UNksz. Jefferson, unobhala oneminyaka engu-47 ubudala, uye waxhumana nawe ukuze uhlole ukwakheka komzimba wakhe. Njengoba iminyaka ihamba, uye wakhuluphala kancane kancane ngenxa yendlela yakhe yokuphila ehlala phansi nokushintsha kwesimiso sezinto ezigaywayo. Ngaphandle kokwamukela imikhuba yokudla nokuvivinya umzimba okunempilo, angakha kanjani ukuzethemba futhi athuthukise ukubukeka kwakhe?
Impilo engokwengqondo idlala indima enkulu ekwakheni ukuzethemba nokuthuthukisa isithombe somzimba wakhe. Ukuyeka imicabango emibi, njengendlela azichaza ngayo noma indlela abheka ngayo umzimba wakhe, kungaba nethonya elinamandla ekuthuthukiseni ukuzethemba kwakhe. Ngokwesibonelo, ukushintsha ukugxila ekutheni umzimba wakhe ubukeka kanjani ukuze ugxile kulokho okwazi ukukwenza kuyisu elidumile; esikhundleni sokugxila ezilinganisweni ezilinganiselwe zokuthi imilenze yakhe mikhulu kangakanani, ngokwesibonelo, angagxila eqinisweni lokuthi imilenze yakhe iqinile futhi imvumela ukuba abhukude, agijime, ahambe izintaba, futhi enze ezinye izinto eziningi kahle. Ngokwandiswa, lokhu kuhlanganisa nezinto ezingaphandle kokubukeka ngokomzimba, njengokugxila ezimfanelweni ezinhle anazo ezingahlangene nakancane nokufaneleka ngokomzimba noma ukubukeka: lokhu kungasiza ekuzihlonipheni. Ekugcineni, angaqaphela indlela azibona ngayo yena nabanye abantu: ingabe ubahlulela nangokubukeka kwabo? Uma kunjalo, ingasebenza kanzima ukuze ishintshe leyo ndlela yokucabanga, futhi iqale ukwazisa izinto ngaphezu nje kokuthi abantu babukeka kanjani, futhi igxile ezicini ezinhle.