Uthando Luyisenzo — Isenzo

izingwegwe zensimbi zathi, “Kepha uthando luyinqubo exhumanayo impela. Imayelana nalokho esikwenzayo, hhayi nje lokho esizizwa ngakho. Kuyisenzo, hhayi ibizo. ”

Njengoba iNyanga Yokuqwashisa Ngodlame Lwasekhaya iqala, ngicabanga ngokubonga ngothando esikwazile ukulubonisa kulabo abasindile odlameni lwasekhaya kanye nasemphakathini wethu ngesikhathi kubhebhetheka. Le nkathi enzima ibinguthisha wami omkhulu ngezenzo zothando. Ngabona uthando lwethu ngomphakathi wethu ngokuzibophezela kwethu ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi izinsizakalo nokwesekwa kuhlala kutholakala kubantu kanye nemindeni ebhekene nodlame lwasekhaya.

Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi i-Emerge yakhiwe ngamalungu alo mphakathi, iningi lawo elinokuhlangenwe nakho kwawo ngokulimala nokuhlukumezeka, okuvela nsuku zonke futhi anikele izinhliziyo zawo kwabasindile. Lokhu ngokungangabazeki kuliqiniso ngethimba labasebenzi abaletha izinsizakalo kuyo yonke inhlangano — indawo yokukhosela ephuthumayo, i-hotline, izinsizakalo zomndeni, izinsizakalo zomphakathi, izinsizakalo zezindlu, kanye nohlelo lwethu lokufundisa abesilisa. Kuyiqiniso futhi kuwo wonke umuntu osekela umsebenzi wenkonzo ngqo kwabasindile ngezinsizakalo zethu zemvelo, intuthuko, kanye namaqembu okuphatha. Kuliqiniso ikakhulukazi ezindleleni esasihlala kuzo sonke, sabhekana nazo, futhi senza konke okusemandleni ethu ukusiza ababambiqhaza kulolu bhubhane.

Kubonakala sengathi sithathe ubusuku obubodwa, safakwa esimweni sokungaqiniseki, ukudideka, ukwethuka, usizi nokuntuleka kokuqondiswa. Sihlunge lonke ulwazi olugcwale umphakathi wethu futhi lwakha izinqubomgomo ezizama ukubeka phambili impilo nokuphepha kwabantu abacishe babe ngama-6000 esibasebenzelayo minyaka yonke. Ukuqiniseka, asibona abahlinzeki bezempilo abanikezwe umsebenzi wokunakekela abagulayo. Kodwa-ke sisebenzela imindeni kanye nabantu abasengozini nsuku zonke yokulimala kanzima futhi kwezinye izimo nokufa.

Ngobhadane, leyo ngozi yanda kuphela. Izinhlelo abasindile abathembele kuzo ngosizo zivaliwe eduze kwethu: izinsizakalo eziyisisekelo zokusekela, izinkantolo, izimpendulo zokugcinwa komthetho. Ngenxa yalokhu, iningi lamalungu omphakathi wethu asengozini enkulu anyamalala emthunzini. Ngenkathi iningi lomphakathi lisekhaya, abantu abaningi babehlala ezimweni ezingaphephile lapho babengenakho abakudingayo ukuze baphile. Ukuvaleka kwehlise ikhono labantu abahlukunyezwa emakhaya lokuthola ukwesekwa ngocingo ngoba bebesekhaya nabalingani babo abahlukumezayo. Izingane bezingenakho ukufinyelela ohlelweni lwesikole ukuze zibe nomuntu ophephile ongakhuluma naye. Izindawo zokukhosela eTucson zehle ngomthamo wokuletha abantu. Sibone imithelela yalezi zinhlobo zokuhlukaniswa, kufaka phakathi isidingo esengeziwe sezinsizakalo namazinga aphezulu okubulala.

