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.
Unya lwezilwane luyinkinga egcwele yonke indawo engathinti nje ukuphila kwezilwane kuphela kodwa futhi inomthelela omkhulu empilweni nasempilweni yethu. Ukufakaza noma ukusekela unya lwezilwane kungaholela ekubeni necala, ukudabuka, ngisho nokucindezeleka. Kungase futhi kube nomthelela ekukhathaleni kozwela nasekuhawukeleni, kuphinde kuphazamise inhlalakahle yethu iyonke. Ukuchayeka ezithombeni eziyingcaca noma amavidiyo onya lwezilwane kungase kubangele ngisho nezimpendulo zengcindezi futhi kwandise ingcuphe yokuba nenkinga yokucindezeleka kwangemva kwenhlekelele (PTSD). Kodwa-ke, kunesixazululo esingagcini nje ngokuqeda ukuhlupheka kwezilwane kodwa futhi esiletha izinzuzo ezibalulekile empilweni yethu siqu: ukwamukela ukudla kwe-vegan. Ukudla kwe-vegan kucebile nge-fiber, amavithamini, namaminerali, kubalulekile ekugcineni uhlelo lokugaya olunempilo kanye nempilo yonke. Ngokususa imikhiqizo yezilwane ekudleni kwethu, singakwazi futhi ukunciphisa ukudla kwamafutha agcwele kanye ne-cholesterol, izici ezaziwayo zengozi yesifo senhliziyo kanye ...