Dependent

Today we learned that humans need social interaction in order to survive and thrive. We were made to interact with other human beings. Thus, we aren't able to live on are own right away like most animals. It takes us many years to become fully human, meaning we are aware of our emotions, our instincts, our nature. When we become fully human, we can survive on our own. Yet, even then, we still ask for help. We will always need our parents and depend on them. If humans are so dependent, why do we value independence? Why are we so ashamed of asking for help? We are all human! We only survive by the help of others. However, as Americans especially, we value independence. We live in a fishbowl. We don't even realize the water around us, or the fact that we can only survive through human interaction. In the article we read for today, they talked about people living without social interactions. Studies showed that those people had very low IQs. When they began to interact with others, their intelligence rose rapidly. This reinforces the fact that we need each other.