Kwisithunzi Semfihlakalo - Ukucamngca Ngokukhathalela Abantu Abadala Nokufa

Ibhaso lokuqala le-2020 Catholic Press Association, ubulungiseleli bobufundisi--ubomi beparishi
Ibhaso elihloniphekileyo le-2020 Catholic Press Association, ukuphiliswa kunye nokuzinceda

Njengoko ubomi bethu buqhubeka bukhula, izigidi zabantu minyaka le zichitha ixesha zinyamekela abantu abadala nabafayo—abanye bengoochwephesha, abanye bengabavolontiya, kanti abanye bebakhathalela ngothando kodwa befuna uncedo kubazali, amaqabane, okanye amanye amalungu osapho okanye abahlobo.

Kwincwadi yakhe Kwincwadi ethi Mystery's Shadow , uSusan Swetnam usebenzisa amava akhe okukhonza amawaka abathengi abagulayo nabafayo, rhoqo kwiinkqubo ze-hospice, njengogqirha we-massage oqinisekisiweyo-kwaye nakwimava akhe okunyamekela umyeni wakhe, owasweleka eselula ngenxa yomhlaza. Uchaza indlela lo msebenzi unzima ngamanye amaxesha onika ngayo kungekuphela nje ukuzaliseka kokunika intuthuzelo kubantu abayidingayo, kodwa kunye namaxesha okumangaliswa okumangalisayo, amaxesha abonisa ubunzima obungenakubalwa bokuba ngumntu kwaye aqinisekisa unxibelelwano lwethu olungcwele omnye komnye. Ubhala ngezifundo ezinzima abanakekeli abazifundayo ngabo, ngelixa kwangaxeshanye besazi ingqiqo engaqhelekanga nethobileyo yokusetyenziswa enkonzweni yothando lukaThixo. Edibanisa ngobuchule ukhathalelo lokuphela kobomi nonyaka wenkonzo, uSwetnam umema abo banakekela abagulayo nabafayo, nokuba bangoochwephesha okanye bazinikele, ukuba bahlale bephaphile kwimiphumo engcwele yemisebenzi yabo.

Emva kweminyaka engamashumi amathathu enguprofesa wesiNgesi kwiYunivesithi yase-Idaho State (apho wahlonitshwa njengotitshala obalaseleyo, umphandi, kunye nomsebenzi karhulumente), uSusan Swetnam wathatha umhlala-phantsi waya kumsebenzi wesibini njengogqirha we-massage onelayisensi. Ugxile ekusebenzeni nezigulane ezigulayo, abantu abadala, abantu abasindileyo kumhlaza, kunye nabantu abanyamekela abantu kunye nabantu abaswelekelweyo. Ungumbhali weencwadi ezisithoba kwaye upapashe amanqaku amaninzi kunye nezincoko kwiimagazini zesizwe ( iGourmet, iMademoiselle ), iijenali zemfundo, iimagazini zengingqi, kunye neemagazini ezincinci/zoncwadi. Umhlolokazi wembongi uFord Swetnam, uhlala kumzantsi-mpuma we-Idaho, apho alilungu le-Holy Spirit Parish.