UKUCABANGA NOKUPHILA

UHarold W. Percival

ISAHLUKO IX

BUKA ISIVIVINYO

Isigaba 5

Okwesine Impucuko. Izinguquko emhlabeni ukugcwala. Amabutho. Amaminerali, izitshalo nezimbali. Izinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zazikhiqizwa imicabango yabantu.

Selokhu kwaqala le Mpucuko yesine kube nezinguquko eziningi emhlabeni. Amadwala nenhlabathi yezinhlobo ezahlukene zayiqamba ngezikhathi ezahlukene. Izinguquko ekusabalalisweni komhlaba namanzi zibe ziningi. Zazenziwa ngesikhathi sezinxushunxushu nokucwiliswa kwamanzi. Zenziwa kancane kancane ngezikhathi ezinde noma ngokuzumayo okuyisisekelo izinguquko ezilethe imiphumela efanayo. Izinguquko ngezinye izikhathi ezazidinga izinkulungwane zeminyaka, zenzeka ngezinye izikhathi ngezinsuku; uketshezi lwaphenduka izinto eziqinile futhi kokubili zaba amagesi futhi lokhu futhi kwaba uketshezi nokuqinile. Ngezinye izikhathi isenzo somlilo sasiqondile, ngezinye izikhathi sifihliwe emanzini.

Ngemva kokuba ushintsho selwenzekile ngezinye izikhathi laliphumelela ngesikhashana nje elinye, futhi ngezinye izikhathi amazwekazi neziqhingi zazihlala zingaphazanyiswa isikhathi eside. Imigqa phakathi kwamanzi nomhlaba, kanye nokuphakama kwezwe kushintshile ngokuphindaphindiwe. Ngezinye izikhathi inhlabathi yayidliwa ulwandle kancane kancane noma ibole kancane kancane umoya futhi ikhukhulwe yimvula nemifula. Ngezinye izikhathi izwe lalina izulu. Ngezinye izikhathi umoya wawubhidliza umhlaba ngokushesha futhi wakhukhuleka njengesihlabathi. Ngezinye izikhathi amanzi ayekhuphuka ezintabeni ezinkulu ezimboza umhlaba, ngezinye izikhathi umhlaba wawuvuleka futhi ulwandle olungaphansi komhlaba lugijime phezu kwawo.

Isiqondiso salokho okubizwa ngokuthi izigxobo siye sashintsha izikhathi eziningi, ngezinye izikhathi kancane kancane, ngezinye izikhathi ngokuzumayo. Izinguquko kube izinguquko enanini le imicabango kwabantu boqweqwe, futhi kwakumele kuhlinzeke indawo efanelekile yekusasa phetho. Ushintsho kungazelelwe lapho umhlaba ushelela noma uwela kwaba inhlekelele. Ngesikhathi nangemva kokulungiswa isimo sezulu sashintsha. Lapho kwakunehlobo eliqhubekayo, izingqimba zeqhwa eziyizinkulungwane zamamitha ukujula zazigqiba abantu, futhi izindawo ezineqhwa zazincibilika futhi zibeka izwe elangeni elipholile noma elishisayo.

Isiqondiso sezigxobo yilezo zoqweqwe lomhlaba kuphela. Izingqimba ezikuzo zombili izinhlangothi zoqweqwe akufanele zihlukaniswe ngendlela efanayo noqweqwe. Ekuqondeni kwezigxobo zoqweqwe kuncike ekuphindaphindeni komjikelezo ophindwe kane womhlaba, amanzi, umoya kanye nenkathi yomlilo abantu.

Emisinga kazibuthe nekagesi emhlabeni namuhla kudonswa amandla asetshenziswa ezimbonini, ezentengiselwano nezokuvakasha, okuncike kakhulu kuwo intuthuko yesimanje. Imisinga efanayo ibingasebenzi ngaso sonke isikhathi. Bamaka izigaba ngamandla amadoda wacabanga. Okubonakala njenge-magnetism kuwukubonakaliswa umuzwa in ndaba, futhi lokho okubonakala njengogesi kuwukubonakaliswa isifiso in ndaba. Amagagasi kazibuthe ashanela uchungechunge lomhlaba njengamagagasi umuzwa gijima emizimbeni yabantu; futhi njengoba izifiso zikhishwa yizo imizwa, ngakho imisinga kagesi ibangelwa izenzo zabo emikhakheni ye nature. Ezikhathini ezihlukene esikhathini esidlule, imisinga namandla ahlukene ayengasebenzi emhlabeni kuphela, kodwa emanzini, emoyeni nasemoyeni. Le misinga yakhiqiza izigigaba ezingabonakala zixakile kubantu ongaziwa kubo kodwa ukubonakaliswa kwamanje. Lezi imisinga kanye nolwazi amadoda kanjani ukuzisebenzisa wanikeza yobudala the uhlamvu yomhlaba, amanzi, umoya noma inkathi yomlilo.

