Ngemini enelanga, emhlabeni wezindlulu zamakhosikazi aseChina, izihlahla ze-mei ziqhakaze kakhulu, amaph Penn etingayezela njengophahlana. Emasibhengezezi akhukhulelwe ngezindonga eziphakeme, izitshalo ezihlala zinqoba zilinganiselwa phakathi, kutshengisa umuzwa wokuthokozisa. Intombazana ethanda u-Jan Ya, onamehlo acacile, ubonisa njalo isifiso sokwazi nokuthokozisa umhlaba. Uhlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-mei, ebheka phezulu ezulwini eliqhakazile, enezinkanyezi eziningi zeminye imibuzo ilindele ukubuyekezwa.
Intombazanyana eqhubele phambili no-Jan Ya, igama layo ngu-Xue Fei, inenhlamvu ethambile njengezintambo ze-silk, ibukeka kahle, amehlo ayo abukisa ukukhanya okuphakeme. Uhlanga lwesihlahla se-mei lunuka kancane, umoya omncane uphahlazela izingubo zayo, kungathi kuxubana nomoya wesigqi elothukile kwabezindaba zabo.
"Jan Ya, ucabanga ukuthi ubuhlakani baphakathi kwezingosi bukhulu buwukuthokozisa kwesikhathi?" Xue Fei uthephula ngengqondo ngesihlahla se-mei, ibukeka njalo ngokucophelela.
"Mhlawumbe, ngoba imicabango yabo ifana nale mei, kungakhathaliseki umoya, iqhubeka ibonakala." Jan Ya uphendula ehleka, amehlo akhe eqhakaza ngozibumbenge. Uxoxa ngephephandaba ayebhalela embhalweni, elukhala ngendaba yomphilosophi obizwa ngo-Laozi, "道路可道，无常道；名可名，非常名", futhi uyavuma kakhulu kumazwi la.
Xue Fei uhlala evuma, ecabangela amazwi ka-Jan Ya. "Ngakho, ucabangani ngencazelo yeqiniso ye indlela?"
"Ngicabanga ukuthi 'indlela' imele amandla angabonakali, njengoba le nlanga, nakuba ingenakubona, ingakwazi ukufudumeza zonke izinto." Jan Ya ukhomba ezulwini, kubonisa ukuthi uyagxila ekutheni akukhulumayo. Njengoba elokhu emelela, umoya ezungezile ubonakala uqhakaza, lezi ziqhamuka zithokozisa, kungathi zithokozisa akukhulumayo.
"Ngakho, singasiza kanjani ukuthi indlela ifakwe empilweni yethu?" U-Xue Fei ubeka ukulindela, imihla yokuba Jan Ya iba ngaphezulu, ofuna ukwazi ngaphezu kwalokho akhulumayo.
"Mhlawumbe singaqala ngokuxhumana phakathi kwabahlobo. Ngokuxhumana okuyiqiniso nokuqhuba, singavusa omunye nomunye, sikhule." Jan Ya ukhuluma ngothando, amehlo akhe eduma ngenhloso yeqiniso. Iziphakamiso zakhe zenza ukuzwa kungathokozisa Xue Fei, lapho abona khona ikusasa lakhe.
Baqhubeka bexoxa ngencazelo yokuba ngabanye, uXue Fei uthe xoxa ngendaba elaphilisi, ibonisa isithombe esihle sezinkumbulo. "Ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kubonisa ukuthi kungani isikhathi sethu esikoleni sihamba isikhathi eside."
"Yebo, ubusha buphelele ngaphandle kokulindela. Silungile njengalezi ziqhamuka, nakuba ebusika obubandayo kufanele sibonakale." Jan Ya ubumba kahle, ubuka u-Xue Fei, "Ngiyakholelwa ukuthi uma sinezindlela, kufanele nobuhlakani, sithokozise imicabango, kasinikezela kubona."
Njengoba bexoxa, umoya uzungezile unokwazi nokuvela, ilanga liphume, izihlahla ze-mei ziqhakaza, abanye bafika ngaphezu kwenkulumomphakathi, begubha izinkumbulo ezithokozisayo.
"Ningavula izinkumbulo zomhlaba walesi siqhamuka," Jan Ya uthi, umoya uhlanzekile ubona emzileni.
UKhefa wanika u-Xue Fei ukukhumbula, uJan Ya uyakubuka laba bangani, izwi lemikhosi eliyingxenye futhi belawula umphakathi.
"IGcine, sikwazi ukwembula ukuthi sizobaluleka kanjani?" UJan Ya uphakathi, ubesebenzisa othenjwayo.
“Ngicela uma kungenzeki, futhi izindlela ezombanga zisize.” UJan Ya uqhubeke, uXue Fei ubona ukuthi ukubhala kumagoli akhawulelwanga kodwa kukhuthaza.
Baqhubeka bexoxa ngezinkumbulo, babonisa izinkumbulo zomsebenzi, baziwa njengedlozi. Kumafoni akhanyayo, kusho ukuthi ufunde kakhulu, ukungena ezincwadini ezinhle ukwenza ubudlelwano obudingayo.
Izinsuku ziqhubeka, banika ukubhalela, bonga uburhanelaas.