When the name ‘Africa’ is spelt, the first thought that enraptures prejudiced human mind is, hunger and malnutrition. There is significant practice called ‘ubuntu’ being followed by Africans. The practice of humanity, which should be a moral lesson to the entire world. The incident thar took place, with an anthropologist is the best example to the ubuntu tradition that continues to flourish even among Africa’s young generation.
“An anthropologist studying the habits and customs of an African tribe found himself surrounded by children most days. So he decided to play a little game with them. He managed to get candy from the nearest town and put it all in a decorated basket at the foot of a tree. Then he called the children and suggested they play the game. When the anthropologist said “now”, the children had to run to the tree and the first one to get there could have all the candy to him/herself.
So the children all lined up waiting for the signal. When the anthropologist said “now”, all of the children took each other by the hand and ran together towards the tree. They all arrived at the same time divided up the candy, sat down and began to happily munch away.
The anthropologist went over to them and asked why they had all run together when any one of them could have had the candy all to themselves.
The children responded: “Ubuntu. How could any one of us be happy if all the others were sad?”
The Ubuntu philosophy simply means “I am what I am because of who we all are.” In a world full of self motived, competing individuls the Ubuntu tradition is a world lesson that will create a better world to live in.