Jesus was an individualist and an Ubuntu philosopher

My God, I read in my morning newspaper a nice column from Babah Tarawally *.
He is a Dutch writer from Sierra Leone and responds to the polarization in the world, writes about the we-them thinking that nowadays seems to grow because of populist politicians. He quotes the African philosopher Mogober Ramose about the Ubuntu philosophy. When he asked Ramose how we should get past the we-them thinking, Ramose smiled and said that "in the Ubuntu philosophy only a we exist."
Tarawally continues: “Ubuntu is the African philosophy that says that you are only human when you recognize the other as human. I am because we are! "
Would You like to comment on this? Thus it seems as if enlightenment and individualism are wrong.

My son, now at Easter I naturally like to talk about Christ. But there is a connection, he was a Ubuntu philosopher avant la lettre and a great individualist.

But first this.

The we-them thinking comes from something very different than from Ubuntu or enlightenment and individualism. The we-them thinking is primitive and is growing a little bit in these times of global uncertainty, but it is an outdated and self-centered and underdeveloped worldview of short-sighted nationalism.

The we-them thinking is really not solved by a we-thinking. Individualism is too important.

And the we-them thinking is not solved either by a great attachment to individualism.
The we-them-thinking can only be solved through spiritual growth, education, good social services, freedom and honest news.

But now Our Christ, because it is Easter.

He did not die for your sins, as I said in an earlier blog, but He lived for your chances. He was an example.

According to the Ubuntu philosophy, the Christ was a perfect prophet of love, forbearance, sense of community and renunciation of ego and egoism.

According to the philosophy of enlightenment and individualism, Christ was a perfect prophet of the own responsibility and he was very determined to fight against the group norms of that time and to oppose the will of those in power for the sake of the poor, oppressed and women. He was a great, brave and strong individualist.
Christ was so to speak both, Ubuntu philosopher and individualist.

Africa must get to know individualism.

The rest of the world needs to learn of the Ubuntu philosophy.
And only with both mankind will make progress.
Babah Tarawally and Mogober Ramose are blessed.

My blessings to you all

*The Dutch Newspaper Trouw April 20, 2019

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God knows love better than I do

Once again I have done some stupid and primitive things, I rest my case of what that is, and sigh to My God: “What a stump I am. You really can do better without me”. And My God answers:
                                            
What an unloving remark, my son

I am so surprised and suddenly I realize how I treated myself relentlessly once again and how I just looked at what did not work and not at all my efforts and at everything I tried and did well.

I say to my God, you probably want to comment on this?

I certainly want so, my son, this is never the way We are looking  at you men. The other way around We are looking at men with so much love and patience and compassion and understanding and with a lot of attention for your good will and your efforts and all your good intentions. And above all We see how you judge yourself almost day and night and judge and sigh under your failures. You judge yourself so unlovingly and ruthlessly and impatiently and strictly, We in the spiritual world do not need to add anything to this, and We certainly do not want to participate in this. You do it for two.

And We see in you mere playing, unsuspecting, thoughtless and cute children. So you are wonderful to see. Don't you think the same when you are watching children? Beautiful, innocent creatures full of goodwill, though with a little fuss.

There is nothing more to say about it.
 
My blessings to you all

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