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.
Izingulube sekuyisikhathi eside zihlotshaniswa nempilo yasepulazini, ngokuvamile ibhekwa njengezilwane ezingcolile, ezingahlakaniphile. Kodwa-ke, ucwaningo lwakamuva luphonsela inselele lo mbono, luphakamisa ukuthi izingulube zingase zihlakaniphe kakhulu kunalokho esasikucabanga. Eqinisweni, izingulube zibonisa amakhono okuqonda aphikisana nalawo amanye ama-primates. Lesi sihloko sicubungula emhlabeni wokuqonda kwezingulube, sihlola ubufakazi obuveza izingulube njengezidalwa ezihlakaniphe kakhulu ezikwazi ukuziphatha okuyinkimbinkimbi nokuxazulula izinkinga. Ingabe izingulube zihlakaniphile? Impela, izingulube ziyizilwane ezihlakaniphile! Amashumi eminyaka ocwaningo nokubheka anikeze ubufakazi obuqinile bamakhono abo okuqonda amangalisayo. Izingulube aziyona nje inkimbinkimbi ngokomzwelo kodwa futhi ziyakwazi ukuzwa uhla lwemizwa efana neyomuntu, okuhlanganisa injabulo, injabulo, ukwesaba, nokukhathazeka. Ikhono labo lokwakha izinkumbulo liyamangalisa, futhi bangagcina ukwaziswa okubalulekile isikhathi eside. Lo mthamo wenkumbulo udlala indima ebalulekile ekuxazululeni izinkinga nasekuzivumelaniseni nezimo. Ngokwenhlalo, izingulube zikhombisa okuthuthukile…