I wanted to share the following story with this group.
"In the Babemba tribe of South Africa, when a person acts irresponsibly or unjustly, he or she is placed in the center of the village, alone and unfettered. All work ceases, and every man, woman and child in the village gathers in a large circle around the accused individual. Then each person in the tribe speaks to the accused, one at a time, about all the good things the person in the center has done in his lifetime. Every incident, every experience that can be recalled with any detail and accuracy is recounted. All his positive attributes, good deeds, strengths and kindnesses are recited carefully and at length. The tribal ceremony often lasts several days. At the end, the tribal circle is broken, a joyous celebration takes place, and the person is symbolically and literally welcomed back into the tribe." - The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace By Jack Kornfield
We hear about the communities that throw stones at convicts. But, we never hear about the communities like Babemba tribe.
Love and acceptance is obviously more powerful than force and control. I wonder how that would look in a country of hundreds of millions of people?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful concept. I wonder why we always focus on the negatives in life so much and forget about the beautiful truth underneath
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