THE
I-WORD
| Vol. 23 | AUGUST 1916 | Cha 5 |
| I-Copyright 1916 ka-HW PERCIVAL |
IZINHLOBO EZINGAPHAMBI ABANTU
(Iyaqhubeka)
"Izazi" zama-Alchemists
I-FAMILIAR noma imindeni eminingana eyayivame ukwakhiwa futhi isetshenziswe ngabasebenza kuma-alchemist ukusiza ekwakheni nasekwenzeni ukulungiselela okulula, noma ekutholeni izisekelo zensimbi noma ukuqhubekisela phambili noma ukunakekela izinqubo ze-alchemy zangaphandle.
Indlela I-FamiIiars Eba Khona Ngayo
Ekwakheni okujwayelekile, umdwebi we-alchemist walandela uhlelo okwakhiwe ngalo izinto zakhe ezingumuntu. Akuwona wonke ama-alchemist ayazi ngalolo hlelo. Ulwazi olunjalo njengoba babenalo belusebenzisa ekudalweni kwemindeni yabo. Ukudalwa komuntu okwakusetshenziselwa inhloso ekhethekile kushiwo engxenyeni elandelayo yalolu chungechunge. Ukudalwa kwama-alchemists emindeni kuyositshekelwa lapho. Ekwenzeni okujwayelekile umdwebi wamakhemikhali wamnika ingxenye yengxenye yakhe uqobo, futhi ngalokho i-alchemist ngakho-ke okunikeze okuvela kuye, njengegazi, i-lymph, noma olunye uketshezi, isipoki esivamile singaba khona ngokomzimba. Ngemuva kokuba ibizelwe ukuba khona komzimba nomsebenzi yi-alchemist, kwakuyinceku yakhe elalelayo, eyayithobela umyalo wayo. Yanyamalala futhi yavela ngokuthanda kwakhe, yenza imisebenzi lapho yayithunyelwa khona, yanikela inkonzo eyayiphathiswe yona, ekubukeni izinqubo zezokwelapha, ukuphatha ama-alembics, ukunakekela imililo notshwala neminye imisebenzi inkosi yayo eyayiyibekele yona. Uhlobo lwesimo esijwayelekile kwesinye isikhathi lwesilwane, kwesinye isikhathi esomuntu. Ngakho-ke eza izindaba ezihlotshisiwe zezikhova ezimnyama, amagwababa, izinja ezimnyama namakati, nezinyoka namalulwane njengabalingani be-alchemists. Abanye abantu balapho bathola ikati elimnyama, nezingubo zokugqoka ezingejwayelekile bahlala endaweni yokucwaninga bakholwa ukuthi bangama-alchemist.
Izipoki Ezijwayelekile Zakhuluma Ngezinto Ezingaphili
Into esetshenziswayo ingahlanganiswa ne-alchemist entweni engaphili, ivele ingabonakali uqobo, futhi ibangele into ukuthi yenze umsebenzi othile (bona The Word, Umq. 23, No. 3). Kwesinye isikhathi isakhi sasiboshelwa kuleyo nto futhi singakwazi ukuyishiya, ngaphandle kokuthi kukhululwe i-alchemist. Akekho umuntu ongalimaza noma aphazamise into. Yayinamandla athile okuthi, uma imiphumela yawo ibonwa abanye ngaphandle kwe-alchemist, bekukholelwa ukuthi yayingamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo. Kwakungenziwa imidwebo yobumba noma enye insimbi, noma isithombe samatshe ukukhiqiza imisindo, ukuphendula imibuzo ebekwe kuyo, nokuxwayisa ngezingozi ezisondelayo.
Izinombolo zokukhuluma nezinhloko ezikhulunywayo zenziwa zaba ngomlomo. Lezi zibalo zazinamandla okubhula nawokwenza imisindo. Imisindo ibizohunyushwa yilowo ozwayo ngolimi ayelukhuluma, futhi aphendule imibuzo yakhe emoyeni abekwe kuwo. Lapho i-alchemist inqamula isakhi entweni, amandla achazayo aphela. Ngisho nangaleso sikhathi into kungenzeka ukuthi isenamandla athonya wayo uqobo, ngenxa yokuxhumana nesikhathi esedlule ne-alchemist kanye noqobo lwento, futhi, into enjalo kungenzeka, ngenxa yethonya layo lamandla kazibuthe, ihehe ezinye izimiso ezisezingeni, ezingasebenza ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene ngokusebenzisa isithombe. Mhlawumbe zisekhona eminyuziyamu ezinye zalezi zibalo.
Imisebenzi Ye-Alchemist Kojwayelene Naye
Ojwayelekile kungadalwa yi-alchemist ngaphandle kokuthatha kwakhe umthwalo wemfanelo noma ngaphandle kwengozi kuye. Isibopho sasinjengesobaba wengane. I-alchemist akufanele ifundise abajwayelene nezindlela nemisebenzi kuphela, kodwa kufanele ikhokhe ngawo wonke umonakalo owenziwe yilungu lokuqala. Lesi sibopho kwakufanele sithathwe kuze kube yilapho elemental iba, ekuziphendukeleni kwemvelo, umuntu, futhi enikezwe ngengqondo. Ama-Alchemist adale imindeni enjengale enziwe ayazi ngomthwalo wawo wemfanelo, kepha ayengazi ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi lowo msebenzi kufanele usebenze isikhathi esingakanani. Ama-alchemists amaningi ajwayelekile, engazithokozisi imisebenzi yawo kumindeni yawo, futhi efisa ukuba ngamakhosi ngaphambi kokuthi akhonze, adala izipoki ezijwayelekile ezingakwazi ukuzilawula. Ngokwenza kanjalo balahlekelwe izimpilo zabo futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, bathwala izimpilo zesikhathi esizayo umthwalo wokukwenza lokho ababekudalile.
Isiphetho Sesipoki Esijwayelekile NoMdali Waso
Lapho sekudalelwe okuyisisekelo, okungukuthi, izinto eziningi zihlanganisiwe zaba ubuntu obuyisiqalo, kwaba nobukhona obungenakubhujiswa ngaphandle kokubhujiswa komqambi waso, i-alchemist. Ngokufa kwe-alchemist, inhlanganisela eyakha ubuntu obuyisiqalo yojwayelo ayisekho. Kodwa-ke, igciwane lesisekelo, umcabango we-alchemist, alizange libhujiswe. Lapho i-alchemist ibuya futhi iba ngumzimba omusha wenyama, yakhela obunye ubuntu obuyisisekelo ezizungeze igciwane lomcabango wokuqala. Ngale ndlela isisekelo sasizomlandela kusuka empilweni iye empilweni, futhi kumele, empilweni ngayinye, athwale umthwalo wemfanelo waso nezenzo zaso, aze ayifinyelele, ayifundise, ayilethe embusweni womuntu, noma kuze kube kwakufanele ngabe ulahlekelwe ubukhona bakhe uqobo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Lapho-ke okujwayelekile bekuzodilizwa kube yizakhi bese kuthi igciwane libulawe.