Author: hgoei

Ubuntu: African Humanism for the whole world

Ubuntu: African Humanism for the whole world


Re-evaluating  my thoughts on humanism, I am very inspired by the Ubuntu philosophy as stated by Tutu, Mandela, popuarized by Madonna, digitalized by Linux:

Nelson Mandela said:


“A traveller through a country would stop at a village and he didn’t have to ask for food or for water. Once he stops, the people give him food, entertain him. That is one aspect of Ubuntu but it will have various aspects. Ubuntu does not mean that people should not address themselves. The question therefore is: Are you going to do so in order to enable the community around you to be able to improve”

Ubuntu philosophy applied into Linux:

“Ubuntu is an African concept of ‘humanity towards others’. It is ‘the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity’. The same ideas are central to the way the Ubuntu community collaborates. Members of the Ubuntu community need to work together effectively, and this code of conduct lays down the “ground rules” for our cooperation.”

  • Be considerate
  • Be respectful
  • Be collaborative
  • When you disagree, consult others
  • When you are unsure, ask for help
  • Step down considerately

See also: Philosophy | Ubuntu

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Defriending

Defriending


Recently I started to clean up my hyves connections, throwing out everything & everybody that did not fit in with my current mood.
Considering the need to write more personal comments on my hyves, I questioned the presence of several lurkers on my hyves:
Should this person really know my heartfelt ramblings? No way!
The same happened with several hyves groups: I questioned myself: how often do I really feel the need to post any comment on that community?
Zero? So I dumped a lot of communities.

Feels like a rough way of cleaning up of the mess I made with just accepting any connection on hyves.

Ah well, let’s chop some more wood…

Inspiration: Defriend – Encyclopedia Dramatica

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Diner @ wagamama: positive eating + positive living

Diner @ wagamama: positive eating + positive living


“noodles in een groentebouillon met daarop gegrilde garnalen, kamaboko-aka, seizoensvis en inktvis. gegarneerd met wakame, menma, seizoensgroenten en lente-uitjes”
Een aanrader!

De inrichting is vrij sober, je eet aan lange tafels op houten banken en ze hebben een originele opvatting over bediening….

“om de versheid van onze gerechten te garanderen, worden ze direct wanneer onze chefs met de bereiding klaar zijn naar je tafel gebracht. ze kunnen daarom op verschillende momenten bij je aankomen ons motto is, wacht niet – maar tast samen toe. geniet van de wagamama ervaring”

als je je eerste bezoek aan wagamama plant, kun je hier alvast een lijst van onze meest populaire hoofdgerechten en bijgerechten bekijken

onze restaurants zijn gebaseerd op de ramen bars die al honderden jaren populair zijn in japan. ons menu bestaat uit hoofdgerechten, bijgerechten en desserts

je bestelling wordt met een elektronische handheld opgenomen en naar de keuken verzonden, waar onze koks direct met de bereiding ervan beginnen. om de versheid van onze gerechten te garanderen, worden ze meteen wanneer ze klaar zijn naar je tafel gebracht. ze kunnen daarom op verschillende momenten bij je aankomen. ons motto is, wacht niet – maar tast samen toe. geniet van de wagamama ervaring

>zie: >wagamama | positive eating + positive living

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Zingeving in het dagelijkse leven

Zingeving in het dagelijkse leven


Zo ontzettend veel tijd en energie gestoken in piekeren, brainstorm-sessies en vergaderingen over  hoe een project op te zetten voor ontmoettingen en uitwisselingen over het thema ‘zingeving in de dagelijkse praktijk’…

Zomaar ineens gebeurt het spontaan, een gesprek van een kwartiertje in de bus, babbelen over de verschillende kwaliteiten van contacten op uiteenlopende werkplekken: waar voelen we ons thuis, wat vinden we leuk in het contact met collega’s, wat voor soort werk inspireert ons…

Zo’n ontmoeting ervaar ik als een kadootje van het universum.
Ik hoef me niet  vast te klampen aan voorgebakken bedachte organisatie-structuren om op specifieke bedachte data ‘ontmoetingen met bijzondere mensen’ te faciliteren.

Zo eenvoudig kan het zijn, zingeving in het dagelijkse leven, maatschappelijk handelen in de praktijk.

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Violence is part of nature, right?

Violence is part of nature, right?


The political correct answer, especially in many new age groups would be : ‘no way, I’m a pacifist’

But:

Pacifism Vs. Rewilding states: “In order for things to live they have to eat, which means they have to kill. Whether you kill a plant or an animal, you use violence to do it. I don’t judge violence as “good” or “bad” because I see it as a simply function of nature…
Our culture conflates abuse with violence because those in power control us using violence or the threat of violence. To live as a domesticated human means to live by the wishes of rulers or face the consequences. Killing a life differs from torturing a life into submission. We have a name for that kind of violence; abuse.”

Remember: when the White Men came to Turtle Island, Hopi pacifism did not stop the domistication of the Native Americans, but the Lakota wars only delayed the inevitable.

Who was the most effective?

And then again:

When the Zionist entered Palestina, the Arabs responded in force when the Zionist state was founded.
Now the Native Palestine people are fighting their ghetto war in Gaza.

Time will tell who was the most effective….

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Shministim: Jews against Zionist agression

Shministim: Jews against Zionist agression


A few good humans can make a difference; a minyan can prevent disaster:

The Shministim are Israeli high school students who have been imprisoned for refusing to serve in an army that occupies the Palestinian Territories. December 18 marks the launch date of a global campaign to release them from jail. Join over 20,000 people including American conscientious objectors,Ronnie Gilbert, Adrienne Rich, Robert Meeropol, Adam Hochschild, Rabbi Lynn Gottleib, Howard Zinn, Rela Mazali, Debra Chasnoff, Ed Asner and Aurora Levins-Morales and show your support by contacting the Israeli Minister of Defense using the form below. 22,000 LETTERS AND COUNTING!

I support the Shministim and their right to peacefully object to military service. I call for the release of those teenagers who have been jailed for their principled refusal to serve in an army which occupies the Palestinian Territories. The imprisonment of these conscientious objectors is a violation of their human rights and contrary to International Law.

I am inspired by these caring students and their counterparts in Palestine, whose nonviolent resistance to the Occupation points the way to a just peace and security for all people in the region. They are our best hope for the future. I urge you to heed them, and not punish them.

Source:
Tell Israel: Free the Shministim!

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