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Vol. 17 JULY 1913 Ayi. 4

Copyright 1913 ndi HW PERCIVAL

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PALIBE dziko lopanda kukhulupirira mizimu. M'malo ena padziko lapansi nthawi yochuluka imapatsidwa kwa mizukwa; m'malo ena, ndi anthu ochepa omwe amaganiza za iwo. Mizukwa imagwira kwambiri malingaliro a anthu aku Europe, Asia ndi Africa. Ku America kuli okhulupirira ochepa m'mzimu. Koma zikhulupiriro zachilengedwe zakomweko komanso zakunja zayamba kuchuluka, zakonzedwa zatsopano, ndipo America, pakupanga mizukwa ndi zipembedzo zawo, itha kuchita bwino pazomwe dziko lakale lilimo.

M'mayiko okalamba mizukwa ndiyamphamvu komanso yochulukirapo kuposa ku America, chifukwa anthu okhala m'maiko amenewo asungabe mizukwa yawo kwanthawi yayitali, pomwe ku America madzi am'nyanja adasamba pamalopo; ndipo otsala okhala m'malo owuma sanali ambiri mokwanira kusunga mizimu yazitukuko yakaleyo.

Kukhulupirira mizimu sikuchokera masiku ano, koma kumabwerera ku ubwana wa munthu, ndi usiku wa nthawi. Yesani momwe angayesere, kukayikira, kusakhulupirira ndi chitukuko sizingathetse kapena kuthetsa chikhulupiriro cha mizimu, popeza mizimu ilipo ndipo idachokera mwa munthu. Iwo ali mwa iye ndi mwa iye, ana ake omwe. Amamutsatira m’mibadwo ndi m’mitundu ndipo, kaya achita kapena sakhulupirira mwa iwo, molingana ndi mtundu wake, adzam’tsatira kapena kumtsogola monga mmene mithunzi yake imachitira.

Mu dziko lakale, mafuko ndi mafuko adapereka malo ku mitundu ndi mafuko munkhondo ndi zopambana ndi nthawi zachitukuko, ndipo mizukwa ndi milungu ndi ziwanda zapitilizabe nawo. Zambiri zam'mbuyomu komanso zomwe zikuchitika masiku ano padziko lapansi, makamaka m'mapiri ndi malo otsetsereka, malo olemera pamiyambo, nthano komanso nthano. Minda ikupitilizabe kumenya nkhondo zawo zakale, kulota kudzera munthawi zamtendere pakati pa zochitika zodziwika bwino, ndikugunda m'maganizo mwa anthu mbewu zamtsogolo. Dziko lakale silinakhale pansi pa nyanja kwazaka zambiri, ndipo nyanja sinathe kuyeretsa chifukwa cha madzi ake ndikuwamasula ku mizukwa ya amoyo ndi mizukwa ya anthu akufa yomwe inali palibe munthu.

Ku America, chitukuko choyambirira chimachotsedwa kapena kuikidwa m'manda; nyanja yasambitsa mapepala akuluakulu am'dzikoli; mafunde awononga ndi kumaliza mizukwa ndi zoyipa zambiri za ntchito yamunthu. Dziko litabweranso linayeretsedwa ndi kumasulidwa. Kudula mitengo ndikung'ung'udza chifukwa cha mapepala omwe adabzala kale; Mchenga wa mchipululu umayang'ana pomwe mabwinja amizinda yodzikuza ndi yambiri idayikidwa. Zidutswa za unyolo wamapiri anali zisumbu zokhala ndi mabwinja obalalika amitundu yachilendo, zomwe zidasanduliza malo owotedwaku pamtunda kuchokera kuzama, kopanda mizukwa yake yakale. Ichi ndi chimodzi mwa zifukwa zomwe America imamasulidwa. Pali ufulu mlengalenga. Mdziko lakale ufulu sungamveke. Mphepo siikhala yaulere. Mlengalenga mumadzaza mizukwa yakale.

