Social Life
"Good friends are like the stars, you don't always see them - but you know they are there."
"A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they do not like you"
SOCIAL LIFE - we are social creatures who have been deluded into thinking we are separate from each other. Life for millions of years was communal, probably a partnership model, unlike the male dominance patriarchy which has ruled us for at least 3500 years. We have to connect in order to be safe, healthy and whole.
We live in a material society where the pursuit of material possession is often admired and a driving force. However, pursuing material possessions often does not lead to long term happiness, because there is always another milestone to reach, another goal to achieve. In addition, there are usually others that are a part of our lives who may be jealous or envious of our wealth so we feel the need to protect ourselves or our possessions. This can lead to cutting them out of our lives, isolation or, at a minimum, instilling a lack of trust in others.
In the process of chasing material possessions, we often cut off the things that matter most in life. We become lonely even though we are surrounded with material possessions. We may even cut off the possibility to experience love or to be loved by someone else.
If it isn’t wealth, we sometimes cut ourselves off for protection from the possibility of the emotional pain we may endure for letting someone get too close to us. We put up barriers around us and refuse to let people in; and so, we live a very lonely life. In spite of the pain that may come from being emotionally close to another person, there is no greater joy in life than to feel the love for another, or to love, and to share in all that it implies.
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