The Lord so constituted everybody that no matter what color you are you require the same amount of nourishment. – Will Rogers
Biology teaches us that nourishment is essential to human existence, but I think that most people tend to ignore the fact that we need all kinds of sustenance to survive. It's not just a physical need, there also has to be mental, spiritual and emotional food, or we'll wither away and die, metaphorically speaking. There is no way that I could make it without my people being there as my sounding board and I believe that they feel the same. It nourishes me to have them feed my spirit. I know that sounds very new age, but it's true. We all go through life with this need for other people, a yearning to be with and relate to our own kind. True, there are some people who prefer to isolate themselves from other human contact, but true recluses are rare. For the most part, it is within our nature to crave interpersonal connection.
This compulsion for human contact, or even more personal belonging, compels us all to make choices that may be against our better reasoning. Often times we end up in relationships that may not make us happy, but satisfy our need to be with someone, anyone. We may find ourselves in awkward social settings, dealing with folks we don’t even like just to be a part of something. Sometimes, it’s just the inability to get out of a situation that we know is wrong, because we fear the unknown, outside of our dead relationship. Either way, doing something for the sole purpose of being with or amongst company, is never the answer. I’m not saying that we should be Walden-like and give up personal connections, just that we should weigh the value of those bonds to our quality of life.
In the end, all of humanity is on a search for affinity and accord. And there is nothing wrong with that, but we must be ever vigilant that this is a soul nourishing experience that we’re having.
* Okay, this post was a little deeper than I had intended today. My bad, I'll try to be more light-hearted in the future.
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