Iipleyiti zobhedu kudala zingamagorha angavunywanga okuhombisa ikhaya, asebenza njengeengcango zomnyango ezongeza umtsalane wobuhle kunye nobugocigoci kuwo nawuphi na umnyango. Le mimangaliso mincinci imenyezelayo ayingomboniso nje; banoluhlu olubanzi lwezicelo ezenza zibe yintsika kwiindawo zokuhlala kunye nezorhwebo. Nangona kunjalo, iziganeko zakutsha nje kubumelwane obungqonge iMangcwaba eMarble yaseNew York ziye zenza ukuba kubonakale ukonakala kwingxelo yepleyiti yobhedu. Kubonakala ngathi i-plaque yobhedu kwisango langaphambili lale ndawo yembali iye yaba lixhoba lakutshanje kuthotho lobusela obunobhedu. Ngubani owayesazi ukuba iipleyiti zomnyango zinokunqweneleka kangaka?

Masithathe umzuzwana ukuxabisa ukuguquguquka kwepleyiti yobhedu. Ukusuka kwizindlu ezinkulu ukuya kumagumbi apholileyo, le mimangaliso yentsimbi isebenza njengeengcango ezibonisa ubukho bakho ngobuchule. Zinokukrolwa ngegama lakho, inombolo yendlu, okanye ibinzana elibukhali elifana nelithi “Lumkela Inja” (nokuba akunayo eyakho). Ubuhle beepleyiti zobhedu bukwazi ukudibanisa ngaphandle komthungo kunye neendlela ezahlukeneyo zokwakha, ukusuka kwi-Victorian ukuya namhlanje. Bafana namalovane akwiplate yehlabathi, aqhelana neendawo eziwangqongileyo ngoxa esakwazi ukubengezela ngokuqaqambileyo.

Kodwa ke, asiyiyo yonke into ekhazimlayo eyigolide-okanye kule meko, ubhedu. Ukubiwa kwamva nje kwelitye lobhedu kuMangcwaba eMarble aseNew York kuye kwaphakamisa amashiya kwaza kwabangela iincoko malunga nobude abantu abaya kuhamba kubo xa bedlala. Iphantse yangathi kukho umntu ogqibe kwelokuba ipleyiti yocango emenyezelayo yeyona ndebe yokugqibela. Mhlawumbi babecinga ukuba yayiza kuliphakamisa isango labo langaphambili lisuka “kwimeh” liye “kubuhle.” Kodwa masibe yinyani: ukuba usiba ipleyiti yomnyango, unokufuna ukuphinda uqwalasele ukhetho lwakho lobomi. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, zininzi iindlela zokongeza ukubamba ubuhle kwikhaya lakho ngaphandle kokubhenela kubusela obuncinci.

Ngoku, unokuba uyazibuza ukuba kutheni nabani na efuna ukuba ipleyiti yobhedu kwasekuqaleni. Ngaba ngumtsalane womphezulu omenyezelayo? Isithembiso semali ekhawulezayo kwimarike emnyama? Okanye mhlawumbi yimeko nje “yokuqhubeka nooJones” kuhambe kakubi. Nokuba siyintoni na isizathu, kucacile ukuba iipleyiti zobhedu ziye zaba yinto eshushu. Azisekho nje iipleyiti zomnyango; zizisimboli zesimo! Khawube nomfanekiso-ngqondweni weencoko ezikwivenkile yasekuhlaleni yekofu: “Ngaba ukhe weva ngomfana oweba ilitye lobhedu emangcwabeni?

Ngokukhanya kwezi ziganeko zamva nje, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukusetyenziswa okubanzi kweepleyiti zobhedu ngaphaya kweengcango nje. Zingasetyenziswa njengamacwecwe esikhumbuzo, iiplati zegama kwiiofisi, okanye njengezinto zokuhombisa kwiigadi. Izinto ezinokwenzeka azipheli! Usenokuzisebenzisa ukuleyibhelisha izityalo zakho—“Asilokhula olu, ndiyafunga!”—kwaye unike isitiya sakho ukuba sibe sesoklasini. Inqaku lelokuba, iipleyiti zobhedu zinemisebenzi emininzi kwaye zinokusebenzela iinjongo ezininzi, kodwa akufuneki zibe ngumxholo wokuphangwa.

Ngoko ke, yintoni esinokuyifunda kolu hlaselo luqaqambileyo? Okokuqala nokuphambili, masibuxabise ubuhle kunye nokusebenza kweepleyiti zobhedu njengezicango nangaphaya. Zongeza isimilo kumakhaya ethu kwaye zisebenza njengembonakaliso yobuntu bethu. Nangona kunjalo, masikhumbule kwakhona ukuba ukubiwa kwepleyiti yobhedu yomnye akuyondlela yokuhamba. Endaweni yoko, kutheni ungatyali imali kweyakho? Unokufumana i-plethora yezinketho kwi-intanethi okanye kwivenkile yehardware yasekhaya. Kwaye ngubani owaziyo? Unokugqiba ngeyona plate yomnyango intle kakhulu kwibhloko-ngaphandle komngcipheko wokubaleka nomthetho.

Ukuqukumbela

Ukuqukumbela, ngelixa ukusetyenziswa okubanzi kweepleyiti zobhedu njengeengcango zeminyango sisihloko esikufanele ukubhiyozelwa, ubusela obutsha nje kwiMangcwaba eMarble yaseNew York busebenza njengesilumkiso. Masizigcine iipleyiti zethu zobhedu apho zikhoyo—eminyango yethu, sibonise amagama ethu ngokuzingca kwaye songeze umgangatho wobuhle kubomi bethu. Kwaye ukuba ukhe walingeka ukuba uswayiphe icwecwe elikhazimlayo, khumbula: ayifanelekanga. Ngapha koko, ekuphela kwento efanele ukubiwa kukujongwa, hayi icwecwe lomntu!