Merry & Bright: Sibungaza uKhisimusi Nsuku ZonkeIsampula

Kuyimpilo Enhle Kakhulu

“Umbono wami ngoKhisimusi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyisidala noma uyisimanje, kulula kakhulu: ukuthanda abanye.” — Ubob Hope

Isiko elivamile abantu ababamba iqhaza kulo phakathi nenyanga yokugcina yonyaka ukuthumela amakhadi kaKhisimusi. Ikhadi likaKhisimusi laqala ngawo-1840 nguSir Henry Cole futhi empeleni wazalwa ngenxa yokuba nesikhathi esincane kakhulu sokuphendula izincwadi ezazigcwele endlini yakhe. Ubone kungenangqondo ukungaphenduli kubantu abambhalele izincwadi ngakho waqasha umdwebi ukuthi enze ikhadi likaKhisimusi lokuqala ukuze umndeni wakhe ubuyekeze. Yize abanye bemgxeka ngalesi senzo sokugcina isikhathi, abanye abaningi basibambile baqala ukuthumela izincwadi namakhadi abo ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi.

Ngokutheleka kwamadivayisi kanye nenkundla yezokuxhumana esikweni lethu, abaningi bakhethe ukuphuma ekuthumeleni ikhadi langempela futhi esikhundleni salokho, bathumele i-imeyili noma badale iposi lenkundla yezokuxhumana elinikeza isibuyekezo. Akukhona ukuthi akufanele sithumele amakhadi nezibuyekezo ngoKhisimusi. Kufanele uma sikujabulela ukwenza kanjalo. Kodwa, bekungeke yini kube kuhle uma singakudingi? Ukube senze umzamo owengeziwe wokuthintana kangcono nabangane abaseduze nomndeni phakathi kukaJanuwari no-Okthoba?

Simatasa kakhulu kunangaphambili ngoba amashejuli ethu agcwele kunangaphambilini. Singase mhlawumbe sithumele umlayezo wombhalo noma umyalezo oqondile ku-akhawunti yezokuxhumana, kodwa empeleni ukuthumela ikhadi ngemeyili? Hhayi-ke, lokho akunangqondo futhi isidala ... kunjalo?

Kungenzekani uma senza umzamo wokubhala ngepeni langempela ephepheni futhi sibhalele othile inothi njalo ngenyanga yonyaka? Kuthiwani uma sinqume ukwedlula lokho futhi sithumele amanothi amabili ngenyanga? Noma, kuthiwani uma sikuyisa kwelinye izinga futhi sithi, “Ngizobhala amanothi angu-52 ngonyaka kubantu abangu-52.” Lokho kunye ngesonto. Futhi lokho kuwukuyahlanya.

Noma kunjalo?

Singase singazi ukuthi kuzosho ukuthini kumuntu othile lapho ethola inothi elivela kithi—kungaba ebhokisini lakhe leposi, etafuleni lakhe, noma eshelele ngaphansi kwe-wiper kuwindshield yemoto yakhe. Ayikho indlela eyodwa yokubhalela othile inothi elikhuthazayo. Kungase kufike ngosuku lapho becabanga ukuthi ngeke bakwazi ukuqhubeka, futhi amazwi ethu okukhuthaza angaba yilokho kanye ababekudinga esimweni ababhekene naso.

Cabanga

• Ingabe ucabanga ukuthi abantu empilweni yakho bangazuza ngokuthola inothi elivela kuwe ngaphandle kwesibuyekezo esijwayelekile sekhadi likaKhisimusi?
• Yenza uhlu lwabantu ongathanda ukubathumelela amanothi. Hlela ukuthi uzobanikeza nini futhi wenze kanjalo.