01 November 2005

Interdependence

"We do not pray to have more money but to have more kinsmen. We are better than animals because we have kinsmen. An animal rubs its itching flank against a tree, a man asks his kinsmen to scratch him."

-- from Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
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mightybob said...

There are a lot of really profound concepts discussed in the book, which is a novel about a man in an African tribe just before white men arrived. A huge theme in that culture is collectivism - inter-reliance within a community, something not valued as much in our individualistic society. But the principle is true - we need each other.
Oh, and thanks *blush*. You have a great day, too.

02 November, 2005 23:32

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