Lesi sigaba sigqamisa indima ebalulekile edlalwa ukukhetha komuntu ekubumbeni umhlaba onozwelo, ozinzile, nolinganayo. Nakuba uguquko lwesistimu lubalulekile, izenzo zansuku zonke—esikudlayo, esikugqokayo, indlela esikhuluma ngayo—ziphethe amandla okubekela inselele imikhuba eyingozi futhi zibe nomthelela ekushintsheni okubanzi komphakathi. Ngokuvumelanisa ukuziphatha kwethu nezimiso zethu, abantu ngabanye bangasiza ekuhlakazeni izimboni ezizuza ngonya nokulimala kwemvelo.
Ihlola izindlela ezingokoqobo, ezinikeza amandla abantu abangenza ngazo umthelela ophusile: ukwamukela ukudla okusekelwe ezitshalweni, ukusekela izimpawu zokuziphatha, ukunciphisa imfucuza, ukuhileleka ezingxoxweni ezinolwazi, kanye nokumela izilwane ngaphakathi kwemibuthano yabo. Lezi zinqumo ezibonakala zizincane, uma zandiswe emiphakathini yonkana, ziphuma ngaphandle futhi ziqhubekisele phambili uguquko lwamasiko. Lesi sigaba futhi sibhekana nezithiyo ezivamile ezifana nengcindezi yomphakathi, ulwazi olunganembile, nokufinyelela—sinikeza isiqondiso sokuzinqoba ngokucacile nangokuzethemba.
Ekugcineni, lesi sigaba sikhuthaza umqondo wokuzibophezela okuqaphelayo. Igcizelela ukuthi uguquko oluzwakalayo aluqali ngaso sonke isikhathi emahholo omthetho noma ezindlini zezinkampani—imvamisa luqala ngesibindi somuntu siqu nokungaguquguquki. Ngokukhetha uzwela ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke, sinikela enhlanganweni eyazisa ukuphila, ubulungisa, nempilo yeplanethi.
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…