Ku-“Iphupho Lezindlu Ezibomvu”, uMama uJia washintsha isihenqo sefasitela sikaDaiyu, waqamba leso asicelile, esichaza ngokuthi “ukwenza itende, ukunamathisela amadrowa efasitela, bese usibheka kude, sibukeka njengomusi”, yingakho igama elithi ““Soft Smoke Luo”.

Uma kuqhathaniswa nokuphotha okuqinile nokunzima okwenziwe ngezinto zamakhemikhali zesimanje, lokhu “yisilikhi” ethambile ngempela, ejiyile futhi elula, ebushelelezi futhi ethambile njengesikhumba sowesifazane. Yilokhu esikubiza manje ngokuthi “usilika”.

Izinzuzo zesilika, owesifazane kufanele azizame okungenani kanye empilweni yakhe akulona ize. Kungani? Ngoba ayinayo enye indwangu engashintshwa, kuphela uma usebenzisa isilika, ungazizwa ubuhle obungobabesifazane kuphela.

Ithambile futhi kulula ukuyishwabanisa, iyinhle futhi kulula ukuyigqoka, futhi ukuthamba kwayo kanye nokuzwela kwayo kwakha ubuhle nokuzwana okumangalisayo.

Kuphelaamaphijama esilikaingaba nombala othambile njengoju.

Ingasaphathwa eyokuthintwa okuthambile njengefu elishelelayo lapho likuthinta, kanye nokubanda okuncane okuphuma esikhumbeni sengathi singaphefumula.

Yingakho kuthiwa ukuthintana phakathi kwesikhumba nesilika empeleni kuyinto ejabulisa kakhulu emhlabeni.

Futhi into enhle kangaka, isizathu sokuthi abantu abaningi basanqikaza ukuyizama kuze kube manje asilutho ngaphandle kwentengo ephezulu kanye nobunzima bokuyisebenzisa isilika.

Kusukela ekuthuthukisweni kwalezi zikhathi, akuseyona inkathi “yephupho lezindlu ezibomvu”. Izimpahla ezahlukahlukene ezithathwe kuusilikanjengoba izinto zokusetshenziswa zigcwele amanani aphezulu naphansi, futhi ubunzima bokuzinakekela buyahlukahluka.

Uma ufuna ngempela ukuzama usilika kanye, ungahlala uthola ofanela wena.