Wisdom Archives - Built to Inspire https://www.builttoinspire.com/category/quotes/wisdom/ Inspiration That Sings to The Soul Mon, 02 Apr 2018 00:36:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 A Life Lesson from the Children of an African Tribe https://www.builttoinspire.com/a-life-lesson-from-the-children-of-an-african-tribe/ https://www.builttoinspire.com/a-life-lesson-from-the-children-of-an-african-tribe/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:44:53 +0000 https://www.builttoinspire.com/?p=1157 An anthropologist proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the kids that who ever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each other’s hands and ran together, then sat together enjoying […]

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]]> children-african-tribeAn anthropologist proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the kids that who ever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each other’s hands and ran together, then sat together enjoying their treats. When he asked them why they had run like that as one could have had all the fruits for himself they said: “UBUNTU, how can one of us be happy if all the other ones are sad?”

‘UBUNTU’ in the Xhosa culture means: “I am because we are”

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