Life is, in the end, a series of relationships. Solitary confinement is the ultimate prison punishment. In school, we are part of a community. The Bible tells us husbands are one with wives, and wives with husbands. We belong to teams, organizations, congregations, nations.
Minorities search out the security of ethnic identification.
Today, more than ever, we live in such a big society. It's impersonal, with an emphasis on conformity. We have a feeling of loneliness and isolation. We need so desperately to connect. We fear we will be alone.