Ukwabelana Ngamasiko, Ukwamukela Ukuhlukahluka Kwamasiko Nokholo

Isingeniso

Ekuqaleni, kwakucatshangwa. Kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, umuntu uye wacabanga ngendawo yonke futhi wazibuza ngendawo yakhe kuyo. Wonke amasiko omhlaba athonywa inkumbulo yokhokho bezinganekwane zakuqala ezadluliselwa ngemilando exoxwayo nebhaliwe. Lezi zindaba eziguqukayo zisize okhokho bethu bathola ukuhleleka ezweni elinesiphithiphithi futhi bachaza indima yabo kulo. Kulezi zinkolelo zakuqala lapho kwazalwa khona imibono yethu ngokulungile nokungalungile, okuhle nokubi, kanye nomqondo wobuNkulunkulu. Lawa mafilosofi omuntu ngamunye nahlangene ayizisekelo esizahlulela ngazo thina nabanye. Ziyizinsika zobunikazi bethu, amasiko, imithetho, ukuziphatha kanye nokusebenza kwengqondo yethu yezenhlalakahle. 

Ukugujwa okuqhubekayo kwemikhuba namasiko ahlukile kusisiza ukuthi sizizwe sixhumene neqembu futhi senze ubudlelwano ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Ngokudabukisayo, eminingi yale mihlangano ezuzwe njengefa ize ukuze iqokomise futhi iqinise umehluko phakathi kwethu. Lokhu akudingekile ukuba kube into embi, futhi kuyaqabukela kuhlobene kakhulu namasiko ngokwawo, kodwa indlela abonwa futhi ahunyushwa ngayo ngaphandle. Ngokwenza okwengeziwe ukuze sihlanganyele izinkulumo zamagugu ethu kanye nokulandisa okuhlobene, futhi ngokwakha okusha ndawonye, ​​singakha futhi siqinise ubuhlobo bethu komunye nomunye futhi sigubhe indawo yethu esabelene ngayo endaweni yonke. Singakwazi ukwazana futhi siphile ndawonye ngendlela esingaphupha ngayo kuphela.

Inani Lokunye

Kudala ezindaweni ezibandayo, ezinamatshe, nezivunguza umoya zaseNyakatho ye-Atlantic, indlela yokuphila yokhokho bami yayisesekuhwalala kwayo. Amagagasi aqinile okuhlasela kanye nokuvukela umbuso okuvela kubantu abacebile, abanamandla kakhulu nabathuthuke kakhulu kwezobuchwepheshe kwakubashiye besonqenqemeni lokushabalala. Akukona nje kuphela izimpi ezidla impilo kanye nomhlaba, kodwa ukwamukelwa ngokuningiliziwe kwezinhlamvu zamasiko ezikhangayo ezivela kulaba abanye kwabashiye bezabalaza ukubambelela kulokho okusele kobunikazi babo. Nokho, babethonya nabasanda kufika, womabili amaqembu azivumelanisa nezimo njengoba ehamba. Namuhla sithola ukuthi phakathi namakhulu eminyaka kwanele kulaba bantu abasinda ukuze babakhumbule futhi bathole ukuqonda kulokho abasishiyele kona.

Kuzo zonke izizukulwane kukhona inguqulo entsha yesikole sokucabanga ebeka ukuthi impendulo yokungqubuzana isibalo sabantu emhlabeni wonke esinenkolelo efanayo, ulimi nokuziphatha. Cishe, bekuyoba nokubambisana okwengeziwe, ukucekelwa phansi kwencithakalo nobudlova; baba mbalwa obaba namadodana abalahlekelwa empini, unya olubhekiswe kwabesifazane nezingane luyancipha. Noma kunjalo, iqiniso liyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu. Eqinisweni, ukuxazululwa kokungqubuzana kuvame ukudinga izinhlelo zokucabanga ezivumelanayo, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ezihlukene, ngaphezu kwalezo ezihambisanayo. Izinkolelo zethu ezithuthukayo zilolonga izinkolelo zethu, futhi lezi zibuye zinqume isimo sethu sengqondo nokuziphatha kwethu. Ukuthola ibhalansi phakathi kwalokho okusisebenzelayo nalokho okusebenza ngokubhalelana nezwe langaphandle kudinga ukwedlula ukucabanga okuzenzakalelayo okusekela imibono yokuthi umbono wezwe yethu iqembu liphakeme. Njengoba nje imizimba yethu idinga izingxenye ezihlukene, isib. igazi nethambo, ukuphefumula nokugaya ukudla, ukuvivinya umzimba nokuphumula, kanjalo umhlaba udinga ukuhlukahluka nokuhlukahluka kokulinganisela kwempilo nokuphila. Ngomfanekiso, ngingathanda ukunikeza elinye lamasiko athandwa kakhulu emhlabeni, indaba.

