Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)

Hello World,

This is my second year of actually celebrating Kwanzaa. I am soo happy that we as a people can cling to positive principles as the nation is seemingly understanding that there is a difference between truths and traditions. Ujima, collective work and responsibility, is a very important principle. To date our communities have been separated by religion, social status, gangs and political party. How long will we continue to be soo NAIVE? I was reading last night and came across a sentence that was so profound that I had to read it twice. The sentence read, " I realized that wealth was a way of thinking and not a dollar amount in the bank." I thought to myself, this is soo true. We have been trained to think that we should be chasing money instead of thinking rich. In other words, it is a class issue and not a money issue. This year I will be writing more about OUR thinking but today, UJIMA. It takes a community to raise a child. It also takes a community to stay alive in a world and nation that would rather give you the left overs and take the full course meal and trade it for MONEY. Respect yourself, then respect the ones around you enough to lend a helping hand. We should be studying together, YES, because obviously what we have been taught is NOT truth. It is called social engineering. Read about it and set yourself free from the oppression.

I would like to offer a helping hand to those of you that a looking to change your direction. Give me a call if you are looking to start a new business for our communities, help the sick and homeless in our community and build affordable homes in our community. You can call me at 630-570-1990 or email me at rod@rodrickcarter.com. Namaste!