I-Major Cold iphawula igama lokugcina lelanga ekhalendeni lendabuko laseShayina, iphetha uhambo olubandayo lwasebusika futhi isebenza njengesiphetho semvelo somjikelezo wonyaka wezinkathi. Kuzo zonke izifunda ezisenyakatho, ukubanda kufinyelela esicongweni sako esinzima kakhulu, nemimoya enamandla edlula emadolobheni kanye neqhwa elikhulu elinqwabelana ngokwanele ukumboza izindlela zezintaba, liqande imifula engajulile, futhi liphendule amasimu avulekile abe yizindawo ezimhlophe ezikhazimulayo. Phakathi nalesi simo sezulu esibi, izimbali zamaplamu zivelele njengezithunywa ezinesibindi kakhulu zasebusika—ziqhakaza kakhulu eqhweni naseqhweni, amacembe azo abomvu acacile ehluke kakhulu endaweni ezungezile emhlophe, edala izigcawu ezinhle zokuqina eziye zaphefumulela abantu isikhathi eside. Lezi zinguquko zemvelo ezimangalisayo zazingaphezu nje kwezindawo zokubona zesizini zemiphakathi yasendulo; zazisebenza njengeziqondiso ezisebenzayo zokuphila kwansuku zonke kanye nezinhlelo zezolimo. Abantu bafunda ukuzivumelanisa nezimo zasebusika ezinzima kakhulu, kusukela ekuvaleni amafasitela kuya ekugcineni izimpahla, ngenkathi belinde buthule izimpawu ezibuthakathaka zokuthi intwasahlobo isendleleni.

Emiphakathini yezolimo, i-Major Cold yayingaphezu nje kosuku olusekhalendeni—kwakuyisikhumbuzo esibalulekile sokuvikela izitshalo emakhazeni amakhulu. Abalimi babethembele ezindleleni ezivivinywe isikhathi eside ukuze bavikele izindlela zabo zokuphila: babesonga utshani emibhedeni yezithombo ukuze bavale ukufudumala, bagcina okusanhlamvu okuvuniwe ezinqolobaneni ezomile, ezivikelwe kahle ukuze bagweme umonakalo weqhwa, futhi bahlola umswakama wenhlabathi njalo ukuze bavimbele iqhwa ukuthi lingene lijule emhlabathini. Lokhu kuthulisa kwezolimo kwaba yisikhathi esihle sokulungiselela intwasahlobo—abalimi babehlela imbewu, belungisa amageja namasikela, futhi baze bahlola nekhwalithi yenhlabathi ukuze bahlele amashejuli okutshala. Baphinde baqaphela ngokuseduze ukuziphatha kwezilwane njengezinkomba zesimo sezulu semvelo: ubusika obujulile bamabhere emihumeni, izinyoni zihlangana ndawonye ukuze zifudumale, kanye nomsebenzi oncishisiwe wamagundane amancane konke kwaqinisa ukuqonda kwezikhathi zesizini, kusiza imiphakathi ukuba iphile ngokuvumelana nemijikelezo yemvelo.

Amasiko abantu ngesikhathi se-Major Cold agxile ekufudumaleni, ekunakekeleni nasekuxhumaneni okusuka enhliziyweni—okufanelekile ekuxosheni ukubanda kwasebusika. Imindeni ihlangana emakhishini ukupheka izitsha ezifudumele nezifudumele eziye zadluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Isobho eliphekiwe kancane elinemifino ethambile yezimpande, inyama ephekiwe emnandi egcinwe kusukela ekwindla, namaqebelengwane elayisi athambile anamathelayo abilisiwe ngokugcwalisa ubhontshisi omnandi konke kuyizinto eziyinhloko etafuleni. Lokhu kudla akugcini nje ngokulwa nokubanda; kuphethe uphawu olufudumele—olumelela izifiso zesivuno esiningi, izibopho zomndeni eziqinile, kanye nokuphela kobusika okujabulisayo. Kwezinye izifunda, amasiko amancane okhokho anezela umuzwa wesiko: imindeni inikeza ukudla okwenziwe ekhaya nempepho, izwakalisa ukubonga ngezibusiso zesikhathi esidlule futhi ithandazela inhlanhla ngonyaka ozayo. Njengoba uMkhosi Wentwasahlobo usondela, isimo somkhosi siyanda futhi—imindeni iqala ukuhlanza okujulile, yenza imihlobiso ebomvu ngezandla, futhi ishintshana ngezipho ezincane nomakhelwane, iguqula izinsuku zasebusika ezibandayo zibe izikhathi zenjabulo nokulindela.