Ibhalansi & Ukuphelela

Inganekwane Yendalo

Ngaphambi kwesikhathi kwakukhona ubumnyama, ubumnyama obujulile kunobusuku, obungenalutho, obungapheli. Futhi ngaleso sikhathi, uMdali waba nomcabango, futhi umcabango wawukukhanya njengoba wawuphambene nobumnyama. Yayicwebezela futhi izungeza; lageleza emkhathini wobuze. Lanwebeka lagoba iqolo laba yisibhakabhaka.

Izulu lahefuzela njengomoya, lazamazama njengokuduma kwezulu, kodwa kwakubonakala kungekho sizathu njengoba wayeyedwa. Ngakho, wabuza uMdali, iyini injongo yami? Futhi, lapho uMdali ayecabanga ngalo mbuzo kwavela omunye umcabango. Futhi umcabango wazalwa njengazo zonke izidalwa ezinamaphiko. Ukukhuluma kwabo kwakuqinile uma kuqhathaniswa nemvelo ekhohlisayo yokukhanya. Izinambuzane nezinyoni namalulwane kwakugcwele umoya. Bakhala, bacula, bahamba ngamasondo aluhlaza isibhakabhaka sagcwala injabulo.

Kungakabiphi, izidalwa zezulu zakhathala; ngakho, babuza uMdali, ingabe yilokhu kuphela okukhona ekuphileni kwethu? Futhi, lapho uMdali ecabanga ngalo mbuzo kwavela omunye umcabango. Futhi umcabango wazalwa njengomhlaba. Amahlathi namahlathi, izintaba namathafa, izilwandle nemifula nezingwadule kwavela ngokulandelana, kuhluke komunye nomunye. Futhi njengoba izidalwa ezinamaphiko zihlala emakhaya azo amasha, zajabula.

Kodwa kungakabiphi, umhlaba nakho konke ukunala nobuhle bawo wabuza uMdali, ingabe yilokhu kuphela okuyoba khona? Futhi, lapho uMdali ezindla ngalo mbuzo kwavela omunye umcabango. Futhi umcabango wazalwa njengazo zonke izilwane zasemhlabeni nezilwandle ngokulingana. Futhi umhlaba wawumuhle. Kodwa ngemva kwesikhashana, umhlaba ngokwawo wabuza uMdali, ingabe lokhu kuwukuphela? Ingabe akusekho okunye? Futhi, njengoba uMdali ayecabanga ngalo mbuzo kwavela omunye umcabango. Futhi, umcabango wazalwa njengesintu, uqukethe izici zayo yonke indalo yangaphambili, ukukhanya nobumnyama, umhlaba, amanzi nomoya, isilwane nokunye okwengeziwe. Babusiswe ngentando nangengqondo badalwa ngokufanayo njengoba kwakufanele babe ukuphikisana komunye nomunye. Futhi ngokuhlukanisa kwabo baqala ukuthola nokudala, bazala uquqaba lwezizwe, zonke ezihambisana nomunye nomunye. Futhi, basadala namanje.

