Words that caught us: What would you like your kids to know? (Part 12)
Our post last week got us thinking:
Is it
really true,
That
our basic needs are only 3?
Is
what we learnt in school, really true?
We
are no experts in these things,
And
we readily admit that our views on this
Are purely
speculative,
But we
can’t simply shake off,
And ignore
our own experience of life;
That we can’t be, or achieve much, on our own.
Indeed,
this is a truism
That has
come out repeatedly
In our posts, for example…
In this post we explored the relationship
Between
loneliness,
And
the lack of human connection.
In this post we saw that life becomes meaningful,
Only when
we use our talents and skills,
In the
service of humanity.
In this post we saw that one of the best ways
For us
to get inspired, grow our enthusiasm,
And remain
positive and optimistic,
Is by
reaching out, and connecting with others.
In this post we saw that our survival
As a
human race,
Has more
to do with our being social,
Than with
anything else,
And that
our vaunted intelligence and adaptability,
Has a
significant social aspect to it.
We may
love the Hero’s Journey…the monomyth…
But the
whole idea of a lone genius, is a myth.
Put
simply…
No
one can live and thrive alone.
And no
one succeeds alone.
What
is a house, without the social part?
Can
we really call that a Home?
Can
we really sustain ourselves,
In
the long term,
In food
and clothing,
Without
the social aspect?
Have
you noticed the effect
That lack
of familial love and care,
Has
on children?
Have
you noticed the effect
That divorce
has,
On
previously successful couples?
Did
you experience the craving
For
social connection during the lockdown?
If
this anecdotal evidence is anything to go by –
And, we
believe, it is significant enough,
To
tilt the scales –
Then
we might be right in our speculation,
That relationships
are, indeed, part of our basic needs.
There
is definitely something important here
For
us to unlearn,
For, as
Mother Teresa reminded us decades ago,
There
is more hunger
For
love and appreciation in this world,
Than there
is hunger for bread.
We
all know this to be true,
And continuing
to live life as if this wasn’t true,
Is sheer
madness.
Actually,
most of the ‘madness’ we see around us today
Is just people craving for love and Ubuntu.
I am because we are!
A person becomes a person through other people.
We live
and experience our humanity through people.
That’s
the way He designed it,
And
it’ll not work, unless and until we use it,
For, and
in the manner, in which it was designed!
Does this make sense to you?
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