Ubuhle bokuqakambisa amasiko bukhombisa indlela abantu abakha ngayo ubungcweti, ubumqoka, namasiko abo. Amasiko awumgogodla wombono wesintu, futhi abukisa izindlela ezahlukene zokuphila, imikhuba, nezinhloso ezingokwenyama nasemphefumulweni. Lezi zinto zidlala indima ebalulekile ekwakheni ubunye phakathi kwabantu futhi ziyasiza ekugcineni izinsalela zomlando.
Lapho sikhuluma ngokukhulekela amasiko, sithinta ubuciko, imidlalo, imfashini, ukudla, nezinkolo, okuhlanganisa zonke izici zempilo yomuntu. Ubuza lezi zinto ukuze uqonde ukuthi zikhona izindlela ezahlukahlukene zokubhekana nezinkinga, ukuvuma izinguquko, nokugcina isiko livukile.
Bese, ukuthakazelela nokuhlonipha amasiko kungasiza ekwakheni umphakathi onobuhlobo, ophilayo, nolwazi olunomthelela. Izikhumbuzo, imicimbi, nezinye izinto ezenzakalayo kukhombisa ukubaluleka kokuhlonipha amasiko, nokugcina ubuchwepheshe bamasiko buphila njalo kulabo basemphakathini.