Ukuhlukahluka & Ukwehlukana

Ukwamukela kwethu ukuba yingxenye yedizayini enkulu kuvame ukusibekela ukuxhumana, okusobala ukuncika yendalo eyivumela ukuba ibaleke ukucutshungulwa nokunakwa ekufunayo. Okuphawuleka kakhulu kunomehluko ovezwa imiphakathi yabantu ukufana kwezinganekwane zethu eziyisisekelo. Nakuba lezi zindaba zizobonisa izimo zezenhlalo nezobuhlanga zesikhathi noma indawo ethile, imibono ezivezwayo ifana kakhulu. Zonke izinkolelo zasendulo zihlanganisa ukuzethemba kokuthi siyingxenye yento enkulu futhi sithembele ekukhathazekeni kwaphakade okufana nokwabazali okubheke isintu. Basitshela ukuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi i-animist, i-poly noma i-monotheistic, kunoMuntu Ophakeme onentshisekelo kithi, okhathalela izinto ezifanayo esizenzayo. Njengoba nje sidinga umphakathi esizozitholela kuwo ubuntu bethu ngabanye, amasiko azithathela izinyathelo ngokuqhathanisa ukuziphatha kwawo kwangempela nokuziphatha ayekholelwa ukuthi kwakufiswa uNkulunkulu noma onkulunkulu bawo. Ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka, izenzo zamasiko nezenkolo ziye zavela kulandela isifundo esidwetshwe yilokhu kuchazwa kokusebenza kwendawo yonke. Ukungaboni ngaso linye mayelana nokuphikisana nezinkolelo ezihlukile, amasiko, amasiko nemikhosi engcwele kuye kwabumba impucuko, kwaqubula futhi kwaqinisa izimpi, futhi kwaqondisa imibono yethu mayelana nokuthula nobulungiswa, okwenza umhlaba ube khona njengoba siwazi.

Izidalwa Ezihlangene

Kwake kwamukelwa ukuthi ubuNkulunkulu bukhona kukho konke esingakucabanga: itshe, umoya, umlilo, izilwane, nabantu. Kuphela kamuva, nakuba kwaziwa ngokuthi enomoya waphezulu, ingabe abantu abaningi bayeka ukukholelwa bona noma ukukholelwa omunye komunye eyenziwe nguMoya oNgcwele

Lapho uNkulunkulu eseshintshelwe ekubeni ohluke ngokuphelele, futhi abantu bethobela, kunokuba babe ingxenye yobuNkulunkulu, kwaba okuvamile ukunikeza uMdali izimfanelo zobuzali, ezinjengothando olukhulu. Egqugquzelwa futhi eqiniswe umbono wokuthi umhlaba ungaba indawo ebhubhisayo nengathetheleli lapho imvelo ingenza inhlekisa ngemizamo yomuntu yokulawula isiphetho sakhe, lo Nkulunkulu wabuye wabelwa indima yokuba umninimandla onke, ngokuvamile oyisijeziso esiqinisekile, umvikeli. Cishe kuzo zonke izinhlelo zezinkolelo, uNkulunkulu, noma onkulunkulu nonkulunkulukazi bangaphansi kwemizwa yabantu. Kulokhu kwavela usongo lukaNkulunkulu lomhawu, intukuthelo, ukugodlwa umusa nolaka olwalungalindelwa ngenxa yezenzo ezimbi ezazicatshangwa.

Umndeni womzingeli wendabuko ungakhetha ukuchibiyela noma yikuphi ukuziphatha okungase konakalise imvelo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi onkulunkulu basehlane bazoqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngezilwane. Umkhaya oqotho ungase unqume ukusiza labo abaswele ngokwengxenye ukuba baqinisekise insindiso yabo yaphakade. Ukwesaba nokukhathazeka okuhlobene nalobu bukhona obunamandla ngokuvamile kuye kwathuthukisa ubuhlobo bethu nabanye kanye nomhlaba osizungezile. Noma kunjalo, ukuveza uNkulunkulu njengenhlangano ehlukene kuphela ephethe kungaholela ekulindelweni kwenzuzo ethile kwesokudla; futhi ngezinye izikhathi, ukuthethelelwa ukuziphatha okungabazekayo ngaphandle kokusolwa. Kuso sonke isenzo noma umphumela, ukuziphendulela kungabelwa uNkulunkulu, okubi, okungenacala noma okunomusa.  

