Re: {PBJFlorida} The value of community

I love this. Is there a similar word that has the same meaning in the West?

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On Jul 30, 2012, at 9:32 PM, jim belcher <jimbelcher350@me.com> wrote:

> To me this is why I participate in PBJ:
>
> "An anthropologist suggested the following game to a group of children in a tribe in Africa: He placed a basket full of fresh fruits under a tree. He then said that whoever reached the basket first in a race would be the winner of all the fruits.
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> As he gave the signal to begin the race, the whole group held hands, ran bonded together and then sat and enjoyed the prize together.
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> When he asked why they had done such thing, when he had offered the possibility to one to be the ultimate winner.
> They replied: " UBUNTU"-- how could one of us be happy (feel happiness) while the rest are in despair, unhappy?
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> UBUNTU in the Xhosa culture means: "I am, because we are."
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> This is the possibility I see.
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> jim
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