Ngokwezifundo zesayensi ezithi, ngokususelwa ekuguqukeni kwesimo sezulu, zibikezela ukukhuphuka komkhawulo kolwandle, indawo yeNew York futhi ikakhulukazi isiqhingi sayo iManhattan, iba yindawo eyingozi eminyakeni engengaki ezayo.
Kule ncwadi, imiphumela yezifundo zamanje iguqula iNew York ibe yiVenice evezwe ubunzima belwandle okuwukuphela kobunjiniyela nokuziqhenya okulwela ukuligcina njengedolobha elikhulu lokuhlalwa.
Ebhekene nalesi siphakamiso, ubuqili besiphakamiso sokulandisa buthola ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile. Ingabe kumayelana nokusinikeza inoveli noma ukuveza okuza ngapha nangapha endaweni enophawu eNtshonalanga njengeNew York?
Indlela yokuphila yaseNew York ibonakala ngokuguquguquka kwayo, ikhono layo lokusetha izitayela emhlabeni wonke kanye nemvelo yayo yomhlaba wonke ngokwenza kahle. Idolobha lephupho laseMelika nebhizinisi lomhlaba. Uphawu lokukwazi komuntu ukwenza umhlaba ube yikholoni.
Kuphela…, imvelo ephoqelelwe ukuthi ibe nekusasa elibonakaliswe ukungenelela kwethu iyokuningi engakusho ngenhloso yethu yokunqoba amandla ethu okuguqula.
Ubuwazi ukuthi uma siqhathanisa umlando weplanethi yomhlaba nonyaka wekhalenda, ukudlula kwempucuko yethu kuthatha imizuzu embalwa yosuku lokugcina?
Singacabanga ukuthi iplanethi ngumhlaba wethu, ukuthi konke kwenzelwa umsebenzi wethu. Kepha iqiniso ukuthi siyinhlobo nje yesinyathelo. Futhi nokuthi nathi ngokwethu singadala ukuqothulwa kwethu okulindelekile.
Abalingiswa abahlukile basethulela impilo yabo yansuku zonke kusuka kulokho okwake kwaba yizakhiwo eziyizifanekiselo eNew York. I-mosaic evela ngalowo nyaka u-2140 lapho singabona khona umuntu ejwayele inhlekelele, evusa izinkumbulo zokhokho zedolobha lapho imifula nomhlaba behlukaniswe kahle, hhayi njengakusasa lapho konke kungamanzi, kunqoba amagagasi amasha esifiso sethu esingenamkhawulo nombono wethu onguziro ngalelo kusasa.
Manje usungathenga inoveli ENew York 2140, incwadi entsha UKim Stanley Robinson, lapha: