UBUNTU

Hi Friends,

I have learned a new word 'UBUNTU' while doing web surfing and would like to share with you what I have explored early this morning.

When I get deeper and deeper in this to understand the meaning  of UBUNTU, I was thrilled to know  the beautiful concept of Humanity and came to know that many world leaders like Barrack Obama  and others acknowledged and follows the Ubuntu philosophy.

This is the word in South Africa. Ubuntu means ,'I am because because we are'. Nelson Mandela ,the President of  South Africa (1994 to 1999) introduced the Philosophy of South African 'UBUNTU' to the world.

" In Africa, there is a concept known as 'Ubuntu' -the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others; that if we are to accomplish anything in this world it will in equal measure be due to the work and achievement of others"  - Nelson Mandela.

I found a beautiful story in the web (source unknown) which instills positivity and togetherness in all of us which we need to teach our children to make them better human beings.

An Anthropologist proposed a game to children of an African Tribe.He put a basket of fruit near a tree and told the kids that the first one to reach the fruit would win them all. When he told them to run they all took each others hands and ran together, then sat together enjoying the fruits.When asked why they ran like that , as one could have taken all the fruits for oneself, they said " UBUNTU, how can one of us be happy if all the others are sad?". A simple concept with a powerful insight !

                                             "I AM BECAUSE WE ARE"