Ukulondolozwa kwempilo ngesikhathi seMajor Cold kulandela ukuhlakanipha kwendabuko okudala, okugxila ekulinganiseni umzimba nendawo ebandayo. Ukufudumala kahle kuyinto eza kuqala—abantu bahlanganisa izingubo ngendlela efanele, benaka kakhulu ukuvikela intamo, izandla, nezinyawo emoyeni ohlabayo ongakhipha ukushisa komzimba ngokushesha. Ukudla kuthola nokuthuthukiswa kwasebusika: izithako zokufudumala ezifana nejinja, igalikhi, ama-red date, nama-wolfberry zilukwa ekudleni kwansuku zonke, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kufakwe etiyeni, kufakwe esobho, noma kudliwe kungaphekiwe. Lokhu kudla kusiza ukukhulisa ukushisa kwangaphakathi futhi kuqinise amasosha omzimba ukuze kuvikelwe izifo zasebusika. Imisebenzi yomzimba ethambile nayo iyakhuthazwa—ukuhamba okufushane elangeni ntambama, ukwelula kancane, noma ukunyakaza kwe-tai chi okuthambile kukhuthaza ukujikeleza kwegazi ngaphandle kokucindezela umzimba. Belandela isibonelo semvelo, abantu basebenzisa imikhuba ekhululekile: ukulala kusenesikhathi ukuze baphumule ngokugcwele nokuvuka sekwephuzile ukuze bagweme ukubanda kwasekuseni, okuvumela imizimba ukuthi ivuseleleke phakathi nobusuku obude basebusika.

Amarekhodi omlando kanye nemisebenzi yezincwadi igcwele izinkomba ze-Major Cold, okugqamisa ukubaluleka kwayo okujulile kwamasiko. Izinkondlo nezindatshana zasendulo zidweba izithombe ezicacile zezindawo ezimbozwe yiqhwa, ubusuku obuthule basebusika, kanye nokuqina okuthule kwabantu ababekezelela ukubanda ngenkathi belinde intwasahlobo. Izazi nabalimi babhala phansi lokho abakubonile nge-Major Cold emakhulwini eminyaka—baqopha izinguquko zokushisa, ukukhula kwezitshalo, kanye nokuziphatha kwezilwane emiqulwini nasezincwadini. Lolu lwazi oluqoqwe lwaba yitshe lempilo yansuku zonke, lusiza imiphakathi ukuba ichume ngokusebenzisa izimo zezulu ezishintshayo kanye nezinselele zemvelo. Ngisho nanamuhla, la marekhodi amadala anikeza ukuqonda okubalulekile ngamaphethini esizini, ehlanganisa ukuhlakanipha kwangesikhathi esidlule nokuqonda kwanamuhla kwemvelo.

Ezikhathini zanamuhla, impikiswano yomhlaba wonke mayelana namagama angu-24 elanga iyaqhubeka nokukhula, futhi i-Major Cold ayihlukile. Abacwaningi bamazwe ngamazwe bahlola isisekelo sesayensi sala magama, bexhumanisa ukushintsha kwesizini nemijikelezo yezolimo, ukushintshashintsha kwesimo sezulu, ngisho nempilo yabantu. Izikhungo zamasiko emhlabeni wonke zibamba imibukiso, ama-workshop, kanye nemicimbi eku-inthanethi ukuze babelane ngezindaba zekhalenda lendabuko laseShayina, bethula izethameli zombili izinhlangothi ezisebenzayo nezefilosofi zamagama elanga. Izizukulwane ezisencane eShayina zixhumana kabusha nala masiko ngezindlela ezintsha—babelana ngezindlela zokupheka zesizini ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, bajoyina imicimbi yokudala enesihloko samagama elanga, futhi bahlanganisa amasiko amadala nezindlela zokuphila zesimanje. Isibonelo, abanye baguqula ukudla okulula kwasebusika kwendabuko kube yizinto ezidumile, kanti abanye baqopha amavidiyo amafushane mayelana namasiko e-Major Cold ukuze babelane ngawo ku-inthanethi, okwenza amasiko asendulo azizwe emisha futhi ehlobene.

