Umxholo
Into emangalisayo ngothando kukuba inendlela yokubonisa kwaye iyasimangalisa. Zama kangangoko sinako ukugcina ukubanjiswa sisondele njengoko siqhubeka nemisebenzi, imfundo ephezulu, kunye neeprojekthi zokuzincama, uthando luhlala luye kwiintliziyo zethu nakwimbono yethu. Kwaye xa uthando lubonakala, sihlala singalingani kumandla alo okutshayela kunye nokutsala.
UMike uhlala exelela abahlobo bakhe, "Andisoze ndithandane nomntu omtsha." Umongameli omkhulu, ongumongameli womzimba wabafundi amehlo akhe ajonge ekuthwesweni isidanga, kwisikolo somthetho, nakwikhondo lezopolitiko. Ukuvela kubudlelwane obunzima obuninzi, uMike othe ngqo wayengasenamdla wokuzibophelela kolunye ubuqabane obuyintlekele. “Amehlo emvuzweni,” yaba yimantra kaMike, kwananjengokuba isikhukula samakhoboka amancinci, afumanekayo azalise ikhampasi eluhlaza, eluhlaza.
USally wafika ekholejini enomoya wasimahla kunye nentliziyo yokuzincama. “Isinxibo sakhe sehippie” kunye nomzekelo wokuphatha ikomityi yekofu kunye naye maxa onke, wajika iintloko kwikhampasi egcina ukutya. UMike akazange amqaphele uSally ekuqaleni, nanjengoko abafazi babesoloko bemjikeleza kumzamo wokutsalela "indoda enkulu ekhampasini" kumjikelo wothando. Ngenye imini, nangona kunjalo, uMike wagilwa ziinyawo ngumfazi owayefike ekholejini kwindawo enesidima iChevy sedan. Emva kwemini ngoLwesihlanu, uMike wabona uSally. Ukulungiselela intetho kumzimba wabafundi, uMike wabukela uSally ematsha ewela i-quad ngendlela ethembekileyo. "Wayejongeka njengomphuphi," uMike wayeza kuthi kamva, "uSally wahamba nesango lomntu oqhelene nesingqi kunye neengoma zomhlaba." Wayengazi uMike ukuba uSally umbonile uMike.
UMike wayesoyika unxibelelwano
Ngelishwa uneentloni ngaphandle kokubonakala kwakhe ngaphandle kwamandla kunye nomyalelo, uMike woyika ukunxibelelana noSally. Ngelixa babencokola kamnandi kwiintsuku ezalandelayo, uMike weva ukuba "akanamdla." Ewe, kodwa uSally wayenomdla. Kumdaniso wokutsala ngasese, uSally wayesele edibene nokunxibelelana noMike ngendlela efanayo noMike wayenethemba lokunxibelelana noSally. Inzala yamazwe amabini iya kuqinisekiswa kungekudala ngendlela eyonwabisayo engaqhelekanga.
USally wazama ukufumana ingqalelo yakhe
UMike wayelilungu leqela lomkhosi wakhe omncinci wokumatsha. Umdlali we-sousaphone, uMike waphatha esona sixhobo sikhulu ebhentshini, isixhobo esineentsimbi zobhedu ezinkulu ezijonge ecaleni. USally waqokelela isicwangciso sokufumana ingqalelo yakhe. Njengoko ibhendi yayisondela kwicala elingaphambili nasemva komdlalo, uSally waqala waphosa amaqhekeza amancinci omkhenkce ngakwintsimbi kaMike sousaphone. Njengonogada wenqaku elinexesha le-NBA, uSally unokuphosa ngokuchanekileyo umkhenkce kwintsimbi yesixhobo. UMike khange amqaphele u-sharpshooter ekuqaleni, kodwa waqonda ukuba umntu osecaleni wayezama ukufumana ingqalelo yakhe. Ekugqibeleni, weva ukugigitheka. Apho kwicala elingaphandle, iqela labasetyhini abancinci laligigitheka kwaye likhombe uMike xa wayephuma ebaleni. Ngubani owayekwiziko lendibano? Sally evela kwiklasi entsha.
Ukusuka kwisiqingatha sesibini somdlalo webhola, uSally noMike babengababini. Bavuselelwa "libali lendibaniselwano" yabo engaqhelekanga kunye nomnqweno wabo wokwenza izinto ezilungileyo emhlabeni, uSally noMike bafumana amandla omnye komnye njengoko beqhubeka nezifundo zabo zesidanga sokuqala. Kungekudala ngaphambi kokuba esi sibini sifumanise ukuba sikhuliswa “kumazwe ahlukeneyo.” Ngaphandle kwehippie persona, uSally wayeyimveliso yosapho olutyebileyo olwaludlulileyo. UMike, kwelinye icala, wayengumfundi wokuqala wasekholejini ovela kwimvelaphi yekhola eblue. Benza ukuba isebenze kwaye benza isivumelwano. USally wayeza kugqiba isidanga sakhe sokuqala kwaye uMike awugqibe umsebenzi wakhe wokuthweswa isidanga ngaphambi kokuba acinge ngomtshato.
UMike wacebisa uSally
Emva kweminyaka emithathu yobudlelane obunesiqhamo, obude, isindululo ekugqibeleni safika. UMike wadibana noSally kwibala lebhola apho "umkhenkce wawuphoselwe khona," kwaye wayenabahlobo bakhe bakudala kwiqela lomngcelele ecaleni kwakhe. Emva kokudibanisa uSally ngebaladla entle, uMike wasusa isalaphone ebolekwe egxalabeni lakhe, wafaka intsimbi yesi sixhobo, wanika uSally iqhekeza lomkhenkce. Isangqa esipheleleyo.
Batshata
Kunyaka kamva, isibini esingalindelekanga satshata kwi-quad yeekholeji zabo. Yayiyimini entle yasentwasahlobo egcwele ii-azaleas kunye ne-dogwoods. Kwakhona, iqela lokuhamba lalikhona, linika esi sibini uninzi lweebhaladi kunye neengoma zokudanisa ngeendlebe neenyawo zazo. Kwiiyure ezisibhozo ezizayo, ukubhiyozelwa kwenyanga kwalandela abathandi. Ngosuku olulandelayo, emva kokuba ubumnandi bombhiyozo buphelile, esi sibini sakhwela inqwelomoya kunye noobhaka kwi-tow, saza saya e-Afrika ukuqala kweminyaka emibini kunye ne-Peace Corps.
Ngubani owaziyo ukuba iisousaphones zinamandla okuvutha amalangatye omtsalane? UMike noSally, abavela kumazwe ahlukeneyo, baphembelela ilangatye lobudlelwane emva kotshintshiselwano olunqabileyo ngoMgqibelo webhola. Bonke abanye, njengoko besitsho, yimbali.