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.
Njengoba inani labantu emhlabeni liqhubeka likhula ngezinga elingakaze libonwe, isidingo sezixazululo zokudla ezisimeme nezisebenza kahle siya ngokuya siphuthuma. Njengoba uhlelo lwamanje lokudla emhlabeni wonke lubhekene nezinselelo eziningi njengokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu, ukuntuleka kokudla, nokucekelwa phansi kwemvelo, kusobala ukuthi ukushintshela emikhubeni eqhubekayo kubalulekile. Isixazululo esisodwa esiye sathola ukunakwa okuphawulekayo eminyakeni yamuva nje ukwamukelwa kokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni. Le ndlela ayigcini nje ngokunikeza inqwaba yezinzuzo zezempilo, kodwa futhi inamandla okubhekana nokukhathazeka okuningi kwezemvelo nokuziphatha okuzungeze uhlelo lwethu lokudla lwamanje. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola umqondo wokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni kanye nendima yakho engaba khona ekudaleni ikusasa elisimeme lesibalo sabantu esikhulayo. Ukusuka emthelela wemvelo wokulima kwezilwane kuye ekunyukeni kwezinye izindlela ezisekelwe esitshalweni kanye nendlela ekhulayo ebheke empilweni yemifino nemifino, sizohlola…