Uthando olungenakunqandwa yimvula enkulu
Kangangeminyaka eli-14, ndisebenze kwishishini lokuphucula imiqondiso yeseli—ndilungisa iindawo ezifileyo, ndikhulisa imiqondiso ebuthathaka, kwaye ndisombulula iingxaki zonxibelelwano emakhaya, kumashishini nakwiindawo zoshishino. Kodwa ngokuhamba kwexesha, ndifunde into elula: ubuchwepheshe abupheleli nje ekudibaniseni imiqondiso. Bumalunga nokudibanisa abantu, iintliziyo, namaphupha.
Yiyo loo nto iqela lethu kutshanje liye kwiSikolo samaBanga aPhantsi saseMa'an eYunfu ukuze lichithe usuku lonke linika abanye, lifunde, lihleke. Imvula enkulu yana kusasa, kodwa asizange siyirhoxise. Ukuba besithembise abantwana ukuba siza kuza, bekufuneka sigcine eso sithembiso. Uhambo belucotha, kodwa yonke imayile yayivakala inentsingiselo.
Sakufika, sanika abantu izinto zesikolo kunye nezixhobo zemidlalo—iimpawu ezimibalabala, iincwadi zamanqaku, iirakhethi zebhedminton, kunye neebhola. Ubuso babantwana bakhanya ngoko nangoko. Intombazana encinci yahlebeza ithi “enkosi” kancinci, kwaye uncumo ngalunye oluncinci lwenza uhambo olude lwaba lufanelekile. Kwakungekho ntetho zintle, kwakukho amaxesha afudumeleyo okwabelana nolonwabo.
Kamva, saqhuba iklasi elula yesayensi. Sathetha ngento esiyaziyo ngcono: imiqondiso. Ndababonisa isixhobo sokujama imiqondiso, sichaza ngamazwi alula indlela esithintela ngayo ukuphazamiseka nokugcina ulwazi lukhuselekile. Abantwana bagoba phambili, amehlo abo evulekile benomdla. Babuza imibuzo emnandi nenyanisekileyo: Ngaba sinokuthintela imiqondiso yomdlalo? Ngaba singazakhela enye ngenye imini?
Ndibaxelele into efanayo endiyixelela wonke umntu osemtsha obuza ngesayensi: gxila, ungawahoyi amaphupha akho, kwaye ulandele amaphupha akho. Kanye njengokuba isignali elungileyo inqumla ingxolo, ukusebenza nzima kuya kukunceda ukhanye. Abantwana abaninzi babelane ngamaphupha abo—abaculi, abacimi-mlilo, oososayensi—kwaye kwakumnandi ukubona amathemba abo aqaqambileyo ngekamva.
Emva kweklasi, imvula yayeka, saza sadlala imidlalo kwindawo yokudlala. Imidlalo ekhawulezayo yokuvuselela ingqondo, izitulo zomculo, kunye nokuvuya okuninzi. Abantwana abazolileyo bangenelela, uncumo oluneentloni lwajika lwaba kukuhleka okukhulu, kwaye yonke indawo yokudlala yazaliswa luvuyo olumsulwa nolulula. Yasikhumbuza ukuba ulonwabo aludingi nto ingako—kukhathalelwa nje, ingqalelo, kunye nexesha.
Kwiminyaka eli-14 edlulileyo, inkampani yethu ikhule ukusuka ekubeni liqela elincinci ukuya ekubeni ngumdlali weshishini. Sigqibe iiprojekthi zesignali ezingaphezu kwama-500, sombulule amawaka eengxaki zesignali ezibuthathaka, kwaye sanceda amashishini kunye noluntu ukuba bahlale benxibelelene. Kodwa akukho nanye kwezi zinto ibalulekileyo ngaphandle kwentliziyo. Ubuchwepheshe obuhle bunceda abantu, kwaye impumelelo yokwenyani ithetha ukubuyisela, ukwabelana ngolwazi, kunye nokuxhasa iingqondo eziselula.
Olu tyelelo kwiSikolo samaBanga aPhantsi saseMa'an beluyinyathelo nje elinye. Intlalo-ntle yoluntu ayisosiganeko sexesha elinye—ngumkhwa. Siza kuqhubeka siphucula iteknoloji yethu yemiqondiso, kwaye siza kuqhubeka sityelela izikolo, sabelane ngesayensi, kwaye sikhuthaza abantwana ukuba baphuphe kakhulu. Itekhnoloji idibanisa imiqondiso; ububele budibanisa iintliziyo.
Ukuba usebenza kwiiprojekthi zokugubungela isignali, okanye ukuba unomdla wokusebenzisa iteknoloji ukunceda uluntu, masiqhagamshelane. Ngamava okwenyani eminyaka eli-14, ndiyavuya ukwabelana ngeengcebiso ezinyanisekileyo, izisombululo ezisebenzayo, kunye neengcinga malunga nendlela iteknoloji enokubanceda ngayo abantu namaphupha.
Ixesha leposi: Meyi-23-2026 
