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NOVEMBER 1909


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AMADODA NABANGANE

Akubonakali kunengqondo ukuthi imibono emibili noma ngaphezulu engqubuzanayo ingalungile ngokuphathelene nanoma yiliphi iqiniso. Kungani kukhona imibono eminingi kangaka mayelana nezinkinga ezithile noma izinto? Sizokwazi kanjani ukutshela ukuthi yimiphi imibono elungile nokuthi yiliphi iqiniso?

IQiniso Elilodwa elingacacile alinakufakazelwa noma liboniswe emqondweni womuntu, futhi ingqondo yomuntu yayingeke ibuqonde ubufakazi obunjalo noma isibonakaliso ukube kwakungenzeka ukukunikeza, njengoba nje nemithetho, inhlangano, nomsebenzi wendawo yonke kungenakubonakaliswa njengephutha. inyosi, noma kunoshobishobi angaqonda ukwakhiwa nokusebenza kwesitimela. Kodwa nakuba ingqondo yomuntu ingeke ikwazi ukuqonda IQiniso Elilodwa ngokufingqiwe, kuyenzeka ukuqonda okuthile okuyiqiniso mayelana nanoma iyiphi into noma inkinga endaweni yonke ebonakalisiwe. Iqiniso liyinto njengoba linjalo. Kuyenzeka ukuthi ingqondo yomuntu iqeqesheke futhi ithuthuke ukuze yazi noma yini njengoba injalo. Kunezigaba ezintathu noma amadigri okumele umqondo womuntu udlule kuwo, ngaphambi kokuthi wazi noma yini njengoba injalo. Isimo sokuqala ukungazi, noma ubumnyama; owesibili umbono, noma inkolelo; okwesithathu ulwazi, noma iqiniso njengoba linjalo.

Ukungazi isimo sobumnyama bengqondo lapho ingqondo ingase ibone okuthile, kodwa ingakwazi ukuyiqonda. Lapho ekungazini ingqondo iyahamba futhi ilawulwa yimizwa. Imizwa igubuzele, inemibala futhi idide ingqondo kangangokuthi ingqondo ayikwazi ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwefu lokungazi nento njengoba injalo. Ingqondo ihlala ingazi ngenkathi ilawulwa, iqondiswa futhi iqondiswa izinzwa. Ukuze uphume ebumnyameni bokungazi, ingqondo kufanele izikhathaze ngokuqonda izinto njengoba zihlukaniswa nokuzwa izinto. Lapho ingqondo izama ukuqonda into, njengoba ihlukene nokuzwa into, kumelwe icabange. Ukucabanga kubangela ukuthi ingqondo idlule esimweni esimnyama sokungazi ingene esimweni sombono. Isimo sombono yileso lapho ingqondo izwa okuthile bese uzama ukuthola ukuthi iyini. Uma ingqondo izikhathaza nganoma iyiphi into noma inkinga iqala ukuzehlukanisa njengomuntu ocabangayo entweni ezithinta yona. Bese iqala ukuba nemibono ngezinto. Le mibono ayizange ikukhathaze ngenkathi yaneliswa isimo sokungazi, njengoba nje ovilapha ngokwengqondo noma abanomqondo ovusa amadlingozi bengazixaki ngemibono ephathelene nezinto ezingasebenzi emizweni. Kodwa bayoba nemibono mayelana nezinto zemvelo evusa inkanuko. Umbono isimo lapho ingqondo ingakwazi ukubona ngokucacile iqiniso, noma into njengoba injalo, ihluke ezinzwa, noma izinto njengoba zibonakala zinjalo. Imibono yomuntu yakha izinkolelo zakhe. Izinkolelo zakhe ziyimiphumela yemibono yakhe. Umbono umhlaba ophakathi phakathi kobumnyama nokukhanya. Yizwe lapho izinzwa nezinto eziguqukayo zihlangana khona nokukhanya nezithunzi kanye nokubonakaliswa kwezinto ezibonakalayo. Kulesi simo sombono ingqondo ayikwazi noma ingahlukanisi isithunzi nento esiphosayo, futhi ayikwazi ukubona ukukhanya njengokuhlukile ethunzini noma entweni. Ukuze uphume esimweni sombono, ingqondo kufanele izame ukuqonda umehluko phakathi kokukhanya, into, kanye nokubonakala kwayo noma isithunzi. Lapho ingqondo izama kanjalo iqala ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwemibono elungile nemibono engalungile. Umbono olungile yikhono lengqondo lokunquma umehluko phakathi kwento nokubukeka kwayo nesithunzi, noma ukubona into njengoba injalo. Umbono ongalungile ukwenza iphutha lokubonisa noma isithunzi sento kuleyo nto ngokwayo. Ngenkathi isesimweni sombono ingqondo ayikwazi ukubona ukukhanya njengokuhlukile emibonweni elungile nengalungile, noma izinto zihlukile ekukhanyeni nasekuthunzini kwazo. Ukuze umuntu akwazi ukuba nemibono efanele, kumelwe akhulule ingqondo ekubandlululeni nasethonyeni lezinzwa. Izinzwa zinemibala noma zithonye ingqondo ukuze ziveze ubandlululo, futhi lapho kukhona ubandlululo akukho mbono olungile. Umcabango nokuqeqeshwa kwengqondo ukucabanga kuyadingeka ukuze kwakhiwe imibono efanele. Lapho ingqondo yakhe umbono olungile futhi yenqaba ukuvumela izinzwa ukuba zithonye noma zibandlulule ingqondo ngokumelene nombono olungile, futhi ibambe lowo mbono olungile, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uphikisana nesikhundla somuntu noma isithakazelo somuntu siqu noma abangane, futhi ibambelele embonweni olungile ngaphambili futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye, khona-ke ingqondo izodlulela esikhathini samanje esimweni solwazi. Khona-ke ingqondo ngeke ibe nombono ngento noma ididwe eminye imibono ephikisanayo, kodwa iyokwazi ukuthi into injengoba injalo. Umuntu udlula esimweni semibono noma izinkolelo, futhi angene esimweni solwazi noma ukukhanya, ngokubambelela kulokho aziyo ukuthi kuyiqiniso ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye.

