Isithombe: I-Vat Yendabuko Yokuphisa Ithusi Ku-Belgian Abbey

Ngaphakathi kwendlu yaseBelgian ekhanyiswe kalufifi, enamakhulu eminyaka ubudala, umoya ugcwele umkhathi womlando kanye nokuzinikela emsebenzini wokwenza utshwala. Okugxilwe kakhulu kwesithombe umkhumbi omkhulu wokuphisa ithusi osekuyisikhathi eside, umzimba waso oyindilinga ubenyezela ngamathoni afudumele, ansundu ngokubomvu abonisa ukukhanya okulokozayo kwekhandlela elibekwe wodwa elibekwe odongeni ngemuva. Imithungo yomkhumbi kanye ne-patina esekhulile ifakazela iminyaka, uma kungewona amakhulu eminyaka, yokusetshenziswa enqubweni engcwele yokuphisa i-Belgian Abbey ale yendabuko. Ukukhuphuka ukusuka emzimbeni oyindilinga kuyintamo ende, eyindilinga encipha njengoba ifinyelela phezulu, idonsela iso lesibukeli ngasemakhothameni amatshe aphakeme kanye newindi lesitayela se-Gothic ngale.

Umkhumbi umi ngokuqondile endaweni ephansi yamatshe e-rustic, eyakhiwe ngamathayili angalingani, ansundu ngokubomvu agqokwa bushelelezi ngokuhamba kwezindela ezingenakubalwa nabaphisi botshwala ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Isitini ngasinye siphethe ukuhluka okucashile kokuthungwa nombala, okwandisa nakakhulu umuzwa wobuqiniso nobudala. Kwesokunxele, umnyango oyigobela owenziwe ngetshe eliwugqinsi uvulelwa ngaphandle uye egcekeni le-abbey elizolile, lapho indawo eluhlaza kanye nendlela yamatshe aguquliwe aholela ekukhanyeni okuyinkungu. Isigcawu sangaphandle siphambene nengaphakathi elifiphele, elifudunyezwa umlilo, lidala ukuzwana phakathi kwezwe ngaphakathi nangaphandle: impilo enokuthula yezindela ngaphandle, kanye nokuphisa okungcwele, okukhuthele ngaphakathi.

Ngemuva komkhumbi wokuphisa utshwala, ukukhanya kwelanga kugeleza kancane efasiteleni le-Gothic elide, eligobile elinamafasitelana amise okwedayimane, liphonsa okuvelele okuthulisiwe ezindongeni zamatshe ezibandayo. Ukukhanya kwefasitela kuhlangana ngokwemvelo nokukhanya kwekhandlela, kulinganisa ukukhanya kwemini okupholile nokukhazimula komlilo okufudumele, okubonisa kokubili ukukhanya kwaphezulu nomsebenzi wasemhlabeni. Ikhandlela ngokwalo lihlezi ku-sconce yensimbi elula ebekwe ngaphakathi kwe-alcove evaliwe, ephakamisa amakhulu eminyaka emikhuba yokukhanyisa efanayo, izindela ezikhanyisa emthandazweni noma abadayisi emsebenzini ngesikhathi samahora aphuzile.

Ithusi ngokwalo libusa ukwakheka hhayi nje ngobukhulu bayo kodwa nangokuba khona kwayo nje. Ukungabi bikho kwegwebu elichithekela phezu komphetho, njengoba kungase kubonakale ngesikhathi sokuvutshelwa okusebenzayo, esikhundleni salokho kugcizelela ukuthula nokuhlonipha kwendawo. Umkhumbi, ophucuziwe ngesikhathi kanye nokuthinta komuntu, uveza isithunzi—into engeyona nje into esetshenziswa yizimboni kodwa eyesiko, isiko, nomphakathi. Indawo yayo egobile ithwebula futhi ibonise kokubili ukukhanya kwemvelo nokokwenziwa, ikunikeza isithombe esibaziwe, esicishe sibe ngcwele.

Ngakwesokudla, amapayipi axhunywe emkhunjini avela njengesandiso sesistimu yokuphisa, esebenzayo kodwa ehambisanayo nefomu eliyindingilizi yomkhumbi. Lawa mapayipi, nawo ethusi, anethoni eba mnyama kancane, indawo yawo ebuthuntu ngenxa yeminyaka yokuphatha nokuchayeka. Bagxilisa uhlelo lokuphisa ngendlela engokoqobo, bekhumbuza umbukeli ukuthi lena akuyona insalela yokuhlobisa kodwa ucezu lwesisetshenziswa esisebenzayo, esisabalulekile esikweni le-abbey lokuphisa.

Sekukonke, isithombe sihlanganisa ukuphambana kokholo, ubuciko, kanye nemvelo. Isilungiselelo se-abbey sidlulisa ukuzola kwe-monastic nokuhlala unomphela, kuyilapho umkhumbi wokwenza utshwala uhlanganisa amakhulu eminyaka okucwengisiswa kwesiko lotshwala lwaseBelgian. Yonke imininingwane—ukwakheka kwetshe, ukuhlangana kokukhanya nesithunzi, i-patina yethusi—ixoxa indaba yokuzinikela nokubekezela. Umphumela uyisithombe esingakhulumi nje kuphela ngobuciko bokwenza utshwala kodwa futhi namagugu amasiko nangokomoya e-Belgian Abbey ale, ehlonishwa emhlabeni wonke ngenxa yokujula, ukuba yinkimbinkimbi, kanye nobuqiniso bawo.

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