NguBrad Wolf, Amaphupho ajwayelekile, Januwari 15, 2023
[Inothi Lomhleli: Ukusebenzela ukuqeda impi ngezinye izikhathi kubonakala kuwumqansa ongapheli, nomnyakazo omncane wokuthula okhishwe futhi udliwe yinhlangano yezempi yezempi yezempi yezempi yokucabanga ephusha indaba yempi. Masikhumbule njalo, sinezinzuzo ezimbili ezinkulu kakhulu ngasohlangothini lwethu - iqiniso nobuhle. Lesi sihloko esihle sisho kangcono kakhulu kunami. Kulokhu, ubuhle bezinkondlo buthuthukiswa ngomunye umsebenzi wombhali - u-Brad Wolf uyilungu lekomiti eliqondisayo le-Zaporizhzhya Protection Project, eliqeqesha ithimba lamavolontiya ukuya I-Ukraine yokuthuthukisa ukuphepha kwesikhungo samandla enuzi esisengozini ngenxa yempi.]
Impi iwulimi lwamanga. Ibanda futhi ilukhuni, iphuma ezingqondweni ezibuthuntu, ezinobuchwepheshe, eziqeda impilo yombala. Kuyicala lesikhungo emoyeni womuntu.
IPentagon ikhuluma ulimi lwempi. UMongameli kanye noKhongolose bakhuluma ulimi lwempi. Izinkampani zikhuluma ulimi lwempi. Basiqeda intukuthelo nesibindi kanye nokwazisa ubuhle. Babulala umphefumulo.
Thatha isibonelo, okwakamuva umbiko ekhishwe yiCentre for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) enesihloko "Impi Yokuqala Yempi Elandelayo: Ukulwa Nokuhlasela KwabaseShayina ETaiwan.” Leli tangi lenze imidlalo yempi izikhathi ezingu-24 lapho i-China ihlasela i-Taiwan. I-US kanye nabalingani bayo bayaphendula. Umphumela isikhathi ngasinye: Akekho owinayo. Akunjalo Empeleni.
The umbiko ithi,
“I-United States neJapane ilahlekelwa inqwaba yemikhumbi, amakhulu ezindiza, nezinkulungwane zabasebenzi. Ukulahlekelwa okunjalo kuzolimaza isikhundla somhlaba wonke sase-US iminyaka eminingi. Nakuba amasosha aseTaiwan engaphukile, wonakaliswa kakhulu futhi ashiywe ukuze avikele umnotho owonakele esiqhingini esingenawo ugesi kanye nezinsizakalo eziyisisekelo. I-China nayo ihlupheka kakhulu. Ibutho laso lasolwandle lihlakazekile, umnyombo wamabutho ayo ahlala emanzini uphukile, futhi amashumi ezinkulungwane zamasosha ayiziboshwa zempi.”
Kwehlisiwe. Umnotho owonakele. Ukulahlekelwa. Lo mbiko ubhekisela enanini elikhulu lamadoda, abesifazane, nezingane ababulawa ngamabhomu nezinhlamvu, ezomnotho nempilo yabo eyonakele ngendlela eyinhlekelele, amazwe acekelwe phansi iminyaka. Ayikhulumi ngisho nethuba lokuhwebelana ngezikhali zenuzi. Amazwi alo awanabo ubuhlungu obunzima nosizi lweqiniso elinjalo, aliphili, alinamphefumulo. Lawa ma-zombie-technocrats awagcini nje ngokulwa nabantu, kodwa ngesizathu, ngemizwelo yomuntu.
Imbongi iyadingeka ukuze ikhulume iqiniso. Izinkondlo aziboni okuhle kodwa okwangempela. Isika kuze kufike ethanjeni. Ayinyakazi. Ayibheke eceleni.
Bafa bagqitshwa ngodaka kodwa izandla zabo ziphumile.
Ngakho abangane babo basebenzisa izandla ukuphanyeka izigqoko zokuzivikela.
Futhi amasimu? Angithi amasimu awashintshile ngokwenzekile?
Abafileyo abafani nathi.
Amasimu angaqhubeka kanjani njengamasimu alula?
Ulimi lungakhulula izingqondo zethu noma zivalele. Esikushoyo kubalulekile. Amagama aqinile, angenalutho, aneqiniso lokuphendula. Khuluma amazwi eqiniso mayelana nempi futhi amasosha ngeke esakwazi ukuqhubeka ne-somnambulant recital yokufa.
