The fantasy of independence
In everyday human life, happiness and security come from strong connections—to family, community, nature, place, spirit, and self—and not from “independence” whether psychological or financial.
Charles Eisenstein • The Ascent of Humanity: Civilization and the Human Sense of Self
To accept life in its disjointed pieces is an adult experience of freedom, but still these pieces must lodge and embed themselves somewhere, hopefully in a place that allows them to grow and endure. —Richard Sennett, sociologist
Meg Jay • The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now
My sense is that what’s at stake here is really rethinking the human as a site of interdependency. And I think, you know, when you walk into the coffee shop ... and you ask for the coffee, or you, indeed, even ask for assistance with the coffee, you’re basically posing the question, do we or do we not live in a world in which we assist each other? ... See more