is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part “No man of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for John Donne thee.” ― with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does “A person not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or Desmond Tutu oppressed.” ― not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place “[Neighbor is] myself, he whom I approach and Gutiérrez actively seek.” ―Gustavo you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with “If others.” Proverb ―African mystic is anyone who has a gnawing suspicion that the apparent discord, “A brokenness, contradiction, and discontinuities that assault us every day might conceal a hidden unity.” Krista Tippett ― who cannot be alone beware of community... “Let him Let him who is not in community beware of being alone... Each by itself has profound pitfalls and perils. One who wants fellowship without solitude plunges into the void of words and feelings, and one who seeks solitude without fellowship perishes in the abyss of vanity, self-infatuation, and despair.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer ― solitude we discover that community is not a common ideology, but a “In response to a common Henri Nouwen call.” ― Community and Connection While preparing this reading material, I came across the concept of ubuntu. I’m it before but close attention to it since it I sure I’d seen hadn’t paid wasn’t what was looking for at the moment. Now, the word itself maybe new to me, but not the seen ubuntu in practice several times. concept. I’ve
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.” ― John Donne “A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed.” ― Desmond Tutu “[Neighbor is] not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place myself, he whom I approach and actively seek.” ―Gustavo Gutiérrez “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.” ―African Proverb “A mystic is anyone who has a gnawing suspicion that the apparent discord, brokenness, contradiction, and discontinuities that assault us every day might conceal a hidden unity.” ― Krista Tippett “Let him who cannot be alone beware of community... Let him who is not in community beware of being alone... Each by itself has profound pitfalls and perils. One who wants fellowship without solitude plunges into the void of words and feelings, and one who seeks solitude without fellowship perishes in the abyss of vanity, self-infatuation, and despair.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer “In solitude we discover that community is not a common ideology, but a response to a common call.” ― Henri Nouwen Community and Connection While preparing this reading material, I came across the concept of ubuntu. I’m sure I’d seen it before but hadn’t paid close attention to it since it wasn’t what I was looking for at the moment. Now, the word itself maybe new to me, but not the concept. I’ve seen ubuntu in practice several times.