A framework for organizing shared resources and mutual aid within found family based on Rabia's principle of love as the highest economy.
Rabia's spirituality, though focused on the inner life, implicitly critiques material accumulation as a measure of worth. For found families in diaspora, this translates to developing alternative economic practices grounded in abundance thinking rather than scarcity. Shared kitchens, collective housing, rotating childcare, pooled resources for emergencies, and skill-sharing networks become expressions of spiritual devotion rather than mere survival strategies. This concept legitimizes the economic interdependence that diaspora communities naturally practice, naming it as rooted in spiritual tradition rather than circumstantial desperation. When resources flow according to need and capacity within a framework of sacred obligation, the constant anxiety of individual survival diminishes. Found family members can focus on belonging, cultural transmission, and collective thriving rather than isolated struggling.
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