Co-Existence and Co-Creation

As much as we'd like to believe the supremely individualistic lifestyle propagated in most media, life just doesn't work that way.

On a large scale, there are so many complexities in motion - so many from the past, and so many propagating now. Changing social systems is a gradual change. It takes generations and self-accountability to create systemic shifts. The ways of humanity do not transform all at once. It is first activated at an epicentre (human intuition/ spark of idea) and propelled in motion as ripples - influence and inspiration from others.

To add to this, things are never always black and white. There are a range of infinite truths that exist at once. And humans are built to trust most in their subjective realities. We are wired to survive.

As humans, we are also built to depend on each other. No matter how much we believe that we are solely independent, we have to trust the goodness of others, if we want to get something done for us. A crucial spark of hope.

From my experience, I have come to believe that we cannot be us, without others. We would not know ourselves without others. We can only understand ourselves in relation to others.

For instance, there are many human qualities that we are responsible for, on our own. Like joy, happiness, keeping a good attitude, and interpreting what a circumstance means for us.

However, there are many human qualities that we understand about ourselves, only in the presence of others. For instance, empathy, kindness, envy, anger and jealousy. It also feels relieving, safe and grateful to have fellow companions to share our joy, sorrow and success.

We exist in relation to others.

Relationships can reveal the disconnection within us. It brings forth the emotions, usually our suppressed selves, that can guide us to create harmony within us. This is called inner work. This is why nowadays there are so many people around that are taking their power back, and taking accountability to shift their (conditioned) behaviours.

When the inner work reveals the disconnection within us, it also makes us aware of the disconnection outside of us. This is how we heal ourselves, and our relationships.

As the adage goes, no man is an island. We're all just bringing each other home.