Ubuntu: The Secret of Shared Joy

An anthropologist once proposed a simple game to a group of children from an African tribe. He placed a basket full of delicious fruits near a tree and told the children that whoever reached it first would win the entire prize.

But when he gave the signal to run, something unexpected happened.

Instead of competing, the children joined hands. They ran together, laughed together, and when they reached the basket, they sat down in a circle—sharing the fruits equally and joyfully.

The anthropologist, puzzled by their choice, asked why none of them tried to win alone.

One child smiled and replied:
"Ubuntu. How can one of us be happy if the others are sad?"

In their culture, Ubuntu means: “I am because we are.”
It reflects a deep understanding—that true happiness lies not in individual gain, but in collective well-being.

This simple act reveals a profound truth that much of the modern world has forgotten:
The greatest joy comes not from being first, but from being together.

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