DAY 3 – UJIMA ~ Collective Work & Responsibility (a green candle; growth and reward Let your consciousness of Ujima, along with your understanding of the Mazao and Bendera ya Taifa, settle and center your heart and mind as you reflect and act on these thoughts: a) Am I willing, compassionate and pro-active in extending the knowledge, abilities, energy andkwanzaa symbol 3 other resources at my disposal to help members of my family and community to achieve the best outcome of a given life or situation? b) Can I extend myself in this manner without the expectation of some immediate material return, but with the satisfaction of knowing that helping others in this fashion is, in the long run, help and reward for me also? c) Let me grow in knowing that the greatest good for the greatest numbers of my people (and all humanity) is to be realized through this manner of thought and action -– locally, nationally and internationally. (The Adinkra symbol for Ujima is akoma ntoso (linked hearts) — symbolizing the depth and character of understanding and agreement we need for the great works to be undertaken.) ~ Mxolisi T. Sowell
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