INDODA NOMFAZI NOMNTWANA

UHarold W. Percival

UKUPHATHWA

Kwincwadi ebalulekileyo, UkuCinga nokuPhelela, Izifundo ezithile zikhethelwe uviwo olunzulu ngakumbi Indoda noMfazi noMntwana. Olu lwazi lubaluleke kakhulu kwintlalo-ntle yomntu wonke umfazi, umfazi kunye nomntwana.

Ngokuphathelele kwingxaki engapheliyo yesini, iPercival ityhila kanye kanye ukuba kutheni kunqabile ukuba amadoda nabafazi bahlale ngolonwabo ixesha elide, nokuba banaye okanye ngaphandle kwabo. Ukuqulunqa okungaphaya kwendlela yokusebenza kwengqondo, le ncwadi ichaza eyona ntsingiselo yendoda neyamabhinqa. Olu lwazi lufanele ukuba siluthembe kungekuphela nje kuba luvumelana nenyani, kodwa lukwabonelela ngesitshixo sokufumana ulungelelwaniso olukhulu nolonwabo phakathi kwamadoda nabafazi. Umfundi uya kufunda ukuba angakwazi njani na, kwaye kufuneka, eguqula eyona nto uyilo kunye nesakhiwo sento esiyibiza ngokuba "yeyomntu." Isiphumo salo mzamo asiyi kuba ngaphaya kotshintsho olukhulu, lokuguqukela ekubeni lolo.

Xa abantu abadala beyiqonda imfihlelo yabo — eyokwenyani yabo-banako ke ukunxibelelana nabantwana ngendlela eya kuthi iphucule umgangatho wobomi babo. Umzekelo, "bendivela phi?" Ngumbuzo obuzwa phantse ngumntwana wonke kwihlabathi liphela. Indoda noMfazi kunye noMntwana inika impendulo kulo mbuzo ohambelana nemvelaphi nomsebenzi wezidalwa zethu. Abantwana abanokuxhamla kuhlobo lwesikhokelo sabazali kunye nemfundo ecetyiswayo kule ncwadi abayi kuvuna kuphela inzuzo engenakuthelekiswa nanto kubo bonke ubomi babo, kodwa baya kuba negalelo elingcono kunyango lweplanethi ngokunjalo.

Oku kuphela kwezihloko ezimbalwa ezenza ukuba le ncwadi incinci iligugu.

IZiko eliSiseko
Disemba, 2009

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