Riaan Bengilokhu ngizama le nto isikhashana lapho ngikopisha izindlela zasekuseni zosomabhizinisi abadumile (funda: osozigidigidi) emzamweni wokuphindaphinda okungenani ingxenye ethile yempumelelo yabo.
Kuyavunywa, angikakayenzi ibhiliyoni yami yokuqala (noma isigidi), nakuba okungenani ngifunde okuningi mayelana nokukhiqiza ngokusebenzisa lens yalaba somabhizinisi.
Kodwa, ukuze ngigqashule enkambisweni yazo zonke lezi zinqubo ezine-caffeine, ezigqugquzelwa kakhulu, nganquma—kungani ngingazami ukuphila njengomuntu ongaqinile, futhi ngingathi, ophumelelayo ngokwakhe?
Hhayi-ke, ususifundile isihloko, ukuze wazi ukuthi ngikhuluma ngobani ngempela. Kunjalo, ngizamile ukuphila impilo efana neNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth II, sengathi angaphumula ngokuthula.
Kuyini iphuzu, uyabuza? Hhayi-ke, ngicela ukukukhumbuza, waphila iminyaka engama-96 futhi eyanelisayo. Ngingathi kuningi esingakufunda enkosini.
7:30AM: Isikhathi sokuvuka
Indlovukazi uvuke ngo-7:30AM ohloniphekile. Indlovukazi ehlobene, wayehlala embhedeni imizuzu embalwa, elalele uhlelo lwe-BBC Radio 4 oluthi “Namuhla”, engalushintsha ukuze ngithole okuthile okufinyeleleka kalula kimi, njengemizuzu embalwa yephodikasti.
Khona-ke, umsizi wakhe wayemdonsela amanzi okugeza (okungamasentimitha angu-7 ngokunembile ukujula), kodwa mina, ngenxa yezizathu ezihlukahlukene ezihlanganisa neqiniso lokuthi anginawo ubhavu noma umsizi womuntu siqu, ngeke ngiqale ngisho nokuzama ukwenza lokho kwenzeke.
Kunalokho, ngigeze kamnandi ekuseni ekuseni—into engingavamile ukuyenza nengingayithandi ngempela (ishawa yasebusuku yonke indlela).
INdlovukazi uLizzie nayo idla ukudla kwasekuseni. Uthanda itiye lakhe elimpunga elinobisi olubandayo, into engingayithola ngokuphelele.
Okulandelayo, uyagqoka futhi ezinye izikhonzi zizoxubha izinwele zakhe zibukeke “njengophawu” lwakhe. Ukubukeka kwami kwesiginesha kubandakanya ukukama izinwele zami futhi ngizishiye zinjalo.
Esalungisa, izintombi zakhe zizoletha itiye elimpunga nobisi olubandayo. Lalihluke kancane uma liqhathaniswa nekhofi lami elivamile, kodwa ngalijabulela kakhulu.
8:30AM Ibhulakufesi elinezinhlangothi zamapayipi
Ukudla kwasekuseni, kubikwa ukuthi iNdlovukazi yakwenza lokho idle ukukhanya ngetimu yezwekazi.
Ngemva kokudla, iNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth II yayilalela umculo we-bagpipe ophilayo.
Ngokudabukisayo, angikwazi ukufinyelela kunoma yibaphi abaculi be-bagpipe (ama-bagpipist?), ngakho-ke ngaphendukela ekulaleleni ithrekhi yomculo we-bagpipe. Nganquma ukudla ngenkathi futhi ukulalela umculo we-bagpipe ukuze ungene emoyeni ngempela.
Ngeke ngiqambe amanga, empeleni bekuyisingezo esihle esimisweni sami sasekuseni. Kungiphoqe ukuthi ngivele ngizihlalele ngidle ukudla kwami ngilalele umculo (ngoba angicabangi ukuthi uQueen ubeskrola ku-Instagram edla ama-scones akhe). Kwakuwumkhuba omncane othandekayo wokucabanga.
9:30AM: Ukubusa usuku
INdlovukazi yenzani ngomsebenzi, uyazibuza. Yebo, empeleni (kuthiwa) ufaka amahora amabili wamaphepha ekuseni, ngakho-ke usunakho. Ngivame ukuqala usuku lwami lomsebenzi ngo-9:30AM futhi, ngakho azikho izinguquko lapha—singamawele omsebenzi.
INdlovukazi izophinde itshelwe ngemicimbi yomhlaba wonke. Ngicabanga ukuthi isifushane sakhe sihluke kakhulu kunesami, esitholakala ekusesheni okulula kwe-Google.
