Igama lami lokuqala nginguNicholas (noma "Niko-laos" ngesiGreki) futhi lisho "abantu abanqobile". Igama lokuqala elithi "Nike" (ukunqoba) selivele laziwa umfundi njengenkampani yezicathulo "enqobile" yodumo lomsebenzi wezigqila. Igama lesibili elithi "laos" liyaziwa futhi; "amakholwa" (uquqaba lwabantu…), njll. Nokho, njengoba uMark Twain, lowomMelika omkhulu, esho “emthandazweni” wakhe odumile, ukuze abantu banqobe kufanele kubulale abanye abantu. Ngakho-ke, kubonakala sengathi nginikezwe igama "elinobuqaba".
Manje, ake sithi nginikezwe igama elithi "Makepeace", bekungeke yini kube ngcono kakhulu lokho? Noma kunjalo, u-Victorian Briton, uWilliam Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), waba nale nhlanhla. Waba umbhali wamanoveli odumile futhi umsebenzi wakhe wobuciko wawuyinoveli enesihloko esithi "Vanity Fair". Isihlokwana salo sasithi: "Inoveli Engenalo Iqhawe". Nokho, kwakukhona “iqhawekazi”, u-Becky Sharp, intombazane yezinga eliphansi eyayizama ukukhuphula izinga lomphakathi; ukuphila okungenanjongo nokunonya okuvamile kowesifazane emiphakathini yobuKristu. Encwadini eyisingeniso esifana nesethulo u-Thackeray uyabhala: "Yebo, lokhu bekuyi-VANITY FAIR; akuyona indawo yokuziphatha kahle; noma ejabulisayo, nakuba inomsindo omkhulu." (London, Juni 28, 1848).
Ngo-1868, kwashicilelwa umagazini wezincwadi waseBrithani owamukela isihloko esithi "Vanity Fair" futhi waqhubeka kwaze kwaba ngu-1929. Khona-ke, njengoba kwenzeka ngamakoloni, ikoloni yaseYurophu-British, i-USA, yaba nomagazini wayo "Vanity Fair".
Oshicilelweni lwawo luka-Okthoba 2010 inguqulo yase-USA yephephabhuku i-"Vanity Fair" inendatshana enamakhasi angama-25 ebhalwe nguMichael Lewis, intatheli yezezimali. Isihloko sangempela se-athikili: "Qaphela AmaGreki Aphethe Amabhondi".
Kulesi sihloko u-Lewis ufika esiphethweni sokuthi amaGreki avamile ahlakazekile ngokuziphatha. Ngokwesibonelo uyabhala:
- IGreece "iwumphakathi oye wakhuthazelela into efana nokuwohloka kokuziphatha okuphelele." (ikhasi 16)
- "[T] ukudlondlobala kwakhe kwezikweletu kubangele izwe [iGreece] lawela onqenqemeni, ekuwohlokeni ngokuphelele kokuziphatha." (ikhasi 10)
– "Ubhubhane lokuqamba amanga nokukhohlisa nokweba lenza noma yiluphi uhlobo lwempilo yomphakathi lungenzeki; ukuwa kwempilo yomphakathi kukhuthaza kuphela ukuqamba amanga, ukukopela, nokweba okwengeziwe." (ikhasi 10)
– "Ukube bukhona ubulungiswa emhlabeni abamabhange baseGreece bebezoba semigwaqweni bebhikishela ukuziphatha kwesakhamuzi esijwayelekile saseGreece [!!!]." (ikhasi 24) [Ngokusobala, kwagcizelelwa].
- "[T] into enzima kakhulu ukuyenza eGreece ukuthola umGreki oyedwa ukuthi ancome omunye ngemuva kwakhe." (ikhasi 9)
Njalo njalo.
U-Lewis ungumuntu omdala ovuthiwe ngokobuhlakani oneminyaka engama-50, ofunde ePrinceton kanye (edumile) London School of Economics futhi uyisakhamuzi sase-US; umphakathi oyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngakho-ke, kunengqondo ukulindela ukuthi isiphetho sakhe sinembile.
Ake sizame ukuqinisekisa lokhu.
Ubuchopho be-"homo sapiens" esinabo bunomlando weminyaka engaba ngu-100,000 kuphela. Isayensi iyasitshela, ukuthi "isikhathi esifushane" kangaka asizange sivumele abantu ukuba bahlukanise ngobuhlakani. Lokhu kusho ukuthi izindinganiso zokuziphatha ezingu-CORE zabantu zicishe zifane. Kunjalo, kunomehluko we-epidermal (ukujula kwesikhumba) abantu abawuthola esikweni abaphila kulo, ikakhulukazi ngokwenkolo yalelo siko.
Thatha amaKristu namaJuda. "Incwadi" (incwadi yabo yezenkolo) iyabatshela:
“Ohlambalaza igama likaJehova wobulawa nokubulawa; futhi yonke inhlangano iyakumkhanda ngamatshe.”—Levitikusi 24:16.
