Ubuntu theology in South Africa rejects Descartes’s adage ‘I think therefore I am’ in favour of the adage ‘I belong therefore I am’ or ‘I am because we are, we are because he is’.
Belonging gives us the confidence to take care of ourselves, others, our planet, and all the members of our ecosystem. Knowing this, it becomes clear that building a community is one of the most important, generous, and creative acts a human can aspire to.