Belonging
The deep human need to be accepted, recognized, and valued by a community.
- Ubuntu Philosophy
- Indigenous traditions worldwide
- Psychology
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Indigenous Traditions Worldwide
Courage
The willingness to act rightly in the face of fear, danger, or uncertainty.
- Ancient Greek Philosophy
- Bushido
- Stoicism
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Gratitude
The recognition and appreciation of what has been given, earned, or inherited — and the impulse to honor it.
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Islam
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It Takes a Village to Raise a Child
No person — and no child — thrives in isolation. Human flourishing depends on community, shared responsibility, and mutual care.
- West African tradition
- Ubuntu Philosophy
- Indigenous traditions worldwide
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Peace
Not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice, reconciliation, and the stubborn refusal to let violence have the final word.
- Christianity
- Islam
- Buddhism
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Reconciliation
The restoration of broken relationships — between people, between communities, between generations — through truth, acknowledgment, and the hard work of rebuilding trust.
- Christianity
- Ubuntu Philosophy
- Restorative Justice
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Sacrifice
The willingness to give up something precious for the sake of something or someone more important than yourself.
- Christianity
- Judaism
- Islam
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Stewardship
The responsibility to care for what has been entrusted to you — land, knowledge, institutions, future generations — rather than consume it.
- Indigenous traditions worldwide
- Christianity
- Islam
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Tradition vs. Progress
The conflict between preserving inherited wisdom and pursuing improvement through change.
- Conservatism
- Progressivism
- Confucianism
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Wonder
The capacity to be astonished by existence — the feeling that precedes all philosophy, science, and art.
- Ancient Greek Philosophy
- Romanticism
- Taoism
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