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But we remember the gestures, large and small. We can never know how much of this sense was innate in him, or how much was shaped in a dark and solitary cell.

Sustain civil communication and conduct.Īt Nelson Mandela’s memorial, President Barack Obama spoke about Ubuntu, saying, “There is a word in South Africa – Ubuntu – a word that captures Mandela’s greatest gift: his recognition that we are all bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye that there is a oneness to humanity that we achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others, and caring for those around us.

Use face-to-face facilitation for understanding and resolution, rather than debate or victory won by the most powerful.

Promote mutual understanding and learning rather than shaming and punishing.

Favor reconciliation over estrangement.

Establish harmony and dignity while maintaining fair restitution, rather than retributive justice.

Maintain positive attitudes and shared concerns.

Place a high premium on dignity, humaneness, and respect.

Recognize that every individual’s behavior affects every other individual, because we are all united.Practice compassion, forgiveness, mercy, pardon, reconciliation, and grace.The belief is that unity and affirmation are more powerful to change behavior than shaming or punishment.īehavioral science is now substantiating the effectiveness of this approach. They unite in this ritual to encourage the person to reconnect with his/her true nature. The tribe believes each person is good, yet sometimes people make mistakes, which are actually cries for help. There the tribe surrounds the individual for two days, while members of the tribe speak all of the good that s/he has done in their lifetime. In the Ubuntu tribe of South Africa, when someone does something wrong, they take the person to the center of the village.