Ingxenye ethi “Izinkinga” isikhanyisela ngezinhlobo zokuhlupheka ezisakazekile nezivame ukucasha izilwane ezibekezelela ezweni eligxile kumuntu. Lezi akuzona nje izenzo zonya ezingahleliwe kodwa izimpawu zohlelo olukhudlwana—olwakhelwe phezu kwesiko, ukunethezeka, kanye nenzuzo—olwenza ukuxhashazwa kujwayelekile futhi lunqabele izilwane amalungelo azo ayisisekelo. Kusukela ezilaheni zezimboni kuya ezinkundleni zokuzijabulisa, kusukela emakheji aselabhorethri kuya ezimbonini zezingubo, izilwane zibhekana nokulimala okuvame ukuhlanzwa, ukunganakwa, noma okuthethelelwa imikhuba yamasiko.
Isigatshana ngasinye kulesi sigaba sibonisa isendlalelo esihlukile sokulimala. Sihlola ukwesabeka kokubulawa nokuboshwa, ukuhlupheka koboya nemfashini, kanye nezilwane ezihlukumezekile ezibhekana nazo ngesikhathi sokuthutha. Sibhekene nomthelela wemikhuba yokulima kwasefekthri, izindleko zokuziphatha zokuhlolwa kwezilwane, nokuxhashazwa kwezilwane emasekisini, eziqiwini nasemapaki olwandle. Ngisho nasemakhaya ethu, izilwane eziningi ezingabangane zibhekana nokunganakwa, ukuhlukunyezwa kokuzalanisa, noma ukulahlwa. Futhi endle, izilwane ziyaxoshwa, zizingelwe, futhi zithengiswe—ngokuvamile egameni lenzuzo noma ukunethezeka.
Ngokudalula lezi zinkinga, simema ukuzindla, umthwalo wemfanelo, kanye noshintsho. Lokhu akukona nje unya—kumayelana nendlela ukukhetha kwethu, amasiko, kanye nezimboni ezidale isiko lokubusa phezu kwabasengozini. Ukuqonda lezi zindlela kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokuzidiliza—nokwakha umhlaba lapho uzwelo, ubulungisa, nokuphilisana kuqondisa ubudlelwano bethu nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo.
Isidingo senyama nobisi ekudleni komuntu ekudleni komuntu singaphansi kokubhekisisa njengokukhathazeka kukhula ngomthelela waso empilweni, imvelo kanye nasenhlalakahleni yezilwane. Ingabe lezi zinhlaka zendabuko zibaluleke kakhulu, noma zingatshala ezinye izindlela zokutshala indlela yekusasa elinempilo futhi elizinzile? Lo mbhalo uhlola izixhumanisi phakathi kokusebenzisa kakhulu imikhiqizo yezilwane nezifo ezingamahlalakhona, umnikelo wazo ekuwohlokeni kwemvelo, kanye nemibuzo yokuziphatha okuhle ezungeze ukulima kwezimboni. Iphinde iqopheni nemithombo yeprotheni esekelwe engcupheni yezakhiwane eye nyama kanye nobisi ekuhlangabezaneni nezidingo zokudla. Hlola ukuthi ucabanga kabusha kanjani izinqumo zethu zokudla kungaholela endleleni enobubele ne-eco-friendlyle