Kwiminyaka engama-30 edlulileyo, uDrew Barrymore ebebhala iminqweno yakhe kwiikhadi zeposi aze ayithumele kuye ngobusuku boNyaka oMtsha. Lisiko alenza eyedwa okanye nabanye, kwaye naphi na apho athabatha khona iholide yakhe, uza nenqwaba yeekhadi zeposi ezifakwe isitampu ukuze abhale phantsi iinjongo zakhe zonyaka. Iikhadi zeposi zeminyaka embalwa edlulileyo zigcwele kwiidilesi ezahlukeneyo nakwiibhokisi zokugcina izinto, ingqokelela yezithembiso azigcinileyo naziphulileyo.
“Ndihlala ndivakalelwa kukuba, ngokuphindaphindiweyo, le yindlela embi ebomini bam,” uxelele iNYLON ngeZoom. “Emva kweminyaka engama-20, ndacinga: “Kuyadanisa ukuba ndisabhala oku. Ekugqibeleni ndiyilungisile kwaye ndiyavuya ukutsho, kodwa luvavanyo oluhle lwe-litmus kuba nawe ufana, Thixo, into efanayo.” minyaka le?”
Kulo nyaka, uBarrymore uceba ukusebenza kancinci – umsebenzi onzima kumdlali weqonga kunye nomsasazi wenkqubo yencoko. Kodwa kukwamalunga nokuzibamba xa enikezela aze aqhubeke nendlela yakhe eya ekuzinzeni, eyenziwe lula kakhulu yintsebenziswano yakhe neGrove Co., inkampani yokuqala kwihlabathi ukuthengisa iimveliso zendalo. UBarrymore wayengummeli wokuqala wozinzo lweempawu zeGrove kwihlabathi jikelele kunye nomtyali-mali.
Iyure enye noBarrymore ingalungisa ubomi bam; kukho into ethuthuzelayo kakhulu ngaye kwaye iingcebiso zakhe ziyafumaneka, nokuba yindlela yokwenza iholide ibe noxolo kwaye ibe ntle, okanye ukunika amaqhinga alula okwenza iholide ibe nempumelelo ngakumbi, njengokusika iplastiki eflethini yakho. qeshisa, zise amashiti akho kunye neebhari zesepha zokuhlamba impahla, isepha kunye neshampu, okanye unikele ngamava endaweni yezinto. Xa kufikwa kulondolozo kunye nezigqibo zoNyaka oMtsha, kungcono ukuqala kancinci - nangaphezulu malunga nokwakha imikhwa, utshilo uBarrymore.
“Gxila kwiinguqu ezintathu ukuya kwezintlanu zokwenyani ofuna ukuzenza,” utshilo ngezigqibo zoNyaka oMtsha. “Akufuneki zibe nzima, ngoko ke zingaba mnandi kwaye zikhuthaze…into encinci entle ofuna ukuyenza.”
UBarrymore uthethe neNYLON ngayo yonke into ukususela kwindlela yokonwabela iKrisimesi eyedwa ukuya kwiimveliso zeGrove ezimncedayo ukuba achithe iholide yakhe ngendlela ezinzileyo.
Ndingathanda ukuqala ngokuhamba nokupakisha. Ndizama ukuphatha isepha enye kuphela, ishampu enye, iibhegi eziphinda zisetyenziswe eGrove zezinti zam ezincinci zefloss ezinokubola, kunye neetawuli zasekhitshini zeti zomthi weti weGrove, iitawuli zam zezandla zenziwe ngaloo nto. Ndizive ngathi ndisisiqwenga se-styrofoam kumava apheleleyo okuhlamba izandla nokuzama ukulahla zonke izinto zeplastiki ebomini bam. Ndiqala apha.
Ndicinge nje: zama ukucwangcisa uhambo lwakho ngendlela enobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo kangangoko kunokwenzeka, nokuba yinqwelo-moya yorhwebo ukuya apho okanye ukuhlala kwindawo enobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo ehambelana nohlahlo-lwabiwo mali lwakho nendlela ophila ngayo. Ndithanda ukuzisa amaphepha esepha yokuhlamba impahla yaseGrove kumakhaya aqeshiswayo, ngoko ke ndicinga ukuba kuxhomekeke kakhulu kuhambo. Ndiyahamba kule Krismesi kodwa ndiya kuhambo lwekhefu lasentwasahlobo apho ndiza kuqesha indlu kwaye ii-washing wipes zam zaseGrove ziya kuhamba nam.
Andinalo usapho oluqheleke kakhulu, ngoko asizange senze umthi weKrisimesi, asizange senze izipho. Enyanisweni, ndichithe iiholide ezininzi ndifunda iincwadi ndedwa. Ngamanye amaxesha ukuba ndinomdla ndiya kuhambo nomhlobo, kodwa uninzi lobomi bam ndisokola kakhulu ngeeholide kwaye ndisoloko ndivakalelwa kukuba zinzima kangakanani.
