I came across this post on a WhatsApp status and I couldn’t help but think, we obsess so much with personal success, so much so that communal success is lost on us.
From the onset of evolution, man has always been a communal being. We have thrived and survived through hell. We made it out only because we stuck together. More of us were better than just one.
Civilisation has completely messed this age old habit. These days personal achievement is all that matters to man. In all circles of life, in every discipline people gun for individual accolades. Medals in sports, Grades in schools, and fame in art and music. We are all working to outshine each other. Collaboration of any kind is seen as an opportunity to steal the teams ideas and shine alone.
We have forgotten that it’s teamwork that got us where we are. That we used to hunt as a group, we used to defend ourselves as a group. Kids were raised by the community. No one person or home starved while others overindulged. Every problem was shared as was every bounty. Society had morals. There was no crime at all. Because when people come together, No one lacks.
There are so many sayings and adages that have been coined towards this way of life over time. No man is an island, together we stand divided we Fall, two heads are better than one. All these were meant to discourage individualism. Yet, selfishness is deeply entrenched in the modern way of life.
So when I saw that WhatsApp status post, I decided that I dont want to walk alone. For if you want to travel fast you walk alone but if you want to travel far you go as a group.
“I want my whole squad to Succeed; Not just me, but all of us.”
The Art of Proddy 