Ubuntu

The essence of Ubuntu centers around interconnectedness, unity, and the power of choice in shaping our human experience. Ubuntu suggests that we are reflections of each other, each a fragment of the larger human story, sharing values, ancestry, and destiny. It embodies love, not just as an emotion, but as a conscious preference — choosing kindness over cruelty, empathy over apathy, and curiosity over control.

Ubuntu advocates for detachment, not in the sense of disconnection but as a release from personal attachments, expectations, and fixed outcomes. This openness allows for true connection with others, embracing the diversity of their stories and possibilities. In Ubuntu, storytelling becomes an act of collective identity, where each individual story is a mosaic within the grander narrative of humanity. The principle echoes Maya Angelou’s words: “I come as one, but I am one of 10,000,” signifying that each of us carries the legacy and values of countless others who came before and will inspire those who follow.

Ubuntu invites us to see ourselves and our actions as intrinsically tied to others, creating a shared tapestry of human experience and intergenerational values, ultimately forming one collective story of humanity.

This is a summary of what Wakanyi Hoffman says in this video about Ubuntu

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