UBUNTU!

When you read this word your first thoughts were probably like ,"Is that even a word?" or "Ah they must be talking about the netbook!"  However I am talking about the African Philosophy.  Ubuntu is a Bantu word and basically it means that every human in the world is connected in one way or another, a unity of a human race.  It is an amzing idea and a good belief for the general human race to use.

While I was researching this I found a quote in a website from the South African Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.  He describes Ubuntu as: "It is the essence of being human. It speaks of the fact that my humanity is caught up and is inextricably bound up in yours. I am human because I belong. It speaks about wholeness, it speaks about compassion. A person with Ubuntu is welcoming, hospitable, warm and generous, willing to share. Such people are open and available to others, willing to be vulnerable, affirming of others, do not feel threatened that others are able and good, for they have a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that they belong in a greater whole. They know that they are diminished when others are humiliated, diminished when others are oppressed, diminished when others are treated as if they were less than who they are. The quality of Ubuntu gives people resilience, enabling them to survive and emerge still human despite all efforts to dehumanize them." 

After seeing Ubuntu it reminded me of a video called, RSA Animate-The Empathetic Civilisation.  It was amazing with all the scientific and historical facts that back up their ideas of a whole human race like Ubuntu.  The video made me worry about our biosphere and how we should band together.  This video supports Ubuntu completely and makes me think of what I can do.  I will try to bring humans together and make more positive actions so that humanity will be better.

The Possibilities

Being 'fully human' online by Ezra Klein was a very interesting article discussing on how people can be fully human online.  Ezra states from his personal experience that he has the same human interaction and sometimes even better because he has many dissabilities.  "The computer screen is my window to the world."  In many ways that is true and a great output for him to express himself and be human.  Personally I like this method for those who need it, however I feel bad because they are not getting the full experience.

All the Lonely People

After reading this article here by Roger Ebert.  This blog is so true in so many ways.  He basically wrote why we exist.  It is true about the longing to communicate with each other and in many different ways just to express yourself and not feel lonely.  Roger Ebert also took a biological point of view and said how we long to be with each other and reproduce.  Another amazing thing he wrote was how some humans don't want to be alone in life and that is also why we long and exist.