Connect

Here’s my take on human connections…

We were all born into a web of human connections with our parents & siblings at its center. And this web branched out to other family members and a host of all their human connections.

Our core connections were vital to our survival, development and well-being, particularly in our childhood. And these connections typically developed into bonds of trust, which are naturally designed to last us until death parts us.

In addition to these core connections there are others which all form a large network of people working together in varying degrees to continue to provide shelter, clothing, water, food, energy & other essentials for most of us throughout our lifetime.

And then also, other things are made available to us through this extensive network by way of social & economic exchange.

Since these provisions are consistently being made over our lifetime, we naturally come to trust those who provide them, and we naturally expect that they will remain.

The Transformation of Society

In the past 30 years, I have seen our society undergo a massive transformation — thanks to the Internet and the eventual hand-held devices nearly everyone now carries to connect themselves to it.

Modern technology has enabled everyone to easily & instantly connect to everything & everyone operating through this World Wide Web.

The Reconstruction of Society

Before 2020, we were already experiencing a high level of disconnection from that which was physically standing in our midst as a result of the lure of what could be seen, heard & done through our various screens.

But then in 2020, when we were told to mask up & socially distance ourselves with those physically around us while the bulk of our economy was shut down for many months, our society experienced a tectonic shift.

Not only were our overall & individual ways of life affected, but many of the connections we had before broke and sadly, there were many bonds of trust severed.

Now, post-2020, most people are likely navigating a new way of life, some even dealing with the fallout of broken and/or severed connections. And I can’t help but think that there must be some who are desiring new connections — with other human beings — whom they can trust.

Why? Because human beings need other human beings in order to survive. We can’t live for long, let alone very well, without the aid & support of someone else.

Therefore, it is essential that we all connect to other people — preferably trustworthy people — people who can potentially aid &/or support us somehow and who we can potentially aid &/or support in turn.

And then we need to figure out how to network with one another in a rapidly changing world.

So how do we do that? I believe we have to first reach out and communicate with each other.

And then we need to engage in some form of exchange with one another.

[This page was written by Carrie (not Kelly) and last updated on 10/2/25.]