Isitatimende Sesikhungo Samazwe Ngamazwe Sokulamula Kwenkolo Eseshini Yesishiyagalolunye yeQembu LeNhlangano Yezizwe Elivulekile Elisebenza Ngokuguga
Ngo-2050, abantu abangaphezu kuka-20% emhlabeni bazobe sebeneminyaka engama-60 noma ngaphezulu. Ngizoba neminyaka engu-81 ubudala, futhi ngandlela thize, angilindele ukuba izwe libonakale, njengoba nje bekungaziwa ku-“Jane”, owashona ngo-February eneminyaka engu-88. Wazalelwa emaphandleni e-United States. Izifundazwe ekuqaleni kwe-The Great Depression, wabelane ngezindaba zokufinyelela okulinganiselwe emanzini ahambayo, izinsiza zokulinganisa phakathi neMpi Yezwe II, ukulahlekelwa nguyise ngokuzibulala, kanye nokushona kukadadewabo ngenxa yesifo senhliziyo eminyakeni embalwa ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa kwenhliziyo evulekile. I-US Women's Suffrage Movement yenzeke phakathi kukaJane nodadewabo abathathu, imnika ukuzimela namathuba amaningi, nokho waphinde wachayeka quid pro quo ukuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi emsebenzini, ukuhlukunyezwa kwezimali ekhaya, nokucwasa ngokobulili okufakwe ezinkantolo ezinkantolo, lapho efuna isondlo sezingane kowayengumyeni wakhe.
UJane akazange adikibale. Wabhalela abamele uhulumeni wakhe izincwadi futhi wamukela usizo oluvela kumalungu omndeni, abangane, namalungu omphakathi. Ekugcineni, wathola ukwesekwa ayekudinga kanye nobulungisa obumfanele. Kufanele siqinisekise ukuthi bonke abantu banokufinyelela okulinganayo kulezo zinsiza.
Ukuzimela Nokuzimela
E-US, izifundazwe eziningi zinemithetho yokugada evikela ukuzimela nokuzimela kwabantu abadala ngokunikeza ukuhlolwa kwenkantolo kwanoma yimiphi imikhawulo kulawa malungelo. Kodwa-ke, kukhona ukuvikeleka okunganele lapho umdala enikeza ngokuzithandela noma ukwabelanas amalungelo athile, njengokuthi Amandla Ommeli (i-POA) aqoke Ummeli Oseqinisweni (i-AIF) ukuthi enze izinqumo mayelana nempahla yangempela, impahla yomuntu siqu ephathekayo, ukutshalwa kwezimali, nokunye ukuthengiselana kwezezimali. Imvamisa, kunenselelo kuphela ekwenziweni okunjalo, lapho ukuhlukumeza kanye nokungakwazi ukusebenza kungafakazelwa, futhi imindeni eminingi ayinayo imfundo eqondile yokubona izimpawu zokuhlukumeza.
Umuntu oyedwa kwabayisithupha abaneminyaka engaphezu kuka-60 uyahlukunyezwa. Njengasezimweni eziningi zokuhlukunyezwa, isisulu sisengozini enkulu futhi kulula ukusilawula lapho sihlukanisiwe nezinhlelo zokweseka, imfundo, nezinye izinsiza zokuthuthukisa umphakathi. Kufanele senze umsebenzi ongcono wokuhlanganisa izakhamizi zethu esezikhulile emindenini yethu, ezindaweni esihlala kuzo, ezikoleni, ezindaweni zokusebenza nasemiphakathini yethu. Kufanele futhi sithuthukise amakhono alabo abahlangana nabantu abadala asebekhulile, ukuze babone izimpawu zokuhlukumeza kanye namathuba okuthuthukisa izimpilo zabantu ababencishwe inyumbazana bazo zonke izizinda.
Ezinsukwini ezimbili ngaphambi kokushona kukaJane, wasayina i-Durable POA eyayinikeza ilungu lomndeni igunya elingokomthetho lokumthathela izinqumo. I-AIF ayizange iqonde ukuthi amandla akhe ayelinganiselwe ezinqumweni ezenziwe ukuze kuzuze uJane, futhi wayehlele “ukuchitha” iningi lempahla kaJane. I-AIF yayizama ukwenza uJane afanelekele usizo lukahulumeni oluncike empahleni yakhe, ishaya indiva ikhono likaJane lokukhokhela ukunakekelwa kwakhe kanye nesifiso sakhe sokubuyela emzini wakhe. I-AIF ibizama nokugcina impahla yefa, abehlomula kulo.
Ukwazi izwe lakubo kaJane kwakunezidingo eziphoqelekile zokubika, lapho izikhulu ezithile zazi ngokuhlukumeza okungenzeka, elinye lamalungu omndeni kaJane lazisa iziphathimandla ngezimpawu ezisolisayo ezingu-11 zokuhlukumeza. Yize bekugunyazwe, akukho mnyakazo owenziwe. Ukube uJane akazange ashone ngokushesha ngemva kokusayinwa kwe-POA, i-AIF cishe yayizophenywa ngeMedicaid Fraud and Elder Abuse.