U-Emerge ubedonsa kanzima ngenxa yomthelela futhi ezama ukugcina ukuxhumana ngokuphepha nabantu abahlala ebudlelwaneni obuyingozi. Sithuthele indawo yethu yokuhlala ephuthumayo ngobusuku obubodwa sayiyisa esikhungweni esingeyona esidlangalaleni. Noma kunjalo, abasebenzi nabahlanganyeli babike ukuthi bavezwe yi-COVID nsuku zonke, okuholele ekulandelweni kokuthintana, kwehliswe amazinga okuqashwa kwabantu abanezikhundla eziningi ezingenamuntu, kanye nabasebenzi ngokuhlukaniswa. Phakathi kwalezi zinselelo, kunento eyodwa ebisalokhu ikhona - uthando lwethu ngomphakathi wethu kanye nokuzibophezela okujulile kulabo abafuna ukuphepha. Uthando luyisenzo.

Ngenkathi umhlaba ubukeka ume, isizwe nomphakathi baphefumula ngeqiniso lodlame olucwaswa ngokobuhlanga obelwenzeka ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Lolu dlame lukhona nasemphakathini wethu, futhi, futhi lubumbe amava eqembu lethu nabantu esibasebenzelayo. Inhlangano yethu izamile ukuthola ukuthi ingabhekana kanjani nalolu bhubhane ngenkathi futhi idala isikhala futhi iqala umsebenzi wokuphulukisa kusuka ekuhlangenwe nakho okuhlangene kodlame olwenziwe ngokobuhlanga. Siyaqhubeka sisebenzela ukukhululeka ebandlululweni elikhona nxazonke zethu. Uthando luyisenzo.

Inhliziyo yenhlangano ibilokhu ishaya njalo. Sithathe izingcingo ze-ejensi sayifaka emizini yabantu ukuze i-hotline iqhubeke nokusebenza. Abasebenzi ngokushesha baqala ukusingatha izikhathi zokwesekwa ezivela ekhaya ngocingo nakuZoom. Abasebenzi balekelele amaqembu okusekela ku-Zoom. Abasebenzi abaningi baqhubeke nokuba sehhovisi futhi bebelokhu beqhubeka isikhathi esiqhubekayo nobhadane. Abasebenzi bathathe amashifu angeziwe, basebenza amahora amaningi, futhi bebephethe izikhundla eziningi. Abantu bangena bephuma. Abanye bagula. Abanye balahlekelwa amalungu omndeni abaseduze. Sihlangene ngokuqhubeka sikhombisa futhi sinikela izinhliziyo zethu kulo mphakathi. Uthando luyisenzo.

Ngesinye isikhathi, lonke iqembu elihlinzeka ngezinsizakalo eziphuthumayo bekufanele lihlukaniswe ngenxa yokuchayeka ku-COVID. Amaqembu aqhamuka kwezinye izindawo ze-ejensi (izikhundla zokuphatha, ababhali besibonelelo, abaqoqi bezimali) babhalisela ukuletha ukudla emindenini ehlala endaweni yokukhosela ephuthumayo. Abasebenzi abavela kuyo yonke le nhlangano baletha iphepha langasese lapho belithola litholakala emphakathini. Sihlele izikhathi zokulanda abantu ukuba beze emahhovisi avaliwe ukuze abantu bakwazi ukucosha amabhokisi okudla nezinto zenhlanzeko. Uthando luyisenzo.

Ngemuva konyaka, wonke umuntu ukhathele, ushile, futhi ubuhlungu. Noma kunjalo, izinhliziyo zethu ziyashaya futhi sikhombisa ukuhlinzeka uthando nokusekelwa kwabasindile abangenayo enye indawo abangaya kuyo. Uthando luyisenzo.

Kulo nyaka phakathi neNyanga Yokuqwashisa Ngodlame Lwasekhaya, sikhetha ukuphakamisa nokuhlonipha izindaba zabasebenzi abaningi base-Emerge abasize le nhlangano ukuthi iqhubeke nokusebenza ukuze abasindile babe nendawo lapho ukwesekwa kungenzeka khona. Siyabahlonipha, izindaba zabo zobuhlungu ngesikhathi sokugula nokulahlekelwa, ukwesaba kwabo obekuzokwenzeka emphakathini wethu — futhi sizwakalisa ukubonga kwethu okungapheli ngezinhliziyo zabo ezinhle.

Ake sizikhumbuze kulo nyaka, kule nyanga, ukuthi uthando luyisenzo. Zonke izinsuku zonyaka, uthando luyisenzo.