We often get reprimanded or punished if we do something wrong. But what if someone said so many good things to you to such an extent that you start feeling sorry and decide to be good thereafter?
That’s exactly what happens in this African tribe!
When someone does something harmful or wrong, the tribesmen take that person to the center of the village where the whole tribe comes and surrounds him. Then for two days, they will say to the person all the good things that he has done. The tribe believes that each human being comes into the world as a good human being. But sometimes, in pursuit of happiness and selfish motives, people make mistakes.
The community sees those mistakes as a cry for help to be good. The tribe unites 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 and that is “I am good.” They chant the words “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.” Now isn’t that wonderful?
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