Ubuntu – I am because you are
The South African concept of Ubuntu is encapsulated in the proverb “I am because you are”.
This is a commonly held concept in South Africa, and some other African nations, and so is espoused by many people. Archbishop Desmond Tutu has expanded on the idea of Ubuntu on numerous various occasions, often relating it to Christianity. One such quotation is in the course material for this week’s session. Two other quotations are:
“One of the sayings in our country is Ubuntu – the essence of being human. Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can’t exist as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our interconnectedness. You can’t be human all by yourself, and when you have this quality – Ubuntu – you are known for your
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We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected and what you do affects the whole World. When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.”
“A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, based from a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed.”
Desmond Tutu expands further in this video clip
A similar concept in Tanzania is called Ujamaa. This and other relevant words were used to make up the ‘word cloud’ below which is offered as a reflection tool for you to consider how the concept of Ubuntu might help you make connections within and across today’s world.