Imikhosi yomphakathi ngesikhathi se-Major Cold idlala indima ebalulekile ekuqiniseni izibopho zomphakathi kanye nokudlulisa ifa lezizukulwane ezahlukene. Emaphandleni, izakhamuzi zihlela imisebenzi ejabulisayo ehlangene: amaseshini eqembu ukwenza ukudla okulula kwendabuko, ukubukwa komculo wendabuko ezigcawini zasemakhaya, noma imicimbi yokuxoxa izindaba lapho abadala babelana khona izindaba ngemvelaphi kaMajor Cold. Lezi zikhathi zivumela izingane zifunde kwabadala bazo, zigcina amasiko ephila. Emadolobheni, abantu bafuna okuhlangenwe nakho kwasebusika okuhlobene negama lelanga—ukujoyina amaqembu ukuhamba ngezinyawo ukuze bajabulele izimbali ze-plum eqhweni, ukuvakashela izikhungo zamasiko ukuze bathole ama-workshop ngemikhuba yempilo yendabuko, noma ukuya emibuthanweni ye-potluck nabangani ukuze bajabulele ukudla okududuzayo kwasebusika. Le micimbi ayigcini nje ngokukhulisa umuzwa wokuba yingxenye kodwa futhi igcina amasiko amasiko ephila empilweni yanamuhla esheshayo.

Njengoba i-Major Cold iphela, izimpawu ezicashile zentwasahlobo ziqala ukubonakala emakhazeni. Amahora okukhanya emini anwebeka kancane usuku ngalunye, amahlumela amancane akheka buthule emagatsheni emithi, futhi ngisho nomoya ulahlekelwa ukucaca kwawo. Lokhu kuguquka okumnene kubonisa ifilosofi yendabuko yaseShayina ye-yin ne-yang—ukubanda okukhulu kubamba imbewu yokufudumala, futhi ubumnyama buvula indlela yokukhanya. Abantu baqala ukuzizwa benethemba elisha njengoba bezwa intwasahlobo isondela: bahlanza izingadi, balungisa izimbiza zezithombo, futhi benza izinhlelo zokuqala okusha. I-Major Cold iba ibhuloho phakathi kokuphela kobusika nokuqala kwentwasahlobo, ikhumbuza abantu ukuthi yonke inkathi yokubanda ilandelwa ukukhula.

Ilukuluku lomhlaba wonke mayelana ne-Major Cold livela emyalezweni walo ojwayelekile wokuphila ngokuvumelana nemvelo. Umqondo wokuvumelanisa impilo yansuku zonke nemisindo yezinkathi uzwakala kuwo wonke amasiko—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukulungisa ukudla ukuze kuhambisane nesimo sezulu, ukwehlisa ijubane phakathi nezinyanga ezibandayo, noma ukwazisa izinguquko zemvelo. Nge-Major Cold, izilaleli zomhlaba wonke zithola ukuqonda okujulile ngobunikazi bamasiko aseShayina, kanye nokuhlakanipha okungapheli kokuzivumelanisa nomhlaba wemvelo. Lokhu kushintshana kwamasiko ahlukahlukene kuthuthukisa ukuqonda komhlaba wonke kokuthi abantu baxhumana kanjani nemvelo, kugqamisa ukubaluleka kolwazi lwendabuko emphakathini wanamuhla. Kuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubuchwepheshe buthuthuke kangakanani, imijikelezo yemvelo isabumba izimpilo zethu.

I-Major Cold ingaphezu nje kophawu lwesizini—iyintambo ehlanganisa isikhathi esidlule nesamanje, imvelo kanye nokuphila komuntu. Amasiko ayo, okubonwayo, kanye nemikhuba yayo kuyaqhubeka nokuthonya indlela imiphakathi ezivumelanisa ngayo nobusika, igubha ukuqina, futhi ilungiselela intwasahlobo. Njengoba umhlaba uxhumana kakhulu, izifundo ze-Major Cold zizwakala zibaluleke kakhulu kunanini ngaphambili: ukuhlonipha imigqi yemvelo, ukwazisa umndeni kanye nomphakathi, kanye nokuthola injabulo ezikhathini ezilula zasebusika. Kungumkhosi wokukhuthazela, ithemba, kanye nobuhle obuthule bezinsuku zokugcina zasebusika ngaphambi kokufika kwentwasahlobo.

