Afotusɛm ntiantia
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Komm titiriw bi wɔ hɔ a ɛba bere a wuhu sɛ wonhuu wo adamfo bi, ɔbaako ankasa, bosome pii ni. Ɛnyɛ wo nnwumayɛni. Ɛnyɛ obi a wokyia no wɔ apɔwmuden dwumadibea. Adamfo. Nea anka wubetumi afrɛ no anwumm ɛnnɔn akron Benada efisɛ biribi sii na na ɛsɛ sɛ woka kyerɛ obi. Wode wo nsa twa wo nkitahodifo no na wɔn nyinaa yɛ nnipa a kan no na mo ne wɔn bɛn, wɔ kurow bi a kan no na wote mu, wɔ asetena bi a anka ɛnhwehwɛ wo nsam pii mu.
Sɛ ɛhɔ na wowɔ a, ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu nneɛma abien wɔ mfiase. Wonsɛee, na nokware ni, ɛnyɛ wo nko na wowɔ saa tebea yi mu. Mpanyin dodow no ara hu sɛ adamfofa yɛ den sen sɛnea wɔhwɛɛ kwan no, na ntease no mfa ho koraa sɛ wonni dɔ anaa wonni dɔ.
Nea enti a ɛyɛɛ den, ne nea enti a ɛnyɛ wo mfomso
Mmofraase ne kɔlege de adamfofa maa wo wɔ prɛte so. Na ɛnsɛ sɛ wuyi akokoduru anaa woyɛ nyansa. Wo ara wokɔɔ baabi koro no ara, da biara, ne nnipa koro no ara, na ayɔnkofa nyaa nkɔso ankasa fii ntiantia kɛkɛ no mu. Afei saa fapem no bubuu. Sukuufie a mode bom, dɔɔm adan ntwerɛmu, kuw no agorɔ a wode siesie mo ho, ne nyinaa kɔe. Mpanyin asetena bɔ nnipa pete wɔ adwuma, nkurow, bere nhyehyɛe, ne mfonini nketewa so, na ɛnhaw ho da sɛ ɛbɛsan asi tebea horow a kan no na ɛyɛ adwuma maa wo no.
Eyi fata sɛ wɔka no pefee efisɛ nnipa pii de soboɔ to wɔn ho so komm. Wosusuw sɛ sɛ adamfofa yɛ den seesei a, ɛsɛ sɛ biribi asɛe wɔ wɔn ho. Nea ɛyɛ mfomso ankasa ne baabi a wote. Amerika Surgeon General no yii kɔkɔbɔ baako bi mu wɔ 2023 mu a ɔfrɛɛ ankonam ne nkutoo sɛ apɔwmuden haw ankasa, ɛnyɛ ankoraankora mfomso, na ɔbɔɔ kɔkɔ sɛ ankonamtena betumi de apɔwmuden mu asiane a ɛte sɛ sigaretnom aba. Saa kɔkɔbɔ no wɔ hɔ efisɛ eyi resi nnipa ɔpepem pii bere koro mu. Woka nhyehyɛe mu haw bi mu, na nhyehyɛe mu haw wɔ ano aduru a ɛnhwehwɛ sɛ wobɛyɛ onipa foforo.
Ebia ɛbɛboa nso sɛ wubehu sɛ ɔhaw a wote wɔ eyinom nyinaa ho no ankasa yɛ apɔwmuden bi ho sɛnkyerɛnne. Ntwetwe a ɛkɔ nnipa afoforo so no, ɔyaw a ɛba bere a enni hɔ no, ɛno nyɛ ahiada. Ɛyɛ wo nipadua nhyehyɛe a ɛreyɛ ade a wɔbɔɔ no sɛ ɛnyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ. Wɔbɔɔ yɛn maa yɛn ho yɛn ho, na nipadua a ɛsɔre tia ankonamtena yɛ nipadua a ɛreyɛ adwuma yiye.
Nea adamfofa hwehwɛ ankasa (ɛyɛ ade a ɛnyɛ anigye sen sɛnea wususuw)
Eyi yɛ ɔfã a ɛyɛ nwonwa de ahofadi ba bere a woate ase. Adamfofa nnyina ahoɔden anaa nkitahodi a ɛyɛ pɛ so. Egyina nnɔnhwerew so.
Nkitahodi ho nimdefo bi a wɔfrɛ no Jeffrey Hall suaa eyi tee. N'adwuma huu sɛ sɛ wode obi fi nnimfo so kɔ adamfo a ɔnyɛ den so a, ɛgye bɛyɛ nnɔnhwerew 50 a mode bom. Sɛ wobɛyɛ adamfo ankasa a, ɛgye bɛyɛ 90. Adamfo a ɔbɛn wo, nea wofrɛ no anwummere ɛnnɔn akron Benada no, ɛgye nnɔnhwerew bɛboro 200. Na nnɔnhwerew a ɛkan no yɛ nea ɛnyɛ ntɛmpɛ, sɛ wokɔ baabi tena, di agorɔ, sɛ wode bere yɛ hwee titiriw. Nnɔnhwerew a wode tena obi nkyɛn wɔ adwum mu kakraa bi na ɛkanyan no.
Kenkan no bio, efisɛ ɛsesa ɔhaw no nyinaa. Nea enti a wunni adamfo a ɔbɛn wo wɔ wo kurow foforo anaa wo asetena ɔfã foforo no mu no mfa ho koraa sɛ wonni dɔ. Wonnyaa wo ne obi anni nnɔnhwerew 200 a ɛnyɛ ntɛmpɛ koraa. Obiara nyɛe. Ɛno nyɛ atemmu wɔ wo so. Ɛyɛ akontaabu ho haw, na akontaabu ho haw no wubetumi adi ho dwuma ankasa.
Nea ɛkyerɛ wɔ adwumayɛ mu ne sɛ: nkɔmmɔ kɛse baako rentumi nyɛ no, na ɛnyɛ ne botae da. Wonni nkogu bere a nimfo foforo a ɛwɔ anidaso anyɛ adamfo papa wɔ kɔfe abien akyi. Wowɔ nnɔnhwerew anan a ɛkɔ aduonum. Adwuma no ne sɛ wobɛkɔ so akɔ baabi koro no ara, ne nnipa koro no ara, kosi sɛ nnɔnhwerew no bɛboaboa ano. Nea ɛno na mpanyin asetena gyaee yɛ maa wo, na ɛno ara nso na wubetumi de asan asi hɔ wɔ wo pɛ mu.
Yɛ ntiantia a ɛsan ba, efisɛ ɛno na wohweree
Sɛ aduru a ɛyɛ nwonwa no yɛ bere a ɛsan ba, a nhyɛso nni mu, a wode obi koro no ara di dwuma a, ɛnde nea wobɛyɛ ne sɛ wobɛyɛ ntiantia a ɛsan ba. Ɛnyɛ sɛ wobɛkɔ akɔyɛ "adamfo" wɔ ɔkwan kɛse bi so. Ɛyɛ sɛ wode wo ho bɛsan akɔ dan bi mu a wobɛsan akɔ mu nnawɔtwe a edi hɔ, ne nea edi akyi no.
Akwan kakraa bi a ɛyɛ adwuma ankasa:
- Yi nea ɛsan ba no, ɛnyɛ nea ɛyɛ pɛnkoro no. Adesua a ɛkɔ so nnawɔtwe biara, agorɔ a ɛkɔ so, adwuma a wofi koma pa mu yɛ, nhoma kuw, mmirikatu kuw, anaa ɔsom anaa mpɔtam nhyiam a ɛkɔ so. Ɔfã a ɛsan ba no ne botae no nyinaa. Nkitahodi nhyiam baako mma wo biribi a wode bɛkɔ so. Dan koro no ara Yawda biara ma wo nnɔnhwerew.
- Yi no bere nhyehyɛe ho kan, na anigye nea ɛto so abien. Anigyede a wopɛ nanso wokɔ ho mprenu pɛ afe biara no renyɛ adamfofa da. Ade a ɛnyɛ anigye dodow nanso wobɛkɔ ho ampa nnawɔtwe biara no bɛyɛ. Gyidi sen ɔpɛ wɔ ha.
- Ma ɔbɛnbɛn nyɛ n'adwuma. Hu wo mfɛfo. Yɛ nea wokɔ hɔ bere biara wɔ baabi, kɔfe dan koro no ara, ɔtempɔn koro no ara, akraman agorɔ baabi koro no ara. Anim a wonim no dan nnipa a wode wo ti kyia wɔn, na nnipa a wode wo ti kyia wɔn no na adamfofa fi ase.
- San kɔbɛn nnipa sen sɛ wofi nkae mu fi ase. Wo adamfofa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no bi yɛ nnipa a wo ne wɔn abɛn dedaw. Adamfo dada bi a wo ne no kɔɔ akyirikyiri, adwumayɛni dada bi a na wopɛ, wo busuani bi a wopɛ no ho asɛm ampa. Nkrasɛm baako pɛ a ɛyɛ nokware, "Mabɛdwen wo ho, yebetumi ahyia bere bi anaa?", twa nnɔnhwerew ɔha a wode hu wo ho.
Mayo Clinic, a edi eyi akyi efisɛ adamfofa yɛ papa ankasa ma wo nipadua apɔwmuden no, kyerɛ akwan a ɛyɛ ntiantia te sɛ eyinom: kɔ adesua, yɛ adwuma a wode koma pa yɛ, kɔ kuw bi a wɔakyekyere wɔ biribi a wode ho hia ho mu, na fi ase frɛ ansa na woatwɛn ma wɔafrɛ wo. Emu biara nyɛ nyansakwan. Ɛno ne asɛmpa no. Ɛnsɛ sɛ woyɛ nyansafo. Ɛsɛ sɛ wowɔ hɔ, mpɛn pii.
Kɔkɔbɔ komm baako wɔ ade a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a wode bɛsesa ho. Mfonini so hwɛ, nkrasɛm kyerɛw, ne nnipa afoforo asetena hwɛ no betumi ayɛ sɛ nkitahodi bere a ɛmma no koraa, na edi anwummere koro no ara a anka wubetumi de atena dan mu ne nnipa ankasa. Mfonini no ne ɔkwan a anohyeto sua wɔ so, na ɛde anigye bɛka wo ho bere a woda so ara yɛ ankonam. Fa w'anwummere a wonni hwee yɛ sɛ adwinnade a wɔde wo adamfofa yɛ, na fa emu bi pɛ kɔ baabi a nnipadua wɔ baabi koro.
Ɔfã a obiara mmɔ wo kɔkɔ ho: ɛsɛ sɛ wode wo nan di kan
Ɔfasu a nnipa dodow no ara to wɔ hɔ ni. Wɔkɔ ade no mu, wohyia obi a wɔn ne no hyia, na afei... hwee. Nnipa baanu nyinaa kɔ fie a wosusuw sɛ ɔfoforo no bɛfrɛ, na wɔn mu biara nyɛ saa. Nimfo a anidaso wɔ mu no yera, na nnipa baanu nyinaa kokoam si gyinae sɛ wonim eyi yiye.
Mpanyin adamfofa taa gyae wɔ ha pɛɛ, na egyae esiane biribi a ɛfata sɛ wɔbɔ din nti. Yesusuw bɛboro so sɛnea ɛyɛ na wɔapo yɛn. Yesusuw sɛ ɔfoforo no mpɛ ɔhaw no, sɛ yɛbɛhyɛ no nsra, sɛ ɔwɔ adamfo pii dedaw. Mpɛn pii no wɔtenaa fie te ankonam ade koro no ara a wote, retwɛn sɛ obi bedi kan.
Enti di kan. Yɛ nea ɔka sɛ, "Anka mɛpɛ sɛ yedidi bere bi, wo nnawɔtwe no te dɛn?" Yɛ nea odi akyi. Aane, ɛtɔ da a ɛrentena, na ɛyaw. Nanso nkrasɛm baako a wɔanyɛ ho hwee no ne ka sua koraa sen afe foforo a wobedi no ankonam, na mpɛn pii no ɔfoforo no koma tɔ ne yam komm sɛ wode wo nsa kaa no.
Ɛboa sɛ wobɛkae sɛ nkrasɛm a ɛyɛ koma pa a edi akyi no nkyerɛ sɛ wopere ho da, ɛwɔ mu sɛ ɛte saa fi mu de. Bere a obi de nkrasɛm di kan ma wo na ɔyɛ nhyehyɛe a, wonhwɛ no abomu. Wote nka sɛ wɔapaw wo. Nnipa afoforo te nka saa bere a woyɛ ma wɔn. Nne a ɛka kyerɛ wo sɛ ɛdɔɔso no ntaa nkasa mma onipa a ɔwɔ ɔfã no baako.
Mmu w'ani ngu nkitahodi nketewa no so
Bere a woredi agorɔ kɛse no a ɛkɔ adamfo a ɔbɛn wo so no, mmu nneɛma a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no abomu. Sikolojistfo frɛ wɔn nkitahodi a emu yɛ den, barista a onim wo nneɛma a wopɛ, ɔyɔnko a wo ne no kasa wɔ atrapoe so, nea ɔkɔ wo apɔwmuden dwumadibea bere biara. Ɛkame sɛ wobɛpo eyinom sɛ ɛnyɛ adamfofa ankasa. Wɔda so ara yɛ nkitahodi ankasa, na ɛho hia sen sɛnea ɛte.
Nhwehwɛmu a Amerika Sikoloji Fekuw daa no adi huu sɛ nnipa taa nya anigye nna a wɔwɔ saa nkitahodi nketewa yi pii sen daa no, na nkɔmmɔ a wɔne nnipa a wonnim wɔn yiye no taa yɛ ɔdɔ na ɛnyɛ aniwu sen sɛnea yɛsiesie yɛn ho ma. Enti ne nnipa kasa. Bisa asɛm ketewa no. Saa nkitahodi a ɛyɛ mmerɛw yi ma w'anigye sɔre wɔ wɔn ankasa so, na bere ne bere mu no, emu baako nyin komm kɔ biribi a emu dɔ mu.
