Mingled yarn of our lives

Today there are success stories aplenty. What is common to all is that their protagonists cannot claim to have made it to the top on their own. Not one among them can discount the backing and encouragement of their support teams. Their lives are entangled with those of their colleagues and co-workers in an inevitable and inescapable web.

For that matter, every person on earth, in every walk of life, finds that isolation from society can never lead to a meaningful existence. In a world built on reciprocity, people have to rely on one another; teamwork and consultation are the rule of the day. All that we do is directly and actively influenced by those around us.

In the rat race that we find ourselves in today, the man who succeeds is the one with the most contacts, the one who uses the web of people to maximum advantage.

People power has often been cited as the most powerful weapon in one's arsenal. It adds value to our strengths and cumulative experience goes a long way in furthering one's cause.

In any competitive field, success stories speak of team spirit and cooperation, not of individuals.This mesh of relations starts at home.

The support of parents, elders and siblings is essential, for it provides us with love and affection; instilling in us the confidence to brave the world.

In school too, we find that the guidance of teachers and encouragement of friends help one on the way.

This dependence continues at the workplace, where no project can be completed without the support from peers, cooperation of subordinates and encouragement of superiors. Later, old age brings its infirmities and an increased need for assistance.

The other side of the coin is also evident: the entanglements work either way.

Others too expect our help, and every strand of the web needs to be built from both ends. We play an important role in their lives for it could be that we help them enroute to success. This symbiosis is what runs the world.

Fulfilling our end of the interrelations should be a primary objective. Today man's prosperity and happiness are largely governed by those close to him and the immutable web that life weaves around us all.

APARAJIT RAGHAVAN, XII B

P.S. SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, Chennai

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