In this African tribe, when someone does something harmful, they
take the person to the center of the village where the whole tribe
comes and surrounds them.
For two days, they will say to the man all the good things that
he has done.
The tribe believes that each human being comes into the world as
good. Each one of us only desiring safety, love, peace and
happiness.
But sometimes, in the pursuit of these things, people make
mistakes.
The community sees those mistakes as a cry for help.
They unite then to lift him, to reconnect him with his true nature,
to remind him who he really is, until he fully remembers the truth
of which he had been temporarily disconnected: "I am good."
Shikoba Nabajyotisaikia!
NABAJYOTISAIKIA, is a compliment used in South Africa and means:
"I respect you, I cherish you. You matter to me." In response,
people say SHIKOBA, which is: "So, I exist for you."