LearnNBlog #18: Ubuntu

umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu

“a person is a person through other persons” 

"Ubuntu is the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others; that if we are to accomplish anything in this world, it will in equal measure be due to the work and achievements of others. – Nelson Mandela 

“Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can’t exist as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our interconnectedness. You can't be human all by yourself, and when you have this quality – ubuntu – you are known for your generosity.” – Desmond Tutu 

In a world increasingly divided on the lines of race, religion, caste, nationality, ethnicity, politics – ubuntu is feeling which we should always keep in mind. After all we are what we are because of all of us. Covid-19 has shown us that we are in it together, the virus is not discriminating amongst us, so why are we? 

Links:

• The article from the BBC website which I had bookmarked sometime back
• Wikipedia

Previously on LearnNBlog: Okhil Chandra Sen's Letter

Happyness in the Busyness of Life

Life is a live thing. It doesn't stop for you, it doesn't pause for you to catch a breath, it just runs along. You either fall away, fade away or keep abreast of it. Life is busy, there is work, there are commitments, there are targets, submissions. So many happenings that the chief reason for life is forgotten -Yourself and Your Happyness.

In this busyness of life, the only saving grace can be the MOMENTS. The moments which live on in your memory, the moments you cherish and the moments which take your breath away. And mostly these are the moments which just happen not the ones which are planned. 

Keep stealing these Moments and your Pursuit of Happyness will be fulfilled. 

And you can understand only once you have experienced one. :D

Rolling & Coasting

Emotions & Feelings - Probably the most complex thing in the whole universe - And what makes us "HUMAN"

Fun can go away with a little wrongly timed, misinterpreted word and a heavy weight can lift with another. Happiness brings tears while you can smile through pain. Unsaid thoughts can eat from inside, while a simple note heals.

But when has a journey without any bumps been fun :)