Lesi sigaba siphenya izinga lomuntu lokuxhashazwa kwezilwane—indlela thina njengabantu ngabanye nemiphakathi esithethelela ngayo, esisekela, noma esimelana ngayo nezinhlelo zonya. Kusukela kumasiko amasiko nokuncika kwezomnotho kuye empilweni yomphakathi nezinkolelo zomoya, ubudlelwano bethu nezilwane bubonisa izindinganiso esiziphethe kanye nezakhiwo zamandla esihlala kuzo. Ingxenye ethi “Abantu” ihlola lokhu kuxhumana, iveze ukuthi inhlalakahle yethu ixhumene ngokujule kangakanani nezimpilo esizibusayo.
Sihlola ukuthi ukudla okusindayo kwenyama, ukulima kwezimboni, nochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa komhlaba wonke kulimaza kanjani ukondliwa kwabantu, impilo yengqondo, kanye nomnotho wendawo. Izinkinga zempilo yomphakathi, ukungavikeleki kokudla, nokuwohloka kwemvelo akuzona izehlakalo ezingazodwa—kuyizimpawu zesimiso esingenakubekezelelwa esibeka phambili inzuzo phezu kwabantu neplanethi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, lesi sigaba sigqamisa ithemba noguquko: imindeni yezilwane ezidla inyama, abasubathi, imiphakathi, nezishoshovu ezicabanga kabusha ubudlelwano babantu nesilwane futhi zakha izindlela zokuphila eziqinile nezinozwela.
Ngokubhekana nezimiso zokuziphatha, amasiko, kanye nemithelela engokoqobo yokusetshenziswa kwezilwane, nathi sibhekana nathi. Hlobo luni lomphakathi esifuna ukuba yingxenye yalo? Izinqumo zethu zibonisa noma zikhaphela kanjani izindinganiso zethu? Indlela eya ebulungisa—ezilwaneni nakubantu—iyafana. Ngokuqwashisa, uzwela, kanye nesenzo, singaqala ukulungisa ukunqanyulwa obhebhethekisa ukuhlupheka okungaka, futhi siye ekusaseni elinobulungisa neliqhubekayo.
Eminyakeni yamuva nje, kuye kwaba nomkhuba okhulayo wokwamukela ukudla kwe-vegan ngenxa yezizathu ezihlukahlukene, ezifana nokuziphatha, imvelo, kanye nokukhathazeka okuhlobene nempilo. Nakuba ukususa imikhiqizo yezilwane ekudleni komuntu kungaba nezinzuzo eziningi, futhi kuphakamisa ukukhathazeka mayelana nokushoda kwezakhi ezingase zibe khona. Esinye sezakhi ezibalulekile ama-vegans angaba nzima ukuzithola ama-omega-3 fatty acids, abalulekile empilweni yobuchopho. Ngokwesiko, inhlanzi enamafutha ibiwumthombo oyinhloko walawa ma-acids anenzuzo, okushiya ama-vegans amaningi ezibuza ukuthi angawatholaphi ama-omega-3s awo. Ngenhlanhla, kunemithombo eminingi esekelwe ezitshalweni enganikeza amazinga adingekayo we-omega-3s ngaphandle kokuyekethisa izimiso ze-vegan yomuntu. Lesi sihloko sizodingida ukubaluleka kwe-omega-3s empilweni yobuchopho, izingozi ezingaba khona zokuntula, kanye nemithombo ephezulu esekwe ezitshalweni ama-vegans angayihlanganisa ekudleni kwawo ukuze aqinisekise ukuthathwa okwanele kwalawa ma-acids abalulekile abalulekile. Ngolwazi olufanele…