Ubuntu, "I am because we are" (various authors)

Ubuntu relates to recognizing the interdependence of all humans and living in respect to that. Here are several presentations on the philosophy, “I am because you are.”

“A person is a person through other persons.” - Archbishop Desmond Tutu

“Respect, helpfulness, sharing, community, caring, trust, unselfishness… One word can mean so much.”

“We rise by lifting others.” - Gertrude Matshe

“As a human race, we are one organism.” — Gertrude Matshe

“I watched each one of these ants… and in those ants I saw Ubuntu.” — Dozie Okeleke

Father, husband, son, brother, friend, author, keynote speaker, and founder of The Positivity Solution, Shola Richards shares the story of how Ubuntu saved his life.

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Academic research on Ubuntu available at the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. This collection is shared as part of our Summer Solstice 2022, edition, Restoring Connective Tissue.