It is ultimately our responsibility to motivate, encourage, and evolve ourselves into new levels of awareness and successful living, but it’s very true that we do not have to do it alone. As Stephen Covey wrote about 3 stages of human characteristics, I’m reminded that as baby’s we are very “dependent”, and need the help of other people (i.e. Mommy, Daddy) to keep us going. Without them we would perish.
As we mature, we then become more “independent”. We have the ability to take care of ourselves, and no need for other people to help us. But maturing beyond that, we eventually realize that we have a responsibility to everyone as we become “interdependent”.
It’s no longer about “my needs”, or whether not I can do it “by myself”, it becomes about moving in a unified direction together. It becomes about the greater of everything as a whole, and we will then “want” to encourage everyone including ourselves.
Yes, sometimes people become lost and lose all hope. Sometimes it’s due to some tragedy. And when that happens, a person may become dependent again, and can’t move on… But through the love and support and other people who are already “interdependent”, there is hope even for the most lost in this world. Yes, through interdependency, we as a human race can advance this world into new levels of greatness and achievement.
