We are fiercely independent.
Were it up to us, we would rely on others for exactly nothing.
For we savor the freedom to move at will, and take, or not take, action in precisely the manner we deem fit. We want to do what we want to do, without compromise.
However, this desire for ultimate freedom is fundamentally flawed. For none of us are organically equipped to go this life alone. We all have gaps, blind spots, weaknesses, and baggage that require us to reach beyond our own capacities to someone else (a reality we begrudgingly accept).
Yet this reliance is a two-way street. For though we need others, others need us. Our support and assistance are fundamental to those in our proximity. It is an amazing example of symbiosis.
“Once the commitment is clear, you do what you can, not what you can’t. The heart regulates the hands. This isn’t so others can take it easy while you sweat it out. No, you’re shoulder to shoulder with them all the way, your surplus matching their deficit, their surplus matching your deficit. In the end you come out even.”
In supporting each other we win both collectively and individually. We are able to support those in need, and we are in turn blessed.
Even moreso, we are freed of our self-appointed god status which requires us to control everything. We can instead celebrate our inadequacy knowing we will be complemented in our times of need. And self-secured by the knowledge that our own assistance is also key to someone else.
It is time to stop trying to solve everything on our own. We need to look around and finally accept the assistance and wisdom we had available all along. For we were always better together.