Helmut Melzer
Ubomi bokuphila buye banda ngokukhawuleza ukusukela oko kukhanyiselwa. Kwi-19 yokuqala. Ngenkulungwane ye-19, yaqala ukwanda kumazwe ahambele phambili kwezoqoqosho, ngelixa ihlala iphantsi kwilizwe liphela. Kumashumi eminyaka akutshanje, ukungalingani kwehlabathi kuyehla. Ukusukela kunyaka we-1900, umndilili wobomi bomhlaba jikelele (umzobo) uye waphinda-phinda kabini kwaye ngoku umi ngakuyo iminyaka eyi-70.
Esinye isalathisi sempilo bubude bobomi ngokweminyaka. Ngo-1845 kwakusekho iiyantlukwano ezinkulu: iminyaka yokuphila kwabantwana abasandul 'ukuzalwa yayiyiminyaka engama-40 kwaye kwabaneminyaka engama-70 yayiyiminyaka engama-79. Namhlanje olo luhlu luncinci kakhulu - ukusuka kuma-81 ukuya kuma-86. Oku kungenxa yokuba ithuba lokufa usemncinci liye lancipha ngokuthe ngcembe. "Ukulingana kobomi" kuye kwanda kubo bonke abantu.
