Fundisa Abantwana Bakho Ukuphendula
UPERLA waseMexico uyakhumbula ukuthi lapho eseyintombazanyana, unina wayemsiza ukuba alungiselele izimpendulo ezimfushane ukuze aphendule eSifundweni Se-Nqabayokulinda. Manje uPerla unendodana eneminyaka emihlanu. Uyisiza kanjani? “Okokuqala kumelwe ngilungiselele. Lapho ngilungiselela, ngibheka nesigaba umfanyana wami angasiqonda, esilula kangangokuthi angasichaza ngamazwi akhe. Sibe sesigxila kuleso sigaba asibiza ngokuthi ‘isigaba sami.’ Ngiyamcela ukuba asichaze ngezibonelo azijwayele. Ngemva kwalokho siyiprakthiza kaningana impendulo. Sisebenzisa into elingana nombhobho ukuze azi ukuthi uzowubamba kanjani lapho ephendula. Ngijabula kakhulu ngokuthi ayipheli imihlangano engazange aphendule noma aphakamise isandla. Kaningi, ngaphambi kokuba imihlangano iqale uya kumqhubi amtshele ukuthi isiphi isigaba sakhe.”
UJens, umdala okhonza eqenjini elikhuluma isiHindi, unamadodana amabili, eneminyaka emibili ubudala neneminyaka emine. Lapho yena nomkakhe kanye nabantababo belungiselela imihlangano, basebenzisa indlela uJens ayifunda kubazali bakhe. Uthi: “Sikhetha izingxenye zendaba abantwana abangaziqonda. Sibe sesizama ukubafushanisela leyo ndaba noma ukubachazela amaphuzu ayinhloko aleso sihloko, ngemva kwalokho sibabuze imibuzo esifuna bayiphendule emhlanganweni. Zivame ukusimangaza izimpendulo zabo abazinikeza ngamazwi abo. Indlela abaphendula ngayo ikubonisa kahle lokho abasuke bekuqonda. Ngenxa yalokho, izimpendulo zabo zimdumisa ngempela uJehova futhi zibonisa ukholo lwabo.”