The Individual

"Individualism can never achieve like connection to a community of people can." ~Joseph Primm

Do we really thrive by ourselves in this world if we isolate ourselves from others? If we take the idea that we will only interact with others when we need them, can that lifestyle be sustained? And I am talking about a lifestyle in which you only take from others, but rarely give of yourself.

This is where the idea of staying connected to a community of people can make a huge difference. It is the idea in which you give and share yourself with others. You could refer to it as making a deposit in a bank of goodness. Eventually you will have an issue in life and need to make a withdrawal. If you never deposit into it, you will still find charitable assistance, but even charity can run dry.

The community of people, the bank of goodness, that I am talking about can be made up of many different sources.

It might be a faith based community of believers.

It could be a business community of shared interest.

It could even be the social community of people living in city.

Each of these communities grow stronger the more we invest into them. And this is not to say that the individual is nothing on its own.

It is individualism that provides diversity, varied knowledge and strengths when combined with others. But the individual will find it difficult to rise to new height by itself. A community of individuals that have come together, will lift and raise each other as the needs occur.

John Andrew Holmes said "there is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up." The individual has a difficult time doing this by one self. Being part of a community is like mountain climbing, pulling each other along; saving each other should one fall. Each of us pulling each other up.

Be a part of something greater than the individual. You'll see yourself rise to greater heights.

Stay inspired my friends!