Ubuntu

If I diminish you, I
diminish myself….
Ubuntu
• a central tenet of African Philosophy
• essence of what is to be human
• the highest praise that can be given to
someone in African culture and
tradition
“ Yu, u Ubuntu “
• The person is friendly, hospitable, generous,
gentle caring and compassionate
• Someone who use their strength on behalf of
others
• Approachable, welcoming
• Their attitude is kindly and well-disposed
• Not threatened by the goodness of others
because their own esteem and self-worth is
generated by knowing they belong to a whole
Ubuntu
• I am human because I belong
• A person is a person through another
people
• Me we
–No one comes into the world fully formed.
We would not know how to think or walk
or speak or behave unless we learned it
from our fellow human beings. We need
other human beings in order to be human
Ubuntu
• Ubuntu points out that those who seek to destroy
and dehumanize are also victims
• IF I DIMINISH YOU, I DIMINISH MYSELF
• The essence of Ubuntu must be reflected vividly to
the life and actions of those who serve the
humanity like Mother Teresa
– Her entire being was focused on bringing some
dignity and compassion into the lives of the
destitute and the afflicted. In a world that is
hard and cynical, she showed that great things
can be achieved wherever there is great love.
– The only way we can ever be human is together.
The only way we can be free is together.
Ubuntu
 Can we apply
Ubuntu in teaching?