My daughter has learned a new word: mine! She says it all the time, referring to things that are hers, or things that she thinks are hers, or to just about anything she picked up ever. If it’s within arms reach, then it is “mine.” It could be yesterdays sippy cup full of curdling milk that she left under the couch that her mother and I are desperately trying to pry from her hands before she takes a sip, but if we even get close to her we hear a resounding cry of “mine.”
We are all selfish, that is part of our nature. We are born that way (anyone who believes otherwise should just meet my daughter). But when it comes to living in a community together (family, team, job, you name it) selfishness only gets us so far.
What we long for is a sense of togetherness, a sense of unity. I think that selfishness is the opposite of unity. I know our first thought would be that disunity is the opposite of unity, and I suppose technically it is, but I also think that when we look out only for ourselves we lose the opportunity to look for what is best for the group as a whole. We cannot be unified if we are selfish.
For more thoughts on “Togetherness” check out OASIS at 6:30 Wednesday night the 10th in the Youth Room of Calvary Baptist Church.
We are all selfish, that is part of our nature. We are born that way (anyone who believes otherwise should just meet my daughter). But when it comes to living in a community together (family, team, job, you name it) selfishness only gets us so far.
What we long for is a sense of togetherness, a sense of unity. I think that selfishness is the opposite of unity. I know our first thought would be that disunity is the opposite of unity, and I suppose technically it is, but I also think that when we look out only for ourselves we lose the opportunity to look for what is best for the group as a whole. We cannot be unified if we are selfish.
For more thoughts on “Togetherness” check out OASIS at 6:30 Wednesday night the 10th in the Youth Room of Calvary Baptist Church.
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