Amanzi ayimpilo. Ageleza emifuleni yethu, ondla umhlaba wethu, futhi asekela yonke into ephilayo. Kodwa kuthiwani uma singakutshela ukuthi amanzi angaphezu nje komthombo? Angumxoxi wezindaba, ibhuloho elisixhumanisa nemvelo, kanye nesibuko esibonisa isimo sendawo esikuyo.

Umhlaba Ongaphakathi Kwethonsi

Cabanga ubambe ithonsi elilodwa lamanzi. Kuleyo ndawo encane kunendawo ebalulekile yezindawo zemvelo, umlando wezimvula, kanye nesithembiso sokuvuna kwesikhathi esizayo. Amanzi anamandla okuhamba—kusukela eziqongweni zezintaba kuya ekujuleni kolwandle—ephethe izinkumbulo zezindawo ezithinta wona. Kodwa lolu hambo luya ngokuya lugcwele izinselele.

Ukukhala Okuthule Kwemvelo

Namuhla, ukuvumelana kwemvelo phakathi kwamanzi nendawo ezungezile kusengozini. Ukungcola, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, kanye nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuphazamisa imijikelezo yamanzi, kungcolisa imithombo eyigugu, futhi kubeka engcupheni ibhalansi yokuphila. Umfudlana ongcolile awuyona nje inkinga yendawo; ungumsinga othinta ugu olukude.

Indima Yakho Ekugelezeni

Izindaba ezinhle? Konke ukukhetha esikwenzayo kudala amaphutha aso. Izenzo ezilula—njengokunciphisa imfucuza yamanzi, ukusekela izinhlelo zokuhlanza, nokukhetha imikhiqizo eqhubekayo—kungabuyisela ibhalansi. Cabanga ngamandla ahlangene ezigidi ezenza izinqumo eziqondile zokuvikela amanzi nemvelo yethu.

Umbono Wekusasa

Ake sicabange kabusha ngobuhlobo bethu namanzi. Ake siwacabange njengento yokudliwa nje kuphela, kodwa njengento okufanele siyiqaphele. Sisonke, singakha ikusasa lapho imifula igeleza khona ihlanzekile, izilwandle zichuma ngokuphila, futhi wonke amaconsi amanzi alandisa indaba yethemba nokuzwana.

Ngakho-ke, ngesikhathi esizayo lapho uvula impompi, zinike isikhashana ucabange: Izinqumo zakho zizongena kanjani emhlabeni?

Masibe ushintsho—ukwehla okukodwa, ukukhetha okukodwa, ukugobhoza okukodwa ngesikhathi.