Nia (Purpose): "to make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness."
Today is the fifth day of Kwanzaa, Nia (purpose). A time to reflect on making ourselves greater, one community at a time. Built upon unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, and cooperative economics, purpose calls us to remember from where we have come: royalty, strength, survivors, fighters.
One way we can "restore our people to their traditional greatness" is education. Education is a source of empowerment, knowledge, and uplifting. Whether that education is earned in brick and mortar, at home, or on the streets, instruction under the right people can propel people to greatness. The hope of education is that individuals will become independent, critical and analytical thinkers, promoters of empowerment for each other and the underserved, and that people will realize the true meaning of the investment education can be on one's life.
May we forever find our purpose, and encourage others to find theirs. To greatness!
Habari gani?
(December 29: Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics): "to build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together." - shop amongst ourselves, grow ourselves.)
(December 28: Ujima (collective work and responsibility): to build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together) - "I am my brother's/sister's keeper." "Each one, teach one."
(December 27: Kujichagulia (self-determination): to define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves) - Let's come together and define who we are, what we answer to, and speak out against things that are against growing us as a people.
(December 26: Umoja (unity): to strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race) - We are a nation, a people strong and regal! Let us come together in love and purpose!
One love.
Power to (our) people.
Habari gani?
*NOTE* Principles definitions taken from The Official Kwanzaa Website,
http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/index.shtml
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