1+2+3 = Many... 'Wanna Be a Team Member?'
Posted: Monday, July 25, 2011
by Chiradeep
e-Counseling
“Man is a social animal.”
This is the first and foremost statement we find in the civics book that we used to study in our school days. Even in the Bible we find God created man and woman both, thinking that they will live together complementing each other in everything within their life spans. Our creation is such that we cannot survive all alone in this world. Our survival strategy is to live with each other. There are advantages in staying and cooperating with each other. Life is designed for companionship, not for isolation, for friendship, not for loneliness. Some prefer isolation, thinking they can do everything on their own, which is just impossible.
Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:
There was a man all alone;
he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
yet his eyes were not content with his wealth.
“For whom am I toiling,” he asked,
“and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?”
This too is meaningless—
a miserable business!
Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:
If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
“Our creation is such that we cannot survive all alone in this world. Our survival strategy is to live with each other.”
(Eccl. 4: 7-12)
Wow! What a study! What philosophy! How true these statements are? Isn't it? A team can work together in the forms of a husband & a wife, parents & children, close friends, brothers & sisters, church members, community members, fellow country men and so on. Study says maximum of mental sicknesses arise from isolation and self-centeredness.
So, friends! Let’s not isolate ourselves and be on our own. Let’s seek companions; be a team member.
Stay Blessed!
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)This is one darned good article. It's not long, but then quoting Ecclesiastes will always hold you in good stead. This I think is the most important advice that many can ever receive. These days it is easy to fall into isolation! Love your words. You are a power.
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