Bricks are stacked on top of each other to form a wall. This wall will be flimsy and weak if the bricks are not stacked correctly and reinforced with cement to bond the bricks together. This then helps with solidifying the wall.
You also have a role to play in solidifying social structures, be it your family, your neighbourhood, your workplace, organisations and wherever you may be involved or have some sort of “membership”. The bond is strengthened with common purpose. This common purpose can easily be misunderstood since being a shopper in a mall may appear to be common purpose. Rather, without analysing this last statement in too technical terms, suffice to say that the purpose is common, but the benefit of your shopping does not apply to the other shopper. The shoppers will continue to satisfy their own needs first, and will, in most cases, not be concerned with the stock count of a product that others may need. Thus, common purpose must be more defined to be truly meaningful. In a family, you may accord respect to the parents whereby that commonality serves as bonding the family even after the demise of those parents. This is more of a common purpose and the bond is available and, most likely, used. Bonds are formed much easier on a micro level where common purpose does not extend great areas or a large group of people. As villages became towns and towns became cities, so the geographical areas expanded and the populations too. The common purpose was fading, while sports was a bond many times. In a diverse community, faith(s) meant smaller groups with common purpose. Many groups exist but the bonds are certainly becoming tested, frayed, and torn. The collective to bring positive change is, if anything, on its last legs.
Your role in all this is important. While you famously bonded with people on social media, little do you see that social media is not the platform to build socially cohesive bonds. The platform is not ideal for proper discussion. Your mind still tries to make them more real while you partake in a video chat. It remains virtual. Your future and that of the next generation lies in how well you can find real common purpose and the substance of that bond. The fragmentation of society will be your downfall too. Hearts will drift apart and every person will be considered prey since there is no other connection with the other person except a few key strokes. The lack of social cohesion simply means each to himself and for himself. The wellbeing of anyone is not important since the relationships only exist(ed) virtually.
Your development will be in regression if things continue on this path. The time to act in your own best interests is now. Make those bonds real so that there are real connections, at least in your group. In this way, it means you will fight for them and they for you. Together your wall is strengthened. A great storm is about to hit. Act now and strengthen that wall.
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