Kuwo wonke umlando wesintu, yonke impucuko isungule ukuqonda kwayo okuyingqayizivele ngokuzalwa, ukuba khona komuntu ofayo kanye nokuvalelisa okokugcina, yakha amasiko nezinkolelo ezihlukahlukene ukuchaza izimfihlakalo zokuphila eziyisisekelo. Lezi zincazelo zamasiko aziwona neze amasiko angahleliwe; zikhombisa indlela imiphakathi eyahlukene eyibheka ngayo imvelaphi yomuntu, ukubaluleka komhlaba kanye noguquko ngemva kokufa.
Ezimpucukweni zasendulo ezihlanganisa i-Egypt ne-Mesophothamiya, ukuzalwa kwakubhekwa njengesipho esingcwele esinikezwa onkulunkulu, kunokuba kube into engokwemvelo. Abantu ngaleso sikhathi babekholelwa ukuthi abantu badalwe emhlabeni kanye namandla kaNkulunkulu, azalelwa ukuxhuma umhlaba ofayo nokuhleleka okungokomoya. Izinkolelo ezinjalo zashintsha ukuzalwa kwengane kwaba umcimbi, ogcwele amasiko okubusisa nokuhlanzwa, okuphawula ukufika ngokusemthethweni kwelungu elisha emphakathini kanye nokuqhubeka kokuqina kwezizwe.
Ukubuka ubukhona nakho kuyahluka kakhulu ezifundeni. Amasiko ama-Mayan nama-Aztec abona ukuphila njengomjikelezo ojikelezayo waphakade, lapho ukukhula komuntu, ukuguga kanye nemisebenzi yansuku zonke kuyingxenye yokuvuselelwa kwendawo yonke. Empucukweni evamile yaseMpumalanga Asia, ukuba khona kugcizelela ifa lomndeni kanye nokuziphatha okuhle. Inzuzo yomuntu ngamunye isekugcineni amagugu okhokho kanye nokweyisa izimiso zokuziphatha zomndeni, okwenza ukuphila kube nenjongo ngokuqhubeka kwezizukulwane.
Ukwehlukana okukhulu kwamasiko kusekuqondweni kokuvalelisa nokufa. Amasiko enkolo aseNtshonalanga ngokuvamile abheka ukufa njengokwahlulela kanye nendlela eya ensindisweni yaphakade. Ngokuphambene, uSuku Lwabafileyo LwaseMexico kanye namasiko amaningi omdabu aphatha ukufa njengokuhlangana okufudumele namadlozi, hhayi isiphetho esibuhlungu. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, isiko lobuConfucian likhuthaza ukukhunjulwa okunesizotha nokukhulekela amadlozi, ukulondoloza izibopho ezingokomzwelo phakathi kwabaphilayo nabangasekho.
Ezikhathini zanamuhla, lezi zincazelo zasendulo zisaqhubeka zithinta indlela yokuphila yabantu namasiko omngcwabo. Ngemuva kwezimo zengqondo ezehlukene mayelana nokuzalwa, ukuba khona kanye nokuvalelisa, kulele izindinganiso eziyinhloko zempucuko ngayinye. Ukuhlola lo mehluko wamasiko kusiza abantu ukuba bagqashule emithethweni yabantu, baqonde ukuhlukahluka kwempilo, futhi bahloniphe izimpande zomoya eziyingqayizivele zayo yonke impucuko emhlabeni jikelele.
