NguDavid Swanson, November 19, 2017, Ake sizame ngentando yeningi.
Ngiqonde ukuthini ukuthi ngimelene ne-Thanksgiving? Angikwazi yini ukuthola into embi kakhulu engimelene nayo? Kuthiwani ngendlala, ikholera, impi, ubugqila, ukudlwengula, ukubulala, ukuhlukunyezwa, ukuwa kwemvelo, izinkinga zababaleki, ohulumeni bamanga angenanhliziyo, ukuchithwa kukawoyela, inkulumo-ze enobuqili, ukuboshwa kwabantu abaningi, ukunganaki okugxilile, ubandlululo, ukuhaha, noma ukudabuka? Impela, ngimelene nazo zonke lezo zinto kanye nezinkulungwane zabanye, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho ngimelene ne-Thanksgiving.
Kodwa izinkinga zomhlaba zibalulekile ukuthi kungani ngimelene ne-Thanksgiving, futhi ngenxa yezizathu ezimbili. Okokuqala, kubonakala kungafaneleki ukuhlanganyela ku-Thanksgiving ngenxa yezinto ezesabekayo zomhlaba. Okwesibili, ukwenza kanjalo kunengxenye kulezo zigemegeme ngezindlela eziningi.
Ngakho-ke kungani ngingukudonsa okubi kangaka okungakhiqizi? Impela, zikhona izinto ezesabekayo emhlabeni, kodwa ingabe kungaphezu kwamandla ukucela ukuthatha usuku olulodwa ukwazisa ezinye zezigidi zezinto ezimangalisayo emhlabeni? Akuyona leyo ndlela esizikhuthaza ngayo futhi sizivuselele? Akufanele yini sibabonge labo abaqaphela izinkinga zezwe futhi basebenze ukuze bazixazulule?
Angikho esimweni esibi. Angizange ngibhekane nenhlekelele yomuntu siqu. Njengaminyaka yonke, impilo yami yomuntu siqu iyamangalisa uma iqhathaniswa nesiphetho somhlaba, inqobo nje uma ngingalibali ikusasa lenzalo yami njengelomuntu siqu. Angiphikisani nesiko lokwenza sengathi abavakashi baziphatha njengabangane kubantu bomdabu, noma ngenze sengathi akukho lutho olungalungile ngomdlalo webhola lezinyawo wokubonga iWashington Redskins walo nyaka, noma ukuzinikela ekuminzini okudliwayo silungiselela imiqhudelwano yokuthengwa kwempahla ngokwedlulele. Ukube bekukhona indlela yokubeka lezo zinto eceleni futhi ngenze i-Thanksgiving ngendlela efanele, ngabe ngiyikho konke. Angicabangi ukuthi kukhona.
Nakuba kunezigidi zezinto ezimangalisayo emhlabeni, nezigidi zezinto ezinyantisayo, akufanele sikufihle ukuthi izinto ezimbi ziyanqoba. Izinhlobo zezilwane ziyafa, izimiso zemvelo ziyawa, izimpi ziyadlondlobala, kuyanda ingozi ye-apocalypse yenuzi. Ingabe-ke kufanele sidabuke; yilokho engicabanga ukuthi kungasiza? Cha, anginaso neze isithakazelo sokuzitika ngokungabi nathemba noma ukuba nethemba. Uma kufanele ujabule ukuze usebenzela izwe elingcono, jabula. Uma kufanele ube lusizi ukuze ukwenze, khona-ke ube lusizi. Kodwa ukuba khona kwento eyodwa nje edabukisayo emhlabeni, ingasaphathwa eyenhlekelele ebusayo futhi enqobayo, kuyisizathu esanele sokungabi nalo iholide lokubonga iphupho elinomusa elinamandla onke. Ukwenza kanjalo nje kunomthelela ekukhohliseni okuhlanya kokuthi umhlaba, noma ngaleyo ndaba kancane kwawo njengeYemen, awukwazi ukubhujiswa. Yebo, kungaba njalo.