Umfana oyisosha elangeni elishisa amathambo ulungisa ummese wakhe
ukuhlubula ubuso kumuntu ofile
bese uyilenga egatsheni lesihlahla
eziqhakaza ngobuso obunjalo.
Impi isebenzisa i-philology engenabuntu. Ikhuluma ngendlela ephazamisa ingqondo ngamabomu ukuze icwebezele phezu kwezenzo ezihlasimulisayo, zokubulala ezicatshangwayo. Imidlalo yempi ye-omnicidal umbiko nge-CSIS iyaqhubeka, “Akukho ukuhlaziya okuqinile, komthombo ovulekile kokuguquguquka kokusebenza kanye nemiphumela yokuhlasela naphezu kobunjalo bakho obubucayi.” Kuzwakala kuyi-antiseptic, kuyisicefe, kodwa empeleni, kunjalo, . . .
Kubi kunenkumbulo, izwe elivulekile lokufa.
Sasidalelwe ukuthi sicabange futhi sikhulume ngokusankondlo. Ukudalula amanga. Izinkondlo ziyayizonda i-banal, i-combs ngokusebenzisa i-detritus ukunikeza ubufakazi obungavamile. Kuwukucabanga nokukhuluma ngokweqiniso nangokudlulele, ukukhanyisa imisebenzi yomhlaba, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi leyo misebenzi iyaxaka noma mihle. Inkondlo ibona izinto njengoba zinjalo, ayibheki impilo njengento okumele ixhashazwe kodwa icatshangelwe, ihlonishwe.
Kungani uqamba amanga? Kungani ungaphili njengoba wawuhlosile?
Uma sithatha ubuntu bethu ngokungathi sína, impendulo yethu kubashicileli kufanele kube ukuvukela. Inokuthula nenkondlo, inamandla futhi ayinqamuki. Sidinga ukuphakamisa isimo somuntu njengoba befuna ukusehlisa isithunzi. Abathengisi Bokufa abakwazi ukunqoba umnyakazo okhuluma ulimi lwezinkondlo.
I-Corporate State iyakwazi abakwenzayo. Bafuna ukulalisa izingqondo zethu kuqala ukuze babulale imizimba yethu ngaphandle kokumelana. Bahle ngakho. Bayakwazi ukusichezukisa, ukusiqeda amandla. Futhi uma kufanele sibe nolaka olwanele olunobudlova, bayakwazi ukusabela odlameni lwethu. Kodwa hhayi umbhikisho wezinkondlo. Izindlela zabo ze-neural aziholeli ezinkondlweni, emandleni angenabudlova, emibonweni yomusa wothando. Ulimi lwabo, amazwi abo, namandla abo, kuyabuna ngaphambi kokubonakaliswa okuyiqiniso kwezenzo zabo.
Yingakho sizizwa
kwanele ukulalela
emoyeni ukuxova ulamula,
ezinjeni ezikhayo emathafeni,
ukwazi ukuthi ngenkathi izinyoni nesimo sezulu esifudumele sihlala sihamba enyakatho,
ukukhala kwabanyamalalayo
kungathatha iminyaka ukufika lapha.
Abaguquki abangenalo udlame abakhuluma ulimi lwezinkondlo banganqoba. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi kuthatha kuphela 3.5 amaphesenti inani labantu ukwehlisela phansi umbuso wobushiqela onengcindezelo. Futhi naphezu kwamalungelo ethu, siphila eSifundazweni Senkampani-Yobushiqela esicindezelayo esibopha abakhuluma iqiniso futhi sibulale kabanzi nangokungakhethi embulungeni yonke. Ingabe kukhona izigidi eziyi-11 phakathi kwethu kulaba lapha e-United States abazimisele ukukhuluma nokuzwa ulimi lwezinkondlo oluqotho?
Futhi ngakho, ungabheki eceleni. Khuluma ngesibindi nangeqiniso. Amagama anendaba. Fakaza ngokuphila, namanga angcolile empi. Yiba Imbongi Yenguquko. Iqiniso liyobulala iSilo.
Ungitshela ukuthi uyimbongi. Uma kunjalo, indawo yethu iyafana.
Sengizithola sengiwumshayeli wesikebhe, ngishayela itekisi ekupheleni komhlaba.
Ngizobona ukuthi ufike kahle mngani ngizokufica.
(Izinkondlo zikaCarolyn Forche)
