Amaphupho okufa ayasethusa. Ngenhlanhla, eziningi zazo zingahunyushwa ngendlela engokomfanekiso, engokomfanekiso. Kodwa kuthiwani ngezimo zamaphupho ayisiprofetho abikezela ukufa? Isazi sefilosofi uSharon Rowlett uzama ukuthola isihloko, esebenzisa idatha yocwaningo lwakamuva.
Ngo-December 1975, owesifazane ogama lakhe lingu-Allison waphaphama ephusheni elibi lapho indodakazi yakhe uTessa eneminyaka emine isekujantshi wesitimela. Lapho lona wesifazane ezama ukuyisa ingane endaweni ephephile, nayo yashayiswa isitimela yashona. U-Allison wavuka izinyembezi watshela umyeni wakhe ngaleliphupho elibi.
Esikhathini esingaphansi kwamasonto amabili, u-Allison nendodakazi yakhe base esiteshini. Enye into yawela phezu kwezinsimbi, futhi, izama ukukucosha, intombazane yanyathela emva kwayo. U-Allison wabona isitimela esasisiza wabe esegijima eyosindisa indodakazi yakhe. Isitimela sabashaya bashona bobabili.
Umyeni ka-Allison kamuva watshela umcwaningi wamaphupho uDkt. David Ryback okwakwenzekile. Ikhungathekiswe ukulahlekelwa okubuhlungu, le ndoda yathi isixwayiso yona no-Allison abasithola ngaphambi nje kwenhlekelele siyinikeza induduzo. “Kungenza ngizizwe ngisondelene kakhulu no-Allison noTessa,” ebhalela uRyback, “ngoba into engingayiqondi eye yaxwayisa umkami.”
Ziningi izindaba zamaphupho ezixwayisa ngokufa, kubhala uSharon Rowlett, isazi sefilosofi nombhali wencwadi ekhuluma ngokuqondana kanye nendima eziyidlalayo ekumiselweni kwabantu. “Kungenzeka ukuthi wena noma othile omaziyo waba nephupho elibi elifanayo. Kodwa ingabe kungenzeka nje kwaqondana? Ekugcineni, amaphupho amaningi ngokufa awafezeki - ubani owabukayo?
Kuvele ukuthi okungenani oyedwa ulandele izindaba ezinjalo. UDkt Andrew Puckett ngokwakhe wayewungabaza umbono wokuthi amaphupho angabikezela ikusasa. Waqala ukugcina idayari enemininingwane yamaphupho akhe ukuze afakazele ukuthi amaphupho akhe "esiprofetho" ayengeyona into engaphezu kwemikhiqizo engahleliwe yomsebenzi wobuchopho.
Eminyakeni engu-25, kusukela ngo-1989 kuya ku-2014, wabhala amaphupho akhe angu-11. Wathatha amanothi ngokushesha ngemva kokuvuka futhi ngaphambi kokuba amaphupho "ahlolwe". Ngo-779, uPaquette washicilela ukuhlaziywa kwamaphupho akhe okufa.
Ebona ukufa komngane ephusheni, usosayensi wavuka ngokuqiniseka okugcwele ukuthi iphupho laliyisiprofetho.
UPuckett waqala ucwaningo ngokubheka “isizindalwazi” sakhe. Kuso, wayeveza amaphupho okufa umuntu. Wafuna amaphupho awabona ngaphambi kokuba athole ulwazi ngokufa komuntu ophuphayo. Encwadini yezenzakalo, kwakubhalwe amaphupho anjalo angama-87 ahlanganisa abantu abangu-50 ayebazi. Ngesikhathi enza ukuhlaziya, kwashona abantu abayi-12 kwabangama-50 (okungukuthi ama-24%).
Ucwaningo alugcinanga lapho. Ngakho, abantu abangu-12 empeleni bafa ekugcineni. Udokotela wabheka amanothi akhe futhi wabala izinsuku noma iminyaka esimweni ngasinye phakathi kwephupho nesenzakalo sangempela. Kuvele ukuthi kubantu abangu-9 kwabangu-12 iphupho “elingokwesiprofetho” lalingelokugcina ephusheni ngalo muntu. Amanye amaphupho kaPuckett ngabo enzeka ngaphambili kakhulu futhi, ngokufanelekile, kusukela ngosuku lokufa.
Isilinganiso sokuphumula phakathi kwephupho mayelana nokufa komngane kanye nesiphetho sangempela sempilo yakhe sasiyiminyaka engaba ngu-6. Ngokusobala, ngisho noma iphupho libhekwa njengesiprofetho, akunakwenzeka ukuthembela ekubikezelweni kosuku oluqondile lokufa.
Okugqama kakhulu kwakuyisimo lapho uPuckett eba nephupho elinjalo ngobusuku bangaphambi kokushona kwale ndoda. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ngonyaka owandulele, uPaquette, hhayi yena noma ngabantu abajwayelene naye, walondoloza ukuxhumana naye. Nokho, ngemva kokubona ukufa komngane ephusheni, wavuka eqiniseka ngokugcwele ukuthi leli phupho laliyisiprofetho. Watshela umkakhe nendodakazi ngaye kwathi ngakusasa wathola i-imeyili enezindaba ezibuhlungu. Ngaleso sikhathi, iphupho lalibikezela isenzakalo sangempela ngempela.
NgokukaSharon Rowlett, leli cala lisikisela ukuthi ungafunda ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwamaphupho ahlobene nokufa. Owokuqala uyisixwayiso sokuthi ukufa kungokoqobo - kusanda kwenzeka noma kuzofika maduze. Laba bamuva bathi ukufa kuzokwenzeka ngemva kwesikhathi esithile, noma bakusebenzise njengesingathekiso.
Ukuhlaziywa okwengeziwe komsebenzi kaPuckett kanye nalesi sihloko sisonke kungaveza imiphumela ethokozisayo, uSharon Rowlett uqinisekile. Inselele ukuthola abantu abanele abazimisele ukuqopha amaphupho eminyakeni edlule futhi banikeze amarekhodi okufunda.
Mayelana Nongcweti: USharon Hewitt Rowlett uyisazi sefilosofi nombhali wencwadi ethi Isizathu Nencazelo Yokwenzeka Kwenzeke Ngengozi: Ukubhekisisa Amaqiniso Amangalisayo.