Kwakukhona izingxenye zolwandle ezazibila, ukuze kungabikho silwane ukuphila kwakungenzeka phakathi kwabo noma eduze kwabo. Ngezinye izikhathi uqweqwe lomhlaba lwalunesisindo esikhulu futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo isikhathi ipulasitiki njengobumba, futhi ngezinye izikhathi yayihamba ngamagagasi, kodwa abantu wahlala phezu kwayo. Izimvula ezivuthayo ezivela emoyeni, imibani enemibala ehlukahlukene ephuma emhlabeni kanye neza ivela esibhakabhakeni, amafu omlilo ahamba phezu komhlaba futhi azikhiphe noma anyamalale, izimpi zomlilo ezinomlilo emoyeni, izimpi zezulu. ama-elemental emanzini noma emoyeni kwenzeka ngezikhathi ezahlukene. Amandla angaziwa manje ayesebenza futhi esetshenziswa abanye abantu. Ngezikhathi ezahlukene maqondana kwabane Izakhi komunye nomunye kushintshiwe; ngesinye isikhathi isici esisodwa sasibusa ezinye, futhi ngesinye isikhathi sasingaphansi kwenye kwezinye.

Kwesinye isikhathi bekukhona amaminerali, izitshalo nezimbali ezingasaziwa. Ngesinye isikhathi abantu babesebenzisa insimbi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka okwathi ngemva kokuphathwa ngendlela ethile, yaba osezingeni eliphakathi kweyodwa ye nature amandla, futhi isuse isisindo kunoma iyiphi into ebisetshenziswa kuyo. Kwakudingeka liphathwe ngendlela yokhuni, lenye ngeyetshe, lenye ngeyensimbi. Ngokusetshenziswa kwenani elincane lalensimbi izisindo ezinkulu ngokuphindwe kayinkulungwane zaziphathwa njengokungathi ziyizimpaphe. Amatshe amakhulu ayethuthwa ngokusetshenziswa kwawo. Le nsimbi yayinempahla engavamile yokudlulisa amathonya ento ebekwe phezu kwayo, ukuze umuzwa. Uma induku yale nsimbi ibanjwa ngesandla sobunxele futhi ibekwe phezu kwento ethile, umbambi wayezizwa izimfanelo wento, ebabayo, emuncu noma enephunga elimnandi. Uma ibanjwe ku kwesokudla ngesandla, umbambi wayengaqinisa noma athambise izinto, adilike noma azincibilikise. Enye insimbi eyayaziwa ngezikhathi ezithile yayibomvu, ihluka ukusuka kobomvu omhlophe kuya kumbala werubi. Ngaso kwakungakhipha ukushisa okuthambile noma okukhulu kakhulu. Ukushisa kwakwenziwa emoyeni. Induku yale nsimbi, uma ibanjwe abantu abathile entweni ethile, yayincibilika futhi iyiqedele kude. Le nsimbi iphendule ngesenzo sayo inhloso yomnikazi. Ikilasi elithile eliqeqeshiwe kuphela ebelingalisebenzisa. Lezi zinsimbi ezimbili zaziwa futhi zisetshenziswa endaweni ethile yamagagasi empucuko ephakeme. Enye insimbi, lapho ifakwe entweni, yayibangela ukuzungeza kuyo noma emoyeni, amandla asebenza ensimbi akhululwa ngokuthinta into. Enye insimbi yabangela ukufingqa kwezinhlayiya ze ndaba emoyeni futhi ikhiqize noma yikuphi okuqinile ifomu efiswayo. Enye insimbi yabangela ukuba noma iyiphi into eqinile ihlakazeke futhi izinhlayiya zayo ziphahlazeke futhi zinyamalale, zixazululwe zibe yizine zayo. Izakhi. Lawa amanye amaminerali amaningi lapho amandla angaziwa angakhululwa, ahlukaniswe futhi aqondiswe.

Kwakukhona itshe elimnyama elalibonakala liwuketshezi futhi liphila ngaphakathi endaweni yalo epholishiwe. Uma yayibekwe ebunzini noma phezu kwekhanda, yayiyomthakazelisa lowo muntu, aze embule owakhe. imicabango ngaphandle kwamandla okumelana, futhi umhloli wayengathola iqiniso mayelana nanoma yini lowo ohlolwayo ayexhumene nayo. Etsheni elimnyama kwakuzovela futhi lokho okwashiwo, okwenziwe, okubonwayo noma okuzwiwe yilabo abenziwe ukuthi bakubuke. Kwakukhona elinye igugu okwathi lapho libunjwa libe yi-convex noma li-concave, ukukhanya ezinemibala eyahlukene yayizokhiqizwa.

