Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu -- Introdution: I am only because you are -- Lesson 1: See yourself in other people -- Lesson 2: Strength lies in unity -- Lesson 3: Put yourself in the shoes of others -- Lesson 4: Choose to see the wider perspective -- Lesson 5: Have dignity and respect for yourself and others -- Lesson 6: Believe in the good of everyone -- Lesson 7: Choose hope over optimism -- Lesson 8: Seek out ways to connect -- Lesson 9: The power of the F-word -- forgiveness -- Lesson 10: Embrace our diversity -- Lesson 11: Acknowledge reality (however painful) -- Lesson 12: Find humour in our humanity -- Lesson 13: Why little things make a big difference -- Lesson 14: Learn to listen so that you can hear -- Epilogue: Bringing Ubuntu into your life : 14 lessons from the Rainbow Nation.

This book will open your eyes, mind and heart to a way of being in the world that will make our world a better and more caring one.' Archbishop Desmond Tutu Ubuntuis a Southern African philosophy about how to live life well, together. It is a belief in a universal human bond- I am only because you are.