Ubuntu
Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngamantu. I am a person through other people. My humanity is tied to yours. - Zulu Proverb
The spritual foundation of South African society, Ubuntu involves a belief in a universal bond of sharing and respect that connects all of humanity. Ubuntu is a concept formally recognised by the 1996 South African Governmental White Paper on Welfare as, "The principal of caring for each other's well-being...and a spirit of mutual support...Each individual's humanity is ideally expressed through his or her relationship with others and theirs in turn through recognition of the individuals humanity.
Hit it on the spot -- this exactly what the Zulu proverb Ubuntu means to me here in South Africa and back in the States.
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