ngu-Leonard Eiger, Isikhungo seZero seGround for Action Nonviolent Action, June 16, 2021
Isishoshovu sesikhathi eside u-Angie Zelter, esethulweni sencwadi yakhe entsha, UMSEBENZI WOKUPHILA, uthi “Sekuyiminyaka engama-50 ngashiya eyunivesithi, ngaqala imfundo yami yangempela futhi ngaqala ukucabanga ukuthi ngingasiza kanjani ekwakheni umhlaba ongcono.” Leso singeniso sibeka isigaba seminyaka engama-50 yobushoshovu ngenxa yalelo zwe alifunayo.
Hleze ucabange ukuthi UKUSEBENZA NGOKUPHILA kungaba enye nje imemo, lokho kungaba ngukungabi nabulungisa. U-Angie akagcini ngokukhombisa ngemikhankaso emhlabeni wonke abambe iqhaza kuyo - iGreenham Common Women Peace Camp, i-SOS Sarawak, i-Trident Plowshares, i-Save Jeju Now, i-Extinction Rebellion, nokunye okuningi - kepha wakhela ezifundweni ezisebenzisekayo azifundile indlela, enikeza ukuqonda ekugqugquzeleni isenzo esisebenzayo nesimeme.
Le ncwadi yindaba yempilo yabantu abadala yesishoshovu futhi isethenjwa sezishoshovu seminyaka yonke. Futhi-ke ithemba lami, ngemuva kokulifunda, ukuthi abantu abasha, abantu abalungiselela ukungena ebudaleni, njengoba u-Angie wayeneminyaka engama-50 edlule, bazoyithatha le ncwadi bathole indlela yokuqala zabo “Imfundo yangempela.” Ngifisa sengathi ngabe le ncwadi ibitholakala ngaphambi kokuba ngiqede eyunivesithi!
Ngimazi u-Angie ngokuxhumana kwethu njengezishoshovu ezikhankasela ukulwa nezikhali zenuzi, futhi yize bengicabanga ukuthi nginesithombe esifanele ngempilo yakhe njengesishoshovu, ukufunda indaba yakhe yokuphila kwabantu abadala kwakuyinto entsha. Ngithole ukuthi indaba yakhe iyakhuthaza, ifundisa futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, inethemba. Ifaka u-Angie engibe nelungelo lokusebenza naye eminyakeni edlule. Ngemuva kokuqonda ukuqonda ukuxhumana phakathi kwempi, ubumpofu, ukucwasana ngokobuhlanga, ukubhujiswa kwemvelo kanye nokulahleka kwezinhlobo zezilwane, ukusetshenziswa komphakathi kanye nezempi nokuhlukunyezwa kwamandla enuzi, ukuthenga abathengi kanye nenkinga yesimo sezulu, ubhekane nabenzi bobubi wababiza ngokucacile.
Esahlukweni esithi “Ukuxhumanisa Izimpi Zethu Ezweni Elilodwa,” u-Angie ucacile futhi ubala uma ethi, “ukuze impilo emhlabeni wethu iphile kumele sicindezele ohulumeni, izinkampani nazo zonke izikhungo ukuthi zishintshe kakhulu zisuke ekuxhashazweni, ekukhuliseni, ekukhuleni -noma yiziphi izindleko umphakathi ozinzile, ozinzile-isimo somnotho phakathi komphakathi olinganayo nozwela. ” Ubuye abize ukuxhumana okukhohlisayo nokulimazayo okusilethele emaphethelweni: “Ubulungiswa beSimo Sezulu nempi kunezimbangela ezifanayo njengokungalingani kwesakhiwo, ukucwasana ngokobuhlanga nodlame olubhekiswe kwabesifazane. Yimiphumela yezinhlelo zezempi nezimboni zokukhula okungabambeki, inzuzo, ulaka nokuxhashazwa. ”
Ukuthi ngabe ubhikisha yini ngokuhlalwa kwa-Israyeli yiWest Bank ne-East Jerusalem, nokuvinjezelwa okuqhubekayo kweGaza; ukuvikela amahlathi amadala eSarawak, eFinland, eCanada naseBrazil; noma ukuvimba isikebhe sasemanzini sase-Trident sase-UK eFaslane, eScotland; U-Angie uhlala enobuhlakani, ebambisana, futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke engenalo udlame. Ukhombisa ukuthi izingqinamba ezahlukahlukene ezibhekene nesintu zixhumene kanjani ngokujulile, nokuthi sidinga kanjani ukwenza ngokubambisana kuzo zonke izingqinamba nezizwe.
