What of an Economic Base?

Within their natural norm of self-governed society and functioning Afrikan souls generated work for themselves for success and thriving throughout the ages. Servicing their pinnacle and enduring civilisations necessarily required the application of a plethora of knowledge specifics and skills. Of course, harnessing the use of their abundant natural resources was key in this. Thus, the fundamental of a flourishing self-economy was a vital mainstay. Here, the self throughout its various levels could continually prosper as the everyday engagements of each soul yielded immediate provisions and serviced the greater good of their continual ascension.

In contemporary times, the term economic base has been used to describe the efforts and establishments engaged for necessary provision. According to a mainstream source the meaning of the term is thus:

“Economic base refers to the industries that contribute a large percentage of jobs and earnings to a local region. Aside from producing in-region income, they often bring in outside revenue as well, which helps to grow the region's economy”.

What then, does economic base mean for Afrikan souls in a state of interruption and disruption? Subject to the ‘economies’ of others, souls may see their economic function as the effort made through the work afforded and institutions made accessible to benefit those other ‘economies’ only. Indeed, the skills and knowledge specifics can almost exclusively be defined and developed as an expression of the whichever other ‘economy’ they are intended to service. Here, if totally consumed, a soul’s ‘livelihood’ can be inherently and perpetually locked into servicing and benefitting others and whatever endeavours those others deem fit.

This is by no means a call for souls to disregard any engagements deemed necessary to maintain their financial responsibilities in present conditions. However, it does highlight the dire and high potential for neglect, abandonment or disregard for vital self-economy functioning.

Even a few slight adjustments to the above mainstream definition may provide a level of clarity in respect of the Afrikan experience:

“Self-economic base refers to self-determined industries that contribute a large percentage of work and earnings to a local Afrikan community. Aside from producing in-locale income, they often bring in outside revenue from wider Afrikan world community sources, which helps to grow the economy in that locale”.

Such adjustments (and especially the qualifier of ‘self’ in relation to economy) can hone focus on acutely less-than normal conditions, the challenges to be faced in the local and wider context and the effort of upright order necessary for imperative ascension.  From whatever level, station or status souls can make contributory steps toward upright ascension – however large or small.  With the crucial restoration of a level of self-knowingness and cultured living both local and wider functioning can be serviced in rightful order. Certainly, self-economy is naturally embedded within cultural fabric. At the same time, souls can surely do themselves a great service in safeguarding against contaminants of ill, self-destructive wrongdoings and the like.

This primary and spirit people of creation surely have a duty and responsibility to themselves to realise their maximal potential and capability in bringing forth their norm of grand civilisation with their bases of self-economy functioning and any other upright establishments of vital life engagement they define and deem to be necessary.  

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