Uma umuntu enquma (futhi angaqinisekisa abanye emphakathini) ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyayivumela inkambo yesenzo, lokhu kunikeza ukuxolelwa kukho konke kusukela ekoneni komphakathi kuya ekubulaleni okungenangqondo. Kulesi simo somqondo, izidingo zabanye zingashaywa indiva, futhi izinkolelo zingasetshenziswa njengesizathu sokulimaza abantu, ezinye izinto eziphilayo, noma indwangu yeplanethi ngokwayo. Lezi yizimo lapho izivumelwano zesintu ezithandeka kakhulu nezijulile ezisekelwe othandweni nobubele zilahlwa ngaphansi kwazo. Kulezi zikhathi lapho okusiphoqayo ukuthi sihlinzeke umfokazi njengesivakashi, siphathe ezinye izidalwa ngendlela esifisa ukuphathwa ngayo, sifune izixazululo zokungaboni ngaso linye ngenhloso yokubuyisa ukuzwana ngokungenzeleli.

Amasiko ayaqhubeka nokushintshashintsha futhi akhule ngokusebenzisa uhwebo, ukuxhumana ngobuningi, ukunqoba, ukufanisa ngamabomu nokungahlosiwe, izinhlekelele zemvelo ezenziwe umuntu kanye nezinhlekelele zemvelo. Ngaso sonke lesi sikhathi sizihlola thina nabanye ngokuqaphela nangokungazi ngokumelene nezindinganiso zethu eziqhutshwa izinkolelo. Kuyindlela esenza ngayo imithetho yethu futhi sithuthukise imiqondo yethu mayelana nokuthi yini eyakha umphakathi onobulungiswa; yithuluzi esabelana ngalo umsebenzi wethu, ikhampasi esikhetha ngayo indlela esiqondisa ngayo, kanye nendlela esiyisebenzisayo ukuchaza nokulindela imingcele. Lezi ziqhathaniso zisikhumbuza lokho esifana ngakho; okungukuthi, yonke imiphakathi ihlonipha ukwethenjwa, umusa, ukuphana, ukwethembeka, inhlonipho; zonke izinhlelo zezinkolelo zihlanganisa ukuhlonipha izinto eziphilayo, ukuzibophezela kwabadala, umsebenzi wokunakekela ababuthaka nabangakwazi ukuzisiza, nokwabelana ngezibopho zempilo, ukuvikela, kanye nenhlalakahle yomunye nomunye. Kodwa-ke, emfundisweni yokuhlangana kwethu kobuhlanga kanye nokholo, isb ukuthi siphetha kanjani uma ukuziphatha kwamukeleka, noma yimiphi imithetho esiyisebenzisayo ukuchaza isibopho sobabili, izilinganiso ezimisiwe zokuziphatha kanye nezimiso zokuziphatha esizenzile zivame ukusidonsela ezindleleni eziphikisanayo. Ngokuvamile, umehluko uyindaba yamadigri; iningi, ezicashile eqinisweni ukuthi bebengeke bahlukaniseke kwabangaziwa.

Abaningi bethu baye bafakaza ngenhlonipho, ukubambisana nokwesekana uma kuziwa ezimweni zokubambisana phakathi kwabantu bamasiko ahlukene kamoya. Ngokulinganayo, sibonile ukuthi ngisho nabantu ababekezelela kakhulu abantu bangaba kanjani lukhuni futhi bangayekethisi, noma babe nodlame, uma kuvela imfundiso yenkolo.

Ukuphoqeleka ukuba sigxile ekuqhathaniseni kubangelwa isidingo sethu esiqinile sokuhlangabezana nezinkolelo zethu mayelana nokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuvumelanisa nezincazelo zethu ngoNkulunkulu, noma oBunkulunkulu, noma iTao. Abantu abaningi bangaphikisa ngokuthi ngenxa yokuthi ingxenye enkulu yomhlaba manje ikholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu akaziwa, le ndlela yokucabanga ayisasebenzi. Nokho, yonke ingxoxo esiba nayo nathi, zonke izinqumo esizenzayo ngamabomu, konke ukukhetha esikusebenzisayo kusekelwe ezimisweni zokuthi yini elungile, yini eyamukelekayo, yini enhle. Le mishikashika yonke isekelwe ekukhulisweni kwethu nasezimfundisweni zethu kusukela ebuntwaneni eziye zasakazwa ezizukulwaneni ezilandelayo, ezisekelwe emibonweni yasendulo. Yingakho abantu abaningi bazizwa njengokungathi amasiko abanye noma izinhlelo zezinkolelo zinjalo ngokumelene kwezabo. Ngoba, izimiso zemibono (imvamisa ngokungazi) zigxile embonweni ohambisana nezinkolelo zakuqala ngeziphambeko ukusuka Okulindelwe nguMdali ngeke kube "kwesokudla" ngakho-ke, kufanele "Akulungile."  Futhi ngenxa yalokho (kusuka kulo mbono), ukubekela inselele lokhu “okungalungile” ngokubukela phansi imikhuba engafanele noma izinkolelo zabanye kufanele kube “kulungile.”

