Being in harmony..

Greetings to you this Monday Morning ! 

 

Why do we exist ? Not for ourselves, but for one another. Everything in the universe is made to work in cooperation with something else.

As Preston Bradley said ~ "The world basically and fundamentally is constituted on the basis of harmony." So true ! 

 

We create our own suffering by refusing to cooperate with others. When we work together, we not only succeed, but we do so with a clear conscience. It is always better to succeed without stepping on others or stabbing them in the back. 

 

Cooperation, working together, or teamwork is the source of great power and creativity. In the past, businesses considered one another as rivals. Today, they form strategic alliances and benefit from the power that cooperation brings. 

 

In the arts, cooperation is the source of awe-inspiring beauty. Great works of music, could come to life only because of the cooperation of artisans who made the musical instruments, music schools, composers, musicians, conductors, concert halls, and audiences. 

 

Have you ever wondered why birds fly in a "V" formation? Well, as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird that follows, (just like an airplane's propeller) allows the birds to fly 70% more efficiently than a lone goose. But isn't it more tiring for the lead bird(s)? Yes, it is, so they regularly change their positions during their flight. So, geese, too, do not exist for themselves, but for one another. By watching them, we can learn the importance of cooperation. 

 

Not only in the animal world, but in the very building blocks of nature, we find teamwork, for protons, neutrons, and electrons join to form atoms. Atoms work together to create molecules. Molecules, in turn, make compounds, and so on up the chain. The web of existence seems to be based on cooperation. Our atoms, molecules, and genes are pulsating with cooperation; aware of it or not, it's part of our nature. 

 

Athletes epitomize the value of teamwork. That's why one said, "If you want to be incrementally better: Be competitive. If you want to be exponentially better: Be cooperative." 

 

It's clear, then, we were made to cooperate and it is to our advantage to do so. 

 

Make it a great week ahead !

Warm Regard, Sara Pandian