Economy is More Than Money

Throughout the ages it is well-known basic fundamental that the physical aspects of an economy consists of two main components: land and people. Whatever is on or beneath the soil is resource which can be utilised, worked, processed, traded with and so on by the effort and skill of orchestrating souls. It has been so with the primary and spirit people of creation since the beginning. Yet, the depth of knowingness of the land and self for Afrikan souls goes far beyond the immediacy of the physical.  For this soul people what is considered physical is at best a reflection of that which is beyond the physical. Thus, the key components of foundational economic functioning in both land and the self has, for the Afrikan, deeply profound meaning on spiritual and cultural plain. Therefore, the natural norm of a functional Afrikan economy – whilst overtly flourishing – is rooted in the spiritual and cultural fabric of self-determined life.  Here, economy, its meaning and function, has its metaphysical conceptions with outward physical expression that naturally bounds soul people to fullness of flourishing eternally.

In turn, functional physical economy has its own expressions. One of its expressions (certainly in the contemporary period) is that of money or means of exchange. Money, whilst of importance, is not an economy in and of itself. It is a tertiary expression of the rooted economic core physical components of the land and self.

Of course, with the interruptions and disruptions of the Maafa of recent centuries, multitudes of Afrikan souls have been severed from their natural and rightful interconnectedness and self-governance with their land and even with themselves. As such, the core physical components of this people’s natural economic functioning have been set upon by others. Left with only the tertiary arena of an economy’s outward expression souls can be confined to ill-conceive that money (or whatever other means of exchange is the totality of a physical functioning economy).

Stating this is no way intended to dampen the imperative importance of monetary acquisition nor belittle its necessary usefulness. Rather, it is deemed useful here for Afrikan souls to hold a level of knowingness that an economy and its outward expression of currency are not the same thing. Indeed, an Afrikan soul can be well endowed with a large amount of money and be economy- impoverished or economy-nullified. With a level of such knowingness the restoration of Afrikan economy can surely be realised and secured. Steps to cultivate and energise economic-values, building of economic relations and the like can vital on route to reclamation of natural core economy components. This time, surely Afrikan economy ought to be secured into eternity.

Self-determined economy in its fullness is a grand ingredient of pinnacle civilisation for this primary people and every step forward of upright order for flourishing economy is a step toward recovery of natural normality. From whatever station, level or status a soul may or may not hold, contributory steps of progress can surely be made whilst safeguarding the self from contaminants of ill, self-destructive wrongdoings and the like. In short, economy is more than money!

Ujamaa Kiburi Siku is a wonderful part of the spiritual-cultural observance calendar of the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation. It takes place in the first week of June marking the time of significant occurrence both on the continent of Afrika and in the diaspora concerning Afrikan economy. Ujamaa Kiburi Siku as with the other observances on the Afrikan cultural calendar is just that – an observance. Therefore, wherever the Afrikan is whether at home, at a community gathering or elsewhere it can be observed.

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