Lesi sigaba sihlola ukuthi ukukhetha okuqaphelayo, ukuguqulwa kwesistimu yokudla, kanye nezindlela zokukhiqiza zokucabanga kabusha kungasiholela kanjani ekusaseni elizinzile nelinozwelo. Igqamisa izindlela ezingagcini nje ngokunciphisa ukuhlupheka kwezilwane kodwa futhi zisize ekwenzeni kabusha iplanethi, zehlise umkhondo wethu wemvelo, futhi zikhuthaze impilo yabantu. Emhlabeni lapho ukufuywa kwezilwane ezimbonini kuqhuba izimo zezulu nezimo zemvelo, isidingo sezixazululo ezinesibindi nezihlelekile asikaze sibe esiphuthumayo.
Kusukela ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni kanye nezolimo ezivuselelayo kuye kubuchwepheshe bokudla obusafufusa njengenyama etshaliwe kanye nezinqubomgomo zomhlaba zokucabangela phambili, lesi sigaba sibonisa inhlobonhlobo yezindlela ezisebenzayo. Lezi zixazululo azizona izinhloso ze-utopian—zingamasu aphathekayo okulungisa kabusha uhlelo lokudla oluphukile. Okungondla abantu ngaphandle kokuxhaphaza izilwane, ukucekela phansi imvelo, noma ukungalingani kwembulunga yonke.
Ukusimama kungaphezu nje komgomo wemvelo; kwakha isisekelo sokwakha ikusasa elinokuziphatha okuhle, elinempilo, nelilinganayo lazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo kule planethi. Kusibekela inselele ukuthi sicabange kabusha ubuhlobo bethu nemvelo, izilwane, kanye nomunye nomunye, sigcizelela umthwalo wemfanelo nobubele njengezimiso eziqondisayo. Lesi sigaba sisimema ukuthi sibone ngeso lengqondo umhlaba lapho ukukhetha kwethu komuntu ngamunye kanye nezenzo zethu ezihlangene ziba abashayeli abanamandla bokuphulukisa, ukubuyisela, nokulinganisela—kunokuba kube negalelo ekubhujisweni okuqhubekayo nokungalingani. Ngokuqwashisa okwengeziwe, ukuzibophezela ngamabomu, nokubambisana komhlaba wonke, sinethuba lokuguqula izinhlelo, ukwakha kabusha imvelo, nokudala ikusasa elikhulisa kokubili abantu neplanethi. Kuwubizo lokudlulela ngalé kokulungiswa kwesikhashana kanye noshintsho oluhlala njalo oluhlonipha ukuxhumana kwakho konke ukuphila.
Ngokuqwashisa okwandayo komthelela omubi wemikhuba yethu yokudla kwansuku zonke endaweni ezungezile kanye nenhlalakahle yezilwane, ukusetshenziswa kwezimiso zokuziphatha sekuphenduke isihloko esivelele emphakathini wanamuhla. Njengoba sibhekene nemiphumela yezenzo zethu, kubalulekile ukuthi sicabange kabusha ukukhetha kwethu ukudla kanye nemithelela yako. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ukugqugquzelwa kokudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni kuye kwazuza umfutho njengendlela yokunciphisa i-carbon footprint yethu nokukhuthaza ukuphathwa kahle kwezilwane. Lesi sihloko sizocubungula izizathu ezihlukahlukene zokuthi kungani ukushintshela ekudleni okusekelwe ezitshalweni kungaba nomthelela endleleni yokuphila esimeme futhi enesimilo. Sizohlola izinzuzo zemvelo zokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwenyama nobisi, kanye nokukhathazeka ngokuziphatha okuzungeze imboni yezolimo yezilwane. Ukwengeza, sizohlola inkambiso ekhulayo yezinye izindlela ezisekelwe ezitshalweni kanye nomthelela ezinawo empilweni yethu kanye nempilo yonke yomhlaba. Ngo…