Today I learned the concept of Ubuntu...
Ubuntu speaks of the very
essence of being human
The only
way we can ever be human is TOGETHER
The only
way we can be free is TOGETHER, connected
If I diminish
you, I diminish myself
A person
is a person through other people…
We need
other human beings in order to be human
I am
human because I belong
I am because we
are...
My
humanity is inextricably bound up in yours
We
belong in a bundle of life
We are made for goodness
We are made for love
We are made for friendliness
We are made for togetherness
We are made for all the beautiful things that
you and I know
We are made to tell the world that there are no
outsiders
All are welcome: black, white, red, yellow,
rich, poor, educated, not educated, male, female, gay, straight, all, all, all
We all belong to this family, this human
family, God’s family
(From Desmond Tutu's writings on Ubuntu)
What gives us a dignity is not our independence, but rather our interdependence, our ability to participate and share with one another, our vulnerability. We are because of others!
Ubuntu - “I am what I am because of who we all are”
You can find a lot more information online to understand this valuable term.
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