For the Zulu people whatever has power is real. For this particular group authority and power is in the God of the sky, the ancestors and in medicine. The first power is the God of the sky and is thought to be the one that is accountable for bringing the abantu (“the people”) to earth. The God of the sky is revered and praised as being powerful and as having a relationship with thunder and lightning. Storms are considered as acts that come directly from him. Moreover, if lightning kills a person the individual is considered as now living close to Umvelinqangi and does not become and ancestor. The person is not present in any location nor he or she lives under the earth. They are said to be with the God of the sky, mourning is forbidden, and that person must be forgotten and is not to be mentioned ever again.

The Zulu belief that importance is found in finding the seeds of destruction that if allowed to grow will alter the systematic events of social life. The discovery of this can be found either through divination or the ordeal. The method used depends upon the status, position and nature of the individual involved. On the other hand, for the Yoruba importance is found in a person being able to uncover their own destiny and lead a life that will go according to that person’s destiny. The Yoruba believe in choice and that by that choice a person’s destiny is decided in heaven. I believe that for both the Zulu and the Yoruba what is important is finding their place in the universe for the good or bad and it is decided by destiny.

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