Ukunikela ngezinto zakho ezindala esitolo sezinto ezisetshenzisiwe kungaba nzima, kodwa umqondo uwukuthi izinto zakho zizothola impilo yesibili. Ngemva kokunikela, zizodluliselwa kumnikazi omusha. Kodwa uzilungiselela kanjani lezi zinto ukuze ziphinde zisetshenziswe?
26 IValencia eSan Francisco iyindlu yokugcina izimpahla enezitezi ezintathu eyayiyifektri yezicathulo endala. Manje iminikelo engapheli eya kwiSalvation Army ihlelwa lapha, futhi ngaphakathi kufana nedolobha elincane.
“Manje sesisendaweni yokulahla izimpahla,” kusho uCindy Engler, umphathi wezokuxhumana nomphakathi we-Salvation Army. Sibone ama-trailer agcwele izikhwama zikadoti, amabhokisi, izibani, izilwane ezigcwele izinto ezilahlekile - izinto zazilokhu zifika futhi indawo yayinomsindo.
“Ngakho-ke lesi yisinyathelo sokuqala,” kusho yena. “Iyasuswa elolini bese ihlelwa kuye ngokuthi iyiphi ingxenye yesakhiwo esiya kuyo ukuze ihlungwe kabusha.”
Mina no-Engler sehlela phansi ekujuleni kwale ndawo yokugcina impahla enkulu enezitezi ezintathu. Nomaphi lapho uya khona, othile uhlela iminikelo ibe yimishini yepulasitiki engamakhulu. Ingxenye ngayinye yendawo yokugcina impahla inesimo sayo: kukhona umtapo wolwazi onamakamelo amahlanu anamashelufu ezincwadi angamafidi angu-20 ukuphakama, indawo lapho omatilasi babhakwa khona kuhhavini omkhulu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi baphephile ukuthengiswa kabusha, kanye nendawo yokugcina izinto zokuhlobisa.
U-Engler wadlula enye yezinqola. “Izithombe, amathoyizi athambile, obhasikidi, awazi ukuthi kwenzekani lapha,” esho ememeza.
“Cishe kufike izolo,” kusho u-Engler njengoba sidlula abantu bephenya inqwaba yezingubo.
“Namuhla ekuseni sizihlelele amashalofu akusasa,” kusho u-Engler, “sicubungula izingubo ezingu-12,000 ngosuku.”
Izingubo ezingenakudayiswa zifakwa kuma-baler. I-Baler iyisicindezeli esikhulu esigaya zonke izingubo ezingathengwa zibe ama-cubes angangombhede. U-Engler wabheka isisindo sesinye sezikhwama: "Lesi sinesisindo esingamakhilogremu angu-1,118."
Ibhele lizobe selithengiswa kwabanye, cishe abazolisebenzisela izinto ezifana nokugcwala amakhaphethi.
“Ngakho-ke, ngisho nezinto ezidabukile nezilimele ziyaphila,” kusho u-Engler kimi. “Senza ezinye izinto zihambe ibanga elide kakhulu. Siyazisa yonke iminikelo.”
Isakhiwo siyaqhubeka nokwakhiwa, sibukeka njenge-labyrinth. Kukhona ikhishi, isonto, futhi u-Engler wangitshela ukuthi kwakukhona indawo yokudlala i-bowling. Kungazelelwe insimbi yakhala - kwase kuyisikhathi sokudla kwakusihlwa.
Akuyona nje indawo yokugcina impahla, kodwa futhi yindlu. Umsebenzi wendlu yokugcina impahla uyingxenye yohlelo lokuvuselela izidakamizwa notshwala lweSalvation Army. Abahlanganyeli bahlala, basebenza futhi bathola ukwelashwa lapha izinyanga eziyisithupha. U-Engler ungitshele ukuthi kunamadoda ayi-112 adla ukudla okuthathu ngosuku.
Lolu hlelo lumahhala futhi luxhaswa yinzuzo yesitolo esingaphesheya komgwaqo. Ilungu ngalinye linomsebenzi wesikhathi esigcwele, ukwelulekwa komuntu ngamunye kanye neqembu, futhi ingxenye enkulu yalokho ingokomoya. I-Salvation Army ibhekisela ku-501c3 futhi izichaza ngokuthi "ingxenye yevangeli ye-Universal Christian Church".
"Awucabangi kakhulu ngalokho okwenzekile esikhathini esidlule," esho. "Ungabheka esikhathini esizayo bese usebenza ukufeza imigomo yakho. Ngidinga ukuba noNkulunkulu empilweni yami, ngidinga ukufunda kabusha ukuthi ngisebenza kanjani, futhi le ndawo ingifundise lokho."
Ngihamba ngaphesheya komgwaqo ngiya esitolo. Izinto ezazingezomunye umuntu manje sezibonakala sengathi ezami. Ngabheka othayi ngathola upiyano oludala emnyangweni wefenisha. Ekugcineni, eCookware, ngithole ipuleti elihle kakhulu ngo-$1.39. Nganquma ukulithenga.
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Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Julayi-21-2023