Ngemuva kwamaphepha, uNgangezwe Lakhe uzohlangana nabantu abahlukahlukene ababalulekile. Mina-ke ngaqhubeka nokwenza umsebenzi wami kwaze kwashaya isikhathi sesidlo sasemini.
1:30PM: Ikhefu lesidlo sasemini
INdlovukazi inesidlo sasemini impela, okwakuyinselele kancane kimi, ngokwengxenye ngenxa yezinhlelo ezihlobene nomsebenzi, futhi ngenxa yokuthi ngangizolamba ngabo-12:30.
Kukholakala ukuthi wayejabulela ukudla okunentshumayelo enhle, kodwa ukudla okuningi kubukeka njengokudla okuhle kimi.
4:30PM: Ungathanda enye inkomishi yetiye?
Njengoba bekulindelekile kuNdlovukazi, isikhathi setiye siyadingeka ohlelweni lwayo. Njengoba kwakumangalisa njengoba lokhu kwakuzwakala ekuqaleni, empeleni ngakhula ngikuthola kucasula njengoba kuphazamisa ukuhamba kwami komsebenzi.
Impela, bekumnandi ukuthola ikhefu elincane, kodwa ngokungafani neNdlovukazi, kwadingeka ngizenzele itiye futhi ngiwashe inkomishi yami, ngakho…
Naphezu kokuphuza itiye eline-caffeine, imvelo eshisayo yesiphuzo nayo ingenze ngalala. Kuyadabukisa ukuthi, isikhathi setiye asiyona into engingayisebenzisa.
10:30PM: Ukufunda
Kuthiwa iNdlovukazi ifunda kancane ngaphambi kokulala. Njengomuntu ozama ukuhlakulela umkhuba wami wokufunda kulo nyaka, lokhu bekuyingxenye yesimiso kimina.
Ingxenye enzima kakhulu ngalokhu bekuwukuba nesiyalo esanele sokubeka eceleni ucingo lwami, njengoba ngangivame ukuskrola ezinkundleni zokuxhumana kuze kube yilapho amehlo ami esekhathele kakhulu. Kunalokho ukufunda kwakuwukushintsha okuhle kwejubane.
11PM: Lala
Ngivame ukulala sekusondele phakathi kwamabili, ngakho-ke ukulala kusenehora ngaphambi kwesikhathi akuzange kuzwakale kubi kangako ekuqaleni. Kodwa empeleni kwayichitha isimiso sami kancane. Kwadingeka ngigeze futhi ngihlanze kusenesikhathi ukuze ngiqiniseke ukuthi ngingakwazi ukukhasela embhedeni ngo-11PM.
Nokho, ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa, ngazithola sengijwayelana nesimiso sokulala sangaphambili.
Kodwa, uma ngikhuluma iqiniso, angicabangi ukuthi kube nomthelela ekusebenzeni kwami namazinga wamandla kakhulu ekuseni.
Isiphetho
Uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izindlela engizamile, ezeNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth II azinamandla kangako.
Ngokuqondakalayo, akuyona into ebeka umsebenzi kanye nezamabhizinisi kuqala. (Mhlawumbe ezinsukwini zakhe ezincane umsebenzi wakhe wawuzoba mkhulu kakhulu?)
Naphezu kwalokho, angicabangi ukuthi kuphazamise kakhulu ukukhiqiza kwami nhlobo. Ngikwazile ukwenza umsebenzi wami njengenjwayelo, ngenkathi ngishintsha imihlangano nezikhulu eziphezulu zezizwe ngeminye nozakwethu esikhundleni.
Sekukonke, inqubo yeNdlovukazi yokuhlehlisa imane igcizelela ukubaluleka ukuba isimiso—noma iyiphi isimiso.
Ngisanda kubuka ividiyo ebikhuluma ngokuthi uma ungenawo umkhuba, umuntu “uzokwabelwa” noma kunjalo, ngakho-ke ukuba nalokho kubandakanyeka ekuhleleni usuku lwakho yikho okusetha ithoni yosuku lwakho ngempela.
Sesikushilo lokho, ngithemba ukuthi ngizoqala inselele entsha, ngakho-ke indlela yasekuseni engiyizamayo cishe izoshesha kakhulu kunekaNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth II.
- Funda ezinye izibuyekezo esizibhalile mayelana nemikhuba yasekuseni yabantu abaphawulekayo lapha.
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