Quotes About Interdependence

You see, whenever we live in relationship, whenever we simply live in proximity to other people, sooner or later we will run up against their issues—the unhealed or unholy parts of their personalities. Just as they will run into ours. Living in community is like a pack of porcupines sharing the same den. We will get stuck.

Omul nu este o insul?. - Prostii, aiurea! Fiecare din noi este o insul?. Dac? nu am fi, am înnebuni pe loc. Între aceste insule sunt vapoare, avioane, telefoane, radio - ce vrei. Oamenii r?mân insule. Insule care se pot scufunda È™i pot disp?rea pentru vecie. Tu eÈ™ti o insul? care nu s-a scufundat. Nu poÈ›i fi atât de pesimist! Nu este posibil.

we're all so interdependent that in order to look after oneself one's got to look after others no less.

Salah satu hal ajaib mengenai kehidupan. Saat muridnya siap, sang guru muncul. Saat pertanyaan diajukan, jawabannya datang. Saat kita benar-benar siap menerima, apa yang kita butuhkan akan tersedia. Ketika penduduk Venus siap menerima, orang-orang Mars siap memberi. (dikutip dari buku: Pria dari Mars, Wanita dari Venus)

To receive support we not only have to teach our partners what we need but we also have to be willing to be supported.

Asking for help when you can do it yourself is perceived as a sign of weakness.

Society cannot function if it is every man for himself. By definition, civilization cannot survive that.

To collaborative team members, completing one another is more important than competing with one another.

They cannot operate efficiently in a vacuum.

A person may look strong on the outside, but may need another's emotional support.

The universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects.

Eventually we'll realize that if we destroy the ecosystem, we destroy ourselves.

There is no one subsists by himself alone.

All is connected... no one thing can change by itself.

In the true married relationship, the independence of husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.

Manifold subsequent experience has led to a truer appreciation and a more moderate estimate of the importance of the dependence of one living being upon another.

Every tragedy of the human experience can be attributed to one human decision - the decision to withdraw from each other.

The biggest mistake we make in creating successful relationships is that we seek to experience who we are through others rather than allowing others to experience who they are through us.

I don't have faith in the Internet, I have faith in people connected through the Internet.

Those who do not have faith in others will not be able to stand on their own.

The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.

Regarding the debate about faith and works: It's like asking which blade in a pair of scissors is most important.

He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them.

I used to want a relationship with no strings attached, but then I realized the strings are what holds a real relationship together.