Mphepo zambiri zimakonda kukhala m'malo ena kuposa momwe zimachitira ena. Nthawi zambiri, ziwerengero zam'midzimu ndizocheperako mumzinda kuposa dziko, komwe okhalamo ndi ochepa komanso apakati. M'maderamo amatenga malingaliro ofunikira ku zinthu zachilengedwe ndi ma elifeli ndi ma fairies, ndikufotokozeranso nthano zawo, ndikusunga mizukwa yamoyo yomwe idabadwa ndi munthu. Mu mzindawu, kuthamanga kwa bizinesi ndi chisangalalo zimagwira lingaliro la amuna. Amuna alibe nthawi yamzukwa. Mzukwa wa Lombard Street ndi Wall Street sizitero, motero, sizikopa lingaliro la munthu. Komabe pali mizukwa imayendetsa ndikupangitsa kupezeka kwawo kumvekere, monga momwe zimakhalira mizukwa ya nyundo, yokhazikika pambali ya phiri pafupi ndi nkhalango yamdima, ndi zovuta pamalire a phokoso.

Munthu waku mzindayo sakumvera chisoni mzukwa. Sichomwecho wokonzera mapiri, anthu wamba komanso oyendetsa sitima. Maonekedwe achilendo omwe amapereka zizindikiro amawoneka m'mitambo. Mitundu yoyenda imasunthira pansi m'nkhalango. Amayenda pang'onopang'ono m'mphepete mwa chithaphwi komanso kuzungulira, ndikukhomera amene akuyenda m'mavuto kapena kumuchenjeza. Ziwerengero zakuda ndi zazitali zimayenda mosiyanasiyana ndi m'zipululu kapena m'mphepete mwa nyanja. Zimadutsanso zina zikuchitika pamtunda; amakonzanso sewero lanyanja. Munthu wa mzindawo osazolowera nthano zamatsenga, amaseka; amadziwa kuti sangakhale owona. Komabe kusakhulupirira ndi kunyozedwa ndi ambiri otere, zapereka mwayi wotsimikiza ndi mantha, atapita kukaona malo komwe chilengedwe chimawoneka ngati mizukwa.

Nthawi zina chikhulupiriro cha mizukwa chimafalikira kwambiri kuposa nthawi zina. Nthawi zambiri izi zimakhala pambuyo pa nkhondo, miliri, miliri. Cholinga chake ndikuti tsoka ndi imfa zili mlengalenga. Ndi kanthawi kochepa ndipo osaphunziridwa, malingaliro amasinthidwa kukhala malingaliro akufa, ndipo pambuyo. Zimapatsa omvera komanso zimapatsa moyo mithunzi ya akufa. Mibadwo Yapakati inali nthawi yotere. Munthawi zamtendere, kuledzera, kupha komanso umbanda zikuchepa, machitidwe otere amabereka ndikulimbikitsa mizukwa - mizukwa yachuluka komanso sikuti imakhala umboni. Malingaliro asinthika kuchoka kudziko lapansi lakufa kupita kudziko lino ndi moyo wake.

Mphepo zamkuntho zimadzakhala kuti munthu samadziwa za iwo, ngakhale iye amawaganizira mozama kapena pang'ono. Chifukwa cha munthu, mizukwa ilipo. Ngakhale munthu akupitilizabe ngati munthu woganiza komanso ali ndi zilako lako, mizukwa idzakhalapobe.

Ndi nthano zonse za mizimu zomwe zalembedwa, zolembedwa zosungidwa ndi mabuku olembedwa za mizukwa, zikuwoneka kuti palibe dongosolo la mitundu ndi mitundu ya mizukwa. Palibe gulu la mizukwa lomwe laperekedwa. Palibe chidziwitso cha sayansi ya mizukwa yomwe ili pafupi, kuti ngati wina awona mzimu akhoza kudziwa kuti ndi mzimu wanji. Munthu atha kuphunzila kudziwa ndikusakhala ndi mantha pamazipa ngati mithunzi yake osayang'ana kwambiri kapena kuwongoleredwa ndi iwo.

Mutuwu ndiwosangalatsa, ndipo chidziwitso chake chomwe chimakhudza kupita patsogolo kwa munthu, ndichothandiza.

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