Ndakhula ndiziva ngathi, “Hee, ukuba ndiza kuchitha iiholide ndedwa, le yindlela ekhuthazayo.” Andisebenzi kwaye ndiza kufunda incwadi. Ndingahlala ekhaya ngeeholide. Ziiintsuku ezimbalwa kuphela. Uzidlula nje. Emva koko ndaqala ukuthanda kakhulu ukuba ndedwa.
Ndiyakonwabela kakhulu iFriendgiving kwaye mhlawumbi ndihamba neentombi ezingakhathaleliyo intsapho okanye banokuba neholide yosapho kodwa nge-27 kaDisemba siza kube sikwindawo ethile. Ndacinga, kulungile, masibhukishe uhambo, ndaza ndatshintsha ingqondo yam. Iiholide zingaba nantoni na. Emva koko ndathandana noDavid Sedaris ndaza ndacinga, oh, iholide inokuba mnandi, ndiyayiqonda.
Andicingi ukuba baninzi abantu abachitha iiholide ezifanayo minyaka le yobomi babo. Sonke sinomona kwaye siyazithanda iintsapho ezihlala endlwini enye, ezinentsapho enkulu kangaka kwaye zenza into efanayo minyaka le. Ndingathanda ukuba nesi siko kwaye siphuhlise. Ndicinga ukuba azikho izahluko ezininzi kunye namaxesha onyaka ebomini bakho.
Ngoku ke ndinabantwana, sihombisa umthi wethu, sinemihombiso yethu, sifaka amandongomane kaVince Guaraldi, sithenga umthi noyise kunye nomama wethu wesibini uEllie. Siya rhoqo ngonyaka, sithatha imifanekiso kwaye senze okufanayo. Sakha ilifa lethu endleleni.
Kodwa kum nakumantombazana, ndacinga, “Siza kuhamba rhoqo ngeKrisimesi.” Andifuni ukunika izipho phantsi komthi. Ndifuna ukukusa kwindawo oza kuyikhumbula, ndiza kuthabatha umfanekiso ndenze incwadi ngawo, size senze ubuncwane bamava amnandi obomi. Kwakhona, ndicinga ukuba ukuhambahamba kunokwandisa kakhulu ingqondo yomntu kunye nengqondo yakhe.
Okoko ndikhumbulayo, qho ngonyaka omtsha ndizibhalela ikhadi kwaye ndidla ngokuzisa isithsaba seentyatyambo zabantu endinabo, naphi na apho ndikhoyo. Ndichitha ixesha elininzi ngobusuku boNyaka oMtsha ndedwa, kodwa ukuba ndikunye nabantu, okanye kwisidlo sangokuhlwa, okanye ndihamba neqela, ndiza kuba nezinto ezaneleyo kubo bonke kwaye ndiza kuqinisekisa ukuba banamathelisi kubo kuba yiloo nto kuphela eyenzekayo. Apho kungaphumeleli khona. Ukuba awuzithumeli ngobo busuku, awuyi kuzithumela. Ndithi bhala isigqibo sakho kuso uze usithumele kuwe.
Kuyahlekisa ukuba ndisoloko ndicinga ngolu hlobo lokusoloko ndicinga into enye ngokuphindaphindiweyo kwaye ngokucacileyo ngumkhwa ombi ebomini bam, njengokuthi “Ndiza kuyenza kancinci”. Ndisabhala oku. Ekugqibeleni ndikulungisile. Ngoko ke ndiyavuya ukutsho, kodwa luvavanyo oluhle lwe-litmus kuba ucinga, Thixo, yinto efanayo minyaka le? Iseyingxaki. inomdla.
Zikho kuyo yonke indawo kuba zithunyelwa kwiidilesi ezahlukeneyo, eziziibhokisi zeposi ezahlukeneyo. Ndingathanda ukuba ndikwazi ukuzibeka emgceni kakuhle minyaka le. Kufuneka ndidlule kwiibhokisi ezininzi zokugcina izinto kunye nezinto ezithuthayo. Ndingathanda ukuba ndikwazi ukuhlela yonke into ngokugqibeleleyo ngolu hlobo. Kukho izinto ezingenangqondo ezifana ne-“Dental Floss”.
Mhlawumbi ndisebenze kancinci kulo nyaka. Andazi ukuba ndingakwazi na ukukwenza, kodwa ndiza kuzama. Kuya kuba: “Xa uzithoba ixabiso lakho okanye unengqondo engalunganga, zibambe.” “Khumbula, awunalo ixesha elininzi emhlabeni. Awunakubhala la makhadi eposi ngonaphakade. Ndiza kukukhaba.”
