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

What if Afrikan souls were somehow shoehorned into a dire and unnatural state of being detached from their own authentic culture (creatively restored or otherwise)? Amongst much else, this would surely deny this primary people of their fullest potential and fullest capability and worse. Of course, even the positing of such a question would surely have been nonsensical to the Afrikan steeped in natural normality of highly cultured and self-determined living throughout the ages of their optimal flourishing. This is the same people that established the greatest and most enduring civilisations ever to exist from their authentic way of life.

Yet, in an unfortunate state of interruption and disruption where Afrikan souls may be destructively set upon by others that mean the Afrikan ill, detachment from their authentic culture (creatively restored or otherwise) may be catastrophically encouraged by those same others of ill. Were the Afrikan to succumb to such devasting folly, then their highly civilised and constructive norm could become the stuff of distant memory only. Further, if totally consumed by the bogus notion of detachment from their own culture, this soul people may find themselves not only void of their authentic culture, but vulnerable (and even welcoming) of damaging pseudo-identities and pseudo-cultural fabric set to fragment and render Afrikan life less-than at best.

At this juncture in the discussion it may be useful to highlight some definitional detail on the subject. According to contemporary mainstream source the word detachment holds the following meaning:

 “A state of being distant or standoffish is detachment”.

Another mainstream source, offers the following description in relation to culture:

“The phenomenon of cultural detachment is often referred to as racial imposter syndrome… racial imposter syndrome is defined as when one's internal sense of self doesn't match with others' perception of their racial identity, which gives rise to a feeling of self-doubt”.

Surely, Afrikan souls cannot afford to become racial imposters to themselves by taking on and being totally consumed by pseudo-identities and pseudo-cultural fabric of ill. Authentic Afrikan culture (creatively restored or otherwise) and Afrikan identity is natural to the Afrikan and also a matter of self-determined engagement on the part of Afrikan souls themselves. Indeed, how can this pioneering and highly constructive people of grand civilisation wallow in any dire, unnatural and stagnant state of self-doubt?

Thankfully, Afrikan souls through their own exceptional efforts have creatively restored authentic Afrikan culture in the contemporary era for their ready accessibility and engagement at the shared level of oneness here, there and elsewhere. An exceptional example of this is the Nguzo Saba and the observance of Kwanzaa from which it comes.

Rather than being afflicted with cultural detachment, Afrikan souls can – and surely must – realise rightful attachment to their authentic culture. Yet another mainstream source puts it this way:

“Cultural attachment (CA) refers to processes that allow culture and its symbols to provide psychological security when facing threat”.

Of course, for the Afrikan cultural attachment to their authentic culture (creatively restored or otherwise) is naturally a matter of continual connectedness and interconnectedness. It is not only featured or applied when the Afrkan faces threat, it is fundamental and core to Afrikan life’s fullest flourishing and security whether there is an outside threat to face or not. In other words, the construction and security of civilisation is not a reactive posture in the Afrikan worldview.  Certainly, civilisation is not of happenstance.

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