Heroes Not Zombies

We are not separate.

We didn’t just appear on this planet one day independent of all others.

We didn’t grow up all by ourselves.

We don’t survive separate from everyone and everything else.

Within all the vast networks in which we live there are two absolutely essential ones. Nature – we are embedded within nature. There are no absolute boundaries between us and all of Life. And, other people. We are fundamentally social creatures. None of us would have made it past the first few days, first few hours, of life, without others. We need to be cared for, just as we need to care for others.

Our society privileges the idea of objects and individuals but maybe we should focus more on connections and relationships, seeing what we have in common, seeing the bonds of mutual benefit.

It’s my experience that it’s normal to be kind, to offer assistance, and to smile. It’s normal to want to share experiences with others. It’s normal to realise we have much in common with every other person and every other living being on this one, shared, small, finite planet.