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THE

IWORD

Vol. 15 MAY 1912 2

Ilungelo lokushicilela ngo-1912 ngu-HW PERCIVAL

UKUPHILA

(Iyaqhutywa)

PHANTSE wonk’ ubani unengcamango yoko kubizwa ngokuba bubomi, yaye le ngcamango isekelwe kwizinto nazichaza eyona nto ayinqwenelayo okanye eyona nto ayinqwenelayo. Ucinga ukuba ukuzaliseka kwezinto zakhe ebomini kuya kuphila yaye izinto abanye abantu abazilwelayo azibalulekanga kangako xa zithelekiswa nenjongo yakhe. Ngamnye ubonakala eqinisekile ukuba uyayazi into ephilayo ngokwenene, kwaye oku kuzabalazela ngomzimba nengqondo.

Ediniwe bubucukubhede besixeko, umntu ocinga ngobomi obulula uqinisekile ukuba ukuphila kufumaneka kwindawo ezolileyo yelizwe, phakathi kweendawo zokwalusa nalapho asenokunandipha ukuphola kwamahlathi nokukhanya kwelanga emasimini, yaye uyabasizela abo bangaye ngokungayazi le nto.

Ephelelwe ngumonde ngomsebenzi wakhe onzima kunye nexesha elide kunye ne-monotony yelizwe, kwaye eziva ngathi uchitha nje ubomi efama, ulutsha olunamabhongo luqinisekile ukuba esixekweni luyakwazi kuphela ukuba yintoni na ubomi, entliziyweni yeshishini phakathi kwengxokozelo yezihlwele.

Ngengcinga yekhaya, indoda yeshishini iyasebenza ukuze ikhulise usapho lwayo kwaye yonwabele ukukhululeka kunye nentuthuzelo eya kuba iyifumene.

Kutheni kufuneka ndilinde ukuze ndonwabele ubomi, ucinga ukuba umzingeli wolonwabo. Musa ukukubekela amangomso izinto onokuzinandipha namhlanje. Imidlalo, imidlalo, ukungcakaza, ukudanisa, ukutya okumnandi, ukuqhwanyaza kweeglasi, ukuxuba imagnethi nezinye izini, ubusuku beziyunguma, oku kuphila kuye.

Ngeemfuno zakhe ezinganelisekiyo, kodwa esoyika umtsalane kubomi bomntu, i-ascetic ithatha ihlabathi njengendawo yokuphepha; indawo apho zilalele iinyoka kwaye iingcuka zilungele ukuqwenga; apho ingqiqo ilahlekiswa zizihendo nokuqhatha, nenyama ibe yimigibe yengqiqo; apho inkanuko igqugqisile kwaye izifo zihlala zikhona. Uya kwindawo efihlakeleyo ukuze apho azifumanele imfihlelo yobomi bokwenene.

Enganelisekanga bubomi bawo, amahlwempu angenalwazi athetha ngokukrokra ngobutyebi yaye enomona okanye encoma izinto ezenziwa libutho lasekuhlaleni aze athi, ezi zinokubunandipha ubomi; ukuba ngokwenene baphila.

Oko kubizwa ngokuba luluntu, kuqulunqwe rhoqo ngamaqamza akwincam yamaza empucuko, alatyuzwa ziziphithiphithi kunye nomzabalazo weengqondo kulwandle lobomi bomntu. Abo basekuhlaleni babona ekuhambeni kwexesha ukuba ukwamkelwa kukuzalwa okanye ngemali, akufane kwenzeke ngenxa yokufaneleka; ukuba inkangeleko yefashoni kunye nobuxhakaxhaka besimilo bujonga ukukhula kwengqondo kwaye bujike umlinganiswa; ukuba uluntu lulawulwa ngeendlela ezingqongqo kunye nokuziphatha okungaqinisekanga; ukuba kukho ukulambela indawo okanye ubabalo, kwaye usebenze ngokukhohlisa kunye nenkohliso ukuyikhusela kwaye uyibambe; ukuba kukho imilo nemizabalazo namayelenqe oloyiso olungenamsebenzi olukhatshwa kukuzisola okulilize ngenxa yozuko olulahlekileyo; ukuba iilwimi ezibukhali zibethe emqaleni onezacholo zize zishiye ityhefu kumazwi abo anobusi; ukuba apho ulonwabo lukhokelela abantu balandele khona, kwaye xa kuguquguquka kwimithambo-luvo ebomvu babethe iminqweno yabo ukuze bavelise entsha kwaye ngokufuthi basekele imincili kwiingqondo zabo ezingazolanga. Endaweni yokuba ngabameli benkcubeko kunye nobunene bokwenene bobomi bomntu, uluntu, njengoko lunjalo, lubonwa ngabo baye badlula ubuhle balo, ukuba ubukhulu becala bufana nokuhlamba kunye nokukhukuliseka, ukuphoswa phezu kwentlabathi ngamaza ethamsanqa avela. ulwandle lobomi bomntu. Amalungu oluntu emengezela ekukhanyeni kwelanga okwethutyana; baze ke, ngaphandle kokudibana nayo yonke imithombo yobomi babo baze bangakwazi ukugcina unyawo oluluqilima, bakhukuliswe ngamaza ethamsanqa okanye banyamalale njengabangeyonto, njengegwebu eliphetshethwayo. Amancinci amathuba oluntu anika amalungu ayo ukuba azi kwaye aqhagamshelane nemisinga yobomi babo.