Ukuza Ndawonye

Okhokho bethu abazange ngaso sonke isikhathi bakhethe amasu ayoba usizo esikhathini eside, kodwa amasiko enkolo namasiko asekhona futhi ahlala ehlonishwa yilawo asebenzisa ulwazi olungcwele; okungukuthi, isibopho sokuhlangana nokubamba iqhaza ezimpilweni zomndeni wethu omkhulu wesintu, sazi ukuthi ngamunye ungumntwana weNdalo. Ezikhathini eziningi asiwasebenzisi amathuba okumema abanye ukuba bahlanganyele kule mikhuba nemindeni yethu, sikhulume ngalokho esikuhloniphayo nesikukhumbulayo, nini futhi kanjani. 

Ubunye abudingi ukufana. Imiphakathi incike ekuxoxweni kwamafilosofi ukuze iphile ngokuvumelana futhi ikwazi ukumelana nezwe elishintsha njalo. Kunengozi yangempela yokuthi izinqubomgomo ezigqugquzelwa izinzuzo ezishiwo zomphakathi womhlaba ogxile ngokwesiko zizofaka isandla ngokungaqondile ekubhujisweni kwalokho okungenza umphakathi onjalo uphile - ukuhlukahluka kwawo. Njengoba nje ukuzalela kwenza uhlobo oluthile lube buthaka, ngaphandle kokucatshangelwa ngokucophelela ukuthi ungavikela kanjani futhi uveze umehluko wendawo kanye nemibono, ikhono lesintu lokuzivumelanisa nezimo nokuchuma liyoba buthaka. Ngokuthola izindlela zokuhlonza nokuvumela ukufakwa kokubalulekile, okungenakushintshwa, okuhlukile esu lesikhathi eside, abenzi benqubomgomo banganqoba labo bantu namaqembu abanovalo lokulahlekelwa ifa labo, amasiko kanye nobunikazi babo, kuyilapho beqinisekisa ubungqabavu bomphakathi womhlaba osafufusa. Ngaphezu kwanoma yiziphi ezinye, lesi yisona sizathu sokuthi kungani kufanele sizinike isikhathi sokuzinika thina ngokuxoxa izindaba zethu, okuhlanganisa umoya wamasiko ethu esiwazuzayo, indawo aphuma kuyo, umlingiswa abahlanganisayo, incazelo abayitholayo. hlanganisa. Lena indlela enamandla nephusile yokwazana nokuqonda ukuhlobana kwethu. 

Njengezingcezu zephazili, kusezindaweni lapho sihluka khona lapho siphelelisana khona. Njengoba nje kuyinganekwane yeNdalo engenhla, kuwukulinganisela ukuthi ukuphelela kuyadalwa; lokho okusihlukanisayo kusinika umongo wokuthola ulwazi, ukuthuthukisa kanye nokuqhubeka nokwakha ngezindlela ezithuthukisa ukubumbana nokuphila kahle. Ukuhlukahluka akudingekile ukuthi kusho ukuhlukana. Akudingekile ukuthi siqonde izindinganiso zomunye nomunye ngokuphelele. Nokho, kubalulekile ukuba samukele ukuthi ukuhlukahluka kufanele futhi kumelwe kube khona. Ukuhlakanipha kwaphezulu akunakuncishiswa abefundisi nezazi zomthetho. Alilokothi libe lincane, linomqondo omncane, libe nobandlululo noma libe nolaka. Alikukhuthazi noma likhuthaze ubandlululo noma ubudlova.

