No man is an island

   The second Spiderman movie by Sam Raimi has an implicit reminder of the need for each other as humans when Mary Jane said these words to Peter Parker, "Everybody needs help Peter, even Spiderman." I thought man can live independently and grow maturely alone which technically is possible. But when the author of Genesis says, "The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”1 (Genesis 2:18) has a different thrust to me, personally.

    For years, I witnessed it is possible to live independently. You just have to study hard, work with excellence, be connected with discipleship groups, volunteer, serve, socialize, have fun, and of course, do your devotions. Living independently politically is valid. I'd propose that you can reach greater achievements being alone. But I think like what this verse says, there's something different especially if God was the one who said it.

    The same goes for other forms of relationships because "if you isolate yourself, science tells: 'you harm yourself'."2 The protagonist in the film was cast away to survive alone but he lacks significantly in other aspects of his life such as his social. The special ability that God had given us that other creatures haven't matched is the language of communication. As we spend time with one another and grow, we unconsciously learn and adapt to each other. As the maxim goes, "tell me who your friends are, and I tell you who you are."

Footnotes:

1 Biblehub. https://biblehub.com/genesis/2-18.htm (Accessed March 26, 2023)

2 Cunanan, Fer, Designed for relationships: Week 1. Sermon at ENCM/S, North York, ON, March 26, 2023'