O, kodwa singabonga ngabo bonke abantu abesabekayo esibaziyo. Singaba ne-Thanksgiving yesintu.
Cha, akufanele sibonge ngoba abantu abanjalo. Kufanele sibonge kuya bona. Akufanele ngisho sibe ngiyabonga kubo. Empeleni kufanele sibabonge, ngokucacile nangokulula. Ukubonga kuyisenzo, hhayi isiphawulo, hhayi isimo sengqondo. Ukubonga ngemisebenzi ehlukahlukene “kankulunkulu” noma “isiphetho” noma “ubunye bomoya bezinto” noma “okuthile okuphezulu” noma “imfihlakalo enkulu” nanoma yini oyiqamba kabusha akugcini nje ngokuphuca abantu udumo olubafanele ngezenzo ezinhle abazenzayo. yenza, kodwa futhi uphakela inganekwane yokuthi konke kulungile - okungase kuthathe uhlobo lokuphika i-apocalypse ezayo noma uhlobo lokulangazelela i-apocalypse njengendlela eya kokuthile okungcono ngokumangalisayo.
Umbono wokuthi kukhona into ethile noma into ethile edinga ukubongwa uqhubeka ufaka ekuphikisweni okuvamile kweqiniso lokufa, ekwenqatshelweni kwesibopho sesiphetho sethu, ukuphikwa kwamandla ethu okwenza ushintsho. Isekela inkolelo esabalele ekucabangeni komlingo, kanye nokuthakasela okusabalele kakhulu komkhuba wokulalela ngokungaboni. Konke lokhu kudala ipolitiki elungile, enika abantu ababongayo ukuthi bangabongwa kakhulu.
Okwamanje ngijabule kakhulu ukuthi umzabalazo wokuthula ubonakala ukhula kancane, into engingakaze ngiyisho eminyakeni engaphezu kweshumi. Kodwa angifuni ukubonga indawo yonke ngalokho. Ngifuna ukuzama ukuqonda izimbangela zayo bese ngizandisa. Ngithanda ukubonga labo abasebenza ukwenza lokhu kwenzeke. Kodwa angifuni ukuthatha umqondo wokubonga. Ngifuna ukuthatha umqondo womzabalazo ophuthumayo.
Ngakho, ngazo zonke izindlela, hlangana nomndeni nabangane futhi ubathande. Ngazo zonke izindlela ujabulele futhi wazise okujabulisayo nokufanele ukwazisa. Mhlawumbe zama ukukhumbula nokuzisola okwedlule nokwamanje ngokubulawa kohlanga. Mhlawumbe udle ukudla okungalimazi kangaka umhlaba. Mhlawumbe thatha ikhefu elikhulu, kunokuba uzitike, ekuthengeni. Mhlawumbe ugweme ukuzijabulisa okulimaza ubuchopho okuvela enkampanini ephikisana nokucwasa ngokwebala kodwa ethatha imali ukuze ikhuthaze impi. Futhi mhlawumbe wenze umzamo wokungalahlekelwa umbono wesithombe esikhulu, seqiniso lokuthi abenza inzuzo ngezikhali, izitolo “zezindaba”, abashisekeli beRussiagate, kanye nezidlamlilo baphusha amathuba okucekelwa phansi kwezikhali zenuzi nsuku zonke, kuyilapho abenza inzuzo yokucekela phansi isimo sezulu besebenzela ukukhulisa isiphithiphithi sezulu. Uma wonke umuntu ebonisa ukuqonda okwanele iqiniso ukuze aguqule usuku lwangemva kokubonga i-Thanksgiving lube usuku lwesenzo esingenabudlova sokusinda, kunokuba usuku lokuthanda izinto ezibonakalayo okwedlulele, ngeke ngiphikisane ne-Thanksgiving.
