Turns out, the way you learn to take care of others, is by learning to take care of yourself. Play, experimentation, and meaning are critical for well-being. When you’ve experienced the healthy state, it becomes much easier to recognize what would bring happiness to others. The individual is not antithetical to the community… the individual is the building block of community. And sick individuals, people who have lost sight of the bigger picture and their own happiness, create sick communities.
Turns out, the way you learn to take care of others, is by learning to take care of yourself. Play, experimentation, and meaning are critical for well-being. When you’ve experienced the healthy state, it becomes much easier to recognize what would bring happiness to others. The individual is not antithetical to the community… the individual is the building block of community. And sick individuals, people who have lost sight of the bigger picture and their own happiness, create sick communities.