Imibuzo: Ingabe ikhona indlela ongayicabanga eya ekuthuleni evela ekulahlekelweni okudabukisayo kwezinkulungwane zabantu abangenacala? Abaholi bomhlaba bangahlanganyela kanjani ezingxoxweni zokuthula nalabo abawusekela ngokuqinile umbono wempi?
Ezweni eligcwele izingxabano nezingxabano, amazwi ka I-Golda Meir senanela ngeqiniso elijulile: “Awukwazi ukuxoxisana ngokuthula nomuntu oze ezokubulala.” Lesi sitatimende sihlanganisa iqiniso elibuhlungu lokuthi ukuxoxisana kuba yize lapho kubhekene nolaka olungapheli kanye nobutha.
Nokho, ukuhlakanipha kukaMeir kudlulela phambili, ehlolisisa ubunkimbinkimbi bezingxoxo zokuthula. Uqokomisa elinye iqiniso elibuhlungu: “Awukwazi ukuxoxisana ngokuthula nomuntu ohlala emzini wakho nezwe lakho bese enqaba ukukubuyisela.” Nansi inkinga egxilile ezingxabanweni eziningi emhlabeni wonke - ukungakwazi ukubuyisana nabahlali abenqabayo ukuyeka ukulawula.
Uma umuntu ecabanga ngala mazwi, ubhekana nokuqaphela okudabukisayo - indlela eya ekuthuleni ivinjwe imigoqo emikhulu.
Lapho sibhekene nezitha ezizimisele ukucekela phansi noma abahlali abangazimisele ukuyeka indawo, ithemba lesinqumo esinokuthula libonakala lifiphele.
Umuzwa ovezwe u-Meir uholela esiphethweni esisangulukisayo: lapho kungekho zingxoxo ezikhona, umjikelezo wodlame uyaqhubeka. Umbono wokuthi ubuntu buhlala bugcwele isimo esibalulekile, naphezu kwezimangalo zenqubekela phambili, uthinta ngokujulile. Kusiphoqa ukuthi sibhekane neqiniso elingajabulisi lokuthi ngaphansi kombono wenqubekelaphambili, imizwa yethu engokwemvelo isabusa izici eziningi zokusebenzisana kwethu.
Njengoba sizulazula ezinkingeni zezingxabano zomhlaba wonke, amazwi ka-Meir asebenza njengesikhumbuzo esibuhlungu sezinselele ezikhona ekuphishekeleni ukuthula. Zisiphoqa ukuthi sihlole kabusha izindlela zethu, sivume ukulinganiselwa kokuxoxisana ezimweni ezithile.
Ekuphishekeleni kwethu izwe elinokuthula okwengeziwe, kuyabaluleka ukubhekana nezimbangela zokungqubuzana, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zibangelwa ubudlova noma umsebenzi. Kuphela ngemizamo ebumbene yokubhekana nalezi zinkinga ezingase sibe nethemba lokudlula umjikelezo wodlame futhi sivule indlela yokubuyisana kwangempela.
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