KuwubuNkulunkulu esibubonayo lapho sibuka esibukweni, kanye nalokho esikubonayo lapho sibuka emehlweni omunye, umfanekiso ohlangene waso sonke isintu. Ukwehluka kwethu okuhlangene okusenza siphelele. Amasiko ethu asivumela ukuba sizembule, sizenze saziwe, sifunde futhi sigubhe lokho okusikhuthaza kabusha, okwenza izwe elivuleke kakhudlwana nelinobulungisa. Lokhu singakwenza ngenkuthalo nangokuzithoba; singakhetha ukuphila ngokuvumelana nomusa.

Ngu-Dianna Wuagneux, Ph.D., USihlalo Osafufusa, I-International Centre for Ethno-Religious Mediation's Board of Directors; Umeluleki Ophakeme Wenqubomgomo Wamazwe Ngamazwe kanye Nongcweti Wendaba Yesihloko.

Iphepha lihanjiswe Engqungqutheleni Yezizwe Zonke Yesihlanu Yonyaka Yokuxazululwa Kwezingxabano Zobuhlanga Nezenkolo kanye Nokwakha Ukuthula ebanjwe yi-International Centre for Ethno-Religious Mediation eQueens College, eCity University of New York, ngokubambisana neCentre for Ethnic, Racial & Religious Understanding (CERRU) ).

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Leli phepha liyingxenye yephrojekthi enkulu yocwaningo egxile ekukhuleni kobuzwe baseMalay kanye nokuphakama eMalaysia. Nakuba ukwanda kobuzwe baseMalay kungabangelwa izici ezihlukahlukene, leli phepha ligxile ngokukhethekile emthethweni wokuguqulwa kwamaSulumane e-Malaysia kanye nokuthi ingabe uqinise noma cha imizwa yobukhulu bobuzwe baseMalay. IMalaysia iyizwe elinezinhlanga eziningi futhi elinezinkolo eziningi elathola inkululeko yalo ngo-1957 kumaBritish. Abantu baseMalay beyisizwe esikhulu kunazo zonke bebelokhu bebheka inkolo yobuSulumane njengengxenye nengxenye yobuntu babo obubehlukanisa nezinye izizwe ezalethwa ezweni ngesikhathi sombuso wamakoloni wamaNgisi. Nakuba inkolo yobuSulumane iyinkolo esemthethweni, uMthethosisekelo uvumela ukuba ezinye izinkolo zenziwe ngokuthula abantu baseMalaysia okungewona amaMalay, okungamaShayina namaNdiya. Kodwa-ke, umthetho wamaSulumane olawula imishado yamaSulumane eMalaysia ugunyaze ukuthi abangewona amaSulumane kumele baguqukele ku-Islam uma befisa ukushada namaSulumane. Kuleli phepha, ngiphikisa ukuthi umthetho wokuguqulwa kwamaSulumane usetshenziswe njengethuluzi lokuqinisa imizwa yobuzwe baseMalay eMalaysia. Idatha yokuqala yaqoqwa ngokusekelwe ezingxoxweni namaSulumane aseMalay ashade nabangewona amaMalay. Imiphumela ibonise ukuthi iningi labantu okwaxoxwa nabo baseMalay babheka ukuguqukela ku-Islam njengokubalulekile njengoba kudingwa yinkolo yamaSulumane nomthetho wezwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, futhi abasiboni isizathu sokuthi kungani abantu abangewona amaMalay bengafuni ukuguqukela enkolweni yobuSulumane, njengoba ngesikhathi somshado, izingane zizothathwa ngokuzenzakalelayo njengamaMalay njengokusho koMthethosisekelo, nawo oza nesimo namalungelo. Imibono yabangewona amaMalay abaguqukele ku-Islam yayisekelwe ezingxoxweni zesibili eziye zenziwa ezinye izazi. Njengoba ukuba umSulumane kuhlotshaniswa nokuba umMalay, abantu abaningi abangewona amaMalay abaguqukile bazizwa bephucwe umuzwa wabo wenkolo nobuzwe, futhi bazizwa becindezelwa ukuba bamukele isiko lamaMalay. Nakuba ukushintsha umthetho wokuguqulwa kungase kube nzima, izingxoxo ezivulekile zokuhlangana kwezinkolo ezikoleni nasezimbonini zomphakathi kungase kube isinyathelo sokuqala sokubhekana nale nkinga.

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