UAnathi Venu uzalelwe wakhulela kwindawo yaseLota edibeneyo, uhambo lukaVenu ukusuka kumongikazi ozinikeleyo ukuya kuMlawuli weMandihlume Projekthi ubonisa amandla okuzimisela, uthando kunye nokuzinikela ekukhonzeni uluntu lwakhe.
“Ndikhuliswe ngabazali bemveli ababethelela kum iinkqubo zokusebenza nzima kunye nokuzimisela esikolweni,” utshilo uVenu. “Ngaphandle kwemiceli mngeni, baye baqinisekisa ukuba ndiyayifumana imfundo kwaye ndaqhubeka nephupha lam lokuba ngumongikazi.”
Nangona kunjalo, amabhongo kaVenu akazange aphelele ekubeni ngumongikazi. Iliso lakhe elibukhali lokufuna amathuba kunye nothando olunzulu lococeko lwamkhokelela ekubeni angenele ishishini. “Ndiphawule ukuba abantu kunye namashishini badla ngokusokola ukufumana ixesha lokucoca,” uyacacisa. “Inkuthazo yam isuka kuthando lokwenyani lokudala indawo ecocekileyo nesempilweni.”
Ukusungula ishishini lakhe lokucoca kwakungeyongxaki ingako. “Owona mngeni mkhulu endajongana nawo kukungabikho kwezixhobo zokusebenza,” ukhumbula oko uVenu. “Kwafuneka ndisebenze ngokungadinwa, ndihoya umthengi omnye ngexesha ngenxa yezixhobo ezinqongopheleyo.” Engatyhafiswanga, wenze iqhinga kwaye wonga ngenkuthalo ngelinge lokutyala imali ukuze athenge kwizixhobo ezingaphezulu, oko kwamenza ukuba andise iinkonzo zakhe kwaye abonelele abathengi abaninzi ngokufanelekileyo.
Kodwa impumelelo kaVenu ayikho malunga nokoyisa imiqobo—ikwamalunga nokunikezela ngeenkonzo. “Umgangatho kunye nokwaneliseka kwabathengi zizakuqala kuthi,” utshilo. “Siyazinikela ukuqinisekisa ukuba wonke umxhasi uyachukumiseka ngumsebenzi wethu, ukhuthaza ubudlelwane bexesha elide kwaye usenzela ukuba sibe negama lokugqwesa.”
Ngaphezu koko, iMandihlume Projects ayiloshishini nje kuphela—ikhuthaza uphuhliso loluntu. “Siyazingca ngokudala amathuba emisebenzi kubemi balapha, ukufaka isandla kuhlumo loqoqosho nakwintlalontle yoluntu lwethu,” uqinisekisile uVenu. “Ngokumamela abathengi bethu, ukuqonda iimfuno zabo, kunye nokukhuthaza indawo enobubele, sakha ubudlelwane nomthengi.”
Ecinga ngohambo lwakhe, uVenu ubalaselisa umzuzu obalulekileyo owomeleza ukuzithemba kwakhe kwilinge lakhe. “Emva kokugqiba umsebenzi wam wokuqala, umxhasi wam akazange aneliseke nje kuphela kodwa wayeyoliswa yinkonzo yethu,” utshilo xa ekhumbula.
Ukujonga phambili, uVenu ugxile ekukhuleni nasekuphuculeni okuqhubekayo. “Uphando, ukuthengisa, kunye nombono ocacileyo zingundoqo kwimpumelelo,” ucebisa abo banqwenela ukuba ngoosomashishini. “Ngokuhlala ubandakanyeka kwishishini lakho, ukuxhobisa iqela lakho, kwaye ungayeki ukufunda, unokufikelela kwiinjongo zakho kwaye wenze impembelelo entle.”
Nanjengoko uVenu eqhubeleka nokuzimasa imisitho, esebenzisana neqela lakhe, kwaye ejonge ikamva apho iMandihlume Projekthi ichulumancisa kakhulu, ibali lakhe lisebenza njengenkuthazo kwabo banqwenela ukuba ngoosomashishini kwidolophu yaseMonti, lingqina ukuba ngokuzimisela nokuzinikela, amaphupha angafezeka ngenene.