Ngeke sazi ukuthi umthetho ubuzowavikela kahle kangakanani amalungelo kaJane okuzimela nokuzimela. Kodwa-ke, njengoba abantu bethu bekhula, kuzoba nezindaba eziningi ezifana nezakhe, futhi mancane amathuba okuthi sithembele kuphela eMthethweni Womthetho ukuze sivikele abadala abafana noJane.
Mude-Ithemu Care futhi I-Palliative Care
UJane wazuza emithini yesimanje futhi wahlula umdlavuza izikhathi ezintathu. Nokho kwadingeka alwe nabathwali bakhe bomshwalense, ithimba lezokwelapha, iminyango ekhokhela abahlinzeki, nabanye ngakho konke kusukela ekuphathweni ayekudinga ukuze ahloniphe ukuqina kwakhe namandla akhe engqondo. Ngemva kokuthatha umhlalaphansi, wavolontiya iminyaka engu-18 endaweni yokukhosela yabesifazane abangenamakhaya, enakekela amalungu omkhaya asemancane, futhi waqhubeka ehola umkhaya wakhe nomkhaya wakubo, kodwa ngokuvamile wayephathwa njengokungathi kufanele abonge ngokuphila kwakhe isikhathi eside, kunokuba afune. waqhubeka nokwelashwa kwezifo zakhe ezihlukahlukene. Ngesikhathi ephuthunyiswa ekuhlinzweni okukodwa, inyongo yakhe yayibhobhodwe amatshe enyongo okwase kuyiminyaka engaba ngu-10 enqwabelana—kuyilapho ithimba lakhe lezokwelapha lizichitha izikhalo zakhe zesisu njengengxenye “yokuguga”. Walulama futhi waphila cishe iminyaka emithathu ngaphezulu.
Kwaba ukuwa okuncane okuholele ekungeneni kokugcina kukaJane esikhungweni sokuhlunyeleliswa. Wayewele endlini yakhe, lapho ayezihlalela khona, futhi waphuka umunwe omncane esandleni sakhe sokudla. Wenza ihlaya nenye yamadodakazi akhe ngokuthi kumele afunde kanjani ukuhamba ezicathulweni zakhe ezintsha. Lapho ephuma ehhovisi likadokotela ohlinzayo, lapho ayethole khona ukubonisana okunconyiwe, wawa waphuka i-pelvis yakhe, kodwa kwakulindeleke ukuthi abuyele esimweni sakhe sokuqala ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa okwelashwa ngokomzimba nangokwemisebenzi.
Ngaphambili uJane wayeluleme emdlavuzeni webele, emisebeni yemisebe kanye nokwelashwa ngamakhemikhali, ukuhlinzwa kwe-pneumonectomy, ukushintshwa kwenyonga kancane, ukukhishwa kwenyongo, nokushintshwa kwamahlombe ngokuphelele—ngisho nalapho odokotela ababulala izinzwa bemsebenzisa ngokweqile futhi wawa nephaphu lakhe okuwukuphela kwalo. Ngakho, amalungu omndeni wakhe ayelindele ukululama okungcono kakhulu kunakuqala. Bona noma yena abazange baqale ukuhlela okubi kakhulu, kwaze kwaba yilapho eba nezifo ezimbili (ebezingavinjelwa). Ukutheleleka kwaxazululwa, kodwa kwalandelwa inyumoniya kanye ne-atrial fibrillation.
Umndeni kaJane awuzange uvumelane ngecebo lakhe lokunakekela. Nakuba ayenalo ikhono lengqondo nelomthetho lokuzenzela izinqumo, izingxoxo zaba khona amasonto ngaphandle kwakhe noma umuntu owayengamelana naye wezokwelapha. Esikhundleni salokho, ithimba lakhe lezokwelapha lalikhuluma ngezikhathi ezithile nelungu lomndeni kamuva elaphenduka i-AIF. Icebo lokungenisa uJane ekhaya lasebekhulile—ngokuphambene nentando yakhe kodwa ukuze kube lula i-AIF—kwaxoxwa ngakho phambi kukaJane sengathi wayengekho, waxakeka kakhulu ukuba angaphenduli.
UJane wayenikeze amalungelo kumuntu owayengenalwazi ekuhlaziyeni izinqubomgomo zomshuwalense eziyinkimbinkimbi ezazihlanganisa ukwelashwa kwakhe, owayezishaya indiva izifiso zakhe, futhi owayethatha izinqumo ngokuyinhloko ukuze azuze yena (nangaphansi kokucindezeleka kokukhathala noma ukwesaba). Iziqondiso ezingcono zezokwelapha, ukukhuthala okufanele engxenyeni yesikhungo sokuhlunyeleliswa kwezimilo, nokuqeqeshwa okudingekayo kwe-AIF kungase kwenze umehluko ekunakekeleni kukaJane futhi kwalondoloza ubuhlobo bomndeni.
