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, indlela yokuphila ye-vegan isizuze ukuthandwa okukhulu, hhayi nje ngezinzuzo zayo zokuziphatha nezemvelo kodwa nangezinzuzo zayo zezempilo ezingaba khona. Kodwa-ke, umbuzo ovamile ophakama phakathi kwalabo abacabangela ukushintshela ekudleni okusekelwe esitshalweni uthi, "Ingabe ukuba yi-vegan kuyabiza?" Impendulo emfushane ukuthi akufanele kube njalo. Ngokuqonda izindleko ezihlobene ne-veganism nokusebenzisa amasu athile okuthenga ahlakaniphile, ungagcina ukudla okungenasabelomali nokunomsoco. Nansi incazelo yalokho ongakulindela namathiphu okugcina izindleko zilawuleka. I-Average Cost of Going Vegan Ukudla okuningi okwakha itshe legumbi lokudla okunempilo kwe-vegan kufana nokuyisisekelo esingabizi esisekela ukudla okuvamile kwaseMelika. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izinto ezifana ne-pasta, irayisi, ubhontshisi, nesinkwa—ukudla okungenasabelomali nokuguquguquka. Lapho ushintshela empilweni ye-vegan, kubalulekile ukuthi ucabange ukuthi lezi zisekelo ziqhathaniswa kanjani nezindleko ne…