Isitatimende Sesikhungo Samazwe Ngamazwe Sokuxoxisana Kwezenkolo Ezindabeni Ezigxilile zeSeshini yesi-8 yeQembu Elisebenzayo Elivulekile leNhlangano Yezizwe Elisebenza Ngokuguga.
I-International Centre for Ethno-Religious Mediation (ICERM) izibophezele ekusekeleni ukuthula okuqhubekayo emazweni emhlabeni jikelele, futhi siyazi kahle iminikelo engenziwa abadala bethu. I-ICERM isungule Iforamu Yabadala Yomhlaba eqondene ngqo nabadala, ababusi bendabuko/abaholi noma abamele amaqembu ezizwe, ezenkolo, omphakathi kanye nawomdabu. Simema iminikelo yalabo abaye baphila phakathi nezinguquko ezimangalisayo kwezobuchwepheshe, ezombangazwe nezenhlalo. Sidinga usizo lwabo ukuze sihlanganise lezi zinguquko nemithetho yesintu kanye namasiko. Sifuna ukuhlakanipha kwabo ekuxazululeni izingxabano ngokuthula, ukuvimbela ukungqubuzana, ukuqala inkhulumomphendvulwano, nokukhuthaza ezinye izindlela ezingenabudlova zokuxazulula izingxabano.
Nokho, njengoba sicwaninga izimpendulo zeMibuzo Eqondisayo yalesi simiso, kuyadumaza ukubona ukuthi i-United States, lapho inhlangano yethu izinze khona, inemibono elinganiselwe ngamalungelo abantu asebekhulile. Sinemithetho yezombango nobugebengu ukuze sibavikele ekuhlukunyezweni ngokomzimba nangokwezimali. Sinemithetho yokubasiza balondoloze ukuzimela okuthile, ngisho nalapho bedinga abanakekeli noma abanye ukuze babakhulumele ezindabeni ezilinganiselwe, njengokunakekelwa kwezempilo noma izinqumo zezezimali. Nokho asikenzi lutho olutheni ukubekela inselele imikhuba yenhlalo, ukugcina ukufakwa kwabantu asebekhulile, noma ukuhlanganisa kabusha labo asebehlukanisiwe.
Okokuqala, sihlanganisa wonke umuntu oneminyaka engaphezu kuka-60 eqenjini elilodwa, njengokungathi bonke bayafana. Ungacabanga uma senze lokho kuwo wonke umuntu ongaphansi kweminyaka engama-30? Owesifazane ocebile oneminyaka engama-80 ubudala eManhattan othola usizo lwezempilo kanye nemithi yesimanje ngokusobala unezidingo ezihlukile kunendoda eneminyaka engu-65 ubudala e-Agrarian Iowa. Njengoba nje sifuna ukuhlonza, ukwamukela, kanye nokuvumelanisa ukuhlukana phakathi kwabantu abanezizinda ezihlukene zobuhlanga nezenkolo, i-ICERM isebenza ukuletha abadala nabanye abantu ababukelwa phansi ezingxoxweni ezibathintayo. Asikhohliwe ukuthi okusithintayo kuyabathinta nabo. Kuyiqiniso ukuthi singase singathinteki ngezindlela ezifanayo, kodwa ngamunye yethu ithinteka ngendlela ehlukile, futhi ukuzizwisa kwethu ngakunye kuyasebenza. Kumelwe sizinike isikhathi sokubheka ngalé kweminyaka yobudala, njengoba ngezinye izindlela siphinde sibandlulule ngaleyo ndlela futhi siqhubekisele phambili izinkinga esifuna ukuzixazulula.
Okwesibili, e-US, siyabavikela abantu asebekhulile ekubandlululweni lapho besasebenza, kodwa kubonakala sengathi kukhona ukuvunyelwa lapho ukufinyelela kwezimpahla nezinsizakalo, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, nokunakekelwa komphakathi kuthinteka. Nathi sinokubandlulula kwethu uma kungathiwa “azikhiqizi”. Umthetho WaseMelika Abakhubazekile uzobavikela njengoba ukulinganiselwa kwabo ngokomzimba kuncipha futhi kufanele bazulazule ezindaweni zomphakathi, kodwa ingabe bazoba nokunakekelwa kwezempilo okwanele nokunakekelwa komphakathi? Okuningi kuncike emalini engenayo, futhi ngaphezu kwengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu noma inani labantu asebekhulile lihlala eduze nezinga lobumpofu likahulumeni. Isibalo salabo abanohlelo lwezimali olufanayo lweminyaka yabo yakamuva kulindeleke ukuthi sikhule, futhi ngezinye izikhathi lapho silungiselela ukushoda kwezisebenzi.
Asiqinisekanga ukuthi umthetho owengeziwe ungashintsha okuningi kokubandlululwa kwabantu asebekhulile, futhi asicabangi ukuthi uzobhalwa ngokuhambisana noMthethosisekelo wethu. Njengabaxazululi nabagqugquzeli abanekhono, sibona ithuba lengxoxo nokuxazulula izinkinga ngobuchule lapho sifaka isibalo sabantu asebekhulile. Kuningi okusamele sikufunde ngabantu abaningi abahlukahlukene abahlanganisa le ngxenye enkulu yabantu bomhlaba. Mhlawumbe lesi yisikhathi sokuba silalele, sibuke, futhi sibambisane.
Okwesithathu, sidinga izinhlelo ezengeziwe ezigcina abantu asebekhulile bexhumene nemiphakathi yabo. Lapho asebehlukanisiwe khona kakade, kudingeka sibahlanganise kabusha ngokuvolontiya, ukululekwa, nezinye izinhlelo ezibakhumbuza ukubaluleka kwabo futhi bakhuthaze iminikelo yabo eqhubekayo, hhayi njengesijeziso kodwa njengethuba. Sinezinhlelo zezingane, ezisazohlala iminyaka eyi-18 kuphela. Ziphi izinhlelo ezifanayo zabaneminyaka engu-60 no-70 okungenzeka ukuthi nabo babe neminyaka engu-18 noma ngaphezulu yokufunda nokukhula, ikakhulukazi lapho abantu abadala bevame ukuba nolwazi oluningi nolwazi abangabelana ngalo kunezingane phakathi neminyaka yazo engu-18? Angiqondile ukuphakamisa ukuthi imfundo yezingane ayinanzuzo, kodwa silahlekelwa amathuba amakhulu lapho sehluleka ukunika abantu abadala amandla, futhi.
Njengoba i-American Bar Association Liaison yasho kuSixth Session, “umhlangano wamalungelo abantu asebekhulile kumelwe ube ngaphezu nje kokuhlanganisa nokucacisa amalungelo. Kumelwe futhi kuguqule umbono wezenhlalo wokuguga.” (Mock, 2015). I-American Association for Retired Persons iyavuma, yengeza ngokuthi “Ngokuphazamisa Ukuguga—ukushintsha ingxoxo ngokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuguga—singavusa izixazululo futhi sisebenzise izinsiza ezishintsha indawo yokusebenza, sandise imakethe futhi senze kabusha imiphakathi yethu.” (UCollett, 2017). Asikwazi ukwenza konke lokhu ngempumelelo kuze kube yilapho sibekela inselele ukwenzelela kwethu okucacile mayelana nokuguga, esikwenza ngokugqugquzela amakhono.
UNance L. Schick, Esq., Ummeleli Omkhulu Wesikhungo Samazwe Ngamazwe Sokuxoxisana Kwezenkolo Esendlunkulu YeZizwe Ezihlangene, eNew York.
