Short Story – What is Ubuntu
An American anthropologist proposed a game to the children of a Xhosa tribe of Bantu ethnic people in South Africa. He put a basket of sweets near a tree and told them that whoever ran there first, would win the sweets. When he gave them the signal to run, the African kids took each other’s hands and ran together. They then sat in a circle enjoying their treat. The anthropologist asked them why they chose to run as a group when they could have had more sweets individually. One child spoke up and said, “Ubuntu. How can one of us be happy if all the others are sad?” Ubuntu in African philosophy means, “I am because of who we all are.” It simply is the quality of being human.
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ABOUT MARK MANUEL
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Someone who has interviewed almost every role model this country has to offer as of now. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist. With over three decades of journalism in leading publications including the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is widely known for his brilliantly penned interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
His interviews have featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person has been interviewed by him. In the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat. Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. In a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work, Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward.
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