Shared Culture of Oneness- Here, There and Elsewhere: What of Cultural Attention?

What is it that naturally drives what Afrikan souls deem worthy of attention throughout their lives? And, does their authentic culture (creatively restored or otherwise) play any role in answering such a question? It is surely of certainty - even from the most cursory examination - that the Afrikan steeped within their natural norm of highly cultured living that their authentic culture is core and foundational to their life’s fullest flourishing and security. Thus, the things that grab the attention of the Afrikan are naturally an expression of their core and authentic cultural substance. So, naturally focus and attention in general terms is naturally drawn to phenomenon relating to their continual ascension, optimality and security.  

However, in a state of interruption and disruption where others may destructively set upon Afrikan souls and authentic Afrikan culture (creatively restored or otherwise), the attention and focus of Afrikan souls may become drastically skewed from their natural norm of self-determined progression. If susceptible to destructive imposition, the place authentic Afrikan culture naturally holds at the core of Afrikan life, may render the culture becoming erroneously subject to an ousting to cast it as being peripheral to Afrikan life or worse. Here, the pushing and peddling of pseudo-identities, pseudo-cultural fabric and the like may result in susceptible souls adopting a pseudo or substitute core of existence that denigrates Afrikan life rather than uplifting it. Should such dire circumstance be the case, then the things that draw the attention of the Afrikan will obviously then reflect the contaminant of denigration destructively positioned as being some sort of ‘rightful core’.

At this juncture of the discussion some definitional detail may be useful. According to a mainstream source:

“Cultural differences in attention refer to the variations in how individuals from different cultural backgrounds focus their cognitive resources on specific stimuli or information in their environment”.

Another mainstream source offers the following commentary:

“Cultural values shape perception and attention by influencing what individuals notice, interpret, and remember. Cultural values, the shared beliefs and norms within a group, play a significant role in shaping our perception and attention”.

A third mainstream source presents the following:

“Societal and cultural factors can play a role in shaping attention-seeking behaviours. In some cultures, seeking attention may be seen as desirable or rewarded, leading individuals to adopt attention-seeking behaviours as a means of gaining social approval or recognition”.

If Afrikan souls allow themselves to be consumed by the pseudo-identities, and pseudo cultural fabric concocted pushed and peddled by others that mean the Afrikan ill, the results of what this soul people deem as being worthy of attention will surely be oppositional – at best -to their highly cultured (highly civilised) norm.

Thankfully, this primary people of creation need not allow themselves to rely upon nor be consumed by pseudo-cultural contaminants. Indeed, they can enable themselves to safeguard against such ills. To do this this soul people can – and surely must – embrace their authentic cultural fabric (creatively restored or otherwise).

A tremendous example of the creative restoration of authentic Afrikan culture at the shared level of oneness is readily accessible to Afrikan souls here, there and elsewhere in the Nguzo Saba and the observance of Kwanzaa from which it comes. Afrikan souls can again shape and direct their focus and attention to the things that bring about their fullest flourishing and security on a self-determined basis.  This time into eternity. It could be said that authentic Afrikan culture itself ought to have a principle place of importance for Afrikan attention just as it empowers rightful attention and focus in the Afrikan.  In this, cultural attention can be its natural whole in the Afrikan worldview.  After all, civilisation is not of happenstance.

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