Man, Pope says, should use pride positively in realizing he can make a difference or a contribution to the universal order and not to draw attention to himself. Although I disagree with Pope's view about pride, I agree with his idea of the universal chain. This means that man needs to know exactly what his role on earth is. Man needs to find his place in the chain and work to make it stronger rather than weaker. He cannot live his life pretending that the whole universe is something foreign to him, and that he has no effect on the rest of the world.
Life is like a chess game in which every move affects the other.
This implies that things are done or happen for a reason. When humanity tries to change things for individual gain rather than the improvement of the whole it weakens the chain, which in turn affect the rest of the universe. I believe we are all individuals who are connected to a higher power, whatever that power may be. The beauty of humanity is exactly that individuality. I agree with Pope in the sense that we are all connected somehow, but I do not agree with total submission in order to achieve total unity.