Ingqondo ifunda ukwazi iqiniso lanoma iyiphi into ngokuzithinta ngayo leyo nto. Esimeni solwazi, ngemva kokuba selifunde ukucabanga futhi selikwazile ukufinyelela emibonweni efanele ngokukhululeka ekubandlululeni nasekucabangeni okuqhubekayo, ingqondo ibona noma yini njengoba injalo futhi yazi ukuthi injengoba injalo ngokukhanya, okungukukhanya kolwazi. Ngenkathi isesimweni sokungazi kwakungenakwenzeka ukubona, futhi ngenkathi isesimweni semibono ayizange ibone ukukhanya, kodwa manje esimweni solwazi ingqondo iyabona ukukhanya, njengoba ihlukaniswa nento kanye nemibono yayo nethunzi. . Lokhu kukhanya kolwazi kusho ukuthi iqiniso lento liyaziwa, ukuthi noma yini kwaziwa ukuthi injengoba injalo hhayi njengoba ibonakala igubuzelwe ukungazi noma ididwe imibono. Lokhu kukhanya kolwazi lweqiniso ngeke kuphanjaniswe nanoma yikuphi okunye ukukhanya noma ukukhanya okwaziwa ingqondo ngokungazi noma ngemibono. Ukukhanya kolwazi ngokwakho kuwubufakazi obungenakuphikwa. Uma kubonakala lokhu, kungenxa yokuthi ukucabanga kuqedwa ulwazi, njengoba uma umuntu esazi into ethile akabe esaqhubeka nenqubo enzima yokucabanga ngalokho asuke ekade ecabangile ngakho namanje uyazi.

Uma umuntu engena ekamelweni elimnyama, uzizwa ngendlela yakhe mayelana negumbi futhi angase akhubeke phezu kwezinto ezikulo, futhi azilimaze ifenisha nezindonga, noma ashayisane nabanye abahamba ngokungenanjongo njengaye ekamelweni. Lesi isimo sokungazi okuhlala kuso abangenalwazi. Ngemva kokuba esethuthele ekamelweni amehlo akhe ajwayele ubumnyama, futhi ngokuzama uyakwazi ukuhlukanisa uhlaka olufiphele lwento kanye nezibalo ezihambayo ekamelweni. Lokhu kufana nokusuka esimweni sokungazi uye esimweni sombono lapho umuntu ekwazi ukuhlukanisa into kalufifi kwenye into futhi aqonde ukuthi angangqubuzani kanjani nezinye izibalo ezihambayo. Ake sithi lowo okulesisimo manje usezicabangela ukukhanya okwenziwa kuze kube manje futhi kufihlwe ngomuntu wakhe, futhi ake sithi manje ukhipha ukukhanya futhi akukhanyise ekamelweni. Ngokuyikhanyisa ekamelweni akaziphambani yena kuphela kodwa futhi udida futhi acasule ezinye izibalo ezinyakazayo ekamelweni. Lokhu kufana nomuntu ozama ukubona izinto ngendlela ezihluke ngayo kulokho ezibonakale ziyikho kuye. Njengoba ekhanyisa ukukhanya kwakhe izinto zibonakala zihlukile kunalokho ezaziyikho futhi ukukhanya kukhazimula noma kudide umbono wakhe, njengoba umbono womuntu udida imibono engqubuzanayo ngaye siqu nabanye. Kodwa njengoba ehlola ngokucophelela into okubekwe kuyo ukukhanya kwakhe futhi engaphazanyiswa noma engaphanjaniswa ezinye izibani zezinye izithombe okungenzeka manje ziyabenyeza, ufunda ukubona noma iyiphi into njengoba injalo, futhi ufunda ngokuqhubeka ehlola izinto. kanjani ukubona noma iyiphi into ekamelweni. Manje ake sicabange ukuthi uyakwazi ngokuhlola izinto kanye nohlelo lwegumbi ukuze athole izintuba zekamelo elivaliwe. Ngemizamo eqhubekayo uyakwazi ukususa lokho okuvimbela ukuvulwa futhi lapho enza izikhukhula zokukhanya ekamelweni futhi zenze zonke izinto zibonakale. Uma engazange aphuphuthekiswe isikhukhula sokukhanya okukhanyayo futhi angaphinde avale isikhala ngenxa yokukhanya okugeleza ngaphakathi futhi kucwebeze amehlo akhe, engakujwayele ukukhanya, kancane kancane uzobona zonke izinto ekamelweni ngaphandle kwenqubo ehamba kancane yokuhamba. phezu komunye nomunye ngokuhlukana nesibani sakhe sokusesha. Ukukhanya okukhukhula ekamelweni kufana nokukhanya kolwazi. Ukukhanya kolwazi kwenza zonke izinto zaziwe njengoba zinjalo futhi kungalokho kukhanya ukuthi into ngayinye yaziwe ukuthi injengoba injalo.

Umngani [HW Percival]