We’ve always been fascinated by the ease of children in making new relationships. There was a time where we just had to ask another if he wanted to become our friend and a new relationship was born. It is natural for human beings to create networks, groups, no matter which one.
School was the first place we experienced networking and where we created relationships based on common interests, passions, activities or sports. After graduation it is the beginning of our career. Unfortunately, this period becomes a more individualistic period where we need to concentrate on ourselves and then our little family.
Some of the relationships created during our schooling will last a lifetime but most will be interrupted since we don’t have the time to nourish them. Our work allows us to create new relationships, most of the time superficial, but if not, we might lose friends because we are called to change jobs along the way and then the same scenario is repeated; new relationships created while others disappear.
Some relationships are formed because of common activities, most of the time this implies our children and their activities or sports. We form relations with the parents of the children that have the same interest as our own children. Where sports are involved it might be that we see these parents more than our own family members. When these activities cease or that the children have grown and leave home, there is a good chance that these relationships will end also or at best you will keep contact with one or two of them.
A separation or divorce also creates situations where one or more relationships are interrupted brutally. In this case, we find ourselves alone or isolated and it might become more difficult to create new, trusted relationships.
A network of people in which we trust is important to have when life brings us challenges along the way. Whether it is because we lost our job, of sickness, a separation or even simpler life issues; a broken car or a leaking pipe.
There is a time where life sends us signals that allow us to reflect on what are the real important things in life. Too often we neglect our family, our extended family, our friends, because we are too busy running after something without ever seeing the finish line.
The pursuit of happiness is with others. How many amongst you can be happy alone? The answer to the question “how can I be happy?” is fairly simple, and we all know the answer.
It’s getting up in the morning knowing that we are useful, that someone needs us, that we are handy at something. It is the foundation of our philosophy. As much as we need to celebrate the abundance in which we live, we have the duty of being generous to those who are less fortunate. Let’s practice mutual aid and stick together with our family and our community. Let’s take care of each other, our families, our elders and our friends that surround us. It doesn’t take more than 10 minutes per day to change the world, since every little thing can make a huge difference all around.
The more people realize that it is possible to accomplish great things from small gestures, the bigger the network will become and it will be impossible to stop it. Imagine for only a moment what could be possible if hundreds of thousands decide to act together…
We also believe that it is important to teach young people the key issues of mutual solidarity with our family and society from childhood, since these values remain rooted in them forever.
The answer to the question « How do we leave a trace of our passage on earth? » We believe that the answer is found in the simple gesture of turning ourselves towards others.
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