Siyakwamukela ezweni elimangalisayo lamagama angamashumi amabili nane elanga aseShayina! Namuhla, sizobheka ngokujulile i-“The Beginning of Autumn,” igama eliphawula ukuguquka kusuka ehlobo kuya ekwindla ekhalendeni lendabuko laseShayina. Ngakho-ke thatha isigqoko sakho selanga kanye nejezi elithokomele ngoba sesizoqala uhambo ezweni elimangalisayo lezinkathi ezishintshayo.
Okokuqala, ake sixoxe ngencazelo yangempela “yokuqala kwekwindla”. Naphezu kwegama layo, leli gama lelanga alisho ukuthi ikwindla selivele lisebenza ngokugcwele. Kunalokho, liphawula ukuqala kwesimo sezulu esipholile nezinsuku ezimfushane. Kufana nemvelo esinika ukushukuma okumnene, okusikhumbuza ukuthi siqale ukulungiselela ushintsho lwesizini oluzayo.
Manje, ungase uzibuze, “Iyini inkinga enkulu ngokuqala kwekwindla?” Nokho, ngaphandle kokushintsha kwesimo sezulu okusobala, leli gama lelanga liphinde libe nokubaluleka kwamasiko eShayina. Kungalesi sikhathi lapho abantu beqala khona ukuvuna izitshalo belungiselela isivuno esikhulu sasekwindla. Kufana nendlela yemvelo yokuthi, “He, lungela izithelo nemifino emnandi!”
Kodwa linda, kukhona okunye! Imithi yendabuko yaseShayina ikholelwa ukuthi ukuqala kwekwindla kuyisikhathi esibalulekile sokulondolozwa kwempilo. Kukholelwa ukuthi phakathi nalesi sikhathi sokuguquka, imizimba yethu isengozini enkulu yokugula, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuzondla ngokudla okunempilo nokugcina indlela yokuphila elinganiselayo. Ngakho-ke, uma ubulokhu ungayinaki impilo yakho, manje yisikhathi esifanele sokuqala ukugxila emifino eluhlaza enamahlamvu kanye nezithelo ezicebile ngamavithamini.
Ngamafuphi, ukuqala kwekwindla kufana nesikhumbuzo esimnene esivela kuMama Wemvelo, esivumela ukuthi siqale ukulungiselela izinguquko ezizayo. Lesi yisikhathi sokuguquka, ukuvuna, nokunakekela inhlalakahle yethu. Ngakho-ke njengoba sivalelisa ezinsukwini zobuvila zasehlobo, ake samukele umoya opholile futhi sithembise ikwindla eningi. Ngubani owaziyo, mhlawumbe sizothola ngisho ne-pumpkin spice latte noma ezimbili endleleni!
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Agasti-07-2024