I-48th Forum Economic Forum, ezobanjelwa kuDavos ngasekupheleni kukaJanuwari 2018, izobanjelwa ngaphansi kokuthi "Ukwakha ikusasa elivamile ezweni elibhubhisayo." Izobekwa uphawu lwe-Crystal Awards - imiklomelo yokufezekisa ekuthuthukiseni impilo yomphakathi.
Owunqobile womcimbi ozayo, u-Elton John, ngehora lomklomelo wabelane ngemicabango nezifundo zakhe, okusho ukuthi ufunde ezimo ezinzima zokuphila.
Iminyaka eminingi yemisebenzi yakhe yokudala kanye nemisebenzi eminingi yezenhlalakahle, kuhlanganise nalabo abahlobene nokulwa ne-AIDS, umculi wamanothi ukuthi ozayo ebuholini, indlela iyamangalisa futhi ihlanganiswe, ikakhulukazi uma umuntu ehlanganyela emisebenzini ehlukene yomsebenzi. U-Elton John uyavuma ukuthi uzithathele izifundo eziyisihlanu ezibaluleke kakhulu zokuphila:
"Ngifinyelele ngokucacile ukuthi kudingekile ukuthi kuqala, ukuthola umsebenzi ngomphefumulo, khona-ke umsebenzi ozokutholela ngokuphelele. Kulokhu nganginenhlanhla kusukela ekuqaleni, ngoba kakade kusukela eminyakeni emithathu ngangiyazi ukuthi impilo yami izoxhunyaniswa nomculo, uthando engikuthole ngemva kokulalela izingoma zika-Elvis Presley. Ngaphambili kwakuwumgwaqo omude nobunzima ekuqaphelisweni, ukuveza njalo izinkinga eziningi. Omunye wabaphikisi abakhulu bokufundiswa komculo wami wayengubaba, owawubheka njengokungamukeleki. Kodwa uthando lwangamukela ngokuphelele, futhi ngangizimisele. Ekugcineni, injabulo eyatholwa emculweni yayidlula konke engikulindele. "
Isivivinyo Sokudumisa
Kodwa kaningi, kanye nodumo nokuphumelela okuhlangenwe nakho okusha, kufika ukunambitheka okujabulisayo kokunqoba futhi impilo entsha idonsela izilingo, ezithatha kude nomgomo okhethiwe. U-Elton John wayengafani, futhi maduzane inkazimulo eyibusisiwe yaba isiqalekiso sangempela kumculi:
"Kancane kancane ngaqala ukuqothula ezweni lezidakamizwa nokuphuza utshwala, ngiyaqhubeka ngisindiswa futhi ngiyaphila - lonke izwe lilahlekelwa ukubaluleka kwalo. Kodwa ngenxa yalezi zivivinyo, ngaqonda ukuthi isifundo sesibili esiphila ekuphileni kwami. Naphezu kwakho konke, umholi weqiniso uzohlala ethembekile ezimisweni zokuziphatha kokubili ngesikhathi sokuwa nangesikhathi sokuphumelela. Kodwa, ngenhlanhla, konke okukulo mpilo kusezandleni zomuntu futhi angashintsha isimo. Ngakho isifundo sesithathu yikusasa lomuntu wonke ezandleni zakhe. "
Funda esibonelweni sabanye
"Ngesinye sezikhathi ezinzima kakhulu ekuphileni kwami, ngahlangana no-Rayon White, isifo sengculaza, esathola ukuthelelwa igazi. Ukuhlupheka kwakhe kwakungcono, kepha ngaphezu kwalokho kwakudingeka abhekane nokudelelwa kwabantu nokungahloniphi okuphelele. Lapho ngifunda ngoRyan nonina, ngokushesha ngafuna ngandlela-thile ngisize lo mndeni. Kodwa, ukwethembeka, kwenzeka ukuthi bangisizile. Ngabona ukuphikisa kwabo ubunzima, umzabalazo wokulwa nokubandlululwa, futhi mina ngokwami ngiphefumlelwe ukuba ngishintshe impilo yami futhi ngilungise amaphutha ami. Ngaxoshwa ngesifiso sokuqeda zonke izidakamizwa zami. Kungemva kwalokhu ngakha i-Elton John AIDS Foundation, esivele isinekhulu leshumi leminyaka. Sekuyiminyaka engama-25 ngimemezela umphakathi ukuba unake inkinga ye-AIDS futhi ngisiza ekukhuliseni izimali zokusiza iziguli nokulwa nalesi sifo esibi. Le ndlela eyinkimbinkimbi yangiholela esifundweni sesine. Ngabona ukuthi empilweni okubaluleke kakhulu futhi okujulile ukuqaphela izindinganiso zabantu emphakathini. Ukusiza abantu abagulayo, thina ngokwethu sisendleleni yokwesekwa nokuphulukiswa komunye. "
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Ubumbano emzabalazweni weqiniso
Umculi unesiqiniseko sokuthi abantu kufanele bafunde ukusizana, ngoba intuthuko efinyelelwe isintu namuhla ingaphansi kokusongelwa okukhulu:
"Inkinga yezempilo emazweni amaningi inzima kakhulu. Imindeni empofu kaningi ayinalo ithuba lokuthola usizo olufanele kakhulu olufanele. Ukucwaswa ngokobuhlanga, ukubekezelelana kubantu abathintekayo, ubudlova yizinye izinkinga ezibuhlungu kakhulu emphakathini. Kodwa akusikho konke okulahlekile, futhi isifundo sami sesihlanu ukuthi intuthuko isasebenza futhi ifinyeleleke. Singashintsha leli zwe libe ngcono, kodwa kuphela ngokuhlanganisa nokujoyina amandla. Ngivame ukubuka emakhonsathini ami amaSulumane namaKristu, ama-Arabs namaJuda, abantu bezinhlanga ezahlukene nezinkolelo bangabumbana othandweni lomculo. Ngenxa yesikhwama engiyidalile, ngingakwazi ukulwa nokubandlululwa kanye nokumangalelwa kwamanga, kanye nezinye izishoshovu, ukuvikela amalungelo abantu ngaphambi kweziphathimandla. Phela, isifundo esibaluleke kakhulu ukufunda ukuqonda nokwamukela umuntu nezimiso zakhe kuleli zwe. "