3,646 Abibisika (Black Gold) Points

Rank: Unranked Obibini

“Therefore it is natural to treat the physical environment as a living, breathing and sacred entity according to the tradition handed down by our ancestors. That is why Afrikans have always revered nature and treated Mother Earth as a sentient being. Relations to the earth are simultaneously ecological, spiritual and social relations. In the deepest tradition of Afrika notions of being and existence are anchored in the overriding necessity to preserve the environment. It is logical for development in Afrika to be consistent with this cultural principle and not merely concern itself with the introduction of aspects of European modernity.

This is the idea of Mother Earth that is embedded in Afrikan spirituality, which is deeper and bigger than mere religion. This is the basis of what is now termed environmentalism by some arrogant non-Afrikan latecomers to history, who, in their tremendous ignorance and pursuit of individualism and materialism, have disregarded the Afrikan principle of existing and working in harmony with nature, have tried to conquer nature, and have nearly destroyed the earth.”

Nana Kimani Nehusi