I mean traditional African societies, a good man/ woman knows no rest even in death. The dead person’s spirit is expected to watch over the community and protect it from calamity.
And the bad man dies completely. Children don’t get their names. They don’t get invoked in times of calamity or joy. They die to the community.
In short, if you want to live long, be good. A good person is one who is useful to the community.
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Makes more sense than any Christian belief I ever heard of
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I think you are right
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It seems as all the spiritual teachings of all the religions have the same theme: live a good life and live forever! Thank you for this lesson, my Kenyan brother! 🙂 Naked hugs!
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This seems far superior to the Christian belief in which the eternally saved basically abandon their families and community (with one of their eternal entertainments being the enjoyment of the punishment of the damned family and community members!!!??) for an eternity of mindless sycophantic bliss.
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It is. African religion is earth facing. No future judgement at the left or right of a god.
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In a sense they are different. The Buddhist tells you to seek detachment from all things even people. The judeo Christian teaches you to seek your own salvation forgetting everyone else.
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Although I find “detachment” in itself questionable, it is still better, perhaps, than the “entertainment” of watching the damned burn a la “Saint” Thomas Aquinas?
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again, i agree. detachment/ nirvana is much preferable to seeing millions of people in eternal fire
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Not a bad belief.
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Quite practical by the way
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I like the idea, but wait a minute. Id like a little rest when Im dead ok?
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No rest for good people😀
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So Mak, what will your old African epitaph be?
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Here lies a man who wants to rest😀
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Haha. I have two hammocks in the forest behind the house. I’m with you there.
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Great post 🙂
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