I’m not talking about the Linux operating system when I speak of Ubuntu. I am talking of the great African concept that we are intertwined, that we are not islands and that I am my brothers and sisters in Africa and they are part of me.
This is what Shari Cohen over at the Huffington Post has been left with on her travels through South Africa. Her article is an incredibly positive one written by a self-proclaimed cynic and it’s good to read. It’s good to see that I’m not a mad man and that many, many other people across the world are realising that South Africa in fact does rock, hard!
Here’s a snippet:
I have been truly humbled on this trip. And while I have my gripes regarding development here, I cannot say one negative thing about how South Africa has handled its duties as host and hostess to the world. If I could say one thing to sum up being here during this once-in-a-lifetime experience, it would be that I’ve learned the value of Ubuntu, and that when found and offered in abundance, the world is indeed a better place to live in.
So, if South Africa accomplishes nothing more on the playing field, it will still have won as a host country. I am a cynic, no doubt about that. And yet I have to admit, I’m a little teary just writing this because I leave for home next weekend and I will be leaving a little piece of myself here in South Africa. I just hope I have learned enough to bring back a little piece of Ubuntu to my homeland, where perhaps with a little caring and a little water, it will take root as naturally as it does here, in the cradle of civilization. It’s funny, many people in America still ask me, “are the people in Africa very primitive?” Yes, I know, amazing someone could ask that but they do. And when they do, I usually explain that living in a mud hut does not make one primitive, however, allowing kids to sell drugs to other kids and engage in drive-by killings — isn’t that primitive behavior? I think it is. When I think of Ubuntu and my recent experiences here, I think America has much to learn from Africa in general, in terms of living as a larger village; and as human beings who are all interconnected with each other, each of us having an affect on our brothers and sisters.
Be sure to head over to Huffington Post and read the full article now!
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June 26th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
LOL… before you get too excited you should know that the Huffington Post is one of the most dismissed and disreputable media outlets in America.
After this rather peculiar serenade from our superficial friend from Disneyland we someone here to pick up the fiddle
July 3rd, 2010 at 5:41 pm
@nic harambolous: look this: http://www.go2010.net/?p=534
@Elgar: I’m not so soure Huffington post is so disreputable…in Italy is one of most remarked blog
July 5th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Hey Elgar, I’m not sure where you get your information from but I’m not sure you are correct about Huffington Post. I personally know a few of the journalists working at Huffington Post and have worked with them on stories. They are quite highly regarded in my opinion. Maybe you’re confusing them with The Onion??
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