Yishiye indlela yehlabathi, wamkele ukholo, ucenge umshumayeli nombingeleli onyanisekileyo. Ngena ebandleni kwaye ukholwe, kwaye uya kufumana ibhalsamu kumanxeba akho, intuthuzelo yokubandezeleka kwakho, indlela eya ezulwini kunye nolonwabo lwalo lobomi obungenasiphelo, kunye nesithsaba sozuko njengomvuzo wakho.

Kwabo baphoswe phantsi ngamathandabuzo kunye nokudinwa ngumlo wehlabathi, esi simemo siyinto eyayisenziwa ngunina ebusaneni. Abo badinwe yimisebenzi kunye noxinzelelo lobomi basenokufumana ukuphumla ebandleni okwethutyana, kwaye balindele ukufumana ubomi bokungafi emva kokufa. Kufuneka bafe ukuze baphumelele. Ibandla alikakwazi kwaye alinako ukunika oko libanga ukuba lingumgcini wako. Ubomi bokungafi abufumaneki emva kokufa ukuba abufunyanwanga ngaphambili. Ubomi bokungafi kufuneka buphile phambi kokufa kwaye ngelixa umntu ekumzimba wenyama.

Nangona kunjalo kwaye nawaphi na amanqanaba obomi anokuthi ahlolwe, ngalinye liya kubonwa linganelisekanga. Uninzi lwabantu lufana nezikhonkwane ezingqukuva kwimingxuma ezizikweri ezingangeniyo. Omnye umntu usenokuyinandipha indawo yakhe ebomini kangangexesha elithile, kodwa uyadinwa kamsinya nje okanye ngaphambi kokuba akufunde oko kufanele kumfundise kona; emva koko unqwenela enye into. Umntu ojonga emva kobukhazikhazi aze ahlolisise naliphi na inqanaba lobomi, ufumanisa kulo ukuphoxeka, ukunganeliseki. Kusenokuthatha iminyaka ukuba indoda ifunde oku ukuba ayinako, okanye ayiyi, yabona. Nangona kunjalo kufuneka afunde. Ixesha liya kumnika amava, yaye intlungu iya kulola ukubona kwakhe.

Umntu njengoko enjalo emhlabeni yindoda engekaphuhli. Akaphili. Ukuphila yindlela umntu abuzuza ngayo ubomi bokungafi. Ukuphila asibobukho abantu abathi bubomi ngoku. Ukuphila yimeko apho inxalenye nganye yesakhiwo okanye into ephilayo inxibelelana noBomi ngomjelo othile wobomi, nalapho onke amalungu asebenza ngolungelelwano ukwenza imisebenzi yawo ngokwenjongo yobomi beso sakhiwo. okanye ubukho, nalapho umbutho uphela unxibelelana nezandyondyo zoBomi nemisinga yabo yobomi.

Okwangoku akukho nxalenye yentlangano yomntu enxibelelana nomsinga wayo wobomi. Akunakwenzeka ukuba ulutsha lufikeleleke ngaphambi kokuba ukubola kuhlasele umzimba, yaye umntu uvumela ukufa ukuba kuthabathe inxaxheba yakhe yokufa. Xa isakheko somzimba somntu sakhiwe yaye intyatyambo yobutsha ivuthelwa, umzimba uyabuna ngokukhawuleza uze utyeke. Ngelixa imililo yobomi ivutha umntu ukholelwa ukuba uyaphila, kodwa akakho. Uyafa. Kuphela kumathuba anqabileyo apho kunokwenzeka ukuba umzimba wenyama uqhagamshelane nemisinga yawo yobomi. Kodwa ubunzima bukhulu kakhulu. Umntu ngokungazi uyala ukwenza unxibelelwano, kwaye akazi okanye akayi kulungelelanisa onke amalungu omzimba wakhe kwaye akabangeli ukuba enze eminye imisebenzi ngaphandle kokugcinwa kancinci komzimba, kwaye ke akunakwenzeka. ukuze afukulwe ngokwenyama. Utsalwa phantsi yiyo.

Umntu ucinga ngeemvakalelo zakhe, kwaye njengomntu onengqondo. Akazicingeli njengomntu ongaphandle kwengqiqo yakhe, kwaye ke akaqhagamshelani nobomi kunye nomthombo wobuntu bakhe. Inxalenye nganye yentlangano ebizwa ngokuba ngumntu isemfazweni nezinye. Ubhidekile malunga nokuba ungubani kwaye uhlala kwihlabathi elibhidekileyo. Akukho nto adibana nayo nezandyondyo zoBomi nemisinga yawo yobomi. Akaphili.

(Iza kuqhubeka)