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.
Njengoba inani labantu emhlabeni liqhubeka landa, nesidingo sokudla siyakhula. Omunye wemithombo eyinhloko yamaprotheni ekudleni kwethu inyama, futhi ngenxa yalokho, ukusetshenziswa kwenyama kuye kwanda eminyakeni yamuva. Nokho, ukukhiqizwa kwenyama kunemiphumela ephawulekayo yemvelo. Ikakhulukazi, ukwanda kwesidingo senyama kunomthelela ekugawulweni kwamahlathi kanye nokulahlekelwa indawo yokuhlala, okuwusongo olukhulu ezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo kanye nempilo yeplanethi yethu. Kulesi sihloko, sizocubungula ubuhlobo obuyinkimbinkimbi phakathi kokusetshenziswa kwenyama, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, nokulahlekelwa indawo yokuhlala. Sizohlola izici ezibalulekile ezibangela ukwanda kwesidingo senyama, umthelela wokukhiqizwa kwenyama ekugawulweni kwamahlathi kanye nokulahlekelwa indawo yokuhlala, kanye nezixazululo ezingaba khona zokudambisa lezi zinkinga. Ngokuqonda ukuxhumana phakathi kokusetshenziswa kwenyama, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, kanye nokulahlekelwa indawo yokuhlala, singasebenzela ukudala ikusasa elisimeme leplanethi yethu kanye nathi ngokwethu. Ukusetshenziswa kwenyama kunomthelela emazingeni okugawulwa kwamahlathi I…