Owesifazane Omunye Uhlanganyela Ukuthi Iklabhu Yokugijima Iyishintshe Kanjani Impilo Yakhe

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Lapho abantu bengibona ngihamba ngigijima ezindleleni zamabhayisikili eLos Angeles ngoLwesithathu ebusuku, umculo uphukile kusuka kusipikha esincane esiphathekayo, bavame ukujoyina. Noma babuye ngesonto elilandelayo, bethi, "Ngidinga ukungena kuleli qembu."

Ngiyazi umuzwa ngoba empeleni bekuyimi eminyakeni emine eyedlule.

Ngangithuthele eLondon nepotimende kanye nobhaka. Lapho ngifika lapho, ngangifuna ngempela ukuthola umphakathi engingaba ingxenye yawo. Ngobunye ubusuku, kwaqhamuka into ebizwa ngeMidnight Runners club kuFacebook. Ngangimangele. Kwadlula amasonto, kodwa ngakhumbula ukuthi ikilabhu lalibaleka njalo ngoLwesibili. Ekugcineni ngizitshele, Ngeke usakuhlehlisa ukuhlola lokhu.

Ngesikhathi ngijoyina, ama-run ayesesukile phakathi kwamabili aya ku-8 ebusuku. Noma kunjalo, kwakumnyama, umculo uqhuma, futhi wonke umuntu wayemamatheka. Kwakungenzeka kanjani ukuthi babegijima futhi ukukhuluma? Ngalobo busuku bokuqala, angikwazanga ukuqhubeka, ingasaphathwa eyokuqala ingxoxo. Ngakhula ngibhukuda, futhi ngangincintisana emabangeni amade, kodwa lokhu kwakunzima. Ngivele ngazitshela ukuthi inqubo futhi lokhu kuzoba yinto engizithandayo, ukubona ukuthi umzimba nengqondo yami kungayaphi. (Okuhlobene: Ungazithusa Kanjani Ukuze Uqine, Uphile Kahle, Futhi Ujabule Kakhudlwana)

Isonto nesonto, sasigijima imizila ehlukene, ngakho-ke empeleni ngangizohlolela idolobha. Futhi ukukhuluma nabanye akuzange nje kungigcine ngiqhubeke kodwa kwangisiza ukuba ngibone intuthuko yami—“Kulungile, manje sengingakwazi ukugijima amakhilomitha amahlanu ngaphandle kokuzabalaza ukukhuluma.”

Kulezi zinsuku ngihlala e-Los Angeles, futhi yimina odweba imizila yephakethe lami le-Midnight Runners. Senza ama-run amamayela ayisithupha ngo-7 ebusuku. phakathi nesonto bese uhamba isikhathi eside ngamaSonto. Ngisaqhubeka nokubhukuda — leyo yinto efiswa ngumzimba wami — kodwa lawa ma-runs ayinto yomphakathi. Bayaqinisekisa, njengokungathi sonke sikulokhu ndawonye. (Awukukholwa? Funda ngamandla okuba nesizwe sokuqina, ngokusho kukaJen Widerstrom.)

I-Shape Magazine, umagazini ka-May 2019

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