Nneɛma kakra a ɛma nnɔnhwerew no kanyan a ɛyɛ mmerɛw
- Brɛ nea ɛkanyan no ase. Nantew, kɔfe, atenae a wɔtena ɔbubanim. Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɛyɛ Ahyiae Kɛse. Bere a enni nhyehyɛe, na anidaso sua wɔ so no ne nea ɛkyekyere adamfofa ankasa.
- Yɛ gyidi ne nea ɛyɛ pɔtee. "Ɛsɛ sɛ yehyia bere bi" nkɔ baabiara. "Memena anɔpa wonni hwee anaa?" dan nnɔnhwerew baako ankasa a mode bom. Nsra a emu nna hɔ no ne ɔkwan a koma pa wu fa so.
- Ma wonhu wo kakra. Adamfofa mu dɔ bere a woka biribi a ɛyɛ nokware, ɛnyɛ bere a woyɛ sɛ wo ho ye. Ɛnsɛ sɛ wokyerɛ w'asetena nyinaa mu. Bua "wo ho te dɛn" so kɛkɛ ɛtɔ da a wode biribi a ɛyɛ nokware.
- Hwɛ kwan sɛ ɛbɛyɛ brɛoo, na mfa brɛoo no nkɔ wo komm. Worehyɛ nnɔnhwerew sika korabea ma. Nnawɔtwe bi wode nnɔnhwerew abiɛsa bɛka ho, nnawɔtwe bi wode hwee renka ho. Sika no da so ara foro.
Bere a ankonamtena no mu yɛ duru sen eyi
Ankonamtena bi wɔ hɔ a afotu pa ne adesua a ɛkɔ so nnawɔtwe biara betumi ama no ayɛ mmerɛw bere ne bere mu. Bi nso wɔ hɔ a emu yɛ duru kɛse, nea ɛba ne adwene a ɛyɛ brɛoo, a ɛtaree a ɛrennyae, baabi a adwene a wobɛkɔ obiara nkyɛn no yɛ nea wuntumi nyɛ wɔ nipadua mu, anaa baabi a wode wo ho bɛka nnipa ho ma woagyaw wo komm sɛnea na wote kan no ara. Sɛ ɛno na ɛbɛn nea wuhu no a, mesrɛ wo fa no berɛw na fa no aniberesoɔ.
Ankonamtena a ɛkɔ so no betumi ne adwenemu haw, nnipa ho hu, ne awerɛhow akɔ abom, na eyinom yɛ nneɛma a ɛgye mmoa ankasa so. Ɔyaresafo anaa ɔdwene ho yaresafo betumi aboa wo ma woahu nea ɛrekɔ so ne nea ɛbɛboa ankasa, na aniwu nni mu sɛ wofi hɔ na ɛnyɛ nhoma kuw mu. Nokware ni, sɛ wo ne obi yɛ adwuma wɔ adwenemu haw anaa adwene a ɛyɛ brɛoo a ɛma wotena fie no ho a, ebetumi ayɛ ade ankasa a ɛma nhoma kuw no betumi ayɛ akyiri yi. Sɛ nneɛma yɛ nea wuntumi nnyina ano koraa da bi, anaa wuhu wo ho sɛ woresusuw sɛ anka ɛbɛye ma wo sɛ wonni hɔ a, hwehwɛ mmoa ntɛm sen sɛ wobɛtena ho ankonam. Sɛ wopɛ nkitahodi saa a ɛnyɛ mmerɛwyɛ. Ɛyɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ nnipasu titiriw wɔ wo ho, na ɛfata sɛ wonya mmoa a ɛfata na woahu.
Adamfofa mu mpanyinbere yɛ brɛoo na emu yɛ basabasa sen sɛnea na ɛte wɔ mfe aduonu so, na ɛhwehwɛ wo nsam pii, ne titiriw ne akokoduru a wode bedi kan ne abotare a wode bɛkɔ so akɔ hɔ. Nanso ɛda so ara wɔ hɔ ma wo koraa. Nnipa a wobetumi abɛyɛ wo adamfo a ɛbɛn wo paa no wɔ hɔ seesei, wɔ dan bi a ɛsan ba a wonnya nkɔɔ mu da, a wɔte nka pɛpɛɛpɛ sɛnea wote, a wɔn ani da so sɛ obi bɛkyia.
Nea efi mu
- Amerika Apɔwmuden ne Onipa Som Adwumayɛ, Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community
- Kansas Suapɔn, Study reveals number of hours it takes to make a friend
- Mayo Clinic, Friendships: Enrich your life and improve your health
- Amerika Sikoloji Fekuw, The science of why friendships keep us healthy