase-US Leminyaka Eyishumi Yesayensi Yasolwandle Yentuthuko Esimeme, kanye Nesikhungo Sikazwelonke Sesayensi, Ubunjiniyela, Nezokwelapha (USA). Usebenza kwiKhomishini Yasolwandle yaseSargasso. UMark uyisikhulu esiphezulu esikhungweni seBlue Economy eMiddlebury Institute of International Studies. Futhi, unguMeluleki wePhaneli Yezinga Eliphakeme Lomnotho Wasolwandle Esimeme. Ngaphezu kwalokho, usebenza njengomeluleki we-Rockefeller Climate Solutions Fund (izimali zokutshala izimali ezingakaze zibonwe ngaphambili zolwandle). Uyilungu le-Pool of Experts for the UN World Ocean Assessment. Waklama uhlelo lokuqala ngqa lwe-carbon offset, i-SeaGrass Grow. UMark uyingcweti yenqubomgomo nomthetho wezemvelo wamazwe ngamazwe, inqubomgomo nomthetho wezilwandle, kanye nokupha abantu ogwini nolwandle.