Kwakukhona umkhaya wezitshalo owawuzomila imicu eqinile. Kwakunezinhlobonhlobo ezazikhiqiza imicu, okwathi lapho ihlukaniswa eminye ibe mihle njengosilika, eminye ibe mahhadla njengotshani. Lezi zitshalo zazima njengezigxobo, zihluka ukusuka kwesihlabathi kuya kwezinsundu ngokumnyama, futhi zivuleka phezulu, zikhipha imicu eminingi okwakuyizintambo ezisebenzisekayo. Umkhiqizo wawuhlukahluka kuyo yonke imibala kanye nemibala yawo, futhi abantu babewuluke ube yizindwangu. Eminye yale micu imelana nokubhujiswa ngomlilo, eminye yayingenwa amanzi. Kwakukhona izitshalo ezingenazimpande futhi ezihambahamba, zidonsa ukondliwa emoyeni.

Kwakukhona izimbali ezinemibala engenakucimeka. Izimbali, ukuba yingxenye yobulili yesitshalo futhi ezithinta umuzwa we iphunga, elimelela umhlaba isici emzimbeni, zazinamandla eminyakeni ethile. Ezinye izimbali zazinephunga elimnandi kanti ezinye zinephunga elibi kakhulu. Babenephunga elidakisayo, lakhiqiza izimo ze-cataleptic, ezifaka ubuthi futhi zaletha ngokushesha ukufa. Ezinye izimbali by zabo iphunga egqugquzelwa ukubulala, inkanuko noma ukuhaha. Abanye babangela ukuntula amandla, ukudangala, noma ngisho nokuzibulala. Ubukhulu bezinye izimbali babungaphezu kwamamitha amathathu. Ezinye izimbali zazinjengezinwele zegolide ezigelezayo, ezinye zifana nengcina ewugqinsi, ezinye zashiya iziqu zazo futhi zantanta emoyeni. Ezinye izimbali zingatshalwa cishe kunoma yisiphi isimo esifiswayo, futhi ngezikhathi ezithile izimo zezibankwa, izinyoni noma izimvemvane zazikhethwa.

Amaqabunga ezitshalo nezihlahla ayengahlali eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, njengoba kuvame ukuba njalo namuhla. Ngezinye izikhathi umbala ovamile wawubomvu noma uluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka noma ophuzi noma onsomi. Amanye amaqabunga ayenephunga elikhiqiza imiphumela abantu nezilwane ezinjengezinye zezimbali. Amanye amaqabunga ayebukeka njengezimbali, amanye njengoboya. Ngaso sonke isikhathi izimbali, amaqabunga nezithelo zazisetshenziswa ekwelapheni nasembonini.

Ngezikhathi ezahlukene amajamo kanye izimfanelo zezihlahla zahlukahluka kakhulu. Ngezinye izikhathi ezinye izihlahla zazinobubanzi obukhulu, kodwa zazingekho phezulu ngokulinganayo, kanti ezinye zazifinyelela ukuphakama okungajwayelekile namuhla. Kwakukhona izihlahla ezazingamakhulu amamitha ukuphakama. Izihlahla eziphakeme kakhulu zazinokhuni oluthambile futhi oluqinile njengethambo lomkhomo. Ezinye izinkuni ezaziwa ngaleso sikhathi zazingenakushiswa umlilo, ezinye zazivutha njengotshani. Izinkuni kwezinye zeziqu zakhula ngezibalo zejometri zemibala ehlukene. Ukhuni lwezinye izihlahla nobisi lwezinye, lwalufaka odayi abangenele nabangenakucimeka. Nakuba ama-apula ayekhona ngazo zonke izikhathi, kwelinye ifomu noma okunye, izikhathi eziningi zinezithelo ezingaziwa namuhla. Ngezinye izikhathi izitshalo zazinikeza amajusi ahlukahlukene akhiqiza imibono, ayedakwa noma edakwa, kungaba ngokwemvelo noma ngemva kokuchayeka elangeni noma ekukhanyeni kwenyanga. One uhlobo lomuthi lwakhula isitsha esifana noselwa, esasigcwele iasidi enoshukela futhi ebabayo eyayinomphumela wokungena ngokushesha njengesidakwa.

Lezi ezahlukene izinhlobo zezitshalo, kanye nezilwane zezikhathi ezihlukahlukene, zakhiqizwa, njengoba zinjalo namuhla, yi- imicabango womuntu; yabo nature kwaba yilo isifiso we abenzi, kanye nabo amafomu kwakunguye amafomu yabo imicabango, kufanekiswe ngesinqumo Intelligence ngokohlobo.

