Ngokuchazwa, isifo yisimo esingathandeki somzimba, esivezwa ngokwephula ukusebenza kwawo okujwayelekile, isikhathi sokuphila, ukuzivumelanisa nemvelo nokusebenza okulinganiselwe.

Ubungasabela kanjani uma isihlobo sakho, umngani noma osebenza naye esisesimweni esivame, uma kungenzeki ngaso sonke isikhathi, esihambisana nalezi zinkinga ezilandelayo:

• Ukuncipha okuphansi okungenzeka kokumisa noma ukugcina umshado uphumelele;

• Ukwehla kwesikhathi sokuphila iminyaka engu-5-10;

• Isifo esingelapheki, esibulala isifo sesibindi (i-hepatitis);

• Umdlavuza ongenakuphikwa wohlelo lokugaya ukudla;

• Inyumoniya;

• Ukopha kwangaphakathi;

• Ukulimazeka kwengqondo okubucayi, eziningi zazo ezingalungiseki;

• Kukhula kakhulu izinga lokuzibulala;

• Amathuba aphansi kakhulu ukuthi imiphumela emibi ingaqedwa uma isimo uqobo singasuswa;

• Amathuba we-30% kuphela wokuthi isimo ingaxazululwa ngokusebenzisa ukwelashwa isikhathi eside, okuvame kakhulu futhi kudla isikhathi kusampula engahleliwe (kanye nezinga lokuphumelela eliphakeme kakhulu phakathi kweziguli ezikhuthazwe futhi ezikhethwe ngokucophelela).

Kulesi simo esingenagama, singangeza ezinye izimfanelo ezine. Okokuqala, yize umsuka wazo ungahle uzuzwe kwifa, isimo, uma sikhuluma ngokuqinile, simile ekuziphatheni. Okwesibili, abantu abakulesi simo baqhubeka nokuziphatha kwabo, yize kube nemiphumela emibi. Okwesithathu, yize abanye bebona lesi simo njengenkinga futhi bafuna ukuyiqeda, abanye abaningi bayaphika ukuthi benohlobo oluthile lwenkinga futhi bamelane nobudlova kuyo yonke imizamo yokubasiza. Okwesine, abantu abenqaba usizo bathambekele ekukhulumisaneni, kwesinye isikhathi kuphela, futhi bakhe uhlobo lwe “subculture”.

Ngokungangabazeki, ubungeke ukhathazeke kakhulu ngomuntu osondelene nawe, osesimweni esinjalo, futhi noma ngabe umphakathi ubheka lokhu okungathandeki noma isifo, ungathanda ukumsiza. Ngokungangabazeki, uzobuye uguqukele "ekwelashweni", okungukuthi, uzozama ukusiza isihlobo sakho, umngani noma osebenza naye ngokusiqeda ngokuphelele lesi simo. Isimo esikhuluma ngaso utshwala.

Ukudakwa ngokweqile akunasidingo ngokufanele ngoba yonke imiphumela emibi ehambisana nayo ngqo, yize kungebona bonke abanenkinga yotshwala eba nohlu oluphelele lwezinkinga. Lolu uhlobo lokuziphatha okuphoqayo noma okuluthayo okunemicimbi yomndeni, yengqondo, yezenhlalo, yezofuzo nezimbangela zokuthanda okuthile. Ingabe uphuzo oludakayo lungabhekwa “njengesifo” ngomqondo oqinile walelo gama? Lokhu kungahle kube nentshisekelo engxoxweni yefilosofi, kodwa hhayi ngokuzilolonga, kanye nokunye ukuncika. Noma kunjalo, ngaphandle kwesikhombisi “sokuphulukisa” esilinganiselwe, ukunxila kufanele kusaphathwe futhi kuphathwe njengesifo (empeleni, yilokho okwenziwe ngokuhlelwa kwengqondo, sikuhlukanisa njengokuphazamiseka), ngenxa yemiphumela emibi yomuntu siqu neyenhlalo ngenye indlela icala.

Manje cabanga esinye isihlobo, umngani noma osebenza naye osesimweni esinohlu olufanayo lwezinkinga:

• Ukuncipha okuphansi okungenzeka kokumisa noma ukugcina umshado uphumelele;

• Ukwehla kwesikhathi sokuphila iminyaka engu-25-30;

• I-hepatitis engamahlalakhona, ebulalayo, engabhebhethekisa, ekhulisa ubungozi bokuba nomdlavuza wesibindi;

• Isifo sokuzivikela esifweni esingenakugwenywa, nomdlavuza ohlobene nawo;

• Umdlavuza ovame ukubabulala;

• Amathumbu amaningi nezinye izifo ezithathelwanayo;

• Kukhula kakhulu izinga lokuzibulala;

• Amathuba aphansi kakhulu ukuthi imiphumela emibi ingaqedwa uma isimo uqobo singasuswa;

• Okungenani okungenzeka kwe-50% yokuqedwa ngokusebenzisa ukwelashwa isikhathi eside, okuvame kakhulu futhi kudla isikhathi kusampula engahleliwe (kanye nezinga lokuphumelela eliphezulu kakhulu, kwezinye izimo kusondela i-100%, phakathi kweziguli ezikhuthazwe futhi ezikhethwe ngokucophelela).

Njengokungaphuzwa kotshwala: okokuqala, noma imvelaphi yesimo ingaxhomekeka elifeni, uma kukhulunywa ngokuqinile, kuyindlela yokuziphatha. Okwesibili, abantu abakulesi simo baqhubeka nokuziphatha kwabo, naphezu kwemiphumela yako elimazayo. Okwesithathu, yize abanye bebona isimo sabo njengenkinga futhi bafuna ukuyiqeda, abaningi bayaphika ukuthi banenkinga futhi bamelana nodlame kuyo yonke imizamo yokubasiza. Okwesine, abantu abamelana nosizo bathambekele ekukhulumisaneni okukodwa futhi bakha “isilo” esincane.

Lesi simo ubungqingili. Kodwa-ke, ngaphandle kokufana phakathi kwalezi zifundazwe zombili, okumanga njengamanje ngumehluko omkhulu ekusabukeni kwabo.

UDkt Jeffrey Satinover. Isazi sezengqondo, isazi semilingo.