Ndaqala ukuma nge-paddleboarding kungekhona kuba ndifuna ukuba yimbaleki. Ndaqala ngoba mna
indawo efunekayo – ukukhulula indawo kwingxolo, izikrini kunye nobomi ngokungxama. Into endiyifumene kwi
amanzi ayengeyobhodi nje yamaplanga kunye nebheyile, kodwa isingqisho sobomi esahlukileyo.
Ndithe xa ndinyathela kwi paddleboard okokuqala, Ndikhumbula indlela yonke into eyayingazinzanga ngayo.
Amanzi ahamba phantsi kwam ngendlela endingenakuyiqikelela, kwaye ithuku lam kukuqinisa zonke izihlunu. I
yawa phantsi kwimizuzu embalwa. Kodwa xa ndinyuka ndibuyela ebhodini, into emangalisayo
kwenzeka: Ndahleka. Okokuqala emva kwexesha elide, Ndaziva ndikhululekile ngokusilela.
Funda kwaye uthobe isantya
Ibhodi yokubhexa yandinyanzela ukuba ndithobe isantya ngezinye iindlela. Emhlabeni, Ndiqhele ukuphatha ezininzi
imisebenzi ngaxeshanye – ndijonge ifowuni yam, ngokuqwalasela umhla obekiweyo, kunye nokucwangcisa i
inyathelo elilandelayo phambi kokugqiba umsebenzi wangoku. Emanzini, le ngqondo ayisebenzi konke konke. Ukuba ndi
khawuleza, Ndiza kuphulukana nebhalansi yam. Ukuba ndiyamelana nokuhamba kwamanzi, ndiya kuwa phantsi.
Ukuma ebhodini kwandifundisa ukumamela – umoya, ukuhamba kwamanzi kunye nokuphefumla kwam. I
ndaqalisa ukubheqa kwangentseni. Ngela xesha, amanzi ayezolile kakhulu, kwaye ihlabathi laziva ngathi
bekungekagqibi. Loo maxesha azolileyo aba sisithethe. Akukho saziso, akukho lindelo. Kunjalo nje
umthambo, ukuphefumla kunye nokucamngca.
Uhlobo olwahlukileyo lokufaneleka
Ngaphambi kokudlala i-paddleboard, umbono wam wokomelela wawusoloko unxulumene nobunzulu: nzima ngakumbi
umthambo, ukubaleka ixesha elide, kunye nenkqubela phambili enokumetwa. I-SUP yatshintsha loo mbono. Yona
womeleza umbilini wam, kuphucula ukuma kwam, kwaye kwandisa ukunyamezela kwam, kodwa ayikhe ivakale
wohlwaywa. Endaweni yokubala iikhalori ezitshisiweyo, Ndaqala ukunikela ingqalelo kwimvakalelo yam
umzimba.
Ngamaxesha athile, ibhodi yokubheqa luhlobo lokuzilolonga. Ngamanye amaxesha, iyadada nje, ehleli phezu a
ibhodi yomthi, ndiyeke imilenze yam irhuqeka emanzini. Ndafunda ukuba umthambo awusoloko undlongondlongo
ukuba isebenze. Olu tshintsho luyichaphazela kancinane indlela endiziphatha ngayo ezinye iinkalo zobomi bam – umsebenzi, ukutya, kwaye
nokuphumla.
Ubulolo kunye noqhagamshelwano
Esinye sezipho ezingalindelekanga zebhodi yokubheqa yibhalansi phakathi kwesizungu kunye
uqhagamshelwano. Wedwa phezu kwamanzi, Ndiziva ndizimele ngokunzulu. Ndafunda ukuzikholelwa – yam
ibhalansi, umgwebo wam, kunye nokukwazi kwam ukumelana nokutshintsha kweemeko.
Ngaxeshanye, ibhodi yokubheqa indidibanisa nabanye ngendlela ezolileyo nenganyanzelwanga. Ukuthetha
elunxwemeni yahlukile nokuthetha kwigumbi elinabantu abaninzi. Abantu bathetha ngomoya
iimeko, iindlela ozithandayo, kunye neentlanganiso zokuphuma kwelanga. Akukho khuphiswano, ukwabelana kuphela kunye
ukuxabisa.
Indlela i-SUP iba yindlela yobomi
Njengoko ixesha lihamba, ibhodi yokubheqa ayiseyiyo le ndiyiyo “yenza”, kodwa into endiyakhayo ubomi bam. Ndacwangcisa a
uhambo oluya echibini kunye nonxweme. Ndivuke kwakusasa ndasela amanzi azolileyo. Ndalwenza lula ucwangciso lwam ngoko
ukuba ndichithe ixesha elingakumbi ngaphandle.
Olu tshintsho kwindlela yokuphila alukho ngqiqweni, kodwa uzinzile. Ndizifumana ndilangazelela uvuselelo oluncinci kwaye
ubukho ngaphezulu. Endaweni yokusukela imveliso ezinzileyo, Ndibalula ukubaluleka kwamaxesha amileyo. I
ibhodi yokubheqa ayindinikanga mpendulo, kodwa yandifundisa indlela yokubuza imibuzo engcono.
Isifundo samanzi
Nokuba uzisa ntoni na, amanzi anendlela yokubonakalisa umva. Ngeentsuku zoxinzelelo, indikhumbuza ukuba
thambisa. Ngemihla yokuphazamiseka, kufuneka igxininise. Ngeentsuku ezolileyo, ivuza ukuthula.
Ndafunda ukuba ibhalansi ayilolawulo, kodwa uhlengahlengiso. I-chessboard ayiyeki ukuhamba, kwaye
yenza ubomi. Uzinzo luvela kwimpendulo, hayi ukuxhathisa.
Ingcinga yokugqibela
Ibhodi yokubheqa emileyo ayizange itshintshe ubomi bam ngobusuku nje obunye. Itshintsha ngokucothayo nangokuzola, Nye
iseshoni ngexesha. Yandifundisa indlela yokuziqhelanisa nokungaqiniseki, indlela ukonwabela ukusebenza nzima ngaphandle
ukuthabatheka, kunye nendlela yokufumana uxolo ngaphandle kokubaleka kwinyani.
Ukwenzela mna, I-SUP ayisengomdlalo nje. Isikhumbuza ukuba ubomi bufana namanzi, ihlala ikwintshukumo – i
eyona ndlela yokuqhubela phambili asikokulwa nayo, kodwa ukuqhubela phambili nayo.
