Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.----Alexander the Great
One could conclude we are getting more and more self-centered as a society. But can you imagine paying to hear an orchestra and watching only the clarinetist play his part?
Nobody is a whole orchestra. Each one is a musician. But take away one musician and the symphony is incomplete.
Nobody is a whole team. Each one is a player. But take away one player and the game is forfeited.
Nobody is a whole chain. Each one is a link. But take away one link and the chain is broken.
We need each other. You need someone and someone needs you. Isolated islands, we’re not.
To make this thing called life work, we gotta lean and support. And relate and respond. And give and take. And confess and forgive. And reach out and embrace. And release and rely.
Why? Because each one of us is worth it. Even when we don’t act like it or feel like it or deserve it.
Since none of us is a whole, independent, self-sufficient, super-capable, all-powerful hotshot, let’s quit acting like we are. Life’s lonely enough without our playing that silly role.
The game’s over. Let’s link up.
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent …
