Play Video
Interview

Sawubona

Length: 4 min.
Age Level: 8+

Youth worker and community leader Orland Bishop explains the meaning of the Zulu greeting Sawubona ("We see you") as an invitation to a deep witnessing and presence. This greeting forms an agreement to affirm and investigate the mutual potential and obligation that is present in a given moment. At its deepest level, Orland explains, this "seeing" is essential to human freedom.

More to Explore

Photo Essay
Shadow Within

Learn how wolves challenge us to reconsider our own fears and instincts.

Essay
Lessons in the Old Language
Linguist Matthew C. Bronson examines how language can shape our relationship to people, places and things.