Ngokuqinisekileyo. Kwaye ndicinga ukuba omnye uhlala ezinzile ngakumbi. Ndinabantwana, bendingenguye lo mfo rhoqo, yayingomnye wamantombazana am owatshintsha ubomi bam ngokwenene. Ukuba ubakhathalele abanye abantu ngaphezu kwakho, njengabantwana bakho, abahlobo bakho, usapho lwakho, okanye nabani na omnye, mabakukhuthaze ukuba ufune ukuhlala ixesha elide kule planethi.
Ngenxa kaGrove, ngoku ndinesiphiwo: Ndiqala ukusebenza ngokubambisana, olu lusapho olutsha endilwenzileyo, kwaye ndibakhathalele kakhulu bonke abantu endisebenza nabo kwaye ndifuna ukubenza bonwabe, ndiyayixabisa into abayenzayo emhlabeni kwaye ndifuna ukuba yinxalenye yotshintsho olumangalisayo abazama ukuludala.
Kodwa ke, ukuba ndithetha inyani, ndingumntu othanda izinto ezintle. Ifilosofi yonke yemigca emihle endiyidalayo ibaluleke kakhulu kum, kwaye kukuba izinto ezihlala emehlweni akho mazibe ntle. Ubuhle bukaGrove buyinto yanamhlanje kakhulu, bucocekile kwaye butsha. Nokuba ndiyizalisa ibhotile yam, andiyisebenzisi kuba ndiyayithanda indlela ebukeka ngayo. Emva koko xa ndiyibona, iyandivuselela kwaye ndenza into elungileyo, nto leyo endenza ndizive ndingcono.
Ngoko ke ngenene konke kubuyela ekuziphatheni. Ukuba asenzi nto intle, asiyigcini ezintliziyweni zethu. Ukuba senza into entle, ngalo lonke ixesha sikhunjuzwa ngayo, sidanisa umdaniso omncinci woloyiso ngayo. Ngoko ke, iGrove yinkampani ebaluleke kakhulu, kwaye bendingumthengi nomthengi ngaphambi kokuba bandicele ukuba ndijoyine inkampani. Yinto yokwenyani kum nakubomi bam kwaye ndonwabile kakhulu ukusebenza nabo. Amantombazana am ayayithanda. Sonke sisebenzisa iimveliso zeGrove. Ababoni plastiki endlwini. Siphila le nyaniso. Ngoko ke baya kukhuliswa ngendlela eqhelekileyo, kwaye ndicinga ukuba isizukulwana esitsha siyazi kakuhle yonke le nto.
Ngaba uvakalelwa kukuba ukusebenza neGrove kutshintshe ubomi bakho bonke, kungekuphela nje indlela ococeka ngayo, kodwa nendlela ophila ngayo ngokwemeko yokuzinza?
Kakade ke, kuba zonke ezi ziisepha, kodwa ezi ziingxowa ezinokuphinda zisetyenziswe, iinapkin, ilinen, iibhotile ezixhaphakileyo nezinye izinto esizithengayo kwiGrove Market. Amantombazana andibonile ndisithi, “Andisakwazi ukuzisebenzisa ezo ziqholo zamazinyo zeplastiki.” Impendulo ithini? Ngoko ndafumanisa ukuba ziyabola okanye ziyabola. Uqala ukujonga kabini yonke indawo.
Iiholide zibonakala ngathi lixesha elifanelekileyo loku, njengoko ngokwesiko likwalixesha lokuzibhokoxa okukhulu.
Ewe. Ndicinga ukuba ndiyakuphepha ngokuzama ukuba ngumntu ocinga ngakumbi unyaka wonke. Nam ndisenokufumana izipho ngeeholide. Ndicinga ukuba ndikuthumelele isipho ngoMeyi kuba kukho into eyenzekayo eza kukukhuthaza.
Ndonwabile ngeebhonasi kunye nezipho unyaka wonke ezivela kubantu endisebenza nabo kuba kukho into eyenzekileyo.
Mna. Ndingathanda ukuchitha imali yam koku, ndidale iinkumbulo, ndivule amehlo am ndize ndibone okungakumbi ngehlabathi. Le yeyona njongo yam inkulu kum.
Ngaba unalo naluphi na ucebiso lokuba abantu bagcine izigqibo zabo zoNyaka oMtsha? Ngaba sonke sifanele sikubeke oku kwikhadi leposi size sikuxhome eludongeni?
Ewe. Kwaye bheja ezintathu okanye ezintlanu, ungabheji kwakhona. Uzilibala nje ukuba ziyintoni kwaye azenzeki. Gxila kutshintsho lokwenyani oluthathu ukuya koluhlanu ofuna ukulwenza, akufuneki lube nzima ukuze lube mnandi kakhulu kwaye lukhuthaze. Izinto ezincinci ezimnandi ofuna ukuzenza.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Jan-31-2023