Izilwane ezingaphezu kweshumi zikhubazekile kusukela okhalweni kwehle, futhi eziningi ziyalulama ekulimaleni okunyantisayo (kunqanyulwe imilenze, izindlebe, amehlo, namafinyila), kodwa zonke ziyagijima, zikhonkotha, zidlala ngenjabulo, zazi ukuthi ziyathandwa futhi ziphephile.
Ilungu lomndeni elisha
Eminyakeni emine edlule, ngemva kokuncengwa kakhulu umyeni wakhe, uShrestha wagcina evumile ukuba nomdlwane. Ekugcineni, bathenga imidlwane emibili, kodwa uShrestha waphikelela ngokuthi ithengwe kumfuyi - wayengafuni ukuthi kuhlale izinja zasemgwaqweni emzini wakhe.
Omunye umdlwane, inja okuthiwa uZara, ngokushesha waba intandokazi kaShrestha: “Wayengaphezu kwelungu lomndeni kimi. Wayefana nengane kimi.” UZara wayelinda esangweni nsuku zonke ukuze uShrestha nomyeni wakhe babuye emsebenzini. UShrestha waqala ukuvuka ekuseni ahambe nezinja futhi achithe isikhathi nazo.
Kodwa ngolunye usuku, ekupheleni kosuku, akekho owahlangana noShrestha. UShrestha wathola inja ngaphakathi, ihlanza igazi. Wadliswa ushevu umakhelwane owayengathandi ukukhonkotha kwakhe. Naphezu kwemizamo enzima yokumsindisa, uZara washona ngemva kwezinsuku ezine. Wakhungatheka uShrestha. “Ngosikompilo lwamaHindu, uma kushone ilungu lomndeni, asidli lutho izinsuku ezingu-13. Ngenzele inja yami lokhu.”
Impilo entsha
Ngemva kwendaba noZara, uShrestha waqala ukubheka izinja zasemgwaqweni ngendlela ehlukile. Waqala ukubapha ukudla, ephethe ukudla kwezinja yonke indawo. Waqala ukuqaphela ukuthi zingaki izinja ezazilimala futhi zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezilwane. UShrestha waqala ukukhokhela indawo endlini yezinja ukuze anikeze izinja indawo yokukhosela, ukunakekelwa kanye nokudla okuvamile. Kodwa ngokushesha inkulisa yachichima. UShrestha akakuthandanga lokho. Wayengathandi futhi ukuthi wayengeyena ophethe ukugcinwa kwezilwane esibayeni, ngakho, ngokusekelwa umyeni wakhe, wathengisa umuzi wavula indawo yokukhosela.
Indawo yezinja
Indawo yakhe yokukhosela inethimba lodokotela bezilwane nochwepheshe bezilwane, kanye namavolontiya avela emhlabeni wonke abeza ukuzosiza izinja ukuthi zilulame futhi zithole amakhaya amasha (nakuba ezinye izilwane zihlala endaweni yokukhosela isikhathi esigcwele).
Izinja ezikhubazekile kancane zihlala endaweni yokukhosela. Abantu bavame ukubuza uShrestha ukuthi kungani engabalalisi. “Ubaba wayekhubazekile iminyaka engu-17. Asikaze sicabange nge-euthanasia. Ubaba wayekwazi ukukhuluma futhi angichazele ukuthi ufuna ukuphila. Mhlawumbe lezi zinja nazo zifuna ukuphila. Anginalo ilungelo lokubaxosha,” usho kanje.
UShrestha akakwazi ukuthengela izinja izihlalo ezinamasondo eNepal, kodwa uzithengela phesheya: “Lapho ngifaka izinja ezikhubazekile kancane ezihlalweni zabakhubazekile, zigijima kakhulu kunemilenze emine!”
I-Vegan kanye nesishoshovu samalungelo ezilwane
Namuhla, u-Shrestha uyi-vegan futhi ungomunye wabashisekeli bamalungelo ezilwane abavelele eNepal. Uthi: “Ngifuna ukuba izwi lalabo abangenalo. Muva nje, u-Shrestha ukhankasele ngempumelelo uhulumeni wase-Nepalese ukuthi aphasise uMthetho Wenhlalakahle Yezilwane wokuqala wezwe, kanye nezindinganiso ezintsha zokusetshenziswa kwenyathi ezimweni ezinzima zokuthutha zaseNdiya e-Nepal.
Isishoshovu samalungelo ezilwane siqokwe esihlokweni esithi "Youth Icon 2018" futhi sangena kwabesifazane abangu-XNUMX abaphezulu abanethonya eNepal. Iningi lamavolontiya kanye nabasekeli bayo ngabesifazane. “Abesifazane bagcwele uthando. Banamandla amakhulu, basiza abantu, basiza izilwane. Abesifazane bangasindisa umhlaba.”
Ukushintsha komhlaba
“INepal iyashintsha, umphakathi uyashintsha. Angikaze ngifundiswe ukuba nomusa, kodwa manje ngibona izingane zasendaweni zivakashela ikhaya lezintandane futhi zinikela ngemali yazo yephakethe kulo. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuba nobuntu. Futhi akubona abantu kuphela abangakufundisa ubuntu. Ngakufunda ezilwaneni,” kusho uShrestha.
Inkumbulo kaZara imenza ahlale ekhuthazekile: “UZara ungigqugquzele ukuthi ngakhe leli khaya lezintandane. Isithombe sakhe siseduze nombhede wami. Ngimbona nsuku zonke futhi uyangikhuthaza ukuthi ngisize izilwane. Isizathu sokuthi leli khaya lezintandane libe khona.”
Isithombe: Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals