Interviewing an Old Man (OM) by young person (YP)

YP: Good day mnt'omdala (old man)

0M: Good day cikicane (figuratively from small finger)

YP:Tell me,what has made you live up to this age?

OM: I respected my culture.

YP:  Which culture?

OM: One knowing my place when I was young and think like a child.

Two.Our Adults were seen as leading us 

because we knew  that they have better life experience than us 

Anything more?

YP:Yes.
What if he or she claps you?

OM: The harsh discipline was not our priority.It came when the same was mistake is committed.

We believed that as we despised that person so the ancestors and God despised him or her so be the Kingdom.

So,when you were clapped we were protecting our legacy.

YP:What do you say about the present laws which protect the youth and women?

OM: You see,the problem both men children and even women have lost the respect.So,the government is trying to bring that dignity.

YP:Where should it start?

OM: At family level.

Money here is not important.

What is important  is CARING,LOVE, WATER and FOOD.We get most of our food from the natural food which were taught by our ancestors.

Everybody is a Farmer.

At least each household must have 5 cattle,20 to 50 chicken were the eggs are part of our food.

We can protect ourselves from flu or any skin disease.We have bitter herbs.

Although we are far apart,every morning the Father would wave hand to another distant  Father and waves back same applies to the mother to another distant mother.

Children were not  allowed to "shout" at a distance because they will let the household dignity down (dignity= isidima

down= phansi)

If nobody is visible,then someone be a child or the father would go and check or ask other neighbours about the unseen neighbour or even come as a group to check.

As the times are changing,gas stoves are used.Those who have electricity they manage it very well.

Just look at the below picture:

A.Umzivubu River

B.Cattle in the kraal 

C.Cultivated crops

D.Kitchen/Dining room/Hut for Cooking.

E.Sleeping Room for Adults

F.Hut for Girls 

G.Hut for Boys

H.Fowl-run

I Gravel Road

J.Mountains with rocks