The “Arabes” are a people of New Guinea with ancient traditions, with no property or affiliation. Owning something is an unbearable burden for them. This, of course, carries over into any aspect of your life. In their world, there is no pressure from one person to another, no machismo, and even sex is just a form of communication free of control and domination. They share not from the concept of generosity, but how much or how little they have. They do this because for them everything belongs to everyone. However, the feature that distinguishes “Arapesh” the most is happiness. They always live in the present, unaware of any connection, and use the past only as a way to project themselves into the future.
In fact, his understanding of life reminds me of the wise Greek philosopher Diogenes, who went around naked and made a living on charity because his only concern was to be free. They say that one hot day, after bathing in the river, he lay down next to a stray dog accompanying him. At that time, a group of soldiers passed by by chance, and when the conqueror Alexander the Great saw him, he said: – I admire you, Wise Diogenes. You are free. You can relax without any worries.
“You’re wrong,” he replied, “I’m a simple man who hides the food he wants before taking a bath, for fear of being robbed.” Admire the dog accompanying me. He has nothing, as free as he is happy-.
Like Diogenes, Arapesh has a distinct fascination with animals and nature. They learned to take and feed food from animals living in herds and distribute it to everyone; living wild and free, raising and educating their children in society, giving and receiving, distributing and sharing; and from closer animals, they admire the independence of cats or the capacities of delivery, forgiveness, nobility, trust and loyalty that dogs always display.