Ibhalwe nguJohn Miksad, World BEYOND War, Ngo-September 28, i-2022
Umhla zingama-21 kuMandulo waqokwa yiZizwe Ezihlangene njengoSuku Lokuthula Lomhlaba Wonke. Ubungeke ubekwe icala ngokuphuthelwa yilokhu njengoba izindaba zigxile ezimpini. Sidinga kakhulu ukwedlula usuku olungokomfanekiso lokuthula siye ekuthuleni okunobulungiswa nokusimeme.
Izindleko eziphezulu zezempi bezilokhu zimbi kakhulu; manje asenqabela. Ukufa kwamasosha, amatilosi, amaflaya, kanye nezakhamuzi kubuhlungu. Ukukhishwa kwezimali okukhulu ngisho nokulungiselela impi kucebisa abenza inzuzo futhi kuphuce wonke umuntu futhi kushiye okuncane ezidingweni zabantu zangempela. I-carbon footprint kanye namafa anobuthi amabutho omhlaba akhungathekisa iplanethi nayo yonke impilo, kanti amasosha ase-US ikakhulukazi umthengi oyedwa omkhulu wemikhiqizo kaphethiloli Emhlabeni.
Bonke abantu bazo zonke izizwe babhekene nezinsongo ezintathu ezikhona namuhla.
-Pandemics- ubhubhane lwe-COVID luthathe izimpilo ezingaphezu kwesigidi e-US kanye nezigidi eziyi-6.5 emhlabeni jikelele. Ochwepheshe bathi izifo eziwubhadane ezizayo zizofika ngobuningi. Izifo eziwubhubhane aziseyona imicimbi Yeminyaka Eyikhulu futhi kufanele senze ngokufanele.
-Ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kudale ukuthi kube neziphepho, izikhukhula, isomiso, imililo kanye namagagasi okushisa abulalayo. Usuku ngalunye lusisondeza kumaphuzu okusikisela emhlabeni wonke azosheshisa imiphumela emibi kubantu nakuzo zonke izinhlobo zezilwane.
-Nuclear annihilation- Ngesinye isikhathi, impi yayilinganiselwe enkundleni yempi. Manje kulinganiselwa ukuthi ukushintshaniswa okuphelele kwezikhali zenuzi phakathi kwe-US neRussia kuzobulala abantu abangaba yizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu. Ngisho nempi encane phakathi kweNdiya nePakistan ingaholela ekufeni kwabantu abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili. Ngokwe-Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Iwashi Losuku Lwembubhiso lisondele kakhulu phakathi kwamabili kusukela ladalwa eminyakeni engaba ngu-70 edlule.
Inqobo nje uma sinezikhali zenuzi ezikhombana ngenhlamvu yezinwele nezingxabano ezingakhula ngokuzikhethela, ubuchwepheshe obunephutha, noma ukubala kabi, sisengozini enkulu. Ongoti bayavumelana ukuthi uma nje lezi zikhali zikhona, akubuzwa ukuthi zizosetshenziswa nini, kuphela nini. Kuyinkemba yenuzi yamaDamocles ilenga phezu kwawo wonke amakhanda ethu. Akusekho ukuchitheka kwegazi okuqukethwe ezizweni ezihilelekile kule mpi. Manje umhlaba uthintwa ubuhlanya bempi. Zonke izizwe ezingama-200 zomhlaba zingabhujiswa ngezenzo zezizwe ezimbili. Ukube i-UN ibiyisigungu esibuswa ngentando yeningi, lesi simo besingeke sivunyelwe ukuthi siqhubeke.
Ngisho nomuntu obukele nje angabona ukuthi ukusongelana nokubulalana ngenxa yomhlaba, izinsiza, noma imibono ngeke kudale ukuthula okunobulungisa nokuhlala njalo. Noma ubani angabona ukuthi esikwenzayo akusimeme futhi ekugcineni kuzoholela ekwandeni okukhulu kokuhlupheka kwabantu. Sibhekene nekusasa elifiphele uma siqhubeka ngale ndlela. Manje yisikhathi sokushintsha inkambo.
Lezi zinsongo zintsha uma kuqhathaniswa eminyakeni engu-200,000 yesintu. Ngakho-ke, izixazululo ezintsha ziyadingeka. Kudingeka siphishekele ukuthula ngokungaphezi ngaphezu kokuba siphishekele impi kuze kube manje. Kufanele sithole indlela yokuqeda izimpi eYurophu, eMpumalanga Ephakathi nase-Afrika. Lokhu kungenziwa kuphela ngediplomacy.
Ukulwela impi kuwumbono odinga ukungena emgqonyeni womlando uhambisana nobugqila, ukusetshenziswa kwezingane, kanye nokuphatha abesifazane njengengxoxo.
Okuwukuphela kwendlela esingaxazulula ngayo izinsongo esibhekene nazo iwukuba ndawonye njengomphakathi wamazwe ngamazwe.
Okuwukuphela kwendlela esingakha ngayo umphakathi wamazwe ngamazwe ukwakha ukwethembana.
Okuwukuphela kwendlela esingakha ngayo ukwethembana ukubhekana nezinkinga zokuphepha zazo zonke izizwe.
Okuwukuphela kwendlela yokubhekana nezinkinga zokuphepha zazo zonke izizwe iwukusebenzisa izinhlangano eziqinile zamazwe ngamazwe, izivumelwano zamazwe ngamazwe eziqinisekiswayo, ukwehlisa ukungezwani, ukususwa kwezempi, ukuqedwa kwezikhali zenuzi, kanye nokuxoxisana okungapheli.
Isinyathelo sokuqala siwukuvuma ukuthi sisonke kulokhu futhi ngeke sisakwazi ukusongelana nokubulalana ngenxa yomhlaba, izinsiza, kanye nemibono. Kufana nokuqophisana ngezihlalo zedekhi ngenkathi umkhumbi uvutha futhi ucwila. Kudingeka siqonde iqiniso emazwini kaDkt. King, “Sizofunda ukuphila ndawonye njengabafowethu nodadewethu noma sibhubhe ndawonye njengeziwula.” Sizothola indlela yethu eya ekuthuleni okunobulungiswa nokusimeme…noma-ke!
