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                                             Ubuntu is not a desti-             the diaspora, especially those who
          tion for someone on the journey of                                    were stolen from Afrika and who
          spiritual emancipation or develop-  nation for someone on             are making plans to return to the
          ment. Ubuntu in itself is the jour-  the journey of  spiritual  continent. Please make sure you
          ney. The concept of Ubuntu is not                                     are clear in your mind and that you
          what you achieve when you get to   emancipation or devel-             are very aware that the Afrika that
          a particular level of spirituality, but   opment. Ubuntu in it-       you are planning to return to is not
          a day to day lifestyle that expresses                                 some tourist location fit for your
          a heart steeped in love, selflessness,   self  is the JOURNEY.        selfie or Youtube videos collection,
          compassion and wisdom. It brings                                      but HOME. It is home both for you
          the heart of such a person seeking                                    and for your brothers and sisters
          Ubuntu with all, to the height of   perspective that UA mentioned, it is   who have been here while you were
          seeing life from an angle that is sane,   nothing but an act of irresponsibil-  away. And by that I mean, as you
          godly, rightoeus, holy and which   ity to one’s community and cannot   make plans to come, do not see your
          makes men sages in the midst of    be encouraged in Afrika. Why is    coming as just some way of escape
          other men.                         that?                              from whatever it is you have been
                                                                                fighting against in the west, but as
          And another thing, Ubuntu is not a   We as Afrikans in the continent   a realignment with your roots and
          manifestation of weakness that one   cannot afford to burn our societ-  thus an opportunity to come build
          expresses when they can no longer   ies, malls, shops, communities etc.,   your HOME. And do not also come
          deal with oppression, racism or the   which all make up our Afrika. For   with a mindset that you are coming
          many other anti-community issues   us, Afrika is home. Afrika is not a   as some saviors to save the “mon-
          that we see all around us. Ubuntu   reminder of slavery and oppression,   keys” on the continent from their
          itself is the philosophy of inner   but home. For when the people of   backward plights. You will just look
          strength, wisdom, compassion that   Afrikan descent in America or any-  like another set of colonialists in
          can make a man think of others for   where else see it as an easy thing to   DARK skins. You definitely will not
          good, just like he thinks of himself.   burn and destroy the communities   love the feedback.
          Ubuntu is strength and not weak-   they live in, because they have no at-
          ness. It is the reconncetion back to   tachment or love for them, because   Peace for South Afrika
          humanity and is deeply entrenched   they represent the same oppressive   Yes we have a lot of stuff to deal
          in DIVINITY. So, you cannot speak   structure they have been dealing   with in Afrika, but I think the
          of Ubuntu without talking about    with for centuries, we cannot afford   majority of the things are to be
          the alignment and the harmony of   to do that. And the reason is simple.   dealt with in the hearts of Afrikans
          Humanity and Divinity. Meaning     Afrika is home to us. In fact, many   themselves. If we all can live out just
          that the concept of Ubuntu loses   of Afrikan decsent living outside the   10 percent of what the principle of
          its meaning if there is no constant   continent are making very serious   Ubuntu dictates “I am because we
          bridge between that which is seen   moves to RETURN back to where     all are”, then we won’t even need to
          (Humanity) and that which is not   they call HOME in Afrika. The      deal with issues of society from the
          seen (Divinity). For as it is above, so   question is this, is it a burnt home or   place of wars, violence, riots, looting
          must it be below; which in itself is   streets of ashes they want to return   and burning of stuff. For all will be
          the realignment with Ma’at: the har-  to? I am sure the answer is no.  alligned with their HUMANITY,
          mony and the balance of LIFE. So                                      DIVINITY and by that, Ubuntu
          I understand what UA means when    My advice                          and Ma’at will hold our societies
          he speaks of Ubuntu as what is not   I want to quickly share this advice   together.
          attainable unless one is advanced   with our brothers and sisters in
          spiritually, esecially when one sees                                                  Watch Video Here
          it as attainment  in the future rather
          than as a daily reality. But spiritu-
          ality and its advacenment is not a
          destination. It’s a continuing process
          in a journey.


          Concerning the issue of looting
          and burning, especially from the



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