The Strength Found in Each Other
Self-sufficiency is praised in our culture—do it all, manage alone, don’t be a burden. But the village lived by a softer rule: Strength is found in togetherness. You didn’t have to pretend you had it all together. There was wisdom in leaning on each other, in letting others help carry your load. Children were raised by many hands, meals were shared, stories and sorrows passed between neighbors. If your well was empty, someone would pour you a cup from theirs. In the modern world, admitting you need help can feel like failure. But the soul knows better. The soul remembers that interdependence is not weakness—it is how we thrive. Let’s honor the ancient strength of relying on each other. Let’s make room for both giving and receiving, for it is in the circle that we are made whole.