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.
Ukubona izilwane ezinhlanhlathayo zizulazula emigwaqweni noma ezidumele ezindaweni zokukhosela kuyisikhumbuzo esidabukisayo senkinga ekhulayo: ukungabi nakhaya phakathi kwezilwane. Izigidi zamakati, izinja, nezinye izilwane emhlabeni wonke azihlali phakade, zisengozini yendlala, izifo, nokuhlukunyezwa. Ukuqonda izimbangela zale nkinga nokuthatha izinyathelo zokuyixazulula kungenza umehluko omkhulu. Kuyo yonke inja noma ikati elinenhlanhla elijabulela ukufudumala kwekhaya elinethezekile nothando olungenamibandela lomnakekeli ongumuntu ozinikele, kunabanye abangenakubalwa ukuphila kwabo okuphawuleka ngobunzima, ukunganakwa, nokuhlupheka. Lezi zilwane zibhekana nezinselele ongazicabangeli, zizabalazela ukuphila emigwaqweni noma ukubekezelela ukuphathwa kabi ezandleni zabantu abangafaneleki, abampofu, abakhungathekile, abangenandaba, noma abahlukumezayo. Abaningi bacwila ezindaweni zokukhosela izilwane eziminyene, benethemba lokuthi usuku luyoze bathole ikhaya elinothando. Izinja, ezivame ukudunyiswa “njengomngane omkhulu womuntu,” ngokuvamile zibhekana nempilo yokuhlushwa. Abaningi…