THE
I-WORD
SEPTEMBER 1913
| I-Copyright 1913 ka-HW PERCIVAL |
AMADODA NABANGANE
Kungcono yini ukuthi indoda ikwazi ukucindezela izifiso zayo zobulili, futhi kufanele izame ukuphila impilo yokunganaki?
Lokho kufanele kuncike esihlosweni kanye nesimo somuntu. Akulula neze ukuzama ukuchoboza noma ukubulala isifiso sobulili; kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi kungcono kakhulu ukuyibamba futhi uyilawule. Uma umuntu engenayo into noma imfanelo ephakeme kunaleyo yocansi; uma umuntu ebuswa imvelo yesilwane; futhi uma umuntu ephilela ukuthola nokujabulela, ukuhlala ecabanga ngezinjabulo zobulili, akunakwenzeka ngaye ukuba azame ukuchoboza noma ukubulala izifiso zakhe zobulili—nakuba ‘engaphila ukuphila kokungashadi.
Ngokwe-“Standard Dictionary,” ukungashadi kusho “isimo somuntu ongashadile noma ukungashadi, ikakhulukazi kowesilisa ongashadile; ukuzithiba emshadweni; njengokungashadi kobupristi.” Umuntu ongashadile kuthiwa, “ohlala engashadile; ikakhulukazi, indoda ebophekile ukuba ingashadi ngezifungo ezingokwenkolo.”
Umuntu ofaneleka ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo ukushada, kodwa ophila impilo yokungashadi ukuze abalekele izibopho, izibopho kanye nemiphumela yomshado, futhi ongenayo intando noma isifiso sokulawula isimo sakhe sobulili, ngokuvamile uyisishayo. isintu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sikhululekile noma asikhululekile ezithembisweni, noma ngabe sinayo noma akayithathanga imiyalo futhi singaphansi kokukhosela nesivikelo sebandla. Ubumsulwa nokuhlanzeka komcabango kubalulekile empilweni yokungashadi kumuntu ongangena emoyeni walokho kuphila. Bambalwa abangashadile, abangashadile, abangayimilutha emicabangweni nasezenzweni zocansi kunalabo abahlala emshadweni.
Abantu abazizwa besekhaya emhlabeni futhi abalungele ukushada ngokomzimba, ngokokuziphatha, ngokwengqondo, bavame ukunganaki imisebenzi kanye nemithwalo yemfanelo ngokuhlala bengashadile. Isizathu sokuba umuntu aphile impilo yokungashadi akufanele kube: ukukhululwa ezibophweni, emisebenzini, ezibophweni, ezingokomthetho noma ngenye indlela; izifungo, ukuzisola, iziyalo zenkolo; ukuthola ukufaneleka; ukuthola umvuzo; ukuthola ukuphakama emandleni enyama noma omoya. Isizathu sokuphila impilo yokungashadi kufanele kube: ukuthi umuntu akakwazi ukufeza imisebenzi azenzele eyakhe nafisa ukuyenza, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo athembeke emisebenzini ebhekene nesimo somshado; okusho ukuthi ukuphila komshado bekungeke kumfanelekele lokho okuwumsebenzi wakhe. Lokhu akusho ukuthi umsebenzi othile wobukhazikhazi noma imfashini uyisizathu sokugcina umuntu engashadile. Awukho umsebenzi noma ubungcweti obuyisiqinisekiso sokungashadi. Umshado awusona isithiyo kulokho okuvame ukubizwa ngokuthi “impilo yenkolo” noma “engokomoya”. Izikhundla zenkolo ezinokuziphatha kahle zingagcwaliswa ngabashadile nabangashadile; futhi ngokuvamile ngokuphepha okwengeziwe kulowo ovumayo futhi avume izono kunalapho ovumayo engashadile. Umuntu oshadile ngokuvamile unekhono lokunikeza iseluleko kunomuntu ongakangeni emshadweni.
Ukungashadi kuyadingeka kulowo ozimisele ukufinyelela ukungafi. Kodwa isisusa sakhe ekuphileni okunjalo kufanele kube, ukuthi kanjalo uyosebenzela abantu bakhe kangcono. Indawo yokuvuma izono ayiyona indawo yalowo osezongena endleleni eya ekuphileni okungenakufa; futhi lapho esekude endleleni uyoba nomsebenzi obaluleke kakhulu. Lowo okulungele ukuphila impilo yokungashadi ngeke abe nokungaqiniseki ukuthi uyini umsebenzi wakhe. Umuntu ofanelekela ukuphila impilo yokungashadi akakhululekile ezifisweni zobulili; kodwa akazami ukuyichoboza noma ukuyibulala. Ufunda ukuyibamba nokuyilawula. Lokhu uyakufunda akwenze ngobuhlakani nangentando yakhe. Umuntu kufanele aphile impilo yokungashadi emcabangweni, ngaphambi kokuba akwazi eqinisweni. Khona-ke uphilela bonke, ngaphandle kokulimala kuye noma kwabanye.
Umngani [HW Percival]