Upright Empowerment of an Economy of Self: What of Economic Betterment?

Afrikan souls naturally have rightful thrust to better themselves from each generation to the next. This can matter acutely in times of interruption and disruption where Afrikan souls may be subject to impositions that attempt to render them perpetually underfoot or worse. Betterment within the economic sphere of Afrikan life functioning is key engagement and can usefully attract appropriate levels of self-determined effort to realise improvement for this primary people of creation here, there and elsewhere.

According to a mainstream source:

“Economic betterment refers to any effort or process that aims to improve the economic well-being and standard of living of individuals, communities, or nations. This can involve policies, reforms, or actions that lead to increased prosperity, reduced poverty, and enhanced opportunities”.

In order to bring focus specifically to the Afrikan experience at the level of shared core oneness that this soul people naturally hold, adaptation of the sourced detail is considered apt. Alteration may yield a result that looks something like the following:

“Afrikan economic betterment refers to upright self-determined effort or process set to improve the economic well-being and achieve economic optimality for Afrikan souls here, there and elsewhere throughout the various levels of the Afrikan self.  This can involve a variety of activities, conduits and strategies that lead to increased Afrikan prosperity and security regardless of geographical locale”.

Unfortunately, others that mean the Afrikan ill may attempt to thwart, derail or even destroy the natural thrust of Afrikan economic betterment. Ploys of sabotage, strategies to frustrate, schemes of denial, outright hostile attacks and the like may be deployed in the attempt to satisfy the ill-need to destroy, conquer and subjugate. There are no shortage of examples of such attempts throughout recent periods of interruption and disruption to Afrikan life here, there and elsewhere.

Certainly, there are lessons that Afrikan people can learn from this even at the person level of day-to-day living. Surely, the Afrikan ought to uprightly mission for their economic betterment in the best ways possible and avoid acting to self-sabotage by proxy. Destructive acts of petty jealousies, deceitful and deceptive behaviours set to bring harm to those rightful functioning to realise Afrikan optimality and the like surely ought to be safeguarded against. Indeed, pretending to be supportive of upright activity only to wilfully attempt to undermine or nullify it is dire disorder. Whether in overt pronouncement or in quiet thought subtle damage-causing tendencies may exist to throw a spanner in the works of natural and optimal thrust for Afrikan betterment. For example (and according to another mainstream source):  

“The statement "Don't do better than me" expresses a feeling of insecurity and competition. It can manifest as jealousy, envy, or a fear of being overshadowed. It often stems from low self-esteem, a perceived lack of worth, or a desire for external validation”.

It can be stated that Afrikan betterment of rightful order for Afrikan souls here, there and elsewhere – in economics and otherwise - is imperative functioning. In this, the recovery of self-knowledge and authentic cultured living (creatively restored or otherwise) is key. After all, civilisation is not of happenstance.  

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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