Bheka Phambili
I-International Centre for Ethno-Religious Mediation (ICERM) izibophezele ekusekeleni ukuthula okuqhubekayo emazweni emhlabeni jikelele, futhi lokho ngeke kwenzeke ngaphandle kwabadala bethu. Ngakho-ke, sisungule I-World Elders Forum, futhi Inkomfa yethu ka-2018 izogxila Ezinhlelweni Zendabuko Zokuxazulula Izingxabano. Le Ngqungquthela izobandakanya izethulo ezivela kubabusi bendabuko kanye nabaholi bomdabu emhlabeni wonke, iningi labo okungabantu abadala.
Ukwengeza, i-ICERM ihlinzeka ngoqeqesho nesitifiketi ku-Ethno-Religious Mediation. Kuleso sifundo, sixoxa ngezimo lapho amathuba okusindisa ukuphila aphuthelwa khona, ngokwengxenye ngenxa yokungakwazi kwabantu abaphethe ukucabangela imibono yezwe yabanye. Siphinde futhi sixoxe ngokushoda kokuxazulula izingxabano ngokubandakanyeka kuphela kwe-Top-Level, Middle-Range, noma Abaholi Bendawo. Ngaphandle kwendlela ephelele, indlela yomphakathi, ukuthula okuzinzile akunakwenzeka (bona umgomo 16).
Kwa-ICERM, sikhuthaza futhi sinika amandla inkhulumomphendvulwano phakathi kwamaqembu abonakala ehlukile. Sikumema ukuthi wenze okufanayo, kuyo yonke le seshini yesishiyagalolunye yeQembu Elisebenzayo Elivulekile Lokuguga:
- Cabangela imibono yezwe yabanye, ngisho noma ungavumelani nayo.
- Lalela ngenhloso yokuqonda, ungangezi impikiswano noma inselele.
- Gxila ekuzibophezeleni kwakho nokuthi ungazifeza kanjani ngaphandle kokucekela phansi izinjongo zabanye.
- Funa ukunika amandla izakhamuzi zethu esezikhulile, ukhulise amazwi azo hhayi nje kuphela ukuze uvikeleke ekuhlukunyezweni, kodwa futhi ulungise izixazululo zezidingo nezidingo zazo zangempela.
- Funa amathuba avumela abantu abaningi ngangokunokwenzeka ukuba bazuze.
Kungase kube namathuba okunciphisa amanani aphezulu okungasebenzi ngezinzuzo zomnakekeli womndeni okhokhelwayo. Lokhu kuzovumela abathwali bomshwalense wezempilo (kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uxhaswe ngasese noma ngezintela ezabelwa izinhlelo zomkhokhi oyedwa) ukuba banciphise izindleko zokuphila ngosizo, kuyilapho behlinzeka abantu abangenamsebenzi ngemali engenayo. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu ku-Goal 1, uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi iningi labantu emhlabeni wonke elimpofu ngabesifazane nezingane, ngokuvamile ezindaweni zasemakhaya. Siyazi futhi ukuthi abesifazane bahlinzeka ngezinsizakalo ezingakhokhelwa kakhulu, ngokuvamile ezindlini, ezingase zihlanganise izihlobo ezindala, ngaphezu kwezingane. Lokhu kungaqhubekisela phambili imigomo 2, 3, 5, 8, kanye ne-10.
Ngokunjalo, sinezibalo ezirekhodiwe zentsha engenabo abeluleki nezibalo zabazali. Kungase kube isikhathi sokucabanga kabusha ngezinhlelo zethu zemfundo, sivumele ukufunda impilo yonke, kokubili izifundo zemfundo namakhono okuphila. Izikole zethu zivame ukugxila “ekufundweni” kwesikhashana, okugxile ekuhlolweni okwenza abafundi bafanelekele ukuya ekolishi. Akubona bonke abafundi abazoya ekolishi, kodwa iningi lizodinga amakhono ezezimali zomuntu siqu, ukukhulisa izingane, kanye nobuchwepheshe—amakhono izakhamuzi eziningi eziguga ezinawo, nokho ezingafuna ukuwathuthukisa. Enye indlela yokuthuthukisa ukuqonda ukufundisa noma ukweluleka, okungavumela abafundi asebekhulile ukuba basebenzise ubuchopho babo, bakhe ukuxhumana nabantu, futhi bagcine umuzwa wokubaluleka. Ngokulandelayo, abafundi abancane bazozuza emibonweni emisha, indlela yokuziphatha, kanye nobuholi kumakhono afana nobuchwepheshe noma izibalo ezintsha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izikole zingazuza kwabadala abengeziwe abakhona ukuze kuncishiswe ukuziphatha okungafuneki kwabantu abasha abasanquma ukuthi bangobani nokuthi bangena kuphi.
Uma kuthathwa njengobudlelwane phakathi kwezinhlangano ezinezintshisekelo ezihambisanayo, uma kungenjalo ezifanayo, amathuba engeziwe avela. Ake sivule izingxoxo ezisisiza sinqume izenzo zokwenza lawo mathuba abe ngokoqobo kwethu.
UNance L. Schick, Esq., Ummeleli Omkhulu Wesikhungo Samazwe Ngamazwe Sokuxoxisana Kwezenkolo Esendlunkulu YeZizwe Ezihlangene, eNew York.
