Thatha Isinyathelo yilapho ukuqwashisa kuguquka kube amandla. Lesi sigaba sisebenza njengomhlahlandlela osebenzayo wabantu abafuna ukuvumelanisa amanani abo nezenzo zabo futhi babe ababambiqhaza abakhuthele ekwakheni umhlaba onomusa, ozinzile. Kusukela ekushintsheni kwendlela yokuphila yansuku zonke kuya emizamweni emikhulu yokumela, ihlola izindlela ezihlukahlukene eziya ekuphileni okunezimiso ezinhle kanye noguquko oluhlelekile.
Ihlanganisa izihloko eziningi—kusukela ekudleni okusimeme kanye nokuqaphela izinto ezithengwayo kuya enguqukweni yezomthetho, imfundo yomphakathi, kanye nokugqugquzela abantu basemazingeni aphansi—lesi sigaba sihlinzeka ngamathuluzi nemininingwane edingekayo ukuze kube neqhaza eliphusile embuthweni wezilwane. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhlola ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni, ufunda indlela yokuzulazula ezinganekwaneni nemibono eyiphutha, noma ufuna isiqondiso mayelana nokuzibandakanya kwezombusazwe nokuguqulwa kwenqubomgomo, isigatshana ngasinye sinikeza ulwazi olusebenzisekayo oluklanyelwe izigaba ezihlukahlukene zenguquko nokubamba iqhaza.
Ngaphezu kobizo loshintsho lomuntu siqu, Thatha Isinyathelo sigqamisa amandla okuhlela umphakathi, ukumela umphakathi, kanye nezwi elihlangene ekwakheni umhlaba onozwelo nolingana. Kugcizelela ukuthi uguquko alunakwenzeka nje kuphela—seluyenzeka kakade. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usanda kufika ofuna izinyathelo ezilula noma ummeli onolwazi ofuna izinguquko, Thatha Isinyathelo sinikeza izinsiza, izindaba, namathuluzi okukhuthaza umthelela ophusile—okufakazela ukuthi zonke izinqumo zibalulekile nokuthi uma sihlangene, singakha umhlaba onobulungiswa nobubele.
Emhlabeni wanamuhla, lapho ukusimama kwemvelo kuyinto ecindezelayo, ukwamukela indlela yokuphila ye-vegan kungaba nomthelela omuhle kakhulu. Ngokukhetha ukuya ku-vegan, awugcini nje ngokukhetha uzwela ezilwaneni, kodwa futhi ufaka isandla ekulondolozweni kweplanethi yethu izizukulwane ezizayo. Umthelela Wezemvelo Wokulima Kwezilwane Ezolimo ziyimbangela ehamba phambili yokugawulwa kwamahlathi, ukungcoliswa kwamanzi, kanye nokukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa. Ukukhiqizwa kwenyama, ubisi, neminye imikhiqizo yezilwane kudinga umhlabathi omkhulu, amanzi nokudla. Lokhu kunomthelela ekugawulweni kwamahlathi njengoba amahlathi egawulwa ukuze kube nendawo yokuklaba imfuyo noma kutshalwe izitshalo zokudla kwezilwane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukulima kwezilwane kudala inani elikhulu lokungcoliswa kwamanzi. Ukugeleza kwemfucumfucu yezilwane kungcolisa imifula, amachibi nolwandle, okuholela ekungcoleni kwamanzi nasekuqhumeni kolwelwe oluyingozi. Ukwengeza, ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile kukamanyolo nezibulala-zinambuzane ezitshalweni zokudla kwezilwane kunomthelela futhi…