Isahluko 12, “Izifundo Esizifundile,” siqala ngokuthi “Ungalokothi uyeke,” futhi siqukethe uhlu olude lwezifundo u-Angie azifundile endleleni. Isibonelo ukuthi “Ayikho indlela 'efanele' yokubhikisha noma yokumelana noma yokuzivikela [enkantolo] - umuntu ngamunye kumele azitholele elakhe izwi.” U-Angie uqeda lesi sahluko ngokuthi, “Futhi ungalokothi, uyeke. Ngike ngasho lokho ngaphambilini? ” Manje, ukuthi impela u-Angie engimaziyo! Yize kusobala ukuthi unothando futhi uzinikele, u-Angie akaze asishumayeze. Umane asitshele indaba yakhe futhi asinikeze amava akhe ukuze sisebenzise ohambweni lwethu lwesishoshovu ngalunye.
Ngasekupheleni kwencwadi u-Angie oneminyaka engama-69 uphendula imibuzo yesishoshovu esineminyaka engu-17 ubudala uJasmine Maslen ngesenzo esiqondile esingenalo udlame. Kwakuqabula, futhi akumangazi nakancane esimweni sohambo luka-Angie, ukufunda lokhu kwabelana ngokuhlakanipha kwabantu abadala nesizukulwane esilandelayo sezishoshovu.
U-Angie wayengumamukeli we Umklomelo Wokuphila Okufanele ngo-2001. Enkulumweni yakhe yokwamukela, ongayifunda encwadini yakhe, wakusho ngqo wathi, “Umhlaba wethu uyafa - ngokomoya nangokwenyama,” futhi ukhuluma kafushane ngezinto ezisilethele onqenqemeni. Ukusuka lapho ukhuluma kuphela ngezwi elihle nelinethemba, ekhuluma “ngezindlela eziningi ezehlukene abantu abajwayelekile abazibophezela ngazo… ukudala izinguquko ezidingekayo ukudlula impi nokungabi nabulungisa, ukulawula nokubusa futhi kube nenkululeko, enobulungisa, enothando umhlaba ohlukahlukene. ”
Izibonelo zakhe ziyaphoqa futhi umyalezo wakhe wokuvala ucacile: “Ukubulala akulungile. Ukubulawa kwabantu abaningi akulungile. Ukusongela ukubhujiswa kwabantu abaningi kungukuphika ubuntu bethu futhi kuyazibulala. Uma kukhona okungahambi kahle kufanele sikunqande. Ukuchitha imishini yokubhubhisa ngaleyo ndlela kuyisenzo sothando esingahlanganyela kuso sonke. Sicela usijoyine - sisonke asinakunqandeka. ”
Mhlawumbe lowo musho wokugcina yi-crux yethesisi ka-Angie Zelter. Isakhamuzi sethu “esivamile” siyakwazi ukwenza noma yini esibeka izingqondo zaso kuyo, futhi siba yithonya elinamandla lokucabanga lapho sisebunyeni nomunye nomunye, sisebenza ngokuhlanganyela. Uma kuphela abanele bethu abangahlangana, singaba, njengoba kusho u-Angie, "singanqandeki." Zijule ngaphakathi bese unquma ukuthi yini ongakwazi ukuyinikela, bese uyakwenza!
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