“Futhi uyakumkhanda ngamatshe, afe, ngokuba ebefuna ukukudunga uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho…” (Duteronomi 13:10).
“Kwathi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli besehlane, bathola umuntu etheza izinkuni ngosuku lwesabatha... Inhlangano yamkhiphela ngaphandle kwekamu, yamkhanda ngamatshe, wafa, njengalokho uJehova emyalile uMose. " ( Numeri 15:32, 36 )
- "Khona uyakuyikhipha leyo ndoda noma lowo wesifazane abenze lokho okubi [!!!],..., ubakhanda ngamatshe, baze bafe." ( Duteronomi 17:5 )
Futhi njalo, njalonjalo, njalonjalo...
Kamuva, amanye amasiko akopisha le "ziyalezo" "yeNcwadi" futhi ayisebenzisa emiphakathini yawo kuze kube namuhla (i-Iran, i-Saudi Arabia, futhi ubani owaziyo ukuthi yiziphi ezinye). Kodwa-ke, imiphakathi ethuthuke kakhulu (entshonalanga), manje, esikhundleni samatshe isebenzisa ama-drones, amabhomu e-cluster, i-Cyclon B, i-Agent Orange, njll.
Noma, thatha ezinye izici zalo mehluko we-epidermal wamasiko ahlukahlukene. Isibonelo: E-Belgium, e-Boston, e-LA, e-Regensburg yaseJalimane, njll, njll, abazali bathumela izingane zabo ukuba zidlwengulwe amakhehla amaningi anamandla angakholakali futhi angaphezu komthetho, ngokukhonza INKOSI. Angazi noma “iNcwadi” enhle itshela laba bazali ukuba bakhandwe ngamatshe laba baphristi, abefundisi, abefundisi,… izindela, nanoma yini, kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi laba bazali baphila ngokwesaba; ukwesaba ukulahlekelwa umsebenzi, ukwesaba amaphoyisa, ukwesaba izinkolo ezingezona ezabo, ukwesaba i-IRS, ukwesaba abantu bangaphandle, njll.
[Abakaki: Kufanele kuphinde kugcizelelwe ukuthi igazi eliningi elachitheka kuwo wonke umlando woMlando lavela noma lalisekelwe enzondweni engokwenkolo, noma ebugovuni bezomnotho obungokwenkolo, noma ebuwula obungokwenkolo obuphelele. Abantu abaqotho kuNxele bayesaba ngisho ukusho lokhu noma besaba ukwenza okuthile ngalokhu. Ngisho nezicukuthwane zinezinkinga ngalokhu. Bona i-saga yakamuva noMfundisi eFlorida kanye nokusongela kwakhe ukushisa iKoran eyenza u-Obama et al athandaze kuJesu ethukile. Noma, thatha umpristi ongumGreki waseMelika, uChris Spyrou, owasongela ukugubha imisa e-Agia Sofia e-Istanbul, eTurkey, ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, ngo-September 17, futhi wacishe waqala ukungqubuzana kwezombusazwe. Inkolo inamandla ngendlela engakholakali futhi inamandla angenakulinganiswa. Kungani?]
Kodwa ake sibuyele e...Greece. Ngokwesisekelo salokhu okungenhla, kunengqondo ukuphetha ngokuthi amaGreki anamuhla anezindinganiso zokuziphatha eziyisisekelo ezifanayo nezawo wonke umhlaba, kuhlanganise nabathweswe iziqu eLondon School of Economics. Futhi, kunengqondo ukwamukela ukuthi banezici zabo zamasiko e-epidermal.
Ngakho-ke, ake sihlole ezinye zazo njengoba zilotshwe nguLewis, esihlokweni sakhe:
- Kunzima "ukuthola isiGreki esisodwa ukuncoma omunye ngemuva kwakhe", okungukuthi, ukuthi, ngokuyisisekelo, amaGreki azondana.
Njengomuntu omdala, u-Lewis manje kufanele azi ukuthi abantu emhlabeni wonke bayazibandakanya kulo "mdlalo", ngezinye izikhathi ngokufanelekile. Ngokwesibonelo, ngasekupheleni kwawo-1950 endleleni engasemgwaqweni eManhattan ngesikhathi sekhefu lasemini ngabona insizwa yaseMelika egqoke kahle egqoke kahle ixoxa nentokazi. Le ntokazi ibonakale ingahambisani nalokhu eshiwo yile nsizwa, yasuka ngesizotha. Khona-ke, ngasondela ngaqala ingxoxo naye. Ekugcineni, le ntokazi yangitshela [“ngemuva komhlane wayo”] ukuthi iyenqaba le nsizwa ngoba ukuze ihlabe umxhwele yayikhombe esinye sesitezi esingaphezulu sesakhiwo esiseduze futhi yayitshela ukuthi yilapho inehhovisi layo. Wayecabanga ukuthi kuyinhlekisa lokho. Ubuye wangitshela ukuthi ngicela ungakhulumi