People Need People
While the fact that people need people is pretty much already well understood and accepted by society as a whole, I believe it is important for all to make a conscious effort to understand the underlining reasons why we are such a socially needy form of life. Let us think on this for a moment, what would it really be like if you were the only human being on the earth? Loneliness and depression would soon take hold only leaving you as prey to a pointless world, that is assuming you were able to survive that long on your own.
The Physical Need For People
On a small scale, where would we get our food without farmers or grocery store managers? We might be farming in our own backyard if no one played the part in these areas. This is a very basic example that expresses our mutual need for people in the physical sense. But even the simple existence of another human being can give one a reason to love, such as the mutual love of family. What would you do if you woke up one morning knowing that you would never see your family members again? You might not wake up at all! As humans, we need people more than we realize in the physical sense. It has also been proven that physical touch can initiate the development of blood cells as well as also improving psychological health.
The Emotional Need For People
The emotional needs we have for people will vary from person to person, but it is still a subconscious necessity to society. Ever since the very beginning of our lives as infants, we cried or fussed to show we were hungry. We did not know what we needed, we just knew we needed something from our parents to bring us back to a level of contentment. Again, some of us have many emotional needs while others will have less. While we may like to think women and children are the only ones with emotional needs, us guys also depend on others for emotional suport, like having good buddies, a wife, or family to appreciate his masculine position in the home. We all have emotional needs for people and it is actually a beautiful thing really if you think about it.
The Spiritual Need For People
And lastly, we as humans also need people on a spiritual level whether they believe in God or not as most would admit to at least believing in themselves anyway. We may stand as Brothers in Christ, a group of team members, or even a get-together party, but we all have a need to be somehow spiritually connected with others as one. Without the spiritual connection with others, we would soon lose the joys in holidays, vacations, and practically every social event man has created to enjoy. So truly, spiritual connections with others is not only a natural tendency we have, it is a need.
So, do we as humans truly need each other? Whatever opinion you may have over this particular topic, none can deny that both introverts and extroverts alike have been relying heavily on others to satisfy both personal needs and social needs. Do you think you could survive in the world without other people?
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