Interdependently Independent

I realize more and more that part of living independently is working with other people, interdependently. I try often to look for ways to help someone else, and in turn I'm surrounded by people who find ways to help me. Today, for example, several people stepped in when I needed some help with hymnbooks before and after church. Each Sunday, I get a cart full of hymnbooks to be distributed to the congregation before church, and I collect them to put them back in the cart after church. It's possible for one person to do it, but it is a lighter load to carry (quite literally, at times) when there is help.

I'm in an environment with many other young college-attending adults. We are all on our way to becoming more and more independent in many ways. As we each make our individual journeys, it really helps to share such burdens and experiences with others. Being truly independent and self-reliant means using your resources, including the occasionally-overlooked human resources we see around us.

I'm grateful to help and be helped by my fellow peers.