Jun 10
2025
Dependence...As a Creature
We are all dependent. Every day is an exercise of our dependance on external factors for survival and well-being. We are dependant on our heart to beat an average of 72 times a minute. As we get up in the morning, we are dependent on the coffee machine to brew us some fresh and awakening black drink (or perhaps that is a teapot if you are British). We are dependant on our cars to drive us and our kids to the places we need to go. We are dependent on our computers and smartphones for connecting with other people and receiving information. We are dependent on rivers and wells for water sources. We are dependent on things for our sustenance. If that is true with inanimate things, it is even more so with people. We are dependant on one another for the proper functioning of life and society. We are dependant on grocery stores for the provision of our food. In turn, they are dependant on farmers and butchers for the provision of essential products, and they are dependant on drivers and transportation for the delivery of food to the stores. Every one of us is dependent on others for his survival and well-being.