Ekuqaleni kwanoma iyiphi iminyaka izilwane zazizinkulu, zixakile futhi zinolaka. Njengoba iminyaka ikhula ibheke esiqongweni sayo badedela izimo ezinomusa nezilinganayo. Ezinye zazijwayelane nezimboni nezasekhaya izinhloso. Abanye abanonya futhi abahlakaniphe kakhulu balethwa ngaphansi kokulawula komuntu. Izinhlanzi ezinkulu ezinamagobolondo noma amazenga zazisetshenziswa njengezilwane ezithwalayo ukudonsa izihlenga nezikebhe emanzini. Amadoda ayekwazi ukugibela izinhlanzi emanzini, futhi angene ngaphansi kwawo nezinhlanzi. Babekwazi nokwenza izinyoni zindize emoyeni kuyilapho zithwele abantu.

Kusukela ngegagasi lokuqala leMpucuko yesine emhlabeni wesine, kuye kwalandela amagagasi amaningi. Iminyaka engabaliwe yomzimba isikhathi sezidlulile kusukela lapho. Kwigagasi ngalinye kwakukhona ukushintshashintsha nokujikeleza okuningi. Ngezinye izikhathi ingxenye encane, ngezinye izikhathi enkulu yoqweqwe lomhlaba yayithinteka, ngezinye izikhathi iphelele. Ngezinye izikhathi ukuthambekela kwezenzakalo kwakubheke inkolo, ngezinye izikhathi mayelana nezakhiwo, ngezinye izikhathi ekutholakaleni nasekusetshenzisweni kwamandla nature. Kwesinye isikhathi intuthuko yayibanzi, futhi kwakufunwa imiphumela yobuhlakani kanye nenkanuko. Ngezinye izikhathi ukuphishekela izwe kuphela, futhi abantu besaba amanzi. Ngezinye izikhathi kwakunezinhlanga zamanzi ezazihlala kakhulu emanzini futhi ezazijwayelene nawo njengoba nje abantu basemhlabeni babejwayelene nomhlaba. Ngezinye izikhathi izinhlanga zabantu zaziwusebenzisa kahle umoya futhi zikwazi ukusebenzisa ukukhanya kwelanga. Lapho bethola indlela yokusebenzisa ukukhanya kwenkanyezi, babekwazi ukuzivikela emlilweni, ukuze bakwazi ukuhambahamba kuwo. Izikhathi ezinjalo zomhlaba, amanzi, umoya nomlilo ziye zaphumelela izikhathi eziningi. Lapho kukhona ukuphakama kwegagasi elikhulu ngezinye izikhathi zozine zeminyaka zazihlangana.

Ngezinye izikhathi ukugijima kwe abantu babengazi lutho ngaphandle kwendawo yabo engokwemvelo. Ngezinye izikhathi izikrini zisusiwe kanye nezifunda ezahlukene ze ndaba endizeni ebonakalayo yayifinyeleleka. Ngisho nezinye izindiza zomhlaba wenyama ngezinye izikhathi zavulwa, futhi nature onkulunkulu futhi ama-elemental babexhumana nesintu.

Isikhathi eside izithakazelo kanye nemisebenzi yayiphathelene nokutshala nokuwina imikhiqizo evela emhlabathini. Ngezikhathi ezinjalo kwakunezinhlobonhlobo ezinkulu zokusanhlamvu, izithelo nezitshalo ezisetshenziselwa ukudla nezimpahla zokugqoka kanye nezimboni; kanye ne ubumnandi nokukhulekela abantu kwakuhlobene nale mikhiqizo. Ngezinye izikhathi imikhiqizo edingekayo ukuphila futhi ubumnandi benziwa ngokwenziwa, okungukuthi, buncibilika ku- Izakhi ngqo nge wacabanga womuntu. Ngokuhlanganisa i Izakhi ukudla kwakhiqizwa ngendlela efunwa ngayo, ngaphandle kokukhula emhlabathini. Zonke izinhlobo zokugqoka zathathwa ku- Izakhi futhi kukhiqizwa ku amafomu nemibala oyifunayo. Labo abenza lokhu kwakufanele babe namandla oku umcabango, A ukuqonda we izimfanelo we amayunithi ezifundeni ezine ze ndaba, namandla phezu kwazo, ukuze zikwazi ukumisa izinto ezinokuqina, ukunwebeka, ukuguquguquka noma ukuqina okudingekayo. Lokhu kwakungezikhathi lapho umlilo nomoya kwakubusa futhi imizimba yabantu benkathi yayithintana nabo.