Kuhlale kuthiwa ayikho into embi njengokuzizwa uwedwa uphakathi kwabantu. Lolo hlobo lokuthakasela ukuphila kwabanye, olugcwele umuzwa wokuntula noma wokungabikho, lungaba yindida ngesihluku.
Kodwa futhi kuthiwa incazelo ye-melancholy ithi: injabulo yokuba lusizi. Le ncazelo ehlukile isivele isinikeza ubukhulu obuhlukile kwisizungu. Ubuciko buzwakala lapho uwedwa, umuzwa omsulwa uyaqagelwa futhi kuyabonakala, ngokuqhathanisa okulula, ukuthi ngesinye isikhathi wayejabule, ejabule ngokuphelele.
Le ncwadi izokhuluma ngalobo buhlakani obuzalwa yi-nostalgia eqoqwe emahoreni anesizungu. Iphuzu elithile lomlingo lisamile phakathi kwalawa makhasi achaza ukudabuka kodwa kanye nokushisekela okungokomzwelo nokwenyama, esibhekana neqiniso eliwujuqu kodwa kusenza sijabulele amaqiniso amancane asele. Futhi lencwadi ethi The Lonely City isifundisa isizungu sokudala sabanye abalingiswa abahlanganyela, kusukela emthonjeni ojulile womphefumulo womuntu, izingcezwana zobukhona obujwayelekile bomuntu.
Ukuphila kuningi ngalokho, kokuqaphela ukunqotshwa okubalulekile esinyathelweni ngasinye esithathwayo, sokubhekana nokuthi izandla ezikuthathayo ngelinye ilanga ziyohamba, zokufuna ukudweba noma ukubhala umbono wakho wezwe ukuze ukwazi ukuchaza ukuthi ubona kanjani. leso sizungu esisilindile.wonke umuntu.
Futhi ekugcineni le ndaba ibalulekile, ngoba lapho uwedwa kunemithamo emikhulu ye-lucidity yokulahla okwenziwayo kanye nezinto ezibonakalayo futhi uhlale nokungokomoya nokungaphatheki. Ngoba ekugcineni, lapho sonke siphunyuka ezikhathini zethu zokugcina zesizungu, singajabulela kuphela inkumbulo engacacile enyamalala endaweni yokugcina yokukhanya ebonwa amehlo ethu.
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