Emiphakathini yezolimo, i-Major Cold yasebenza njengesikhumbuzo esibalulekile sokuvikela izitshalo emakhazeni amakhulu. Abalimi bafaka izithombo ngotshani futhi bagcina okusanhlamvu okuvuniwe ezindaweni ezomile nezifudumele ukuze bavimbele ukubanda. Baqala nokuhlela ukutshala entwasahlobo, ukukhetha imbewu nokulungisa amathuluzi ngesikhathi sokuphumula kobusika. Ukuqaphela ukuziphatha kwezilwane, njengokulala ngokujulile kwamabhere kanye nomsebenzi onciphile wezinyoni, kwaqinisa ukuqonda kwezikhathi zonyaka, kwasiza imiphakathi ukuba iphile ngokuvumelana nemvelo.

Amasiko abantu ngesikhathi se-Major Cold agxile ekufudumaleni, ekunakekeleni nasekuxhumaneni. Imindeni iyahlangana ukuze ipheke izitsha ezinempilo ezilwa nokubanda, njengezisobho eziphekwe kancane ngemifino yezimpande, inyama eyomisiwe egcinwe kusukela ekwindla, kanye namaqebelengwane elayisi anamathelayo aphekiwe ngokugcwalisa okumnandi. Lokhu kudla akugcini nje ngokunikeza amandla angokwenyama kodwa futhi kunencazelo engokomfanekiso, emelela izifiso zobuningi kanye nobunye. Kwezinye izifunda, abantu babamba amasiko amancane okuhlonipha okhokho, benikela ngokudla nempepho ukuze babonise ukubonga futhi bathandazele isivuno esihle ngonyaka ozayo. Njengoba uMkhosi Wentwasahlobo usondela, amalungiselelo ayashesha: imindeni ihlanza amakhaya, yenza imihlobiso yemikhosi, futhi ishintshana ngezipho ukuze yamukele iziqalo ezintsha.

Ukulondolozwa kwempilo ngesikhathi se-Major Cold kulandela izimiso zokuhlakanipha kwendabuko yaseShayina, kugcizelela ibhalansi phakathi komzimba nendawo ezungezile. Abantu babeka phambili ukugcina ukufudumala, ukugqoka izingubo ezigqinsiwe ukuze bavikele intamo, izandla, nezinyawo emoyeni obuhlungu. Ukudla okufudumezayo okufana nejinja, igalikhi, kanye nezinsuku ezibomvu kufakwa ekudleni kwansuku zonke ukuze kukhuliswe ukushisa kwangaphakathi futhi kuqinise amasosha omzimba. Imisebenzi yomzimba ethambile, njengokuhamba elangeni noma ukuzijwayeza ukwelula kancane, kukhuthaza ukujikeleza kwegazi ngaphandle kokukhathaza umzimba ngokweqile. Ngemva kwemijikelezo yemvelo, abantu basebenzisa isikhathi sokulala kusenesikhathi kanye nesimiso sokuvuka kamuva, okuvumela imizimba ukuthi iphumule futhi ivuselele amandla phakathi nobusuku obude, obubandayo.

Amarekhodi omlando kanye nemisebenzi yezincwadi zibonisa ukubaluleka okujulile kwamasiko e-Major Cold. Izinkondlo nezindatshana zasendulo zichaza izindawo ezimbozwe yiqhwa kanye nokuqina okuthule kobusika, zithwebula imizwa yabantu njengoba babebekezelela ukubanda nokulinda kwentwasahlobo. Izazi nabalimi babhala phansi okubonwe ngesikhathi selanga emakhulwini eminyaka, belungisa ukuqonda kwamaphethini esizini kanye nomthelela wawo kwezolimo. Lolu lwazi oluqoqwe lwaba yisisekelo sokuphila okusimeme, okuqinisekisa ukuthi imiphakathi iyachuma ngenxa yokushintsha kwezimo zezulu kanye nezinselele zemvelo.

Ezikhathini zanamuhla, intshisekelo yomhlaba wonke kumagama angu-24 elanga ikhule kancane kancane. Abacwaningi bamazwe ngamazwe bafunda isisekelo sesayensi sala magama, bexhumanisa ukushintsha kwezinkathi nemijikelezo yezolimo kanye nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu. Izikhungo zamasiko emhlabeni wonke zibamba imibukiso kanye nama-workshop ukuze babelane ngolwazi lwekhalenda lendabuko laseShayina, bethula izethameli ezicini ezisebenzayo nezefilosofi zamagama elanga. Izizukulwane ezisencane eShayina ziphinde zixhumane nala masiko ngokusebenzisa izinkundla zokuxhumana, imicimbi yokudala, kanye nokushintshana ngamaresiphi esizini, okuhlanganisa amasiko amadala nezindlela zokuphila zesimanje.

Imikhosi yomphakathi ngesikhathi se-Major Cold iqinisa izibopho zomphakathi kanye namagugu ezizukulwane ezahlukene. Amadolobhana asemakhaya ahlela imisebenzi ehlangene, njengokwenza ukudla okulula kwendabuko ndawonye noma ukubamba imibukiso yomculo wesintu, lapho abadala befundisa khona izingane ngamasiko nezindaba ngemuva kwesikhathi selanga. Ezindaweni zasemadolobheni, abantu bajoyina ukuhamba ngezinyawo ebusika ukuze bajabulele izimbali zeplamu eqhweni, noma bavakashele izikhungo zamasiko ukuze bafunde ngemikhuba yomlando ehlobene ne-Major Cold. Le micimbi ikhuthaza umuzwa wokuba yingxenye futhi iqinisekisa ukuthi amasiko amasiko ahlala ephila ezweni lanamuhla elisheshayo.

Njengoba i-Major Cold isondela ekupheleni, kuvela izimpawu ezicashile zentwasahlobo. Amahora okukhanya emini ayakhula, futhi kuvela amahlumela amancane emagatsheni emithi, okubonisa ukuguquka kusuka ekubandeni okujulile kuya ekukhuleni okusha. Lolu shintsho lubonisa ifilosofi yamaShayina ye-yin ne-yang, lapho ukubanda okukhulu kuqukethe imbewu yokufudumala nokuphila. Abantu baqala ukuzizwa benethemba elisha, belungiselela ukuqala okusha futhi betshala imbewu yethemba yonyaka ozayo.

Ilukuluku lomhlaba wonke nge-Major Cold livela ekukhangiseni komhlaba wonke kokuphila ngokuvumelana nemvelo. Umqondo wokuvumelanisa impilo yansuku zonke nemisindo yezinkathi uzwakala kuwo wonke amasiko, ukhuthaza abantu ukuba bamukele imikhuba enengqondo neqhubekayo. Nge-Major Cold, izilaleli zomhlaba wonke zithola ukuqonda ngobunikazi bamasiko aseShayina, kanye nokuhlakanipha okungapheli kokuzivumelanisa nomhlaba wemvelo. Lokhu kushintshana kwamasiko ahlukahlukene kuthuthukisa ukuqonda komhlaba wonke ngobuhlobo babantu nemvelo, kugqamisa ukubaluleka kolwazi lwendabuko emphakathini wanamuhla.

I-Major Cold ingaphezu nje kophawu lwezinkathi zonyaka; iwuchungechunge oluxhumanisa isikhathi esidlule nesamanje, imvelo kanye nokuphila kwabantu. Amasiko ayo, okubonwayo, kanye nemikhuba yayo kuyaqhubeka nokubumba indlela imiphakathi ezivumelanisa ngayo nobusika, igubhe ukuqina, futhi ilungiselele intwasahlobo. Njengoba umhlaba uxhumana kakhulu, izifundo ze-Major Cold zinikeza umbono onenjongo ngokuphila ngokulinganisela nomhlaba, zikhumbuza abantu ngobuhle nokuhlakanipha okutholakala emijikelezweni yezinkathi zonyaka.